It’s as bad or worse in the usa. In ny state it’s almost impossible to buy locally grown organic apples

Hey folks, don't give up your biometric data. Ever. You are not obligated to do it at airport security. Opt out. Do not use face recognition to unlock your phone. This will be used against you #biometric #facialrecognition #fingerprint #security

I guess he just got lucky.

Getting tired of being tracked and monetized? The EU has consumer protection laws unlike the USA. Here is a list of EU alternatives for USA web services european-alternatives.eu

Thank you for your essential collaboration @southwings.bsky.social

We are told that plastic is recyclable so we feel better about using it...

Dems should introduce legislation now defunding ICE and CBP operations in Minnesota, so they have to leave the state. One sentence bill. Demand an immediate vote. Maybe refuse to vote for cloture on any funding bills (or other bills) until a vote. Make the GOP Congress break w/ Trump or own it all.

Using images from previous SouthWings flights, @jhenryfair.com sheds light on a proposed data center in Walterboro, SC and proposed power plant on the Edisto River.

and now for some good news.... Though as the world suffers through the costs of PFAS, the perps made their money and live happily ever after... #sameoldstory #cleanwater #waterisaright #pollution #teflon

And now for some good news

But we knew that

Gold mining is an environmental disaster.

Heirs rights is such an important issue to righting old wrongs... #slavery #property #Coast #Racism #development #sprawl

no surprise there

I anyone paying attention?

and so it begins

Money supersedes good intentions...

When an artist is being devoured by rapacious monopolies, does it matter how they divvy up the meal

But really, it's all about habitat loss...

The Trump administration wants gas to power the AI boom instead of renewable energy. But the time it takes to build a gas plant has increased to five years.

Historian Alfred McCoy says global empires rise by mastering new energy systems, as China is currently doing with renewables. “China is absolutely dominant in every aspect of this green energy revolution,” says McCoy. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/1/13/alfred_mccoy_cold_war_on_five

if nothing else, the energy demands of LLMs, which are prompting an increase in carbon energy (thus climate crisis) will push us in to disaster. And then there is the economic bubble...

Words fail

We must not confuse dissent with disloyalty. We must remember always that accusation is not proof and that conviction depends upon evidence and due process of law. We will not walk in fear, one of another. Edward R Murrow indicting McCarthy

Wow. Doing something beneficial for citizens must feel strange to them

Get up! Stand up!

Paid off nursing homes to prevent transfers of sick people to the hospital. American health care...

What a surprise. But fear not, Dominion can only raise SC Electricity rates retroactively. So we can anticipate a whopper after they build the $5 Billion Canadys station.

Today is the last day to submit comments on the EPA proposed change to the Waters of The United States. This proposal will reduce the protection of #groundwater and increase allowable limits of #PFAS and #PFOS. I have just made my comments. I urge you to do so. www.regulations.gov/document/EPA...

Lithium recycling is very possible if we demand it

Various Actions by Vasily Kandinsky, 1941 https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137446

Billionaire founders, CEOs and directors took more than $16 billion off the table last year — with executives at mega-cap tech companies accounting for an outsized share of insider selling. See the top 10 cash-outs of 2025: bloom.bg/4pZFu2d 📷️: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images

In these times I feel it's important to donate to the orgs that are working for the world I hope for. A few of my favorites: @nrdc.org @ewgofficial.bsky.social @lighthawk-org.bsky.social @southwings.bsky.social @waterkeeper.bsky.social @selc.bsky.social @pbs.org @mozilla.org @wikipedia.org

When AMOC stops, they will miss those warm nights...

To my understanding, there is only one place left in the USA where raw bauxite is still processed. The residue is very caustic, and the byproducts very toxic. Thanks to @Southwings for flight support! #climatecrisis #globalheating #mercury #Anthropocene #Alumina #Aluminum #Environment #energy

Wow

Yowzer. Need to shave more than that

I am donating to support the Internet Archive. It is a way to fight the Orwellian disinformation we see all around us. #archive #waybackmachine #History archive.org

Some U.S. air-traffic controllers are taking the equivalent jobs in Australia, lured by "gorgeous beaches" and the prospects of a less stressful work environment.

A story I just did about two of my favorite cities. Both terminally threatened by #oceanrise #climatecrisis #sealevelrise #globalheating #stormsurge #hurricane