"We remember his positive, optimistic spirit – no matter how dark and negative politics turned. "We could use that spirit today." ~Gary Pearce talkingaboutpolitics.com/jim-hunt/

Sad Santa😢 You already know it’s gonna be a warm Christmas for many. So let’s put it into perspective. The “Heat Dome” is forecast to be record breaking across a big area (Magenta). 100s of records will fall Christmas Eve/Christmas Day with a widespread area 25-35° above normal!

Friends, here’s a wild thing to be posting on the Friday afternoon before Xmas while in an ophthalmologist exam room w my eyes dilated BUT …here’s our webinar on the newest science documenting the harms of #fracking in the Americas north and south. www.healthandenvironment.org/che-webinars...

🚨 Youth from Montana and four other states are suing the Trump administration for violating their constitutional rights with executive orders that fast-track fossil fuel projects, worsen the climate crisis, and suppress climate science. PR: bit.ly/youthsuetrump-pr #YouthvGov

There's still time to comment before the Dec. 19 deadline! Sign our petition to federal regulators: loom.ly/fKHabUc

Local voices are weighing in on the Mountain Valley Pipeline Boost Project — from ranchers concerned about impacts on livestock to to researchers citing studies about low-income community members' exposure to pollution. loom.ly/rflVUGI

Rare “Particularly Dangerous Situation” alert issued by NWS Boulder, CO for Friday in the Foothills for gusts up to 100 mph!! It’s due to a strong “downslope” wind. Air accelerates downhill and also drys out, making for damaging gusts and potentially rapid fire spread.

NEW analysis from @americanprogress.bsky.social finds that 119 members of the current 119th Congress continue to deny the scientific consensus of human-caused climate change. These 24 senators + 95 representatives make up 22% of Congress. Read more here: www.americanprogress.org/article/clim...

Big Oil's influence has infiltrated all levels of the federal government—here are the climate deniers of the 119th Congress. See the full list: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/climate-deniers-of-the-119th-congress-and-the-second-trump-administration/

“Everyone is affected by this, the opposition has been across the political spectrum. A lot of people don’t see the benefits coming from AI and feel they will be paying for it with their energy bills and water." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

🇸🇩 More than 500 academics & cultural workers have signed an open letter calling for a global academic and cultural boycott of institutions based in or funded by the United Arab Emirates over its role in Sudan’s war. Signatories include Angela Davis, Robin D.G. Kelley, Ruth Wilson Gilmore... More 👇🧵

Something extraordinary and deeply humiliating is happening to the United States. Canadians aren’t just skipping trips they’re quietly boycotting America. In 2025, travel from Canada 🇨🇦 to the U.S. fell 40%. #USDemocracy #Pinks open.substack.com/pub/deanblun...

Jury finds Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan guilty of a federal felony charge that she impeded a proceeding before a U.S. department, while acquitting her on a misdemeanor count tied to concealing an individual from discovery & arrest. Judge Dugan will appeal & hopefully win on appeal.

Portland woman testifies that police lied about ICE activity in Oregon when 12 to 15 agents surrounded her vehicle, and she called 911 for help on December 10th. "I have a question for the police. If you refuse to do your job, are you prepared for us to do it for you?"

Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism" billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...

"Our regulators are responsible for ensuring that proposals for new interstate gas pipelines follow procedures where community concerns can be fully heard. With their misguided approval of this amendment, FERC did not fulfill that responsibility." #StopMVPSouthgate appvoices.org/2025/12/18/f...

“Dragging communities through multiple permit proceedings only to tilt the scales once again in favor of the gas corporations adds injustice on top of injustice." @powhr.org's @baristanomics.blog appvoices.org/2025/12/18/f...

@zeteo.com "Meet Randy Fine, America’s Most Racist Congressman" The Florida lawmaker says 'destroy' mainstream Muslims. Who is he and where did he come from? Read/share/subscribe to @premthakker.bsky.social's fascinating deepdive into the GOP's leading Islamophobic bigot: zeteo.com/p/meet-randy...

“Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” @katharinehayhoe.com www.commondreams.org/news/science...

Affordable Care Act subsidies are about to expire leaving millions unable to afford health insurance. This is an excellent time to start wearing a mask. Keeping yourself and your community healthy is an act of resistance. Millions of people literally can’t afford to get sick.

@ncgovernor.bsky.social the methane gas pipeline buildout in our state could increase our electric bills, pollute our drinking water +worsen climate change. It’s time to put communities over corporations! Tell DEQ to DENY permits for the toxic, dangerous SSEP!! #NoSSEP Photo credit: Iximche Media

7 Dems joined House Republicans in voting for a bill that would enable ICE agents to strip search 12-year-olds. Henry Cuellar (TX-28) Don Davis (NC-01) Laura Gillen (NY-04) Jared Golden (ME-02) Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) Adam Gray (CA-13) Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03)

Unbelievable. This would be a terrible blow to American science, writ large. It would decimate not only climate research, but also the kind of weather, wildfire, and disaster research that has underpinned half a century of progress in prediction, early warning, and increased resilience.

A deeply dangerous — and blatantly retaliatory action against Colorado — by the Trump administration. NCAR is one of the most renowned scientific facilities in the WORLD — where scientists perform cutting-edge research everyday. We will fight this reckless directive with every legal tool we have.

This is the fossil fuel industry spraypainting the lens on the security cameras while they carry off the heist www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

BREAKING: The House of Representatives just passed a bill that would subject immigrant children to invasive bodily searches and keep them in detention instead of releasing them to their families. The Senate must vote no on this horrific bill.

Oil companies say their projects create new jobs and enhance local economies. When it comes to the proposed Blue Marlin Offshore Port, a new report from Port Arthur Community Action Network and Earthworks reveals this isn't true. Read more: www.savesabinelake.com

"Once busy markets and tree-shaded streets have turned into endless mountains of trash, severely exacerbating Gaza’s environmental and public health crisis." Garbage Is Poisoning Gaza open.substack.com/pub/dropsite...

BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.

Polluters should pay for the damage they have produced. drilled.media/news/odette-...

My electrician is a green card holder who's been here since he was a kid. He got married to a citizen, applied for citizenship, went to court for the papers and when he got there ICE kidnapped him and he's been locked up for a month.

Our Sr. Movement Building Director, @myaishahayes.bsky.social, kicks off the new series by breaking down data center expansion, how Memphis Community Against Pollution is fighting the Colossus data center, and we convene organizers to intervene in their cities. nonprofitquarterly.org/how-mediajus...

“We fought two wars, we beat you in both of them and… have [become] best of friends.” Canadian trade expert Goldy Hyder weighs in on whether Trump’s bluster and tariff policy have forever changed the US’ relationship with its closest ally. Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/how-pissed...

Congress is getting ready to vote on a bill that would gut our bedrock environmental protections. Tell them to say no to the SPEED Act! act.oilchange.org/letters/tell...

"Muslims shouldn't have to disarm a gunman in order for people to say, 'Well actually, Muslims, they're good people.'" @mehdirhasan.bsky.social and @premthakker.bsky.social discuss the Muslim man who stopped a mass shooting in Australia. Watch the full conversation: zeteo.com/p/good-musli...

Usually, when I need an appointment at the VA, I can get one within 2 weeks. Today, I called for an appointment and the next available is in May, 2026. Firing 35K people will do that. The Trump administration hates veterans.

The UN says 1.3 million Palestinians urgently need shelter and tents, tarps and basic materials for all of them have were pre-positioned for entry just outside Gaza’s borders two months ago. But Israel is deliberately blocking any of it from entering for a third straight winter, forcing displaced...

The Center and allies today voluntarily dismissed their lawsuit challenging a logging operation in the #PisgahNationalForest in #NorthCarolina. We filed a lawsuit last month to halt the #logging, and days later the U.S. Forest Service cancelled the logging and the logging equipment was withdrawn.

Honored to receive the first organizational endorsement of our campaign from UNITE HERE Local 23. Hospitality workers keep our city running, and I’m proud to have stood with them on the picket line in the past. Together, we’re building an NC where working families can truly thrive.

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We're already in a climate crisis. @ncgovernor.bsky.social please deny air and water permits for Transco’s proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project in NC!! #NoSSEP @appvoices.org @7directionsof.bsky.social @sierranc.bsky.social @hawriverassembly.bsky.social @cleanwaternc.bsky.social

Listen to the full episode here, or wherever you get your podcasts. www.levernews.com/its-not-an-a...

Morocco Flash Floods: 21 dead, 32 injured “Morocco is experiencing heavy rain and snowfall on the Atlas mountains, following seven years of drought that emptied some of its main reservoirs.“

Interesting things about this case: - attribution science showing climate change supercharged Odette - research estimating costs associated with that super-charging - ICJ ruling tested in court - Seeking damages for past not future events drilled.media/news/odette-... by @roycerk2.bsky.social

A mass shooting at my alma mater Brown University hit hard, proving no community is safe from senseless violence in a land with more guns than people Trump added insult to injury by claiming there is "nothing you can do." We can do a lot about guns My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/brow...

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University. We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.