World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

#icymi: To save humanity and nature we must tackle wealth inequality, says Cambridge researcher ‘Wealth inequality is a primary culprit behind the ecological and environmental collapse of societies over the past 12,000 years, which have come to be dominated by a small circle of elites hoarding […]

US border patrol collected DNA from thousands of US citizens for years, data shows CBP officers took DNA samples from about 2,000 citizens, some as young as 14 and many who never faced criminal charges, new analysis shows https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/23/us-border-patrol-dna-data

#ICYMI: ‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Fossil Fuel Industry Donors See Major Returns in Trump’s Policies The Trump administration’s embrace of the oil and gas industry’s agenda provides another example of how wealthy special interests shape policies […]

Walt the Quasi-Nazi: The Fascist History of Disney is Still Influencing American Life [2017] “On more than one I occasion I observed Walt Disney and Gunther Lessing [Disney’s lawyer] there, along with a lot of prominent Nazi-afflicted Hollywood personalities. Disney was going to these meetings […]

California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement Local and federal agents, including immigration officials, may not wear masks while conducting official business https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/20/california-mask-ban-law-enforcement

California becomes first state to ban face coverings for most law enforcement Local and federal agents, including immigration officials, may not wear masks while conducting official business https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/20/california-mask-ban-law-enforcement

Walt the Quasi-Nazi: The Fascist History of Disney is Still Influencing American Life [2017] “On more than one I occasion I observed Walt Disney and Gunther Lessing [Disney’s lawyer] there, along with a lot of prominent Nazi-afflicted Hollywood personalities. Disney was going to these meetings […]

AI will make the rich unfathomably richer. Is this really what we want? The ‘knowledge economy’ promised cultural and social growth. Instead, we got worsening inequality and division. Artificial intelligence will supercharge it […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Fair elections, made in California, decided by voters! Vote YES on Prop 50 on November 4th to stop Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms. Not registered to vote? Go here: https://registertovote.ca.gov #yeson50

Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions. #canceldisney

Disney has lost nearly $4 Billion in three days from combined stock price collapse and cancelled subscriptions. #canceldisney

Save the date! Conejo Valley Community Action Fair Saturday, 8 November, 2025 Conejo Creek North Park Lakeside Pavillion 1379 E. Janss Rd Thousand Oaks Starts at 12pm and ends at 3pm

Fair elections, made in California, decided by voters! Vote YES on Prop 50 on November 4th to stop Republicans from rigging the 2026 midterms. Not registered to vote? Go here: https://registertovote.ca.gov #yeson50

AI will make the rich unfathomably richer. Is this really what we want? The ‘knowledge economy’ promised cultural and social growth. Instead, we got worsening inequality and division. Artificial intelligence will supercharge it […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Save the date! Conejo Valley Community Action Fair Saturday, 8 November, 2025 Conejo Creek North Park Lakeside Pavillion 1379 E. Janss Rd Thousand Oaks Starts at 12pm and ends at 3pm

Rising NATO military spending to cause huge spike in emissions, report warns Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of #Climate effects of war https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/14/nato-military-spending-emissions

ICE is snatching people across Chicagoland again today.

AP: Spain sweltered under hottest summer on record https://apnews.com/article/spain-hottest-summer-climate-526388beb823d62093961492eeb36cee #climateemergency #Climate

Rising NATO military spending to cause huge spike in emissions, report warns Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of #Climate effects of war https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/14/nato-military-spending-emissions

SCOTUS Says ICE Can Use The Family Guy Skin Color Chart For Arrests (But Won’t Explain Why) https://www.techdirt.com/2025/09/09/scotus-says-ice-can-use-the-family-guy-skin-color-chart-for-arrests-but-wont-explain-why/

US Taxpayers Will Pay Billions in New Fossil Fuel Subsidies Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill A report finds that President Trump’s flagship legislation will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade […]

ICE Raids in California Block Farmworker Access to Clean Water Threat of being seized by federal agents keeps workers in hiding without adequate water supplies […]

The school shooting industry is worth billions — and it keeps growing Read that again: “The school shooting industry” https://www.npr.org/2025/09/08/nx-s1-5317647/school-shooting-industry

LA Times: I’m a U.S. citizen. I’m always going to carry my passport now. Thanks, Supreme Court https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-09-09/supreme-court-decision-racial-profiling-immigration #immigration #fascism #ice #SCOTUS

Every best-case scenario is a long shot right now, not just for the US, but for the human race. I am an organizer. I look for windows of possibility, and I aim at them. I don't settle into what seems likely or inevitable, and if everyone did, there wouldn't be any hope of getting out of any of this.

Fossil-fuel firms receive US subsidies worth $31bn each year, study finds Figure calculated by Oil Change International has more than doubled since 2017 but is likely a vast understatement https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/09/fossil-fuels-subisidies-study

Follow the money: How JPMorgan Enabled the Crimes of Jeffrey Epstein Over the years, JPMorgan processed more than $1 billion in wire transfers and cash withdrawals alone for Epstein. 🎁🔗 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/m...

“We cannot stop #climatechange, but maybe we can stop it short of the place where it cuts civilization off at the knees.” - Bill McKibben https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/07/solar-power-rightwing-trump

“We cannot stop #climatechange, but maybe we can stop it short of the place where it cuts civilization off at the knees.” - Bill McKibben https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2025/sep/07/solar-power-rightwing-trump

Humans inhale as much as 68,000 microplastic particles daily, study finds Particles are small enough to burrow into lungs, says report, with health impacts ‘more substantial than we realize’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/28/microplastics-in-hair-study

Here's my weekly must-reads list and some thoughts about Trump's AI slop post declaring war against Chicago. Trump is attempting to blur the line between reality and his fascist, annihilatory fantasies of control and domination. That means we, and the truth, must break free.

As I talk about here, we need a lot more moral clarity in our discussions of who's responsible for Trump's escalations. Fascists are always responsible for fascist escalations.

A protestor injured by DHS at Glass House Farms is suing. ABC7:Protester injured during chaotic Camarillo immigration raid files claim against DHS https://abc7.com/post/protester-injured-during-glass-house-immigration-raid-files-claim-homeland-security/17666591/ #ice #fascism #venturacounty […]

“Ordinary folks don’t learn about climate change by reading science journals. They learn about it primarily by listening to what other people have to say about it, which includes social media influencers and podcasters. When those influencers don’t know what […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/04/joe-rogan-climate-cooling-misinformation

This week, I talk to @dreanyc123.bsky.social about the role of criminalization in authoritarianism and fascism—and why we need more outlaws, and less confusion about what the law protects and who it targets.

Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/04/joe-rogan-climate-cooling-misinformation

I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education. The end of critical thinking in the classroom [archived link in comments] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/09/high-school-student-ai-education/684088/

I’m a High Schooler. AI Is Demolishing My Education. The end of critical thinking in the classroom [archived link in comments] https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/09/high-school-student-ai-education/684088/

[Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former chief of the immunization division at CDC] was disturbed by Kennedy’s comments that chickens that survive H5N1 bird flu are genetically superior and that the stronger children who get measles will survive. For him, saying “that person has superior […]

[Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former chief of the immunization division at CDC] was disturbed by Kennedy’s comments that chickens that survive H5N1 bird flu are genetically superior and that the stronger children who get measles will survive. For him, saying “that person has superior […]

Twitter Is Frying Your Brain https://www.splinter.com/twitter-is-frying-your-brain

ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps [The Regime’s] contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware

Podcast of Hegseth church network airs far-right and Christian nationalist views CrossPolitic has in recent weeks hosted pastors who have opposed liberal democracy and pushed authoritarian ideas The Guardian contacted CrossPolitic for comment, at an address […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Someone asked me what victory against the forces seeking to occupy Chicago looks like. Obviously, those forces being repelled is the goal, but there are layers to what success looks like in these deteriorating conditions. The first is to successfully resist the normalization of military occupation.

ICE obtains access to Israeli-made spyware that can hack phones and encrypted apps [The Regime’s] contract with Paragon Solutions gives immigration agency access to one of the most powerful stealth cyberweapons https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-immigration-ice-israeli-spyware

[The Regime’s] contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say Over 85 top climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays risks https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/02/trump-administration-climate-report