Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/12/fossil-fuel-projects-health-research

Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/12/fossil-fuel-projects-health-research

US firefighter detained on the job speaks out after deportation: ‘I feel betrayed’ Exclusive: Border patrol arrested José Bertin Cruz-Estrada while he was battling a wildfire in Washington. He is now in Mexico, separated from his family in Oregon […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

#icymi: High-Protein Diets Are Popular — but They Certainly Aren’t Sustainable From Atkins to Carnivore, a look at the evolution and risks of high-protein diets. “Over the past decade, the promotion of high-protein, meat-heavy diets has increasingly intersected with right-wing politics […]

WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE WILL DO TO AMERICA BY MID-CENTURY Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2025/12/trump-climate-change-acceleration/684632/?gift=ya3j9NT3M_gMp1U1AxhIR_USl5VLt8IN5Cxn17IUcLA

The F word: fossil fuels In today’s statement, the 25 UN special rapporteurs also repeated calls made by #ClimateJustice activists for years now, that the UNFCCC ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the #climate negotiations. More than 5,350 lobbyists representing the […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

The F word: fossil fuels In today’s statement, the 25 UN special rapporteurs also repeated calls made by #ClimateJustice activists for years now, that the UNFCCC ban fossil fuel lobbyists from the #climate negotiations. More than 5,350 lobbyists representing the […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework Experts say these changes would lead to double-counting of the dairy sector’s emissions cuts, allowing the industry to sell carbon credits to polluting companies for reductions that they are also counting against […]

The Guardian: Elon Musk makes himself far-right fixture after White House departure https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/08/elon-musk-global-far-right #billionaires #racism #hate

👀 Apparently bird flu is running rampant on farms... and cuts to the CDC mean we have no idea what's going on. https://www.unmc.edu/healthsecurity/transmission/2025/11/05/reports-of-bird-flu-in-farm-animals-raise-concerns-about-the-virus/ #birdflu #flu #healthcare #cdc

The Authoritarian Stack How Tech Billionaires Are Building a Post-Democratic America — And Why Europe Is Next https://www.authoritarian-stack.info

Missing Person from Thousand Oaks (last seen, Gainsborough Road, 11/4/25) Keep an eye out for a work truck, CA/10009W1 at any trailheads (or over the side). (unfortunately no description of the truck, aside from the license plate) https://nixle.us/GRPDH

TOMORROW! 👀 Come to an event for the community, by the community! Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2025 Time: 12 to 3pm Location: Conejo Creek North Park, Lakeside Pavilion, 1379 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Meet the people in your community doing the work […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

US airlines cancel flights after aviation agency directive to cut air traffic United, Southwest and Delta have announced they will be reducing flights amid continuing government shutdown https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/06/us-40-airports-traffic-reduced

For people who missed this Electrek: Elon Musk says he needs $1 trillion to control Tesla’s robot army. https://electrek.co/2025/10/22/elon-says-quiet-part-out-loud-he-needs-1-trillion-so-he-can-control-a-robot-army/ #robots #fascism #aipocalypse

[Fascism, ICE, Palantir, Racists] 404 Media: Leaked: Palantir’s Plan to Help ICE Deport People https://www.404media.co/leaked-palantirs-plan-to-help-ice-deport-people/

SNAP cuts are leaving one in eight Americans hungry. Here’s how you can help The government shutdown has led to food stamps expiring. People are jumping into action to support their neighbors https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/nov/06/snap-cuts-how-to-help

Are We Losing Our Democracy? “Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this […]

PBS: 4 tips for navigating higher ACA health care premiums https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/4-tips-for-navigating-higher-aca-health-care-premiums #healthcare #health #insurance #aca

FBI Tries to Unmask Owner of Infamous Archive.is Site The FBI has subpoenaed the domain registrar of archive.today, demanding information about the owner. [archived link in comments, lol] https://www.404media.co/fbi-tries-to-unmask-owner-of-infamous-archive-is-site/

BBC: World leaders gather for COP30 as UN says 'virtually impossible' to achieve 1.5C climate limit https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy1wjj0rxdt #climateemergency #cop30

"...More than 80 law enforcement agencies across the United States have used language perpetuating harmful stereotypes against Romani people when searching the nationwide Flock Safety automated license plate reader (ALPR) network, according to audit logs obtained and analyzed by the Electronic […]

[ICE, Fascism, Chicago] Chicago Tribune: Chicago woman dragged out of her car after colliding with ICE demands accountability "As Figueroa tried to drive through the 1600 block of West Hubbard Street on Friday, Oct. 10, an unmarked vehicle driven by federal agents collided with Figueroa’s as […]

Will SNAP benefits be paid in November? Here's what we know about the judges' rulings “…the much needed assistance won’t come that quickly for many food stamp recipients. Also, it remains unclear whether they’ll receive their full benefits or a smaller amount since the US Department of […]

“The relationship between capitalism and militarism is foundational to understanding why the military appears so unserious about curbing emissions. As the film explains, the US military was built largely to protect capital accumulation through resource extraction, with its first domestic […]

Teaching a first aid class all today by bicycle! #BikeTooter

“The relationship between capitalism and militarism is foundational to understanding why the military appears so unserious about curbing emissions. As the film explains, the US military was built largely to protect capital accumulation through resource extraction, with its first domestic […]

What the Air You Breathe May Be Doing to Your Brain Studies increasingly find links between higher concentrations of certain pollutants and the prevalence of dementia. [archived link in comments] […]

[file under Brownshirts] ICE plans cash rewards for private bounty hunters to locate and track immigrants Companies hired by ICE would be given bundles of information on 10,000 immigrants at a time to locate. [archived link in comments] […]

Hello #VenturaCounty! 👋 Come to an event for the community, by the community! Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2025 Time: 12 to 3pm Location: Conejo Creek North Park, Lakeside Pavilion, 1379 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Meet the people in your community […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Are We Losing Our Democracy? “Countries that slide from democracy toward autocracy tend to follow similar patterns. To measure what is happening in the United States, the Times editorial board has compiled a list of 12 markers of democratic erosion, with help from scholars who have studied this […]

Will SNAP benefits be paid in November? Here's what we know about the judges' rulings “…the much needed assistance won’t come that quickly for many food stamp recipients. Also, it remains unclear whether they’ll receive their full benefits or a smaller amount since the US Department of […]

“Any conversation about Bill Gates and #Climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over and over again.” From Bill McKibben https://open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/climate-gates

Individuals wearing Halloween masks were observed by Harbor Area Peace Patrollersas they were leaving Terminal Island on Tuesday morning. This is the same area where DHS has been staging since immigration raids started. L.A. TACO requested comment from the Department of Homeland Security on the […]

Not that it's our job to feed people when the Federal Government and our leaders are derelict in their duty to the People, but threw in some dollars to the local food bank to help them, as they're going to need it this next week. #snap

Okay, random plan for today: take some of my son's canned food earthquake stash and plant it in free library boxes in the neighborhood (and replenish his stash with fresh cans). Hopefully they will find its way to someone who can use it. #random #hunger

The myth of the carnivore caveman You are not going to like where our ancestors got their protein. [archived link in comments] https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/466465/hunter-gatherers-meat-myths-carnivore-paleo-maggots

Hello #VenturaCounty! 👋 Come to an event for the community, by the community! Date: Saturday, November 8th, 2025 Time: 12 to 3pm Location: Conejo Creek North Park, Lakeside Pavilion, 1379 E Janss Rd, Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 Meet the people in your community […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Gizmodo: Everyone Is Laying People Off This Week. Researchers Say They’re Going to Regret It Replacing humans with AI regardless if it's actually capable. https://gizmodo.com/everyone-is-laying-people-off-this-week-researchers-say-theyre-going-to-regret-it-2000678885 #ai #jobs #layoffs

Pentagon retreats from #climate fight even as heat and storms slam US troops For decades, the military treated the #ClimateCrisis as a threat. Now it’s backing away from plans to protect people and bases from extreme weather […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

The Guardian: America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam Exclusive: Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world’s poorest 10% (10/28/2025) […]

Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle #ClimateCrisis https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/29/rising-heat-kills-one-person-a-minute-worldwide-lancet-countdown

Amazon strategised about keeping its datacentres’ full water use secret, leaked document shows Executives at world’s biggest datacenter owner grappled with disclosing information about water used to help power facilities […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

This is really someone who could wake up and—in a state of complete confusion and erratic irritation—do something catastrophic,” Gartner said of the president. https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trumps-cognitive-collapse-is-clear-psychologist/

Wired: People Who Say They’re Experiencing AI Psychosis Beg the FTC for Help BY CAROLINE HASKINS | 7-MINUTE READ The Federal Trade Commission received 200 complaints mentioning ChatGPT between November 2022 and August 2025. Several attributed delusions, paranoia […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

No, your protein powder isn’t poisoning you The panic over lead in protein powder lead got the risk totally wrong. [archived link in comments] https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/465552/protein-powder-lead-poisoning-fda-supplements-consumer-reports

What could possibly go wrong?

Wonder if our local library will be getting this book, @ai6yr. 🤔 https://www.lifeaftercars.com

‘Silicon Valley's capture of our political institutions is all but complete’ CA governor Gavin Newsom vetoed both of the major AI bills on his desk that Silicon Valley meaningfully opposed—one making it illegal for bosses to use AI to fire workers with no oversight, one requiring chatbot […]

Greta Thunberg: “They kicked me every time the flag touched my face” – Greta Thunberg on her days in Israeli captivity Beating, kicking, and threats of being gassed in cages. Greta Thunberg and several others from the flotilla are now sharing details about their five days in Israeli captivity – […]