Fortress Yellowstone The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems—with money plundered from ecological sacrifice zones around the world “In digging into their business dealings, however, I found that most of these […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

California’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish line Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project ‘a bridge to nowhere’, a gigantic throughway allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completion […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Fortress Yellowstone The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems—with money plundered from ecological sacrifice zones around the world “In digging into their business dealings, however, I found that most of these […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

#ICYMI: Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas “I now am increasingly worried that we may well pass that AMOC […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

“A billionaire death cult has its fingers around humanity’s throat. It both causes and downplays our existential crisis. The oligarchs are not just a class enemy but, as they have always been, a societal enemy: a few thousand people can destroy civilisations. It’s […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors

‘Petro-masculinity’ is destroying the planet. Can eco-masculinity help save it? It’s crucial to understanding how gender is affecting our ability to rally behind a shared ecological vision #earthday 🌎 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/apr/22/masculinity-gender-climate-crisis

‘We were terrified they were going to kill us’: fishers who survived US boat strike speak out An Ecuadorian fishing crew describe their ordeal as victims of purported war on ‘narcoterrorists’ https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/apr/21/ecuador-us-boat-strike-survivors

Big Oils Breaks Everything “When I started writing about the #ClimateCrisis in the 1980s I was in my twenties, and I didn’t fully comprehend that there could be a force on this planet so steeped in greed and power that it would sacrifice the earth and its inhabitants for its own narrow […]

Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant’s anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Fortress Yellowstone The ultra-rich are fortifying themselves inside one of America’s last intact ecosystems—with money plundered from ecological sacrifice zones around the world https://inthesetimes.com/article/yellowstone-billionaires-conservation-montana-deforest-amazon

Newly unsealed records reveal Amazon’s price-fixing tactics, California attorney general claims Exclusive: A trove of previously redacted documents was filed as part of the tech giant’s anti-trust battle with the state of California. Amazon denies it engages in […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Detainees tell of abuse at sprawling Texas facility whose giant generators gobble energy and fuel #ClimateCrisis “I don’t think it takes an expert to see that if you don’t have a brick-and-mortar building that is properly plumbed and has appropriate medical units […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

“Nearly one-fifth of America’s super-rich live in New York, the highest concentration of wealth in any state. But inequality is not just a New York problem or even an American problem – though the United States is more unequal than almost every other advanced […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

“Nearly one-fifth of America’s super-rich live in New York, the highest concentration of wealth in any state. But inequality is not just a New York problem or even an American problem – though the United States is more unequal than almost every other advanced […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

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Mass drowning of chicks puts emperor penguins at risk of extinction Record low levels of Antarctic sea ice are having grim consequences for penguins yet to grow waterproof feathers […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

‘Non-survivable’: heatwaves are already breaching human limits, with worse to come, study finds Analysis of six extreme heatwaves found that when temperature and humidity were accounted for, all were potentially deadly for older people […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

Congrats to @chanda.blacksky.app on the debut of her new book, The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie!

They want you to become listless and hopeless. They know that's easier for many of us than inhabiting uncertainty. I get it. I don't do well with uncertainty. But I'm gonna stay here, in this ugly, messy uncertainty—grieving, refusing, denouncing, and trying to figure out what to do next.

Don’t see your representatives on this list? Use @5calls to contact your congressperson NOW! https://www.newsweek.com/invoke-25th-amendment-donald-trump-officials-list-11794791

Guardrails are a scam! “We have also continued to strengthen ChatGPT’s responses in sensitive moments, working closely with mental health clinicians.” It's impossible cos that's full blown cognition: either the lie is the automation (instead indentured labour is used) or they're fully fibbing […]

On The Enshittification of Audre Lorde: "The Master's Tools" in Tech Discourse “Doctorow treats Lorde's line as if it were a claim that instruments of established power can never be used against that power; he then rebuts that claim by pointing to antitrust, regulation, and interoperability. But […]

On The Enshittification of Audre Lorde: "The Master's Tools" in Tech Discourse “Doctorow treats Lorde's line as if it were a claim that instruments of established power can never be used against that power; he then rebuts that claim by pointing to antitrust, regulation, and interoperability. But […]

The targeting for Operation Epic Fury ran on a system called Maven. Nobody was arguing about Maven. Eight years ago, Maven was the most contested project in Silicon Valley. In 2018, more than 4,000 Google employees signed a letter opposing the company’s contract to build artificial intelligence […]

“If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all of the money.” - Anat Shenker-Osorio

Fossil fuel companies finally accept the #ClimateCrisis – just not their role in it The era of corporate #climate denial is over but in courts around the world the big names have shifted strategy “This framing recasts fossil fuel production as a passive response […] [Original post on ai6yr.org]

“If you want to know who took your money, it's the people with all of the money.” - Anat Shenker-Osorio

US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds US, top carbon emitter in history, has ‘a lot of responsibility’ for causing ‘substantial’ harm globally, scientist says https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research

Elon Musk once offered a flight attendant a horse in exchange for sex. Of course his son thinks he can ask a waiter in a sushi restaurant for a hamburger.

“In order to use the phrase ‘artificial intelligence,’ we have to know what the fuck that phrase means. The truth is, it doesn’t mean anything; it’s a marketing term and always has been. It’s a completely misleading, stupid phrase that has taken on its own cultural meaning, and I think being […]

It’s a #ClimateCrisis! We need someone who will fight for the climate and environment. Ashley Orozco will do just that! Attend our event on April 18th and help make a difference. Ashely Orozco for #venturacounty Supervisor, District 2! RSVP: https://secure.anedot.com/teamorozco2026/apr18

#icymi: 15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could Collapse By 2100 Due to #climatechange https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-warn-climate-collapse-2100

#icymi: 15,000 Scientists Warn Society Could Collapse By 2100 Due to #climatechange https://futurism.com/the-byte/scientists-warn-climate-collapse-2100

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

DoJ cases against protesters keep collapsing as officers’ lies are exposed in court String of embarrassing defeats for prosecutors as experts condemn DoJ effort to cast people as ‘violent perpetrators’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/21/doj-protesters-federal-agents-cases

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A Fatal ICE Shooting Occurred in Texas Months Before Renee Good’s Killing A 23-year-old American was shot last March in South Padre Island. ICE’s involvement in the shooting was not disclosed until this week. [archived link in comments] […]

I talked with @andreapitzer.bsky.social about why we should understand the Trump administration as a concentration camp regime, and what it means to fight back.

Libraries are among the few public institutions that represent the kind of world we want to live in. They must be fought for.

On the other, though, the reality of a consumer technology that serves as a collaborative confidante to would-be perpetrators — serving not only as a space for potential abusers to unload their distorted ideas, but transforming into an active participant in the creation of alternative realities […]

As Bernie Sanders Comes to California, Wealth Tax Opponents Intensify Efforts The opponents’ latest moves include online ads tied to Gov. Gavin Newsom, a crypto-related push to raise money and competing ballot measures […]

On the other, though, the reality of a consumer technology that serves as a collaborative confidante to would-be perpetrators — serving not only as a space for potential abusers to unload their distorted ideas, but transforming into an active participant in the creation of alternative realities […]

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking "I couldn't leave my house for months... people were messaging me all over my social media, like, 'Are you safe? Are your kids safe?'" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-abuse-harassment-stalking

Shipwreck on Zombie Road “We no longer watch the news: the news watches us. Stories written by robots are posted on websites that suck personal information from our phones and hand it to data miners controlled by oligarchs.” [non-Substack link in comments] […]

AI Delusions Are Leading to Domestic Abuse, Harassment, and Stalking "I couldn't leave my house for months... people were messaging me all over my social media, like, 'Are you safe? Are your kids safe?'" https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/ai-abuse-harassment-stalking

ICE officials knew use of force was rising well before Minneapolis shootings Internal agency emails show a surge in reports of ICE officers using more force going back nearly a year, but DHS leadership did not see it as a concern to be addressed […]

Stephen Colbert says his interview with Texas Democrat James Talarico was pulled from Monday's broadcast over fears it would violate “equal time” guidance from the Federal Communications Commission under the Trump administration. [AP article in comments] https://youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A

Shipwreck on Zombie Road “We no longer watch the news: the news watches us. Stories written by robots are posted on websites that suck personal information from our phones and hand it to data miners controlled by oligarchs.” [non-Substack link in comments] […]