Great article—pretty quick read

U.S. Senator Kim assaulted by ICE noted the ease with which ICE uses violence in our country rn

“The EPA warned that when Irish forestry reaches harvesting age, it shifts from being a carbon sink to a source of emissions. This sector is projected to contribute 9.2% of Ireland’s total emissions by 2030.”

“one thousand protected birds of prey were confirmed as illegally killed in the UK between 2015 and 2024” and this is only the tip of the iceberg. Stronger laws recommended.

Robt Reich…what we need to do & why

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

Turn off CBS forever

Rewilding works

❤️ the Merlin bird id app! Surrounded by these fab birds as id’ed by the « listen » feature

Tech billionaires want to force data centers on us with little to no regard for energy price spikes, environmental harms, or basic democratic decision-making. We must rein in AI before it's too late.

Recycling in Elgin this a.m.

NEW: Our latest report looks into the vast, untapped potential of solar power in Massachusetts—and spoiler, the opportunity is tremendous. The capacity of solar in environmental justice neighborhoods alone could power all of the Commonwealth's nearly 3 million homes. 🌞

4 pillars to minimize food scarcity…switching to plant-based diet is most impactful

My finch friend was trying to tell me this!

So done with the Niger seed….what are you eating rn?

Big Oil is making a $30 million windfall profit every HOUR by using the Iran War as an excuse to rip off commuters at the gas pump. This year, Exxon will be spending $20 billion of its profits on stock buybacks. We must end the Iran War and pass a windfall profits tax — NOW!

Remember when they told everyone taxpayers wouldn’t pay a penny?

"We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both." –Justice Louis Brandeis Words spoken many years ago that are just as relevant today. We must continue the fight to get big money out of politics.

Forest in the art institute

This is Elgin IL at the Fox River…rivers can make anything more beautiful

Just sixteen years after the Deepwater Horizon spill, BP’s Kaskida project could bring another environmental disaster to the Gulf of Mexico if a loss-of-control event occurred. ​ We can’t risk another disaster, so we’re fighting back in court.​

Data centers have contaminated ground water in Oregon. They've released smog into the air in Memphis. And they've contributed to electricity bill spikes — all while receiving millions of dollars in tax breaks. Is it any wonder why a nationwide backlash against AI data centers is brewing?

A New Jersey data center will reportedly receive $77 million in tax breaks — while only creating one permanent job. One job, in exchange for higher utility bills, noise pollution, and potential groundwater pollution. Is it any wonder communities are organizing to stop data centers?

Amsterdam to ban outdoor advertising of meat, fossil fuel and flights from May 2026. Likened to tobacco ads, stripping ads from billboards and bus stops aims to strip credibility from the industry. Who's next and when will online bans kick in too?

A hundred years ago, the U.S. had a nationwide network of short-line railroads that connected most urban and rural communities. By the 1940s, most of it had been dismantled ... by the barons of the auto and oil industries. 😑

Before they were arrested- Vets are demanding an end to the war on Iran at the Cannon Building in Washington, D.C.

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands...may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.” —James Madison

Apple is closing its first unionized store in the country. Reminder that Apple spent $700B+ on stock buybacks over the past decade. CEO Tim Cook raked in over $74M in compensation in 2025 — 650 times the median Apple employee's pay. The greed of union-busters knows no end.

100% of copper mines have polluted water downstream. This mine will be no different. And why? So Twin Metals' Chilean parent company can profit by shipping our copper ore to China to be smelted and sold on the global market. It’s up to Congress to permanently protect the Boundary Waters.

ICYMI: The Senate voted today to overturn a 20-year mining ban at Minnesota's #BoundaryWaters. Congress has brushed aside Forest Service warnings and ignored overwhelming public support for protecting this area from copper mining.

This is a choice.

While death and destruction rained down on Iran during the war’s first month, the world’s 100 biggest oil and gas companies brought in an extra $30 million per HOUR in windfall profits. Yes, $30 million per HOUR. All because of the deadly and reckless decision making of one man.

The top 100 oil and gas companies are making more than 30 MILLION DOLLARS AN HOUR in unearned “war profits” from the war on Iran. No one should be allowed to cash in on war like this.

Amazon will pay $20.5 million to settle allegations that two of its Oregon data centers helped contaminate groundwater. This is exactly why communities across the country are organizing to stop data centers — and winning. Never doubt your power to change the system.

Master class! You’ll need a minute….

“It’s extraordinary that we accept that people will starve unless they get food from a charity.” While the billionaires gorge & DoD noshes king crab….

The past terrifying week has caused me to wonder: How the hell did we get here? And how do we change course? Some thoughts... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/sunday-thought-how-the-hell-did-we

I was delighted to give a talk yesterday at Killruddery House, Wicklow, on Ireland's rainforest heritage, nature loss and its main solution: rewilding. *Fantastic* hosts – Fionnuala and Anthony – and audience, with a lively, wide-ranging debate after. We need FAR more of these vital conversations.

Oil companies have been making more than $92.8 million a day in “war profits” in the European Union since the start of the US-Israeli war on Iran in the Middle East. www.trtworld.com/article/c6af...

Data centers should have to pay their fair share — and take every step possible to protect working families. As electricity demand and costs rise across Illinois and the region, I’m joining governors in urging PJM to keep consumers at the center of every decision it makes.

There were 32,660 hit-and-runs in Chicago last year. Nearly a third of all crashes. Behind every one of those numbers, someone's life was changed. A Strong Towns Chicago volunteer put all of it on a dashboard. 🧵

Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax. Don't fall for their fearmongering. A one-time, 5% tax on their excessive wealth is essential to funding what millions of Californians need — and to preserving our democracy.

"Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could unite," write Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope of @coveringclimatenow.org

MAJOR BREAKING: Judge Chris Taylor, the Democratic-backed candidate, has won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court. The result expands the court’s liberal majority to 5–2, extending its current ideological balance for years to come.

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for me impeachment isn't what we should be after. this president and most of his cabinet and staff should be prosecuted for corruption, fraud, war crimes, obstruction, and all the various crimes they have committed. i will only vote for a presidential candidate in 2028 who commits to this.

We just filed an emergency legal motion today alongside Alaska Wildlife Alliance seeking to prevent the state from killing an unlimited number of brown and black bears across roughly 40,000 square miles in southwest #Alaska this summer. More info: biodiv.us/48y8reW

SOMEONE ANYONE EVERYONE STOP THIS MONSTER

That one person can drag us into a war without consulting or even notifying Congress beforehand, or our allies, or coherently explain to the American people why this is necessary, is absolutely bonkers. Reminder that Congress has the power to stop this.

The receipts. A complete timeline of the shifting rhetoric. More: www.meidasplus.com/p/today-in-p...