The answer to democratic backsliding is that one must seek to renew the vitality and promise of genuinely fair elections, a free press, and other such institutions that have helped make “bourgeois democracy” the “most valuable achievement” of humankind. scroll.in/article/1089... ✍️Ramachandra Guha

“Trump just had the most lucrative year of his life. The president is now worth a record $7.3 billion, up from $4.3 billion in 2024, when he was still running for office. The $3 billion gain vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.“

$100m of solar panels saves a country 30 years of gas imports at 2024 prices for the same 1.5TWh of electricity generated That's a $3b saving in gas imports for each $100m of solar deployed Another one of my charts of the year

Day 30 of posting this until there is justice for brothers Fadi and Jumaa Abu Asi who were murdered by the IDF ‼️

"According to the committee, Israeli attacks killed about 436 relatives of journalists in 2023, followed by roughly 203 in 2024 and at least 67 more in 2025, even as many families were forcibly displaced and living in tents or makeshift shelters."

All of the money that changed hands in the Teapot Dome scandal totaled less than $10 million after adjusting for inflation, and it was considered so corrupt we still teach it in high school government classes a century later.

"60% of oil, gas and coal power plants slated for retirement in PJM postponed or cancelled those plans this year" www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Where a Saudi company pumps desert groundwater, Arizona considers imposing limits www.latimes.com/environment/...

This is not an outlier: Texas is regressing back to pre-CWA/CAA environmental disasters because TCEQ doesn't enforce the law. I reported for @thexylom.com @floodlightnews.org @drilledmedia.bsky.social @deceleration.news a 2022 Christmas oil spill that blanketed Corpus Christi Bay with yellow globs:

The cops shot and killed an activist during STOP COP CITY and then the state criminalized the protesters for indicting over 60 people on RICO charges... THAT IS STILL HAPPENING NOW. Those charges have not been dismissed. The first trials are underway.

The "nobodies" doing "nothing" are the ELITES and most of the politicians representing you. PEOPLE in their communities are in motion, everywhere. You just have to pay attention and importantly you have to JOIN THEM.

I finally listened to this episode and found it informative re: how the field program was developed.

Important to also include the more mundane, every day "visits" that Federal and local law enforcement pay to activists and organizers just so they can let you know that they are watching you.

Make sure to watch Deportation, Inc., the new investigative video series from @lawfaremedia.org and @situ-research.bsky.social on the vast web of companies that make up the rapidly growing deportation economy.

According to the UN, naturally regenerating forests cover 3.83 billion hectares. That's 92% of the world’s total forest area. Why are we still getting industrial plantations in Ireland? Instead of real forest *ecosystems*, which only nature can do?

La locura está arrasando en las fuerzas policiales de Europa que alguna vez reclamaron la democracia y la libertad de expresión. Los manifestantes contra el genocidio en Gaza están siendo brutalmente reprimidos en Alemania, los Países Bajos y ahora Francia. Qué vergüenza para Europa. Dan Kovalik.

El relato oficial del caso $LIBRA fue destruido - www.diario-red.com/articulo/arg...

La movilización de las asociaciones de víctimas y la sociedad civil valenciana no cesa Hoy estaba prevista una nueva protesta que ha sido suspendida por la previsión de lluvias Tras haber conseguido forzar la dimisión del ya expresident, el lema ahora es "Mazón a prisión" #MazónAprisión

Netanyahu Is Visiting Trump For The FIFTH Time This Year But it would be antisemitic to suggest that there’s anything strange about the US president meeting with the Israeli prime minister more frequently than with any other foreign leader on the planet. www.caitlinjohnst.one/p/netanyahu-...

Below is the contingency list of programs that will now get funding. It includes the childcare subsidy program, the pay equity fund for childcare workers, affordable housing, and $21 million to delay benefit cuts for some people on the D.C. Healthcare Alliance program.

WSF-Pakistan — زندہ باد!

Incursion follows Israeli defence minister's order for military to 'act forcefully' against the Palestinian town https://aje.io/v4vw6n

With thousands of teachers using Zinn Ed Project lessons, we hear powerful stories about the impact these lessons have in the classroom. ⬇️ are just a few from this year. Please donate so we can continue to offer all our lessons & classes for free in 2026. www.zinnedproject.org/news/impact-...

Más de 100 asesinatos en el Caribe ¡Y NADA! 👇Sarah Yager, Directora de los Derechos Humanos en Washington. 👇

We're already all in www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

Politicians introduced 96 bills targeting transgender student athletes in 2025. That’s more than 9x the number of trans people playing college sports nationally.

ICE is not allowed to use deadly force unless someone is poses an immediate danger to themselves or others. So, I will take the claim that the people who were shot tried to run over the ICE agents with a large grain of salt.

"Everywhere I went in Chicago, there were community members patrolling streets, following government agents, warning victims, and pushing back any way they could — and always, the whistles around their necks, the sign you’re around allies." (via @hammerandhope.bsky.social)

Something very much worth noting is that there is a lot of 'in between' stuff - degraded industrial land that is expensive to restore, often near good connection points. Environment groups are already on this case, eg www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...

📍Outside the Zionist consulate in Los Angeles, California

Another example are the monthly Teach the Black Freedom Struggle classes. Educators gather to learn from people's historians & brainstorm how to bring that history to classrooms, incl. in Florida, Texas, etc. This is our 5th year. Open to all. Join us in 2026 ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/teach-b...

Trump's corruption is unlike anything I've ever seen: completely centered on one man's narcissitic bloviation.

Walter Koroshetz tells staff his request for reappointment was denied, which will leave 13 of 27 NIH divisions with acting directors www.statnews.com/2025/12/27/n...

Anyone paying even the slightest bit of attention could see that was happening.

Danish conservative member of parliament on Denmark's 9.5% GDP growth rate. "Not that we are satisfied, but the current growth rate in Denmark is decent. We will start buying USA states shortly." www.alternet.org/denmark-trum...

"Die Abkehr vom Verbrenner-Aus im Jahr 2035 verschaffe wichtigen Branchen ausreichend Spielraum, um nach besseren Lösungen zu suchen" WTAF. Sad. 🤡² ⏬ #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤌🤣

What @robin-j-brooks.bsky.social says ⏫ versus "The departure from the combustion engine phase-out in 2035 gives important industries sufficient leeway to look for better solutions." ⏬ WTAF. "Better solutions" — Sad. #Merz #HocheffizienteVerbrenner 🤡

This place's hatred for Palestinians is second to only Israel's

Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change | Dr Simon Evans and Dr Verner Viisainen #CBarchive Read here ➡️ bit.ly/3TecPJx

Nothing to see here. Just another plant shut down, just before Christmas. So much for manufacturing and agriculture. Liar. #USDemocracy hitpoints.ruckusfactory.com/agriculture-...

China's clean power capacity additions picked up in November, with 13GW of wind and 21GW solar. China has already added almost as much wind&solar in Jan-Nov as in the full year 2024, ahead of the end-of-year and end-of-five-year-plan spike expected in December.

Pueblos latinoamericanos y caribeños realizan encuentro multicultural en apoyo a Venezuela EEUU pretende arruinar la economía de Venezuela📈 para salvar su "déficit"📉 como país más endeudado del mundo. LA REVOLUCIÓN YA VENCIÓ AL FASCISMO ❗NO PODRÁN❗

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐜𝐢ó𝐧 𝐲 𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐚 𝐥𝐚 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚ñ𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚, 𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐨 𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐚 kaosenlared.net/actualizacio...

If renewable energy projects once earmarked for turning Australia into a renewable energy superpower are instead diverted to feed data centres, there will be no real climate benefit, @ketanjoshi.co writes.

Great article on Ireland's experience with data centres, which are driving greater fossil fuel consumption. "The Irish case shows what happens when digital expansion outruns energy planning, and when political dependency on a small group of firms overrides climate commitments."

"Francisco" is pruning apple trees in WA state. He shares "This is a difficult job It takes a lot of skill to prune properly. It's very important to do it right. This ensure strong branches with many small nubs that will become flowers & eventually apples." #WeFeedYou

"I’m frustrated around the macro level, but on the micro level I really do believe this is what true organizing looks like: neighbor to neighbor, family to family, person to person.” @maustermuhle.bsky.social's story on how D.C. fought back against ICE was one of our team's favorites this year:

Jewish advocacy for a one-state solution represents a form of Zionism that centers Jews in Palestine's future. Instead, anti-Zionist Jews must aim to accelerate the dismantling of Zionism both in Palestine and worldwide. mondoweiss.net/2025/12/the-... #Palestine #Israel