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I met James back when I was a trainer at Camp Wellstone. I was honored to have him join me on my Loud Clear Voice Tour. I’m running my campaign the same way I was taught - by showing up in every community, and listening to folks. That’s how we win.

Time we demand that our elected officials showed some guts. I don't want to hear that they are afraid of him. If that inhibits them from doing the right thing, they need to resign.

Exploratory drilling near Birch Lake has brought renewed attention to mining policies near the Boundary Waters. While federal lands are currently off-limits, companies can still pursue projects on state land. Read more: bit.ly/4q3OxPc

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Republicans gave $132 billion in tax breaks to the top 1% in 2027. With that money, we could have extended ACA tax credits for over 20 million people next year and still have $100 billion left over.

Parkinson’s is linked to TCE exposure, and 4–18% of Americans drink contaminated water. The toxic past is our future nightmare. apple.news/Arw4j_E6JSf2...

There have been SEVERAL incidents of ICE arresting Somali US citizens on the street, and detaining them for up to 24 hours. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

We talk about species extinction, but the real story is ecosystem extinction. When ecosystems disappear, they take thousands of species with them, named or not. Most of those losses never enter a database.

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What makes their tactics any different from criminals? Criminals also don’t uphold the law and respect rights. Indeed,it is altogether possible that these are the worst and most dangerous people in our society. Other criminals tend to assault people, these maskers kidnap, imprison & disappear people

Studies showed that Agent Orange could only affect plants as it worked specifically on a plant pathway that animals didn’t have. For years, veterans were accused of scamming the system. Roundup is no different. 1/6

The Environmental Protection Agency has approved two new pesticides containing PFAS (“forever chemicals”)—raising serious concerns about their long-term impact on food, water and public health. 🌿🚨 www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Trump promised to “protect American jobs.” Reality: Musk & DOGE decimated federal jobs. Tariffs and immigration raids cost us jobs. Cutting wind & solar power takes away jobs and drives electric costs up 📈. Insisting old power plants keep operating adds even more to the #TrumpInflationCrisis

Nothing like spending tens of thousands of dollars for a shitbox that might burn you alive and definitely funds a Nazi's political project. #TeslaTakedown #MuskMustFall

Letting AI decide whether or not you can get the treatment your real-life doctor thinks you need? Nobody is asking for this. It's an irresponsible dangerous gamble by the Trump Administration.

Completely agree. Sure, Americans voted this guy in but the Republicans in Congress are the reason Trump and his cronies are in office and destroying our democracy. And SCOTUS is an accomplice. (cartoon from 2022)

I wrote about how numbers can comfort us even when ecosystems are collapsing. Persistence isn’t recovery. Survival isn’t success. Statistics can hide extinction as easily as reveal it. My new piece in Salish Current: “The Moral Comfort of Numbers.” salish-current.org/2025/12/04/t...

And they wonder why we call them Nazis? #Pinks #ProudBlue #OneV1

RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

"The group rallied amid frigid conditions at the Target store on East Lake Street, alleging it allowed agents to stage raids in the parking lot. 'You cannot celebrate our communities on your commercials while letting ICE stalk them in your parking lot'...” www.startribune.com/twin-cities-...

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Most discussions about “misinformation” treat the problem as if people simply don’t have good enough critical-thinking skills. It sounds intuitive, but it’s not entirely accurate. The problem isn’t just individual ignorance, it’s the structure of the information environment people are placed into.

Are you wearing a costume? Are you doing all you can to resist??

When you drain the Great Salt Lake and expose 800 sq mi of contaminated playa there is a steep price to pay…… contaminated air, death, illness, and money. apple.news/Ax_Zoo1_NRh2...

A Medicare pilot program will allow private companies to use artificial intelligence to review older Americans’ requests for certain medical care — and will reward the companies when they deny it. via @stateline.org www.newsfromthestates.com/article/medi...

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#ICE #ICEraids #DemVoice1 #ProudBlue ICE keeps hunting brown people instead of criminals — like incompetence is part of the uniform. This Christmas, may karma leave a big ol’ lump of accountability in their stocking. 🎄🔥 #DoYourJob #StopTargetingFamilies #KarmaSeason

Please repeat this law enforcement! ICE is breaking so many laws and committing crimes against humanity!

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“the combination of wind and solar provided 15.1% more electricity than coal during the first nine months of this year… Capacity additions by solar, wind, and battery storage continue to dramatically outpace gas, coal and nuclear.” #CleanIsCheaper www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/12/sola...

Today’s Science Talk episode is out and it doesn’t sugarcoat anything. Mass extinction, climate feedbacks, chemical contamination, ecological limits… the uncomfortable truths shaping our future. Grateful this podcast creates space for the conversations we rarely hear. youtu.be/O2R9ji3Y5bA?...

Heading out to work the streets, friends! Things to do, ICE to melt, protests to plan, pigs to get rid of. See y’all later today!

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Not good and guess who is making it worse?? www.npr.org/sections/sho...

If your invasive-species strategy depends on sewage and industrial runoff, you don’t have a strategy. “Protection” by pollution is a coffin, not a barrier. 💀🌊 apple.news/AGzJjUt1USra...

AI’s water problem is worse than we thought heated.world/p/data-cente... I read a long time ago that if it gets in the water, it will eventually get into your body. AI data centers should be required to produce their own power and treat all water before it is released.

Disabled people were one of the first groups targeted by the Nazis. They coined the term “useless eaters”. They tested the gas chambers on us. They knew most people wouldn’t fight to save our lives. That’s why the President using the R slur is so dangerous. We’re not expendable

Agree or disagree?

MSM =dereliction of duty =treason

If you know someone who wouldn’t otherwise vote please show them this!

Solar device converts salt water into drinking water at record speed: www.earth.com/news/solar-d...

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