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Priorities.

03.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 2469 πŸ” 1057 πŸ’¬ 107 πŸ“Œ 33

they start wars to use the weapons they bought for billions from billionaires and then say we need to spend more billions to buy more weapons.

03.03.2026 20:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Two great reasons to pass Bernie Sanders' 5% billionaire wealth tax:

1. $4.4 TRILLION in revenue for education, healthcare, childcare, and housing

2. Less money for the billionaires rigging our economy, warping our politics, and controlling our media

That's called a win-win.

03.03.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Raptors, Other Species Pay Price for Efforts to Kill Rats and Mice - ecoRI News Under the proposed law, municipalities would be authorized to create pest management programs to replace the use of rodenticides.

Check out this amazing article! ecori.org/raptors-othe...

03.03.2026 20:33 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% - Carbon Brief China’s clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are helping to cut emissions in other countries.

The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

27.02.2026 13:59 πŸ‘ 4335 πŸ” 1168 πŸ’¬ 148 πŸ“Œ 80

Under Biden…

28.02.2026 01:40 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing...Humanism 101! In the first episode, humanist leaders introduce what humanism means, what humanists believe, and why millions of people already live by humanist values without realizing there’s a name for it. Visit AmericanHumanist.org/Humanism101 to watch the full video!

21.02.2026 19:47 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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21.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 29080 πŸ” 8634 πŸ’¬ 727 πŸ“Œ 477
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An El NiΓ±o is brewing And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.

An El NiΓ±o is brewing
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

18.02.2026 18:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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McKee's Proposed Cuts to Renewable Energy Programs Assailed at Rally - ecoRI News Environmental organization say such programs are needed to boost the development of solar energy in Rhode Island, cut down on energy usage, and save the state money.

ecori.org/mckees-propo...

17.02.2026 17:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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JFC, cut that shit in half and you’ve eradicated hunger, provided healthcare for all and made education free for all Americans. What the fuck are we doing?

15.02.2026 12:52 πŸ‘ 9086 πŸ” 3324 πŸ’¬ 855 πŸ“Œ 342

Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted child sex trafficker, gets gardening time, sports, therapy dogs, and spa products in prison.

Migrant children in custody are sleeping on concrete floors without enough food or clean water.

Our priorities are so fucked.

16.02.2026 05:57 πŸ‘ 25449 πŸ” 8480 πŸ’¬ 554 πŸ“Œ 303
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'Most Vile Scumbags on Earth': Critics Appalled by Explosive Report on Kristi Noem's Corruption | Common Dreams Explosive report reveals 'outrageous corruption' by US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and top adviser Corey Lewandowski.

'Most Vile Scumbags on Earth': Critics Appalled by Explosive Report on Kristi Noem's Corruption www.commondreams.org/news/kristi-...

14.02.2026 13:54 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From Cafeterias to Compost: How Providence Schools Are Closing the Loop - The Providence Eye In Providence, a growing movement shows how climate action can begin in the lunch line. Through the Rhode Island School Recycling Project (RISRP)’s Get Food Smart program β€” supported by the City of Pr...

We are working on this in Scituate, too!

04.02.2026 14:17 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Being against Trump isn’t enough. We need leaders.

02.02.2026 15:43 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, I want Democrats to win the midterms. But I want Democrats who will tax the rich, work for universal public health insurance, end subsidies for coal and oil and instead support renewables, will abolish ICE and help immigrants live in peace, make unionizing easier, and so on.

02.02.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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@davidfrum.bsky.social

02.02.2026 01:18 πŸ‘ 29606 πŸ” 10104 πŸ’¬ 850 πŸ“Œ 486

I don't think people understand that if you shut down the government, ICE and CBP do NOT shut down. They're funded by supplemental money from the BBB. That's why dems are separating the DHS funding bill and asking for restrictions. I want them to demand a rescission of that funding or shut DHS down

30.01.2026 01:15 πŸ‘ 22990 πŸ” 6509 πŸ’¬ 640 πŸ“Œ 232
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Venezuelan Lawmakers Approve Sweeping Overhaul of Oil Sector

We invade foreign countries, kill people, and kidnap their leaders, so that our oil oligarchs can get richer while the world dies a little faster from petrochemical poison. Extractive imperialism is still disgusting after all these years.

30.01.2026 06:51 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I guess he just got lucky.

27.01.2026 16:29 πŸ‘ 20573 πŸ” 8545 πŸ’¬ 1506 πŸ“Œ 778
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5 Top ICE 'Corporate Collaborators' Saved $19 Billion in Taxes Under Trump: Report | Common Dreams "While masked officers terrorize communitiesβ€”smashing into cars, harassing citizens, and inflicting violence with impunityβ€”Trump’s corporate backers are laughing their way to the bank."

"Five companiesβ€”Amazon, AT&T, Home Depot, Microsoft, and Palantirβ€”β€œhelped ICE track, detain, and deport families” while they saved a total of $19 billion in annual corporate taxes under the OBBBA, and their CEOs β€œcollectively received an estimated $124 million in personal tax giveaways.”

21.01.2026 23:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ICE Officially Launches Operation 'Catch of the Day' as Maine Braces for Authoritarian Surge | Common Dreams β€œThese masked men with no regard for the rule of law are causing long-term damage to our state and to our country,” said the mayor of Lewiston.

"One of the people detained on Wednesday was Micheline Ntumba, a mother of four who was followed home by ICE agents after she dropped her child off at school. Ntumba has a pending asylum application and no criminal record."

21.01.2026 23:38 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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17.01.2026 17:15 πŸ‘ 31822 πŸ” 11473 πŸ’¬ 1107 πŸ“Œ 587

Pure thuggery. The actions of an authoritarian state.

18.01.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s Illegal Invasion of Venezuela Forebodes an Environmental Disaster Rebuilding Venezuelan oil production would produce new annual emissions higher than the carbon footprints of France, the UK, or Thailand

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16.01.2026 15:59 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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15.01.2026 15:36 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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DHS Used Neo-Nazi Anthem for Recruitment After Fatal Minneapolis ICE Shooting The federal government is openly embracing white nationalist online content β€” including in a recent recruitment post.

theintercept.com/2026/01/13/d...

15.01.2026 14:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. β€œI felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...

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13.01.2026 20:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

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