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Longtime theater person, everyday climate person. Humans are born with rights.

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Just put together a little introduction for someone who wanted to replicate this at their school and I thought I'd share it in case others are interested:

13.03.2026 17:07 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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All Modern Warfare Is Chemical Warfare What we witnessed on Saturday in Tehran may be the largest release of petrochemical toxins over a civilian population since the Iran-Iraq War.

All Modern Warfare Is Chemical Warfare

What we witnessed on Saturday may be the largest release of toxins over a population since the Iran-Iraq War.

nymag.com/intelligence... we are poisoning everyone’s future

13.03.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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I read the β€œSave America Act,” so you don’t have to. Most of the media apparently *hasn’t* read it because, if they had, they would be sounding the alarm about the provision in Point 1, below, which almost none of them have even mentioned. I hope this summary helps raise awareness. 1/

13.03.2026 20:14 πŸ‘ 479 πŸ” 363 πŸ’¬ 26 πŸ“Œ 37
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The 51st is expanding D.C. needs more local journalists. You can help us hire them.

When Jeff Bezos slashed the Post, more than 1,000 readers like you signed up to be paying members of The 51st.

We're now less than 175 members away (!!) from reaching the goal we need to be able to expand our newsroom. One-time gifts also help!

Can you help us get there?

13.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose β€˜targets’

This is abhorrent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

13.03.2026 15:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Oregon Health Authority identifies Gresham grocery store as latest measles exposure site People who visited Gresham’s WinCo Foods, located on 2511 SE 1st St., on Saturday, March 7 between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. may have been exposed to measles.

oh my fucking god

www.opb.org/article/2026...

13.03.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 129 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 0
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Nika & Madison is a Canadian feature film, shot and set in Ontario. It’s a crime thriller that takes on the all too common issue of authoritarian abuse against Indigenous women. It was co-written, produced, and directed by Eva Thomas. #EvaThomas #Nika&Madison #WFF #Whistler
https://hnmag.ca/?p=23869

13.03.2026 14:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
β€’ The vehicle is registered to a man in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, who was originally from Lebanon, law enforcement sources told
CNN. Authorities are investigating reports that the man told people that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days, those officials said.

β€’ The vehicle is registered to a man in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, who was originally from Lebanon, law enforcement sources told CNN. Authorities are investigating reports that the man told people that he had family members who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon in recent days, those officials said.

It is horrific what happened to this man’s family. But some Jewish American children worshipping at a synagogue in Michigan are not fucking responsible. This is another case of blaming all Jews for the actions of Israel. This is why we constantly beg you not to do that.

www.cnn.com/us/live-news...

13.03.2026 00:16 πŸ‘ 1078 πŸ” 245 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 19
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UN deeply concerned at deteriorating situation in Cuba UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Tuesday said it remains β€œdeeply concerned” at the deteriorating situation in Cuba driven by the inability to import fuel, adding that this has triggered an ene...

People will soon be dying in Cuba:
β€œHospitals face frequent power outages, shortages of essential medicines, inability to operate critical equipment & major disruptions in oncology care, dialysis, emergency services, infant & maternal care, cold chain systems, as well as chronic & non-urgent care."

12.03.2026 17:26 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 37 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 3

Jesus. Fucking. Christ. This kid wants to get out of detention in time for his school spelling bee. What the fuck are we doing.

13.03.2026 02:46 πŸ‘ 2573 πŸ” 807 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œHer daughter’s new student enrollment form was denied due to β€œlicense plate recognition software showing only Chicago addresses overnight” in July and August... β€œAlthough you are the owner on record of a house in our district, license plate recognition shows that is not the place where you reside.”

13.03.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 271 πŸ” 129 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 7
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Exclusive: Search-and-rescue units respond without tornado-tracking tool after Noem’s team let contract lapse | CNN Politics As deadly tornadoes tore through the Midwest and Plains last weekend, state and local search-and-rescue crews rushed to the devastated areas to look for survivors. It wasn’t until the teams deployed t...

www.cnn.com/2026/03/13/p...

13.03.2026 11:35 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 24 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜This was forged’: Residents deny sending emails pushing Bay Area air policy change At least 10 people listed as sending letters in favor of an air quality policy change said they have no recollection of doing so and weren’t even aware of the proposal in the Bay Area.

Now the fossil guys are going after Bay Area air regulations too. This AI astroturf is going to be a huge problem if these guys don't get the hammer dropped on them pretty fast. Tailor-made for a @robbonta.bsky.social investigation.

13.03.2026 03:26 πŸ‘ 32 πŸ” 17 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Rep. Neguse Calls For Inspector General Investigation Into OMB, National Science Foundation & Allegations of Potential Sale of NCAR to For-Profit Corporation Washington, D.C. β€” Today, Colorado Congressman Joe Neguse wrote to the Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and demanded an independent investigation into allegations of potentia...

This is potentially huge. A whistleblower reported that OMB officials proposed transferring NCAR’s space weather program to a private, for-profit company, violating NSF’s public comment period and statutory limits.

13.03.2026 03:09 πŸ‘ 214 πŸ” 80 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2

Nearly every "beneficial" use case proposed for GenAI is simply offering up a techno-utopian solution to a structural problem.

Like, these folks would rather dump piles of money into AI boondoggles than address the structural issues that give rise to their supposed "beneficial" use case.

13.03.2026 10:11 πŸ‘ 144 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1
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The developing of executive function skills through culturally organized autonomy and helping The study of Executive Function skills, like most research in the developmental sciences, has been heavily focused on the experiences of children from Western, industrialized, highly schooled and mid...

This is an example that I use in my chapter, of the inaccurate ways that a deficit framing on cognition can lead us to undermeasure human potential.

All this ingroup and outgroup "cognition" talk has a really dark tone to me, tbh.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1...

13.03.2026 03:17 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

An honest confrontation with the current iteration of antisemitism involves real talk about neo-Nazis, white supremacist Christian Nationalists who would use us Jews as fodder, Zionist Jews who shake hands with those Christian Nationalists, and how they all lie about who Israel speaks for.

13.03.2026 03:12 πŸ‘ 151 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Scott Bessent got called away to the Situation Room mid-interview.

When he got back, he was asked what was happening. Bessent said Trump was in "great spirits."

He then randomly volunteered that he had a teen "considering military service" and would trust his child's life with Trump and Hegseth.

13.03.2026 02:19 πŸ‘ 999 πŸ” 259 πŸ’¬ 206 πŸ“Œ 263

It’s upsetting and demoralizing realizing that it’s literally getting down to those of us who think it’s important to try to nurture and preserve life on Earth as long as we possibly can vs those who just don’t give a shit! We all need to work together on this!!

13.03.2026 02:56 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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How nature is being sacrificed for mining across the world – a data visualisation Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet – a much bigger footprint than previously thought

#ResistanceEarth

Deforestation has devastating impacts beyond the loss of carbon-storing trees. Industrial runoff. Habitat loss. Threats to rare species. A new study analyzed the harm to Indonesia's Weda Bay as huge areas of forest have been cleared for mining.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

13.03.2026 00:00 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
A flyer taped to a utility pole
It features John Fetterman’s face with the eyes and mouth replaced by elements from American printed money , under the words β€œcall your senator” and  β€œI love bombing children with your money while you can’t afford healthcare β€œ and β€œcall me” with his office number I assume

A flyer taped to a utility pole It features John Fetterman’s face with the eyes and mouth replaced by elements from American printed money , under the words β€œcall your senator” and β€œI love bombing children with your money while you can’t afford healthcare β€œ and β€œcall me” with his office number I assume

Spotted this on a pole behind independence hall. I recently saw someone say they found collage to be the best way to work through things and I didn’t really see it at the time but

12.03.2026 15:55 πŸ‘ 3195 πŸ” 938 πŸ’¬ 22 πŸ“Œ 35
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'The new tobacco': The cities banning fossil fuel adverts Cities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.

The New Tobacco: β€œCities across the world are clearing their billboards of flight ads, SUVs, cruise ships and petrol cars in an attempt to cut emissions.” Via the BBC. #UrbanTruth www.bbc.com/future/artic...

12.03.2026 07:38 πŸ‘ 69 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Los Angeles needs a bold new leader For the Department of Water and Power, obviously.

Really glad to see @sammyroth.bsky.social covering what I agree is one of the most important under-the-radar climate stories of this year so far. LADWP is one of the most powerful decarbonization agencies in North America, and it's looking for a new GM

www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/los-angele...

12.03.2026 18:19 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

Lane is incredible at turning your writing into something elevated. Incredibly speedy. Highly recommend hiring!

13.03.2026 02:16 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

absolutely, and conflating the two entities (the Israeli government, and our Jewish neighbors here) just increases the danger our fellow citizens face

every Jewish American I know feels obligated to bend over backwards to disavow the actions of a government they aren’t associated with at all

13.03.2026 02:42 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder. You probably have multiple β€œmini” think tanks operating in your state. And they are being funded by The Heritage Foundation or the same people who fund The Heritage Foundation. Was just talking to a group of people in central Washington who didn’t know this. Be curious. Look local.

12.03.2026 14:51 πŸ‘ 29 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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β€œDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently invited the controversial Christian nationalist pastor Doug Wilson to lead the Pentagon’s prayer service. Wilson has opposed Muslims holding public office and does not believe women should be allowed to vote.” -DemocracyNow! on Facebook

#Pinks #MomSky

04.03.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 130 πŸ” 112 πŸ’¬ 28 πŸ“Œ 11
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ANALYSIS | SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact us here on Earth | CBC News Scientists are deeply concerned about SpaceX's recent proposal to launch one million satellites into orbit around Earth. Their concerns range from a loss of the natural night sky and our access to spa...

SpaceX wants to launch a million satellites. Here's how that could impact the atmosphere and the night sky | CBC News
www.cbc.ca/news/science...

12.03.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 35 πŸ” 29 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

For weeks now, I've shared information about HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS protesting ICE REGULARLY. So much so that whole states like Kansas and Texas are rolling out LAWS to sanction schools and laws to criminalize TEENAGERS. Please let's be serious.

12.03.2026 19:02 πŸ‘ 1696 πŸ” 424 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 0

the stink of gender resentment coming off Silicon Valley has been obvious for a while. these men hate women because they hate being told no.

12.03.2026 22:14 πŸ‘ 5451 πŸ” 1693 πŸ’¬ 127 πŸ“Œ 30