Stop the kakistocracy!
@richardcarkeek.bsky.social
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Humans can do better than this; Organize! Democracy and Equality for all. Let's cherish one another and the world. Happily married. Retired.🇺🇦 PNW
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richardcarkeek.bsky.social
Trump's just the grotesque ugly gargoyle figure head.

Vought, Vance, the Federalist Soc. & SCOTUS 5, all intend our subjugation
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samillingworth.com
🌍 Carbon offsets largely fail to cut emissions

A 25-year review found most carbon offset schemes do not reduce global heating, with systemic flaws like double counting and temporary projects undermining real progress.

🔗 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#SciComm #Climate #CarbonOffsets 🧪
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
richardcarkeek.bsky.social
Build out a robust modern grid with solar wind geothermal and green hydrogen, etc. Replace hydro-dams restore fish floodplains, and wildlife.
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vero1986.bsky.social
Read everything 📚
Go to the library
And visit your friends.
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newyorker.com
“Good Hang with Amy Poehler” is perhaps the comedian’s biggest platform since “Parks and Recreation,” and the mega-popular podcast still leans into Leslie Knope’s vibes: sunniness, earnestness, a focus on female friendship and uncomplicated feminist values.
The Safe Space of “Good Hang with Amy Poehler”
The “Parks and Recreation” star has created the ultimate comfort listen—one that hinges on making her celebrity guests comfortable, too.
www.newyorker.com
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steadystatevets.bsky.social
The Pentagon is restricting press access, and the NYT raises a serious First Amendment concern. The SecDef’s response? A wave emoji. It’s a childish mockery of accountability. But dodging scrutiny with memes is how authoritarians treat a free press.
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aprilglick.bsky.social
this is sort of an extraneous point but after some gentle pushing from a number of folks on here, the Zohran account no longer posts without alt text.

that means something. it says something.
zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
"For too long, our leaders have forgotten New Yorkers with disabilities. We have been failed by those with their own agendas, those who care only about holding on to power to remain relevant and serve their own egos." - Quemuel Arroyo
Quemuel Arroyo, in a wheelchair holding a microphone, on stage with "Our Time Has Come" projected behind him.
richardcarkeek.bsky.social
"By their actions, you will know them."
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jakewittich.bsky.social
The same ICE agent who handcuffed Ald. Jessie Fuentes has been filmed in at least 3 other violent encounters, including the viral arrest of a woman in Waukegan in front of the mayor.

“He’s obviously a danger to individuals and particularly women," Fuentes said.

Read more at @windycitytimes.com
Ald. Jessie Fuentes to file lawsuit against ICE agent who handcuffed her in Humboldt Park incident - Windy City Times
Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th Ward) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the ICE agent who handcuffed and threatened to arrest her at Humboldt Park Health earlier this month. In an interview with Windy ...
windycitytimes.com
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cajunblue.bsky.social
🚨After being tased and beaten by ICE, a man dies in a Chicago hospital. Date and location in following post. These are the horrors of 2025 and we cannot look away. 1/2
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atrupar.com
"There is, however, one big difference between Trump’s trade policy and China’s. Namely, the Chinese appear to know what they’re doing."
How Trump Is Making China Great
Why we’re going to lose the trade war, and much more besides
paulkrugman.substack.com
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cwebbonline.com
The only violence I’ve been seeing in Portland is from the so-called Feds!!!

Keep sharing these videos; it’s evidence.
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kentuckylantern.com
Subu Vedam, 64, spent nearly his entire adult life behind bars for a murder he did not commit.
He came to this country from India when he was 9 months old.
ICE wants to deport him to India where he has no family.

Read more at: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...
He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him
Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.
www.miamiherald.com
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richardcarkeek.bsky.social
The ascendance of the 'gutter press" is a trailing indicator of our nation's colapse. Press won't reverse until democratic reformers regain credibility and power.
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usdemocracy.bsky.social
Neguse: Trump can threaten all he wants, but House Democrats won’t be bullied. Republicans may have forgotten Congress is co-equal; we haven’t.

We don’t work for Donald Trump.
We work for the American people🔥
#TrumpsHealthCareShutdown
#USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
richardcarkeek.bsky.social
The "more" is money. T wants to be the senior kleptocrat over an American Empire. Russians, Chinese, etc. carving up the rest.
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atrupar.com
REPORTER: Do you support repealing Obamacare and what's your healthcare plan?

MIKE JOHNSON: We worked on repealing and replacing Obamacare back in 2017. I still have PTSD from the experience. We know that American healthcare needs dramatic reform. We have lots of ideas.

(So, no plan)
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crankyoldcrackpot.bsky.social
Any time you need a smile, you know where to find me. I’ve got a whole shelf labeled “emotional first aid” right next to the emergency chocolate and the backup compliments.

Got rid of all my cursed marbles and my haunted kazoos to make the room.

Know that I am thankful for the work you do. ⚕️💙❤️🙏
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hudsonbay2la.bsky.social
Epstein, Harvey Weinstein, & Ghislaine Maxwell at Windsor Castle, guests of Prince Andrew, 2006.

Epstein & Ghislaine Maxwell at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club, Feb 2000.

Each person referenced has been civilly &/or criminally tied to multiple sex crimes.

www.vanityfair.com/style/2020/0...
richardcarkeek.bsky.social
More complicit with Putin than stupid, I fear.
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rmboehmpoet.bsky.social
Excerpt from Mary Geddry: "Trump’s mythology of discovery and domination, re-christening Indigenous Peoples Day as Columbus Day, meets Noem’s mythology of terror. Both erase reality to justify control. Both rewrite the living into caricatures so that state violence can be repackaged as virtue.
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karmaforcara.bsky.social
Today we honor Indigenous People🧡 Looking for your own ways to show appreciation? Go here: tribalhealth.com/indigenous-p... #IndigenousPeoplesDay