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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 8d

The reason MAGA thinks Bad Bunny isn’t an American isn’t because of ignorance of Puerto Rico. It’s because they saw the headlines when he chose not to tour in the U.S. & immediately assumed he’s protecting himself. They can’t comprehend the idea of someone giving up $ to protect others.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 8d

You might be able to hide behind the need for rule of law when it comes to undocumented migrants, but Kristi Noem going after Bad Bunny is blatant racism. What business is it of hers? He’s a talented, law-abiding citizen, and one of biggest talents of our time.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 11d

These days feel like the early part of the Lord of the Rings, when all that was good in the world began to fade away. Have hope that Frodo did eventually destroy the ring.
Goodbye sweet Jane.

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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 18d

Let’s get those high seas sanctuaries going!

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Nations urged to immediately start work on high seas sanctuaries as historic Ocean Treaty milestone hit - Greenpeace - Greenpeace

In a landmark moment for ocean protection, the Global Ocean Treaty reached its 60th ratification today as world leaders gather at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, clearing the way for ...

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 18d

The High Seas Treaty is going into force and it’s a Super Big Deal

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‘Super big deal’: High seas treaty reaches enough ratifications to become law

A major treaty establishing a framework for the world’s nations to jointly manage marine conservation in international waters, which cover about half of the Earth’s surface, has reached enough ratific...

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 22d

For the first time in human history, the High Seas now has a legally-binding law to protect marine life.

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Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · 23d

[email protected] celebrates the HIGH SEA TREATY (United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction), which will become legally effective on January 17 2026

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 22d

Late afternoon today we reached 60 ratifications for the Global Ocean Treaty. It will now enter into force - the formal law of the world’s high seas to protect biodiversity and pave the way towards a global network of ocean sanctuaries. Such an amazing win in an otherwise shadowy time!

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · 26d

Is the Left up to something sinister?

Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Sep 11

If you believed MAGA Media, America is plagued by anti-gun, anti-free speech trans people who also are expert sharp shooters with free speech they want heard.
Do you all realize how ridiculous you sound?

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Sep 6

Why do people keep saying that the U.S. military strike on a Venezuelan boat occurred in “international waters”? There are no international waters anywhere near Venezuela. Trump did this (if in fact that narrative is true) in sovereign waters of a Caribbean state, possibly even Venezuela itself.

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Greenpeace USA @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social · Sep 3

🛑 Say NO to mining our vital oceans! NOAA is proposing new regulations that would fast-track seabed mining permits for U.S. companies — a reckless move that puts our deep sea at risk of corporate exploitation.

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Tell NOAA: Don’t Fast-Track Ocean Destruction

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Sep 2

As an undergrad I spent two full summers in the country of Antigua and Barbuda. Each time I got back and had to drive up the commercialized I-95 corridor from Miami to West Palm Beach I would sob uncontrollably. I didn’t know why then. I know why now.

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UBC Oceans @ubcoceans.bsky.social · Sep 2

Researchers, including Dr. William Cheung, found that more than one-third of the 347 #fish stocks would shift into the high seas by 2050, while at least one-fifth would shift into EEZs. news.mongabay.com/2025/08/clim... via @mongabay.com @julianop.bsky.social @ubccoru.bsky.social

Climate change is driving fish stocks from countries’ waters to the high seas: Study

Fish and other marine organisms, though deeply affected by human activities, don’t respect human borders. The ranges of many commercially important species in fact straddle the borders of countries’ e...

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Aug 23

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Aug 7

The U.S. getting in to bed with the Cook Islands on deep sea mining isn’t about securing mineral needs for the country, it’s Cold War era one-up-manship towards China, at the expense of the ocean and Pacific people that depend on the health of their Moana

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Greenpeace USA Condemns U.S.–Cook Islands Deep-Sea Mining Talks as Backdoor Push for Extraction - Greenpeace - Greenpeace

This announcement signals yet another backdoor attempt by the U.S. to legitimize deep-sea mining — this time under the guise of ‘science’ and ‘responsibility.’

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Aug 4

A Chinese-led research team has captured pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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#DefendTheDeep

'Communities' of strange, extreme life seen for first time in deep ocean

A Chinese-led research team captures pictures of life at depths of more than 9km in the northwest Pacific Ocean.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Jul 31

“a great detriment to the United States because this is a huge national security risk that Trump has unleashed.”

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A sales-pitch pivot brings deep-sea mining closer to reality

Early on, Canada-based The Metals Company cast the rocks it seeks to mine from the deep seafloor as a crucial resource for electric vehicle batteries and other green technologies, positioning them as ...

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · Jul 24

'Deep Deception': Report Details How Deep-Sea Mining Industry Exploits National Security Fears www.commondreams.org/news/deep-se...
"The green transition was always a false narrative," @arlohemphill.bsky.social "Now, the industry is repackaging itself as essential to national security and defense."

'Deep Deception': Report Details How Deep-Sea Mining Industry Exploits National Security Fears | Common Dreams

Greenpeace exposes the deep-sea mining industry's dangerous greed, manipulating geopolitics for profit while endangering our oceans. Will we allow the industry and right-wing politicians to destroy ou...

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Jul 26

There are now two visions for mining the international seabed - one based on multilateralism and sharing resources, the other steeped in American greed and imperialism. They both will destroy our last and greatest wild frontier.
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#DefendTheDeep

Governments reject Trump's deep sea mining power grab but fail to adopt moratorium on deep sea mining - Greenpeace - Greenpeace

The U.S. statement confirms what Deep Deception has already exposed: The Trump Administration’s pursuit of deep sea mining isn’t about global stewardship—it’s about sidestepping it.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Jul 24

Mongabay dives deep into The Metal Company’s controversial roadmap to pillage the deep sea news.mongabay.com/custom-story...

Challenges persist in TMC’s bid to mine the deep sea, even after boost from Trump

After years of delay, the deep-sea mining plans of Canadian firm The Metals Company (TMC) now appear to be progressing as it pursues a controversial new path to securing a license to mine in internati...

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jacksimon.bsky.social @jacksimon.bsky.social · Jul 16

Whoops
Don't ya just love live TV?

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Emma Lewis @petchary.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Allan Street @allanrst.bsky.social · Jul 3

Canadian-based The Metals Company (@themetalsco.bsky.social) is pushing to mine the deep sea. Canada must double-down to #StopDeepSeaMining and oppose the Mining Code that would open oceans to irreversible damage. @greenpeaceca.bsky.social Add your name: act.gp/3ZXB5ll

Petition: Tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.

Sign the Greenpeace petition to tell Canada to oppose the Mining Code and protect the deep sea from mining.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Jul 12

@rosie.com called Lady Marmalade “King Joffrey with a tangerine spray tan” and she ain’t wrong.

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Arlo Hemphill @arlohemphill.bsky.social · Jul 12

Home of the Brave…