Basav
@basavsen.bsky.social
Climate and environmental justice. Anticolonial, anti-capitalist, antifascist. Opinions my own.
Yet another mainstream institution folds instead of fighting. The C in BBC evidently stands for Chamberlain.
BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'
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BBC confirms it edited out historian's criticism of president: 'Trump’s threats worked'
The BBC confirmed it edited a section of a historian's speech to remove criticism of President Donald Trump after he threatened to sue the company over a separate issue.Dutch author and historian Rutg...
www.rawstory.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Yet another mainstream institution folds instead of fighting. The C in BBC evidently stands for Chamberlain.
"Centrists" need remedial political economy education.
I'm sorry. I shouldn't. But it's too rich to pass up.
The centrist faction's biggest fossil-fuel promoter "genuinely" does "not understand" why Trump is gearing up to invade the sovereign nation that has the biggest oil reserves on the planet.
😂
The centrist faction's biggest fossil-fuel promoter "genuinely" does "not understand" why Trump is gearing up to invade the sovereign nation that has the biggest oil reserves on the planet.
😂
November 26, 2025 at 3:45 AM
"Centrists" need remedial political economy education.
"Climate skeptics" and "vaccine skeptics" are just clumsy euphemisms for science deniers.
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
"Climate skeptics" and "vaccine skeptics" are just clumsy euphemisms for science deniers.
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Good call Bowser 👍🏽. Finally something we can agree on. Hope you leave knowing that you did everything in your power to make life worse for DC residents. No one hates us like you do. You will not be missed.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Good call Bowser 👍🏽. Finally something we can agree on. Hope you leave knowing that you did everything in your power to make life worse for DC residents. No one hates us like you do. You will not be missed.
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NEW: There is a nearly universal scientific consensus that building more fossil fuel infrastructure will lock in more emissions exactly when we need to cut them. Six Democratic governors are joining the GOP to push more anyway.
IPS scholar @basavsen.bsky.social in @truthout.org:
IPS scholar @basavsen.bsky.social in @truthout.org:
6 Democratic Governors Have Linked Arms With the GOP to Push Fossil Fuels
A bipartisan group of 13 governors urges Congress to “reform” energy permitting. It’s a terrible idea.
truthout.org
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
NEW: There is a nearly universal scientific consensus that building more fossil fuel infrastructure will lock in more emissions exactly when we need to cut them. Six Democratic governors are joining the GOP to push more anyway.
IPS scholar @basavsen.bsky.social in @truthout.org:
IPS scholar @basavsen.bsky.social in @truthout.org:
Indian cities are some of the most polluted in the world. Now, with the data center boom, addressing this air quality crisis has become harder.
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Indian cities are some of the most polluted in the world. Now, with the data center boom, addressing this air quality crisis has become harder.
The good news: the regime is being called out for its illegal conduct.
The bad news: most of the human rights violations in DC are being done by ICE, CBP, FBI and assorted other federal thugs, with help from DC police. Not by the National Guard.
The bad news: most of the human rights violations in DC are being done by ICE, CBP, FBI and assorted other federal thugs, with help from DC police. Not by the National Guard.
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration had “exceeded the bounds of [its] authority" in deploying the D.C. National Guard, and lacked the authority to call up out-of-state Guardsmen to patrol in D.C.
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
What does this mean? Don't miss @maustermuhle.bsky.social's reporting:
Federal judge: National Guard deployment in DC is ‘unlawful’
The 2,300 Guardsmen aren’t headed home just yet, though.
51st.news
November 25, 2025 at 2:25 AM
The good news: the regime is being called out for its illegal conduct.
The bad news: most of the human rights violations in DC are being done by ICE, CBP, FBI and assorted other federal thugs, with help from DC police. Not by the National Guard.
The bad news: most of the human rights violations in DC are being done by ICE, CBP, FBI and assorted other federal thugs, with help from DC police. Not by the National Guard.
The US government is engaged in systematic child abuse and child abduction.
1/ THREAD: This year ICE has sent a record 600 immigrant kids into federal shelters, more than in the previous four years combined. Data suggests some are being separated from their families.
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
For one 15-year-old, it began with a cracked windshield 👇
November 25, 2025 at 2:20 AM
The US government is engaged in systematic child abuse and child abduction.
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Happy to chat with the administration about the Nuremberg tribunals.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Hey look POTUS calling for military tribunals
November 24, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Happy to chat with the administration about the Nuremberg tribunals.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Including about the crime of enforced disappearance and the limits of the defense of superior orders.
Pathetic lack of imagination and fighting spirit. The low-level Gestapo operatives are committing serious crimes, and they should face legal consequences. Anything short of that is unacceptable.
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Pathetic lack of imagination and fighting spirit. The low-level Gestapo operatives are committing serious crimes, and they should face legal consequences. Anything short of that is unacceptable.
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A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
November 23, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A comprehensive rundown of the #COP30 shenanigans from @roycerk2.bsky.social. From what I saw, the Colombians were the only ones whose negotiators and civil society groups were on the same page, and they carried the whole world on their shoulders.
I'm guessing that all of the above are promoting "all of the above": fossil fuel and tech oligarchs, "centrist" Abundance bros, the US political establishment and its parasitic consultant class, and foreign petrostates.
Not clear to me whether these rules are designed by the fossil fuel industry, tech industry, Russia/Saudi Arabia, "Abundance" centrists, DC consultants, or virtually all Republicans & far too many Democrats.
But they are this moment's conventional wisdom.
And they are a doomed, reckless farce.
But they are this moment's conventional wisdom.
And they are a doomed, reckless farce.
1. Do not speak of climate change.
2. Do not antagonize fossil fuels. Embrace fossil fuels via "all of the above" & "technology neutral."
3. Fixate on energy & economics to exclusion of ecology & equity.
4. Speak often of reducing costs. Sometimes emissions.
5. Hobble bedrock environmental laws.
2. Do not antagonize fossil fuels. Embrace fossil fuels via "all of the above" & "technology neutral."
3. Fixate on energy & economics to exclusion of ecology & equity.
4. Speak often of reducing costs. Sometimes emissions.
5. Hobble bedrock environmental laws.
November 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I'm guessing that all of the above are promoting "all of the above": fossil fuel and tech oligarchs, "centrist" Abundance bros, the US political establishment and its parasitic consultant class, and foreign petrostates.
But our ruling elites want to shove this technology down our throats, regardless.
Relying on ChatGPT to teach you about a topic leaves you with shallower knowledge than Googling and reading about it, according to new research that compared what more than 10,000 people knew after using one method or the other.
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Shared by @gizmodo.com: buff.ly/yAAHtHq
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
But our ruling elites want to shove this technology down our throats, regardless.
No fossil fuel phaseout, no meaningful commitment to non-extractive climate finance for the Global South. If this is the limit of what #COP30 can achieve, it's a disaster.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:50 PM
No fossil fuel phaseout, no meaningful commitment to non-extractive climate finance for the Global South. If this is the limit of what #COP30 can achieve, it's a disaster.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Federal law enforcement is up to its old dirty tricks of infiltrating and spying on First Amendment protected activities. Disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
The FBI spied on a Signal group chat of immigration activists, records reveal
Exclusive: Agency accessed private conversations of New York ‘courtwatch’ group that was observing public hearings
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Federal law enforcement is up to its old dirty tricks of infiltrating and spying on First Amendment protected activities. Disgraceful.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This is called perjury. Whoever authorized this at the highest level needs to face severe legal consequences. And at this point, sworn testimony from federal law enforcement officers should have zero credibility.
THREAD: Judge Ellis is the first federal judge to review extensive body cam video of DHS's actions in Chicago. She finds that DHS *repeatedly* misled the public and made claims that were disproven by agents' own videos.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
I'll go through some of the most egregious ones here.
November 21, 2025 at 4:36 PM
This is called perjury. Whoever authorized this at the highest level needs to face severe legal consequences. And at this point, sworn testimony from federal law enforcement officers should have zero credibility.
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After a record-breaking government shutdown that they caused, Trump & Republicans want to spend time micromanaging DC instead of representing their constituents.
If Trump wanted to run DC, he should resign & run for mayor.
I testified in the House Rules Committee to make it clear: hands off DC.
If Trump wanted to run DC, he should resign & run for mayor.
I testified in the House Rules Committee to make it clear: hands off DC.
November 19, 2025 at 7:12 PM
After a record-breaking government shutdown that they caused, Trump & Republicans want to spend time micromanaging DC instead of representing their constituents.
If Trump wanted to run DC, he should resign & run for mayor.
I testified in the House Rules Committee to make it clear: hands off DC.
If Trump wanted to run DC, he should resign & run for mayor.
I testified in the House Rules Committee to make it clear: hands off DC.
Sadly, there are many "moderate" state governors and legislatures who will want to comply with this directive, even though there's no reason for them to do so. Our movements need to get them to understand that they'll face serious political consequences for complying.
1) There is no legal basis on which such an executive order against state-level "AI" regulation could possibly be enforced. No state or institution should comply w/ this in advance. Many will, obviously, because every EO this man puts out is a set of marching orders for his cronies; but none should.
NEW: Trump Takes Aim at State AI Laws in Draft Executive Order
All the deets + more w/ @mzeff.bsky.social (it's his first WIRED byline yay!!!!)
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
All the deets + more w/ @mzeff.bsky.social (it's his first WIRED byline yay!!!!)
www.wired.com/story/trump-...
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Sadly, there are many "moderate" state governors and legislatures who will want to comply with this directive, even though there's no reason for them to do so. Our movements need to get them to understand that they'll face serious political consequences for complying.
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Pundits, politicians, & centrist think tanks who disparage NEPA fail to understand that NEPA review *surfaces* stakeholder conflict. Disable NEPA and that conflict does not go away. It'll just shift elsewhere, into the shadows, advantaging those with political power, access, and influence.
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Pundits, politicians, & centrist think tanks who disparage NEPA fail to understand that NEPA review *surfaces* stakeholder conflict. Disable NEPA and that conflict does not go away. It'll just shift elsewhere, into the shadows, advantaging those with political power, access, and influence.
Policy choices to continue expanding fossil fuel production have terrible material consequences.
Important new paper shows that mass casualties from extreme heat are likely at the current level of global warming and will only get worse the more the world warms: “mass mortality events remain plausible at near-future temperatures despite current adaptations to heat”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 19, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Policy choices to continue expanding fossil fuel production have terrible material consequences.
Yet another horrifying attack on freedom of religion in the US. Disturbingly, powerful and influential countries worldwide are not condemning the US for rights violations such as this.
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Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yet another horrifying attack on freedom of religion in the US. Disturbingly, powerful and influential countries worldwide are not condemning the US for rights violations such as this.
thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-tr...
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Perversely, some people who don't care about equity otherwise are suddenly very concerned about the equity impact of taking away driving privileges from unsafe drivers. But they are silent about the equity impacts of forcing people to pay for a car + fuel + maintenance in the first place.
One of the most subtly insane aspects of the unrelenting car dependency we’ve deliberately built across North America is the incredible reluctance we have to remove the driving privilege, even from those who clearly are a danger to themselves & others, because “people have to drive.” #CarDependency
November 18, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Perversely, some people who don't care about equity otherwise are suddenly very concerned about the equity impact of taking away driving privileges from unsafe drivers. But they are silent about the equity impacts of forcing people to pay for a car + fuel + maintenance in the first place.
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Bovino, Stephen Miller, now knife-wielding pervert Teddy bears… what’s even the point of making horror movies now?
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Bovino, Stephen Miller, now knife-wielding pervert Teddy bears… what’s even the point of making horror movies now?
Since Larry Summers is back in the news, I want to reiterate that the moral logic of dumping Larry Summers in a toxic waste pile is impeccable.
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Since Larry Summers is back in the news, I want to reiterate that the moral logic of dumping Larry Summers in a toxic waste pile is impeccable.
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I personally know 4 restaurant managers (2 are kitchen, 2 are general) here in Ashevile, and all of them have confirmed they will not be serving ICE at their restaurants and will trespass them if they refuse to elave
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
November 16, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I personally know 4 restaurant managers (2 are kitchen, 2 are general) here in Ashevile, and all of them have confirmed they will not be serving ICE at their restaurants and will trespass them if they refuse to elave
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors
We aren't a very big city, but we are quite protective of our neighbors