Belinda Appleyard
@belindaappleyard.bsky.social
San Diego and Portland. Interested in climate, nutrition, real estate, and politics both local and national. Street Guru, @docappleyard is my husband.
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If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
November 30, 2025 at 8:42 PM
If the Venezuelan sailors were enemy combatants, then the 2nd strike is a war crime.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
If the Venezuelan sailors weren’t enemy combatants, then both strikes are criminal murder.
It’s that simple.
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Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Can somebody please just leak the Epstein files in their entirety already?
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Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.
Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩🔧
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Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
November 26, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Our convicted felon president, who pardoned Enrique Tarrio, the leader of the Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy, wants to charge Mark Kelly, a decorated war veteran and astronaut, with seditious conspiracy.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
That’s some next-level banana republic shit right there.
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As federal subsidies for clean appliances expire, California spending $100 million to get window heat pumps into low-income homes
As Federal Support Withers, California Invests in Cheap Heat Pumps
The state is allocating more than $100 million to create demand for energy-efficient technologies that renters and low-income residents can afford.
bloom.bg
November 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
As federal subsidies for clean appliances expire, California spending $100 million to get window heat pumps into low-income homes
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The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA will approve two new pesticides containing “forever chemicals” and relax a reporting rule for companies who make products with forever chemicals.
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
The moves come after a $60 million lobbying blitz from the forever chemical industry.
Where is the MAHA outcry?
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“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need - scoop.me
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Why? The country applies the "Housing First" concept agains homelessness.
thebetter.news
November 24, 2025 at 8:01 AM
“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.”
It costs a lot less to house people.
It costs a lot less to house people.
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
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Today is the day that Zohran Mamdani truly became president
November 21, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Today is the day that Zohran Mamdani truly became president
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After that meeting, I'm never playing poker against Zohran Mamdani.
November 21, 2025 at 10:04 PM
After that meeting, I'm never playing poker against Zohran Mamdani.
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Rizzed up by Mamdani, as the young uns would say
November 21, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Rizzed up by Mamdani, as the young uns would say
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
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Extreme weather disasters are driving up home insurance rates nationwide, and New Yorkers have had enough.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
New York bill would make Big Oil pay for the home insurance crisis | Center for Climate Integrity
Senate Bill 8585 would keep insurance affordable and available by holding oil and gas giants accountable for damage from extreme weather disasters
climateintegrity.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Extreme weather disasters are driving up home insurance rates nationwide, and New Yorkers have had enough.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
Senate Bill 8585, introduced this week by New York Senator Brian Kavanagh, would empower insurers in the state to take Big Oil companies to court for fueling climate disasters.
Our tourist economy and natural, clean beaches will be hurt by this.
No drilling, Piggy!
No drilling, Piggy!
The Trump administration has unveiled plans to open the coast of California to offshore drilling, a major provocation against a state that has for decades fought to protect its coastal waters.
Trump officials unveil plan to drill off California, sparking a fight
The Interior Department proposed a five-year plan that would allow offshore oil exploration off the coasts of California, Alaska and in the eastern Gulf of Mexico.
wapo.st
November 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Our tourist economy and natural, clean beaches will be hurt by this.
No drilling, Piggy!
No drilling, Piggy!
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United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
November 20, 2025 at 3:30 AM
United States paid Eswatini $5.1M to accept deportees from third countries, Eswatini’s finance minister confirmed to Reuters.
Woah.
"White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
"White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations
The draft order comes after Republicans in Congress failed to pass a federal ban on state AI regulation, as more lawmakers raise concerns about the technology.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Woah.
"White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
"White House drafts order directing Justice Department to sue states that pass AI regulations."
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance,” writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/17/l...
Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance” | Alaska Beacon
Alaska legislators with the state Joint Armed Services Committee are raising concerns that a federal directive to prepare the Alaska National Guard to deploy domestically for civil unrest could divert...
alaskabeacon.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance,” writes @corinne-smith.bsky.social for the @alaskabeacon.com alaskabeacon.com/2025/11/17/l...
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Robert Reich is exactly right - and Fair Share America's leadership was instrumental in passing the Massachusetts Millionaire's Tax.
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Robert Reich is exactly right - and Fair Share America's leadership was instrumental in passing the Massachusetts Millionaire's Tax.
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
We need to do this in all 50 states.
Read more here: bit.ly/3XzD1iq
#TaxJustice
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Everyday Americans get nickel and dimed while the rich dodge taxes.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
They struggle to get by while the wealth of the 1% skyrockets.
They see their voices drowned out while the well-connected avoid accountability.
There are two sets of rules in America: One for the rich. Another for everyone else.
How are these men so successful, yet can't even use punctuation correctly?
November 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
How are these men so successful, yet can't even use punctuation correctly?