LeapingOtter
@leapingotter.bsky.social
Climate, biodiversity, arts, activism XRSFBAY
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Today, #12Feb2026, the US government chose profits over people.
#EPASterilized
The US will no longer fight #GlobalWarming 🦋
#EPASterilized
The US will no longer fight #GlobalWarming 🦋
February 12, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Today, #12Feb2026, the US government chose profits over people.
#EPASterilized
The US will no longer fight #GlobalWarming 🦋
#EPASterilized
The US will no longer fight #GlobalWarming 🦋
Members of Congress have until this Friday, February 13, to decide the DHS budget for the rest of the year. Demand your Senators vote NO on funding for ICE.
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Demand Senators vote NO on funding for ICE
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February 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Members of Congress have until this Friday, February 13, to decide the DHS budget for the rest of the year. Demand your Senators vote NO on funding for ICE.
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Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
February 12, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Trump's big, ugly budget megabill gives ICE more agents than the FBI, more jails than the federal Bureau of Prisons, and a larger budget than most countries' militaries.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
It does this by stripping food away from children, the disabled, and the working poor.
Not one more penny.
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“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Opinion | Affordability and the ‘Epstein Class’ Will Define American Politics
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 1:57 AM
“When Citizens United was decided in 2010, billionaires had spent $18 million on the 2000 election, $13M 2004 and $16M in 2008. Then came the deluge. In 2012 it was $231M, and nearly doubled again in next three election cycles —to $682M in 2016, $1.2 billion in 2020 and $2.6 billion in 2024.” Gift:
Criminal
The US EPA confirms that the Trump administration this week will overturn the scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation. www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump set to repeal landmark climate finding in huge regulatory rollback this week
The Trump administration is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal greenhouse-gas regulation, the Environmental Protection Agency said.
www.reuters.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:14 AM
Criminal
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NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next
ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.
www.wired.com
February 10, 2026 at 4:13 PM
NEW: ICE has a plan to lease offices across the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
Today, @wired.com is publishing dozens of those locations. Many are near schools, medical offices, and places of worship.
Vital work from @leahfeiger.bsky.social that I'm proud to publish.
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@allinwithchris.bsky.social, @jenpsaki.bsky.social, @maddow.bsky.social 3 years & 162 days left before we expend the 1.5C Global Carbon Budget, which means 1.5C of global heating is locked in and global tipping points will be crossed. How many years before you start reporting on the Climate Crisis?
February 10, 2026 at 1:27 AM
@allinwithchris.bsky.social, @jenpsaki.bsky.social, @maddow.bsky.social 3 years & 162 days left before we expend the 1.5C Global Carbon Budget, which means 1.5C of global heating is locked in and global tipping points will be crossed. How many years before you start reporting on the Climate Crisis?
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I am so constantly angry. THIS IS NOT OKAY!
During an abduction operation conducted by US Marshals, ICE, and local police in Memphis, Tennessee, a federal goon was observed kicking a puppy in the face. February 5, 2026
February 6, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I am so constantly angry. THIS IS NOT OKAY!
Very well-spoken amphibian makes the case for non-violent direct action and humor
Peaceful resistance has been proven throughout history to play an essential role in defeating authoritarianism. So here we are. We’re angry, we're determined, and we're not going to stop fighting, creatively and peacefully. We are the PORTLAND FROG BRIGADE.
February 6, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Very well-spoken amphibian makes the case for non-violent direct action and humor
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Please sign - it would be too embarrassing if @sfballet.bsky.social did not cancel their perfs at the KENNEDY Center. c.org/vwDW2gyFSM
Have you seen this petition yet?
Cancel the San Francisco Ballet performance at Kennedy Center
c.org
February 6, 2026 at 5:55 PM
Please sign - it would be too embarrassing if @sfballet.bsky.social did not cancel their perfs at the KENNEDY Center. c.org/vwDW2gyFSM
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Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 AM
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
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Jeff Bezos is every bit the bond villain we knew he could be.
(courtesy of @dennisgoris.bsky.social)
(courtesy of @dennisgoris.bsky.social)
February 5, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Jeff Bezos is every bit the bond villain we knew he could be.
(courtesy of @dennisgoris.bsky.social)
(courtesy of @dennisgoris.bsky.social)
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building
The Trump administration has claimed the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building. But new documents make no mention of the gang and reveal federal agents had information about “ille...
www.propublica.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Remember that midnight raid in Chicago supposedly to arrest Tren del Aragua members? Newly revealed court docs show that the raid was facilitated by the building owners who are now accused of using the raid to evict tenants. DHS never mentions TDA in their filings: www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
February 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Jeff Bezos took over the Washington Post Editorial Board and turned it into a mouthpiece for pro-corporate, pro-billionaire propaganda.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
Now, WaPo is laying off hundreds of *real* journalists — including the reporter covering Amazon.
Democracy dies in billionaire hands.
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Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
Accounting for methane from natural gas infrastructure in United States greenhouse gas emission estimates
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that United States net greenhouse gas emissions have declined over the last two decades and are no…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Methane pollution from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire economies of all but seven nations on earth.
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
(This is with methane's climate impacts conservatively evaluated over a 100-year time frame. Evaluated over shorter time frames, methane's impacts are worse.)
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Clergyman AJ Muste was alone in front of the White House protesting the war in Vietnam. When asked if he thought he was going to change the country, he famously replied:
"I don't do this to change the country, I do this so the country won't change me."
"I don't do this to change the country, I do this so the country won't change me."
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 PM
Clergyman AJ Muste was alone in front of the White House protesting the war in Vietnam. When asked if he thought he was going to change the country, he famously replied:
"I don't do this to change the country, I do this so the country won't change me."
"I don't do this to change the country, I do this so the country won't change me."
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We're going to need the kind of mutual aid that Minnesotans have been demonstrating everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s SNAP rules are about to imperil food access for millions
New work rules take effect this week, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.
www.motherjones.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:03 PM
We're going to need the kind of mutual aid that Minnesotans have been demonstrating everywhere: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Another morning well-spent with a couple thousand other protesters in this human banner on Ocean Beach. My first time was 9 years ago!!
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
Photos: Hundreds of S.F. protesters form banner with message to ICE
The protesters, motivated by the killings this month of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent and Alex Pretti by Border Patrol officers, spelled out “ABOLISH” on Ocean...
www.sfchronicle.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Another morning well-spent with a couple thousand other protesters in this human banner on Ocean Beach. My first time was 9 years ago!!
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/h...
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Wow TWO more deaths in the LA jails yesterday, bring the total in custody deaths for JUST JANUARY up to seven:
January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Wow TWO more deaths in the LA jails yesterday, bring the total in custody deaths for JUST JANUARY up to seven:
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Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Here's an opportunity to support the other journalist arrested today; Georgia Fort, who will have far fewer resources available to her than Don Lemon.
I just used @proposalspace.com to submit my 2026 California Resource Recovery Association proposal, "Roundtable: Vanquishing Recycling Cynicism!" to CRRA 2026 Call for Proposals!
January 30, 2026 at 5:30 PM
I just used @proposalspace.com to submit my 2026 California Resource Recovery Association proposal, "Roundtable: Vanquishing Recycling Cynicism!" to CRRA 2026 Call for Proposals!
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Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
January 29, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Getting the impression that ICE is gearing up for a pogrom in Springfield, Ohio, which was ground zero of Vance’s lies about Haitians during the campaign. Haitians lose temporary protected status on February 3rd. Reporters, lawyers, neighbors — please get ready.
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NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.
Six Senators Accuse Deputy Attorney General of “Glaring” Crypto Conflict, Cite ProPublica Investigation
The senators presented a letter demanding that top DOJ official Todd Blanche clarify the legality of his actions, pointing to ProPublica reporting that found he owned at least $159,000 in related asse...
www.propublica.org
January 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
NEW: Six senators accused Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche of a “glaring” conflict of interest, citing ProPublica reporting that found he held at least $159,000 in related investments when he shut down crypto investigations at the DOJ.