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Data centers are multiplying fast, draining water and power in vulnerable regions. Case studies from Chile, the US, the Netherlands, Mexico, and South Africa shed light on the harms and how frontline communities are pushing back, writes The Maybe’s Hanna Barakat. buff.ly/pzo64Ay
Learnings from Five Cases of Data Center Development and Defiance | TechPolicy.Press
The Maybe's Hanna Barakat considers lessons from five data center developments in Chile, the US, the Netherlands, Mexico, and South Africa.
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June 30, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Data centers are multiplying fast, draining water and power in vulnerable regions. Case studies from Chile, the US, the Netherlands, Mexico, and South Africa shed light on the harms and how frontline communities are pushing back, writes The Maybe’s Hanna Barakat. buff.ly/pzo64Ay
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Pueblo folks, please show your support for environmental justice for our community by following our new organization, Roots to Resilience. It's greatly appreciated!
We just released a new short documentary that captures how Pueblo is at the center of CO's clean energy transition. Pueblo is a powerful example of how communities with deep fossil fuel histories can navigate the renewable energy transition. #VoteSolar #RootsToResilience #PuebloDeservesBetter
Pursuing a Clean Energy Future: A Story of Pueblo's Coal History
YouTube video by Vote Solar
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May 28, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Pueblo folks, please show your support for environmental justice for our community by following our new organization, Roots to Resilience. It's greatly appreciated!
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Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
Know Your Rights | Immigrants' Rights | ACLU
Regardless of your immigration status, you have guaranteed rights under the Constitution. Learn more here about your rights as an immigrant, and how to express them.
www.aclu.org
January 24, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Heads up! The @aclu.org Immigrant Rights Project has an EXCELLENT online resource available in multiple languages to walk immigrants or advocates through various scenarios of encounters with immigration officials or police. It includes contact #s for local ACLU offices.
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
www.aclu.org/know-your-ri...
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The country’s largest insurers spent $120 billion on stock buybacks since 2010, with nearly half of that spent by UnitedHealth - while denying your claim! #HealthCare4All #PeopleB4Profit
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Health Insurers Gave $120 Billion To Shareholders While Denying Your Claim
The country’s largest insurers spent $120 billion on stock buybacks since 2010, with nearly half of that spent by UnitedHealth.
www.levernews.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:19 AM
The country’s largest insurers spent $120 billion on stock buybacks since 2010, with nearly half of that spent by UnitedHealth - while denying your claim! #HealthCare4All #PeopleB4Profit
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
www.levernews.com/health-insur...
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I don't care what you think of Michael Moore. This movie exposes the truth about private insurance and it's every bit as relevant now as it was in 2007, possibly even more so.
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Sicko
YouTube video by YouTube Movies
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December 12, 2024 at 8:23 AM
I don't care what you think of Michael Moore. This movie exposes the truth about private insurance and it's every bit as relevant now as it was in 2007, possibly even more so.
youtu.be/DJ4TQ9q8rPc?...
youtu.be/DJ4TQ9q8rPc?...
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Reminder—If the U.S. had had a single-payer universal health care system in 2020, nearly 212,000 American lives would have been saved that year. In addition, the country would have saved $105 billion in COVID-19 hospitalization expenses alone.
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Study: More Than 335,000 Lives Could Have Been Saved During Pandemic if U.S. Had Universal Health Care
If the U.S. had had a single-payer universal health care system in 2020, nearly 212,000 American lives would have been saved that year, according to a new study
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December 12, 2024 at 12:15 AM
Reminder—If the U.S. had had a single-payer universal health care system in 2020, nearly 212,000 American lives would have been saved that year. In addition, the country would have saved $105 billion in COVID-19 hospitalization expenses alone.
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
ysph.yale.edu/news-article...
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Our current situation is not sustainable. The question is, when will things reach critical mass?
December 12, 2024 at 2:43 AM
Our current situation is not sustainable. The question is, when will things reach critical mass?
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Who here is inclined to agree?
December 11, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Who here is inclined to agree?