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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 14h

Do not threaten me with a good time…

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 15h

CHICAGO — WGN News editor/producer Debbie Brockman grabbed by Trump’s ICE goons.. who then intentionally ram a bystander’s car as they peel away.

More: www.fox32chicago.com/news/wgn-new...

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 14h

Now that we know the Executive can just permit some energy projects & refuse to permit others, if a Dem ever gets back in the White House, we should stop negotiating w oil and gas Republicans for "permitting reform" and just stop permitting fossil fuels while permitting the fuck out of clean energy.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 15h

this is such a wild and weird takeaway from this situation

permitting reform will not save renewable energy if a government simply doesn’t want to issue permits

unless you’re trying to literally require permits in all cases or just end all permits ever

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50501 New York @50501newyork.bsky.social · 1d

NYC Emergency Rally:
Hands Off Letitia James

This indictment is nothing more than a politically motivated attack by Trump to intimidate a Black woman who dares to hold him accountable—NY will fight back:

📅 Friday, October 10th
⏰ 5:30 PM
📍 Foley Square

Learn more:
www.mobilize.us/ny-wfp/event...

SOLIDARITY RALLY
HANDS OFF
TISH JAMES
FRIDAY (10/10)
FOLEY SQUARE AT 5:30

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Profit Greenly @profitgreenly.bsky.social · 23h

~40% of the ENTIRE corn crop of the US is used to make ethanol. This gets blended with gasoline to power well under 10% of our vehicle miles. If we converted 100% of our vehicles to EVs installing solar on a small fraction of the land this corn is grown on would power them all.

US domestic corn use graph from 1980 to 2020. The orange bar representing "Alcohol for fuel use" (aka ethanol) starts growing in early 2000s, explodes before 2010 and stays huge through the graphs 2022 end. This explains most of the increased corn production in the US.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 1d

Are we great yet?

Mark Bray, a Rutgers University professor and expert on anti-fascist groups, is fleeing to Spain with his family due to death threats that stem from a campaign by Turning Point USA and other conservative groups to get him fired, falsely labeling him as an antifa member.

Antifa expert at Rutgers University says he is moving to Spain because of death threats

An expert on anti-fascist groups who teaches at New Jersey’s flagship state university is moving his family overseas.

apnews.com

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 1d

Give me the peace prize or I will declare war on you is definitely a take.

Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 1d

The Guardian- The US president may impose tariffs, demand higher NATO contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says, if on Friday he is not awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. www.theguardian.com/world/202...

Norway braces for Trump’s reaction if he does not win Nobel peace prize

US president may impose tariffs, demand higher Nato contributions or even declare Norway an enemy, analyst says

www.theguardian.com

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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 2d

For all its talk of cutting waste in the federal government, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to a major source of waste, fraud, and corruption: the oil and gas industry. Read more from @americanprogress.bsky.social ➡️ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

www.americanprogress.org

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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 3d

Gonna be thinking about this lede for a minute.

(RNS) — Last month, the Rev. David Black stood in front of a Chicago-area U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility and spread his arms wide. Adorned in all black and wearing a clerical collar, the pastor looked up at a group of masked, heavily armed ICE agents on the roof and began to pray.

“I invited them to repentance,” Black, a minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA), said in an interview. “I basically offered an altar call. I invited them to come and receive that salvation, and be part of the kingdom that is coming.”

But when Black began to lower his arms a few seconds later, the agents responded to his spiritual plea by firing pepper balls, or chemical agents that cause eye irritation and respiratory distress, video footage shows. One struck Black in the head, exploding into a puff of white pepper smoke and forcing him to his knees. Fellow demonstrators rushed to his aid, and as the pastor rubbed his face in pain, the agents continued to fire.

“We could hear them laughing,” Black said.

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Rise and Resist @riseandresist.bsky.social · 6d

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📣 NO KINGS N.Y.C.
📍 Times Square (the red steps)
📆 October 18th
⏰ 11am

The NYC march route is from Times Sq, south on 7th Ave, dispersing at 14th St.
We need your help to make this big, and to make our voices heard.
Bring a friend, tell a friend, sign up to volunteer at NoKingsNYC.org

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4d

News that shocks no one: Carbon offsets do nothing for climate.

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Mahan @simonmahan.bsky.social · 4d

Duke Energy’s Resource Plan Delays Wind Energy Development Until 2040s www.sewind.org/news/duke-en...

Duke Energy’s Resource Plan Delays Wind Energy Development Until 2040s — Southeastern Wind Coalition

Onshore and offshore wind indefinitely delayed as Duke cites site assessment challenges and federal policy impacts.

www.sewind.org

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Representative Becca Balint @balint.house.gov · 4d

The type of regime that uses military-style raids to tear children out of bed in the middle of the night is an authoritarian one. This is a manufactured crisis and an escalation in force and violence that is traumatizing families. Terrifying scenes in Chicago due to ICE.

'Military-Style' ICE Raid In Chicago Shows Escalation in Tactics

Witnesses said children were taken from their homes unclothed and separated from their parents during the raid.

time.com

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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 4d

unsurprising, but still so very bad

Public Citizen @publiccitizen.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING: The Trump admin has installed 100+ fossil fuel insiders and corporate lobbyists to roles across federal agencies.

These staffers are enacting a dirty energy agenda and destroying our public lands.

Our new report with Revolving Door Project breaks it all down ⬇️

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Liza Goitein @lizagoitein.bsky.social · 5d

This morning, hours after a federal judge ruled that it would be illegal to federalize and deploy Oregon National Guard troops in Portland, Trump deployed federalized California National Guard troops in Portland. 1/16

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Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 5d

My latest reprinted in @truthout.org.

Trump Is Releasing the Full Force of Federal Police on Chicago

Trump is normalizing attacks on blue cities because he intends to overpower hubs of democratic resistance.

truthout.org

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Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 6d

I visited the apartment building ICE raided on Tuesday today. Story to come, but you can walk right in. Half of the apartments have no doors on them. Children's stuff abandoned in some flats. *Citizen* residents told me they were arrested and held for hours in zipties. This is America

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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 7d

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

Let us in. Hold ICE accountable. Tear down the fence.

This is what we are demanding from the Broadview ICE facility, and nothing less.

Our leaders can decide whether they stand with the people or with ICE. There is no middle ground.

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Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · 7d

ICE just blatantly violated the law and arrested sitting Chicago Alderperson Jessie Fuentes while seeking to illegally arrest a patient in a hospital. Fuck these fascists.

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 7d

NEW: ICE is planning to hire a team of nearly 30 people to surveil social media 24/7, build dossiers on people, and flag them for arrest and deportation. @dell.bsky.social has the scoop: www.wired.com/story/ice-so...

ICE Wants to Build Out a 24/7 Social Media Surveillance Team

Documents show ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

www.wired.com

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 7d

El Segundo is the largest oil refinery on the west coast. It was built in 1911, when William Taft occupied the White House.

Before television, radio, air travel, or antibiotics.

The political power of Big Oil keeps us stuck in the dangerous, regrettable past.

www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/n...

Large fire erupts at Los Angeles-area Chevron refinery in El Segundo

Officials say a large fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, in Los Angeles County, has been contained and there are no reports of injuries.

www.cbsnews.com

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 7d

Join us Kristi Noem!

9AM Press Conference at 1930 Beach St

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 7d

Imagine destroying lives for mid-videos.

The other thing these videos do is provide evidence, for when they're eventually tried for their crimes.

They broke into that building and those homes without warrants. They stole people's furniture and possessions.

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Emily Sanders @emdashsanders.bsky.social · 7d

The top energy official for the U.S. government — which will now provide more than $34 billion a year to the fossil fuel industry — is claiming there are no oil and gas subsidies.

DOE officials are banned from using the words "Tax breaks/tax credits/subsidies”.

www.exxonknews.org/p/the-fossil...

The fossil fuel subsidy denier-in-chief

Fossil fuel companies are getting propped up with billions in tax dollars, but the U.S. energy secretary claims otherwise.

www.exxonknews.org

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