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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 2d

We cannot allow states to hide behind consensus as a reason to accept a weak #PlasticsTreaty or to allow negotiations to fail. Time for champions to get creative. #BreakFreeFromPlastic

Jen Iris Allan @jenirisallan.bsky.social · 2d

We make a similar argument here: that the UN won't be able to deliver ambitious plastics treaty. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

UN politics won’t deliver an ambitious plastics treaty

Negotiators again failed to finalize the text for a global plastics treaty in Geneva in August 2025. The talks exposed two harsh truths. Consensus on the treaty text, where no state formally objects, ...

www.science.org

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 8d

The Montreal Protocol (which regulates HFCs) is a clear example of when govts listened to scientists (despite opposition from industry at the time) and very good things happened as a result. Enter Trump, as usual, to fart in the elevator and tell us it’s perfume.

Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 8d

Trump administration wants to roll back regulations on HFCs (very potent greenhouse gases) OVER THE OBJECTIONS OF THE APPLIANCE INDUSTRY.

Here’s why one industry is worried about Trump’s latest climate rollback

The Environmental Protection Agency announced Tuesday that it would rewrite a Biden-era rule aimed at limiting hydrofluorocarbons, a potent greenhouse gas.

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 15d

The 8 months since Trump took office have been full of short-sighted, mean-spirited, and corrupt orders and threats.

It's easy to miss the TACO moments, or that courts have been blocking him on a weekly basis.

There is a big gap between his whims and our reality. You can be part of that gap.

John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 17d

Really enjoyed carrying through midtown Manhattan with this giant banner and a crew of great folks, as part of a much bigger march for climate justice. #MakePollutersPay

Greenpeace USA @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social · 18d

BREAKING: our activists unveiled a GIANT “Climate Polluters Bill” at a shocking 5,000,000,000,000 💰

The ~160' long bill reveals the projected damage caused by Big Oil's climate pollution (Research: tinyurl.com/45yw26z6)

www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

#MakeBillionairesPay #MakePollutersPay

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 19d

Important article on UNEP's leadership undermining the majority of the world's nations in securing a #PlasticsTreaty that fulfills the mandate. Consensus is not going to work, here. There is too much at stake to settle for what the US & Saudi Arabia will accept right now. medium.com/points-of-or...

Palace intrigues

The plastics treaty talks in Geneva ended without a deal. As negotiators weigh their options about the way forward, troubling questions are…

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Kurt Busiek @kurtbusiek.bsky.social · 24d

"I don't care that he's dead."
"He's not a hero."
"He's a scumbag."
"He shouldn't be celebrated."

No, no. I'm not saying that about Charlie Kirk. Charlie Kirk said that about George Floyd.

Just in case anyone's interested in what he thought was fair to say about someone who was killed on camera.

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 28d

The new #MAHA report ducks the tough questions, eg the thousands of unregulated chemicals in plastic packaging, many of which are known to be harmful and leach into our food. Until politicians are willing to stand up to corporations, we will continue to get sick and die from preventable causes.

John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · 28d

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WATCH: MPD collaborates with ICE

D.C. used to limit police collaboration with immigration enforcement. This video investigation shows how much that's changed.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · Sep 6

People from all over are showing up for DC. This is not a moment. It’s a movement. We are united in our demands. We are all DC! #FreeDC

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · Sep 4

NEW: We are suing to block the unlawful deployment of National Guard troops to DC.

Armed soldiers should not be policing American citizens on American soil.

The forced military occupation of the District of Columbia violates our local autonomy and basic freedoms. It must end.

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Sep 4

Strong turnout and powerful speeches (eg from Reps Ayana Pressley and Glenn Ivey and five city council members) at the Free DC press conference this morning. We visited over 200 congressional offices demanding an end to the occupation of our city - before they come for yours.

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Greenpeace USA @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social · Sep 3

🛑 Say NO to mining our vital oceans! NOAA is proposing new regulations that would fast-track seabed mining permits for U.S. companies — a reckless move that puts our deep sea at risk of corporate exploitation.

engage.us.greenpeace.org/onlineaction...

Tell NOAA: Don’t Fast-Track Ocean Destruction

engage.us.greenpeace.org

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Sep 3

And hopefully no one here still needs to hear it, but no, wind farms are not killing the whales, either.

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · Sep 3

If Trump kills the now-frozen offshore wind project, Revolution Wind, utility customers will pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity. 💸

Great reporting by my colleague @jeffstjohn.bsky.social.

www.canarymedia.com/articles/off...

Halting Revolution Wind could be a disaster for New England’s grid

If Trump kills the now-frozen offshore wind project, utility customers will pay more money for dirtier and less reliable electricity.

www.canarymedia.com

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Tabatha Southey 🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · Sep 3

It’s not just that the President of the United States posted a video of eleven people being murdered in international waters it’s that the President of the United States ordered the murder of eleven people in international waters so he could post a video of it.

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Charlie Jane "Lessons in Magic and Disaster" Anders 🏳️‍⚧ @charliejane.bsky.social · Aug 27

Back in 1946, the KKK was trying to make a major comeback after World War II.

Enter Superman — the Man of Steel exposed their secrets and took them down in his radio show.

I asked Rick Bowers, author of Superman vs the Ku Klux Klan, what we can learn from this today

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What We Can Learn From Superman Defeating the KKK

My book Lessons in Magic and Disaster has been out for a week now, and I’ve been so thrilled with the response so far. Bookseller Rowan Julian with The Novel...

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 27

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New Trump Order Among 'Scariest Things I've Seen in US Politics,' Civil Rights Attorney Says | Common Dreams

Civil rights attorney Alec Karakatsanis said that Trump's latest executive order creates "an online portal to permit random fascist vigilantes to join soldiers" to help crack down on protests across t...

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ACLU @aclu.org · Aug 21

The National Guard are meant to be deployed to respond to real emergencies like natural disasters and public health crises.

Advancing President Trump's political agenda is not one of those emergencies — and the former vice chief of the National Guard Bureau agrees.

Former national guard vice chief calls deployment into D.C. an 'intimidation' tactic

Former National Guard Vice Chief Major General Randy E. Manner says deploying the Guard to D.C. will ruin how the average American views the military.

www.npr.org

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National Ocean Protection Coalition (NOPC) @usoceanprotection.bsky.social · Aug 20

After a decade of protection, the Pacific Islands Heritage marine monument was opened to industrial fishing & closed again. New in @nature.com, scientists call for better understanding the impacts of these back-and-forth policies on marine life & communities: tinyurl.com/yc8n4mv6

Study protected waters newly opened up to fishing | Nature

Letter to the Editor

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 15

Get out of our city, you sad fascist creeps.

Jason D. Salvagni @salvagni.org · Aug 15

Trump is a pathological liar attempting to enact fascist policies.

There should be no discussion of any legitimate reasons behind this. Media headlines MUST be about the illegitimacy of this regime and the stripping away of our basic human rights to have any truth whatsoever.

CNN @cnn.com · Aug 15

JUST IN: Attorney General Pam Bondi orders DC to end sanctuary city policies and appoints emergency police commissioner. cnn.it/4ot0IoS

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 15

Despite the support of most of the world's governments, no agreement on a #PlasticsTreaty was reached in Geneva. The only thing the US had to say in the end was to shut down input from civil society. Negotiations will continue, and the movement to #BreakFreeFromPlastic will continue to grow.

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Anja Krieger @anjakrieger.bsky.social · Aug 9

Five days into the last round of #plasticstreaty negotiations, @magnuslovold.bsky.social and I got together to discuss where we stand. Listen here 🎧

#INC52
on.soundcloud.com/E1eFAK5VLUZF...

How (Not) to Make a Plastics Treaty - Update from Geneva

The podcast on plastic, people, and the planet by @anjakrieger. Plastics have become the basis for our modern lives, but they also pollute the planet. Will we be able to develop a healthy relationshi

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 9

Takes one to know one, I guess.

But seriously, does Trump think DC wants or would ever allow him to “take over” our city, even if he wasn’t making up the rationale?

Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Aug 9

Remember that this has nothing to do with crime in Washington, which is plummeting, and everything to do with Trump making sure that he has effective command and control of the streets of the city in advance of eventually declaring martial law sometime around the 2026 midterms.

This is *very* dark.

Reuters @reuters.com · Aug 9

White House to hold press conference on crime in DC on Monday, Trump says reut.rs/45sIICm

John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 8

There are 234 petrochemical industry lobbyists in these plastics treaty negotiations. Polluters should not be allowed to write the rules. We've already had 70 years of self-regulation by the petrochem industry; we're here working on a treaty because that has had disastrous consequences for us all.

Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · Aug 8

❌ Plastics Treaty not for sale!
Oil producing countries want to sell out the #PlasticsTreaty to the fossil fuel lobby! We can’t let them!
Watch and share the video to demand world leaders to step up and deliver a strong treaty that cuts plastic production!
www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 7

Greetings from Geneva!

Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · Aug 7

🚨BREAKING: Greenpeace activists just exposed the Big Oil lobbyists inside UN #PlasticsTreaty talks partnering with oil producing countries to try to sell out the treaty.
Tell world leaders and ministers: Deliver a strong treaty that cuts plastic production now www.greenpeace.org/PlasticsTreaty

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John H @jhocevar.bsky.social · Aug 5

Popular opinion: insisting on maintaining norms of business formal attire at a UN mtg in the summer is a form of climate denial. People are less likely to walk or bike if they can't dress comfortably, and venues must be air conditioned to suit(!) delegates wearing layers of clothing. #INC5.2 #UNEP

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