Joe Robertson
@joro.bsky.social
Executive Director, @climatecivics.org; Chief Strategist, climatevalue.net; Founder, Earthintel.org, NavigatorNews.net & Activv.net
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Joe Robertson
@joro.bsky.social
· Jul 31
Climate protection is a fundamental human right
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People sworn to uphold the Constitution say they killed 11 people bc there might have been drugs on a boat that might have later met up with a larger boat that might have gone to Suriname from where it was possible the possible drugs might have gone eventually to the US. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 PM
People sworn to uphold the Constitution say they killed 11 people bc there might have been drugs on a boat that might have later met up with a larger boat that might have gone to Suriname from where it was possible the possible drugs might have gone eventually to the US. www.cnn.com/2025/12/05/p...
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How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
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Exclusive: Boat at center of double-tap strike controversy was meeting vessel headed to Suriname, admiral told lawmakers | CNN Politics
The alleged drug traffickers killed by the US military in a strike on September 2 were heading to link up with another, larger vessel that was bound for Suriname — a small South American country east ...
www.cnn.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:11 PM
How is U.S. military killing these 11 people keeping drugs (fentanyl) out of the United States?
USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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USG knew the drugs (cocaine) were headed to Suriname.
Yes, that's the OTHER DIRECTION.
Read what Bradley-Caine told lawmakers:
Scoop by @natashabertrand.bsky.social
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The Supreme Court cannot lawfully revoke the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to people born in the United States. The Ninth Amendment makes clear, rights do not even need to be written to enjoy full protection. The Court’s job is to curtail power, not rights. the-ctzn.org/bill-of-righ...
Bill of Rights
The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Convention…
the-ctzn.org
December 5, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Supreme Court cannot lawfully revoke the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to people born in the United States. The Ninth Amendment makes clear, rights do not even need to be written to enjoy full protection. The Court’s job is to curtail power, not rights. the-ctzn.org/bill-of-righ...
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So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
So he’s saying when he was a podcaster he was being paid to lie and invent conspiracies for his listeners but now he has to tell the truth.
“war-and-peace deals are about advancing and preserving moral values and strategic interests. And you don’t compromise on those with a fascist aggressor.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | The ‘Useful Idiots’ From America Whom Putin Is Playing Like a Flute
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“war-and-peace deals are about advancing and preserving moral values and strategic interests. And you don’t compromise on those with a fascist aggressor.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
The President has no lawful authority to start a war or to target civilians, regardless of what excuse he comes up with. Blowing up boats full of civilians is murder. Congress can stop this. Urge them to pass War Powers resolutions to put an end to illegal killings. fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/142...
Condemn Trump’s Murder on the High Seas
The Trump administration is blowing up Venezuelan boats, deliberately killing civilians outside of war, in an illegal use of military force.
fcnl.quorum.us
December 5, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The President has no lawful authority to start a war or to target civilians, regardless of what excuse he comes up with. Blowing up boats full of civilians is murder. Congress can stop this. Urge them to pass War Powers resolutions to put an end to illegal killings. fcnl.quorum.us/campaign/142...
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ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
“Riots Raging”: The Misleading Story Fox News Told About Portland Before Trump Sent Troops
After reviewing coverage from the network and hours of social media videos that preceded Trump’s decision, ProPublica found that Fox’s portrayal of “Portland rioters” routinely instigating violence wa...
www.propublica.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:15 AM
ProPublica examined months of Fox News’ coverage and reviewed over 700 videos posted on social media.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
The network used five-year-old footage, mislabeled other dates and implied footage from elsewhere was in Portland.
This is obvious bad faith nonsense from SCOTUS: ‘In its Thursday decision to side with Texas, the Supreme Court said the panel “failed to honor the presumption of legislative good faith by construing ambiguous direct and circumstantial evidence against the legislature.”’ apple.news/AtMZxiloBTSW...
Supreme Court lets Texas use gerrymandered map that could give GOP 5 more House seats — NPR
The Supreme Court has cleared the way for a Texas congressional map that may help the GOP win five more U.S. House seats in the 2026 midterms. A lower court found the map is likely unconstitutional.
apple.news
December 5, 2025 at 4:14 AM
This is obvious bad faith nonsense from SCOTUS: ‘In its Thursday decision to side with Texas, the Supreme Court said the panel “failed to honor the presumption of legislative good faith by construing ambiguous direct and circumstantial evidence against the legislature.”’ apple.news/AtMZxiloBTSW...
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By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
The President of the United States owes honorable service & genuine protection to every human being in the country—all of whom enjoy the same due process rights that have so benefited him. Calling an entire group of people “garbage” is a declaration that he has no intent to serve anyone with honor.
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
The President of the United States owes honorable service & genuine protection to every human being in the country—all of whom enjoy the same due process rights that have so benefited him. Calling an entire group of people “garbage” is a declaration that he has no intent to serve anyone with honor.
The Trump administration’s insane lust for inhuman violence & human rights violations are actual crimes against every person in the United States. The Bill of Rights absolutely forbids anyone in office from engaging in or condoning such cruelty. apple.news/AqDtNZ4p0QpK...
Detainees at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ facing ‘harrowing human right violations’, new report alleges — Guardian US
Amnesty International finds immigrants at Florida facility were shackled and left outside in metal cage for up to a day
apple.news
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The Trump administration’s insane lust for inhuman violence & human rights violations are actual crimes against every person in the United States. The Bill of Rights absolutely forbids anyone in office from engaging in or condoning such cruelty. apple.news/AqDtNZ4p0QpK...
Trump campaigned on the promise to lower costs for American families & businesses. Now, as his policies drive costs higher, he claims Americans aren’t facing higher costs & they should just get over it. He cannot resist revealing his absolute disdain for the American people.
That’s Trump’s message to millions of struggling families. Your suffering isn't real. It's a hoax, just like the Epstein files!
December 3, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Trump campaigned on the promise to lower costs for American families & businesses. Now, as his policies drive costs higher, he claims Americans aren’t facing higher costs & they should just get over it. He cannot resist revealing his absolute disdain for the American people.
Trump admin claims killing all survivors in the Sep 2 missile strike was “warranted” bc they “radioed cartel members”, an allegedly “hostile action”. Was there any capability to harm US personnel? Are not injured people allowed to seek rescue? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
U.S. Military’s Boat Strikes Planning Takes On New Significance
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Trump admin claims killing all survivors in the Sep 2 missile strike was “warranted” bc they “radioed cartel members”, an allegedly “hostile action”. Was there any capability to harm US personnel? Are not injured people allowed to seek rescue? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/u...
No American politician has ever done as much as Trump to make cars less affordable. Now, the man who illegally taxes Americans without an act of Congress is forcing Americans to spend more on fuel—a giveaway to foreign petro states that will hurt American business. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Trump Returns to Gasoline as Fuel of Choice for Cars, Gutting Biden’s Climate Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
No American politician has ever done as much as Trump to make cars less affordable. Now, the man who illegally taxes Americans without an act of Congress is forcing Americans to spend more on fuel—a giveaway to foreign petro states that will hurt American business. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/c...
Let’s be clear: Most Americans do not earn enough to owe $25,000 in taxes, and catastrophic health events often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. What Hawley is proposing is to shift the cost of healthcare from the wealthy & corporations onto hard-working & vulnerable American families.
Hawley is pitching his colleagues — and Trump — on a new health care plan that would allow all tax payers to deduct up to $25K/person in medical expenses.
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley told us he recently discussed the idea with Trump: “I said...'no taxes on tips, no taxes on health care’, and he goes ‘oh I like that."
Hawley pitches new health care tax plan
The Missouri Republican is proposing making it easier for more tax payers to deduct medical expenses — and has pitched Donald Trump on the idea.
www.politico.com
December 3, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Let’s be clear: Most Americans do not earn enough to owe $25,000 in taxes, and catastrophic health events often cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. What Hawley is proposing is to shift the cost of healthcare from the wealthy & corporations onto hard-working & vulnerable American families.
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1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
Kushner’s Moscow mission wasn’t just corrupt. It was unconstitutional.
Jared Kushner, President Trump’s son-in-law, has been traveling the world to participate in high-stakes foreign policy negotiations on behalf of the president.
popular.info
December 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
1. Jared Kushner's trip to Moscow yesterday was not just unethical; it was illegal.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
You cannot accept tens of millions of dollars from foreign governments and simultaneously conduct high-level diplomacy for the federal government.
It says it right in the Constitution.
No one, including the President has lawful authority use public power to commit crimes. There is no immunity for flagrantly unlawful acts. the-ctzn.org/2025/10/25/p...
Presidential immunity does not apply to unlawful acts
In the summer of 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States shocked the world by issuing a ruling that appeared to contravene the Constitution of the United States and all of the principles on wh…
the-ctzn.org
December 3, 2025 at 5:02 PM
No one, including the President has lawful authority use public power to commit crimes. There is no immunity for flagrantly unlawful acts. the-ctzn.org/2025/10/25/p...
Rapid business-model change is coming. Polluting industries need to get serious about a future without pollution. activevalue.org/2025/11/26/i...
Incumbent industries are too comfortable
Rapid business-model change is coming. Polluting industries need to get serious about a future without pollution. There is a lot of talk about the breakdown in trust which is roiling and …
activevalue.org
December 3, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Rapid business-model change is coming. Polluting industries need to get serious about a future without pollution. activevalue.org/2025/11/26/i...
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If the entire Trump administration doesn't realize that this would guarantee that the Trump pardons they're all banking on will also be declared invalid by a future president, nobody tell them.
BREAKING: President Trump declared that all of former President Biden’s pardons are now “invalid.” There is no legal mechanism for presidents to revoke their predecessors’ pardons but if Trump is taken seriously, thousands could be thrown into legal chaos.
Trump Claims Former President Joe Biden’s Pardons Are Invalid
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 AM
If the entire Trump administration doesn't realize that this would guarantee that the Trump pardons they're all banking on will also be declared invalid by a future president, nobody tell them.
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Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Officials prepare immigration operation in Minnesota that would focus on Somali immigrants, source tells AP, as Trump says he doesn't want Somalis in U.S.
Federal authorities plan operation in Minnesota focusing on Somali immigrants, AP source says
Federal authorities are preparing an immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, focusing on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Federal Government Announces Racial Profiling Campaign, Explains It’s Because of the President’s Personal Bigotry
Family of Colombian fisherman killed in Trump-Hegseth missile strike on Sep
15, which destroyed a boat the Trump admin falsely claimed was Venezuelan, has filed a formal complaint with that Inter-American Court of Human Rights, demanding accountability for the killing. apple.news/AmASzeQRvR6q...
15, which destroyed a boat the Trump admin falsely claimed was Venezuelan, has filed a formal complaint with that Inter-American Court of Human Rights, demanding accountability for the killing. apple.news/AmASzeQRvR6q...
Family of victim in Trump drug boat killings files first formal complaint — Guardian US
Exclusive: Petition says Colombia citizen Alejandro Carranza Medina was illegally killed in US airstrike on 15 September
apple.news
December 3, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Family of Colombian fisherman killed in Trump-Hegseth missile strike on Sep
15, which destroyed a boat the Trump admin falsely claimed was Venezuelan, has filed a formal complaint with that Inter-American Court of Human Rights, demanding accountability for the killing. apple.news/AmASzeQRvR6q...
15, which destroyed a boat the Trump admin falsely claimed was Venezuelan, has filed a formal complaint with that Inter-American Court of Human Rights, demanding accountability for the killing. apple.news/AmASzeQRvR6q...
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Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Exclusive: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave an order to “kill everybody” in the first strike on suspected drug boats in the Caribbean. After two men survived, the mission commander ordered a second strike to comply with Hegseth’s instructions, according to two sources.
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 29, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reminder that shortly after ordering these strikes, Hegseth removed the press corps from the Pentagon and the SouthCom Commander overseeing operations in the Caribbean unexpectedly announced he is stepping down 2 yrs before his term is up. What we are seeing is just the tip of the iceberg.
Trump declares affordability “a con job”, in apparent recognition that he is making life more expensive & insecure for most Americans. Do Republican members of Congress really want to campaign on Trump’s “no affordability for you” idea? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Trump Calls Affordability a ‘Con Job’ as His Edge on the Economy Slips
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Trump declares affordability “a con job”, in apparent recognition that he is making life more expensive & insecure for most Americans. Do Republican members of Congress really want to campaign on Trump’s “no affordability for you” idea? www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Trump’s crusade to snatch food away from families in need continues.
Why doesn’t this Administration stop litigating hunger and actually focus on helping people?
These are people's lives, not some silly partisan game.
Why doesn’t this Administration stop litigating hunger and actually focus on helping people?
These are people's lives, not some silly partisan game.
The Trump administration plans to block Democratic-controlled states from accessing billions of dollars they need to run their food stamp programs unless governors turn over benefits rolls to federal officials.
Trump administration will block SNAP management funds for blue states
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said officials won’t send money to administer food stamps to states that don’t share information about benefits recipients with the federal government.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Trump’s crusade to snatch food away from families in need continues.
Why doesn’t this Administration stop litigating hunger and actually focus on helping people?
These are people's lives, not some silly partisan game.
Why doesn’t this Administration stop litigating hunger and actually focus on helping people?
These are people's lives, not some silly partisan game.
If the Trump admin is seizing federal funds allocated by Congress & demanding NYC discriminate to please the bigot in chief, it is engaging in a corrupt abuse of office.
The Trump administration has started discussions with New York officials on whether the Hudson River tunnel and Second Avenue Subway projects comply with new rules on diversity
NY, Trump Administration in Talks on Resuming Paused Transit Funds
The Trump administration has started discussions with New York officials on whether the Hudson River tunnel and Second Avenue Subway projects comply with new rules on diversity, fueling hope the US Department of Transportation will free up $18 billion in funding tied to developments in the area.
bloom.bg
December 2, 2025 at 10:03 PM
If the Trump admin is seizing federal funds allocated by Congress & demanding NYC discriminate to please the bigot in chief, it is engaging in a corrupt abuse of office.