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Just Kevin
@kevinleecaster.bsky.social
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A climate action advocate running on a drained battery. I tried to convince y'all that the constant criticism of Democrats was going to put the GOP back in charge, but oh well here we are. Supporting Democrats is a lot better than living under GOP rule.
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · Jun 5
The quickest way to "judge" whether to follow my account would be to read this thread of the posts I've pinned to my profile since joining the #BlueSky community of blockers. Not you. You haven't blocked me yet. Before you do feel free to read these though.
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · Jun 5
Whether or not Israel was committing genocide last year or this year is for the courts to decide. That's just the way I am.

If you accuse Democrats of having supported a genocide, you are a lying Kremlin useful idiot imso.

You've been gaslit into believing lies like these.
Rich Dools Jr. (Rocky) @richdoolsjr.bsky.social Well sir, what they did didn't work out for them or us? They funded genocide for 4 years & lost 6 million voters! What they didn't do, they didn't even try to codify roe, increase minimum wage, stop price gouging, expand the Supreme Court, universal healthcare, get homeless veterans off the streets! June 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 9m
Deforestation in catchment areas can increase the risk of large-scale flooding by up to 700%, highlighting the critical role of forest canopies in flood mitigation. doi.org/g95442
Deforestation can cause eight-fold increase in flood event risk
New research, based on forest fires in Australia, proves there is a significantly higher risk of large-scale flooding when major deforestation has occurred in catchment areas.
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Bolts @boltsmag.org · 13h
Don Sosebee had never thought much about prisons, but that changed when Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced a new mega prison in his rural community. “They’re not taking care of us.”
The Prison Next Door
How Arkansas’ secretive plan for a new state lockup angered people in a deep red corner of rural America—and changed how some see incarceration.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 20h
Pennsylvania Republicans are aiming to erase Democrats' majority on the state supreme court in November.

But this sort of push has virtually no precedent or template in this state, making a weird campaign where everyone is trying to find their mark.

A great new read:
boltsmag.org/pennsylvania...
Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania's Supreme Court - Bolts
The GOP is making an expensive push to end Democrats’ majority on a court at the center of election lawsuits, sparking a fledging campaign season with little precedent or template.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h
NEW: I spoke to clergy and faith leaders who've joined protests at the Chicago-area ICE facility.

Three say they've been shot with pepper balls, sometimes while praying.

All say ICE is also violating their religious freedom, and one is arguing it in court. religionnews.com/2025/10/07/i...
Religious protesters say ICE threatens religious freedom in Chicago
(RNS) — Despite potential danger, religious leaders and faith activists have been a visible presence at Chicago-area ICE protests, some waving signs with slogans such as ‘Love thy neighbor’ and ‘Who w...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 41m
O’Neal leads 54% to 46% with 60% reporting, but local media called it for her and Pruhs conceded.

This is the first election on my guide for this fall to be resolved: boltsmag.org/whats-on-the...
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Twitter Expat 🧚🏽‍♀️🧚🏽 @pinkdream.bsky.social · 9m
Whoop whoop!!!!
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 46m
JUST IN: The Republican Mayor of Fairbanks, Alaska’s second biggest city, lost re-election last night to a Democrat.

Mayor David Pruhs is a conservative who fought protections for LGBTQ+ residents; he made comments this year drew condemnation this year from Alaska Natives. He lost to Mindy O'Neall.
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Sue Stone @knittingknots.bsky.social · 9m
Republican Jim Jordan Crumbles After Being Backed Into Corner Over Jeffrey Epstein www.thedailybeast.com/republican-c...
Republican Crumbles After Being Backed Into Corner Over Epstein
Jim Jordan was pressed about why a new Democratic representative has yet to be sworn in after she vowed to support a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 14h
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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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22m
Last night, my team filed a motion to defend voters in California.

DOJ sued 8 states. My firm has filed to protect voters in all 8 states.

We will never back down from the fight to protect free and fair elections.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 6d
DOJ has sued 8 states for refusing to turn over their full, unreacted voter files.

My team has now filed motions to defend voters in 7 of those cases in ME, MI, MN, NH, NY, OR and PA.

I suggest that DOJ monitor the docket in the remaining one in CA.
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JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 9m
We have two EVs. Currently my wife charges them at work at a rate of (for our commutes/typical driving) 17 cents for every 4.5 miles. For a 30 mpg car, this comes out to about $1.13 per gallon of gas equivalent.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h
we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.
How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State
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JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 9m
We are having solar installed, and once it's in place our charging will be functionally free at least half the year, and very cheap the rest of the year.

EVs also require approximately zero maintenance. We need to have our tires rotated sometimes. The wiper blades occasionally need replacing.
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13m
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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Orcspiration @orcspiration.bsky.social · 20m
YOU MUST SATE YOUR THIRST TO HAVE STRENGTH TO WIN A RIGHTEOUS BATTLE.
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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 19m
Russian sponsored propaganda influencer says: What kind of makeup and moisturizer should I wear in an AI generated combat video?
Lady with long hair and a hat in with handcuffs with a man in a grey sweatshirt pointing at her. On the left are fake AI images of rioters with fire and an ANTIFA flag with the caption: PORTLAND IN ANARCHY!
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2h
WATCH: Trump’s lawless Ice goons shoot an unarmed priest in the head with a pepper ball. Completely out of control.
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · 19m
🚨 States are negotiating a UN Legally Binding Instrument (#LBI) to regulate transnational corporations (#TNCs) under #HumanRights law.
But the latest draft omits the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment—despite global legal recognition.

#R2HE
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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 46m
So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."
Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis
In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.
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Dustin Mulvaney @dustinmulvaney.bsky.social · 18m
Shout out to @motherjones.com for republishing this and adding the alt title.

Trump Team’s Plans to Exploit Public Lands Follow the Blueprint of Reagan’s Interior Secretary. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
The Trump Team's plans to exploit public lands follow the blueprint of Reagan's Interior secretary
James Watt led a similar effort to privatize natural resources for mining, energy development, logging, and sprawl.
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WKRN News 2 @wkrnnews2.bsky.social · 18m
'Horrible TikTok slop': Robin Williams' daughter Zelda slams AI videos of late father
‘Horrible TikTok slop’: Robin Williams’ daughter Zelda slams AI videos of late father
Zelda Williams implored followers to stop sending her artificial intelligence videos of her late father, calling it “dumb” and a “waste of time and energy.”
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 31m
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FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 18m
Illinois soybean farmer: We can't help but feel very anxious, wondering why it's taking so long to get this resolved. The farther we go into the season, the more we're going to lose. China should have been buying our beans already, and they're not. It's like crickets
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Euractiv @euractiv.com · 18m
Parliament sparks environmental controversy over CAP simplification plan
Parliament sparks environmental controversy over CAP simplification plan
MEPs seek to label farmers in protected areas as ‘green’, angering Commission
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 17h
Desertification and drought threaten lives and livelihoods across the planet.

Globally, 2.2 billion people lack access to safe water at home.

Urgent and meaningful #ClimateAction is needed to create a sustainable future for generations to come: www.unep.org/topics/clima...
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Stop Funding Hate @stopfundinghate.bsky.social · 18m
Today in toxic media includes this Express piece targeting Muslims, trans people, net zero, wind and solar energy, and the Greens.

💰 Supported by ads from the #NSPCC, #Asda, #TuClothing and #BootsUK.
Express article with headline that reads: Greens who want to save the world by destroying Britain.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 17m
Excited to see the ranking of #ScienceUnderSiege spiking today! Please check out the book (ask your local library to stock it if they haven't already).

@peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & I began writing this book well over a year ago. We wish the book didn't feel as prescience as it now does.
Science Under Siege Amazon raking (#357--audiobook)
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