Kindness
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Opinions are mine with the caveat that they've been heavily influenced by smarter progressives than myself. Thanks, nerds. She/her.
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@kindness.bsky.social
· Jul 12
The question isn't, "Is it justified to take bread when you are hungry?". It's, "Is it justified to hoard bread when others are hungry?".
(The answer is, "No. No it is not ok to hoard. The hoarding is killing us all").
(The answer is, "No. No it is not ok to hoard. The hoarding is killing us all").
"The pattern [for who goes MAGA] is clear once you know what to look for. MAGA appeals to people who need to feel special, who need enemies to blame, who need simple answers to complex problems."
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
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Who Goes MAGA?
With apologies to Dorothy Thompson, whose 1941 essay in Harper’s, “Who Goes Nazi?” remains a worthwhile read on the cultural archetypes of who is drawn to fascism, and who would never go down such …
www.techdirt.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
"The pattern [for who goes MAGA] is clear once you know what to look for. MAGA appeals to people who need to feel special, who need enemies to blame, who need simple answers to complex problems."
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
h/t @mmasnick.bsky.social
www.techdirt.com/2025/07/08/w...
h/t @mmasnick.bsky.social
"When the stronger economy is sacrificed to prop up the weaker one, when the cleaner industry is gutted to subsidize the dirtier one, when the futures of entire communities are traded away..., you’re no longer talking about policy."
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The Great American Fraud
You've been lied to about the economic necessity of pillaging your public lands. Badly.
open.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
"When the stronger economy is sacrificed to prop up the weaker one, when the cleaner industry is gutted to subsidize the dirtier one, when the futures of entire communities are traded away..., you’re no longer talking about policy."
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A spokesman for the Department of the Defense insists that Secretary Hegseth tried to contact the survivors on the Venezuelan boat by Signal chat several times before firing the second missile.
December 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A spokesman for the Department of the Defense insists that Secretary Hegseth tried to contact the survivors on the Venezuelan boat by Signal chat several times before firing the second missile.
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8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 AM
8/ A public service reminder:
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
This entire exercise is an absurd, imaginary world for legal experts.
That's because the truth is:
It's not an armed conflict.
The laws of war thus don't apply.
The more restrictive rules of human rights apply.
It's extrajudicial killing under that law.
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
December 1, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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It does not stop there, it flows by my house, but its called The Halifax River, It is part of the intracoastal waterway that stretches from Jacksonville to Miami.
Contact Florida floridadep.gov . Protect the Lagoon!
Contact Florida floridadep.gov . Protect the Lagoon!
November 29, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It does not stop there, it flows by my house, but its called The Halifax River, It is part of the intracoastal waterway that stretches from Jacksonville to Miami.
Contact Florida floridadep.gov . Protect the Lagoon!
Contact Florida floridadep.gov . Protect the Lagoon!
@loudoun.gov, are you monitoring to see how the citizens of this county are having our air, soil AND water poisoned in multiple ways by data centers? Why do they get to make this county unlivable?
"The historical precedent here is Flint, Michigan."
Amazon Data Center Linked to Cluster of Rare Cancers
A sprawling data center in eastern Oregon has been linked to a huge rise in rare cancers, muscle conditions, and miscarriages.
trib.al
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
@loudoun.gov, are you monitoring to see how the citizens of this county are having our air, soil AND water poisoned in multiple ways by data centers? Why do they get to make this county unlivable?
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How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Pentagon Pete in Legal Peril Over ‘Kill Them All’ Orders
A follow-up missile allegedly killed survivors of a U.S. strike on a drug boat.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 29, 2025 at 6:06 AM
How low we have sunk as a country. The US Department of Defense is now run by a rabid war criminal.
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
Ordering the execution of helpless survivors of an attack is ALWAYS a war crime, whether they civilian or military.
Pure, mindless, barbarism.
www.thedailybeast.com/pentagon-pet...
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We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
PR: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Press contact: [email protected] AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees Over 1,000 Amazon emplo...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
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You may have seen Amazon ads about its Climate Pledge, & how it's the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy.
The truth they’re hiding is that Amazon is still mostly powered by dirty energy, & use creative accounting to obscure that reality. 🧵
www.amazonclimatejustice.org/our-research
The truth they’re hiding is that Amazon is still mostly powered by dirty energy, & use creative accounting to obscure that reality. 🧵
www.amazonclimatejustice.org/our-research
AECJ - Our Research — AECJ
www.amazonclimatejustice.org
May 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
You may have seen Amazon ads about its Climate Pledge, & how it's the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy.
The truth they’re hiding is that Amazon is still mostly powered by dirty energy, & use creative accounting to obscure that reality. 🧵
www.amazonclimatejustice.org/our-research
The truth they’re hiding is that Amazon is still mostly powered by dirty energy, & use creative accounting to obscure that reality. 🧵
www.amazonclimatejustice.org/our-research
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The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
The EPA has approved two new pesticides with "forever chemicals" that will be used on food.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
The agency has also announced plans for four additional approvals.
The approved pesticides will be used on vegetables such as romaine lettuce, broccoli and potatoes.
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The average temperature has been 8 degrees warmer than usual, National Weather Service officials said.
Idaho ski areas postpone opening as near-record warm November delays snow
The average temperature has been 8 degrees warmer than usual, National Weather Service officials said.
bit.ly
November 22, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The average temperature has been 8 degrees warmer than usual, National Weather Service officials said.
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New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury reported that she reviewed the Epstein files and Donald Trump is named repeatedly and is tagged in a discussion of his rape of at least one 13 year old child. #OpDeathEaters
November 20, 2025 at 4:52 AM
New Mexico Congresswoman Melanie Stansbury reported that she reviewed the Epstein files and Donald Trump is named repeatedly and is tagged in a discussion of his rape of at least one 13 year old child. #OpDeathEaters
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Please make sure to share this information now so that people can plan ahead.
November 13, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Please make sure to share this information now so that people can plan ahead.
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‘Mass Blackout’ planned for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in protest of Trump administration
‘Mass Blackout’ set for Black Friday, Cyber Monday to protest Trump policies
www.independent.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
‘Mass Blackout’ planned for Black Friday and Cyber Monday in protest of Trump administration
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It's wrong to think the Epstein files are a separate issue from affordability.
The argument is easy: Trump is raising prices on ordinairy people, while taking bribes right out in the open to make himself richer.
HIs connection to a wealthy pedophilia ring illustrates his greed and depravity.
The argument is easy: Trump is raising prices on ordinairy people, while taking bribes right out in the open to make himself richer.
HIs connection to a wealthy pedophilia ring illustrates his greed and depravity.
November 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
It's wrong to think the Epstein files are a separate issue from affordability.
The argument is easy: Trump is raising prices on ordinairy people, while taking bribes right out in the open to make himself richer.
HIs connection to a wealthy pedophilia ring illustrates his greed and depravity.
The argument is easy: Trump is raising prices on ordinairy people, while taking bribes right out in the open to make himself richer.
HIs connection to a wealthy pedophilia ring illustrates his greed and depravity.
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In the year 2025, the number of US billionaires is 867.
They possess $7.6 trillion.
If we ate them and divvy up their collective assets, every American would receive a little more than $22k
I'm not saying you have to make a decision on it now.
Just think about it.
They possess $7.6 trillion.
If we ate them and divvy up their collective assets, every American would receive a little more than $22k
I'm not saying you have to make a decision on it now.
Just think about it.
November 14, 2025 at 7:37 PM
In the year 2025, the number of US billionaires is 867.
They possess $7.6 trillion.
If we ate them and divvy up their collective assets, every American would receive a little more than $22k
I'm not saying you have to make a decision on it now.
Just think about it.
They possess $7.6 trillion.
If we ate them and divvy up their collective assets, every American would receive a little more than $22k
I'm not saying you have to make a decision on it now.
Just think about it.
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Today in 1915, 33 female protesters, members of the Silent Sentinels who picketed the White House daily to ask for voting rights for women, experienced the "Night of Terror," being brutally tortured and beaten by the workhouse guards and the superintendent at the prison where they had been sent.
Silent Sentinels - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Today in 1915, 33 female protesters, members of the Silent Sentinels who picketed the White House daily to ask for voting rights for women, experienced the "Night of Terror," being brutally tortured and beaten by the workhouse guards and the superintendent at the prison where they had been sent.
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Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
Sharon Camp, Mother of the ‘Plan B’ Contraceptive Pill, Dies at 81
www.nytimes.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
(Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!)
Great obit—no paywall.
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In 2025, 40% of American women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity.
The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups.
The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups.
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
In 2025, 40% of American women aged 15 to 44 say they would move abroad permanently if they had the opportunity.
The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups.
The current figure is four times higher than the 10% who shared this desire in 2014, when it was generally in line with other age and gender groups.
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At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
At the same time the NY Times was hyping Hillary Clinton's emails, it had a reporter with emails from Jeffrey Epstein that were highly damaging to Trump.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
The more NYT apologists try to minimize this the clearer it becomes that they don't understand why much of the public doesn't trust legacy media.
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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This email could have been a life sentence
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This email could have been a life sentence
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Everyone who is tempted to write a minimizing headline like this, take a beat and remember: if this is the worst stuff out there, then there's no reason not to release the full Epstein files.
Trump is covering up for a reason. Don't be complicit.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump is covering up for a reason. Don't be complicit.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Epstein wrote that Trump knew of sexual abuse but didn’t participate
That account, included in a new tranche of documents, conflicts with Trump’s denial of ever knowing about Epstein’s solicitation of underage prostitution before Epstein’s 2008 plea deal.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Everyone who is tempted to write a minimizing headline like this, take a beat and remember: if this is the worst stuff out there, then there's no reason not to release the full Epstein files.
Trump is covering up for a reason. Don't be complicit.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump is covering up for a reason. Don't be complicit.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...