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ProPublica @propublica.org · 2d

Records obtained by ProPublica indicate that food banks across the country were expecting more than 27 million pounds of chicken, 2 million gallons of milk, 10 million pounds of dried fruit and 60 million eggs that never arrived.

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

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Climate Families NYC @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social · 5d

On October 18 we'll be joining millions of Americans in peacefully taking to the streets to say #NOKINGS, No ICE, No dictators and no troops in our cities.

RSVP to join our family friendly contingent(snacks, art making etc!): act.climatefamilies.org/no-kings-fam...

Yellow and orange text: NO KINGS, Mass Protest Oct 18, NYC families contingent, bit.ly/NYCFamiliesNoKings. Drawings of three children holding protest signs on a blue background

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 6d

"The people in charge of the US military explicitly -- not secretly, *explictly* -- support war crimes & war criminals" is one of those things that's kind of hard to believe even when you write it out and stare at it with that familiar sense of dull ache.

Five Takeaways About the Culture of Lawlessness in the U.S. Special Forces

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Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 6d

Polling underaken by Amnesty and @globalwitness.org shows that the majority of most EU residents want their governments to make sure that business operations protect people & planet! Rolling back protections serves the profits for a few at the expense of the many www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

EU: New research suggests majority of Europeans favour human rights and environmental protection in face of EU rollback

New polling by Ipsos reveals that a large majority of people (75%) across 10 European countries think it is important that the European Union (EU) uphold its own environmental laws. The new survey of ...

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Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 9d

Banning words from government science reports is a hallmark authoritarian move. Authoritarians destroy public goods, alternate sources of authority, & avenues of dissent. Free expression is central to scientific rigor & collective action for human rights. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: DOE adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 13d

Americans need to stop deciding that this is okay. It is not okay.

Till Eckert @tilleckert.com · 13d

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse.

Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away.

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 14d

Fossil fuels sicken and kill people coming and going; the entire life cycle poisons communities. For decades, industry has insisted that we can’t live without fossil fuels. The truth is the opposite.

The Global Climate And Health Alliance @gchalliance.bsky.social · 14d

"From pregnancy complications to chronic disease in old age, the evidence shows that the costs of coal, oil, and gas extend far beyond climate change." said @shwetanarayan30.bsky.social www.earth.com/news/fossil-...

Fossil fuel air pollution linked to millions of deaths annually

Fossil fuels don’t just drive climate change - they fuel disease, cancer, and early death, making pollution a global health emergency.

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Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 15d

“Climate change is a con.” Authoritarians lie and peddle in conspiracy theories to undermine trust and reliance on any institution but themselves and their coterie. When it comes to climate, generations will suffer. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

‘Your Countries Are Going to Hell’: Trump Airs His Grievances at the U.N.

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 16d

This is amazing news at a moment when we all could use a dose of it. Colombia is leading by stating what others fear to say - we need to phase out fossil fuels - and by initiating a discussion about how we work together to get there.

Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 16d

Great to see Colombia taking leadership on climate action by organizing first fossil fuel phase out conference.

@amnesty.org endorses the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty www.amnesty.org/en/documents...
#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA

Fossil Fuel Treaty @fossiltreaty.bsky.social · 16d

🚨 Breaking news from the #UNGA sidelines:

🇨🇴 Colombia will host the 1st International Conference on the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026

Read our press release to learn more: fossilfueltreaty.org/phase-out-conference

#FossilFuelTreaty #PhaseOutSummit #FossilFreeFuture #ClimateJustice #UNGA

Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 17d

13.5% of the population in the richest country in the world experiences food insecurity. This will grow following devastating cuts to food stamps - but as part of the regime’s war on information and transparency,
We are going to stop counting. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/20/u...

Trump Administration to Stop Measuring Food Insecurity

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 22d

Yet another example of the extent to which current practice relies on societal consent to the dehumanization of immigrants. The crime discourse is a barely concealed cover.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 22d

The Trump administration knew that the vast majority of the 230+ Venezuelan immigrants it sent to El Salvador in mid-March had not been convicted of crimes in the U.S. before it labeled them as terrorists and deported them, according to Homeland Security data.

(Published May)

Trump Administration Knew Vast Majority of Venezuelans Sent to Salvadoran Prison Had Not Been Convicted of U.S. Crimes

Homeland Security records reveal that officials knew that more than half of the 238 deportees were labeled as having no criminal record in the U.S. and had only violated immigration laws.

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 22d

A personal account from my colleague Riva Jalipa on how and why the UN Tax Convention can be a tool for realizing economic justice and fulfilling human rights.

Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 22d

"Every conflict is ultimately a struggle over resources...Th(e) ability to enjoy essential rights and live with humanity is part of socio-economic justice... it is crucial to tie these rights to the political economy and the way things work at the global level." www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ca...

Riva Jalipa: we must fight to finance our rights

You have to be there to speak truth to power. Everyone has a role to play.

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Climate, Economic and Social Justice @amnestycesj.bsky.social · 23d

Climate policy should be led by communities harmed by climate change and by scientists - not polluters. Thanks to sustained people power, attendees at COP must now disclose who is funding their attendance, ensuring conflicts of interest are public. kickbigpollutersout.org/COP30-next-s...

RELEASE: UN climate regime responds to civil society pressure to address Big Polluter interference in climate action | Kick Big Polluters Out

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Liat @loinbrooklyn.bsky.social · 25d

Highly recommend getting together with 100 people who share your values in a beautiful park in a beautiful city as an antidote to … everything.

Join @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social 💚

Climate Families NYC @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social · 25d

Huge thanks to everyone who came out to our Carousel Party for people & 🌍! Special shout out to @hilatheearth.bsky.social for an amazing performance & to @brooklynsolarworks.bsky.social for sponsoring. ☀️💚

Group shot with a message for @governor.ny.gov: #notrumppipelines

A group of 100 people(adults and little kids) stands in front of the prospect park carousel. There are little kids in costume in the front flanking hila the earth, red stop signs that read stop Trump pipelines, and a giant snail version of Governor Hochul surrounded by flames.

A carousel with two kids holding a sign that reads Stop Trump Pipelines

A little girl in a strawberry costume smiling and raising her arms with joy

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · 29d

This is part of autocratic consolidation in the U.S.: the kleptocrats benefiting seek to further rig the rules in their favor, denying the state the money needed to finance human rights www.nytimes.com/2025/09/09/b...

Trump Administration Halts I.R.S. Crackdown on Major Tax Shelters

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Peter Newell @peternewell.bsky.social · 29d

Delighted to join the opening panel of the @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social for the virtual summit with inspiring leaders such as Susana Muhamad @tzeporah.bsky.social @nikkireisch.bsky.social @martaschaaf.bsky.social Tasneem Essop & Lily Nacpil. Join us over the next week to explore ways forward

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · Aug 30

Reminder to all fellow parents that we have two jobs: keep our kids safe and give them a future

The climate crisis is a parenting crisis. Among other things.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · Aug 29

The fascists have reframed “conflict of interest” and science to be “ideological,” allowing them to reject what they don’t like.

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Pantéa Javidan, JD, PhD. @pjavidan.bsky.social · Aug 28

“I am unable to serve in an environment that treats CDC as a tool to generate policies and materials that do not reflect scientific reality and are designed to hurt rather than to improve the public’s health.”

Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 28

Demetre Daskalakis' resignation letter. One for the history books. www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/the-resign...

The Resignation Letter Of Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis Of The Centers For Disease Control

"FIRE HIM"- wrote Senator Patty Murray tonight about the deeply malevolent Robert Kennedy after a day of extraordinary chaos

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · Aug 28

There are heart breaking dispatches about ICE non stop. This one was a gut punch.

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚨Border Patrol arrested two firefighters who were actively fighting a wildfire at the time.

When the other members of the crew asked for a chance to say goodbye, a Border Patrol agent told the crew member “you need to get the f*ck out of here. I’m going to make you leave.”

In images shared by firefighters from the scene, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection vehicle is parked nearby. Officers wearing
"Police" vests are seen arresting a firefighter, while another appears to be restrained.
According to one of the firefighters, they were denied the chance to say goodbye to the detained crew members.
"I asked them if his (family) can say goodbye to him because they're family, and they're just ripping them away," the firefighter told the Times. "And this is what he said: 'You need to get the (expletive) out of here. I'm gonna make you leave.'"

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Climate Families NYC @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social · Aug 27

The "all of the above" energy approach to climate policy is a lot like a doctor treating you for lung cancer and including smoking in the treatment

cc Kathy Hochul

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Marta Schaaf ❌ 👑 @martaschaaf.bsky.social · Aug 27

So many institutions are attacked by authoritarians. Impartiality & evidence are key pillars of the humanitarian system - the erosion of those norms will make us all less safe & further take dignity from civilians harmed in war. We cannot let it stand. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/202...

How Israel’s new NGO registration rules seek to divide the international aid response

International aid workers accuse Israel of waging a concerted campaign to muzzle their advocacy and control their response in service of its war aims.

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The New Humanitarian @newhumanitarian.bsky.social · Aug 26

New guidelines for international NGOs threaten to further bend the humanitarian system in Palestine to serve Israeli political and military goals by muzzling advocacy and dividing NGOs.
Read our latest analysis: ⬇️ buff.ly/6J08qtf

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Gregg Gonsalves @gregggonsalves.bsky.social · Aug 21

Like many others, I have lived through terrible times. My youth was spent watching my friends die from a deadly new disease, while my government watched it all happen. 1/

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Erika Guevara-Rosas @erikaguevararosas.bsky.social · Aug 21

Our latest @amnesty.org investigation exposes how the Trump Administration is using AI tools by Palantir Tech & Babel Street to deliberately target pro-Palestinian rights protestors and migrants across the country.

Read more: www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

USA/Global: Tech made by Palantir and Babel Street pose surveillance threats to pro-Palestine student protestors & migrants

The US authorities are using automated artificial intelligence (AI)-powered surveillance tools to deliberately target non-US citizens and pose risks to those who speak out for Palestinian rights, said...

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