MartyK
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MartyK
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Until AI is proven to create more empathy and love among people it really isn’t solving the big problems.
What resists authoritarianism?
Design.
Authoritarianism grows in the cracks of disconnection.
That’s why people-powered networks matter.
When people can find each other, and stay in motion together, democracy becomes resilient.
netcentriccampaigns.org/network-navi...
Design.
Authoritarianism grows in the cracks of disconnection.
That’s why people-powered networks matter.
When people can find each other, and stay in motion together, democracy becomes resilient.
netcentriccampaigns.org/network-navi...
October 28, 2025 at 9:25 PM
What resists authoritarianism?
Design.
Authoritarianism grows in the cracks of disconnection.
That’s why people-powered networks matter.
When people can find each other, and stay in motion together, democracy becomes resilient.
netcentriccampaigns.org/network-navi...
Design.
Authoritarianism grows in the cracks of disconnection.
That’s why people-powered networks matter.
When people can find each other, and stay in motion together, democracy becomes resilient.
netcentriccampaigns.org/network-navi...
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DeSmog has won two awards at the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards for our work exposing the role of the advertising and public relations industry in delaying climate action.
'Consistently Superb': DeSmog Wins Two Covering Climate Now Awards
DeSmog has won two awards for its work exposing the role of the advertising and public relations industry in delaying climate action at the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. Investigative…
buff.ly
September 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
DeSmog has won two awards at the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards for our work exposing the role of the advertising and public relations industry in delaying climate action.
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Good news, @drilledmedia.bsky.social now has a BlueSky account. Act accordingly.
And for those who follow such things, here is the deep dive on that study published in Nature linking individual fossil fuel companies with specific climate harms that I reported earlier this week.
You'll find all the detail I couldn't pack into a ~600 word news report over at Drilled.
You'll find all the detail I couldn't pack into a ~600 word news report over at Drilled.
“Numbers in the Trillions”: Fossil Fuel Producers on Hook for Climate Harms
New research suggests a way to link oil, gas and coal companies to specific climate harms.
drilled.media
May 7, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Good news, @drilledmedia.bsky.social now has a BlueSky account. Act accordingly.
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This administration breaks norms (and laws) but they are not some inevitable force that can overcome all laws of politics. Public pressure, lobbying, litigation and negative media coverage can change the course of policy.
It's one case, but further evidence that this government can be shamed by public reporting and public opinion kslnewsradio.com/shows-podcas...
BYU student's visa reinstated after unexpected revocation
A Japanese doctorate student at BYU will now be able to stay in the U.S. after his visa was revoked earlier this month.
kslnewsradio.com
April 19, 2025 at 3:11 PM
This administration breaks norms (and laws) but they are not some inevitable force that can overcome all laws of politics. Public pressure, lobbying, litigation and negative media coverage can change the course of policy.
Act. Do good. Exercise Democracy. Defend Freedoms. Volunteer. Donate. Support. Cheer. Every day until the world yields. The long arc towards justice depends upon every single push.
March 24, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Act. Do good. Exercise Democracy. Defend Freedoms. Volunteer. Donate. Support. Cheer. Every day until the world yields. The long arc towards justice depends upon every single push.
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A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What’s in the millions of tonnes of sludge sprayed on to farmland? The answer won’t make you happy | George Monbiot
Thanks to breathtaking negligence, the liquid fertiliser used to help grow our food bubbles with a lethal cocktail of toxins, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:17 AM
A gobsmacking story. Water companies let toxic waste disposers, for cash, dump their loads into sewage farms. The sewage sludge is then spread, untested, on farmland, potentially poisoning vast areas, entire ecosystems and the people (you and me) eating the food.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
March 18, 2025 at 4:51 AM
People need to be crystal clear about something: The requirement that the government ANSWER to a court on the legal basis for detaining someone is literally the core liberty right (habeas corpus). If the government says they don’t have to do that bc “national security,” YOU can be disappeared.
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A fundamental difference between the parties is that Republicans understand that public opinion can be shaped, whereas Democrats believe it can only be responded to. So Republicans shape opinion rightward, Democrats believe it’s what The People™ want, then proceed to also move rightward. Repeat.
“Those nasty Canadians are ripping us off and are controlled by Mexican cartels. They’re poisoning us with fentanyl and need to become the 51st state or they will pay a high price” is a belief that literally ZERO Americans had six weeks ago. It’s entirely invented from scratch.
March 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
A fundamental difference between the parties is that Republicans understand that public opinion can be shaped, whereas Democrats believe it can only be responded to. So Republicans shape opinion rightward, Democrats believe it’s what The People™ want, then proceed to also move rightward. Repeat.
Republicans that don’t agree with what is happening and don’t speak up are cowards. This is your personal problem. Fix it. It really has nothing to do with Trump. Integrity is from within.
“ never forget” Cold War, Korea, Battle of Khasham, Vietnam, Afghanistan bounties on American troops, etc.
“ never forget” Cold War, Korea, Battle of Khasham, Vietnam, Afghanistan bounties on American troops, etc.
March 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Republicans that don’t agree with what is happening and don’t speak up are cowards. This is your personal problem. Fix it. It really has nothing to do with Trump. Integrity is from within.
“ never forget” Cold War, Korea, Battle of Khasham, Vietnam, Afghanistan bounties on American troops, etc.
“ never forget” Cold War, Korea, Battle of Khasham, Vietnam, Afghanistan bounties on American troops, etc.
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker … get shit together folks!
February 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker … get shit together folks!
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The USAID Memorial Wall is a wall of plaques with the names of humanitarian workers killed in the line of duty in the lobby of USAID.
Musk's doge goons defaced it and tried to tear it down as part of their effort to destroy USAID.
Shawn Siochain isn't going to forget.
@altusaid.bsky.social
Musk's doge goons defaced it and tried to tear it down as part of their effort to destroy USAID.
Shawn Siochain isn't going to forget.
@altusaid.bsky.social
February 24, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Amazing work! The spotlight on fracking waste mismanagement continues to be focused on because of the tireless effort of local people that will not be silenced or lied to.
Amazing work! The spotlight on fracking waste mismanagement continues to be focused on because of the tireless effort of local people that will not be silenced or lied to.
Pollution From a Pennsylvania Landfill Caused Problems for Decades. Fracking Waste Made It Worse - Inside Climate News
As production of natural gas soared, so has the fracking industry’s production of toxic and often radioactive waste.
insideclimatenews.org
February 24, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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Amazing work! The spotlight on fracking waste mismanagement continues to be focused on because of the tireless effort of local people that will not be silenced or lied to.
Amazing work! The spotlight on fracking waste mismanagement continues to be focused on because of the tireless effort of local people that will not be silenced or lied to.
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Shutting down already-installed infrastructure in the name of government "efficiency" while also harming business competitors of a government official who just happens to have his own network of EV chargers.
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
Trump to shut down all 8,000 EV charging ports at federal govt buildings
The Trump administration is shutting down EV chargers at all federal government buildings and is also expected to sell off the General Services Administration‘s (GSA) newly bought EVs.
more…
electrek.co
February 22, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Shutting down already-installed infrastructure in the name of government "efficiency" while also harming business competitors of a government official who just happens to have his own network of EV chargers.
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If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing
February 13, 2025 at 10:35 PM
If you want to know why Trump is able to rule like an autocrat, compare the Washington Post' coverage of the Saturday Night Massacre with Trump doing exactly the same thing
Twitter’s X Elon decline is not referenced enough. It is a disaster. It is what happens when leaders abandon trust, safeguards, and responsible governance. U.S. on a similar trajectory—weakening regulations, fostering division, and allowing unchecked tech manipulation.
February 12, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Twitter’s X Elon decline is not referenced enough. It is a disaster. It is what happens when leaders abandon trust, safeguards, and responsible governance. U.S. on a similar trajectory—weakening regulations, fostering division, and allowing unchecked tech manipulation.
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USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
oig.usaid.gov
February 10, 2025 at 9:12 PM
USAID’s inspector general—presumably operating from a remote base in the mountains—has just released a report on the staggering effect of the Trump Administration’s assault on the agency. oig.usaid.gov/sites/defaul...
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for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
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This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
Trump team preps list of banned staffers
The names include conservatives linked to Project 2025 and Republicans viewed as disloyal to the former president.
www.politico.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This Politico story from last October shows how easy it is to launder lies through the press. It claimed Trump would ban anyone tied to Project 2025 from a job in a second Trump administration.
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
“Clearly people working on Project 2025 are blacklisted,” said an unidentified Trump insider. 1/4🧵
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Here's a gift version of Bloomberg's important USAID Kenya article, donated by a beautiful angel:
February 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Here's a gift version of Bloomberg's important USAID Kenya article, donated by a beautiful angel:
Liberty and freedom for all. He was wrong for America before November. Won by a hair. Makes our case stronger everyday. “Every time that Mr. Trump opens his mouth, he creates new allies for all of us. So let’s get organized!….” .
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
www.montrealgazette.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Liberty and freedom for all. He was wrong for America before November. Won by a hair. Makes our case stronger everyday. “Every time that Mr. Trump opens his mouth, he creates new allies for all of us. So let’s get organized!….” .
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
Read more at: www.montrealgazette.com/news/article...
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I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
February 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I just lost my job, along with most of my coworkers, due to the illegal grant freeze.
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
I worked at an organization that
-helped veterans who have lost a limb
-Assisted elderly and disabled people
-Helped hospitals better treat people who have lost limbs
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I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
February 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I am really frustrated that the press is discussing the destruction of USAID as something that has happened rather than an illegal action that will likely be undone in two weeks when courts tell the world that it was illegal.
Just wait until the next administration decides to refuse to send checks for stupid weapon systems, honor oil leases, and unilaterally relocate the money to something else. Watch how the oil and defense contractors, lobbyists etc …all of a sudden really care about congressional approval of funding.
February 6, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Just wait until the next administration decides to refuse to send checks for stupid weapon systems, honor oil leases, and unilaterally relocate the money to something else. Watch how the oil and defense contractors, lobbyists etc …all of a sudden really care about congressional approval of funding.
All these companies have fallen short of goals that they set and are now abandoning these initiatives. This is one of many reasons why tech bros cannot be leaders in the model for democracy! They literally have no idea what they’re doing in bringing everyone along.
February 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
All these companies have fallen short of goals that they set and are now abandoning these initiatives. This is one of many reasons why tech bros cannot be leaders in the model for democracy! They literally have no idea what they’re doing in bringing everyone along.