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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 2d

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You?

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7d

NEW VIDEO: Donald Trump knows what he is doing. Historian Ruth Ben-Ghiat shared with me a warning about Trump's next authoritarian moves and how we can fight back www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovor...

SCARY: Trump Knows What He's Doing | Ruth Ben-Ghiat

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 6d

Hey, folks, please check out the new Drawdown Explorer.

It’s the world’s leading resource for science-backed climate solutions. And now it provides the most up-to-date, localized, actionable intelligence to help scale these solutions out in the world.

Drawdown.org/explorer

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 7d

My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.

"People think hope is wishful thinking, and actually hope is about action." Quote from the Wiser Than Me podcast with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

"Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential." Graphic by the Jane Goodall Institute of South Africa.

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Graphic by Ariana Huffington on Instagram.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9d

My latest for Democracy Docket members went out this morning. Join now to support independent, pro-democracy media while also getting access to exclusive content. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 11d

I feel very strongly that we must use the next three years to build a new opposition movement. I tried to lay out my reasons and what I think we need to do to make it happen.

Please watch, comment, and share. youtu.be/_GUgnpAYMCc

Can We Actually Save America?

YouTube video by Democracy Docket

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 12d

“There’s this tragedy of killing freedom of speech. … The reason this is happening is because [Trump officials] don’t have the superpower of comedy,” said Staci Roberts-Steele of @weareyellowdot.bsky.social

I got to interview some very cool comedy writers and experts for today’s story. 🎭

Can climate comedy still work? This offshore wind ad suggests it can.

The satirical video starring Samuel L. Jackson pokes fun at offshore wind disinformation right as the Trump administration is targeting both comedy and…

www.canarymedia.com

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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.bsky.social · 12d

Tipping points are moments when a gradual change leads to a forceful, surprising shift in a system. They show up in chemical reactions, electronics, cells and — potentially catastrophically — in Earth’s climate. What can they tell us, and what can’t they?

The Math of Climate Change Tipping Points | Quanta Magazine

Tipping points in our climate predictions are both wildly dramatic and wildly uncertain. Can mathematicians make them useful?

www.quantamagazine.org

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Earth.Org @earthorg.bsky.social · 13d

Climate Change Intensified Super Typhoon Ragasa, Study Finds

Super Typhoons similar to Ragasa are around 1C warmer, up to 10% wetter, and slightly windier in present-day climate compared to the past.

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · 13d

Hii! Last week Quanta published a project I've been working on all year — a special issue about climate science, or what research into climate change is revealing about how our planet works www.quantamagazine.org/how-we-came-...

How We Came To Know Earth | Quanta Magazine

Climate science is the most significant scientific collaboration in history. This series from Quanta Magazine guides you through basic climate science — from quantum effects to ancient hothouses, from...

www.quantamagazine.org

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Sierra Club @sierraclub.org · 19d

Our new principles guide financial institutions like pensions on how to make credible investments in climate solutions. It goes beyond support for clean energy technologies and includes things like community resilience, green jobs & more.

Sierra Club Publishes New Guidance for Financial Institutions on Credible Investments in Climate Solutions

Principles urge major investors like public pensions to direct capital toward real-world decarbonization, community resilience, and green jobs

www.sierraclub.org

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 19d

Autonomous vehicles (AVs) are cars or trucks that can operate safely without human drivers taking control. But how do they work, and what impact do they have? Learn more in our updated explainer:

Self-Driving Cars Explained

Self-driving cars are hitting the streets—are we ready for the potential impacts?

www.ucs.org

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20d

This went out to Democracy Docket subscribers this morning. Become a premium member now to access my entire analysis of why legacy media is bowing to Trump, while also helping promote pro-democracy independent media.

Your support has never been more important. hubs.ly/Q03CbHTt0

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 22d

Ever since Donald Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 election, I have warned that he would use every tool and level of government to target his political opponents. Now it is happening. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/trum...

Trump’s Plan To Use the State To Crush Dissent

Read more here.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23d

"Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds. One of the most ambitious projects humankind has ever undertaken has now reached a critical moment." via @quantamagazine.bsky.social

How Climate Scientists Saw the Future Before It Arrived | Quanta Magazine

Over the past 60 years, scientists have largely succeeded in building a computer model of Earth to see what the future holds. One of the most ambitious projects humankind has ever undertaken has now r...

www.quantamagazine.org

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · Sep 8

In the minds of most Americans, we’ve tended to mythologize the Warren Court as most representative of the Supreme Court, when in truth, for most of our history the Court has ruled against minority rights, upheld the power of wealthy white men, and rarely protected the most vulnerable.

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Karen R. S. Hamann @karenrshamann.bsky.social · Sep 8

Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍

We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action.

Here are our key findings:

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Sep 6

This morning I warned that Donald Trump is slowly turning Jan. into a patriotic day of celebration. We can't let that happen.

If you value pro-democracy news, information and analysis, subscribe to Democracy Docket (free or paid). hubs.ly/Q03jcjqP0

Here is an except of what I wrote.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Aug 26

sounds like you're reading fossil fuel disinformation (whether you realize it or not--AstroTurf groups are very good at masquerading as ostensible scientific/environment sources). there is literally NO evidence for this:
www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

Fact-checking Donald Trump's claim that wind turbines kill whales

The former president blamed wind farms for a spike in whale deaths - but his claims don't stand up.

www.bbc.com

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Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · Aug 27

Democrats just picked up a seat that was +11 pts for Trump in 2024 to break an Iowa supermajority.

Trump wants to appear indomitable. But he's also a lame duck and those winds can shift quickly. www.the-downballot.com/p/iowa-democ...

Iowa Democrats win massive upset to break GOP supermajority

Catelin Drey's victory may portend more good news for Democrats next year

www.the-downballot.com

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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Excited to check out Heated Conversations tomorrow. Hoping Esteban gets into some timely topics like how the EPA is trying to kill our federal climate rules. 🌡️

Yellow Dot Studios @weareyellowdot.bsky.social · Aug 23

🌡️ Heat advisory for Tuesday, August 26: Our new show, Heated Conversations with Esteban Gast, is coming! And the temperature is gonna be hot, too!

Watch your favorite people sweat through big questions in a tiny sauna, as the temperate climbs through five levels of extreme heat. 🌡️

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Katherine Garcia @katherinejulia.bsky.social · Aug 26

Students across the country are heading #BacktoSchool on clean school buses that help improve health and reduce fuel costs. Check out how electric school buses are doing in your state. electricschoolbuses4kids.org/electric-sch...

Graphic showing electric school buses charging.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Aug 26

Canadian First Nations ... Pakistan ... Africa ... solar PV is spreading like wildfire, enabling bottom-up economic development that is outside the control structures of shitty corporate-captured governments. Only @billmckibben.bsky.social is talking about it!

What does clean energy activism look like?

Bill McKibben and Jamie Henn join me to discuss a new vision for climate activism focused on celebrating and accelerating the global solar boom.

www.volts.wtf

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 24

At 2:00 a.m., Texas Republicans passed their gerrymandered congressional map.

At 8:00 a.m., with the support of the National Redistricting Foundation, my law firm sued.
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Advocates File Immediate Legal Challenge to Texas Gerrymander

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