Planetary solvency. As defined and described by the UK's Institute and Faculties of Actuaries here: actuaries.org.uk/media/ni4erl... Image is from the above source.
“How is it possible that this remarkable amount of money was invested into public schools & they’re still closing & they still have deficit budgets? It’s because the majority of that money wasn't directed in a way that schools can plug their existing holes.” www.texasobserver.org/school-closu...
Every terrible thing the Trump administration did in June 2026 keeptrack.ghost.io/every-terrib...
Every terrible thing the Trump administration did in June 2026
Trump’s authoritarian makeover of D.C. continued in June, funded with money stolen from the National Park Service. In total, the 18 major construction projects Trump has undertaken during his second t...
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Something positive: "The majority of people supported climate policies, with an average global score of 72%. Policy support was measured across 9 interventions; fossil fuel carbon taxes, more public transport, more renewable energy, more electric car chargers, airline taxes, & protecting forests."
More people care about climate change than you think
The majority of people in every country support action on climate, but the public consistently underestimates this share.
ourworldindata.org
GO CATS GO! More evidence as to why they are in the running for (if not THE) greatest city in central Texas.
San Marcos City Council bans data centers — against mayor's wishes
A data center houses a server rack with supercomputer hardware. The San Marcos City Council voted Tuesday night to prohibit data centers within city
sacurrent.com
This has been and is happening right now. Video is from a U.S. concentration camp.
From the TheDefianceDispatch community on Reddit: This is a look inside the Adelanto Concentration Camp. They’ve packed the facility with over 100 people to a room. This and worse is happening nationw...
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"According to the treaty, India is required to allow 43 million acre-feet of water to flow into Pakistan annually. That makes up roughly 80 per cent of Pakistan’s total surface water, a crucial lifeline for its agriculture, cities, and hydropower generation."
Modi orders Indian officials to prevent water from entering Pakistan
Claim from Delhi comes a year after India announced that it will suspend decades-old river-sharing treaty with Pakistan
independent.co.uk
"Will SpaceX ever regularly turn a profit? Will it accomplish even some of its stated goals? These are reasonable questions for businesses that are not run by Elon Musk." via @hardresetmedia.com www.hardresetmedia.com/p/elon-musks...
Elon Musk's Shameful Glide Path to a Trillion Dollars
The SpaceX IPO is the latest and largest example of Musk's unrepentant decisions and farfetched predictions working in his favor.
hardresetmedia.com
Absolutely grotesque... And yet still somehow the man himself is far more grotesque. His net worth, as of today, is equivalent to 3% of America's GDP. One man. One creepy, horrible, cruel, loser. #TeslaTakedown www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-in...
Giant inflatable Elon Musk appears in Times Square ahead of SpaceX IPO, with scathing message for its CEO
A smiling and shirtless giant inflatable of Elon Musk appeared in Times Square to protest SpaceX a day before its historic IPO.
businessinsider.com
The city pursues a program that most concede will have no beneficial effect on homelessness – why? Brant Bingamon and Joe Ellett look into the vicious cycle of homeless camp sweeps.
The Vicious Cycle of Homeless Camp Sweeps • The Austin Chronicle
The Vicious Cycle of Homeless Camp Sweeps
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The judge said the injunction was necessary because officials gave conflicting and inconsistent statements about whether the fund was actually being created and how it would operate.
Judge extends block on Trump’s $1.8 billion ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ - WTOP News
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge agreed on Friday to extend indefinitely a court-ordered block on the Trump administration's creation and operation of a $1.8 billion settlement fund for…
wtop.com
A win! A federal judge has indefinitely blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposed $1.8 billion compensation fund for people claiming they were targeted or persecuted by the government.
Texas Republicans open state convention projecting unity after years of infighting
Texas Republican Convention opens in Houston with newfound unity
Gov. Greg Abbott is a top sponsor and Speaker Dustin Burrows will be the first sitting speaker to address the gathering, as Republicans close ranks ahead of a tough midterm.
texastribune.org
www.commondreams.org/news/belfast... World’s Richest Man Elon Musk Denounced for Stoking Violence After Knife Attack in Belfast ... “Elon Musk is a national security threat,” said one London politician.
World's Richest Man Elon Musk Denounced for Stoking Violence After Knife Attack in Belfast | Common Dreams
Politicians in Northern Ireland and the UK are denouncing masked rioters who attacked immigrant families in Belfast. Billionaire Elon Musk incited violence with anti-immigrant rhetoric.
commondreams.org
Elon Musk incited pogroms in Belfast.
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · 2mo ago#BBCBreakfast: "... families had to be led to safety through the flames.. it wasn't just homes, cars were also torched by young masked men in these predominantly unionist streets, but the target here was immigrants.." This is what the likes of Reform are inciting.
Yes, we knew about this database to surveill and track us, and knew what risk we were taking when we took it. Regardless, TAKE THE RISK SERIOUSLY. Read the article in full, please. "He was clearly looking at a computer," Williams said, adding the officer "seemed to be verifying what I was saying."
ICE denies having a protester database. But a letter to Congress sheds more light
In a previously unpublicized letter to Congress, the newly-departed head of ICE said the agency collects data on people suspected of potentially unlawful activity, which could include protesters.
npr.org
How billionaires and Christian nationalists are creating a permanent underclass keeptrack.ghost.io/how-billiona...
How billionaires and Christian nationalists are creating a permanent underclass
“The cruelty is the point.” So goes the common saying to explain the Trump administration's nonsensical policies with no apparent purpose other than harming people. It is a worthy adage, but misses an...
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If you'd like an essay-formatted version of this thread to read or share, here's a link to it on pluralistic.net, my surveillance-free, ad-free, tracker-free blog: pluralistic.net/2026/06/06/a... 2/
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"Gish Gallop" is a debating term for an opponent who makes so many claims that "it's impossible to address them in the time available" (it's named for Creationist Duane Gish): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_ga... I think about the Gish Gallop whenever I'm asked to comment on AI. 1/
"Getting rid of the pain without addressing the deeper cause would be like shutting off a fire alarm while the fire's still going." - David Foster Wallace
How the 2027 Super El Niño Will Replicate the 1877 Global Famine
Brutal El Nino, drought, war threatens food supply
collapse2050.substack.com
Reuters interviewed nine former Tesla data trainers. Some of the people who trained Full Self-Driving reportedly won't ride in a car that's using it.
Tesla FSD is so good its trainers won't ride in it
Tesla's Full Self-Driving is so ready for the future that some of the people who trained it reportedly will not get in the car. Reuters interviewed nine former Tesla data…
boingboing.net
"The computations carried out every time a user submits a query so the model can respond — accounts for the dominant share, between 80% and 90% of total consumption."
AI will consume as much water in 2030 as 1.3 billion people
UN scientists warn that the environmental cost of the technology is being underestimated
english.elpais.com
If you are not taking this seriously yet, then best of luck weathering the coming catastrophe. This will be nothing like what we have experienced up to now. Not even close.
WMO: Prepare for El Niño
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - Fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasi...
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Every terrible thing the Trump administration did in May 2026, courtesy of @keeptrack.bsky.social If you haven't already, check out their brilliant Project 2025 tracker here: keeptrack.ghost.io/project-2025...
Every terrible thing the Trump administration did in May 2026
ENVIRONMENT In the last month, the Trump administration has lifted a ban on the use of cyanide bombs on federal land, ended limits on forever chemicals in drinking water, allowed off road vehicles in...
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If your representative—or your favorite candidate to replace them—is on Bluesky... Tag them in the original post below and demand they sign the pledge to hold Elon and his DOGEbags accountable 👇 #InvestigateDOGE #TeslaTakedown
Investigate DOGE@investigatedoge.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere we go. If you are a sitting member or running for federal office, we want you! Take the #InvestigateDOGE pledge and show voters that you are committed to holding an out-of-control billionaire and his lackeys accountable for their assault on our democracy! actionnetwork.org/forms/doge-a...
