every time carbon removal gets posted about there's a certain "we have trees at home" genre of response. which I get, on some level, because the forces of fossil capital are indeed that comically evil and dishonest. but: 1) actual scientists also research these things 2) they thought of that
8 September 1909 | Pole Józef Noji was born in Pęcków. An Olympian, multiple champion of Poland in the 5000, 10000 & cross country running but also a carpenter & tram driver. In #Auschwitz from 24 July 1941. No. 18535 Shot in the camp on 15 February 1943.
I still don’t think most people comprehend how open war criminals are in Israel about their war crimes
#StupidSuez@diplomatofnight.com · 2w agoThe Israeli commander who personally ordered the airstrikes on seven World Central Kitchen workers who were murdered in cold blood says that he is not sorry and falsely claims that the WCK has ties to Hamas. WCK is "not really an organisation you can say is innocent."
"They just want to turn it off." A fascinating story of the librarians who have started teaching classes showing people how to remove AI "features" from their phones and apps. www.bangordailynews.com/2026/07/02/m...
These Maine librarians are helping patrons resist AI and Big Tech
Despite breathless reporting on how AI is going to change the world, Hannah Cyrus, a Bangor librarian, said that, in her experience, most library patrons aren’t finding it helpful.
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Schiff: "I think in the future in the DOJ, if anyone ever suggests bringing a case this weak, there will be a new name for it -- 'seashells cases.'"
True Colors • Cyndi Lauper (Cover by Jasmine Wesley) The beauty of the world lies in the diversity of its people. They never apologize to anyone... #MAGACULTRACISTS I’m so sorry for the world you have to live in... #Humanity #Respect #Diversity 2/2
Team USA skier: Just because I wear the flag doesn’t mean I represent everything that’s going on in the US.
Even if you don't have time to read all 83 pages of Judge Reyes's opinion barring the Trump administration from rescinding Temporary Protected Status for 350,000+ Haitians, please at least check out the four-page introduction. It's a tour de force: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
!["On December 2, 1783, then-Commander-in-Chief George Washington penned: “America is open to receive not only the Opulent & respected Stranger, but the oppressed & persecuted of all Nations & Religions.”1
More than two centuries later, Congress reaffirmed President Washington’s vision by establishing the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. See 8 U.S.C. § 1254a (TPS statute). It provides humanitarian relief to foreign nationals in the United States who come from disaster-stricken countries. It also brings in substantial revenue, with TPS holders generating $5.2 billion in taxes annually. See Part VI.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem has a different take. [screenshot of tweet].](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreicrroq5taft777rmau2ffjlsphbcatlxnwwigf2yekoke533yycim)
![has terminated every TPS country designation to have reached her desk—twelve countries up,
twelve countries down. See Section IV.A.2. Her conclusion that Haiti (a majority nonwhite
country) faces merely “concerning” conditions cannot be squared with the “perfect storm of
suffering” and “staggering” “humanitarian toll” described in page-after-page of the Certified
Administrative Record (CAR). See Section IV.A.3.a. She ignored Congress’s requirement that
she “review the conditions” in Haiti only “after” consulting “with appropriate agencies.” 8
U.S.C. § 1254a(b)(3)(A); see Section IV.A.1. Indeed, she did not consult other agencies at all.
See id. Her “national interest” analysis focuses on Haitians outside the United States or here
illegally, ignoring that Haitian TPS holders already live here, and legally so. See Section
IV.A.3.b. And though she states that the analysis must include “economic considerations,” she
ignores altogether the billions Haitian TPS holders contribute to the economy. See id.
The Government’s primary response is that the TPS statute gives the Secretary
unbounded discretion to make whatever determination she wants, any way she wants. And, yes,
the statute does grant her some discretion. But not unbounded discretion. To the contrary,
Congress passed the TPS statute to standardize the then ad hoc temporary protection system—to
replace executive whim with statutory predictability. See Section I.A.
As to irreparable harm, the Government contends that, at most, the harms to Haitian TPS
holders are speculative. But the Department of State (State) warns [screenshot]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:nwnlnixtjh3qhkwpz2uy5uwv/bafkreid3cmawech25ummuj2tjvgxsrvufma2kmrijlfpglalwddd3qkikq)
It hasn’t gone unnoticed that all four people arrested today, including two journalists, were Black. And now we find out the charge is “conspiracy to violate civil rights,” a statute rooted in the Ku Klux Klan Act. Sit with that.
Civilians in Downey, California, bravely rescue elderly men from the clutches of aggressive masked goons.
If you are a resident of California, the state now has a portal where you can demand deletion of your personal data from 500+ registered data brokers with a single request form, for free. consumer.drop.privacy.ca.gov
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First Secretary of Defense you could defeat by painting a tunnel on the side of a boulder.
Very disappointed none of you told me that Lewis Mumford made a 1963 film about car dependency, and it's available on YouTube. "The motor car inflates our private ego, proclaims our social status, and provides us with the illusion of freedom and power." www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIKZ...
If you don’t know Lina Khan, now is a great time to know about her. She’s now on Zohran Mamdani’s transition team. She’s also the former FTC Chair, only 36, & committed to leveling the playing field for everyday Americans. She is an absolute star. This is what hope feels like.
Thank you all! Catch your breath, for tonight. The real fight can wait, just a little while. Good morning, America.
I don't have all the answers, but Speaker Jeffries is being an idiot of the "wrestle in the pigstye" variety. Everyone gets dirty, but some enjoy it, and politically importantly, *look like they enjoy it* more.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 11mo agoJeffries: "You've got Leavitt, who's sick, she's out of control. I'm not sure if she's just demented, ignorant, a stone cold liar, or all of the above. But the notion that an official WH spokesperson would say that the D Party consists of 'terrorists, violent criminals & undocumented immigrants'..."
Remember: Undocumented immigrants pay billions of dollars in taxes every year. They pay into government funded healthcare programs, but can't access them except in case of emergency. Emergency Medicaid spending accounted for less than 1% of total Medicaid spending in 2023.
And if you want to follow some of these organizations, you can find them here: 👉 @migrantfreedom.bsky.social 👉 @immigrantjustice.bsky.social 👉 @the-ilrc.bsky.social 👉 @nilc.org 👉 @detentionwatchnetwork.org 👉 @unitedwedream.org
Alright, so I've been afraid to say this out loud, but I think after today, I can say it: In the first Battle of Los Angeles, the good people of LA County have prevailed. We beat ICE back. 1/
Oh good. We've reached the "I don't have to be faster than the bear, I only have to be less woke than you" stage of faculty solidarity. archive.is/wGNDr
Yes, but we are already there. The reason why the IRS has been deputized in the illegal immigrant hunt is that very often they do pay taxes. The IRS and the Census Bureau's data have always been sacrosanct. And we have made a promise to those who are open with them.
Anne Applebaum@anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · last yr.If the IRS deprives Harvard of its tax-exempt status, that's very bad for Harvard but it's also a catastrophe for the IRS. Instead of a neutral agency that enforces tax law, it will become a tool of partisan warfare. It may never recover.
A heartfelt plug for Susan Dominus’ “The Family Dynamic”, and for an I’ll-die-on-this-hill reason: It’s going to be a touchstone of family psychology—and exemplar of literary nonfiction—for years to come. Intimate, wise, nuanced. Just stunning. susandominus-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/2rtMt8rMKj53...
The Family Dynamic: A Journey into the Mystery of Sibling Success
What explains those rare families that boast multiple children who achieve extraordinary success? An award-winning New York Times journalist weaves story with science to explore the circumstances that...
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WOW — Heather Cox Richardson and Jasmine Crockett together?!🔥 Trump started implementing Project 2025 on his first day back in office. I can't imagine two more informed and empowering women to show us how to fight it. I just signed up — join me! social.redwine.blue/s/F5FEPOXW
Register here.
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On this important day of mobilization, don't be scared off by self-appointed experts giving you a bunch of rules for how to protest or what not to do. The most important thing we need is more people in the streets, period. Our safety comes from numbers. As a criminal defense lawyer for decades...
At the Mike Lawler empty chair town hall in Peekskill, 102 year old Dee in danger of losing her Medicaid, heard FDR on the radio in 1935 when he created Social Security. @indivisible.org
Just going to leave this here should it become useful to anyone…
Male coaches and male athletic trainers have been far more harmful to female athletes than transgender athletes. If you want to talk about the dangers to women in sports, talk about that.
