Lawrence MacDonald
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Working flat out to #StopTheCoup. Author of "Am I too old to save the planet? A boomer's guide to climate action." Inspired by @Indivisible, @ThirdAct, @ClimateDefiance www.climateboomer.org
For the past five months the only refugees the USA has accepted are white South Africans fleeing equality & safety meanwhile they are disappearing or strapping ankle monitors on any Haitian they can get ahold of. It needs to be understood how thoroughly connected these two things are.
Can’t make this stuff up! “House Panel Finds Lawmaker Likely Violated Rules on Sexual Harassment” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...
House Ethics Panel Finds Rep. Chuck Edwards Likely Violated Sexual Harassment Rules (Gift Article)
The Ethics Committee called for the censure of Representative Chuck Edwards, Republican of North Carolina, who showered two female staffers with lavish gifts and affection.
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MIDDLE EAST HEAT WAVE Brutal conditions with over 50C daytime and over 35C nightime continues. Widespread records allover the area. Some of the most extreme MINIMUMS tonight in the EMIRATES: 38.5 Swiehan 36.8 Al Ain Next days,we might see some MINIMUMS of 40C. Absolutely brutal
This article about UK climate activism is more than a year old but nonetheless instructive www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What next for climate activism now Just Stop Oil is ‘hanging up the hi-vis’?
After three years, thousands of arrests and a state crackdown on protests, the group is ending direct action after a polarising campaign
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Abusing your wife and child simply isn't disqualifying in today's Republican Party.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayNN: The abuse allegations against Rep. Max Miller -- Moreno says he should resign, but President Trump disagrees. Do you think Miller should step down? REP. JIMMY PATRONIS: No. I agree with the president. This is a family fight. Unfortunately, divorces are messy. There are two sides to every story.
I know it gets old, but imagine what how different their response would be if a Dem had done this. Hypocrisy is an essential part of the GOP brand.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayRAJU: Sen. Moreno is calling for Max Miller to resign. Do you side w/Moreno? THUNE: It's a family matter &, um, I don't have any observations beyond that Q: If a member of Congress is facing domestic abuse allegations, should they continue to serve? T: It's a House matter. It's a family issue too
🚨 JUST IN: The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County on Monday, October 5. Suncor and ExxonMobil want the Court to stop Boulder's climate deception case against the oil companies before it goes to trial. Here's what you need to know👇
Boulder and Exxon’s coming Supreme Court clash, explained. | Center for Climate Integrity
As Big Oil tries to escape accountability, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in one of dozens of climate deception lawsuits. Here’s what you need to know.
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Investigators pin blame for Eaton fire, which killed 19 people and ruined thousands of homes, on ‘electrical arcing events’ at out-of-service tower
Devastating LA wildfire sparked by utility company tower, long-awaited report finds
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What kind of father violently abuses a two year old and then refuses to give her back her favorite comfort toy? This poor child is going to be scarred for life. I hope her mom can get them both far away from this guy.
Ron Filipkowski@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · yesterdayBut Trump doesn't think Miller should resign or drop out of the race.
Nothing good will come from this #SCOTUS. We must demand that Congress reform the Supreme Court - term limits, code of conduct, more justices
Khashoggi's Ghost@urocklive1.bsky.social · 24h agoThey will absolutely find a way to rule that states cannot protect themselves. We're going to have to all move to clean energy ourselves and make the oil companies obsolete, because this court will gladly let them destroy our health and our planet for corporate profits. That's why they're there.
Will anyone ever face consequences for all the crimes and abuse?
Senator Ron Wyden@wyden.senate.gov · yesterdayBombshell new report out from my investigators this morning spanning our four year investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s financial records. This report shows exactly how Wall Street protected Epstein and enabled his sex trafficking for decades. Mega thread following with some key points:
New Jersey father Edwin Jovanny Lopez-Cornejo was found dead Monday inside the Delaney Hall concentration camp. His family believes he was denied medication since June 18 when he was taken by federal agents on his way to work.
Allison Gill's ❤️🩹 Story..., #Blues #AbolishICE #SaveTheChildren
Larry Colvin@larrycolvin.bsky.social · 2d agoICE Seized Drawings from Children in Detention. I Sued, and Today I Got Them. Five months ago, I filed a Freedom of Information Act Request for papers seized from children at the Dilley ICE Detention Center. Today, I got a heartbreaking response. #Blues open.substack.com/pub/muellers...
I want everybody asking for my vote to come out in favor of #SCOTUS term limits. @markwarner.bsky.social
The Watchdog Coalition@thewatchdogco.bsky.social · 2d agoNobody in this country wants Supreme Court justices to serve for life. Nobody except maybe the justices themselves. No one should hold that much power for life. Demand Congress pass Supreme Court term limits.
Legal scholar/former US Atty Barbara McQuade: Todd Blanche’s recent assurances to the Senate regarding an “Anti-Weaponization Fund” & Trump’s IRS immunity are merely "hollow gestures" that fail to meaningfully check executive power. See CALL-TO-ACTION 👇🏼 1/5 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump Still Has That IRS Immunity. Don’t Be Fooled
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s assurance to senators about the $1.8 billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” and President Trump’s immunity with the Internal Revenue Service is nothing more than a ho...
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Adam Kinzinger@adamkinzinger.substack.com · 2d agoSo Tillis and Cornyn thought the 1.8. Billion dollar slush fun was so bad, that they will be willing to confirm the guy who came up with it. Huh
Todd Blanche is using the FEDERAL TORT. CLAIMS ACT (FTCA) TO CUT CHECKS FOR MILLIONS CLAIMING MALICIOUS PROSECUTIONS THEY WERE USING THIS TO PAY OFF CRIMINALS WHO WERE FOUND GUITY ALREADY
Dollars to donuts Blanch will revive the fund www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Blanche formally rescinds Trump’s $1.8bn ‘anti-weaponization fund’ ahead of nomination hearing
Todd Blanche issues formal order terminating measure widely derided as a ‘slush fund’, in move that could clear path for his nomination as attorney general
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@wwattribution.bsky.social: 300,000 people displaced across France and Spain don't lie. As long as we emit fossil fuels, greenhouse gases will continue to warm the planet. This is the beginning of how bad it will be. @sachimulkey.bsky.social @grist.org: bit.ly/4hbHlQe @ccbecker271.bsky.social
Here's what supercharged the monster wildfires in Spain and France
Last summer brought Europe's most destructive wildfire season on record. This season is on track to break it.
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Surprised? Nope Outraged? We must be. This Is #torture. @markwarner.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Stark example of brutality’: Trump’s ICE used court orders in plan to force-feed at least 10 hunger strikers in detention
Exclusive: court records reviewed by the Guardian show that procedures included force-feeding, intravenous forced hydration and involuntary blood draws
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"very little time to practice"🙄 Poor Don. So little time to play, but magically he wins every single contest at his own clubs, and no one ever questions it. When he brags about the war or the economy, rude people go on TV and contradict him with facts. But no one ever claims he didn't win at golf.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d agoTrump: “The Winning Shot in the Bedminster Club Championship! Thank you very much to all of those who participated. I won with a 70, & am so honored in that, unlike the rest of the field, I’m given very little time to practice, bc I’m focused on many other things. It’s called TALENT, and I have it”
Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/u...
Ohio Senator Calls Former Son-in-Law Accused of Abuse Unfit for Office
Senator Bernie Moreno, Republican of Ohio, broke his silence about allegations of domestic abuse his daughter has made against Representative Max Miller.
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Moreno finally finds the balls to stand up for his daughter and granddaughter. Seems like too little too late. Moreno wrote that Miller “needs serious psychological help. He is a danger to my daughter, and I hold my breath every minute he has custody of my granddaughter.” apnews.com/article/max-...
Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House
U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno says his former son-in-law, U.S Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations of domest...
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Never let the health of people or planets interfere with corporate profits. It goes against everything the Republican Party believes in.
Shooti@bambooshooti.bsky.social · 3d ago#ResistanceEarth There are decades of scientific consensus that air pollution is a public health hazard. However, Trump's EPA has stopped assigning a dollar value to health impacts because they're "uncertain," making every air quality regulation "cost-prohibitive." slate.com/news-and-pol...
Trump plugging his Bedminister golf course. Not exactly crypto, but it did pay him $37 million last year. p.858 (Lamington Farm Club) at gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3...
