Mona Kanin, she/her/hers
@mskanin.bsky.social
I embrace careful thinkers and shapers. The opposite of destruction? The Arts!
Glad my posts slamming Hakeem Jeffries for meeting with Jared Kushner were included in the article. Jeffries must explain why met with Kushner and were any deals made to protect Trump and Kushner when Dems take control of House?! www.mediaite.com/media/news/t...
Hakeem Jeffries Meeting With Jared Kushner Roils the Left
Prominent Trump critics are furious over news of a reported secret meeting between Hakeem Jeffries and Jared Kushner — with some calling for Jeffries's job.
mediaite.com
"Specifically, they found that Big Oil’s use of AI to produce more oil and gas could create 3.3 to 13.3 times more climate pollution than powering AI’s data centers." Emily Atkin
Fun with numbers
A datacenter is an oil well, and other insights
billmckibben.substack.com
McKibben: Take Five And so we watch the world melt. And, please, friends, don't mention Gavin Newsom as a viable candidate.
Take Five
The Crucial Years at the halfway point
billmckibben.substack.com
This just in: more than four thousand sexual assault lawsuits.
Uber’s Strategy for Fighting Sexual Assault Suits: ‘What Were You Wearing?’
The ride-hailing giant promised to handle legal claims “in a way that is best for the survivor.” Its lawyers are pursuing a far more aggressive strategy.
nytimes.com
We created this guide for anyone who could experience a miscarriage in a state with abortion restrictions. We wrote it in consultation with dozens of doctors, including those who regularly treat patients who are miscarrying 👇
If You’re Pregnant, Here’s What You Should Know About the Medical Procedures That Could Save Your Life
Women experiencing pregnancy loss in states with abortion bans told us they wished they had known what to expect and how to advocate for themselves. We created this guide for anyone who finds themselv...
propublica.org
Important news for DC residents! #BoycottDoorDash, starting immediately. As Free DC suggests, get rid of your apps so you don't use them inadvertently and spread the word.
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 2mo agoInteresting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...
Interesting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...
That Food Delivery Is Soon Going To Cost You a Little More in D.C.
DoorDash unsuccessfully fought a 20-cent fee approved by the D.C. Council that will also affect UberEats deliveries.
notus.org
Can someone please explain this? Cognitive Dissonance is the kindest way I can think about it.
Walker Bragman@walkerbragman.bsky.social · 4mo agoHell of a week for the opposition: 8 Senate Dems voted to confirm a Trump judge who wouldn’t admit Biden won. A Dem governor pardoned an election denier who orchestrated a breach of her county’s election system. 8 House Dems voted for a bill attacking trans rights in schools. Feel represented?
Ari Melber on MS NOW is referring to Trump's theft of your tax money to reward his fellow insurrectionists as his THUG FUND. That's good framing. Trump is stealing your money to create a thug fund. #ThugFund
Our federal trial for protesting ICE is on Tuesday. Win or lose, we’re facing up to $250k in legal fees. That’s why this Saturday, we’re having a 12-hr stream-a-thon! Join us 5/23 from 10am-10pm CT to help raise the remaining legal costs and WIN this case: twitch.tv/katabughazaleh
Be sure to know who's sponsoring Christian Nationalism.
Nancy Levine Stearns@nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 4mo ago
The NAACP is urging Black athletes and fans to “withhold athletic and financial support” from public universities in states that “have moved to limit, weaken or erase Black voting representation”
Not enough news coverage of how the insurrectionist reparations fund is a clear violation of the 14th Amendment. We need to enforce the Constitution in its original meaning and plain text. You can't imagine away parts of the Constitution just because it is politically inconvenient.
Of course the Times knows better!
Michael E. Mann@michaelemann.bsky.social · 5mo agoBy the way, the @nytimes.com knows better. They know that the two key issues (other than Epstein) in the midterms--the affordability crisis and Trump/GOP's war on Iran"--are a direct consequence of our misguided continued reliance on fossil fuels.
The Corporate Fascist Dance: Watching the Alliance to End Democracy Come Together "..we are treated to one of the main purposes for corporate media: manufacturing of consent.."
The Corporate Fascist Dance: Watching the Alliance to End Democracy Come Together
We've been experiencing corporations legitimizing fascists for so long now
open.substack.com
Literally—given that the destruction of USAID was his single-handed doing—Musk is one of the greatest mass murderers of all time. That he's an unserious clown who may not fully understand what he's done makes it worse. I hope we all see how it's worse
Ellen Pao@ekp.bsky.social · 5mo agoLancet predicts 14M more deaths in the next 4 years. That includes almost half a million children under the age of 5. www.thelancet.com/article/S014...
Wow. "The research on what actually determines success in civil resistance makes a stark point: 83 percent of successful anti-authoritarian campaigns win when they have strong participation of labor — without labor, the percentage that wins plummets to 29 percent."
May Day was even more important than you think
The mass mobilization on May Day was a show of power — and a dress rehearsal of the tactics it takes to win against an authoritarian regime.
wagingnonviolence.org
Here we go again. Saphier lies about vaccines, hawks supplements on the internet and tells you that your health is your "personal responsibility" (get sick: it's your fault). Write to your senators now and oppose this nomination. actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Tell Your Senators: Vote NO on Saphier for U.S. Surgeon General!
Nicole Saphier has been nominated to serve as U.S. Surgeon General. We must speak loudly and clearly: Nicole Saphier is totally unqualified to serve as U.S. Surgeon General and must be rejected by the...
actionnetwork.org
A win for free speech, a loss for Matt Taibbi.
Case dismissed
Matt Taibbi takes an L.
eoinhiggins.substack.com
"Her clothes are self-objectifying showcases of Bezos’ wealth." Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met:
Why Lauren Sánchez Bezos is storming the gates of the Met Gala
An art historian explains why Sánchez Bezos "will never be elegant."
motherjones.com
SCOTUS in the Prize Cases (1863): "The proclamation of blockade is itself official and conclusive evidence to the Court that a state of war existed..."
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5mo agoWELKER: The president says hostilities have been terminated, yet the US is actively engaged in a naval blockade. Is the US at war with Iran? BLANCHE: No. What President Trump said this weekend is absolutely true. We are absolutely doing the right thing legally.
