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Barclay Palmer

@barclay2.bsky.social

Executive Editor, Producer, Board member, Advisor, Consultant, Visiting Professor, Investor focused on Climate, Finance, Nature-based Solutions, Sustainability

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Solar is already creating the fastest shift in electricity generation in history - and it is still accelerating reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-alr...

Solar is already creating the fastest shift in electricity generation in history - and it is still accelerating

Solar is moving fast. Really fast. Batteries are moving faster. And there is no evidence in either prices or deployment that the system is about to tap the brakes.

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Climate and Capital Media@climateandcap.bsky.social · 8mo ago

#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In February, @hlovins.bsky.social announced COPx, a new people‑powered climate network designed as an alternative to traditional #COP summits to mobilise grassroots #ClimateAction. Read more 👇

Announcing COPx: the people’s climate network - Climate and Capital Media

See Hunter Lovins on a new people's climate network and its mission to help people confront the climate crisis and protect the planet

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Climate and Capital Media@climateandcap.bsky.social · 7mo ago

#Greenhushing won't work. 2026 candidates can win by showing how #climate change is driving #inflation in #energy, #insurance, #food etc, says @claravondrich.bsky.social of @publiccitizen.bsky.social. Show "how the impact and costs accelerate from here." @barclay2.bsky.social tinyurl.com/3uzjwhjz

Care about affordability? Then care about climate change – cuz you ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Fossil-fueled extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone and everything. We need to start saying so.

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Granny T@granny-t.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Georgia Fort was arrested by the FBI at 6:30 am in her home simply for covering the anti-ICE protest at a church in Minnesota. Please consider donating to support independent journalists who have been targeted by Trump.

Donate to Let's get Georgia Fort On-Air, organized by Georgia Fort

Georgia Fort is an Emmy-nominated journalist whose reporting has been featured on CNN, ABC,… Georgia Fort needs your support for Let's get Georgia Fort On-Air

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The New York Times@nytimes.com · 7mo ago

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “Journalism is a public service, and I am proud to be a public servant,” Georgia Fort, an independent journalist who was recently arrested in Minnesota, writes. “Professional reporting, observing and documenting is not a crime. But the freedom to do so is at risk.”

Opinion | I Was Arrested for Doing My Job as a Reporter. Who’s Next?

I covered the Minnesota church protest. Press credentials didn’t protect me.

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Donna Stern@dvsmemphis.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Ana Cabrera on arresting journalists Don Lemon & Georgia Fort: "I really want American people to understand attacking the press is not simply just attacking journalists, it's attacking the public's right to know." #sheshed

Governor Wes Moore@govwesmoore.bsky.social · 7mo ago

I’ve reached out to both Gov. Walz and Sen. Klobuchar following the latest shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota. Marylanders have witnessed this cruelty in our own communities – during a school drop-off in Salisbury and in Glen Burnie on Christmas Eve. These are not isolated incidents.

Ambassador Ken Fairfax (ret)@portlandken.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The more evidence rolls in, the more obvious it is that ICE simply executed a public-spirited nurse who tried to help a woman assaulted by ICE. But, Trumpies don't care. They will always believe what Trump tells them to believe and the ignore the evidence of their eyes and ears... and videos.

Multiple Videos Undercut DHS Account of VA Nurse’s Killing

Kristi Noem called him a “domestic terrorist.” The footage tells a different story.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 7mo ago

You have to read this. Firsthand affidavit from one of the women who was there and recording the video. She talks about how Alex Pretti was directing traffic when she arrived. She watched him be killed in front of her. She's afraid to go home, worried she'll be arrested.

1. I am a resident of the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am over 18 years of age. I am a children's entertainer who specializes in face painting. 2. On Saturday, January 24, 2026, at about 8:50 am, I was getting ready to go to work when I heard whistles outside. I knew the whistles meant that ICE agents were in the area, so I decided to check it out on my way to work. I've been involved in observing in my community because it is so important to document what ICE is doing to my neighbors. Connecting to your local community and knowing who your neighbors are is something I profoundly value. 3. I drove to Nicollet Ave. and 26th where I could hear the whistles coming from. I turned south onto Nicollet. There were already several ICE agents there and they'd set up a sort of vehicle convoy on Nicollet and 28th. There were also about 15 observers there, recording and observing ICE. 4. I saw ICE agents surrounding cars and punching car windows. I also saw them stopping vehicles further down Nicollet, so I backed up because I didn't feel safe continuing on. 5. I noticed a man sort of acting to help traffic move more smoothly. He helped me find a place to park. I got out with my whistle and my camera. I went over to him and said something like, "I'm going to film and use my whistle." 6. It seemed like most ICE activity was happening a little farther down the street from us, near 27th. Someone was being thrown to the ground.7. I started recording. There was an agent by a car across the street. Two observers were a few feet away from the agent, blowing their whistles. One was wearing a backpack. 8. I and the man who was observing and helping direct traffic were standing in the street. There was a phone in the man's hand recording a video. 9. An agent approached and asked us to back up, so I moved slowly back onto the sidewalk. 10. The man stayed in the street, filming as the other observers I mentioned earlier were being forced backward by another ICE agent threatening them with pepper spray. The man went closer to support them as they got threatened, just with his camera out. I didn't see him reach for or hold a gun. 11. Then the ICE agent shoved one of the other observers to the ground. Then he started pepper spraying all three of them directly in the face and all over. The man with the phone put his hands above his head and the agent sprayed him again and pushed him. 12. Then the man tried to help up the woman the ICE agent had shoved to the ground. The ICE agents just kept spraying. More agents came over and grabbed the man who was still trying to help the woman get up. All three of the observers looked to have been badly affected by the pepper spray. I could feel the pepper spray in my eyes.13. The agents pulled the man on the ground. I didn't see him touch any of them-he wasn't even turned toward them. It didn't look like he was trying to resist, just trying to help the woman up. I didn't see him with a gun. They threw him to the ground. Four or five agents had him on the ground and they just started shooting him. They shot him so many times. 14.1 don't know why they shot him. He was only helping. I was five feet from him and they just shot him. 15. The video I recorded of what happened accurately depicts the events leading up to the agents shooting him and several minutes afterwards. The video is attached as Exhibit 1. 16. I have read the statement from DHS about what happened and it is wrong. The man did not approach the agents with a gun. He approached them with a camera. He was just trying to help a woman get up and they took him to the ground. 17. I feel afraid. Only hours have passed since they shot a man right in front me and I don't feel like I can go home because I heard agents were looking for me. I don't know what the agents will do when they find me. I do know that they're not telling the truth about what happened. I've heard that other witnesses might have been arrested and taken to the Whipple Building. 18. I am disgusted and gutted at how they are treating my neighbors and my state. I keep alternating between crying and feeling determined it is important to remember the value of documenting injustice. We show up for the people who need us to bearwitness, because it can't just be one group of people bearing the brunt of their tyranny. This is a struggle to protect our freedom and democracy, those things are on the line. He lost his life for those values. I declare under penalty of perjury that everything I have stated in this document is true and correct. Dated and signed on Jan 24, 2026 in Hennepin County, State of Minnesota.
Josh Gerstein@joshgerstein.bsky.social · 7mo ago

JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

Max Berger@maxberger.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We are not the first people, or the first country, to suffer under a tyrannical government that does not respect our lives, or our rights. There is a method for how to effectively resist, and eventually topple, such a regime. We can learn from others who came before us. This is my favorite guide.

CANVAS Core Curriculum: A Guide to Effective Nonviolent Struggle | ICNC

You may also be interested in: A Guide to Nonviolent Activism (Ekta Parishad)Ekta Parishad is a mass-based peoples’ movement for land rights with an active membership of 250,000 landless poor and is r...

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The Conversation U.S.@us.theconversation.com · 7mo ago

The U.S. is… withdrawing from the UN program to protect women and children from sexual violence during wars slashing its contributions to peacekeeping and food aid refusing to participate in a global review of its human rights practices buff.ly/Pjwii0i

US turns its back on global efforts for women and children terrorized by violence and conflict

The Trump administration’s move to withdraw the US from these organizations risks undercutting lasting peace and global human rights accountability.

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Mehdi Hasan@mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The people who spent years defending and even lionizing Kyle Rittenhouse and Ashli Babbitt now want us to believe that an unarmed mother in her car and a disarmed nurse were domestic terrorists who deserved to be murdered by law enforcement.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

AOC: "An ICE officer had violently pushed a woman to the ground and he had come over to help get her up and that is what precipitated this incident that very quickly led to an execution in the streets. What we are seeing here is a momentous pivotal moment for the United States."

Bill Kristol@billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Also, may I say that I don’t agree with people saying ICE and CBP need “more training.” They’re doing exactly what this administration has trained them to—impose a reign of fear in blue cities. They don’t need more training. They need to be ripped up root and branch.

Nina Lakhani@ninalakhani.bsky.social · 7mo ago

If ICE is emboldened to carry out extrajudicial killings of American citizens in broad daylight, imagine what's happening to the tens of thousands of people being held in makeshift detention camps across the US without cameras, attorneys and organizers

Governor Tim Walz@governorwalz.mn.gov · 7mo ago

Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic. The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.

The Washington Post@washingtonpost.com · 7mo ago

Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.

Robinson Meyer@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 7mo ago

The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the treaty that has governed international climate diplomacy since 1992, per the AP: heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi... George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.

The U.S. Will Exit UN’s Framework Climate Treaty, According to Reports

The move would mark a significant escalation in Trump’s hostility toward climate diplomacy.

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Climate and Capital Media@climateandcap.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Both major U.S. parties are betting on "affordability." They could win if they show how #climate change is jacking up prices of #energy, #food, #insurance etc, says @claravondrich.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social. "Climate pollution is driving the cost-of-living crisis." @barclay2.bsky.social

Care about affordability? Then care about climate change – cuz you ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Fossil-fueled extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone and everything. We need to start saying so.

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Clara Vondrich@claravondrich.bsky.social · 7mo ago

My oped on climate change as the ultimate cost-of-living crisis. Extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone & everything. We need to reject the idea that climate is too "abstract" for voters. Survivors will tell you there's nothing abstract about losing your home, much less a loved one.

Care about affordability? Then care about climate change – cuz you ain’t seen nothin’ yet

Fossil-fueled extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone and everything. We need to start saying so.

climateandcapitalmedia.com