Carol Mathias

@mathiasecon.bsky.social

Retired Econ teacher. Opinions are my own. Landscape pic in profile by Redwine Photography. Find the cat button on Etsy!

Far out in the Pacific Ocean, there are tiny islands that few have seen. The oceans around them are full of marine life, from thriving coral reefs to sharks and tuna. The Trump administration is rolling back protections for these places. NPR got a rare visit to a remote area to see what’s at stake.

These are some of the last pristine ocean ecosystems. Now, they're losing protections

The largest conservation areas in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean, where tiny islands are epicenters of biodiversity. The Trump administration is now opening their waters to commercial fishing, sparking a battle over some of the country’s most pristine ecosystems.

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The Dilemma: WE outnumber maga 4:1, but they control the media/propaganda, gov, police, tech, oligarchs. ‘24 was hacked & now maga owns the voting machines, inviting help from bibi/putin for midterms. They will accelerate violence, war & grifting, hoping for civil war to end elections & protests🇺🇸

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Thanks to their ill conceived illegal war, this is what 🤡 & his Foxnews SecDef has brought the US military to: 'Anyone got any ideas?' "Nothing says “we have this under control” like the war-planning equivalent of “no bad ideas in a brainstorm, gang!” "

Locked, Loaded, and Fresh Out of Ideas: The Pentagon Is Now Crowdsourcing A Solution For The Iran War Via Mass Email.

America’s military just sent a company-wide email asking if anyone has ideas. Not for the holiday party. For Iran.

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The games played between Trump & the Islamic regime have completely drowned out any attention the world might have paid to the horrendous human rights situation in Iran with daily executions. It all goes to say that some lives just don’t matter This is the reality of the ugly world in which we live.

Abdorrahman Boroumand Center@iranrights.org · 2d ago

🔴The Judiciary of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the death sentences of #OmidBehzad and #PouryaSafvat, two prisoners accused of 'espionage and intelligence cooperation with Israel,' were carried out at dawn on Monday, August 3, 2026, following confirmation by the Supreme Court.

The combo of ill will & incompetence in this regime continues to yield expected results Stupid crap like -forcing ppl to move to 'save $' while continuing to pay rent on the previous space -not ensuring facilities are adequate before rushing ppl into them Cruel bullies continue breaking govt😡

Bedbugs, bad Wi-Fi: Federal workers say forced summer relocations have been chaos

Federal agencies are rushing to move hundreds of workers into new buildings. Employees say the moves are significantly disrupting their work.

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