"It’s as if we launched a war against nature, and that has turned place after place into something that resembles a war zone," writes @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social. "The climate movement is a peace movement, a movement to end this war and its casualties."

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Another tragic and human-devastating wildfire in the USA. A look at InciWeb shows there are also two mega fires burning in WA (Sinlahekn at 102934 ac, Kaiser Canyon at 136547 ac) and a couple others over 50000 ac! And OR has 4 over 100000 ac! #Wildfires washingtonstatestandard.com/2026/08/03/o...

‘Overwhelming amount of damage’: Fight ongoing against Spokane fires • Washington State Standard

Firefighters were still battling Monday to gain control of wildfires that tore through residential areas in and around Spokane over the weekend.

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Over 60,000 people have been evacuated from Spokane in eastern Washington state due to wildfires. All the people profiting off climate change are being subsidized but evacuated families are on their own. How long can they all afford to stay in hotels without any income? www.cnn.com/2026/08/03/u...

Live updates: Almost 65,000 people evacuated as Spokane County wildfires cause ‘heartbreaking’ devastation | CNN

Hundreds of structures have been destroyed and at least 60,000 people evacuated as crews battle three major wildfires in Spokane County. Follow for live news updates.

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Just a gentle reminder that many disabled creators can’t paywall their newsletters without losing their disability benefits. They’re producing content entirely for free. Most Substack alternatives charge creators who don’t paywall, and disabled people can’t afford that. We need better options!

Paris Marx@parismarx.com · 2d ago

getting tired of people on the left still launching substack newsletters after all the reporting on that company in recent years

Another reason we don’t want to rely on AI for anything factual.

Digital Warrior - Combat Disinfo@digitalwarrior.bsky.social · 2d ago

The coming lies. I have written about LLM grooming - the process where large language models are intentionally poisoned with lies & disinfo. Here Meta is beginning the process of feeding us RW lies presented as news. Be aware. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy popular.info/p/meta-will-...

Kamala Harris tells Urban League that to overcome Trump's cheating in the elections, voter turnout needs to be large enough that it's "too big to rig." Meanwhile, she expressed doubt that the Voting Rights Act will be revived anytime soon, and that should not be lawmakers' focus right now.

Kamala Harris tells Urban League the Voting Rights Act won’t be revived ‘any time soon’

To overcome Trump's attempts to cheat the elections, Kamala Harris told the Urban League that voter turnout has to be so large that it's "too big to rig."

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Fidelity breaks down IRA rules that catch heirs off guard

Fidelity breaks down IRA rules that catch heirs off guard

The rules governing inherited IRAs changed more in the past five years than in the previous three decades combined.

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“Criminals without borders have moved from hijacking businesses to hijacking nations. Some call them fascists; I avoid this term because being a fascist requires an allegiance to the state. To these operatives, the state is just something to sell.” sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/still-hidi...

Still Hiding in Plain Sight

A free excerpt of my history book about the future.

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10 years ago, I talked to countless voters who were split between Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. The establishment can whine about today’s populist fervor all they want, but they should have seen it coming.

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Cascadia(PNW)@cascadiarevolting.bsky.social · 4w ago

Yeah. There is a very coordinated effort taking place and I worry that people will ignore it or just not learn about it at all. The media is even worse than usual about truthfully informing people in the PNW about the klan members who have been operating here and who are not going away.

BREAKING: Capital One bank closed Trump’s accounts in 2021 over money laundering, per a new court filing. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit

Capital One Financial Corp. said in a court filing late Friday that it closed accounts belonging to President Donald Trump’s sprawling real estate company in 2021 for legitimate reasons after an inter...

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Epstein files aren't worth seeing or discussing, but Fauci's personal diary...? THERE's our new distraction. I'd listen to this remarkable woman.

🚨BREAKING: California’s top election official demanded the (DHS explain how it concluded that thousands of noncitizens may be registered to vote in the state, bluntly questioning both the department’s results and how it obtained California voter data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

‘Serious doubts about the reliability of your data’: California bluntly challenges DHS over sweeping noncitizen voter claims

California has not provided its statewide voter registration list to DHS or any other federal agency. State law prohibits the disclosure of sensitive voter information, including Social Security numbe...

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Kamala Harris: I know this is going to be controversial coming from me in particular, we need to revisit the electoral college. We need to revisit the point of expanding the court. We need to revisit, if they so want, statehood for Puerto Rico and D.C.

Google’s response to the outcry about this very dangerous new AI function is to claim “We take misinformation seriously”:

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 5d ago

Google Earth, a tool often used as a source of satellite imagery to verify photos and videos, has added a feature that allows you to alter satellite imagery with AI, for reasons. blog.google/products-and...

NEW: "U.S. Embassies Urge Citizens in the Middle East to ‘Be Prepared to Depart’ Amid ‘Fluid’ Situation with Iran" As I discussed with Nat Security expert Joe Cirincione in my article below, we are on the verge of Trump starting a global war. I'm not exaggerating:

Dean Obeidallah@deanobeidallah.bsky.social · 4d ago

Trump’s Iran war dangerously escalated this week yet corporate media barely covers it! We saw the war expand this week with many new, alarming firsts. Yet US corporate barely covers it. My new article on what happened this week that demands attention deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/america-is...

Jimmy Kimmel nailed another one. Enjoy.

“global temperatures are on a trajectory which may even see 2027 nearing 2C warming above pre-industrial levels for the first time.” Not in 2100, not in 2050, but in freaking 2027. #climatecrisis www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Record-smashing El Niño points to spring of drought and fires

Despite El Niño being months away from peaking, it could potentially trigger Australia's hottest spring on record.

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#ResistanceUnited #ProudBlue #ONEV1 #DV1 “Trump’s golf practice facility plan will destroy the oldest grove of cherry trees that Japan gave to the US in 1910…The plan will also eliminate public access to a beloved D.C. park.” What has to give for his pleasure? www.rawstory.com/trump-cherry...

Trump plan will destroy DC's 'oldest grove of cherry trees' for golf practice: report

A new Washington Post report says President Donald Trump's golf course redevelopment plan would destroy "Washington's oldest grove of cherry trees," the sole survivors of Japan's original 1910 gift to...

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It’s time for our wages to match the cost of living. Especially women’s wages.

UN: The wildfires burning across Europe and North America highlight the urgent need for action now – as climate change, land-use pressures and human activity make severe fires more likely in the future.

The GOP is desperately trying to rewrite history, but just a reminder that Donald Trump was president during the lockdowns, and he awarded Fauci a presidential commendation for his work on COVID. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Adobe recently had an update for Acrobat go through that made all of the tools for editing pdfs disappear in the program exclusively for editing pdfs It took days to fix

Chris Person@papapishu.bsky.social · last wk.

For @aftermath.site's Hater Week, I wrote about how deeply I hate Adobe aftermath.site/i-hate-adobe/

When the world’s wealthiest man amasses a huge following and aligns himself with a racist president-with both widely spreading white nationalist propaganda based on bodacious lies fueled by a profoundly warped worldview-people will die Musk thinks of himself as a hero The truth is, he’s a monster

Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.

When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...

We are 100 days from the midterm elections. Democrats have a clear path to the majority in the House and Senate. Trump and the GOP's only strategy is to make it harder for you to vote and easier for them to cheat. We will fight them in every district and in every state. And when we fight we win!

Wyden: “According to the whistleblower, on Feb 10, when Mr. Russo ‘unsuccessfully pressured’ SSA employees to expedite the onboarding of a key DOGE engineer, Akash Bobba,…Bisignano ‘personally intervened’ & instructed SSA staff to onboard Mr. Bobba & give him “immediate access to SSA’s systems.”’ 1/

‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban

‘Scandalous, irrational and irresponsible’: French beekeepers’ fury at lifting of pesticides ban

Allowing use of two neonicotinoids to combat crop-ruining disease will kill bees and reduce harvests, union says Beekeepers and environmentalists in France have reacted furiously after parliament approved a bill reauthorising two banned pesticides scientists say can poison bees. “There are no words to describe the frustration,” said Carolyn Bouguet, a beekeeper in Essonne, greater Paris. “Bee populations have already been badly compromised by climate change, new parasites and loss of habitat. And now this.” Continue reading...

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I miss knowing there's an Anthony Fauci in charge of health. A Hillary Clinton or Antony Blinken handling things internationally. A Pete doing things for transportation. A Lloyd Austin handling defense. A Haaland protecting our lands. I miss knowing adults are in the room. Or at least non-traitors.

"You can't eat a salad in this country without worrying about getting explosive diarrhea". Jim Acosta, MS NOW Because of Donald Trump and RFK Jr's gutting the HHS.