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Retired telecom. Shikantaza. Matthew 11:25 PNW U.S ‘Citizen of the World’
Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels
The Social Security payroll tax is capped at $184,500. If you're a nurse or construction worker, you're paying Social Security on 100% of your income. But if you're a corporate lawyer, raking in millions, you're only paying Social Security on a tiny fraction of your income. - @warren.senate.gov
Trump to remove protections for a critical wetland in Louisiana a place teeming with migratory birds and a wetland that protects against coastal flooding and storm surges But no more says Trump To enable building of a huge rocket site that will destroy the wetland www.eenews.net/articles/lou...
Louisiana bets on rockets as Trump targets environmental reviews
As the Federal Aviation Administration contemplates easing requirements for private space companies, reports swirl that SpaceX is eyeing a new site along
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While the northern hemisphere is burning, he’s denies climate change, the fossil fuel industry needs to pay for the damage they have caused
When you vote in the midterms remember one party had a Green New Deal and the other opposed it “The fires, heat and extremes that have dominated the summer of 2026 are what scientists have long been warning about from the burning of coal, oil and gas.”
This summer isn't breaking heat records — yet. Wait until El Nino kicks in, scientists say — The Associated Press
With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record.
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The Dems proposed ‘We The People Amendment’, would clarify that “the rights protected and extended by the Constitution are the rights of natural persons only,” and that “artificial entities, such as corporations, shall have no rights under the Constitution and are subject to regulation.”
House Dems Want To End Citizens United So We Never Get Musked Again
'Corporations are not people and money is not speech,' said Pramila Jayapal.
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People should look up “phosphorus bombs” And what phosphorus does to living human tissue
Human Rights Index 💙@humanrightsindex.bsky.social · 2d agoAccording to Lebanon’s National News Agency, Israeli forces used phosphorus bombs yesterday on two locations in southern Lebanon. The attacks caused fires in olive groves and pine forests, burning more than 120 hectares in Yaroun alone.
Trump sued Capital One to prove they closed his accounts over politics. The bank’s answer, filed Friday: it was the anti-money-laundering desk. Months of review. Three hundred accounts. He pulled that thread himself.
Capital One just told a court they shut down hundreds of tRump Organization accounts because an anti-money laundering review found suspicious transaction patterns. Not “woke politics.” Actual banking red flags. finance.yahoo.com/markets/curr...
Capital One Cites Money Laundering Review in Trump-Related Suit
(Bloomberg) -- 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...
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REMINDER: "Until 1973, health insurance companies were non-profit. Republicans changed the law - Now, they profit $25 Billion a year off your health.” @mascbyjeffchastain IT’S TIME FOR MEDICARE FOR ALL! @SantaClausAlaska
James Talarico on Texas officially banning THC: “Texans aren’t going to stop smoking weed and eating edibles because politicians in Austin say so. We are now telling full-grown adults how to live their lives. This is the nanny state at its worst; this is big government at its worst."
Two top Republicans, both originally pro-Trump, confirm the US attacked Spain using Morocco as a proxy. US paid Morocco at least $40M two weeks before the Ceuta breach.
YAC News@yacnews.bsky.social · 4d agoUS House committee declares Ceuta and Melilla as 'Moroccan territory' www.yacnews.com/us-house-com...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe reut.rs/4halBnD
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization's accounts after anti-money laundering probe
The disclosure marks the first time a bank has formally tied money laundering concerns to Trump's family business.
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Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Capital One says it closed Trump Organization’s accounts after anti-money-laundering review
Disclosure from 2021 investigation marks first time a bank has formally tied money-laundering concerns to Donald Trump
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A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China.
The last day of an American factory
A Trump donor called for an end to offshoring. Then his company moved much of this plant’s work to China.
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Trump blames Minnesota water hacks on Walz, while evidence points to Iran
Trump blames Minnesota water hacks on Walz, while evidence points to Iran
Federal agencies, including the FBI, EPA and CISA, have warned that attacks on U.S. water utilities first detected in Minnesota are expanding across states.
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As climate change takes out the places and activities people love . . . . buckrail.com/in-hot-water...
In hot water: First-ever voluntary fishing closure takes effect on Snake
Editor’s note: This voluntary afternoon closure includes the stretch of Flat Creek on the National Elk Refuge that will open for seasonal fishing on Aug. 1. JACKSON, Wyo. — The Wyoming Game and Fish D...
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While heatwaves and fires are going on. Nowhere on this platform can you find news on the companies causing this crisis
Exxon and Chevron profits surge on rising oil prices due to Iran war — CNBC
ExxonMobil and Chevron on Friday reported second-quarter profits that surged on rising oil prices due to the Iran war.
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Since no one seems to pay attention to this: “But mostly, Guterres said, “the world must stop fueling the crisis.... More coal, oil and gas will lead to a more combustible future."”
UN, scientists warn that strong El Nino will add fuel to 'a planet already on fire' — The Associated Press
The United Nations warns that a strengthening El Nino is intensifying global weather extremes and is adding fuel to a planet that it says is already on fire.
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WILLIE NELSON: “.. America deserves thoughtful stewardship” of land. “The strength of rural America has never come from big industrial footprints ..”
Big Oil supported Trump is lying to y’all about climate change Record means it’s never happened and it’s not ‘just summer’
Scorching July may end up the warmest month on record across the U.S. — The Washington Post
Yet another heat dome will bring critical fire weather risks and record-breaking temperatures to the West this weekend.
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While our elected officials grill a good man like Fauci: “A blood supply shortage in the US has reached a "crisis" level, according to the American Red Cross, which says it is the second time in its 150-year history that levels have been this low.”
Red Cross declares crisis over blood supply shortage in US for second time in its history — BBC News
Fewer donations and higher demand has seen a supply shortage worsen, the American Red Cross tells the BBC.
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