Polly Nator
@madeincleveland.bsky.social
Hygge is my favorite. Baking, hiking, digging in the dirt, smart and compassionate friends, and living out my dream life in Maine. And also fighting for democracy and human rights.
So, I finally did a TED talk, and it got released today. I seem to have been quite intense, but I'm grateful they left in my Trump joke. www.ted.com/talks/bill_m...
Our last, best chance to cool the Earth
We're living through oil wars, wildfire smoke and extreme weather driven by a warming planet. But environmentalist Bill McKibben says one thing is finally going right: the price of clean energy has pl...
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A couple of 20-something men in a car with Texas license plates visited our door last night, canvassing for Susan Collins. From Texas. In Maine. That's gonna go over like a lead balloon for Mainers.
Reupping this for no reason in particular.
Polly Nator@madeincleveland.bsky.social · 11mo agoRemember when COVID vaccines were first available? Remember how they saved lives and helped us move toward normalcy? Remember how relieved and grateful we were? Remember how amazing our healthcare workers were? Remember how science rescued us?
Just think if they went after Epstein criminals who raped children like they are going after Dr. Fauci.
OMG! Fauci tried to get the guy who mismanaged the Covid pandemic—leading to the avoidable deaths of tens of thousands of Americans—to slow the spread. Hang him!
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.Joni Ernst asks Fauci if it was really his plan to persuade Trump to try to slowing the spread of covid, as though her question is a gotcha and that was a bad course of action
Fauci accuses Rand Paul of having an "unhinged obsession with calling for my prosecution" and of making "repeated slanderous comments," then says "although it pains me to do so... under advice of my attorneys, I will invoke my right under the 5th Amendment to refrain from answering your questions."
I just signed a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social petition: Say "NO" to EPA Guidance on PFAS in Sludge. Sign here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/sa...
Say "NO" to EPA Guidance on PFAS in Sludge
If you farm or garden organically in Maine, you already know what PFAS contamination can do. Maine's farmers have lost fields, livestock, and livelihoods after decades of sludge spreading, leading to ...
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It’s crazy to me this isn’t a daily refrain from Democrats.
Palestinians say settler violence and military raids are bringing them to breaking point reut.rs/4vXSYhf
Palestinians say settler violence and military raids are bringing them to breaking point
Palestinian villagers in the occupied West Bank said on Monday the area was coming close to breaking point after increasing incursions by Israeli settlers and violent stand-offs, such as one that left six people shot dead last week.
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This is just the beginning, hint of how awful this will all be. Capitalism did this.
NPR@npr.org · 2w agoWater is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks. n.pr/4vJPOxr
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks. n.pr/4vJPOxr
Sextortion: That's the threat for women who are simply trying to buy clean water
Water is often a scarce commodity in Nairobi's largest slum. The only source may be a local cartel — and with that comes the risk of sexual threats and attacks.
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What's the difference between Iran and Vietnam? President bonespurs had a way to get out of Vietnam.
Representatives for Taylor Farms called the White House to try to delay a recall tied to one of the largest foodborne illness outbreaks in U.S. history www.wsj.com/health/taylo...
Huge corporations like Amazon, Walmart, and Uber are among the top employers of SNAP and Medicaid recipients. Meanwhile, their CEOs are raking in multi-million dollar pay packages. How is this not a bigger scandal?
They died serving our country. They should be honored, not erased. Lt. Tyler James Feehan, 25, of Hawaii Pvt. Isabella Gonzales, 19, of Texas Sgt. Angel Rampersad, 28, of New York Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton, 30, of North Carolina
Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025. During that time, Jeff Bezos saw his net worth jump by $139B as Amazon profits hit record highs. No corporation as profitable as Amazon should be paying its workers so little they must rely on food stamps and Medicaid to survive.
WARREN: Do you still work for Capital One today? JOHNSON: I do. I'm here today in my personal capacity W: Ok. But they're paying you to get confirmed for this job. I also understand they're letting you keep a bonus you haven't yet earned. They must be really excited about getting you confirmed.
A White Cop straight up executed a black man on the streets of Madison, Wisconsin today. It brings to mind South Vietnamese police chief Nguyễn Ngọc Loan shooting a Viet Cong prisoner.
Police shooting on Madison’s Willy Street leaves 1 dead
After an officer killed a man police said was armed with a knife, protesters marched to the Capitol and demanded answers.
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Video available online shows police shot this man at point-blank range while he was already on the ground. Police in the United States have killed more than 10,000 people since 2016 alone.
Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 2w agoPolice murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.
Police violently tackle a Black woman to the ground on a metal bike for simply watching them on a public sidewalk. Then, two officers push her face down and straddle her backside, with her skirt to ride up.
Just so we're clear and correct me if I'm wrong.... We're doing a nuclear deal with the country most clearly responsible for 9/11.
According to Lt. Sean Kane’s own body camera, it was quite clear that he was the one who planted a bag full of unknown narcotics near the man’s car and then framed him for felony charges. POS!
New Rochelle Cop Caught On Camera Planting Drugs On Black Man In Attempt To Send Him Behind Bars
A Black man files lawsuit against an NY cop who planted drugs in his car so as to send him behind bars for years. Officer's body cam footage caught the whole charade.
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“Don’t worry, Pete. That little speech I read was just for the voters back home. I have to put on these little shows to convince them I’m independent. You will get the $1.5 trillion for your wars even though I just gave ICE unlimited funding to run wild. We’ll just borrow more.”
Taylor Farms' parent company has given $2.2M to GOP PACs this election cycle. That includes $1M to Trump's own PAC, just 6 days after the FDA delayed new food tracing requirements last year. Money in politics is sickening.
ICE has STOLEN an Indigenous Tribal ELDER from NM, who was on her way to CHEMO. She stopped for gas, ICE then approached her, she showed all of her proper, legal documentation. They still stole her away. They're denying her of life saving CHEMO. When will it be enough. #ShedShed #ViVaHerAlliance
Two weeks ago today, after Nasdaq willingly rigged the rules, somewhere btw $7-10 bil of passive money was forced to buy SpaceX at $160.42 Today, 10 trading days later, it closed at $119.85 It’s an unprecedented forced loss (at least $2b) for passive investors and our financial media is 🦗
