Republicans are realizing that no one wants data centers
Republicans are realizing that no one wants data centers
The AI industry "could use a little public relations help," Trump acknowledged Wednesday.
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More than 380 coastal World Heritage Sites may face climate risks, new data shows news.mongabay.com/2026/08/more...
More than 380 coastal World Heritage Sites may face climate risks, new data shows
Whenever coastal engineer Robert Nicholls looks outside one of his home’s windows, he can see the Hurst Castle Spit on the south coast of England slowly eroding across the sea. “In a way, Hurst Castle...
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In 2025, we supported the struggles of over 31 million people resisting land grabs worldwide. We draw our inspiration from sumud – embodying steadfastness and perseverance. That’s why we never give up. New Impact Report: @mittaloak.bsky.social
Scorched Harvest: The Strongest El Niño Ever Forecast, the Crops in Its Path, and the Hunger It Will Leave Behind www.4hunger.org/p/scorched-h...
Scorched Harvest: The Strongest El Niño Ever Forecast, the Crops in Its Path, and the Hunger It Will Leave Behind
How 3.6 degrees of warm water in the tropical Pacific is about to redraw the map of global hunger and why, this time, no one in power can claim they were not warned.
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ICE entered a small Maine town searching for someone with a removal order. Instead, an officer killed 26-year-old Joan Sebastian Guerrero—who officials admit was not the target. With no body-camera footage, furious protesters are demanding the truth. #Biddeford #ICE #Justice
ICE Kills 26-Year-Old Who Wasn’t Even Its Target—Then Furious Protesters Flood a Tiny Maine City Demanding Answers
Joan Sebastian Guerrero was reportedly on his way to work when federal immigration officers surrounded the area near his Biddeford home. He was not the person they had come to arrest. Minutes later…
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Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump administration pulls support for annual Arctic environmental report
Move by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is latest government rollback of climate science activity
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Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s scorching summer is erasing its economic growth, says report
Dutch growth is set to be almost entirely wiped out, and France could be pushed into a contraction.
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Oakland Institute@oaklandinstitute.org · 4w agoThe Great "Green" Heist: When Artificial Intelligence & Arms Dealers Seize the Minerals of the South Must read on Our Take from Franck Zongwe revealing how the so-called green revolution has become the perfect smokescreen, the moral veneer for a very different kind of war: @mittaloak.bsky.social
Today, for the first time in New York City history, 2,000 two year-olds received offers for FREE 2-K. A big step for those who take baby steps. A big step towards a City every New Yorker can afford.
Abdul El-Sayed's win of the Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary despite a nearly $65 million onslaught of outside money & an establishment that rallied around Rep. Haley Stevens, should send a clear message to the Democrats. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
Abdul El-Sayed wins Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary, notching a Midwest victory for the left
The former public health official has defeated Rep. Haley Stevens, NBC News projects, despite facing a huge advertising disadvantage.
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Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social · 3w agoYou could say Abdul El-Sayed won despite $64 million being spent against him… one may also wonder if he won *because* of it
UK: When terror laws are applied to terrorize peaceful citizens for protesting Israel's genocide in Gaza, something has gone really wrong. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
BREAKING: More than 100 peaceful protestors have been arrested today under terror laws. Amnesty protest observers attended to document the arrests and any human rights violations. The arrests are… ...
BREAKING: More than 100 peaceful protestors have been arrested today under terror laws. Amnesty protest observers attended to document the arrests and any human rights violations. The arrests are y...
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Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Think our basic rights are safe? In the age of oligarchs and corporate lobbying, think again | George Monbiot
The global assault on our freedoms is coming ever closer to home. Just look at the sinister prosecution of UK lawyer Rajiv Menon, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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US Congress and lawmakers everywhere: Urgently pass AI safety laws. actions.eko.org/a/us-congres... @oaklandinstitute.org @dropsitenews.com @eko.org
US Congress and lawmakers everywhere: Urgently pass AI safety laws.
It happened. An OpenAI system broke out of its secure testing environment, hacked its way online, then broke into a second company's servers to access data.No one told it to. It chose to.Now imagine t
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The Business of War: Trump’s Critical Minerals Grift by Oakland Institute intern scholar Nur Makdisi for @commondreams.org: www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... @mittaloak.bsky.social
The Business of War: Trump’s Critical Minerals Grift | Common Dreams
By gaining access to more critical minerals, Trump can expand the war machine and, in turn, make a profit; his administration has shown it will stop at nothing to achieve that.
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Oakland Institute@oaklandinstitute.org · last mo.Wildfires raging in Southwest France are not burning natural forests but immense plantations of pine trees. For many years, we have warned Uganda and other African countries about the dangers of establishing plantations of non-native pine species, including wildfires and loss of biodiversity.
The Business of War: Trump’s Critical Minerals Grift www.commondreams.org/opinion/trum... @oaklandinstitute.org
The Business of War: Trump’s Critical Minerals Grift | Common Dreams
By gaining access to more critical minerals, Trump can expand the war machine and, in turn, make a profit; his administration has shown it will stop at nothing to achieve that.
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Oakland Institute@oaklandinstitute.org · last mo.A World Heritage Site Cannot Also be an Eviction Zone! As the World Heritage Committee convenes, members must confront the ongoing forced displacement of the Maasai from the NCA.
Over 145,000 people call on #UNESCO to DELIST the #Ngorongoro Conservation Area for failing to protect the rights of Indigenous #Maasai to land & life. Ongoing failure to act makes you complicit in their forced eviction - take action NOW! @mittaloak.bsky.social @rainforestrescue.bsky.social
Tanzania: stop the eviction of the Maasai from Ngorongoro!
Tanzania’s Ngorongoro Crater is renowned the world over for its wildlife and as the home of the indigenous Maasai people. To promote tourism, the government wants to enlarge the protected area – and e...
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Oakland Institute@oaklandinstitute.org · last mo.Myth: Critical mineral dominance is essential for US security. Fact: The US is depleting its own mineral reserves through wars of aggression. New report reveals how the US is burning through mineral supplies while rapidly expanding mining globally 👇
As the World Heritage Committee meets in Busan, one urgent truth remains: Ngorongoro Cannot be a World Heritage Site & an Eviction Zone! You cannot celebrate a UNESCO World Heritage Site while violently erasing its original custodians. @mittaloak.bsky.social
SPAIN WINS FIFA WORLD CUP BY PLAYING A BEAUTIFUL GAME!
Happening now in Chicago: community members and activists are in the La Villita/Little Village neighborhood to demonstrate against continued ICE violence in across the country. In just the last two weeks, ICE agents have killed 2 men. A 3rd died running from agents, and a 4th died in ICE custody.
El-Sayed: Shouldn't be this hard to pay your taxes and know that that money is going to be spent on you rather than to drop bombs on somebody else and their kids
Today across the world , Nelson Mandela is a hero exalted as a legend. But to the people of South Africa who he liberated, he was Madiba, a leader who fought against the tides for justice. To honor Madiba’s legacy is to fight injustice before history rewrites itself. youtu.be/I39uc0PRhCY
Madiba's Legacy
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Protester sues Los Angeles cops over shot to head with projectile. "James DeSimone Law represents Daisy Ureno, who the firm says was struck while sitting in a public seating area outside L.A. City Hall. The shot... rendered her unconscious & caused head trauma." davisvanguard.org/2026/07/lapd...
LAPD Sued for Excessive Force after Protester Shot in Head at Anti-ICE Rally - Davis Vanguard
A lawsuit filed against the Los Angeles Police Department alleges officers utilized excessive force, striking a 'No Kings' protester in the head with a less-lethal round during a 2025 demonstration ta...
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"After boarding a handful of boats — stuffed to the brim with people and pets — community members drove across the lake as their entire First Nation burned to the ground behind them. " www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
'It's a miracle': First Nation members escape northwestern Ontario wildfire as community burns to the ground | CBC News
Namaygoosisagagun First Nation, also known as Collins First Nation, has been destroyed by a wildfire that spans over 350,000 hectares in northwestern Ontario. Community leaders spoke to CBC News about...
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Johnnie Jae@johnniejae.bsky.social · last mo.I want people to understand the full impact of the devastation that First Nations in Canada are facing. It's NOT just that people and wildlife are losing their homes...it's the history that is being lost for generations to come.
Nineteen years ago, Lionel Messi bathed a baby named Lamine Yamal for a charity calendar. Some call it football's most famous blessing. Others say it sounds like the plot of the perfect movie. Tomorrow, we find out how it ends at the NYNJ Stadium.