Europe’s July energy‑transition report shows slower progress than projected. Grid modernization targets in Germany and France are slipping, and the Commission is preparing enforcement measures. #EU #energy

The Senate vacancy created by Lindsey Graham’s death is already altering July’s committee math. A single absent vote changes the trajectory of the foreign‑aid negotiations, and the chamber now has to absorb that shock while maintaining continuity. #senate #policy

I disagreed with most of Lindsey Graham’s positions, especially on federal authority over health policy. But disagreement doesn’t erase the fact that a long public career ended abruptly. A death in office disrupts the work, and it’s still a human loss. #senate

Thank you for taking the time to include me Marcie. -Bill go.bsky.app/6mMkhMf

Important to know all of history. @cfwhittingham.bsky.social @urielshockley.bsky.social @mauticeveneble.bsky.social nyti.ms/3bXMeYZ

A Brief History of Slavery That You Didn't Learn in School (Published 2019)

A child's shackles, a West African legacy, a black sergeant in the Union Army — these are stories you need to hear.

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Anna Julia Cooper’s "A Voice from the South" asserts Black intellectual agency is still ahead of many institutions. #blackstandardcollective #feminism #Booksky www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61741

A Voice from the South by Anna J. Cooper

Free eBook digitized and proofread by volunteers.

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Corporate consolidation is being framed as efficiency, though history shows concentrated economic power inevitably distorts markets and weakens civic autonomy. A healthy society requires dispersion of influence, not aggregation. #Corporations #Greed

- Giant steel platforms lfloat far out at sea - Floating orbs use waves to make power - That power runs AI chips onboard - Cold seawater cools them - The electricity never comes back to land - Only the AI’s answers do — beamed home by satellite

They’re putting AI data centers in the ocean next. Panthalassa, a startup from Portland, just raised $140 MILLION in a round led by Peter Thiel.

Teachers are the backbone of every community. As such, workload, pay, and respect require consideration in all discussion of education.

Such a cruel, unfeeling philosophy that "personal choices explain every outcome."

The Supreme Court keeps stretching executive power, and everyone’s pretending it’s a normal plot point. In theater, when a character grabs authority that isn’t in the script, the audience reacts. Government should expect the same instead of demanding calm. *We are the audience. Reacting.

“Justice commands us to harm no one and to help all.” Cicero

Obama observed the bitterness of a tiny, sick man

Forbes@forbes.com · last mo.

“I obviously have a room in his head,” the former president said.

The Steady State yesterday filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to release records about the agency’s monitoring of citizens engaged in constitutionally protected protest and political speech. steadystate1.substack.com/p/lawsuit-se...

Peace vs silence: One is chosen. The other is imposed. #blackstandardcollective

“Justice is the advantage of the weaker, not the stronger.” --Plato

We’ve built cities for a climate that no longer exists, and we’re pretending shade is optional. An unscientific yet reliable, barometer of uncomfortable heat is when children complain. As a child we loved hot days--but not of this extreme. I hear children complain at 10:00 AM. #climate

We pray for this.

DrDinD.bsky.social@drdind.bsky.social · last mo.

Sen. @warren.senate.gov & Sen. Moreno announce a bipartisan plan to save Social Security, projected to see a huge benefits cut in 6 years. The cornerstone: lifting the FICA tax cap so the wealthiest pay the same % as those making under $184.5K per year (the current cap level).

Miller is everthing we learned to fear and to loathe in Europe.

M Meerkat@kackbro.bsky.social · last mo.

"Oh My Precious Algae", Says "Gollum" Miller.......

I was young the first time the news disturbed me and how fortunate for me my great-grandmother was alive. "Oh Allie, I am so sorry. None of this is new. Your parents think they discovered injustice. [she cackled] Hardship and cruelty are constants best combated, not by outrage, but love."

Great science project and I am plagiarizing it and what's more might just implement it.

🇫🇷Raquel de la Roche🇨🇴@raquelreveals.bsky.social · last mo.

Gardening It took 10 years to hybridize my favorite soil preparation techniques and create a single plan that addresses immediate and future fertility and moisture retention with emphasis on structure. Contemplated for urban gardeners. #hugelkulture #trench #supersoil #vermicomposting #gardening

Are we currently on: Ceasefire/Strait Opened or Bombing/Strait Closed? I know it is one or the other but this is getting hard to track.

Israel fired on civilians who attempted to collect the bodies of victims in South Lebanon. Israel has claimed those civilians are "terrorists". This disgusting military has no shame.

"The ripple effect of even the smallest kindness can change a life or save a life." WCT go.bsky.app/EYX9Fue

As my friend @dorothyhostetter.bsky.social wrote, hunger in America is unforgivable.

Gabe Ortíz@tusk81.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“Food pantries see increasing demand as more people lose access to SNAP.” “I’m absolutely terrified,” said one food pantry leader. “We will absolutely do our best, but I think we were meant to supplement SNAP or to help in emergency situations. I just don’t think we can replace the government.”

One hopes The Constitution remains in effect.

💙🦋🇺🇸MichaelWestby🇺🇸🦋💙@tazinib1.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Wow. www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

In our current crisis, I return again and again to the observation institutions mistake continuity for stability. A system can run on habit long after it’s lost the capacity to solve the problems it was built for. Personally, I feel we are shackled. #Change