Alan Farago
@alanfarago.bsky.social
Writer, environmental activist. Grandfather.
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Alan Farago
@alanfarago.bsky.social
· Jun 27
I was fortunate to sit next to Bill Moyers at a 1997 League of Conservation Voters dinner in Manhattan. Here is the text of the speech he gave that night. It is my privilege to share it now. 1/2 @hcrichardson.bsky.social @rbreich.bsky.social @maddow.msnbc.com @chrislhayes.bsky.social
Reporters should take note: it’s all connected. The foundation of MAGA Trump antipathy to Europe and NATO is $$$ from the fossil fuel supply chain. @jaketapper.bsky.social
🔴 NEW - Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
The U.S. climate science denial group is attempting to forge a global anti-green alliance.
📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
The U.S. climate science denial group is attempting to forge a global anti-green alliance.
📝 @adambarnett.bsky.social
Mapped: Pro-Trump Heartland Institute’s European Network
A year ago, as the world convulsed from Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election, his allies were already identifying their next frontier. In December, the Heartland Institute hosted a...
www.desmog.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reporters should take note: it’s all connected. The foundation of MAGA Trump antipathy to Europe and NATO is $$$ from the fossil fuel supply chain. @jaketapper.bsky.social
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US President Donald Trump’s plan to require tourists to hand over their social media data ahead of next year’s World Cup generated outrage.
Trump’s ‘chilling’ social media snooping rule imperils World Cup, critics warn
“Even the worst authoritarian states in the world do not have such an official policy,” Irish centrist MEP Barry Andrews said.
www.politico.eu
December 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
US President Donald Trump’s plan to require tourists to hand over their social media data ahead of next year’s World Cup generated outrage.
December 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m SO tired of the national interest being dragged around by Kentucky.
… if only we could get rid of Citizens United … @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
… if only we could get rid of Citizens United … @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
America is working overtime today and it’s just 12:30pm ET
December 11, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I’m SO tired of the national interest being dragged around by Kentucky.
… if only we could get rid of Citizens United … @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
… if only we could get rid of Citizens United … @onestpress.onestnetwork.com
Are the justices of the USSC immune to this?
December 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Are the justices of the USSC immune to this?
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MAGA shocked by tonight's election losses still don't understand bots don't vote.
December 10, 2025 at 3:50 AM
MAGA shocked by tonight's election losses still don't understand bots don't vote.
They’ve all lost their damn minds. If we are heading down toward a stock market crash, God help us.
"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
December 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
They’ve all lost their damn minds. If we are heading down toward a stock market crash, God help us.
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Have you ever uttered a word that is critical of Donald Trump? Then you can't travel to the US.
December 10, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Have you ever uttered a word that is critical of Donald Trump? Then you can't travel to the US.
Insane.
POLITICO: You pardoned the former president of Honduras even though he was convicted in a massive intl drug trafficking scheme. How is that 0 tolerance on drug trafficking?
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
TRUMP: Well I don't know him and I know very little about him other than people said it was like an Obama-Biden type set up
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Insane.
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Are farmers going to be on welfare for all 4 years of this Trump term, or just for 3 years like the first Trump term?
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
December 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Are farmers going to be on welfare for all 4 years of this Trump term, or just for 3 years like the first Trump term?
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
We get you like voting for government handouts, but we are $38 trillion in debt.
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President Zelenskyy has rejected the Trump peace plan, submitted to him in its original Russian.
December 9, 2025 at 4:53 AM
President Zelenskyy has rejected the Trump peace plan, submitted to him in its original Russian.
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There is only one path to peace:
Apply devastating sanctions that destroy the war economy of aggressor Russia; impose a total embargo.
Give massive assistance to Ukrainian defenders to secure victory; liberate all occupied land and people.
Apply devastating sanctions that destroy the war economy of aggressor Russia; impose a total embargo.
Give massive assistance to Ukrainian defenders to secure victory; liberate all occupied land and people.
December 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
There is only one path to peace:
Apply devastating sanctions that destroy the war economy of aggressor Russia; impose a total embargo.
Give massive assistance to Ukrainian defenders to secure victory; liberate all occupied land and people.
Apply devastating sanctions that destroy the war economy of aggressor Russia; impose a total embargo.
Give massive assistance to Ukrainian defenders to secure victory; liberate all occupied land and people.
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WHEN THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO RELEASE THE COMPLETE, GODDAMN EPSTEIN FILES????? 🤨
December 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
WHEN THE HELL ARE THEY GOING TO RELEASE THE COMPLETE, GODDAMN EPSTEIN FILES????? 🤨
MAGA socialists.
Who’s going to bail YOU out at grocery checkout?
Who’s going to bail YOU out at grocery checkout?
BREAKING 🚨 🚨 🚨
Trump to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers
The announcement comes after China recently started buying U.S. soybeans again after a tense trade war halted the purchas
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Trump to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers
The announcement comes after China recently started buying U.S. soybeans again after a tense trade war halted the purchas
www.nbcnews.com/business/eco...
Trump to announce $12 billion in aid to farmers
The announcement comes after China recently started buying U.S. soybeans again after a tense trade war halted the purchases, in a blow to American farmers.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 PM
MAGA socialists.
Who’s going to bail YOU out at grocery checkout?
Who’s going to bail YOU out at grocery checkout?
All this inflation … all this damaged reputation … Trump’s fault. 100% and China is … looking at the US in its rear view mirror. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
All this inflation … all this damaged reputation … Trump’s fault. 100% and China is … looking at the US in its rear view mirror. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
Trump destroyed the US economy for … nothing. We tried telling MAGA @GOP. We really did. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
China’s Trade Surplus Climbs Past $1 Trillion for First Time
www.nytimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump destroyed the US economy for … nothing. We tried telling MAGA @GOP. We really did. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/b...
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Imagine bearing even a small amount of responsibility for this tragedy and not giving a damn.
The death rate among children under 5 is expected to grow this year for the first time in the 21st century, researchers say. A key factor, they say, is cuts to U.S. and other foreign aid
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Imagine bearing even a small amount of responsibility for this tragedy and not giving a damn.
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⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
This seems important. If you live in southern Spain you know it’s true.
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
This seems important. If you live in southern Spain you know it’s true.
Does Putin get the FIFA peace prize next?
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Does Putin get the FIFA peace prize next?
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Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
December 6, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Meiselas: The official Trump U.S. National Security Strategy document has been released. The document says a top priority of the U.S. is "cultivating resistance to Europe's current trajectory." In other words, to destroy the European Union.
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The Republican Party really only has one core principle now: Everything the government does must either benefit Donald Trump and his allies or punish his enemies.
Donald Trump’s restitution scheme is among the greatest heists in US history
Bogus claims of malicious prosecution could cost taxpayers hundreds of millions.
www.motherjones.com
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The Republican Party really only has one core principle now: Everything the government does must either benefit Donald Trump and his allies or punish his enemies.
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The cowardice is over the top.
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 PM
The cowardice is over the top.