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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 1h

Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 to hit another high, UN data shows, deepening the climate crisis that is already taking lives and livelihoods across the world

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 5h

“A clarinet player was arrested after playing her instrument to the tune of the ‘Ghostbusters’ theme song outside of a Portland ICE facility…”

Musician playing ‘Ghostbusters’ outside ICE facility is arrested by agents

‘Taking us citizens out of state to detain them without charge is a new action from the Feds and should be opposed,’ her band said

www.independent.co.uk

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 3h

Traitor Trump and his Project 2025 enforcer Russell Vought are turning the government shutdown into a massive crackdown on resistance to the regime

Trump and budget chief Vought are making this a government shutdown unlike any other

President Donald Trump is making this government shutdown unlike any the nation has ever seen. The White House's budget office headed by Russ Vought is deciding who gets paid or fired in an…

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 3h

Trumpism can be seen as a multipronged effort to amputate the higher elements of the human spirit—learning, compassion, science, the pursuit of justice—and supplant those virtues with greed, retribution, ego, and appetite. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 3h

Supreme Court Trumpists consider gutting a key provision of the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act

Supreme Court weighs whether to gut key provision of landmark Voting Rights Act

The conservative majority will consider whether states are barred from considering race when they draw legislative districts aimed at complying with the 1965 law.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 4h

Madagascar's military coup leader tells the AP he is "taking the position of president"

Madagascar's military coup leader tells AP he is "taking the position of president"

Madagascar’s military coup leader has said he is “taking the position of president” in an interview with The Associated Press at his barracks. Col.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 4h

A high-speed Trumpist “Border Patrol” chase ends with an arrest, and tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

High-speed Border Patrol chase ends in arrest, tear gas used on protesters on Chicago’s South Side

Authorities say a high-speed chase involving Border Patrol agents has led to the pursued driver's arrest.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 14h

Los Angeles County has declared a state of emergency to counter the Trump regime’s hunting down of immigrants and refugees in the area

Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids

Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 18h

“I am the only one that matters”: our national disaster flings praise and insults at the Gaza summit www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘I am the only one that matters’: Trump deals praise and insults at Gaza summit

Self-styled world’s greatest peacemaker calls Meloni ‘beautiful’ and Erdoğan a ‘friend’, but takes jab at Iraqi and Canadian leaders

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 20h

The Dear Leader is threatening to move World Cup games out of Boston because of the city’s “unsafe conditions”

Trump suggests he could move World Cup games out of Boston over ‘unsafe conditions’ - The Boston Globe

The president said that if he felt there were “unsafe conditions” in Boston, he would ask FIFA President Gianni Infantino to move games that are scheduled to be at Gillette Stadium.

www.bostonglobe.com

Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 21h

The global economy appears resilient for now despite the impact of the insane Trump tariffs but the outlook looks “dim,” says the IMF www.theguardian.com/business/202...

World economy resilient amid Trump tariffs but outlook looks ‘dim’, says IMF

UK and global GDP growth forecasts upgraded for this year but immigration controls could have negative impact

www.theguardian.com

Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 22h

The Trump regime has conducted another illegal strike on a civilian vessel in waters off Venezuela, killing six people
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Trump says US strikes another boat accused of carrying drugs in waters off Venezuela, killing 6

President Donald Trump says the U.S. has struck another small boat he accuses of carrying drugs in the waters off Venezuela.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 23h

America needs immigrants! The healthcare system relies on immigrant doctors. Without them, patients suffer.

Trump’s $100,000 visa fee closes off vital pipeline of immigrant physicians who care for America’s most vulnerable - The Boston Globe

The new $100,000 visa fee will close off a vital pipeline of immigrant physicians who care for our country's most vulnerable.

www.bostonglobe.com

Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 1d

Trumpist ICE stormtroopers use full-body restraints during deportations raising concerns over this inhumane treatment

ICE's use of full-body restraints during deportations raises concerns over inhumane treatment

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have been using a full-body restraint device called the WRAP during deportations.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 1d

Climate crisis: Millions of homes in England, Scotland, and Wales face devastating floods, and some towns may have to be abandoned as the climate breakdown makes many areas uninsurable, a Guardian investigation has found. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 1d

In Vermont, the courts weigh in on who should pay for climate crisis damages

In Vermont, courts weigh who should pay for the cost of climate change - The Boston Globe

Amid the Trump administration's rollback of climate protections, Vermont has become a key battleground for climate fights in the courts.

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Michael Rass @mikerass.bsky.social · 1d

Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina who is hiding in an unknown location, has dissolved parliament to deepen the crisis in the African country
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