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Just trying to find a nice corner of the internet unmolested by oligarchs. Vegetarian for a livable climate. Solar powered. Equity. Justice. Science. 3rd Gen ANTIFA
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Unabashed opinions about music 🎵🎸🎶
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Trump is lying.
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Solar projects have been coming online faster than any other source in Utah, but bills signed by Gov. Spencer Cox will make it more difficult and expensive to develop and produce solar energy. By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
Utah Leaders Are Hindering Efforts to Develop Solar Despite a Goal to Double the State’s Energy Supply
Solar power accounts for two-thirds of the new projects waiting to connect to the state’s power grid. Utah Republicans’ hard turn against solar mirrors President Donald Trump’s hostile approach to the...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Solar projects have been coming online faster than any other source in Utah, but bills signed by Gov. Spencer Cox will make it more difficult and expensive to develop and produce solar energy. By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social
Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon pose for mirror selfie
December 12, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Jeffrey Epstein and Steve Bannon pose for mirror selfie
Jeffrey Epstein with Steve Bannon, Donald Trump....
Democrats publish more photos from Jeffrey Epstein estate, including of Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and former prince Andrew – live
House oversight committee publishes 19 photos from 95,000 they have received from the disgraced financier’s estate today
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Jeffrey Epstein with Steve Bannon, Donald Trump....
“You said antifa is a terrorist organization. Tell us as a committee, how did you come to that? Where do they exist? How many members do they have in the United States as of right now?”
FBI Leader Crumbles During Basic Questions About Threat of “Antifa”
Well, this sure sounds like a confession that antifa’s designation as a domestic terror group was based on nothing.
newrepublic.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
“You said antifa is a terrorist organization. Tell us as a committee, how did you come to that? Where do they exist? How many members do they have in the United States as of right now?”
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It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 PM
It’s been two weeks since ICE took Yuanxin Zheng from his father. He is six years old. He’s still not home. This has to end.
Undemocratic:
"A Democratic-backed bill to extend [subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans] for three years failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to advance, with 51 votes in favor and 48 against."
"A Democratic-backed bill to extend [subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans] for three years failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to advance, with 51 votes in favor and 48 against."
Senate rejects dual healthcare bills as Obamacare tax credits expiration nears
Votes came as premium tax credits for estimated 21.8 million enrollees of plans set to expire at end of month
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Undemocratic:
"A Democratic-backed bill to extend [subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans] for three years failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to advance, with 51 votes in favor and 48 against."
"A Democratic-backed bill to extend [subsidies for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans] for three years failed to clear the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to advance, with 51 votes in favor and 48 against."
This is an act of war.
US forces seize oil tanker off Venezuela coast
Move is major escalation of US pressure campaign against South American country’s dictator, Nicolás MaduroUS politics live – latest updates
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
This is an act of war.
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The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
Causes of Climate Change | US EPA
Burning fossil fuels changes the climate more than any other human activity.
www.epa.gov
December 10, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The EPA has scrubbed most of its website of any mention that human activity is driving climate change.
"In video unearthed by CNN from March of 2016, when Donald Trump was a Republican presidential candidate, Hegseth responded to Trump’s comments in a debate by clarifying that service members did, in fact, have a duty to refuse any illegal orders."
Hegseth said US military should refuse ‘unlawful’ Trump orders in unearthed 2016 interview
Defense secretary’s comments recirculating amid dispute over US strikes on alleged drug boats in Caribbean
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:44 AM
"In video unearthed by CNN from March of 2016, when Donald Trump was a Republican presidential candidate, Hegseth responded to Trump’s comments in a debate by clarifying that service members did, in fact, have a duty to refuse any illegal orders."
The Golden Globes added a new Podcast award category in 2025, and Marc Maron wasn't nominated...
WTF?
WTF?
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Golden Globes added a new Podcast award category in 2025, and Marc Maron wasn't nominated...
WTF?
WTF?
"The data, which include ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, shows that nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records have been swept up in immigration operations that the president and his top officials have said would target murderers, rapists and gang members...
ICE has arrested nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records, data shows
The figures don't include arrests made by Border Patrol, which has launched aggressive immigration operations in several cities in recent months.
www.nbcnews.com
December 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
"The data, which include ICE arrests from Jan. 20 to Oct. 15, shows that nearly 75,000 people with no criminal records have been swept up in immigration operations that the president and his top officials have said would target murderers, rapists and gang members...
"Leavitt’s brother, Michael—Ferreira’s ex-fiancé—has also alleged she never lived with her son, though he himself filed New Hampshire court records in 2015 listing them at the same address...
Karoline Leavitt’s Detained Relative Torches Her From ICE Custody
The mother of the press secretary’s nephew is shutting down the smears.
www.thedailybeast.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
"Leavitt’s brother, Michael—Ferreira’s ex-fiancé—has also alleged she never lived with her son, though he himself filed New Hampshire court records in 2015 listing them at the same address...
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There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
Three-year-old child forced to serve as her own attorney in Tucson immigration court
More than a dozen undocumented minors were forced to make their case in front of an immigration judge as the Trump administration ramps up removal proceedings.
coppercourier.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
There is no sight that more efficiently puts the lie to immigration “court” than the common sight of children “representing themselves.” Children too small to climb into the chair, children in pajamas who don’t know where they are, children not yet old enough to speak.
“For them to say they don’t separate families is just an outright lie because we know that they do and they did in this situation. And we know that they’ve done it with many other families.”
Father and 6-year-old son allegedly detained and separated by ICE
Fei Zheng reported for a routine immigration check-in.
ny1.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:38 AM
“For them to say they don’t separate families is just an outright lie because we know that they do and they did in this situation. And we know that they’ve done it with many other families.”
'Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday... for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the U.S. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn’t proceed due to their countries of origin.'
Not really buying the, "but they're illegal," argument. Blatant racism. Plus, reducing the "word" of the United States to "nothing they say can be trusted." www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Immigrants kept from Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony as feds crackdown nationwide
Trump administration is pausing naturalizations for immigrants from 19 countries.
www.wgbh.org
December 7, 2025 at 2:19 AM
'Immigrants approved to be naturalized went to Faneuil Hall Thursday... for that long-awaited moment to pledge allegiance to the U.S. But instead, as they lined up, some were told by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials that they couldn’t proceed due to their countries of origin.'
This should shock any American with a conscience:
"Toledo-Martinez did not have weapons on him. He has no criminal convictions"
He was tricked to lure him out of his own home before ICE sicced their dog on him.
"Toledo-Martinez did not have weapons on him. He has no criminal convictions"
He was tricked to lure him out of his own home before ICE sicced their dog on him.
Senator: ICE dog attack on WA man ‘should shock the conscience’
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray called for the release of a Clark County man whose attorneys say was mauled by an ICE dog, despite not resisting arrest.
www.seattletimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
This should shock any American with a conscience:
"Toledo-Martinez did not have weapons on him. He has no criminal convictions"
He was tricked to lure him out of his own home before ICE sicced their dog on him.
"Toledo-Martinez did not have weapons on him. He has no criminal convictions"
He was tricked to lure him out of his own home before ICE sicced their dog on him.
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A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
UPDATE: Trump Jr.-backed startup receives $620 million Pentagon loan
In October, Popular Information reported that the Pentagon awarded a contract to Unusual Machines, an obscure drone comp
popular.info
December 5, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A startup backed by Donald Trump Jr.'s venture capital firm just got a $620M loan from the DoD, months after the Pentagon gave a major drone contract to ANOTHER Trump Jr.-backed company.
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
This is what kleptocracy looks like. https://popular.info/p/update-trump-jr-backed-startup-receives
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Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small 'Box,' Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
www.miaminewtimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Alligator Alcatraz Detainees Tortured in Small ‘Box,’ Amnesty International Says
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
Migrants were allegedly sent to what detainees described as a four-by-four-foot "box" as punishment.
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Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
December 4, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Sean Duffy on slashing fuel economy standards: "This rule will actually allow you to bring back the 1970s station wagon. Maybe a little wood paneling on the side. We can bring back choice to consumers."
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Bari Weiss has a CBS town hall set with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk.
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
Bari Weiss to moderate CBS News town hall with Charlie Kirk’s widow Erika Kirk
Exclusive: event, scheduled to air on 13 December, will focus on ‘grief, faith, politics, and more’, according to internal files
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Bari Weiss has a CBS town hall set with Erika Kirk, widow of Charlie Kirk.
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
If you want to attend, you're asked a series of questions on an online form.
The first question is: “Do you consider yourself a conservative? If so, why?”
Via Jeremy Barr
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/d...
"To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines, but the U.S. has held off amid political and economic opposition."
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 AM
"To combat bird flu spread, other countries have authorized poultry vaccines, but the U.S. has held off amid political and economic opposition."
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Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
What the U.S. Government Is Dismissing That Could Seed a Bird Flu Pandemic
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air. After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed. Vacci...
www.propublica.org
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Egg producers suspect bird flu is traveling through the air.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
After a disastrous Midwestern outbreak early this year, we tested that theory and found that where the wind blew, the virus followed.
Vaccines could help, but the USDA hasn’t approved them.
“Unfair business practices, like those employed here, make it very difficult for the American people to pursue prosperity like our founders intended,” Justin Simmons, the US attorney for the western district of Texas said in July.
Trump pardons entertainment exec indicted by his own justice department
Tim Leiweke was accused of ‘orchestrating a conspiracy to rig the bidding process for an arena at a public university’
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:05 AM
“Unfair business practices, like those employed here, make it very difficult for the American people to pursue prosperity like our founders intended,” Justin Simmons, the US attorney for the western district of Texas said in July.
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"We probably wouldn’t have any cars with catalytic converters either unless they were mandatory."
insideevs.com/news/780742/...
insideevs.com/news/780742/...
Volvo's CEO Just Said The Quiet Part Loud About 2035's Gas Car Ban
Volvo CEO Hakan Samuelson and his counterpart at Polestar both oppose the European Union's retreat from a 2035 ban on new gas and diesel cars. Here's why.
insideevs.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
"We probably wouldn’t have any cars with catalytic converters either unless they were mandatory."
insideevs.com/news/780742/...
insideevs.com/news/780742/...
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"Don't be fooled: This is another gift to the fossil fuel industry, and its primary effect on consumers will be making them pay more for fuel." insideevs.com/news/780761/...
Trump Promises To Make Cars Cheaper, By Making You Pay More For Gas
Fuel efficiency standards save you money on gas. Deleting them is a gift to car companies and big oil.
insideevs.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
"Don't be fooled: This is another gift to the fossil fuel industry, and its primary effect on consumers will be making them pay more for fuel." insideevs.com/news/780761/...