So many people are affected by "affordability." The apparent cause being inflation. But is the real cause simply that wages have not kept up? What if Walmart actually payed a livable wage, so that their employees did not need SNAP?

www.epi.org/blog/the-mis...

WTF? What kind of bribe did Trump get to pardon this despicable drug lord?
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/n...

In 2021 and 2025, the Montana State legislature passed bills requiring DEQ to use "narrative nutrient standards," rather than numerical standards. This is clearly a slap in the face to a century of science to appease wealthy developers.

missoulacurrent.com/water-qualit...

Montana under siege: When the fox guards the henhouse dailymontanan.com/2025/11/26/m...

America’s children seem to be struggling. But the broad national conversation around children’s mental health seems to ignore the environment where children spend most of their waking hours: school, writes Jia Lynn Yang. nyti.ms/49IQpbz

Why is the Montana PSC voting on another rate increase to accommodate the massive power requirement of massive data center? They need to generate their own, GREEN, energy!

The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.

In 2022, the Australian Institute of Marine Science reported the highest levels of coral cover across two-thirds of the Great Barrier Reef in decades. So why aren't scientists celebrating?

📲Find out through the WHOI Ocean Learning Hub: go.whoi.edu/GBR2

As COP30 starts today, remember that the US is the second largest greenhouse gas emitter, and Trump has reversed much of the progress in GHG emissions reductions that were achieved under Biden.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

In recognition of us doing fuck all to reduce emissions, let me remind y'all that carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is useless unless we decarbonize drastically.

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@missouladems.bsky.social
It looks like I am part of a larger trend--10 times more scientists running for public office in 2026 compared to past mid-term elections. Maybe all the attacks on science are the cause😜.
#VoteForScience #scienceisreal #montanaelections

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