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PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Climate change advisers quit over Carney government’s energy deal with Alberta
Two departing members of Canada's Net-Zero Advisory Body say the Carney government is shredding any hope the country will meet its climate goals.
www.thestar.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:54 AM
PM Carney subsidizes Big Oil to pump carbon to increase production.
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
He walks back greenwashing rules allowing Big Oil to lie.
He cuts a deal on planet killing methane.
Now his team is walking.
The CEO isn't smartest guy in the room when it comes to a burning planet.
www.thestar.com/politics/fed...
Thank you Ms. Mahdawi. Clear precise and to the point. If you can't buy food, pay the rent, or afford the simple basics, how well the economy is doing, doesn't mean shit to a tree.
Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor? | Arwa Mahdawi
Can you be on a six-figure income and still be considered poor? | Arwa Mahdawi
A viral essay has caused outrage in the US with its argument that the poverty line for a family of four is now $136,500. But is this so wrong, asks Arwa Mahdawi
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Thank you Ms. Mahdawi. Clear precise and to the point. If you can't buy food, pay the rent, or afford the simple basics, how well the economy is doing, doesn't mean shit to a tree.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Soon there will be so much sand to bury our heads in.
Soon there will be so much sand to bury our heads in.
‘The dinosaurs didn’t know what was coming, but we do’: Marina Silva on what needs to follow Cop30
Exclusive: Brazil’s environment minister talks about climate inaction and the course we have to plot to save ourselves and the planet
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:47 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Soon there will be so much sand to bury our heads in.
Soon there will be so much sand to bury our heads in.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
‘It would take 11 seconds to hit the ground’: the roughneck daredevils who built the Empire State Building
They wrestled steel beams, hung off giant hooks and tossed red hot rivets – all while ‘strolling on the thin edge of nothingness’. Now the 3,000 unsung heroes who raised the famous skyscraper are fina...
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Workers of the world unite
Workers of the world unite
yes yes and yes, stop click baiting us with overly misleading headlines.
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
yes yes and yes, stop click baiting us with overly misleading headlines.
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Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
November 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Mark Kelly: “Pete Hegseth is not a serious person. He’s unqualified for this job. I think he is the least qualified Secretary of Defense in the history of our country by far. & this President thinks he can bully & intimidate people? He’s not gonna stop me from speaking out & holding him accountable”
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
25 years ago we were saying very similar things even the "rhetoric recruitment, retention, and burnout"; the more it changes the more it stays the same. When will public education become a real priority and when will we actually respect and care for teachers.
25 years ago we were saying very similar things even the "rhetoric recruitment, retention, and burnout"; the more it changes the more it stays the same. When will public education become a real priority and when will we actually respect and care for teachers.
Schools urged to trial four-day week to ease pressure on teachers in England and Wales
Advocacy group tells education secretary ‘working smarter’ can protect staff wellbeing and help students
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:20 PM
www.theguardian.com/education/20...
25 years ago we were saying very similar things even the "rhetoric recruitment, retention, and burnout"; the more it changes the more it stays the same. When will public education become a real priority and when will we actually respect and care for teachers.
25 years ago we were saying very similar things even the "rhetoric recruitment, retention, and burnout"; the more it changes the more it stays the same. When will public education become a real priority and when will we actually respect and care for teachers.
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No Lies Detected, Ms. Welch......
November 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
No Lies Detected, Ms. Welch......
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Just imagine Mike Johnson’s face when we get this done.
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 30, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Just imagine Mike Johnson’s face when we get this done.
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
Tell Congress to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits!
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Fighting fascism: It's good for society and for your health.
Turns out fighting fascism helps you live longer
Retirees are mobilizing to defend democracy—and the benefits literally show up in their DNA.
www.motherjones.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fighting fascism: It's good for society and for your health.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Because community and proper affordable housing matters.
Because community and proper affordable housing matters.
The Eldonian dream: Inside the fight for Liverpool’s community housing utopia
Eldonian village was a forerunner in neighbourhood regeneration. Thirty years on it is fighting for survival
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:28 PM
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Because community and proper affordable housing matters.
Because community and proper affordable housing matters.
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Massive White House Protest Planned While Corporate Media Finally Defends A Journalist, and Swiss Lawmakers Push For A Serious Bribery Investigation Into Trump “Gifts”
This Great News For Us That’s Terrible For Trump Surely Ruined His Thanksgiving
Massive White House protest planned while corporate media finally defends a journalist, and Swiss lawmakers push for a serious bribery investigation into Trump “gift”
www.dworkinsubstack.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Massive White House Protest Planned While Corporate Media Finally Defends A Journalist, and Swiss Lawmakers Push For A Serious Bribery Investigation Into Trump “Gifts”
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Why do we never learn from past mistakes? Could it be that corporate profit is more important life itself. It seems we may all just be expendable.
Why do we never learn from past mistakes? Could it be that corporate profit is more important life itself. It seems we may all just be expendable.
‘We can’t get any answers’: grief and anger in Hong Kong after deadly high-rise fire
With the blaze extinguished but hundreds still unaccounted for, the city is grieving – with questions being raised of authorities
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:01 AM
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Why do we never learn from past mistakes? Could it be that corporate profit is more important life itself. It seems we may all just be expendable.
Why do we never learn from past mistakes? Could it be that corporate profit is more important life itself. It seems we may all just be expendable.
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Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
How a small Chicago nonprofit is resisting Trump's war on DEI
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
n.pr
November 28, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Since 1981, Chicago Women in Trades has worked to promote equity by getting more women into the construction trades. Now the nonprofit faces a different challenge: Trump's efforts to erase DEI.
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ICYMI:
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
November 28, 2025 at 11:45 AM
ICYMI:
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
Congresswoman Terri Sewell humiliated Scott Bessent.
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Russia’s Gen Z Uprising Might Accomplish What the West Can’t
A new generation of dissident artists is inspiring a wave of solidarity against Putin’s war—recalling the Soviet people who ultimately defeated the Soviet Union.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
A new generation of dissident artists is inspiring a wave of solidarity against Putin’s war—recalling the Soviet people who ultimately defeated the Soviet Union.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
Russia’s Gen Z Uprising Might Accomplish What the West Can’t
A new generation of dissident artists is inspiring a wave of solidarity against Putin’s war—recalling the Soviet people who ultimately defeated the Soviet Union.
www.vanityfair.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Russia’s Gen Z Uprising Might Accomplish What the West Can’t
A new generation of dissident artists is inspiring a wave of solidarity against Putin’s war—recalling the Soviet people who ultimately defeated the Soviet Union.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
A new generation of dissident artists is inspiring a wave of solidarity against Putin’s war—recalling the Soviet people who ultimately defeated the Soviet Union.
www.vanityfair.com/news/story/r...
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Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
The White House Intervened on Behalf of Accused Sex Trafficker Andrew Tate During a Federal Investigation
Federal authorities were chided for seizing electronic devices from Tate and his brother, and told to return them, records and interviews show. Experts said the intervention was highly inappropriate.
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Experts say it’s highly unusual for the White House to tell agents to give up custody of potential evidence in an investigation, as it did with the Tates.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
“I’ve never heard of anything like that in my 30 years working,” an ex-DHS official said.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Always a treat to find working class traditions that continue to serve the community, especially in hard times.
Always a treat to find working class traditions that continue to serve the community, especially in hard times.
Pearly kings and queens of London in their 150th year – photo essay
Photographer Owen Harvey explores belonging and identity in his work, and as the pearlies reach a major milestone, he decided to capture their traditions and discuss their future
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:59 AM
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Always a treat to find working class traditions that continue to serve the community, especially in hard times.
Always a treat to find working class traditions that continue to serve the community, especially in hard times.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hong Kong's Grenfill Towers.
Hong Kong's Grenfill Towers.
Hong Kong police say unsafe scaffolding and foam may have spread fire that killed at least 94
Three construction employees arrested as firefighters battle to reach trapped people, with many still missing
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:59 PM
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
Hong Kong's Grenfill Towers.
Hong Kong's Grenfill Towers.
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“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
Lawmakers Call for Probe of How Firm Tied to Kristi Noem Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Ad Contracts
The demands for an investigation come after a ProPublica story revealed that the Noem-connected Strategy Group was secretly a subcontractor on the ad campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“This is what corruption looks like,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett said about a firm with ties to Kristi Noem secretly working on a DHS ad campaign. “They’re stealing money from the American people’s pockets and depositing it into their bank accounts.”
www.dwell.com/article/what...
Late that sit a minute and then attempt to tell me that this knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, shit shovelling administration is not built on fascist tenets.
Late that sit a minute and then attempt to tell me that this knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, shit shovelling administration is not built on fascist tenets.
Why It Matters That the Trump Administration Is Declassifying Architects as “Professionals”
The job that dictates the look—and safety—of our built environment is taking a hit from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
www.dwell.com
November 27, 2025 at 10:26 PM
www.dwell.com/article/what...
Late that sit a minute and then attempt to tell me that this knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, shit shovelling administration is not built on fascist tenets.
Late that sit a minute and then attempt to tell me that this knuckle dragging, mouth breathing, shit shovelling administration is not built on fascist tenets.
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Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
Tell Congress: Support discharge petition to force vote on ACA tax credits
Contact Congress today!
actionnetwork.org
November 23, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mike Johnson is big mad that we forced through a petition and forced a vote on releasing the Epstein files.
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
So let’s do it again. This time to restore the ACA credits he stole from us:
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www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Because the school yard bullies do grow up and some even continue to be bullies for professional gain.
Because the school yard bullies do grow up and some even continue to be bullies for professional gain.
Twenty people allege he has a racist past. He denies it. Who’s telling the truth about Farage’s schooldays?
Reform UK’s leader refuses to answer questions about his abusive behaviour, claiming there’s ‘no evidence’. We talk to victims and witnesses
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 PM
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Because the school yard bullies do grow up and some even continue to be bullies for professional gain.
Because the school yard bullies do grow up and some even continue to be bullies for professional gain.
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At CTF/FCE’s National Staff Conference, colleagues from across Canada wear red in solidarity with @albertateachers.bsky.social as they fight for improved classroom conditions for students and teachers!
November 21, 2025 at 8:03 PM
At CTF/FCE’s National Staff Conference, colleagues from across Canada wear red in solidarity with @albertateachers.bsky.social as they fight for improved classroom conditions for students and teachers!