Stephen Karr
@stephenkarr.bsky.social
Library technician, poet, ecosocialist, in Vancouver.
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So let them join, finally.
⚡️Russia has 'no say' over whether Ukraine can join NATO, Rutte says.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Nov. 26 that Ukraine's accession to the alliance depends on unanimous agreement among member states — not on Russian demands.
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Nov. 26 that Ukraine's accession to the alliance depends on unanimous agreement among member states — not on Russian demands.
Russia has 'no say' over whether Ukraine can join NATO, Rutte says
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Nov. 26 that Ukraine's accession to the alliance depends on unanimous agreement among member states — not on Russian demands.
kyivindependent.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
So let them join, finally.
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first they mock you… :)
November 24, 2025 at 4:55 PM
first they mock you… :)
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Home Depot on defense for their horrific enabling of ICE crimes. That means Ain't Buying It boycott is already working and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
Home Depot speaks out about ICE involvement as boycott calls grow
The retailer's premises have become a key target of immigration enforcement activities in recent months.
www.newsweek.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Home Depot on defense for their horrific enabling of ICE crimes. That means Ain't Buying It boycott is already working and it's not even Thanksgiving yet!
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
www.newsweek.com/home-depot-i...
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Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
November 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Authoritarians claim the power not just to tell all of our stories but to select the definitive story that says who we are, what our nature, why we're here, in order to cast themselves as both forever hero protagonists while also endlessly victimized.
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For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Murky Plan That Ensures a Future War
Who will benefit from the White House’s 28-point proposal for Ukraine?
www.theatlantic.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
For a decade, Russia has been seeking to divide Europe and America, to undermine NATO and weaken the transatlantic alliance. This peace plan, if accepted, will achieve that goal.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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On a new 💾 @techwontsave.us 💾 @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the antichrist is really a desperate and embarrassing attempt to divert attention from his own misdeeds.
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
November 23, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On a new 💾 @techwontsave.us 💾 @gilduran.com joins @parismarx.com to discuss how Peter Thiel’s bizarre obsession with the antichrist is really a desperate and embarrassing attempt to divert attention from his own misdeeds.
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
www.techwontsave.us/episode/303_... 🔶
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Jerry Brown: “I’m hopeful that Trump will function as a reductio ad absurdum—he will reduce to absurdity climate delay, denial, and skepticism. And the backlash...will mobilize the sentiment needed to get the world, and America, on the right track.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
America is on the precipice of rejecting Trump | Former California governor Jerry Brown
YouTube video by Times Radio
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Jerry Brown: “I’m hopeful that Trump will function as a reductio ad absurdum—he will reduce to absurdity climate delay, denial, and skepticism. And the backlash...will mobilize the sentiment needed to get the world, and America, on the right track.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5oC...
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US to sever ties with civilization.
Marco Rubio 🤮
adjective
1. So weak, cruel, or pitiful that it provokes a sharp mix of disappointment and contempt.
adjective
1. So weak, cruel, or pitiful that it provokes a sharp mix of disappointment and contempt.
November 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
US to sever ties with civilization.
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It's like Mamdani pushed his shopping cart up and down the aisles of Trump's mind and loaded up on stuff to bring back to his city. Protecting his city from ICE even before he takes office is huge (I mean, obviously Trump is a man of his word salad, but it was worth a try; see link below).
Laura Loomer and a lot of MAGA are in shambles, Trump says he loves Mamdani now and will be cheering for him. Will consider their conversation about ICE and supports his housing plan for low income families. Also stated that he’d happily live in New York with him as mayor and that he’s a good guy.
November 22, 2025 at 9:43 PM
It's like Mamdani pushed his shopping cart up and down the aisles of Trump's mind and loaded up on stuff to bring back to his city. Protecting his city from ICE even before he takes office is huge (I mean, obviously Trump is a man of his word salad, but it was worth a try; see link below).
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Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Researching this week's column, I stumbled across something that amazed me:
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
the near-absence of reliable data about climate impacts over most of the
world. Due to the rich world's failure to fund research. We don't know
because our governments don't care. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:08 AM
I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since.
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
Hope you enjoy it too!
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
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This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
An Open Letter to Zarah Sultana
Galina Rymbu, an activist living in Ukraine, responds to Zarah Sultana's recent remarks on support for Ukraine.
heckle.scot
November 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
This is an important and heartfelt letter. Unfortunately there has been a real blindspot among some people on the British and European left. We should oppose imperialism and fascism, wherever they occur.
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
heckle.scot/2025/11/an-o...
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The schism within MAGA does not mean that the Right will simply destroy itself and that things will automatically get better.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
It’s true that some MAGA supporters are losing faith in Trump and expressing frustration. But evidence and trends suggest they’re flocking to explicit Fascists and growing more radicalized.
We can’t just sit back and hope. We have to fight.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-its-...
We can’t just sit back and hope. We have to fight.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/where-its-...
Where It's All Heading: The Fascist Right Post-Trump
Watching parts of the Right grow weary of Trump might be hopeful, but without needed change the situation will only worsen
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The schism within MAGA does not mean that the Right will simply destroy itself and that things will automatically get better.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
Unless we embrace collective action to address the material conditions that got us here, MAGA will birth a more extreme, even more fascist and Neo-Nazi movement.
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“The neoliberal thinkers provided the ideas, the fossil fuel industry provided the money to spread those ideas all over the world.
& now, we live in the monstrous offspring of this marriage of conviction & convenience.” - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/daringin...
& now, we live in the monstrous offspring of this marriage of conviction & convenience.” - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/daringin...
What we are up against
Exposing the secret history of the making of the climate crisis should change everything about how we act to stop it.
open.substack.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
“The neoliberal thinkers provided the ideas, the fossil fuel industry provided the money to spread those ideas all over the world.
& now, we live in the monstrous offspring of this marriage of conviction & convenience.” - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/daringin...
& now, we live in the monstrous offspring of this marriage of conviction & convenience.” - @jksteinberger.bsky.social
open.substack.com/pub/daringin...
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Fossil fuels are fine unless you use them for anything.
Stop burning #fossilfuels. Stop turning them into plastics.
Leave them in the ground.
Stop burning #fossilfuels. Stop turning them into plastics.
Leave them in the ground.
November 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Fossil fuels are fine unless you use them for anything.
Stop burning #fossilfuels. Stop turning them into plastics.
Leave them in the ground.
Stop burning #fossilfuels. Stop turning them into plastics.
Leave them in the ground.
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The horse-trade framing here is *unconscionable*, @karlmathiesen.bsky.social.
As the world starts to boil over 1.5C, the COP30 silence on fossil fuels does not mean a "disappointment for European countries and small island nations."
IT MEANS THE COPs ARE FAILING TO HALT GLOBAL HEATING, FFS.
As the world starts to boil over 1.5C, the COP30 silence on fossil fuels does not mean a "disappointment for European countries and small island nations."
IT MEANS THE COPs ARE FAILING TO HALT GLOBAL HEATING, FFS.
November 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
The horse-trade framing here is *unconscionable*, @karlmathiesen.bsky.social.
As the world starts to boil over 1.5C, the COP30 silence on fossil fuels does not mean a "disappointment for European countries and small island nations."
IT MEANS THE COPs ARE FAILING TO HALT GLOBAL HEATING, FFS.
As the world starts to boil over 1.5C, the COP30 silence on fossil fuels does not mean a "disappointment for European countries and small island nations."
IT MEANS THE COPs ARE FAILING TO HALT GLOBAL HEATING, FFS.
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
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Many people think about cold in Northern Europe if the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC fails. But that wouldn’t be the only problem for Europe by far.
This new study shows that severe drought is another one. 🌊
This new study shows that severe drought is another one. 🌊
📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
Changing European hydroclimate under a collapsed AMOC in the Community Earth System Model
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change. Given the importance of the AMOC in the present-day climate,...
doi.org
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Many people think about cold in Northern Europe if the Atlantic Ocean current system #AMOC fails. But that wouldn’t be the only problem for Europe by far.
This new study shows that severe drought is another one. 🌊
This new study shows that severe drought is another one. 🌊
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Petrostates, such as Saudi Arabia, Russia--and the U.S. under Republican rule--are a threat to us and the planet, and must be treated as such.
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Petrostates, such as Saudi Arabia, Russia--and the U.S. under Republican rule--are a threat to us and the planet, and must be treated as such.
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ScienceUnderSiege
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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No new pledges on carbon emissions? How ever could this have happened?!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
No new pledges on carbon emissions? How ever could this have happened?!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
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Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
November 22, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
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I don't know what's more extraordinary here: Mamdani's affirming "I am a Democratic Socialist" in the Oval Office (signaling that we have arrived!) or Trump saying that he doesn't mind being called a fascist. 🫠
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I don't know what's more extraordinary here: Mamdani's affirming "I am a Democratic Socialist" in the Oval Office (signaling that we have arrived!) or Trump saying that he doesn't mind being called a fascist. 🫠
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Trump and his supporters are in a poisonous feedback loop where his power is based on encouraging their worst behaviors and thoughts.
Calling for the execution of political enemies is an escalation and it makes unchecked fascist violence a reality.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
Calling for the execution of political enemies is an escalation and it makes unchecked fascist violence a reality.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
What the Dictator Wants: The Normalization of Violence and Oppression
Trump is openly calling for the execution of his political enemies. We've stepped into a new chapter of this crisis
jaredyatessexton.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump and his supporters are in a poisonous feedback loop where his power is based on encouraging their worst behaviors and thoughts.
Calling for the execution of political enemies is an escalation and it makes unchecked fascist violence a reality.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
Calling for the execution of political enemies is an escalation and it makes unchecked fascist violence a reality.
jaredyatessexton.substack.com/p/what-the-d...
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Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.