Third Act Oregon
@taothirdactoregon.bsky.social
An organization for those retired, to fight for democracy and climate.
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Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
November 29, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Home Depot wanted holiday cheer, got a whole-ass choir calling out their partnership with ICE instead…
Just exactly what they are going to do in Gaza.
“In days after Alaska, a European intel agency distributed a hard-copy report in an envelope to some of the continent’s most senior national security officials, who were shocked by the contents: Inside were details of the commercial and economic plans the Trump admin had been pursuing with Russia.”
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Just exactly what they are going to do in Gaza.
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As events in Tehran make clear, time is now moving fast. The physics of global warming are implacable, writes @billmckibben.bsky.social.
Facing the Climate Crisis, Can We Make Politics Move Faster Than Physics?
As Tehran runs low on water, New York City considers divesting from planet-wrecker Blackrock. We need more of the latter to prevent more of the former.
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 2:20 PM
As events in Tehran make clear, time is now moving fast. The physics of global warming are implacable, writes @billmckibben.bsky.social.
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When the people own the means of generation, they can collectively decide to promote renewables over fossil fuels as a source of power.
What's Driving the Electricity Price Hike and What Can We Do About It?
Electricity prices can’t keep going up and up something’s got to give: A hybrid supply-demand response would minimize the economic pain of high electricity prices while putting the country on a more sustainable path.
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 3:12 PM
When the people own the means of generation, they can collectively decide to promote renewables over fossil fuels as a source of power.
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Their relationship with the president is not personal; their job is to report on who he really is, and provoking him to reveal himself lets them do their job even better. An insult is a confession in this context, and they might as well be field biologists documenting baboons doing baboon things.
An Insult Is a Confession: Notes on Journalism in the Time of Trump
There's been a lot of fuss about Trump recently calling female journalists "stupid" and "piggy" though there's nothing really new about his misogyny toward that sub-population (I am so old I remember ...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Their relationship with the president is not personal; their job is to report on who he really is, and provoking him to reveal himself lets them do their job even better. An insult is a confession in this context, and they might as well be field biologists documenting baboons doing baboon things.
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"Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused."
UN Report Details Israel's 'De Facto State Policy' of Torturing Palestinian Prisoners
Reports of Israeli authorities torturing Palestinian prisoners have shocked the world, with victims describing horrific abuse. When will those responsible be held accountable for these heinous crimes?
www.commondreams.org
November 29, 2025 at 7:06 PM
"Israel's insidious war crimes have not subsided just because Trump succeeded in convincing Western public opinion that the genocide in Gaza has paused."
“Is this shit legal?”
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
How ICE is disappearing people and holding them in a “black hole” where nobody knows where they are, even as they’re hospitalized
November 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I can't even...
They place their wink and nods to white supremacy and fascism everywhere. We ignore it at our peril.
November 29, 2025 at 11:04 PM
I can't even...
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Members of Gaza’s Civil Defense force describe pulling decomposing bodies from collapsed buildings, and digging in hopes that someone remains alive.
Gaza’s Civil Defense Forces Keep Digging for 10,000 Missing Bodies
Gazan civil workers describe pulling decomposing bodies from collapsed buildings, and digging in hopes that someone remains alive.
interc.pt
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Members of Gaza’s Civil Defense force describe pulling decomposing bodies from collapsed buildings, and digging in hopes that someone remains alive.
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This is what you should know about the D.C. shooting suspect's CIA-backed militia unit.
The Evacuation of the CIA’s Afghan Proxies Has Opened One of the War’s Blackest Boxes
Afghan Zero Units hold clues to many of the war’s mysteries, including how the CIA engineered deadly night raids that contributed to the Taliban’s victory.
theintercept.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This is what you should know about the D.C. shooting suspect's CIA-backed militia unit.
This isn’t even the first time Grok has praised Hitler.
Elon Musk's Anti-Woke Wikipedia Is Calling Hitler “The Führer”
Grokipedia, the anti-woke Wikipedia alternative, aims to create a parallel version of the truth for the right wing.
interc.pt
November 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
This tax writeoff has bipartisan support. It has existed for decades. All you have to do is turn your hobby into a business, and then make sure the business loses money. So you get to pursue your hobby AND not pay tax at the same time. Does the IRS investigate these so-called businesses? No.
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels.
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income tax for as much as a decade at a time.
(Published Dec. 2021)
When You’re a Billionaire, Your Hobbies Can Slash Your Tax Bill
Thoroughbred horses, auto racing, massive ranches, luxury hotels. The hobbies and side businesses of the ultrawealthy create huge write-offs that can let them get away with paying little or no income ...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
This tax writeoff has bipartisan support. It has existed for decades. All you have to do is turn your hobby into a business, and then make sure the business loses money. So you get to pursue your hobby AND not pay tax at the same time. Does the IRS investigate these so-called businesses? No.
If the U.S. was at war, Pete Hegseth's order would be a war crime, a military lawyer said. Instead, it might just be murder. wapo.st/49KbUJ1
Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Just read an astonishing and shameful statistic. ICE is now detaining close to 70,000 people.
November 28, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just read an astonishing and shameful statistic. ICE is now detaining close to 70,000 people.
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“The ceasefire must not become a smokescreen for Israel's ongoing genocide," said Agnès Callamard,Amnesty International's secretary general, as Israel continued bombing Gaza.
'Genocide Is Not Over,' Amnesty Leader Says as Israel Keeps Bombing Gaza
"So far, there is no indication that Israel is taking serious measures to reverse the deadly impact of its crimes and no evidence that its intent has changed."
www.commondreams.org
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
“The ceasefire must not become a smokescreen for Israel's ongoing genocide," said Agnès Callamard,Amnesty International's secretary general, as Israel continued bombing Gaza.
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Librarians, publishers, and civil rights groups are sounding the alarm as public libraries in Tennessee have begun shutting down to carry out a state government-mandated purge of children's books with LGBTQ themes.
Librarians and Publishers Alarmed as Tennessee Libraries Shut Down for GOP 'Book Purge'
"It is illegal to remove books from public libraries because some people do not like them," said a group of 33 library groups, publishing companies, and civil rights organizations.
www.commondreams.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Librarians, publishers, and civil rights groups are sounding the alarm as public libraries in Tennessee have begun shutting down to carry out a state government-mandated purge of children's books with LGBTQ themes.
Am I surprised? No I am not. Attempted payback for the unconscionable behavior of the US in Afghanistan.
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
“The units had been trained for nighttime raids targeting suspected Taliban members, & were accused by human rights groups of widespread killings of civilians.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/27/u...
D.C. Shooting Suspect ‘Could Not Tolerate’ the Violence of His C.I.A.-Backed Unit in Afghanistan, a Childhood Friend Said
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Am I surprised? No I am not. Attempted payback for the unconscionable behavior of the US in Afghanistan.
An investigation by ProPublica and @texastribune.org found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state laws had the schools been public.
Texas Private Schools Hire Relatives and Enrich Insiders. Soon They Can Do It With Taxpayer Money.
An investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found more than 60 instances of nepotism, self-dealing and conflicts of interest among 27 private schools that likely would have violated state law...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
In the richest city in the richest country on the planet, the thing we can’t afford is to forget those who are left hungry.
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Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
This Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.
When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Here’s what experts say you need to know.
Have you got your whistle?
November 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Have you got your whistle?
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After a speeding semitruck killed his son, Gary Wilburn and his wife spent decades advocating for mandated speed limiters in trucks.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public
ProPublica has identified dozens of instances in which the Trump administration’s DOT has moved to cut, soften or delay safety regulations for cars, trucks, planes, trains and even oil pipelines. Expe...
www.propublica.org
November 28, 2025 at 2:00 AM
After a speeding semitruck killed his son, Gary Wilburn and his wife spent decades advocating for mandated speed limiters in trucks.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
DOT proposed a rule to do just that.
Then Trump appointees stepped in, killing the proposed regulation.
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Corporate greed is extending global reliance on dirty energy. We need real investments in renewables + the political will to stand up to fossil fuel interests & protect public health.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/mumbai-datacentres-coal-air-pollution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/mumbai-datacentres-coal-air-pollution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbourhood in one of India’s largest cities must keep its major coal plants
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Corporate greed is extending global reliance on dirty energy. We need real investments in renewables + the political will to stand up to fossil fuel interests & protect public health.
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/mumbai-datacentres-coal-air-pollution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/nov/24/mumbai-datacentres-coal-air-pollution?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Make Americans Homeless Again: Trump's Intentional Housing Crisis | Trump is causing major damage, and his team at the Department of Housing and Urban Development knows it.
Make Americans Homeless Again: Trump's Intentional Housing Crisis
Trump is causing major damage, and his team at the Department of Housing and Urban Development knows it.
www.commondreams.org
November 28, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Make Americans Homeless Again: Trump's Intentional Housing Crisis | Trump is causing major damage, and his team at the Department of Housing and Urban Development knows it.