Maggie Black
@witchofscots.bsky.social
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The Enemy Within
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No Kings
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❗ Rising flood risks could cause chemicals to leak from ageing landfill sites, experts have warned.
December 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
❗ Rising flood risks could cause chemicals to leak from ageing landfill sites, experts have warned.
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Someone should plot Thames Water's profits against the amount of sewage they have spilled into waterways.
Thames Water half-year profit leaps to nearly £400m after it raises bills by third
Revenues jumped 40% to nearly £2bn after debt-ridden utility hiked water bills sharply in April
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Someone should plot Thames Water's profits against the amount of sewage they have spilled into waterways.
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Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested Operation “Swamp Sweep,” a surge of federal immigration officers, including Border Patrol, in and around New Orleans that was set to begin this week.
veritenews.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Protesters march through downpour in New Orleans against planned Border Patrol operation
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
Streams of rain met dozens of protesters huddled in front of the Henry Clay monument in Lafayette Square Monday evening (Dec. 1), where speakers from several pro-immigrant rights organizations protested…
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December 2, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon reut.rs/3Y3ziKg
Former Honduran president released from US prison after Trump pardon
President Donald Trump, who has painted himself as a fearsome warrior against illegal drugs, pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez, who was serving a 45-year sentence after being convicted of conspiring to import tons of cocaine into the United States.
reut.rs
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
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I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
December 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I can't get over the fact that they scheduled a televised Cabinet meeting, hyped it as a major event, planned it all out to show how active and in control Trump is ... and then he dozed off in the middle of it. Repeatedly.
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The UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) package of support to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns
TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM
The UK government has pulled a controversial $1.15bn (£870m) package of support to a giant gas project in Mozambique that has been accused of fuelling the climate crisis and deadly terror attacks in the region. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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The Sararé Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso state is home to about 200 Nambikwara people.From January 2024 to August 2025,illegal gold mining razed more than 3,000 hectares,of forest within their territory more than 4% of its total area of 67,000 hectares. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
One small Indigenous territory emerges as illegal mining hotspot in Brazil’s Amazon
One small Indigenous territory is currently the site of roughly 70% of deforestation in Indigenous territories across the Brazilian Amazon due to illegal mining over the last two years, according to g...
news.mongabay.com
December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The Sararé Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso state is home to about 200 Nambikwara people.From January 2024 to August 2025,illegal gold mining razed more than 3,000 hectares,of forest within their territory more than 4% of its total area of 67,000 hectares. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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They are found only in the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia,an ecosystem that has been reduced to 8% of its original size,largely by cattle ranching and logging,their survival depends on the restoration of this landscape,which has been stripped bare. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘They’re a lot like us’: saving the tiny punk monkeys facing extinction
In the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia, a small team is gradually restoring the degraded habitat of the rare cotton-top tamarin
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:44 PM
They are found only in the tropical dry forests of northern Colombia,an ecosystem that has been reduced to 8% of its original size,largely by cattle ranching and logging,their survival depends on the restoration of this landscape,which has been stripped bare. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists’ cameras become targets at Oregon protests
Federal agents in Portland are waging war on the press
freedom.press
December 2, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Every journalist hit with a stinger grenade or pepper ball by law enforcement while covering a protest is a message from the government: Stop showing the truth.
Journalists must speak out.
Journalists must speak out.
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🚨 6-year-old Yuanxin is missing after being separated by ICE agents from his father, Fei.
Fei and Yuanxin — a Chinese family who came to New York to seek asylum — were kidnapped by ICE for a third time during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment at 26 Federal Plaza. 🧵⬇️
Fei and Yuanxin — a Chinese family who came to New York to seek asylum — were kidnapped by ICE for a third time during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment at 26 Federal Plaza. 🧵⬇️
ICE Arrested and Separated Chinese Father From 6-Year-Old Son, Advocates Say
The father and son were detained at an ICE check-in on Nov. 26, advocates say. The son’s location is currently unknown, while the father is being held at an upstate ICE facility.
www.thecity.nyc
December 2, 2025 at 8:34 PM
🚨 6-year-old Yuanxin is missing after being separated by ICE agents from his father, Fei.
Fei and Yuanxin — a Chinese family who came to New York to seek asylum — were kidnapped by ICE for a third time during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment at 26 Federal Plaza. 🧵⬇️
Fei and Yuanxin — a Chinese family who came to New York to seek asylum — were kidnapped by ICE for a third time during what was supposed to be a routine check-in appointment at 26 Federal Plaza. 🧵⬇️
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As new details come out about follow-up strikes on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, a reminder that each of these attacks sets a dangerous precedent for a United States government that is trying to use a non-existent armed conflict to justify dozens of patently unlawful killings.
December 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
As new details come out about follow-up strikes on a boat in the Caribbean Sea, a reminder that each of these attacks sets a dangerous precedent for a United States government that is trying to use a non-existent armed conflict to justify dozens of patently unlawful killings.
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DO NOT EVER BUY A DELL COMPUTER.
NEW: Michael Dell to fund 25 million "Trump accounts" with $6.25 billion gift
Michael Dell to fund 25 million "Trump accounts" with $6.25 billion gift
The gift will extend the reach of the accounts beyond newborns eligible for government seed money.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:29 PM
DO NOT EVER BUY A DELL COMPUTER.
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Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
December 2, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Pop star Sabrina Carpenter slams the White House for using “Juno” in an ICE arrest video:
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
“This video is evil and disgusting. Do not ever involve me or my music to benefit your inhumane agenda.”
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Scottish PEN has issued a statement in solidarity with writers, artists and activists in Scotland subject to the abuse of terror laws.
See the image or visit our website for the full text.
See the image or visit our website for the full text.
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Scottish PEN has issued a statement in solidarity with writers, artists and activists in Scotland subject to the abuse of terror laws.
See the image or visit our website for the full text.
See the image or visit our website for the full text.
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The Taoiseach has announced an additional €125 million in financial support for Ukraine as part of a new roadmap for partnership with Ireland to cover the next five years.
Additional €125m in financial support agreed for Ukraine
The Taoiseach has announced an additional €125 million in financial support for Ukraine as part of a new roadmap for partnership with Ireland to cover the next five years.
www.rte.ie
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
The Taoiseach has announced an additional €125 million in financial support for Ukraine as part of a new roadmap for partnership with Ireland to cover the next five years.
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Costco has bigger balls than my alma mater, Northwestern.
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
The wholesaler is the latest company to sue a federal agency over the president's signature economic policy.
www.nbcnews.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Costco has bigger balls than my alma mater, Northwestern.
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
Costco sues the Trump administration, seeking a refund of tariffs
www.nbcnews.com/business/bus...
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Hello again - it's Tuesday's daily thread for Day 1378 of the full Russian invasion.
It's the day Russia will again pretend it wants peace as a woefully underqualified and historically ignorant US "envoy" meets Putin again.
No. of times Witkoff has been to:
Moscow: 6
Kyiv: 0
It's the day Russia will again pretend it wants peace as a woefully underqualified and historically ignorant US "envoy" meets Putin again.
No. of times Witkoff has been to:
Moscow: 6
Kyiv: 0
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Hello again - it's Tuesday's daily thread for Day 1378 of the full Russian invasion.
It's the day Russia will again pretend it wants peace as a woefully underqualified and historically ignorant US "envoy" meets Putin again.
No. of times Witkoff has been to:
Moscow: 6
Kyiv: 0
It's the day Russia will again pretend it wants peace as a woefully underqualified and historically ignorant US "envoy" meets Putin again.
No. of times Witkoff has been to:
Moscow: 6
Kyiv: 0
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So glad the genocide is over.
Israeli forces carry out demolition and destruction on residential buildings behind the yellow line in central Gaza.
Israeli forces continue demolition, destruction around Gaza City
Israeli forces carry out demolition and destruction on residential buildings behind the yellow line in central Gaza.
bit.ly
December 2, 2025 at 6:08 AM
So glad the genocide is over.
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Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) watched 146 women burn to death because factory owners locked the exits. Twelve years later, she became the most powerful woman in America. And the first woman in a presidential Cabinet.
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
December 1, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Frances Perkins (April 10, 1880 – May 14, 1965) watched 146 women burn to death because factory owners locked the exits. Twelve years later, she became the most powerful woman in America. And the first woman in a presidential Cabinet.
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
#GirlPower
#RadicalWomen
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📌This cabinet is a grotesque collection of anti-vaxxers, stone-cold bigots, and crooks, whose treachery, incompetence, and disregard for facts is stunning in its odious audacity.
It is a mountain of garbage threatening our safety and well-being, and would have been impossible to imagine 10 yrs ago.
It is a mountain of garbage threatening our safety and well-being, and would have been impossible to imagine 10 yrs ago.
December 2, 2025 at 1:13 AM
📌This cabinet is a grotesque collection of anti-vaxxers, stone-cold bigots, and crooks, whose treachery, incompetence, and disregard for facts is stunning in its odious audacity.
It is a mountain of garbage threatening our safety and well-being, and would have been impossible to imagine 10 yrs ago.
It is a mountain of garbage threatening our safety and well-being, and would have been impossible to imagine 10 yrs ago.
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For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment over boat strikes
"Republicans will never allow articles of impeachment to be brought to the floor," he said.
www.axios.com
December 2, 2025 at 12:30 AM
For some reason Democratic leaders seem to prefer telling voters what they won’t be able to do, rather than what they’d like to do.
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
If Hegseth ordered a war crime and lied about it, shouldn’t Ds try for impeachment? Put Rs on the spot. They might get a few defections.
www.axios.com/2025/12/01/j...
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Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.
December 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Fentanyl. Drug Overdoses, including Fentanyl, are not even in the top 20 causes of death in the USA. Cancer, Diabetes, Covid, Heart Disease all in the top 10, and all have had their research funding cut. They aren't murdering just Venezuelans. However they are killing us much slower.