Ray Bokhour

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.

The world's 10 richest people (nearly all from the U.S.) are collectively $500 billion richer this year thanks to growth in stocks tied to AI.

Meanwhile, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and electricity.

AI is making the rich even richer while everyone else pays the price.

Appreciate this coverage but it is hard to explain to people not in the Chicago area that THESE ARE NOT PROTESTS.

This is people coming out of their homes, doing anything in their power to try to stop their neighbors from being kidnapped.

It is coming for your city next, please be prepared.

Donald Trump’s Plan to Subvert the Midterms Is Already Under Way Our election system is reaching a breaking point.

David A. Graham writes in The Atlantic about the various ways Trump could rig the midterms. He notes that modern autocrats don’t cancel elections. They hold unfair elections to fool people into thinking they’re not living in a dictatorship. It’s called “competitive authoritarianism.” (Gift link)

To all who are attending a No Kings rally tomorrow,

Trump and figures in his administration are attempting to smear the rallies as hateful and violent. We know that’s not true, so don’t take the bait. Keep it calm. Keep it safe. Keep it joyful.

See you out there!

We're taking to the streets this Saturday at hundreds of protests nationwide to reject the Trump administration's attacks on our rights.

Find a No Kings protest near you at nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=a...

Important. Clear, concise, imperative. Please watch.

(3/3) On July 27, the Nobel Peace Prize Conference "Responding to the Threat of Nuclear Arms," was held at the Sophia university in Tokyo, cohosted by the Norwegian Nobel Institute and Nihon Hidankyo, with the SGI providing support. Watch the event here.
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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Trans folks ain't done shit to you

🆕News: On June 6, SGI Sweden held its annual open day at its culture center near Stockholm to celebrate both Sweden’s National Day and the anniversary of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda’s visit for the opening of the center in 1989. (1/2)

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(2/2) The event showcased the “Seeds of Hope & Action” exhibition, a joint initiative of the Earth Charter International and the SGI. A new 360-degree virtual reality video released by the Soka Amazon Institute was also introduced.

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🆕News: From July 1 to 3, a three-day event was held in The Hague in the Netherlands to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the launch of the earth charter. SGI representatives presented on intergenerational dialogue and on how SGI’s philosophy resonates with the Earth Charter. (1/2) #SokaGakkaiNews

‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK ‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK: Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functions Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations Record-brea...

‘Profound concern’ as scientists say extreme heat ‘now the norm’ in UK: Increasing frequency of heatwaves and flooding raises fears over health, infrastructure and how society functions Ed Miliband to tell MPs who reject net zero policies they are betraying future generations Record-brea...

Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences

#TexasFloods are awful, but there is no doubt that events like this massive marine heat wave are human-caused.

Votes for HR1 must be remembered as willful acts destroying the future of their own kids.

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“We’re the good guys,” I tell myself as a 6-year-old leukemia patient pees his pants in fear. I adjust my black mask and sunglasses in the mirror, making sure to hide my identity. “I am not evil,” I whisper.

Miami just canceled its November election & pushed it to 2026. No public vote, just canceled.

Mayor Suarez & Joe Carollo get to stick around an extra year.

This feels like a power grab. If one city can delay elections for “participation,” what’s to stop others from doing it to silence opposition?

ICE is now changing tactics and arresting people who have been granted asylum hearings.
 
This is both a violation of US & international law that demands immediate attention from all New York elected officials & underscores the urgent need for legal service providers to be at all of these cases.

going to keep saying: a society that would like to maintain its basic functions has really got to discourage baldfaced lying, especially by people in positions of authority

‘I’m an American, Bro!’: Latinos Report Raids in Which U.S. Citizenship Is Questioned

Forcefully stopping and detaining my constituent and interrogating him about which hospital he was born in solely because he’s Latino is blatant racism. ICE's racial profiling is terrorizing communities, targeting U.S. citizens and making us less safe. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/15/u...

June 16, 2025 At a news conference today, acting U.S.

June 16, 2025

Here’s a New York Times photo of the Chicago “No Kings” rally. NYT said the march that followed spanned at least 10 blocks.

Massive #NoKings march in New York City!

The #NoKings march in Dallas, Texas is HUGE!

Massive #NoKings protest in Kingston, NY, home of swing 18th congressional district. Sheriff said 5,000 attended! City has 24k people total

Video by @thomasbrodin.bsky.social

In Philadelphia alone, a crowd of over 100,000 hit the streets despite the rain.

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Our Chief Political and Advocacy Officer Deirdre Schifeling said it best: "The Trump administration’s goal was to scare people, to make them afraid to stand up for their rights and afraid to protest and stand up for their immigrant neighbors. And it’s backfired spectacularly."

There are nearly 100,000 people at the rally in Philadelphia. #NoKings

I love you Seattle. #abolishice #nokings