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Phil Jackson

@amysterousstranger.bsky.social

Retired English teacher. Writer. Socialist. Believer in justice--Tax the rich, feed the poor. Lover of reading, literary and genre; and music, mostly jazz. Books! Rationalist and Romantic. Atheist.

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A Growing Number of β€˜Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairsβ€”free of charge.

A timeline cleanser: My recent newsletter is about rise of "repair cafes" around the world, where communities come together to fix each other's beloved things. The goal: reduce consumer waste, and maybe make some buddies in the process πŸ”§πŸ‘­

insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...

13.11.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 970    πŸ” 290    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 26
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Every day there are multiple instances of blatant corruption. Our government policy is for sale to the highest bidder and every bad actor in the world knows it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/w...

14.11.2025 11:28 β€” πŸ‘ 10430    πŸ” 4551    πŸ’¬ 427    πŸ“Œ 198
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One ~182km x ~211km solar thermal plant could provide all of America’s electricity, including a fully-electrified land transport sector.

100% clean power from just 0.39% of U.S land.

That’s why renewables are constantly under attack from the fossil fuel industry and their paid mouthpieces.

14.11.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2433    πŸ” 904    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 35

Despicable.

14.11.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Liar

14.11.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The loss in US prestige and influence over the last year is enormous.

Sure, other countries will still bow and smile politely... But in a myriad of ways they'll be prioritising themselves amongst the realisation any reciprocation or mateship is gone.

14.11.2025 07:11 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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SNAP funding pause to soon end, but anxiety and anger may linger The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.

The first ever disruption to the nation's largest anti-hunger program came as a shock. It's shaken trust in the program for some and stoked concern that it could happen again.

14.11.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 315    πŸ” 66    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 8

Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.

This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.

And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?

13.11.2025 16:30 β€” πŸ‘ 6617    πŸ” 2575    πŸ’¬ 241    πŸ“Œ 145

She has no moral center.

13.11.2025 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Senator in 2010 deposition: 13-year-olds can consent to sex U.S. Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma testified as part of a civil case into an alleged sexual assault at the Baptist church camp he oversaw that he believed a 13-year-old can consent to sex.

Just throwing this out there for reasons

apnews.com/article/2022...

13.11.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 13055    πŸ” 5665    πŸ’¬ 1546    πŸ“Œ 718
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Priorities.

13.11.2025 19:31 β€” πŸ‘ 21398    πŸ” 9006    πŸ’¬ 533    πŸ“Œ 342
The rich won't leave if you tax them. Norway put a 78% tax on fossil fuels and oil companies still begged them to drill. Don't fall for it.

The rich won't leave if you tax them. Norway put a 78% tax on fossil fuels and oil companies still begged them to drill. Don't fall for it.

12.11.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5241    πŸ” 1574    πŸ’¬ 121    πŸ“Œ 39

One reason you hold a meeting to pressure/cajole/threaten Boebert in the Situation Room is so she can't record it.

12.11.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 10837    πŸ” 2323    πŸ’¬ 222    πŸ“Œ 103

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

12.11.2025 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 25702    πŸ” 6886    πŸ’¬ 456    πŸ“Œ 242

Alleged my ass. He made it clear. Stop softening the truth. tRumps a pedophile.

12.11.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A 1-year-old girl was pepper-sprayed through the window of a moving vehicle by ICE agents in Chicago. She was briefly hospitalized.

The dad said a masked agent pointed pepper-spray at a Sam's parking lot when they were hit.

#ProudBlue

Video Credit: NowThisImpact/IG

11.11.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1085    πŸ” 719    πŸ’¬ 90    πŸ“Œ 49

I love this idea.

11.11.2025 23:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christian Nationalists:

QUESTION: How often is Jesus mentioned in the Constitution?

ANSWER: Zero times.

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History.....Not a strong point for some people.......

11.11.2025 11:48 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3

Wait until they find out what you did to their Healthcare.

10.11.2025 22:53 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Media has become an endless river of oligarchic monopoly money. trib.al/8hb71XG

Public constraint has largely evaporated, and that doesn’t mean the system has been handed over to β€œthe market.” Today, 40% of all local TV news stations are under the control of the 3 largest broadcast conglomerates.

10.11.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 36    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

No sir, you’re actually just incredibly, incredibly stupid

Like if we had an experiment to create the stupidest person who has ever existed, we couldn’t make someone as stupid as you on purpose

He literally bragged about never changing as a person since he was 13. Imagine bragging about that.

10.11.2025 21:55 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Healthcare costs for millions of Americans are doubling. Angus King has a net worth of $22 million.

10.11.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 994    πŸ” 407    πŸ’¬ 41    πŸ“Œ 38

We don't need the 'T's, we know what they are.

10.11.2025 13:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vote them out

10.11.2025 10:02 β€” πŸ‘ 443    πŸ” 199    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 27

Fools and cowards. This is a new level of cynicism.

10.11.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Really! No context? Don't make me indifferent to your continuation.

10.11.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The news is clear: overshooting 1.5°C of global warming is now 'inevitable'. ⚠️

But by how much, and for how long, is still something we can change. 🌍

As #COP30 kicks off in Brazil, all eyes turn to the world leaders in attendance. Will they take this opportunity to change course?

10.11.2025 10:33 β€” πŸ‘ 130    πŸ” 47    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3
Trump Pardons Giuliani and Others Involved in Effort to Overturn 2020 Election

Reminder: pardons only apply to federal charges

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/10/u...

10.11.2025 12:44 β€” πŸ‘ 458    πŸ” 93    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 7
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The struggle to preserve the Palestinian olive and date harvest The UN says October saw the highest number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in nearly 20 years of tracking that violence. More than half the attacks targeted olive harvesters.

The UN says October saw the highest number of Israeli settler attacks on Palestinians in nearly 20 years of tracking that violence. More than half the attacks targeted olive harvesters. n.pr/3LT0ecL

10.11.2025 12:06 β€” πŸ‘ 383    πŸ” 184    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 14

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