Maggie Black

Israel is starving the elderly in Gaza.

3 years ago, at the UN Environment Assembly, the world promised to #BeatPlasticPollution

Promises made need to be promises kept.

Together we can end plastic pollution forever, for everyone.

Today #INC5 talks resume to agree a #PlasticsTreaty to make this a reality.

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State Department may require some visa applicants to post bond of up to $15,000 The State Department said it would start a pilot program that will require cash deposits to tourist and business visas for people from countries with high overstay rates.

The State Department is proposing requiring applicants for business and tourist visas to post a bond of up to $15,000 to enter the United States. bit.ly/4lWuv7P

Local editors worry ‘pink slime’ journalism poses real danger Local newspaper editors and journalism experts worry that flimsy news sites that rely almost exclusively on artificial intelligence, known as “pink slime” journalism are making it harder for readers t...

Is it news...or is it "pink slime"? Junk, AI-generated news sites have come to the Boston area, aiming to manipulate you and make money on ads: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...

Guess who the tax system is really supporting In this second article on wealth accumulation, we explain who our tax system really supports

The tax system gives the wealthiest 10% around £8,000 a year in reliefs.

That’s the same as the top rate of Universal Credit.
Except the wealthy don’t need to fill in endless forms, meet sanctions, or prove they’re “deserving.”

@eastangliabylines.co.uk

NEW: After Democrats forced a vote, the House Oversight Committee has officially issued a subpoena to Trump’s Justice Department.

They must turn over the Epstein files to Congress by August 19.

We will keep fighting for the transparency and honesty Americans deserve.

ILLINOIS GOV. J.B. PRITZKER (D): "If they're gonna cheat, then all of us have to take a hard look at what the effect of that cheating is on democracy . And that means we've all got to stand up and do the right thing. So as far as I'm concerned, everything is on the table."

Solar for All will slash electric bills for working families by up to 80%. Now, Trump wants to illegally kill the program.

Working families are getting crushed by skyrocketing energy costs. The planet is literally burning. Sabotaging this program isn’t just wrong — it’s insane.

The Trump Administration’s Campaign to Undermine the Next Election The executive branch is interfering in U.S. elections in unprecedented ways.

The Trump administration is undertaking an unprecedented strategy to try to undermine our elections. They are doing so by rewriting election rules, targeting election officials, supporting election deniers, and retreating from protecting voting rights. bit.ly/4l1lUPP

Donor List Suggests Scale of Trump’s Pay-for-Access Operation

We're living through the most corrupt administration in history, and it wouldn't have been possible without the disastrous 2010 Citizens United decision—which helped put Trump back in office.

The New York Times just published photos from inside Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, including a framed photo he kept of himself with Donald and Melania Trump.

Donnymandering

I've seen warranted criticism of this move assuming it was a Doug Ford thing, and while the PCs aren't good on renewables, this ban was actually put in place - and kept in place - by the Ontario Liberal Party (surprised me too).

Donnymandering

Donnymandering

wow i can't believe ghislaine maxwell committed suicide next week

The only thing wrong in this piece is the statement Gazans had "normal lives" before the start of (this) war - they v much didn't: like other Palestinians they existed in an apartheid state without equal rights to movement or access to vital resources & facilities, subject to numerous oppressions.

Solar is EU’s biggest power source for the first time ever in June 2025 | Ember

In June, for the first time ever, solar was the largest source of power in the EU.

New non-profit law firm in DC aims to challenge Trump’s executive power | CNN Politics A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal gov...

A group of well-known Washington lawyers is opening a law firm focused on challenging President Donald Trump’s executive orders and agency actions as he strives to dramatically reshape the federal government during his second term.

Until we pass a nationwide ban on gerrymandering (which we need), Democrats should gerrymander every state to the fullest extent. 52-0 in CA, 17-0 in IL, and so on. No more unilateral disarmament. Time to get serious about fighting back.

Trump reshaped a climate program to extract more oil. This company stands to profit. Occidental Petroleum could benefit from bigger subsidies for using carbon dioxide to squeeze more crude from sputtering wells.

Republicans reshaped the carbon-capture tax credit such that it almost solely benefits companies that are ... drilling for oil.

Brazil's Bolsonaro arrested, adding to tensions with Trump Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Jair Bolsonaro under house arrest on Monday ahead of his trial for an alleged coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite escalating tariffs and sanctions from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Brazil's Supreme Court put former President Bolsonaro under house arrest ahead of his trial for a coup plot, underscoring the court's resolve despite tariffs & sanctions from Donald Trump.

That's how you deal with people who want to stage a coup.
It's not the US, but Brazil that's a real democracy!

Royal Society ‘should take ethical and scientific stance’ on Musk - Research Professional News Andrea Sella urges society to oppose billionaire’s actions in science, after returning prestigious prize

Royal Society ‘should take ethical and scientific stance’ on Musk

Great to IV Andrea Sella, a scientist who handed back a prize to the RS in protest at Elon Musk’s continued membership, and Salim Abdool Karim whose lecture prompted him to do so

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Trump Administration Will Reinstall Confederate Statue in Washington

Trump Administration Will Reinstall Confederate Statue in Washington www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/u...

Barratt Redrow and British Gas to sell 'free energy bill homes' Homes to be monitored as part of consumer trial designed to drive energy efficient housebuilding at scale

British Gas looking to follow Octopus in exploring the idea of energy bill-free homes. In 10 years' time homes that pay literally nothing for energy could be pretty common. www.businessgreen.com/news/4517239...

📽️ Watch how Shell and ExxonMobil are suing the Dutch government for shutting down a harmful gas field in Groningen 👇

More information ➡️ www.somo.nl/aftershock-i...

Remember this very creepy video from 2006?

'Net zero cuts costs and saves cash': Clean technologies could save homeowners £23,000 by 2040 Study aims to quantify savings from solar panels, heat pumps, and EVs - and warns not decarbonising will cost households and the country 'far more' compared to pursuing net zero goals

Really important new report from OVO detailing the huge financial savings on offer for households that can deploy clean technologies. www.businessgreen.com/news/4517255...

Pushing airport expansion while rail travel languishes – so much for Labour’s green agenda | Polly Toynbee The climate damage done by avoidable flying is huge, yet the government continues to see planes as the answer to its economic woes, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Airport expansion won't deliver the economic growth the chancellor is hoping for, but it will wreck our climate commitments. See NEF research in this article from @pollytoynbee.bsky.social.
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