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This is from The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson aired on May 20th, 1977.

Carl Sagan says something very important, a strong message that didn't lose any validity since then.

If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck…

Stop Trump’s Political Retaliation and Deportations! This is not a drill. Trump is weaponizing ICE and Homeland Security to arrest and disappear people, including students, fathers, academics, among other everyday people, in yet another power grab demon...

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The Fifth Vital Sign: Atlanta Doctors Are Talking Climate Change With Patients Leveraging trust built over time, doctors hope to depolarize the issue and break through misinformation.

A cadre of Atlanta doctors is making a concerted effort to talk to patients about the realities of climate change and the threat it can pose to their health. By @alexmusicwrites.bsky.social for @thexylom.com.

Click that photo of the capitol building (Denver, CO). A progressive political agenda that centers empathy -- care for people in our community and the planet - is the way to win and fight back against the cruelty of fascism.

The members of the Jan 6 Committee are all proud of our work.

Your threats will not intimidate us.

Or silence us.

I'm with you Val. Stay strong! I've always known you to be an effective non-violent agent for peaceful change in the world.

Elon Musk tweet from Saturday morning that says: An investigation has found 5 ActBlue-funded groups responsible for Tesla “protests”: Troublemakers, Disruption Project, Rise & Resist, Indivisible Project and Democratic Socialists of America. ActBlue funders include George Soros, Reid Hoffman, Herbert Sandler, Patricia Bauman, and Leah Hunt-Hendrix. ActBlue is currently under investigation for allowing foreign and illegal donations in criminal violation of campaign finance regulations. This week, 7 ActBlue senior officials resigned, including the associate general counsel. If you know anything about this, please post in replies. Thanks, Elon.

Elon Musk retweet from Sunday morning of a post from an account labeled "KanekoaTheGreat" that has a short video clip of a podcast with Scott Parkin and Valerie Costa, and the post ludicrously says: Valerie Costa, the far-left activist behind the so-called "Tesla Takedown" fueling a spree of vandalism nationwide, proudly admits her campaign draws inspiration from Luigi Mangione. She labels Elon Musk's DOGE initiative as "criminal," even though Trump won both the popular vote and presidency, specifically while championing Musk and DOGE's vision to balance the budget. Clearly, Costa has no genuine respect for democracy, elections, or the people's choice. Ironically, Costa's "TroublemakersCommunity" and "Oil & Gas Action Network" previously targeted fossil fuel companies to fight climate change. Now, in a stunning twist of hypocrisy, she's attacking Tesla—the very company that's arguably done more than any other to combat climate change. Did she ever honestly care about climate change, or was she always just virtue-signaling the DNC's latest talking points? Digging deeper reveals Costa’s career specialty: advising left-wing NGOs and nonprofits on fundraising and securing government-funded grants. Precisely the kind of waste and abuse that Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency are courageously battling to eliminate.

Musk doesn't get how nonviolent protest works. Why are we Troublemakers? Because as Rep. John Lewis, RIP, knew: in hard times, good trouble is ESSENTIAL to all that we love.

When the world is at risk, when democracy is at risk, we're either troublemakers—or collaborators.

So: who's a Troublemaker?

'We Are Governed by Children': Disgust as Trump and Vance Bully Zelenskyy in Oval Office | Common Dreams "An utter embarrassment for America. This whole sad scene," wrote U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy.

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YouTube video by Robert Reich The REAL Waste That Elon's DOGE Should Cut

A concise summary from Robert Reich on the fallacies being promoted by Musk's DOGE and where the real waste is located: youtu.be/2hVMghqarHY?...

"...we human beings do as well. If each ant refused to trust and care for others, all of them would soon die. It is the same with us human beings sharing life on planet Earth. We flourish when we work for the common good; we destroy each other when we think only of our own benefit." The Dalai Lama

"I believe that survival of the most cooperative overrides survival of the fittest. Unbounded self-concern and competition lead to destruction, whereas caring and cooperating with one another lead to the benefit of all. Ants and bees survive because they cooperate and care for one another;

..."For that reason, I do not harbor grudges or wish for revenge and thus can work with optimism to help improve the situation." excerpt from "In Praise of Great Compassion", by HHDL and Thubten Chodron, p. 63-64.

"People ask what enables me to remain optimistic, considering all that has happened in my homeland, Tibet....I see the basic good in human beings and know that their mistaken actions occur not because they are evil people but because their afflictions overwhelm them." His Holiness the Dalai Lama

Cognitive dissonance, indeed.

#Cruise 🛳️😷🤡fans don't give a shit. #cruisenews #pollution #over-tourism

We are kindred spirits! That was a very special journey, as I know it was for you too. Sounds like we both did some intensive purification - which is of course, the whole point of pilgrimage. Deep bows to you also Maia.

I'm sure we've crossed paths somewhere! communichi.org/journey-to-k...

Generosity is one way we affirm our humanity in relation to each other.

While your ire is focused on the Criminal in Chief, don't forget how sophisticated phishing has become. Phone call from "Fraud Department" at bank using the bank's spoofed phone # alerting me to fraud was actually a phishing scheme for personal info.

New paper out in @ScienceMagazine! In 8 studies (multiple platforms, methods, time periods) we find: misinformation evokes more outrage than trustworthy news, when it does it's shared more + ppl are less likely to read before sharing. w/ @killianmcl1 @Klonick @mollycrockett 🧵👇

Carbon block filters like Multipure will remove most microplastics.

Power-hungry AI is driving a surge in tech giant carbon emissions. Nobody knows what to do about it Google, Microsoft and Meta have all reported significant emissions increases due to AI.

AI is fueling a surge in emissions
A single query to an AI-powered chatbot can use up to ten times as much energy as an old-fashioned Google search.
A generative AI system may use 33 times more energy to complete a task than traditional software.

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Frenchman Coulee near George, WA

Frenchman Coulee I spent considerable time researching the location of the trailhead. Google Maps lists "Frenchman Coulee" a mile or so back up the road towards the climbing area. If you look carefully on the ...

Frenchman Coulee, near George, WA. Beautiful hike. www.wta.org/go-hiking/tr...

The Earth is Speaking. Now. Can you hear her?

Not affordable for the turkeys.

And eliminate needless cruise ship tourism.

As I chopped firewood on the rocky seashore, a nearby arbutus snag suddenly let go with a resounding "crack", crashing to the Earth. "Let go. Keep surfing the wave of life, death, breath." And if you can't help the situation, at least do no harm.