Cassie Whiteside

Reminder that Spotify has still not gotten rid of their ICE ads. They think they can just stay silent without answering to the public. Let’s show them how wrong they are, let’s hit them where it hurts! These corporations don’t understand anything unless it hurts their bottom line.

Here are my three truths about climate:
1. We fail if we don’t end free-to-pollute fossil fuel model. Period. Game over.
2. A crash looms, prefigured by collapse in home insurance/mortgage markets.
3. There are true villains in the story, and we have to tell it that way.

What an awesome experience 😎💙😎

Opinion | ICE lowered its standards and is still struggling to hire officers DHS is spending millions of dollars on an aggressive television ad campaign targeting local police officers — but it's not getting nearly enough applicants.

ICE is struggling to hire officers — even after lowering its standards. DHS is spending millions of dollars on an aggressive television ad campaign targeting local police officers — but it's not getting nearly enough applicants.

It looks like most Americans simply don’t want to be ICE thugs.

Thank you for all your work!

CNN CEO Orders Shift in Trump Coverage After White House Visit: Report CNN staff were shocked by Mark Thompson’s order after he made a quick stop at the White House.

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Beautiful.

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Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.

When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.

N.C. counties that busted budgets after Helene still waiting for FEMA to pay them back A year after Hurricane Helene, FEMA hasn’t reimbursed millions of dollars spent on cleanup and recovery, upending local budgets and hindering reconstruction.

"Since Hurricane Helene devastated the community in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, the county government has spent nearly $50 million on cleanup and recovery — while getting reimbursed only $4 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency..."

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Climate Cafes for the Public

Tomorrow, Oct. 22nd, from 3:00 to 4:30 ET.

You’re not alone. We’re all in this mess together. Climate change, polycrisis, wars, disasters. Join others who are also engaged in these existential struggles.

a woman holding a sign that says 'i guess i'm a terrorist now' - picture of old woman holding a pbs bag and carrying a sign that says 'liberty and justice for all'

#protestsigns

As Trump champions fossil fuels, the world is betting on renewable energy Despite a U.S. retreat, solar and wind are overtaking fossil fuels globally, according to two reports published this week.

Good news!

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YouTube video by MSNBC 'Teary-eyed' Maddow on why the FIGHT against Trump is 'very moving'

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Greensboro Passes Resolution of Concern over SSEP Pipeline By Aidan Loretz

NC News:

'NATO for nonprofits': Groups organize to band together if targeted by Trump Nonprofit organizations took lessons away from law firms and universities that largely decided to act in isolation after finding themselves in the administration's crosshairs.

Love this. “NATO for nonprofits.”

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BREAKING DOJ Alumni Condemn Comey Indictment A bipartisan group of over 1,000 former DOJ officials decry unprecedented abuse of power

"The indictment represents an unprecedented assault on the rule of law directed by President Donald Trump..."

BREAKING: Today, over 1,000 former DOJ officials who served in both Republican & Democratic administrations—have released a letter condemning the unprecedented, politically motivated indictment of fmr. FBI Director James Comey. Read their letter: protdem.org/3ITOo0Y

NO KINGS Asheville · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Asheville” - sign up now to join me!

Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief at No Kings Day 2.0 on October 18. There are currently over 2,000 events planned nationwide. More details here: https://www.nokings.org

Gov. Pritzker today called for the invocation of the 25th Amendment. Is it not time for you and colleagues to co-sign? His comportment and speech yesterday at Quantico were badly substandard for a CinC, calling for the military to use our cities as training grounds for war. We cannot have this.

"When I falter and lose hope, others walking the path beside me become my hope bearers. I look to the example of those wondrous human beings across our world whose sacrificial love is like light shining in darkness."

- Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde
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I know most Americans can’t think it’s okay for our military, National Guard, and ICE to be used against innocent but dissenting people.

October 5th, 2025 Climate Cafe by CPA-NA — Climate Psychology Alliance North America Join us to share feelings around climate change to reduce isolation.

We’re now holding cafes every first Sunday of the month. Please join us to talk about all things climate. We’re all together in this mess. All feelings welcome.

I’ve had milkweed for years. First year for monarch caterpillars though!