Mary Carpenter

"Children must be taught how to think, not what to think." - Margaret Mead

Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.” Wise words yet somehow millions of adults missed that memo. Enter MAGA: a movement built on the idea that critical thinking is optional, loyalty is mandatory, and facts are, well… negotiable.

Photo of a One Cent penny.

👋🏻 Bye bye pennies! The U.S. Mint has ended production of the penny after 230 years.

Guess in the age in which CEOs secure trillion dollar pay packages, we're unlikely to bring back the one-cent candy stores.

This bar chart shows a decrease in mentions of 'climate' since a peak in August 2022, when Congress passed the Inflation Reduction Act.

The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.

We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.

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Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn't stayed on it The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30 Governments failing to shift to a low-carbon economy will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and will face stagnation and rising inflation at home, the UN’s climate chief warned on Monday at the start of the Cop30 climate talks. Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, addressed the gathering of ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries, in a stark portrayal of the price of failure on the climate crisis. Continue reading...

‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

“This was a very very bad vote”

Supreme Court declines to hear case on constitutionality of same-sex marriage The Supreme Court on Monday morning turned down a request from Kim Davis, a former county clerk in Kentucky, to reconsider its 2015 decision recognizing a constitutional right to same-sex […]

The Supreme Court rejects petition from Kim Davis to reconsider its 2015 ruling that legalized same-sex marriage, effectively preserving Obergefell for a long time to come. Marriage equality is safe.

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Listen Kaine, Hassan, King, Cortez-Masto, Durbin, Shaheen, Rosen, and Fetterman. You're NOT gonna take away my 2025 election joy. We voted in that election for folks to FIGHT for us. That doesn't include YOU.

YOU are what we voted AGAINST last Tuesday. So I'm gonna hang on to that.

Researchers find methane leaking out of cracks in Antarctic seabed One of the most potent greenhouse gas emissions has been discovered seeping out of cracks of the Antarctic sea floor, researchers have found.

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 11, 2025 ~ Everything is fine.

"The invisible gas can be seen in streams of bubbles originating on the seafloor of Antarctica's Ross Sea ... describing the mechanism as 'seemingly widespread' throughout the region... "

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The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 13, 2025 ~ The end of coral.

"We are rapidly approaching multiple Earth system tipping points that could transform our world, with devastating consequences for people and nature..."

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Back over 1.5°C again and on the way up.

Coral has tipped. AMOC, Amazon, boreal forests, Antarctica, Greenland, permafrost, etc., are tipping.

The Climate 8-ball says, "Not to be!"

Fun with double negatives.

Basic Algebra:
A negative + a negative = a positive.

Anti Anti-Fa(scist) = Fascist.

Follow me for more tips from Gretel Von Trapp.

For those keeping track (and who isn't?), the planet is now at day 3 at 1.65C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.

While MSM sells outrage 24/7 with Kimmel, Tylenol, Putin, Israel... collapse just doesn't make the cut. Do folks care about the end of everything anymore?

Where the separate divisions of ANTIFA landed on the beaches of Normandy on June 6, 1944:

One of my favorite moments in the history of free speech: Larry Flynt publishing a satirical Campari ad featuring Jerry Falwell Sr. as an incestuous drunk who first had sex with his mother in an outhouse. Falwell sued. In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court found that satire is protected speech.

Dear Department of Homeland Security:

I gave this request almost a full second's worth of consideration, and my answer is an unequivocal no. I would have answered sooner, but I was laughing.

I just wanted to personally thank you for your excellent interview on Legal AF the other day. Your detailed description & analysis of the reconstruction & the 14th Amendment should be required viewing for every American. Thank you for everything you do.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia fights imminent deportation to Uganda Abrego’s lawyers filed a new lawsuit seeking to stave off another deportation after he was taken back into custody Monday.

UPDATE: A federal judge has halted efforts to quickly deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda while she considers his latest legal bid to stymie the Trump administration’s efforts to cast him out of the country. www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Scientists Alarmed as Whales Suddenly Going Silent Researchers are alarmed after noticing a significant drop in the number of vocalizations from blue whales.

Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today ~ F&%king humans.

"When you really break it down, it’s like trying to sing while you're starving, they were spending all their time just trying to find food."

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COLBERT: You warned everyone…he would prosecute political enemies, cut Medicaid, alienate our allies, give tax cuts to the rich. I know you're not here to say 'I told you so' but would you like to?

HARRIS: You're correct. I did predict a lot of that. But what I did not predict was the capitulation.

This may be my favorite Kamala Harris moment even as it breaks my heart. She is being authentic here. No shiny, patina politician mask. Candid like your best friend candid. “The system is broken.” “Isn’t that evident?” Yes, Kamala it is. You & Tim won the 2024 election.

Wow! Shit!

Andrea Gibson.Your spirit soars. Thank you for sharing your beautiful heart.

Denver Intl Airport murals are so freaking disturbing.

Now this is interesting…so just before the Supreme Court is set to hear the appeal from Maxwell the DOJ says there’s nothing to see here when it comes to the Epstein files… now
The Supreme Court can use that to set her free.
Now isn’t that fun information to know..

It’s the most truthful song about the USA. Released in 1988, it’s a beautiful, & now haunting, critique of the lie that is “trickle down economics”.

They say “Choose your Apocalypse partner wisely.” We did. Me & my “Buddha dog.” Soulmates to the end.

“Dogs & angels are not very far apart.”

Wasn’t there testimony that Dershowitz was a participant?

The National Climate Assessment, and all special reports and past assessments, are now offline. Federal climate science is being systematically erased.