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US law requires 2/3 Senate approval for international treaties

Planet Enters Era of ‘Global Water Bankruptcy,’ UN Report Says The planet’s water reserves are overstretched and polluted, pushing the warming world into a dangerous condition of “water bankruptcy,” argues a new UN University report. This is not an alarm bell for...

We have entered the period of #water bankruptcy.

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Great book!

All of this Nobel funny biz deserves the 25th amendment!

A 35 year old letter to the editor, written by a very ballsy 15 year old, about the Rodney King verdict.

Remembering today that having your heart broken is a necessary step on the path to becoming fully human. Whichever heartbreak is your first, it’s probably critical that a state break your heart so that you can develop a political imagination. If this is your first, I’m sorry and also welcome.

CCSWG26 CFP Call for Participation: CCSWG ‘26 9th biennial Critical Code Studies Working Group Jan 12 - Feb 6, 2026 To apply: Fill out this form Apply by January 7, 2025 20 years after the publication of the ma...

Reminder: Extended deadline Jan 7 to register for the 2026 Critical Code Studies Working Group. online January 12 to February 6.

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#critcode

Sharing this map again for no reason.

The Pamphlet That Has Roused Americans to Action for 250 Years

@rezekjoe.bsky.social in NYT: a thoughtful essay on the legacy of Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense” as we approach 250 years. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/b...

Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani speaks at a podium with "A NEW ERA" sign, accompanied by a woman, inside a library. A text overlay announces a commitment to allocate 0.5% of New York City's budget to libraries.

Some good news. Thank you Mayor-elect @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social for sticking to your campaign commitment.

We need NYC residents to pressure the City Council to deliver. Help by sending a letter to your CM: actionnetwork.org/letters/city...

Warren urges Trump administration to 'immediately cease' student loan selloff plans Sen. Elizabeth Warren is attempting to stop the reported selloff of the $1.6 trillion student loan portfolio to private companies.

Trump is trying to sell the federal student loan portfolio so predatory companies & his billionaire buddies can keep profiting & preying on our borrowers.

This is dangerous & unacceptable.

@warren.senate.gov, @sanders.senate.gov & I are leading our colleagues and demanding Trump back down NOW.

“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...

"300 agents stormed the building, rappelled from a helicopter, knocked down doors and hurled flash-bang grenades. Agents ziptied and detained many US citizens for hours..."

Prosecutors have not filed a *single* criminal charge against anyone arrested that night:

www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Get your flu, COVID-19, and routine childhood vaccinations for FREE this Saturday, October 18, from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center in Roxbury.

No appointment necessary, walks-in welcome.

Learn more at boston.gov/vaccine-clinics.

Outreach? This euphemism has grown new teeth! #censorship As far as I know speaking truth to government power is what the 1st amendment protects.

Donald Trump's militarization of our city streets isn't about fighting crime or public safety — it's about consolidating power in his hands.

What he plans to do with that, now or during the 2026 elections, should worry all of us.

What a rendering of the phenomenon! Thx.

I hope Kenvue, Inc, makers of Tylenol, sue!

And boycott their advertisers directly.

holy shit this is a helluva ad from the Democrat running against Joni Ernst in Iowa. worth every second

State Dept. Official Says Criticism of Israel Can Lead to Visa Revocations

Anything—anything—u say against Israel can get u deported. Anything.No distinction between gvmt & the people.Just thinking “u shouldn’t starve people & then herd them into food depots & shoot them as they try to get food”— well,that description of murder not allowed.

www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...

Two headlines: from the NYTimes and Al Jazeera. "Netanyahu, Trump discuss forced transfer of Palestinians out of Gaza" and "Netanyahu releases letter nominating Trump for Nobel Peace Prize"

This is what the NY Times chose to highlight from the Netanyahu/Trump meeting, compared to Al Jazeera.

You decide which is the important news.

Another study (using drones) shows that extreme sea temperatures in 2024 triggered mass morality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef, compounding losses in 2016, 2017, 2020, and 2022. (And 2025).

The higher the heat exposure, the greater the impact. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Senate Republicans’ Climate-Wrecking Corn Ethanol Payout This version of the Big Beautiful Bill would hand vast subsidies to a toxic industry, all while gutting wind, solar, and green hydrogen.

Meanwhile, on the Big Beautiful Bill, @ryanlcooper.com points out that the one big area where energy tax credits are actually expanded is in ethanol and biofuels, which is demonstrably worse for climate change and a horrible use of land:
prospect.org/politics/202...

Gives them permission to go after other sites… reminds me of the WMDs in Iraq.

UK? Eu? It's confusing, I guess.

YouTube video by MSNBC 'It's all BS coming from Trump': Sen. Padilla gets emotional after forcible removal from DHS presser

FIRST ON MSNBC: Sen. Alex Padilla’s full 20 minute interview after getting forcibly removed from a DHS press conference.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1Gd...

This morning, I signed an Executive Order seeking greater transparency from ICE in response to secret police tactics we have seen. The City of Boston will regularly submit FOIA requests to DHS on federal immigration enforcement activity, to find out who they are detaining and arresting, and why.

a random maze like pattern made up of forward and backward slashes

#10Print #TenPrint #Maze #CreativeCoding #GenerativeArt

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut suburb despite ceasefire with Hezbollah Army spokesperson says storage sites housing militant group’s missiles were destroyed in Dahiyeh in south of the city Israel conducted an airstrike on a residential neighbourhood of Dahiyeh in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Sunday afternoon despite a November ceasefire that officially ended fighting with the militant group Hezbollah. Videos showed three bombs hitting a building in Dahiyeh and rescue crews working to extinguish blazes after the blast; however, no casualties were reported. The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning before the bombing, prompting panic as residents fled the area. Continue reading...

Israeli airstrike hits Beirut suburb despite ceasefire with Hezbollah

Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.  Purpose.  A

No words.
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Looking forward to reading this. Ought to be excellent!