Joe1973

Live with Jen Rubin on the crisis in Gaza and the fight for democracy A recording from Jennifer Rubin and Ilan Goldenberg's live video

"Authoritarians love war because it gives them power and muffles dissent."

ICYMI: Jen Rubin and Ilan Goldenberg went live to discuss the latest on Israel, democratic backsliding, and the road to 2026.

Listen here:

Weakest 3 months of job growth since 2020.

5 things Trump did this week:

1. Was caught cheating in golf

2. Threatened to arrest Obama

3. Called the Epstein files a “hoax” again

4. Upgraded child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell to a minimum security Texas prison

5. Went to his New Jersey golf club for the weekend

Trump Extends Golf Getaway While Americans Struggle Trump pushes back Sunday departure

Trump Extends Golf Getaway While Americans Struggle

Trump pushes back Sunday departure

meidasnews.com/news/trump-e...

'The new party from #JeremyCorbyn& #ZarahSultana has already had almost 600,000 sign ups.✍️To put it in perspective, #LabourParty had 564,443members at its peak DURING the #Corbyn years when it was the BIGGEST party in western #Europe.'

#KarmaNEVERForgets!🙏
www.councilestatemedia.uk/p/new-corbyn...?

They didn't stop raping children because Epstein died. Release the Epstein files!!!

Mike Huckabee, Israel’s Passionate Defender as Gaza War Drives Allies Away

Mike Huckabee is one of Israel’s most passionate defenders, even as global condemnation for its war in Gaza grows. A Baptist minister and the first evangelical Christian to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Israel, his appointment has pleased Christian conservatives and the Netanyahu government.

Drugmakers are pouring billions of dollars into new US manufacturing. It still won’t achieve all of Trump’s tariff goals | CNN Business Ever since President Donald Trump started promising to slap tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, drugmakers have unveiled a flurry of commitments to build or expand US manufacturing operations in the co...

After Trump threatened tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, drugmakers unveiled a flurry of commitments to build or expand US manufacturing operations. But the moves aren't expected to decrease US reliance on foreign sources for key ingredients and drugs, nor are they likely to result in lower costs

After a Lag, Consumers Begin to Feel the Pinch of Tariffs There are growing signs that President Trump’s levies are filtering through to consumer prices, as companies exhaust options for keeping them stable.

Prices rose in June on items heavily exposed to tariffs, such as home furnishings, toys and appliances, government data show.

The air we breathe in our homes and cars contains thousands of microplastics, study finds | CNN Thousands of microscopic plastics in the air of homes, offices and cars may be endangering our health, according to a new study.

Thousands of microplastics so small they can penetrate deep into the lungs are in the air you breathe in your home and car, a new study has found.

The particles are likely the result of degradation of plastic-filled objects such as carpet, textiles and the plastic parts of car interiors.

EPA moves to end climate regulation under Clean Air Act The agency proposal would rescind the landmark “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health.

This is really bad news. By attacking the Clean Air Act, the federal government is endangering our air quality and contributing to increasing child asthma rates. Our answer: elect more downballot climate champions to resist his attacks. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Calls for Climate: Support Local Climate Justice Champions! · Lead Locally In the face of the Trump administration’s attacks on our communities and the climate, downballot races have an outsized role in the fight for climate and environmental justice. **That’s why Lead Loc...

Pastor Manning is addressing extreme weather and energy affordability in New Orleans by advocating for clean energy and prioritizing people over profit. Join our national phone banks on 8/13 and 8/20 at 6:00 pm ET to elect a climate leader to the NoLa City Council. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...

Laser Talk: Fossil Fuel Industry Funded Climate Disinformation for Decades Keep talking. You are more powerful than you think.  When you inform people that the fossil fuel industry funded a climate disinformation campaign for decades, people are more likely to believe you wh...

Keep talking. You are more powerful than you think. When you inform people that the fossil fuel industry funded a climate disinformation campaign for decades, people are more likely to believe you when you present evidence-based solutions.
canada.citizensclimatelobby.org/laser-talk-f...

The human body cannot withstand temperatures this hot.

‼️We must stand for children and elderly people, people with pre-existing health conditions, people in the global south, and those in our communities.

🗣️🗣️Extreme weather is the new norm, it’ll affect us all

Trump's EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for oil companies, which may be exposed to a flood of new litigation.

Trump’s EPA is attacking its own power to fight climate change.

The decision could have far-reaching consequences — including for the fossil fuel industry, which may find itself exposed to a flood of new litigation.

grist.org/politics/epa...

#EPA #Climate #Environment #Politics #Policy #Zeldin

U.S. socked with 15 billion-dollar weather disasters during the 1st half of 2025 » Yale Climate Connections Four of the top 20 costliest weather disasters have occurred in the last year.

“Insured inflation-adjusted losses globally from weather-related disasters in 2025 were the highest on record for the first half of a year: $81 billion. The previous record was $75 billion, set in 2024.” Via @climateconnections.bsky.social #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange

Poster urging the Irish Government to pass the Occupied Territories Bill, to include both goods and services

All trade with the illegal Israeli settlements - both goods and services - must end.

We're calling on @micheal-martin.bsky.social and @simonharrisireland.bsky.social to listen to the ICJ and the Foreign Affairs Committee and urgently pass the Occupied Territories, to include both goods & services.

Text on graphic: Donate to Friends of the Earth today and this t-shirt will be yours to wear with pride. Give €40 once or start an €8 monthly donation to receive your t-shirt. Organic Cotton & Fair Wear Foundation Verified.

Our planet is in crisis. Together, we can stand up, speak out, and be seen.✊
When you start a monthly donation of €8+ or give a one-time gift of €40+, we’ll send you a limited-edition t-shirt — a bold, wearable message of hope and resistance!💚

www.friendsoftheearth.ie/donate-clima...

US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China Trump’s efforts haven’t sunk global efforts to fight climate change – instead, new leaders are stepping up and working together, even within the US.

US government may be abandoning the global climate fight, but new leaders are filling the void – including China
theconversation.com/us-governmen...

Your reminder that the tipped minimum wage is $2.13 /hr, and has been since 1991.

When employers refuse to pay a living wage, their workers are forced to rely on taxpayer-funded social safety nets.

Those aren’t handouts to workers.
They’re handouts to companies.

The American political system is broken because corporations and billionaires can legally buy elections, and no matter which “side” wins, they always ensure the working class continues to lose.

Without federal funding, public media — and the truth-telling, community-connecting role it plays — is at risk.

Local stations may vanish. Millions could lose trusted news and vital information. If you are ready to join the fight for journalism, donate now: n.pr/458sOhq

The Biggest US LNG Exporter Is Claiming a Massive Tax Credit for Using Its Cargo as an ‘Alternative’ Fuel - Inside Climate News Critics say the claim relies on a dubious interpretation of a law intended to promote natural gas and other fuels. An Inside Climate News analysis put the potential windfall at more than $140 million.

Cheniere Energy, the largest U.S. LNG exporter, seeks tax credits that leave shipping experts and tax specialists baffled. An Inside Climate News analysis puts the potential payout at more than $140 million.

Why are American kids getting sicker? What MAHA gets wrong about kids’ health.

What MAHA gets wrong about kids’ health. www.vox.com/life/421703/...

Reform Voters Prefer Corbyn to Starmer on Almost Every Metric, New Polling Shows | Novara Media Reform voters think the new party co-founder is more intelligent, trustworthy, hard-working and principled than the prime minister, suggesting Starmer’s attempts to woo the right aren’t working. Rivka...

“The great dividers want you to think that migrants and minorities are responsible for the problems in our society. They’re not. Those problems are caused by a rigged economic system that protects the interests of billionaires and corporations.”

Did Trump Just Confess He Learned about Virginia Giuffre before Jeffrey Epstein Recruited Someone Else at Mar-a-Lago? - emptywheel Trump's latest explanation for why he cut off Jeffrey Epstein some time after 2004 -- that Epstein stole an employee, Trump told him to stop, and then Epstein did it again -- would be a damning confes...

Context.

www.emptywheel.net/2025/07/29/d...

Ahead of the deadly shooting in Midtown Manhattan on Monday, Trump cut $158 million in DOJ grants for gun violence prevention—more than half of the previous $300 million total.

The Biden-era White House Office for Gun Violence Prevention was also “dismantled on day one."
https://trib.al/IMhTm1q

Online abuse against migrants doubled after Southport attack A year of hatred against people in the UK followed social media posts containing misinformation about Southport

🚨NEW: X failed to act on 97% of the posts calling for violence against migrants & Muslims identified by CCDH & reported to the platform by Southport MP @patrickhurley.bsky.social.

A year after the UK riots, Musk's X remains a central hub for calls for violence – despite it violating X's own rules.

"We went and checked if action had been taken against those posts. 97% of the time no action was taken."

Listen to our CEO @imranahmed.bsky.social on @lbc.co.uk on how X failed to take down calls for violence against Muslims and migrants, a year after the UK Summer Riots.