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@kathrynphillips.bsky.social

California-based environmentalist. Former paid lobbyist for earth. Former journalist. Currently try to persuade for free. Addicted to vizslas.

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Demand that State Parks provide full protection to sensitive lands! url:https://act.sierraclub.org/actions/California?actionId=AR0591239&id=701Po00001ElMZFIA3&page=thanks

29.10.2025 03:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Droughts related to climate change are increasing. Meanwhile, the con artist of all con artists just told the UN that climate change was a con game. Head-in-the-sand thinking at its worst from Trump.

The biggest question: How do we save this sinking spaceship earth despite him?

23.09.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

How can one man be so stupid?

16.09.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | The Kirk Crackdown Is Underway The idea that there is more left-wing extremist violence than right-wing extremist violence is a dangerous myth.

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com

β€œPresident Trump and his allies are capitalizing on the assassination of Charlie Kirk to open up fresh attacks on liberal institutions, donors and foundations. They seek to portray many on the left as traitors,” Thomas Edsall writes.

16.09.2025 18:40 β€” πŸ‘ 186    πŸ” 62    πŸ’¬ 60    πŸ“Œ 11

where is doge now?

16.09.2025 18:34 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Spain and Portugal wildfire weather made 40 times more likely by climate crisis, study finds Wildfires were 30% more intense than would have been expected without global heating, scientists say

Deadly wildfires that hit Spain and Portugal last month were 40 TIMES more likely because of the impacts of the climate crisis.

#ThisIsClimateChange.

Find out more here:

10.09.2025 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 33    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Nothing to worry about, just a potential 50% decline in a marine species that is critical to the food chain. #climatecrisis. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

09.09.2025 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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President Donald Trump has promised his high tariffs will inspire an American manufacturing renaissance.

Yet so far his controversial experiment has failed to inspire a jobs boom.

Read more: https://cnn.it/4ns1gdv

09.09.2025 17:00 β€” πŸ‘ 120    πŸ” 45    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 16
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How Trump’s Blunt-Force Diplomacy Is Pushing His Rivals Together Some of President Trump’s pressure tactics appear to have backfired, sending would-be allies into the embrace of China.

This is what failure looks like.

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/u...

06.09.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s time to wake up - we are literally on the verge of losing our democracy if Donald Trump cheats his way to those seats in Texas.

09.08.2025 17:35 β€” πŸ‘ 6769    πŸ” 1955    πŸ’¬ 200    πŸ“Œ 61
Stand Up for UC We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.

As a proud alum of @ucdavis.bsky.social - this Aggie stands with UC against this administration’s tyrannical demands!
πŸ’™πŸ’›πŸ΄ #StandUpForUC

www.universityofcalifornia.edu/get-involved...

09.08.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stand Up for UC We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.

The federal government's $1B dollar demand is designed for one purpose and one purpose only: to devastate @UCLA and its critical mission. #StandUpForUC to defend America’s greatest public university system and support this life-saving work. ucal.us/standupforuc

09.08.2025 05:11 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Stand Up for UC We must stand together to protect our students, staff, faculty and our mission.

As a proud UC grad, I know @UCLA is a global leader in research, innovation, education, and healthcare. A $1B federal demand would devastate the nation’s top public research university, cut off life-saving care, and halt economic growth. #StandUpForUC ucal.us/standupforuc

09.08.2025 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flier for sharing

14.07.2025 21:28 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

I took action with We Are California. Will you join me? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/millionvoter...

03.07.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Remember when Lisa Murkowski criticized Trump/MAGA with "we are all afraid... retaliation is real... and that's not right..." but "I'm going to use my voice," and people expressed sympathy, and then the Senator kept voting to advance the political project of the forces threatening her? That was fun.

29.06.2025 13:50 β€” πŸ‘ 968    πŸ” 193    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 4
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No Kings Day was one of the largest days of protest in US history. From deep red small towns to our largest cities, millions of people turned out to make it clear that the American people will not bow to fascism. #NoKings

15.06.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5222    πŸ” 1622    πŸ’¬ 229    πŸ“Œ 149

Thank you @padilla.senate.gov for challenging that dog-murdering head of Homeland Security.

12.06.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I just read how Senator @johnfetterman.com is characterizing what’s happening in California. I live here and it is nothing like what that east coaster claims. Note to everyone: Fetterman doesn’t know what he’s talking about.

10.06.2025 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%.

The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751.

Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations:

Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%"

Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%"

Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%"

The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."

A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%. The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751. Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations: Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%" Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%" Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%" The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason.

If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel COβ‚‚ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.

πŸ“Š: @neilrkaye.bsky.social

10.06.2025 10:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1513    πŸ” 744    πŸ’¬ 32    πŸ“Œ 52
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Opinion | They are not good at this Nearly five months into Trump’s new reign of error, his administration’s mistakes are multiplying.

"Trump adviser Peter Navarro had said he wanted to secure '90 deals in 90 days.' But nearly 60 days later, Trump has secured only one β€” a vaguely phrased framework with Britain that still hasn’t been made public..."

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

06.06.2025 22:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3467    πŸ” 801    πŸ’¬ 190    πŸ“Œ 41
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Trump administration races to fix a big mistake: DOGE fired too many people Across the government, the administration is rehiring federal workers who were forced out or encouraged to resign.

"Across the government, the Trump administration is scrambling to rehire many employees dismissed by DOGE initiatives after wiping out entire offices, in some cases imperiling key services such as weather forecasting and the drug approval process..."

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

06.06.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 3915    πŸ” 1093    πŸ’¬ 282    πŸ“Œ 72
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Opinion | A Comprehensive Accounting of Trump’s Culture of Corruption


β€œAs the historian Matthew Dallek recently put it, β€œTrump is the most brazenly corrupt national politician in modern times, and his openness about it is sui generis.” He is proud of his avarice, wearing it as a sign of success and savvy.”

www.nytimes.com/2025/06/07/o...

07.06.2025 12:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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World Scientists Look Elsewhere as U.S. Labs Stagger Under Trump Cuts

How Trump is undermining US leadership in scientific research. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/31/w...

31.05.2025 16:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trade Crime Is Soaring, U.S. Firms Say, as Trump’s Tariffs Incentivize Fraud

Who is surprised that a crook has established an economic incentive for more trade crime?

www.nytimes.com/2025/05/27/b...

27.05.2025 23:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hmmm. Seems Tim Cook didn’t get much for genuflecting to the co-president on Inauguration Day.

23.05.2025 15:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I propose he contort his body as well as he contorts his positions so that he may congress with himself.

14.05.2025 14:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

"The turbines spew NOx at an estimated rate of 1,200 to 2,000 tons a year β€” far more than the gas-fired power plant across the street or the oil refinery down the road."

I don't see how ppl rationalize any use for AI when the costs so clearly outweigh the benefits. It's a health-destroying machine.

01.05.2025 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 65    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

So it’s Friday night and Rumeysa Ozturk is out on bail, Ras Baraka is in Homeland Security custody, and Stephen Miller is casually toying with suspending habeas corpus. Do I have that right?

09.05.2025 23:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3352    πŸ” 735    πŸ’¬ 185    πŸ“Œ 39

Trump sycophant Stephen Miller says the White House is considering suspending Habeas Corpus.

As a human rights lawyer, let me be clear: Due process & habeas corpus is arguably the last line of defense before fascism takes permanent hold.

I cannot emphasize enough how dire this is for our nation.

09.05.2025 23:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1158    πŸ” 492    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 36

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