Nick Engelfried

Great job, everyone!

I have to work during the main No Kings protest in Bellingham this afternoon, but I couldn't miss out on one of the biggest days of protest in US history. So, I kicked things off early with my own solo protest on a busy street corner this morning.

'No Kings' Rallies Against Trump Authoritarianism Could Be 'Largest Protest in US History' | Common Dreams "On October 18 and everyday, we’ll show the world what democracy looks like," said one union leader. "No thrones! No clowns with crowns! No kings, just working people united in power to defend our dem...

Be there!
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...

Reminder: the Nazis murdered 6 million Jews and millions of people belonging to other targeted groups. Saying you admire or support them is never a joke.

World hits a clean power milestone as solar and wind overtake coal In 2025’s first half, clean energy outpaced demand growth and overtook coal. A new chapter in the global energy transition has begun.

Renewables overtook coal worldwide in the first half of 2025. The clean energy revolution is unstoppable!
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It's time the #BoycottTMobile for supporting authoritarianism.

Will Washington’s Groundbreaking Climate Law Inspire Other States? The Evergreen State is creating a road map for phasing out fossil fuels while boosting renewable energy

There's nothing quite like the feeling that comes from logging onto the site of a news source you respect and seeing the story you wrote on the home page.
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What Jane Goodall said in her last video message before her death Tributes poured in for Jane Goodall on Wednesday, following her death at age 91.

Jane Goodall was one of my earliest role models. RIP.
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Remember when we went four full years without a government shutdown under President Biden? Yeah, that was nice.

India's power-sector emissions decline by 1%, second drop in 50 years The fall was driven primarily by record additions in clean-energy capacity and unusually mild weather, which curbed electricity demand.

India's carbon emissions are declining for the first time in decades. This is a big deal, with India currently being the world's third-largest carbon emitter!
www.indiatoday.in/environment/...

Mendocino State Park, CA

Point Reyes National Seashore, CA.

Clam Beach County Park, California.

Prairie Creek Redwoods State Park, California.

White pelicans on Upper Lake Klamath, Klamath Falls, Oregon.

'We have a duty': Saturday rally raises awareness about Roadless Rule change | Cascadia Daily News More than 100 people turned out for a rally against a proposed rule repeal that could endanger public lands

People in Northwest Washington are ready to stand up for our public lands!
www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/sep/06/...

'Devastating' New Jobs Report Shows Labor Market 'Cracking' Under Trump | Common Dreams US economy adds only 22,000 jobs in August, well below expectations. Experts warn of weakening labor market and failed Trumponomics.

Trump's economy is crumbling.
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-a...

New Jersey to expand community solar by 3 GW With skyrocketing electric rates, New Jersey Gov. Murphy signed a new law to more than triple the capacity it currently has online and in the pipeline.

Good going, New Jersey!
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'Authoritarian Power Grab': Trump Denounced for Unlawful Effort to Fire Fed Governor | Common Dreams Sen. Elizabeth Warren said the president's attack on Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook "blatantly violates the Federal Reserve Act, and any court that follows the law will overturn it."

Good for Fed Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, for refusing to back down in the face of Trump's illegal power grab!
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-f...

China's green energy boom could spell the end of the fossil fuel age China has put its economic might behind renewable technologies in a desire to stop relying on imported fossil fuels.

Could China's clean energy revolution save the planet?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...

Residents Revolt as 'Free DC' Protests Target Trump's National Guard Deployment | Common Dreams Residents of Washington DC protest against Trump's deployment of National Guard and takeover of police department. Demonstrators march to White House.

Imagine if Obama or Biden tried to take over a city with federal troops. Republicans would have had a heart attack.
www.commondreams.org/news/free-dc...

A good reminder

Citibank is financing the destruction of the Amazon.

New data shows No Kings was one of the largest days of protest in US history The historic number of No Kings protesters and their expansive geographic spread are signs of a growing and durable pro-democracy movement.

No Kings Day wasn't just big--it was one of the biggest days of protest in US history.
wagingnonviolence.org/2025/08/new-...

Clean Energy’s ‘Unstoppable’ Global Growth In this week's Current Climate newsletter, U.N. reports say clean energy hits a global tipping point; NYC congestion pricing is working; danger for the Endangerment Finding

Not even the Trump administration can stop the global rise of clean energy.
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'Something Is Really Working': New Numbers Show Massive Reach of Mamdani's Campaign | Common Dreams New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani's viral campaign videos are reaching millions on Instagram and TikTok, showcasing his cheerful populism and positive vision for the city.

What Mamdani is doing is working, and reaching huge numbers of people.
www.commondreams.org/news/zohran-...

Extreme Heat Warnings: Here’s What To Know About Heat Wave Gripping Much Of U.S. Extreme heat warnings were issued for states along the Mississippi River and other parts of the country.

Another thing to know about recent extreme heat waves, which this article should have mentioned: they're caused by fossil fuel companies and politicians who are actively making climate change worse.
www.forbes.com/sites/zachar...

US heat dome causes dangerous conditions for more than 100 million people High temperatures and humidity across north-eastern coast increase risk of heat exhaustion, illnesses and death

The climate crisis is killing people while our leaders do literally worse than nothing.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

As White House Touts 'Economic Boom,' Americans Say They're Barely Scraping By | Common Dreams Amid intensifying tariffs, just 30% of Americans say they can afford the cost of living, according to a poll from Data for Progress.

Is the promised "golden age" here yet?
www.commondreams.org/news/trump-c...