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Everyone call your senators right now. Save home energy rebates from clawback.

U.S. House Votes to Axe Rebates that Help Families Reduce Energy Bills The bill would repeal a $4.5 billion program that helps families reduce their energy bills through home upgrades

“These rebates are beginning to help families around the country... Pulling the rug out from under this program as so many face rising energy costs is callous.” -ACEEE executive director Jennifer Layke on a bill passed by the U.S. House today.

This Cold Winter, Love Is a Superpower There are great days and terrible days in history, days a nation or world changed, that you remember forever. For me that's the fall of the Berlin Wall, the rise of the Zapatistas, 9/11, Hurricane Kat...

For many in the Trump regime it seems incomprehensible or a scam of sorts that those not categorically under attack by ICE are so committed to solidarity with their neighbors who are, and thereby to universal human rights, to standing up on principle, and will risk their lives to do so.....

Who among us hasn't, at some point, received a participation trophy from a soccer league

Done!

NCGOP spokesman appears to be threatening @propublica.org's @dougbockclark.bsky.social with retaliation by the Trump administration for reporting on a state Supreme Court justice www.propublica.org/article/paul...

YouTube video by Hank Green I Need 1% of Georgia to Watch This Video

Absolutely incredible work here from @hankgreen.bsky.social:

Insurance now makes up 20% of today's mortgage payment -- up from 8% in the 2000s.

Here are a handful of photos taken at the Clayton 'No Kings' protest. We have a ton more at wunc.org

No Kings rally today in #ElizabethCity! The people of Northeastern North Carolina are speaking out with a powerful message to politicians in the legislature: Stop gerrymandering our voting districts! No Kings Means No Gerrymanders!

Add your voice: CCNC.me/NoKings

#NoKings #EndGerrymandering

Hey, @indivisible. You can add these from Common Cause NC to your list of small places showing up for no kings.

All the cool people were there!

📣 Nonviolent Civil Disobedience
🪧 Shutdown Trump's Procession to the UN
📆 Sept 23
⏰ 7:30AM
📍 NYPL, 476 5th Ave, NYC

Trump speaks at UN Sept 23.
Let's give him the welcome he deserves.
This will be a non-violent civil disobedience action.
RISK OF ARREST. Bring your I.D.
More info on site.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I know people who got vaccinated and still got COVID-19. The vaccines don’t work. Fact: Although it’s still possible for vaccinated people to get COVID-19, vaccines significantly reduce your risk of serious illness, hospitalization, and death from COVID-19. Vaccines are critical for protecting your health.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t need to wear a mask if I’ll only be around a few other people. Fact: It only takes one other person to spread COVID-19! It’s important to mask when you’ll be around other people, even if it’s not a crowded space!

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t need to mask if I stay at least 6 feet from other people while I’m out. Fact: We now know that COVID-19 can spread through the air, even after other people have left the area. This is why it is important to mask and improve indoor ventilation when you can.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: COVID-19 can only spread by people who have symptoms. Fact: COVID-19 can be contagious for days before symptoms begin. Many people who spread COVID-19 don’t know they are infected! This is why it’s important to mask any time you’ll be around others.

COVID-19 Myths and Facts part 2, because unfortunately there are more myths than we can put into one post:

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: covid-19 is over. Fact: COVID-19 continues to spread and change into new variants, and cases are currently increasing.* As of June 23, 2024

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: If my last COVID-19 illness was mild, it will be mild if I get it again.. Fact: Each new COVID-19 infection increases your risk of serious illness, Long COVID, and permanent health consequences like organ damage.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I don’t need to mask if I stay at least 6 feet from other people while I’m out. Fact: We now know that COVID-19 can spread through the air, even after other people have left the area. This is why it is important to mask and improve indoor ventilation when you can.

COVID-19 myths vs. facts. myth: I’ve already gotten multiple doses of the COVID-19 vaccine over the years. I don’t need any more. Fact: Just like it’s important to get an annual flu shot, it’s important to get updated COVID-19 vaccines each year. The flu shot and the COVID-19 vaccine are each updated annually to protect against current strains of the virus.

As COVID-19 cases continue to increase, it's important to know accurate information about COVID-19 in order to protect yourself and others! Get the facts about common myths, and take steps to protect yourself and others.

Sign on to Defend EPA Peer-Reviewed Climate Science | WorkForms From requests, feedback to data collection and more. Turn your insights into action with customizable WorkForms.

The EPA’s endangerment finding is under threat. This peer-reviewed climate science is essential to protecting public health & regulating greenhouse gases.

Scientists: add your name to AGU’s letter defending the science before 15 Sept.

Sign on ➡️ buff.ly/yuUbZo4

#ClimateScience #ScienceIsEssential

Rage Against the Regime #raleigh #rdu

Is this anything

Denver - Monday July 14 @ 2PM, State Capital!

Denver-based Palantir fuels genocide and mass resettlement with AI - from Gaza to LA #PurgePalantir

Bay Area: Monday July 14th @ 2pm!

Palantir offices
100 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto

Palantir is making billions off surveillance, mass abductions, and genocide #PurgePalantir

The One Big Beautiful Bill Is a Big Corporate Cash Grab Here’s a look at the industries that won in the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” and one that didn’t quite get everything it wanted.

Good rundown of corporate pork in the Big Bad Bill

substack.perfectunion.us/p/the-one-bi...

I would like for wealthy people excited for tax cuts to sign a piece of paper acknowledging that every dollar they get in tax breaks is going to be paid for by someone else…either someone not getting healthcare or SNAP or some future person paying higher taxes to pay the interest on our new debt.

The GOP Wants to Give Big Oil a Handout It Doesn’t Need Lawmakers are proposing giveaways to fossil-fuel producers that would cost the US $17.9 billion over a decade.

For those keeping score, the Senate Bill adds $18 billion in new handouts for Big Oil.
We are a joke nation, and it's a bad joke
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

People in wheelchairs zip-tied and escorted out of Capitol Hill office building during Medicaid cuts protest U.S. Capitol Police detained a group of peaceful protestors on Wednesday, including several people in wheelchairs, during a protest over proposed cuts to Medicaid spending on Capitol Hill.

Full story below.

A nation’s collapse into authoritarianism is rarely sudden. It is often a cumulative series of incidents that go unchallenged. And it almost always involves the quelling of dissent.

In the US, these incidents are now being broadcast daily, right in front of our eyes.

Put Weird Al in charge of everything until we can figure out what the hell is going on. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

#ncpol

TODAY: Trial begins in a lawsuit claiming that North Carolina's congressional map intentionally discriminates against Black and Latino voters, violating the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. Learn more: www.democracydocket.com/cases/north-...