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The future of democracy and our planet are the interdependent moral issues of our time.

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Full documentary: The Edmund Fitzgerald (2025)
YouTube video by Click On Detroit | Local 4 | WDIV Full documentary: The Edmund Fitzgerald (2025)

November 10, 1975 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Kpk...

09.11.2025 04:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes indeed! As we encourage our children to be members of the Clean Plate Club we should strive to be members of the Clean Fridge Club and the Shopping List Club. Composting peels, cores, and other scraps for a kitchen garden also helps the planet while providing tasty, fresh, and free produce.

26.10.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The food you toss costs you plenty and emits tons of pollution. We've got tips on how to cut down Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. It costs the average person $728 per year, and it amounts to about the same planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions every year as 42 coal-fired power plants.

Wasted food is a financial and environmental bummer. But there are some easy ways to tackle this problem and help both your wallet and the planet.

26.10.2025 13:30 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 5
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Groups Sue E.P.A. Over Canceled $7 Billion for Solar Energy

Why is Trump so committed to killing solar energy, the least expensive energy source? Could it have something to do with the billion the fossil fuel polluters gave him? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/c...

06.10.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 136    πŸ” 34    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1
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This is one side of the sign I have carried at both No Kings protests. I am convinced that people concerned about the grave threats to our democracy and planet need to vote with their wallets for things that are better for Earth and the Constitution and against the Trump enabling oligarchies.

25.10.2025 12:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is indeed! Opponents of Trumpism need to do make their voices AND wallets heard. Boycott and divest from the Trump enablers! Remember what withholding these dimes from the Montgomery bus company and walking miles for 386 days while enduring heat, dust, cold, rain, and hatred accomplished!

25.10.2025 11:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opponents of Trumpism need to do make their voices AND their wallets heard. Boycott, avoid, and divest from the Trump enablers! Remember what withholding these dimes from the Montgomery bus company and walking miles for 386 days while enduring heat, dust, cold, rain, and hatred accomplished!

25.10.2025 11:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It is outrageous! Opponents of Trumpism need to do make their voices and wallets heard. Boycott and divest from the Trump enablers! Remember what withholding these dimes from the Montgomery bus company and walking miles for 386 days while enduring heat, dust, cold, rain, and hatred accomplished!

25.10.2025 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is very good read. It may also tell us that opponents of Trumpism need to do more. Boycott and divest from the Trump enablers! Remember what withholding these dimes from the Montgomery bus company and walking miles for 386 days while enduring heat, dust, cold, rain, and hatred accomplished!

25.10.2025 11:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what oligarchy looks like:

Trump gave corporate America a $920 billion tax break.

Now, corporations like Amazon, Meta, Apple, Google & Lockheed Martin are returning the favor by giving Trump $300 million for a fancy ballroom.

That’s a pretty good return on investment.

24.10.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2099    πŸ” 551    πŸ’¬ 120    πŸ“Œ 28
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Live reactions to the demolition of the East Wing with my friend @warren.senate.gov

24.10.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 372    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 49    πŸ“Œ 4

Yes indeed! Will artificial intelligence turn out to be any more beneficial (or less harmful) than artificial sweeteners and artificial colors did?

20.10.2025 00:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

A nationwide backlash to AI data centers is brewing.

And for good reason: while AI enriches Big Tech CEOs and props up the stock market, data centers are sucking up communities’ water and power.

When the AI bubble bursts, the rest of us will be stuck holding the bag. Be warned.

20.10.2025 00:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5529    πŸ” 1761    πŸ’¬ 180    πŸ“Œ 63
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What a day for Democracy! Demonstrations around the world showed leaders the people will be heard. A few shots from downtown Muncie below. β™₯οΈπŸ’™πŸ’›

19.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Justice Department is basically Trump's personal law firm now From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan.

From public demands to go after his political enemies to reportedly closing $50,000 bribery investigations into Tom Homan, Trump is basically using the DOJ as his own personal law firm.

22.09.2025 22:14 β€” πŸ‘ 348    πŸ” 117    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 12

A win for our grandchildren!

23.09.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Judge lifts Trump's halt of nearly complete offshore wind energy project A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the U.S. o...

A federal judge ruled Monday that a nearly complete offshore wind project halted by the administration can resume, dealing President Donald Trump a setback in his ongoing effort to restrict the industry. https://to.pbs.org/4gBPT0k

23.09.2025 00:34 β€” πŸ‘ 614    πŸ” 170    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 17

I was out there with several hundred in Muncie Indiana. A 96 year old Korean War veteran who also was a long time UAW member stood out there with us for over one hour in the hot sun. NPR reported on the local rally but little other coverage.

03.09.2025 02:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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At least half a million people across the U.S. marched in more than one thousand Workers over Billionaires demonstrations on Labor Dayβ€”but you wouldn’t know it by the amount of coverage media devoted to it. trib.al/2U3225B

03.09.2025 00:52 β€” πŸ‘ 536    πŸ” 236    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 8
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Opinion | We Ran the C.D.C.: Kennedy Is Endangering Every American’s Health

Nine former leaders of the CDC agree - RFK Jr.'s moves at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention endanger public health and will leave Americans sicker and worse off. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/o...

03.09.2025 01:35 β€” πŸ‘ 93    πŸ” 32    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0

The fundamental choice has not been as stark since World War II: democracy and freedom, or dictatorship and tyranny.

Trump and his sycophants are siding with the latter. The rest of us must loudly, proudly, and boldly proclaim our allegiance to the former.

26.08.2025 23:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1492    πŸ” 372    πŸ’¬ 48    πŸ“Œ 11
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Furious Trump’s Firing of Fed’s Lisa Cook May Be About to Backfire The fired Fed governor has filed suit against Trumpβ€”and the discovery process may allow her celebrated lawyer to find out if the White House ordered a Trump loyalist to move against her.

β€œThe loyalists around Trump are much more open and much bolder in their authoritarianism than they were six months ago,” Harvard professor Steven Levitsky told TNR's Greg Sargent. β€œSo we’re in a very dangerous moment.”

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26.08.2025 23:50 β€” πŸ‘ 137    πŸ” 50    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 4

Buried in the Republicans' billionaire tax giveaway is a special interest provision that would essentially ban states from regulating AI for a decade.

This is a dangerous proposal that has nothing to do with taxes. It cannot become law.

27.06.2025 01:38 β€” πŸ‘ 941    πŸ” 251    πŸ’¬ 43    πŸ“Œ 16
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Budget Reconciliation: Tracking the 2025 Trump Tax Cuts President Trump has called for permanent extension of the 2017 tax cuts, additional policies including no taxes on tips, overtime pay, and Social Security benefits for retirees, and has also promised ...

Welcome to Bluesky as many other Republicans have not been willing to engage here. Regarding the budget bill, we should listen to sober center-right analysts. The respected and venerable Tax Foundation had this to say about the deficit implications of this bill. taxfoundation.org/research/all...

26.06.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court ruling that ordered Trump to return control of California’s National Guard to the state. The decision pauses U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer’s finding that the president’s deployment of the Guard was unlawful.

13.06.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 2046    πŸ” 413    πŸ’¬ 132    πŸ“Œ 35

As a teacher I will never forget seeing hearing the grief of the family as the casket was closed on a former student who died of Covid-19.

12.06.2025 13:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Saturday, June 14 I encourage everyone to join me and millions of other Americans at one of the over 1,500 NO KINGS locations nationwide. I will be attending the event in Muncie, IN from 10:00 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. at the intersection of Wysor and Wheeling. www.muncieresists.org
www.nokings.org

12.06.2025 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Representative McIver would not be indicted if she was:
A. carrying a Confederate flag or a MAGA rag.
B. assaulting police officers with pipes in an attempt to overturn a presidential election.
C. chanting; "Hang Mike Pence."
D. a he.
E. white.
F. bribed Trump with a purchase of his bogus crypto.

11.06.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This Indiana teacher will be joining one of these nonviolent protests. I will continue my daily boycotts of corporations that support MAGA. I also encourage educators to join me in divesting from stock funds in our retirement accounts that hold Tesla, Exxon-Mobil, Amazon, Walmart, Palantir, etc.

11.06.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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