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DHL picks Mercedes eSprinter as it expands its electric van fleet DHL Express has more than 10,000 eSprinter vans in its global delivery fleet, but none of those have been deployed in North America – until now, that is! The company recently added 45 new Mercedes eSprinter panel vans, and they’ve got plans for plenty more! more…

DHL picks Mercedes eSprinter as it expands its electric van fleet

Trump: "We can never let what happened in the 2020 election happen again. We just can't let that happen. I know Kash is working on it, everybody is working on it. And certainly Tulsi is working on it. We can't let that happen again to our country."

RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH.

These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures.

How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?

A very large roly-poly light brown bunny rabbit wearing a tiny SF Giants ballcap is cuddled by a man wearing a Giants jersey.

please meet Alex the Great, a therapy bunny who works at the San Fran airport and now Giants games to help people who are overwhelmed

LOOK AT HIS TINY BALLCAP. LOOK AT IT.

Stunning! An 8-hour time-lapse to show the Earth is rotating while capturing the Milky Way.

Several masked and armed ICE goons raided the Super Gigante West Norriton Farmers Market in southeastern Pennsylvania, detaining both employees and shoppers at the store. One witness shouted, "This is disgusting...
These are hardworking people... You're separating families."

Senators Want Answers on Use of DHS Database to Purge Voters Senators Want Answers on Use of DHS Database to Purge Voters

If Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials can brief an election-denier group on how states are now using its databases to verify voters’ citizenship, then they can brief Congress, a trio of Democratic senators wrote to DHS Sec. Kristi Noem Tuesday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

AOC: “It should be our mission right now to make sure that all people have health care!"

Keep reforming, California! 👏

This. Is. The. Way.

"Been waiting long?
That's because the [DOT] thinks someone in a car, 1/4 of a mile away, is more important than you*.

They could make the lights change as soon as you press the button if they wanted, but they don't.

Complain to them

*A car moving at 30 mph will travel 1/4 mile in 30 seconds."

Port of Long Beach shows off electric service fleet for Earth Week Earth Week may be winding to a close, but with electric vehicles being de rigueur at the busy west coast Port of Long Beach, it should come as no surprise that they’ve got put their EV fleet front and center at municipal events all week long. more…

Port of Long Beach shows off electric service fleet for Earth Week

Rivian and Ben & Jerry’s just dropped an electric ice cream truck: Meet the sweet new EV Imagine seeing this as the next ice cream truck rolling through your neighborhood? Yep, Rivian and Ben & Jerry’s teamed up to create the electric ice cream truck we’ve been waiting for. The “Scoop Truck” will be hitting the road to hand out ice cream this…

Rivian and Ben & Jerry’s just dropped an electric ice cream truck: Meet the sweet new EV

Legalizing housing in our central cities and inner suburbs prevents this type of ecologically devastating fringe sprawl.

New name, same mission, bigger vision.

Urban Environmentalists Illinois is now Abundant Housing Illinois!

We advocate for housing abundance and sustainable, inclusive cities across Illinois. 🏘️🌳

I asked a child what their fave book from last year was and their answer was a series that was published about a decade ago. A good reminder that a book is always new to a child who hasn't read it. The constant publishing hustle for novelty has nothing to do with what children want. #KidLitUK

A priest a teacher and a rabbit enter a clinic to donate blood.

The nurse asked the rabbit what is your blood type.

The rabbit replied "I'm probably a Type-O"

Big news for NYC!!!

Yeah, this won’t cause any Issues whatsoever (sarcasm)

I would love to see a bunch of musical artists and celebrities put on a nationally televised tribute concert for Pres. Jimmy Carter on inauguration day with all proceeds going to Habitat for Humanity.

The Empire State Building shines red, white, and blue in tribute to the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter.

Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States, has passed away at age 100

Bluesky 1.96. Improvements: New "Mentions" tab in notifications. Usernames on .bsky.social are now reserved when you switch to your own domain. New button to change reply ordering and visual style in threads. Visual improvements to the app. New translations: Nepali, Khmer, and Romanian.

📢 App Version 1.96 is rolling out now (1/6)

In this release: a notifications Mentions tab, reserving your default username when you verify your account with a domain, and other improvements!

Sen. Markey, Rep. Deluzio Introduce Legislation to Transform U.S. Rail Network | U.S. Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts New All Aboard Act would make $200 billion investment in rail Bill Text (PDF) | One Pager (PDF) |...

"Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.)...today introduced the All Aboard Act, legislation that would dedicate $200 billion over five years to build high-speed rail, expand existing passenger rail service, and electrify the most heavily polluting railyards and corridors." www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-r...

The GOP is now a party of groveling boot-lickers and yes-men

Switching to Bluesky from the other place is the social media version of keeping your old friends, making a bunch of new ones, and dumping your toxic relationships. It’s a fresh start and it’s invigorating!

Complicity.

american schools: on the first thanksgiving, the pilgrims and native americans shared dinner to celebrate their peaceful coexistence in the new world 😊

me: that sounds nice! what happened next?

american schools: uhhhhhhh. dessert