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STATEMENT FROM THE PARENTS OF ALEX PRETTI, MICHAEL AND SUSAN PRETTI "We are heartbroken but also very angry. "Alex was a kindhearted soul who cared deeply for his family and friends and also the American veterans whom he cared for as an ICU nurse at the Minneapolis VA hospital. Alex wanted to make a difference in this world. Unfortunately he will not be with us to see his impact. "I do not throw around the hero term lightly. However his last thought and act was to protect a woman. The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting. Alex is clearly not holding a gun when attacked by Trump's murdering and cowardly ICE thugs. He has his phone in his right hand and his empty left hand is raised above his head while trying to protect the woman ICE just pushed down all while being pepper sprayed. "Please get the truth out about our son. He was a good man. Thank you.'

STATEMENT FROM THE PARENTS OF ALEX PRETTI, MICHAEL AND SUSAN PRETTI

@sanders.senate.gov

Opinion | The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.

This is a strong piece with a strong hed. And this good flick at at Orwell..

“The administration is urging Americans to reject the evidence of their eyes and ears”
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I spent the most formative years of my political life reading headlines like this seemingly every week.

Cool - can that dude speak up for the constitutional rights that are being actively violated in cities across the country by DHS “agents,” especially in Minnesota before* trying to bring polio back? We’d love the right to not get shot by armed gunmen then we can worry about preventable diseases.📜

Feel like there’s nothing you can do to fight tyranny? Wrong. Hit capitalists where it hurts: www.opensecrets.org

Can we also ban it for over 75? The harms seem equally compelling.

Jeffries Won’t Whip Vote Against ICE Funding - The American Prospect While the House Democratic leader announced personal opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security, he won’t pressure his colleagues to do the same.

@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social is a coward and should be run out of democratic part leadership the same as @schumer.senate.gov . If we can’t unite the party right now around no new funding for ICE, there’s no point in even having a party or “leadership “ prospect.org/2026/01/21/j...

Examines the trade-offs of a just energy transition, and as Dr. Jalonne L. White-Newsom writes, “…transmits a surge of reality … in the complexity faced… to orchestrate an equitable energy transition that benefits all people.” I highly recommend both for anyone looking to examine energy⚡️ and water💧

It was jarring to read “The Water Knife” by Paolo Bacigalupi - set in a drought-stricken southwest United States as increasingly militarized states vie for western water rights, followed by Sanya Carley and David Konisky’s “Power Lines: The Human Costs of American Energy in Transition” which (1/2)

Inside Trump’s Unorthodox Climate Attacks in Courts Nationwide

REMINDER: The Trump regime aren't just fascists they are petrofascists, deliberately shielding polluters so they can continue their planet-wrecking business model

PS. Print headline is far clearer: "Trump Tries to Spare Oil Industry from Paying for Climate Damage" 🔌💡 #ClimateSky

I can only imagine what conspiracy theory Republicans would concoct in opposition to this. As the rest of the world moves forward with renewable energy, the US will be left in the dust.

Trump's environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here's how. The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.

Trump’s environmental policies are reshaping everyday life. Here’s how.

The president’s rollbacks and funding cuts are affecting your food, water, and air — even if you don’t realize it.

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#Climate #Politics #Policy #Water #Food #Air

Earthjustice President @abbiedillen.bsky.social on the Endangerment Finding repeal: “How is it possible that the EPA is telling us that we aren’t endangered now? To observe the pain that millions of Americans are suffering and officially shrug it off — well, it’s an epic level of gaslighting.”

Motherfucking wind farms…

Bagpipes drowning out Trump as he’s speaking. Can we make this a thing everywhere he goes

Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense The Trump administration is approving coal mines under the guise of an "energy emergency," but it will do little to save a declining industry.

Trump is fast-tracking new coal mines — even when they don’t make economic sense.

In Appalachian Tennessee, mines shut down and couldn't pay their debts. Now a new one is opening under the guise of an "energy emergency."

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#Climate #Environment #Coal #Energy #Solar #Wind

The Cloud Weaver’s Song From the Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest: In a city high above the desert, a dew harvester and her friend sacrifice everything to prove the end of the Great Drying is at hand.

If Pixar did climate fiction, this story would be it!

The Cloud Weaver’s Song.

In a city high above the desert, a dew harvester and her friend sacrifice everything to prove the end of the Great Drying is at hand.

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#climate #ClimateFiction #SolarPunk #Fiction #stories

Thank you for continuing to provide coverage of climate injustice! Appreciate you, Grist!

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world's energy future To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

A guide to the 4 minerals shaping the world’s energy future
To address climate change, we're going to need a whole lot of metal.

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#Mining #Climate #Environment #Batteries #Solar #Renewables

Investing in Climate for Growth and Development Governments are at an inflection point in addressing climate change. While climate action has gained momentum over the past decade, current efforts are not sufficient to keep the Paris Agreement’s goa...

Study:
Well-designed climate policies can deliver stronger economic growth than business-as-usual pathways.

Factoring in avoided climate damages further strengthens the economic case for climate ambition in the long run

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Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster? Volunteer cartographers on the island of St. Lucia are turning local knowledge into life-saving maps in the face of rising seas and stronger storms.

Mapping the Unmapped.

Can a crowdsourced map of the world help save millions of people from climate disaster?

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#Maps #Climate #Disaster #Hurricanes #Wildfire #Geography

Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining Trump wants an expedited permitting process in place for deep sea mining in 60 days. Advocates say the ocean should be protected, not extracted.

Despite global opposition, Trump just fast-tracked deep-sea mining.

The move opens the door for companies tired of waiting for permission to scrape the ocean floor.

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#Ocean #Mining #Trump #Environment #Sea #GreenSky

My retirement account lost 10% of its value in the last nine days when the tariff announcements caused a market free-fall, but hey, some billionaires got a lot richer buying up cheap stocks, so at least there's a silver lining.

Anyone working in climate looking to understand how to connect with people and motivate behavior change should read Charles Duhigg’s “Supercommunicators” as a study in the power of intentional conversation.

Taking the last three weeks to meditate on community, and reading (so late to do so), Priya Parker’s “The Art of Gathering” - and finding so many wisdom kernels 🌽

With myriad examples of how not to lead, finding insights in Jill Ratliff’s “Leadership Through Trust & Collaboration: Practical Tools for Today's Results-Driven Lead” — it distills four must-haves ✨ kindness, joy, gratitude, and simplicity 🌸