The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools

From Lori Marino, founder of the Whale Sanctuary Project; also of @safinacenter.bsky.social (gift link). www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/1760cd5...

Starbucks @sbworkersunited.org baristas are standing up to corporate greed and Starbucks’ unfair labor practices and demanding the fair contract they deserve.

No contract? NO COFFEE!

A tweet from “MeidasTouch” reads: “Casually extorting the American taxpayer out of tens of millions of dollars on live television.” Below is a tweet from “Acyn” quoting Graham saying his phone records were seized and he plans to sue; when asked “For how much?” he replies, “Tens of millions of dollars.” The image shows Graham speaking on the show Hannity.

America is not your sugar daddy, Lindsey.

“Quiet, Piggy” would be fitting for his tombstone.

Over 15 Navajo Nation Members Wrongly Detained or Questioned in Trump Immigration Raids One Navajo Nation official said that “many fear for the threat of being deported.”…

That's OK, it has no worldly consequence. ICE agents hear someone speaking Navajo and arrest them for being undocumented aliens.

I don't know why the "Piggy" thing is bothering me so much. It's one more unforgivable thing in a list of 20,000 unforgivable things, but I've been mad about it for like 12 straight hours.

NATURE/REDROCK.GIF

Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi:

"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman... Things happen... He knew nothing about it."

A US intelligence report concluded that bin Salman personally "approved an operation" to "kill or capture" Khashoggi.

CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.

That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.

"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."

This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.

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I just want a restaurant in every town with a baked potato bar. Is that too much to ask for?

(I’m aware I’m a potato and some chives away from having everything I need to make this a reality in my own home.)

Every outlet worth a damn should be calling this out.

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Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map for 2026 The decision is a major blow for Republicans, in Texas and nationally, who pushed through the mid-decade redistricting at the behest of President Donald Trump. Attorney General Ken Paxton said he woul...

Next case to go before the #SCROTUS??
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Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026 This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at Tesla’s engineering exodus and helping the electric truck market expand

Data Centers, Crypto Mining To Push Electricity Costs Higher In 2026

Europe's electricity system is changing rapidly and often in places that don't make the headlines.

Look at Estonia - not that long ago and fossil fuels dominated around 90% of electricity generation.

Today solar and wind eat more and more into the share of fossil fuel-generated electricity.

Was he ashamed before he got caught?

Such brave, macho, alpha males. Why is local law enforcement allowing this to happen. They should be arresting these Gestapo goons.

🎶 old mcdonald replaced his farm with an energy intensive data center, a i a i o 🎶

Most of us have no idea how bad it is inside ICE detention centers because they have kept it hidden. Then a truth teller shows up and says it plain.

The conditions are filthy. The treatment is inhumane. The abuse is Systematic and routine.

Grace under pressure, an eagle stands unshaken as a raven sweeps overhead. Captured with breathtaking precision by Michael Carmo Photography. 👏🔥

#nature #wildlife #bird

📸 Source: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CYs...

Remember when we were all about taking down terrorists and the networks that financed them?

Now they get red carpet treatment at the White House, presidential pardons and investment opportunities with America.

Times sure have changed.

U.S. deports dozens of migrants to Ukraine amid war Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people could face violence.

"Immigration lawyers say those deported to Ukraine could be conscripted to fight in the war, contrary to international laws that prohibit deportations to places where people are not from."

Credit @npr.org

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The Epstein Files Transparency Act passed the United States House of Representatives by 427-1! 👏

SCULLY: So JUST because there’s a magic sleigh on the roof, and now a COUPLE of unexplained presents are under the tree, you think SANTA CLAUS is involved.

MULDER: In 1972 a man in Tallahassee saw an elve

Find some peace

I want to take a moment to thank the entire Elias Law Group team who worked on the Texas redistricting case as well as our fearless clients. The thirteen Black and Latino voters we represented stood up to challenge Texas's unprecedented mid-decade redistricting. We all ow them a debt of gratitude.

CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.

A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.

www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...

BREAKING: House Votes to Release the Jeffrey Epstein Files, Humiliating Trump It’s an embarrassment for Trump, who had promised to release the Epstein files before then calling the scandal a “hoax.” A Trump official admits, “We lost this one badly.”

"Even within the confines of the cultish Trump administration, there was an acute level of self-awareness about how much of a knock [the Epstein] vote has been to the president’s iron-fisted control over his party."

Good reporting from @swin24.bsky.social and team:
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