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Proud of my fellow Virginians.

Congratulations, Virginia! Republicans are trying to tilt the midterm elections in their favor, but they haven’t done it yet. Thanks for showing us what it looks like to stand up for our democracy and fight back.

Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state.

Virginia voters have delivered a significant win to Democrats, as the party aims to pick up four more U.S. House seats in the state. n.pr/3OEODjt

I’m haunted by America’s children. They keep me up at night & make it hard to sleep. Every Child Yearns to belong. To be loved & fed. To be housed. To be educated. To be kept safe from ICE & Guns. To Not fear the future. EVERY Child Deserves a Champion! youtu.be/6jqY736t2Eo?... go.bsky.app/RRNAL4K

Global temperatures in 2026 are on track to be the second warmest on record, at around 1.47C above preindustrial levels across the five different records assessed by Carbon Brief. Read more in our latest State of the Climate update for Q1 2026 here: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Almost everything we argue about is a substitute for the thing we should be arguing about: the immense wealth & power of an oligarchic class, which captures governments, ruins lives and wrecks the living planet.
This class redirects our rage at scapegoats. To resist its lies is to resist its power.

Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites While wildlife populations crash globally, research finds designated areas enable recovery of threatened species Wildlife and humans are thriving within sites recognised by Unesco, research has found, allowing for the recovery of threatened species and habitats around the world. While wildlife populations have crashed globally by nearly three-quarters since 1970, those within Unesco-protected areas have remained largely stable. Continue reading...

Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites

Traits of a severe form of narcissistic personality disorder:

- Grandiosity and Self-Importance
- Lack of Empathy
- Antisocial Behavior
- Aggression and Hostility
- Manipulation and Control
- Paranoia
- Sadistic Tendencies
- Obsession with Power
- Exploitation and Discarding
- Emotional Instability

The universe is indifferent; it doesn't care what we do.

Totally spot on — 100 percent! 👍

"History will judge us by the difference we make in the everyday lives of children." - Nelson Mandela

Grey cat named Mr. Jekyll stares accusingly at the camera as he stands beside a miniature orchid

No one does a judgmental stare like a cat. Even if you don’t know why you’re being judged. In fact, maybe that’s the point! #caturday

A Republican dark money group blankets Virginia with deceptive mailers ahead of redistricting vote Ads targeting Black voters compare Virginia's redistricting referendum to Jim Crow.

I've been getting these. They are very, very deceptive, saying Obama is against gerrymandering (which he is in general) but he in reality supports the Virginia redistricting measure. The GOP cannot win telling the truth, so they never do.

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Far from being just a local issue, the loss of sea ice has huge implications for Antarctica’s vast ice sheet, which would drive sea levels up 190 feet if it disappeared." #SeemsImportant

"If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon’s, but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition, and ignorance on the other." - Ulysses S. Grant (1875) #history

The universe is 13.8 billion years old, and human civilization has existed for about ten thousand years. We don't know if intelligent life exists elsewhere; it's rare here on Earth. Perhaps humans aren't the only species capable of their own demise, unable to evolve beyond tribalism and primal fear.

"Imagine being afraid of diversity, but not dictatorship."

"Imagine being afraid of diversity, but not dictatorship." via @vonmallinckrodt.bsky.social

"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little."

-FDR, 1937

Has Donald Trump Finally Lost It? Donald Trump’s mental decline has gotten worse.Why is the media only barely starting to report on it?And why won’t they

Trump has been losing it for a while now, but in the last few months it’s become far worse.

This has put all of us in danger.

Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address "Essentially, the climate deniers are in charge now."

Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address [via @theguardian.com]

How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea’s solar industry

South Korea plans to use Iran crisis to spur a renewable revolution www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...

it's not easy being my therapist... 🫣 #earthday #sustainableliving #comedian YouTube video by Stuart Goldsmith

You realize that all of this - ALL OF THIS MADNESS - is because the ruling elite has decided that it makes more sense to murder 8 billion of us instead of addressing climate change?

They figure, that aren't driving our little cars, they can keep their yachts & luxury bunkers.

The research combined real-world ocean observations with the models to determine the most reliable, and this hugely reduced the spread of uncertainty. They found an estimated slowdown of 42% to 58% in 2100, a level almost certain to end in collapse. The Amoc is a major part of the global climate system and brings sun- warmed tropical water to Europe and the Arctic, where it cools and sinks to form a deep return current. A collapse would shift the tropical rainfall belt on which many millions of people rely to grow their food, plunge western Europe into extreme cold winters and summer droughts, and add 50-100cm to already rising sea levels around the Atlantic. Dr Valentin Portmann, at the Inria Centre de recherche Bordeaux Sud-Ouest in France and who led the new research, said: "We found that the Amoc is going to decline more than expected compared to the average of all climate models. This means we have an Amoc that is closer to a tipping point." Prof Stefan Rahmstorf, at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research in Germany, said: "This is an important and very concerning result. It shows that the 'pessimistic' models, which show a strong weakening of the Amoc by 2100, are, unfortunately, the realistic ones, in that they agree better with observational data." He added: "I now am increasingly worried that we may well pass that Amoc shutdown tipping point, where it becomes inevitable, in the middle of this century, which is quite close."

How can anyone claim that halting global heating is not a critically urgent priority or that we need more fossil-fuel development?

Coal, oil, and gas have already heated the world so much that this👇now seems likely to happen in our grandchildren's lifetimes.

“Don’t believe your lying eyes”—the Trump administration pushes a reality that doesn’t match what Americans are feeling at the pump or seeing in the courts. Meanwhile, efforts to rewrite January 6th are sparking outrage on Capitol Hill. Scott MacFarlane has it all in his evening report.

It's reverse Robin Hood.

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought Scientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas The critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding “very concerning” as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas. The Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (Amoc) is a major part of the global climate system and was already known to be at its weakest for 1,600 years as a result of the climate crisis. Scientists spotted warning signs of a tipping point in 2021 and know that the Amoc has collapsed in the Earth’s past. Continue reading...

Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought

How to Keep Your Home Cool in Extreme Heat When extreme heat arrives, here are science-based tips to keep your home cool, from the most efficient way to use air conditioning to strategic uses of fans

When extreme heat arrives, here are science-based tips to keep your home cool, from the most efficient way to use air conditioning to strategic uses of fans

A long-lasting weather pattern is blasting hot air across the eastern U.S. and threatening to shatter record highs.