Posts by Lee Climate and Democracy Activist in MA
Rotunda of the US Capitol where people are standing, many in military camouflage, holding signs that read "End the War on Iran" among other messages.
The #BraveOfUS stand up and confront power and that's exactly what @vetsaboutface.bsky.social is doing with 150 veterans and active duty military in the Capitol rotunda right now to demand Congress end this criminal war on Iran.
'This Is a Fight for Humanity': Meet the 2026 Winners of the Goldman Environmental Prize www.commondreams.org/news/2026-go...
"Islamophobia is out of control on the right and beyond any other form of normalized and amplified bigotry in this country."
After a lifetime in the U.S., double amputee Rodney Taylor faces declining health in the CoreCivic facility where he’s been held for more than a year. Read his story and learn about Citizens Bank’s key role in the ICE detention system. #deicecitizensbank www.de-icecitizensbank.org/impact/rodney
I have a neighbor like that, despite everyone else in this blue bubble disagreeing. Friends have tried to reason with her, but everything is a lie in her mind except what MAGA says.
It seems like the fact that this political movement -- what, 25, 30% of the country? -- has effectively convinced itself of a grand collective paranoid hallucination ... that this hallucination has reached the highest echelons & is now dictating strategy ... ought to ...
I dunno, matter?
My longtime favorite slogan- Stop Burning Stuff!! What is it with humans and fire, even enviro love their fireplaces and pollute our air!
It’s incredibly suspicious that every time Trump is about to make an announcement about the Iran war, there are perfectly timed bets and futures trading.
This needs to be investigated immediately — anyone insider trading must be held accountable.
Because this makes sense, it will probably never happen, but just once, if they lifted the cap, it would make the system work as it was designed. Can you imagine how much life could change for people who rely solely on Social Security to get by?
I wanted to see if these two experts are qualified to say whet they are saying--yes: Dr. Bandy Lee Forensic Psychiatrist educated at Yale and Harvard Medical Schools, Dr. John Garnter, has a PhD in Clinical Psychology and educated at Princeton and Cornell. Do listen to them.
We carry a responsibility to prove that government is worthy of the people it serves.
A week ago, we marked our first 100 days.
We will work every day to honor the promises we made to New Yorkers — and to fulfill the mission of the movement that brought us here.
The US government paid $1 billion to kill a wind farm just because. Just absolute idiocy in every direction heatmap.news/energy/total...
Look at Europe's response to the energy crisis. Bravo!
So, what do you think about Trump sending American soldiers to the Middle East to die while he sends his own kids there to make money?
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#MAYDAY - Power to the People!
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You didn't know you needed my #vegan mac & cheese ASMR until NOW. 🤤 #ListenWithSoundOn
Amazon, which saved $4B in taxes under Trump's Big Ugly Bill, has cut 30,000 jobs since last October.
Verizon, which saved $2B, plans to cut 15,000 jobs this year.
Meta, which saved $3B, plans to lay off 20% or more of its workforce.
Trickle-down economics is a cruel joke.
Democrats should hold themselves to higher standards than Republicans. That’s how we build a party that people actually believe in.
A march took place in Seoul today to show solidarity with Palestine, Lebanon, and Iran against the US-Israeli attacks.
Via: mo.alriashi
"When I started writing about the climate crisis in the 1980s I was in my 20s, I didn’t fully comprehend that there could be a force...so steeped in greed & power that it would sacrifice the earth & its inhabitants for its own narrow interests. But there is, it’s Big Oil." @billmckibben.bsky.social
The solar farms you’re opposing will lead to lower bills for everyone.
I do think you need to read up on Contracts for Difference (CfD) auctions.
Eight major banks walked away from private prison companies in 2019. @CitizensBank continues to back GEO Group & CoreCivic, which runs the Dilley, TX ICE prison holding children. Take action: de-icecitizensbank.org #CitizensBank #CitizensHelpingCitizens #MadeReady #CitizensOfNY
She reported sexual harassment by an ICE contractor. The company did nothing, according to former employees. Read Reyna’s story and learn about Citizens Bank’s role in financing GEO Group. #deicecitizensbank www.de-icecitizensbank.org/impact/reyna
More of this, less of bombing other countries
(From @acyn.bsky.social )