On Earth Day, of all days, Republicans were ready to gut the Endangered Species Act.
Then they pulled the bill from the floor, presumably because they didn't have the votes.
A tough day for climate deniers. A great day for the planet and every species that canβt hire a lobbying firm.
Stay loud!!
Well, at least the BBC is covering this.
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Thereβs already a date onboard for a general strike
May 1st, National Strike
No work, no school, no shopping
www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...
Texas gubernatorial candidate Gina hinojosa speaks to a full house
Meanwhile, in Houston, gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa is talking about Greg Abbott trafficking people into Texasβs private prisons and detention centers so that his donors will profit, and I really appreciate her for it.
It makes me nostalgic to see politicians retire in the face of sexual assault claims instead of running for President.
Excuse me do you have time to talk about men in womenβs sports
Country that lectures Iran on democracy arrests another 523 people for peacefully protesting
open.substack.com/pub/councile...
Vance says Iran committed "economic terrorism" by closing the Strait.
The US committed actual terrorism by bombing civilians, killing leaders, and threatening nukes.
One of these is terrorism. The other is a response to terrorism
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Members of Congress are gaining access to ICE facilities and surprise, surprise, the conditions are inhumane.
Facts
I can't stop admiring this photo by the Artemis II crew made of the moon. (Nikon D5 shot at f 7.1 at 800th of a second on 400 iso at 80 mm)
Ex Deputy National Security Advisor for Strategic Communications and Speechwriting under Obamaππ½
Donald Trump is the worst thing that has happened to western civilization since World War II.
He still needs to be removed from office. A war powers resolution will not suffice. He circumvented Congress to start the war. He circumvented them on tariffs and appropriations. Why anyone thinks he'd adhere to a Congressional war powers resolution is beyond me.
Kim: Three weeks of the war in Iran could have funded vision, hearing, and dental coverage for every senior in America on Medicare. I mean, it just gives you a sense of the trade-off.
1. This is what America looks like with a President who is both a sociopath AND losing his mind.
2. Itβs a good time to remind every member of the U.S. military they swore an oath to the Constitution, not an individual, and they have a duty/they are legally obligated to disobey illegal orders.
Today's press conference: We pulled of a risky rescue and we're going to tell the world exactly how we did it. Our administration leaked about the second airman, endangering his life. We're super good at endangering more lives to clean up messes of our own making.
Mamdani is not just filling the potholes with the crew. He's creating a visual and personal reminder of the dignity inherent in all of these anonymous government jobs.
No big deal just a solar eclipse as seen from the moon streamed to us here on Earth by astronauts who are farther away from their home planet than any human has ever been
DEVELOPING: Democratic Senator Chris Murphy just called for exploring Trump's removal from office under the Constitution.
Not impeachment.
Removal.
The 25th Amendment.
After the "crazy bastards" and "Praise be to Allah" post.
A sitting senator said it out loud.οΏΌ
This is a no-brainer.
I am super geeking out over these new Artemis photos.
The βEarthriseβ is crazy.
Flat earthers are in shambles.
Pam bondi ignoring Epstein survivors
may this define her for the rest of her life.
she was willing to stoop this low and still got fired.
girl, bye.
