Florida’s notorious Alligator Alcatraz can remain open, court rules A blow to the case for closing the detention camp on environmental grounds

“Alligator Alcatraz will go down in history as a boondoggle to taxpayers and a flagrant assault on the Everglades."

What a 5,000-mile-long marine heat wave means for summer in the U.S. It could boost temperatures, humidity and the threat for tropical storms in the West through summer.

A nightmare scenario?

ICE detained more than 70 Minnesota children, data reveals Immigration officials detained more than 70 Minnesota children between Dec. 1 and March 10, a Sahan analysis of court records and federal deportation data shows.

These stories of MN children detained by ICE, as reported by @bzosiad.bsky.social , are horrifying. sahanjournal.com/immigration/...

Republicans are desperate to shovel billions more dollars to the regime's secret police.

The GOP's new plan is to pass DHS funding with budget reconciliation, which would let them bypass the Senate filibuster. 🧵

Reconciliation might be back — and it's complicated. Our new visual guide breaks down what it is, what it can do, and what's at stake. Knowledge is power.

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Call your representatives today and tell them to Vote No on Weakening the Endangered Species Act, HR 1897. (In Institute and Charleston WV, we are spending Earth Day sheltered in place because of a chemical emergency at Catalyst Refiners.)

Line graph time series of March monthly mean carbon dioxide abundance from 1958 through March 2026. There is a long-term increasing trend and seasonal cycle. Current Earth Day 2026 levels are around 431 ppm for this week in April. And the first Earth Day in 1970 was around 328 ppm.

Happy #EarthDay! 🌍🌎🌏

Here's an updated graph of how much carbon dioxide (CO₂) has changed since the first Earth Day, which is driving recent climate change.

Militaries consume massive amounts of fossil fuels.

Militarism drives conflict and climate change.

This Earth Day, let's advocate for a world where resources are invested in clean energy, not warfare. 🌱💡🧪

@demilitarizeday.bsky.social

#EarthDay #MoveTheMoney #GDAMS2026 #WarCostsUsTheEarth

Love libraries? Search for Open Offices. Get On the Ballot! This is not about running someday. This is about finding a place to run right now.

There has never been a more important moment for library supporters to run for office.

That's why we partnered with NationBuilder to offer you this great tool to search for local open opportunities to run for office. via @everylibrary.bsky.social #nationallibraryweek #readleadrun

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Tell Congress: No illegal war with Iran Every member of Congress has a choice right now: Will they do their jobs and rein in a rogue executive, or – through their inaction – endorse Trump’s illegal march to war? Trump’s illegal war with Ir...

I just made a @commoncause.org call: Tell Congress: Reject mass government surveillance! Make a call here: act.commoncause.org/call_campaig...

LIVE: Sanders, Labor Leaders Call on Congress to Protect Workers from AI YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders

Very grateful to Senator Bernie Sanders for bringing U.S. unions together to create a common front in the face of the threat AI poses to workers and much else.

Sometimes it takes an 84-year-old to do the high tech stuff!

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We need to see this every day! "We the brave of us make America. We're joining together to truly make this the land of the free, where all our families are safe & whole – no exceptions. [🎨 Celeste Byers]"

EPIC Act Would Be A Multi-Billion Dollar Pharma Windfall At The Expense of Seniors www.citizen.org/article/epic...

A few initial thoughts on the President’s FY27 budget. Big picture: Today’s budget isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation and isn’t worthy of the American people.

Moral Opposition to an Unholy War Why Moral Mondays are challenging the President and Congress in this holy season

Moral Opposition to an Unholy War
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The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is the "Heart of the World." It matters that Santa Marta is the location of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

By even entertaining the birthright citizenship case, MAGA SCOTUS Justices threaten to further undo America at Trump’s bidding.

We the brave of us make America. We're joining together to truly make this the land of the free, where all our families are safe & whole – no exceptions. [🎨 Celeste Byers]

No oil, no power, no surgical gloves: Inside Cuba’s medical collapse As the crisis continues on the island, its once-vaunted health care system is fighting to keep patients alive.

As Cuba’s worst economic crisis continues to ravage the country, its approximately 10 million people have endured nationwide blackouts and scarce food.

But no part of the infrastructure has been more affected than the island’s medical care.

Punished for protesting, talking to the press, having a toothache: More Dilley horror stories A new batch of firsthand accounts from ICE's family detention center depict vindictive treatment.

Punished for protesting, talking to the press, having a toothache: More Dilley horror stories www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Each May, millions of pale blue moss phlox flowers transform the slopes of Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park in Hokkaido, Japan 🇯🇵

They are a MAGA Murder Regime of the bullies, by the bribes, for the billionaires.

We must keep clearly and consistently calling out their aims, which are one in same across all horrific efforts.

Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to tighten voting rules by creating a national list of eligible voters and limiting mail ballots.

apnews.com/article/dona... signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats

Let’s Get Billionaires, AI Money, & Warmongers Out Of Our Elections · Popular Democracy Tech companies run by far right billionaires, like Palantir, are playing an outsized role in our politics. AI backed SuperPACs are preparing to spend more than $150 million in the midterms. Much of th...

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Words are important following murderous retribution An Independent Commission of Inquiry has now declared the Gaza conflict 'The Palestinian Genocide'

Words are important following murderous retribution
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Phonebank For Analilia · Popular Democracy Calling all progressives and the Popular Democracy in Action network!! We have an opportunity to get one of our own, Popular Democracy in Actions former Co- Executive Director & movement leader to c...

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Keep Hope Alive & Abolish ICE! · Popular Democracy #### JOIN THE NATIONAL FIGHT BACK CALL On Thursday, we’re coming together to: 1. Defend Birthright Citizenship and; 2. Send an anti-ICE champion, Analilia Mejía, to Congress! Trump is trying to t...

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Climate Activist Launch: the Energy Bills Relief Act with Rep Sean Casten · Climate Action Campaign Join hundreds of climate activists from around the country as we hear from Rep. Sean Casten about an exciting new plan to ramp up clean energy like wind and solar, fight climate change, and protect th...

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If what it takes for Republican elected leaders to locate a basic modicum of decency is to retire well...win/win.

LEFT BEHIND...AGAIN No relief for Southern West Virginia's emergency water crisis this legislative session

Please read this essay by the Rev. Brad Davis, recently featured on 60 Minutes!
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National Call: Defending the 14th & Abolishing ICE! · Popular Democracy #### Join our National Fight Back Call. **We're organizing to defend the 14th Amendment by abolishing ICE!** It’s Black History Month, and we are grounding ourselves in truth: America only became a d...

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