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Retired physician
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"Leftist degrowthers" baloney. You can't have infinite growth on a finite planet.
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Bernie Sanders in Conversation with Jon Stewart
youtu.be/B4vtiiIo_Bc?...
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Socialism as an answer.
youtu.be/-6AHQwpYb-0?...
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Inspiring Story of Pat Brown, the Impossible Burger and His Quest to Save Our Climate & Biodiversity
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the Impossible Burger
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In her press release, Morales offers a litany of actions that the new council has taken that worries her about the institution.
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"The biggest infrastructure we had to fight to fix was the 10 centimeters between our ears — the mentality, the status symbol that the car brought." Tirana, Albania has gained recognition for putting kids first on the road — cars are banned or significantly limited near schools & play spaces
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Metro could also provide partial relief by rerouting Bus45 along the old Bus20 route, off of East Greenlake Way to Woodlawn > 1st Ave > 80th Street
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Who Are These Federal Workers Trump Wants to Fire? www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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I had hoped that Metro would reroute Bus62 along 56th to Latona, to provide some partial relief.
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Metro dismantled the bus shelters as well, at 45th & Latona and at 54th & Latona.
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Metro sawed off the Bus20 sign posts all along the route from Northgate to Green Lake to East Wallingford- lots of students, seniors, disabled persons miss it
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Trump exploits cultural touchstones (illegal migrants, transgender athletes) as a sleight-of-hand distraction while they rob you blind.
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Confront the consolidation of economic power - Trump will pass massive tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy and hurt poor & middle-class Americans.
Harris's final campaign message was defend the institution of democracy; should have emphasized populist economics more.
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"cuts to essential programs (SNAP, Head Start), public schools and health care envisioned in Project 2025, further restrictions on abortion access, attacks on local unions, and botched responses to climate crises could lead to the formation of unlikely alliances, particularly in rural areas."
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We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition.
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link: alexsteffen.substack.com/p/discontinu...