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kieransuckling.bsky.social
Executive Director, Center for Biological Diversity. Philosopher, biocentrist, feminist, anti-racist. #SavingLifeOnEarth. We stopped most of Trump's first term agenda and will fight like hell to stop it this term, too.
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Just look at these paragraphs from the AP story. Hegseth called Brown unqualified solely because he's Black. Then they fired him... and replaced him with a white guy so indisputably unqualified that he requires a Presidential waiver. This is what "merit" means to them. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Lost words, lost worlds. "Bärenschliffe" means "bear polishes". It's the word for cave rocks smoothed to marble by bears rubbing on or past them over thousands of years. This one from Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc Cave, Southwest France, has a bear drawn on it.

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To hide his criminal plundering of our government, @elonmusk wants to fire reporters for revealing the names of DOGE employees, i.e. government employees.

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Trump and Musk's shuttering of the DOJ's Office of Environmental Justice proves the goal isn't cost cutting or efficiency. The tiny OEP brings in tens of millions of $ from illegal polluters. Without that, tax payers have to foot the clean up bill From OEJ's deleted-today annual enforcement report:

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Of course he did. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Trump and Musk's shuttering of the DOJ's Office of Environmental Justice proves the goal isn't cost cutting or efficiency. The tiny OEP brings in tens of millions of $ from illegal polluters. Without that, tax payers have to foot the clean up bill From OEJ's deleted-today annual enforcement report:

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Continuing its long downward spiral, REI has endorsed Burgum to be Trump's Secretary of the Interior, bizarrely claiming he is a protector of public lands and water. It's joined by famous enviros RV Industry Assoc, National Marine Manufacturers Assoc, Motorcycle Industry Council, & CHM Gov Services

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In other news...

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Climate change, drought, and fires — all caused or worsened by human activity — are rewriting the future of ancient Sonoran saguaros. Learn more about it at @the-revelator.bsky.social ⬇️

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Have you ever wondered what a #wolverine sounds like? If you haven't, you're probably wondering now. Turn your sound up to hear. 🔉 Wolverines, the largest land-dwelling species in the mustelid family, are famous for their daring and tenacity. Learn more about them ➡️ biodiv.us/3X0APRt

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Iceland's Silfra fissure is one of the only places where you dive between two continents. 🇮🇸 In some cases the space is so narrow , you can touch North America and Europe at once

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We will hear lots of nonsense from RFK Jr. in his upcoming confirmation hearings. Part of the conversation will involve his views on beef, which are as goofy as possible—and that's saying something. Until then, here are the hard truths about beef & climate change. drawdown.org/insights/gre...

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We've given out more than 1.5 million free condoms to get people talking about the link between human population growth and the wildlife #extinctionCrisis. Sign up for Pop X, a monthly newsletter from our @choosewild.bsky.social team, to learn how to get some😉 ➡️ biodiv.us/3WDuE5t

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Handy guide to help prevent your awkward hand gesture from going awry. (I don't have the original cite for this unfortunately)

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"Z is for Zero Ground. Don’t stray from the ethical, moral, professional, legal, and scientific high ground. Don’t give an inch in the fight to protect people and the planet." An alphabetical look at the environmental threats and opportunities of the year ahead. therevelator.org/2025-from-a-...

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One of these things is not like the other. (Wired, The Guardian and New York Times on Musk's obvious Nazi salute to Trump)

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So it begins... @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social sued Trump today minutes after he was sworn. We're demanding the hidden records of Musk's DOGE Committee which will reveal his illegal, right-wing maneuvering to trash America's air, water and wildlife. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

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Trump's trying to make good on his promise/threat to "act like a dictator on day one." But he won't succeed. We won't let him. America won't let him. That's why @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social sued him within minutes of being sworn in for violating the law. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

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Trump 2.0 will get twice the fight from us. Our lawyers are ready to oppose every attempt his administration makes to worsen climate change, kill wildlife, endanger public health, and destroy public lands. 📢 📢 📢 JOIN US in protecting the planet ➡️ biodiv.us/40njtik

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So it begins... @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social sued Trump today minutes after he was sworn. We're demanding the hidden records of Musk's DOGE Committee which will reveal his illegal, right-wing maneuvering to trash America's air, water and wildlife. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

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Please re-tweet so I can quit X. I've got 45k followers there, just 500 here. When I get to 5k I can dump Musk forever I'm the director of @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social. Follow me for real-time, insider takes on endangered species, climate, public lands, oceans, toxics. We sue Trump alot. Very alot.

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Please re-tweet so I can quit X. I've got 45k followers there, just 500 here. When I get to 5k I can dump Musk forever I'm the director of @centerforbiodiv.bsky.social. Follow me for real-time, insider takes on endangered species, climate, public lands, oceans, toxics. We sue Trump alot. Very alot.

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