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Trump's EPA today initiated the nuclear climate strategy: revoking its determination that carbon emissions "endanger" human health/safety. @biologicaldiversity.org went to supreme court to win this bedrock ruling. It's the basis of all federal climate policy biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

submitted 4 hours ago • 1 comment

President Trump’s Commerce Secretary has declared their economic policies “worth it,” even if they lead to a recession. Why? Because the havoc they’re creating won’t impact the billionaires in Trump’s cabinet. House Democrats will stand up for working Americans. Always.

submitted 5 hours ago • 13 comments

No, Mr. President, you cannot illegally arrest and detain legal US residents because of their political views or opinions. In America, we have a little something called the First Amendment. Throwing protesters in jail is yet another step on the path to authoritarianism.

submitted 4 hours ago • 247 comments

No one more cent. No one more bomb. No one more excuse. I joined 12 of my colleagues to demand Congress block any current and future sales of arms and weapons to the Israeli government. Phase 2 of the ceasefire must proceed and the collective punishment of the Palestinian people must end.

submitted 4 hours ago • 3 comments

So are they changing the name to EDA, the Environmental Destruction Agency? apnews.com/article/trum... head says he'll roll back dozens of environmental regulations, including rules on climate change

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Can we require prospective working-class republican voters to pass a legislative history exam before the next election? US to Require Some Canadian Visitors to Register With DHS Agency www.yahoo.com/news/trump-r...

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BREAKING: Trump cancels 470,000 acre Montana timber sale after legal challenge by @biologicaldiversity.org & other groups. Project would have devastated endangered wolverines & bull trout, jeopardized grizzly bear recolonization of Bitteroot National Forest. biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press...

submitted 6 hours ago • 7 comments

Felling trees in order to host a climate summit? What next - hiring fascists to staff a DEI conference? bbc.com/news/article...

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An idiot with no experience running the Dept. of Education, great 😖 www.huffpost.com/entry/linda-...

submitted 6 hours ago • 0 comments

Bigotry must not go unchecked.

submitted 7 hours ago • 0 comments

We are supposed to be a democracy. Elected officials are supposed to listen to the vast majority of the American people when they say: NO tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy NO cuts to Medicaid NO more billionaires buying elections

submitted 7 hours ago • 145 comments

Maria W. Stewart, born to free parents, was one of the first women in America to give a public address. She boldly advocated for equality, fair treatment, access to education for people of color, and the abolition of slavery. 161 days to Slavery Remembrance Day. #CountDowntoSRD

submitted 7 hours ago • 23 comments

“As America’s wildlife dwindles, Elon Musk is swinging his wrecking ball at the skilled and dedicated people fighting to save our plants and animals from extinction. It’s beyond idiotic,” said Noah Greenwald, the endangered species director at the Center for Biological Diversity.

submitted 8 hours ago • 2 comments

Ask yourself why your not joining this man and this movement Ask yourself why the democrats are not following his leadership youtu.be/39naUJnnRoY

submitted 8 hours ago • 83 comments

🚨 Everyone needs to call their Dem Senator right now. They are starting to cave. Tell them: 1. Vote NO on Cloture AND 2. Vote NO on the Republican spending bill. Don’t let them pivot to reconciliation. GOP doesn’t need Dem votes on that and they know it. TODAY is the showdown. 🤳🏽: (202) 224-3121

submitted 9 hours ago • 2278 comments

Huge tax cuts for the wealthy, but fuck the people in affordable housing, right, gop? apnews.com/article/trum...

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Switching to an EV, bicycle or public transportation will make you part of the solution, rather than the problem. Bonus: a clear conscience What the world needs now is more fossil fuels, says Trump’s energy secretary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Let’s be clear: the Dept. of Ed. provides resources to 26 million children living in high-poverty school districts; Pell Grants to over 7 million students; & funding for millions of children with disabilities. Closing its doors would be a disaster for working class families.

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It's #KeyDeerAwarenessDay! Florida Key deer are a delightfully tiny animal — about the size of a medium dog. And although they look like common white-tailed deer, Key deer are subspecies unique to the lower Florida Keys and are found nowhere else in the world. 🦌 Learn more: biodiv.us/3DAiyDM

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In this edition of more evidence that Republicans don't care about you: no federal money for local farmers and no healthy lunch for your children. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

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