POV: you’re in a high school debate club meeting

These images from Brazil, almost 2 years to the day after January 6 are really hard to watch. Democracy is not "normal" - it requires vigilance and a commitment to equality for all, even when the oppressors have the arms...

All eyes need to be on Brazil right now. Democracy is completely under attack. Bolsonaro supporters are invading Congress, the presidential palace, and realms of power in Brazil. Unbelievable scenes.

✨ Indigenous seed-keeping: Colonisation and globalisation have seen the theft of seeds from Indigenous communities by big corporations and industrial farming. Indigenous seed sanctuaries support food security, livelihoods and cultures of farming communities (Source: IEED).

One does not "believe" in the climate crisis. You either understand that humans are having a profound impact on the natural world, or you do not understand.

🚨 Exxon is quietly killing its most heavily publicized climate solution

If you believe that an AR 15 is worth more than a child you are an enemy of the American people That’s it. That’s the tweet.

Err guys... yeah... you maybe wanna take a look at this... 👀 theconversation.com/torrents-of-an…

The front page of The New York Times for March 31, 2023. nyti.ms/3zijGWW

In the past week…

Recent pieces! 😁📰🌎 on religion: thecolgatemaroonnews.com/42533/commenta… & on politicization: thecolgatemaroonnews.com/42092/commenta…

Lukashenko spoke to journalists for the first time since he ostensibly played a key role in bringing an end to Yevgeny Prigozhin’s armed rebellion in Russia this weekend. “There are no heroes in this situation,” he said. meduza.io/en/news/2023/0…

Breaking News: Former President Jair Bolsonaro was blocked from public office in Brazil until 2030 after a vote by the country's electoral court, removing a top presidential contender and dealing a blow to the country’s far-right movement. nyti.ms/4472GRp

State-owned television network Russia 1 reported that Prigozhin’s companies, including Wagner Group, have received hundreds of billions of rubles in government funding. meduza.io/en/news/2023/0…

Tuesday was the hottest day on Earth since at least 1979, with the global average temperature reaching 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, according to data from the U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction. Some scientists believe July 4 may have been one of the hottest days on

Russian media unveiling the spoils of war of a madman that rose to power from Kremlin funding. Bizarre.

The absolute state of Twitter and the "enlightened centrists" scene: World's richest man promoting a Putin apologist interviewing an alleged rapist and human trafficker.

Not to be alarmist but…this is what’s called a six-sigma event, now unfolding in Antarctica. Otherwise known as a once-in-7.5-million-year event. Hang onto your hats. HT Prof. Eliot Jacobson

A “German” political ad showing German officials confiscating a family’s property to send to Ukraine and saying “Heil Zelensky” is actually full of Russian actors and was likely filmed in Russia. meduza.io/en/feature/202…

Breaking news: In the first ruling of its kind nationwide, a Montana state court decided Monday in favor of young people who alleged the state violated their right to a “clean and healthful environment” by promoting the use of fossil fuels. The court determined that a provision