“Hemp can do almost everything petroleum can do,” Winona LaDuke said, “including replacing some cotton and plastics.” >> @startribune strib.mn/2MAbMSv @ Winona's Hemp and Heritage Farm instagram.com/p/B1tlod8l0ru/…

John Lewis asked The NYT to publish this on the day of his funeral. It is necessary reading. He writes, “When you see something that is not right, you must say something ... Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part.” nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opi…

The Stuttgart Peace Prize 2020 goes to Julian Assange, investigative journalist, programmer and founder of WikiLeaks. The prize is awarded by Die Anstifter and aims to promote the right to unconditional freedom of information and of the press. die-anstifter.de

FARMED TO DEATH: 15 years undercover on the trail of the global meat industry by Andrew Wasley published in collaboration with The Bureau of Investigative Journalism We Animals Greenpeace UK The Guardian @ecostorm_agency link.medium.com/MZLKUA5qz8

Just six companies control two-thirds of the nation's meat production. It's time to end their monopoly of our food supply. #BoycottBigMeat newrepublic.com/article/158679…

Canada's last fully-intact ice shelf in the Arctic is gone. #climatechange #milneiceshelf #environment ow.ly/1deM50ATMTR

We will not be denied!! Congratulations, Marquita!

"[Rattan Lal is] mostly happy that #soil is finally getting the respect it deserves. He even wants it written into law. The U.S. has a Clean Air Act and a Clean Water Act, he says; there should be a Healthy Soils Act, too." --- Agreed! npr.org/sections/goats…

The Tech Giants are pushing digital trade rules that will make workers’ livelihoods more-and-more precarious — exacerbating inequality at home and abroad. Duncan McCann NEF

"This only ends if the public, if you take a stand. You have to be a witness becuase if this cotinues you will be a bearing witness to the worst judicial scandal in decades in the United Kingdom. It cannot happen!" Kristinn Hrafnsson #DontExtraditeAssange #FreeAssange

Ex-Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger: 'Surprising more can't see Assange case is worrying for all journalists' #FreePress pressgazette.co.uk/former-guardia…

Yup

Never forget. While the Republican Senate refused to extend $600/week for 30 million unemployed workers, it had no problem passing a $1 trillion tax break to the top 1% and large corporations. Trump and the Republicans love socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.

If there’s ever a time to opt out of the mainstream media, it’s now. #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW thefreethoughtproject.com/wikileaks-cfr-…

Wikileaks’ release of the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a standout. But always really. #FreePress #FreeAssange

In the final years of a collapsing empire, nearly everything on the mainstream airwaves is vapid divisive nonsense & meaningless spectacle... ...while the true extraction of wealth & resources continues unobstructed behind closed doors.

At a grain elevator in Craig a few weeks ago, corn was $2.77 — that's not enough for farmers to stay on their land. Farmers are told to get bigger and bigger, but that creates a race to the bottom. We must rethink our ag system so all farms can succeed. on.wsj.com/31mjiXn

"#ClimateJustice and #FoodJustice are, in fact, the same fight – the struggle to beat back corporate dominance and make the world livable for everyone." - Tom Philpott theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

I officially spent 100 days over the last three years removing 13,640 pounds trash from South Florida's protected mangrove forests and seagrass beds!