Without protests, we would still live in a segregated country.

Without protests, women would still be second class citizens.

Without protests, the LGBTQ+ community would still be hiding their identities.

'Teaching climate change communication, from the classroom to a conference of journalists' | Great piece in #PennToday by Erica Moser (Erica Moser) about our Penn/Annenberg School/PennSAS course this semester (w/ a shout-out for @SEJorg #SEJ2024 ): penntoday.upenn.edu/news/penn-sas-…

A brilliant response by Timothy Snyder to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s accusation of Nazis in Ukraine. As a leading scholar on the subject of nationalism, Snyder makes three points:
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A message for Katie Britt:
APOLOGIZE.

#TelAviv right now: Tens of thousands of Israelis are back on the streets tonight calling for the immediate ousting of #Netanyahu and his corrupt, inept, and extremist govt. 🇮🇱 #Gaza

WOW.

So, it turns out that story told by Senator Katie Britt, on national TV, as part of the Republican party rebuttal to President Biden, was bullshit.

It was an awful story about sex trafficking, which DID happen, but not the way Britt told it.

She made it seem like it…

It is incredible when you hear it all in a single sentence

Today from Truckee to Texas, communities are coming face-to-face with the devastating impacts of the climate crisis. 100mph winds and 12’ of snow are battering the Sierra Nevada while crews battle the largest wildfire in Texas history. We owe it to our our communities, neighbors,…

BRILLIANT!

If you have not read Eric Swalwell's questions to Hunter Biden during his hearing, you have to.

SWALWELL: Any time your father was in government, prior to the Presidency or before, did he ever operate a hotel?

BIDEN: No, he has never operated a hotel.

SWALWELL:…

‘I was arrested for civil disobedience … I turned 82 in jail!’ — Actor and activist Jane Fonda sounding the alarm about the need for ‘bold action’ on the climate crisis.

There's no time to wait. This planet is all we've got. Defend it. #ActOnClimate

#ClimateEmergency #climate

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I did some basic energy and water calculations on the scary AMOC study (1) that's making headlines, so you don't have to.

It's quite simple, so please don't let the orders of magnitude scare you off.

This is a Big F*cking Deal (BFD)!

First, what are we talking about…

BAM! France to ban short haul domestic flights. This is a great initiative we need other countries to follow.

We have so many solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate

#Climate #energy #transportation #renewables #GreenNewDeal

Despite what they’re trying to convey on TV today, the GOP is scared shitless of South Carolina’s primary results.

They’re likely going to be stuck with Trump as a nominee, and there’s a significant bloc of GOP voters who refuse to vote for him.

Imagine if Russia weaponized one of our two major parties (and its base) to destroy America--and ultimately, western democracy--from within, and the media simply set up a popcorn stand to make short-term profits from the affair.

One of the world’s biggest cities may only be months away from running out of water - CNN apple.news/A6Qx9Kx-9Si2Xu…

Live from CPAC. 😂

You know they would HATE it if we all retweeted this to show how pathetic the attendance is . . .

With news that a La Nina Watch has been issued for the Pacific, let's check the Atlantic to see how this year's sea surface temps compare to last years at this time. Welp, that's not good.

Atlantic Ocean circulation nearing ‘devastating’ tipping point, study finds theguardian.com/environment/20…

More than 25% of ALL money invested in US oil, coal, and gas companies comes from our 401(k) retirement savings. Join me in this virtual march to #RetireBigOil to get Wall Street to give everyone climate-friendly options RetireBigOil

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