Mastodawn

Kaj Amm Feb 17, 2023

Generally behind a pay wall this article is open for everyone. Please read https://open.substack.com/pub/doomberg/p/railroaded?r=7ez29&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
#freightrain #toxic #life #hazardous

Railroaded

Let’s talk about the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, being called Ohio's Chernobyl. An evaluation of the risks.

Doomberg

Kaj Amm Feb 2, 2023

#history #HeatherCoxRichardson https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-1-2023?r=7ez29&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web

February 1, 2023

On February 1, 1862, in the early days of the Civil War, the Atlantic Monthly published Julia Ward Howe’s “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” summing up the cause of freedom for which the United States troops would soon be fighting. “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord,” it began.

Letters from an American

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023

Zack Labe Feb 1, 2023

And global sea-ice extent has now set a new *all-time* record low...

➡️ Arctic (2nd lowest on record for date) + Antarctic (lowest on record for date)

[Graphics: https://zacklabe.com/global-sea-ice-extent-conc/. Data from https://nsidc.org/data/seaice_index for the satellite-era. I am using a 5-day running mean.]

Global: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent/Thickness

Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…

Zachary Labe

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023

𝚃𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚜 𝙶𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚎 🚇Feb 1, 2023

#Norway already taxes cars by weight—which makes a lot of sense, because heavy vehicles seriously degrade asphalt. The US and Canada should do the same.

"If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose
It’s time to tax vehicles for weighing too much—even if they’re electric."

Sorry, Joe...

https://slate.com/business/2023/01/electric-cars-hummer-ev-tax-fees-weight-joe-biden.html

If You Want a Car This Heavy, You Should Pay Through the Nose

It’s time to tax vehicles for weighing too much—even if they’re electric.

Slate

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023

DeanObeidallah Feb 1, 2023

WOW: The College Board erased everything from AP African American history course that Ron DeSantis objected to. This is how White supremacy thrives. The College Board should have held their ground but now they have sacrificed academic freedom to make white nationalists happy

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023

Rep. Ritchie Torres Feb 1, 2023

NEW: I'm calling on the SEC to investigate #GeorgeSantos for violating federal securities law.

Mr. Santos illegally operated as a broker without a license, raising funds from unsuspecting investors for Harbor City Capitol, a 17 million dollar Ponzi Scheme.

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023

Tony Stark Feb 1, 2023

Ron DeSantis isn't the only one who wants to erase Black history. This is something America has been trying to do since the beginning.

If anything, DeSantis is emblematic of a much larger problem, one that’s not only centered around race but one that concerns the freedoms and civil liberties inherent to any given democracy. Recent history has already shown us what effect the banning of books and denial of human experiences has on a society, and we are steadily headed in that direction.

This is all right out of the ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council) playbook. If you don't know about ALEC, who funds them, and what their agenda is, you should. Dismantling public schools and higher education institutions is high on their priorities list. Getting the population who should be allied to split apart is key to maintaining their power.

Without education, there can be no understanding. That’s part of their goal.

Opinion DeSantis is wrong about Black studies-
https://wapo.st/3Yg81CA

DeSantis is wrong about Black studies

Florida officials called an African American history course divisive — but Black studies was always meant to create a stronger sense of American identity.

The Washington Post

Kaj Amm Feb 1, 2023