@MeepMeepMiata

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Me and my meep-meep Miata! Miatas, politics, art, and community too.
‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial

Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment

The Guardian
Essay contest is open for kids grades 3-12. Prizes are available! Visit bit.ly/escessays for more info.
The act of choosing to use non-fossil fuel burning transportation, like walking or biking, is both beneficial for the climate and the health of your community. Cars create so much pollution both in the air and water that go right into our bodies and cause health problems ranging from asthma to breast cancer. #cars #airpollution #waterpollution #bicycle #walk #pedestrian
Full text of the latest indictment against the orange guy. It’s only 45 pages and worth the read. https://www.justice.gov/storage/US_v_Trump_23_cr_257.pdf
When we build pathways for bikes and pedestrians we need make sure they are functional for getting around. Too many paths are made to look cute but have tight weaving curves to them or just dead end places. #bikes #pathways #bikeroads #carssuck

M-44s are intended to kill #coyotes, but they are indiscriminate. They have killed countless dogs and wild animals (including #EndangeredSpecies). They have also harmed a number of humans, even contributing to one man's death.

M-44s in the News

SECRETIVE FEDERAL AGENCY’S DAYS OF KILLING PETS WITH POISON BOMBS MAY FINALLY BE ENDING

https://theintercept.com/2023/07/27/cyanide-bombs-poison-wildlife-services/

#CyanideBombs #CoyoteGetters #EndangeredSpecies #ProtectOurWildlife #BanTrapping #SeeAnimalsAsIndividuals

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Secretive Federal Agency’s Days of Killing Pets With Poison Bombs May Finally Be Ending

Wildlife Services, a federal agency, distributes government cyanide bombs to kill predators at the behest of the livestock industry lobby.

The Intercept
Three families sue Douglas County School District, alleging discrimination

The complaint alleges numerous students and staff at the schools targeted four Black or biracial students with harassment, racial slurs and threats

The Colorado Sun
TABOR is a garbage law. I so hope we can throw it out, like the trash is, soon. #Colorado #TABOR #taxes #government
The National Day-Care Law that Wasn't

Following The New Republic's recent blockbuster day-care story, a historian describes a 1971 effort to create a national child-care program–and the backlash that ensued. 

The New Republic
We are staring down the barrel of another government shutdown because of Republicans. They have created a budget bill that is so loaded with the most vile riders one can imagine. They don’t care about you, they don’t care about federal workers, they don’t care about this country. It is petty, stupid, and cruel. #governmentshutdown #budget #GOP #republicans #federalworkers