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Heatwave Chevron? As US Bakes, Former Meteorologist Names Heatwaves After Oil Companies

Guy Walton said he chose the naming system "to shame them in the process and to identify culprits that are exacerbating these deadly systems."

Common Dreams
Texas women give harrowing testimony on impact of extreme abortion ban https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jul/20/texas-women-pregnancy-abortion-ban?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
Texas women give harrowing testimony on impact of extreme abortion ban

Women tell court about experience of carrying life-threatening pregnancies because of restrictive law with few exemptions

The Guardian
They weren't slaves. They were enslaved.

New Police Body Cam Data Exposes the True Scale of NYPD Violence Against Protesters

https://www.wired.com/story/nypd-george-floyd-nyc-protester-settlement/

NYPD Body Cam Data Shows the Scale of Violence Against Protesters

A landmark $13 million settlement with the City of New York is the latest in a string of legal wins for protesters who were helped by a video-analysis tool that smashes the ā€œbad appleā€ myth.

WIRED
#BBC [Business] China crackdown pushes LGBT groups into the shadows https://w.st/LqcpF
China crackdown pushes LGBT groups into the shadows

It comes as the largest LGBT celebration in the country has been suspended since 2021.

BBC News
The Ukrainian army is set to do a big breakthrough, knocking out deep targets on Russian logistics, HQ and artillery. Their front manuever units (maybe a third of their strength) are probing and punching through weak lines. This has caused Russians to move everything up (weakening their reaction forces). In the right moment the bulk of the Ukrainian army will be unleashed through a gap in the Russian lines. https://twitter.com/randymot4/status/1668559376804728832?s=12&t=XiRG-Sez1u-PH3RmVs3fuA
Randy Mott on Twitter

ā€œConfusion over Ukraine Offensive: UKR mil sources are reporting very little due to operational security. Russian trolls are tweeting total bravo sierra. Totally bogus UKR losses are being claimed by the Russians. Ignore them. What is really happening? This is a Ukrainian army setā€¦ā€

Twitter

A Bold Peace: Costa Rica's Path of Demilitarization. This is a story of Costa Rica's 65-year long experiment in living without a military, told through the lives of formers presidents, current leaders, scholars, activists, and ordinary Costa Ricans. (full movie available on Amazon streaming)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Re2eMRix4g&list=PLlRU8NuS9rKCo3n5q0-8F5KINHxfeH1aI&index=6&t=65s

Official Teaser Trailer: A BOLD PEACE Documentary 2016

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GOP: We want a balanced budget!

So repeal Trump’s $2.1T billionaire tax cuts?
•GOP: NO!

End corporate welfare?
•GOP: NO!

Audit bloated military budget?
•GOP: NO!

How will you balance the budget?

GOP: Ban free school lunch

(Not even exaggerating)

https://newrepublic.com/post/173668/republicans-declare-banning-universal-free-school-meals-2024-priority

Republicans Declare Banning Universal Free School Meals a 2024 Priority

As states across the country move to make sure students are well fed, Republicans have announced their intention to fight back.

The New Republic
Pride Month rolls on with first-ever rainbow flags in Town Square

JACKSON, Wyo. — This June marks the second officially recognized LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Jackson. Halfway through the month, participants still have plenty to celebrate. Notably, this year’s edition of Pride marks the first time rainbow pride flags have hung from lampposts in Jackson Town Square. ā€œJackson Hole Pride organized the banners based on our […]

Buckrail - Jackson Hole, news

#uspol #LGBTQ

It’s Time to Call Out the Ridiculous Stupidity

Seriously, this is how this crap needs to handled: not by talking around it in vague generalities, but by pushing back on specifics. Once you do that, the ā€˜seriousness’ of the arguments fall, and their ridiculousness is exposed.

https://mikethemadbiologist.com/2023/06/13/its-time-to-call-out-the-ridiculous-stupidity/

It’s Time to Call Out the Ridiculous Stupidity

What with Il Trumpe getting indicted last week (and it doesn’t look good!), a lot of stories have been disappeared into the memory hole. But one smaller story should be an example of how the …

Mike the Mad Biologist