In light of the Trump-led assault on MLK Day, this powerful summary is well worth reposting, methinks. || 55 Inspirational Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes for MLK Day https://www.today.com/life/holidays/martin-luther-king-jr-quotes-rcna65497
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The motivation for employing the loophole in the case of celebrities is to protect them from undue and potentially dangerous scrutiny. ICE's action is to withhold from public scrutiny illegal activities of the government–Gestapo maneuvering.
ICE Is Using Taylor Swift’s Loophole To Hide Deportation Flights https://www.levernews.com/ice-is-using-taylor-swifts-loophole-to-hide-deportation-flights/
Fewer people doesn’t always mean better outcomes for nature – just look at Japan https://theconversation.com/fewer-people-doesnt-always-mean-better-outcomes-for-nature-just-look-at-japan-259414
Hear hear. America Needs a Working-Class Media - Columbia Journalism Review https://www.cjr.org/analysis/america-needs-working-class-media-end-catering-rich-audiences.php?PAVED-2025_02_23=&sponsored=0&position=6&category=fascinating_stories&scheduled_corpus_item_id=73700348-062d-468b-960f-62be0b98d80c&url=https://www.cjr.org/analysis/america-needs-working-class-media-end-catering-rich-audiences.php
No shit. The vehicles were sold to people who largely care about the environment and can afford to make informed choices. What a toxic dumbass. His fraudulent companies are screwed, except now the feds are giving him corporate welfare. What a corrupt schmuck. || Elon Musk’s Toxicity Could Spell Disaster for Tesla | WIRED https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-toxicity-could-spell-disaster-for-tesla/?PAVED-2025_02_21=&sponsored=0&position=5&category=fascinating_stories&scheduled_corpus_item_id=690af333-53de-43b9-903a-d519ff1a8d55&url=https://www.wired.com/story/elon-musks-toxicity-could-spell-disaster-for-tesla/
Of course they do. The scientific evidence is overwhelming. The contention is not only wrong, it's a hazard. || Two-thirds of Americans still believe climate change is impacting the Earth, despite what Trump contends | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/trump-climate-change-americans-poll-b2698628.html
I was reminded of Douglas Adams' book, "Last Chance to See." Many of these parks will be damaged by an increase in visitors amidst a plethora of staff layoffs. The very resources these parks were designed to protect are being threatened. || Trump fires 1,000 national park workers in federal purge. Here’s what comes next. | Vox https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/400209/national-parks-trump-government-layoffs-visit-data?PAVED-2025_02_21=&sponsored=0&position=2&category=fascinating_stories&scheduled_corpus_item_id=139f2b4f-ba4d-4082-8216-dfcf1af41ee3&url=https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/400209/national-parks-trump-government-layoffs-visit-data
Really, about the only hope is that these people's houses will burn and their properties flooded. And that their insurance companies refuse to pay them a dime because it was all avoidable but they chose to ignore the realities in their midst. || How Trump Shifts the Costs of Climate Change Onto Individuals — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-climate-change-social-cost-of-carbon-executive-order
The deaths will be on Trump. He's responsible. And the rest of the administration are culpable too. And DOGE are the agents of the undertaker. || They Worked to Prevent Death. The Trump Administration Fired Them. — ProPublica https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-federal-workers-public-health-hhs
This makes me love Star Wars and Mark Hamill all the more. Episode 4 is still my all time GOAT. It is a huge part of what I am today. || What Mark Hamill really said when asked if Luke Skywalker is gay - GOOD https://www.good.is/mark-hamill-was-asked-if-luke-skywalker-is-gay-his-response-was-perfect?adt_ei=mike.kato@gmail.com
