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TonyStark, 9 days ago to random

Weather and climate change aren’t the same thing, but climate change is creating extremes.

Despite this, Ron DeSantis (R) just signed a law deleting climate change from Florida policy, banning the construction of offshore wind turbines, and boosting fossil fuels.

DeSantis isn’t in the running anymore for President but Trump is and his plan for addressing the climate is if anything worse.

DeSantis erases climate change from FL laws, strikes blow at windmills:
https://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/politics/2024/05/15/desantis-erases-climate-change-from-fl-laws-strikes-blow-at-windmills/73591696007/

TonyStark, 10 days ago to random

Reelect Biden and it's for four years and he’s probably going to listen to you.

Reelect Trump and it's for the rest of your life.

More Trump Judges Can Destroy Democracy Forever -
https://shepherdexpress.com/news/taking-liberties/more-trump-judges-can-destroy-democracy-forever/

TonyStark, 11 days ago to random

I suggest people read to the end before making judgements and will warn it discusses suicide. Don’t read it if that’s a trigger for you.

This is not meant to open up attacks on Joe Biden. He and his administration must do better. But tragedies like this can be better avoided if we don’t let Republicans into office who destroy our programs. Once they’re gone, they’re hard to rebuild. Think about it.

The Afghan Teen Who Survived the Taliban but Not U.S. Resettlement-
https://www.propublica.org/article/missouri-afghan-refugees-rezwan-kohistani-oronogo

TonyStark, 13 days ago to random

This never gets old.

TonyStark, 20 days ago to random

The Biden administration announced last week that they’re investing $78 million into 19 clean energy projects in rural communities from Alaska to Alabama.

The funding from the infrastructure law will be used to install everything from solar and batteries to power lines and heat pumps.

And I wish more people payed attention to this sort of thing. Going to be hard to protest anything on a fried planet.

Clean energy in rural America gets another big boost:
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-in-rural-america-gets-another-big-boost-of-federal-funding

TonyStark, 22 days ago to random

More than 100,000 immigrants from the DACA program will soon become eligible to receive federal health care coverage for the first time since DACA was implemented over a decade ago.

DACA beneficiaries had been barred from federally funded health insurance despite contributing billions in federal taxes to the nation’s federal health insurance system for years. Excellent news.

DACA recipients will be eligible for federal health care coverage under new Biden rule-
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/biden-daca-healthcare-coverage-new-rule-rcna150473

TonyStark, 1 month ago to random

There are a few people who run for office that I am continually inspired by. Malcolm Kenyatta is one. Now he is PA’s Democratic candidate for auditor general. Maybe auditor general sounds boring but if you listen to him, it suddenly sounds really cool.

Malcolm talks about accountability, answering to the people, and not to corporate dollars. Keep him in mind as someone to help get out the vote for.

Malcolm Kenyatta wins Democratic nod for Pennsylvania auditor general |
https://www.wesa.fm/politics-government/2024-04-23/pa-primary-election-auditor-general

TonyStark, 1 month ago to random

Kennedy used to be an environmentalist. His current positions on the environment are more libertarian, since he doesn't believe in cutting greenhouse gasses through regulation or jump-starting green energy with subsidies. He wants to let the market work its “wonders.”

He's also a crypto fan, which generates about 23 metric tons of CO2 annually.

His friends and colleagues at NRDC are right.

RFK Jr.’s onetime allies in environmental advocacy call for him to drop out |
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/19/politics/robert-kennedy-natural-resources-defense-council/index.html

TonyStark, 1 month ago to random

Crime is down overall. Way down. And undocumented immigrants aren’t committing crimes anywhere near the rate of U.S. citizens anyway.

Because facts matter despite what propaganda machines tell you.

“Trump's anecdotal accounts do not acknowledge the fact that U.S. citizens commit crimes at higher rates than undocumented immigrants.”

No, migrants are not driving a surge in violent crime as Trump claims -
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/migrants-driving-surge-violent-crime/story?id=108761192

TonyStark, 1 month ago to Florida

Florida’s high court has decided that an individual cannot decide if abortion is right for themselves, but it’s acceptable for everyone else to decide on their behalf. Is that about right?

At least 6 months is an amount of time that can cause serious health risks and hardship for pregnant people. And the ballot measure was only decided by one vote.

If you value your personal freedom, get Republican elected officials out of office. #Florida

https://progressivecafe.social/@ClintBarton/112198901516549422

Sunspot, 1 month ago to random

Republicans lie about everything.

A ship crashed into a Baltimore bridge and demolished the lies about immigration-
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/baltimore-bridge-collapse-immigrant-deaths-20240328.html

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

Taking a short social media break. Be back soon.

Sunspot, 2 months ago to random

Hard pass.

RFK Jr.'s Latino outreach: Mariachi, Catholicism and a Trumpian ex-LA sheriff:
https://politi.co/3vl2lym

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

Thank you, President Biden, for caring about our climate while we are in a climate crisis.

Biden administration speeds transition to electric vehicles - Los Angeles Times:
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-20/biden-administration-speeds-transition-to-electric-vehicles

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

If you think that Trump was bad the first time, just wait for the sequel. He can get much worse.

Every day there’s some new example of his total incapacity, inability and unwillingness to act as a president for the good of the country. Everything swirls around his ego and his narcissistic, treacherous, and selfish personality as well as his desperation to avoid consequences for his actions. 1/5

Trump Declares Some Migrants Are 'Not People ... These Are Animals':
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/trump-migrants-not-people-animals-1234989117/

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

It's certainly not normal for Sen. Schumer to call for new elections in Israel, but Schumer is the highest-ranking Jewish American in the last 250 years of American politics, so he's the right person to say it if it’s going to be said.

Israel deserves to have a Prime Minister who demonstrates integrity, morality, ethics and a genuine concern for humanitarian values.

Chuck Schumer’s Brutal Takedown of Bibi Is a Watershed Moment | The Daily Blast with Greg Sargent
https://newrepublic.com/article/179843/chuck-schumer-takedown-netanyahu-watershed-moment

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

Heckler!

video/mp4

Sunspot, 2 months ago to random

Mike Johnson as typical looks constipated rather than whatever he’s trying to pull off.

video/mp4

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

Have you wished there was a database where you could search Biden administration investments both for yourself and others you talk to? Well, there is.

This is CAP Action’s Biden Administration Investment Tracker. You can see the impacts of the administration’s legislation—including new jobs, better infrastructure, and more.

This administration has a long list of accomplishments that don’t get enough attention in the media.

Biden Administration Investment Tracker:
https://www.americanprogress.org/article/biden-administration-investment-tracker/

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

I wouldn’t analyze the Michigan primary vote totals (and I mean Republican and Democratic totals added together) too hard as Republicans still are in a contested primary and a whole lot definitely don’t like Trump (see South Carolina) and Democrats are not in a contested primary unless you count Dean Phillips which nobody does. He got fewer votes than Marianne Williamson who dropped out February 7.

That said, nobody should be doing much of anything except helping get out the vote for Democrats.

TonyStark, 2 months ago to random

Sponge infrastructure: an effective, green way to ease flooding concerns in urban areas and water availability issues while climate change is also addressed.

LA's system includes permeable surfaces and spreading grounds to absorb stormwater. The city captured 8.6 billion gallons of water recently.

It’s important to pay attention to local politics, where solutions like this and who runs water agencies are decided.

Los Angeles Just Proved How Spongy a City Can Be:
https://www.wired.com/story/los-angeles-just-proved-how-spongy-a-city-can-be/

TonyStark, 3 months ago to random

I like this article, especially “Lesson 3” on the list of misconceptions, that Donald Trump has “electoral magic.”

Nikki Haley (and no, I don’t support her) just got 39% of the vote in South Carolina against the person who is supposedly in full control of the GOP. He will get the nomination but he is weak. Some of those 39% in the general will not be with him.

2024 election cycle shows how little we have learned from 2016:
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/trump-election-2024-2016-lessons-rcna140268

TonyStark, 3 months ago to random

They are not going to stop until they take every last thing away. This isn’t surprising to anyone who’s been following along, but you let Trump be President again and you get a lot more SCOTUS justices ready to get rid of same-sex marriage, along with the rest of rights people have left.

Consider not letting that happen if you’re not already on board.

Alito renews criticism of Supreme Court’s same-sex marriage ruling in rejecting Missouri jury case | The Hill
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4479539-alito-renews-criticism-of-supreme-courts-same-sex-marriage-ruling-in-rejecting-missouri-jury-case/