GreenFire

meidastouch, 14 hours ago to random

The Ohio Sec of State says he will exclude Biden from the ballot since the DNC convention is after their arbitrary deadline. Ohio extended the deadline for Republicans in 2012 & 2020, but refuses to do so now. Story...

https://meidasnews.com/news/ohio-moving-to-exclude-biden-from-ballot

GreenFire, 16 hours ago to random

Well, today starts our long Memorial Day here in my Appalachian hometown. It's always been a big deal for my family, but we pretty much call it Decoration Day and it's not focused on our soldiers at all unlike how it seems to play out in other areas of the country.

Anyways, I'll be off SM for the most part probably as I try to spend time with my MAGA family without it turning it into a coordinated attack on me and my ideology about our climate crisis etc.

GreenFire, 16 hours ago to random

Sometimes the #FossilFools will still try to lie about Germany's early decision to decarbonize suggesting that it has failed.

Germany has shuttered over a dozen coal-fired power plants.

"Several coal-fired power plants that were still on the grid as a precautionary measure over the last two years are therefore now superfluous and can be taken off the grid for good," Robert Habeck said.

"The majority of electricity now comes from clean, climate-friendly sources," he added.

And with no nukes!

GreenFire, 16 hours ago to Ukraine

If Congress wants to allow our weapons to be used on Russian territory than Congress should vote on it as a body and not just a small committee of them.

There's a lot at risk on these decisions that too many people are dismissing without access to classified briefings on the situation.

The U.S. does not have #Ukraine alone to think about and I'm not sure our population is ready to declare war and man up to put their lives on the line. I wish they were, but I don't know.
https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/112481116997307510

GreenFire, 1 day ago to HashtagGames

The Good, the Bad and the Snuggly

#RelaxABookShowOrMovie
#HashTagGames

GreenFire, 1 day ago to random

House Speaker Republican Mike Johnson told reporters Tuesday that his office notified Democratic Senate Leader Chuck Schumer’s staff the day before that if the Senate leader does not sign the draft invitation for Netanyahu by Tuesday, he will proceed with inviting the Israeli prime minister to address just the House. The Speaker, however, noted that he would invite senators to attend the speech.

Republicans just don't care what damage they cause in their quest for power sadly.

GreenFire, 1 day ago to random

A judge has ordered a Michigan community to stop blocking efforts to bring a major electric vehicle battery business to a rural region.
https://www.newsnationnow.com/on-balance-with-leland-vittert/green-charter-township-michigan-town-chinese-plant-gotion/

GottaLaff, 1 day ago to Georgia

👏🏻👏🏻👉🏼👉🏼Trump prosecutor #FaniWillis👈🏼👈🏼

and trial judge Scott McAfee will win their elections in #Georgia, CNN projects

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/fani-willis-scott-mcafee-georgia-elections?cid=ios_app

GreenFire, 1 day ago to random

A terrorist supporting Egyptian intelligence official added more of Hamas' demands after Israel had already agreed to the deal.

noelreports, 1 day ago to random

A bipartisan group of 13 US Congress members led by US House Intelligence chairman Mike Turner (Rep.) have sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin to allow Ukraine to strike strategic targets inside Russian territory with US provided weapons under certain circumstances. They also asked for additional F-16 pilot training and for air defense systems.

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GreenFire, 1 day ago to random

U.S. military has partnered with Sage geothermal company to install energy storage.

EarthStor is a mechanical energy storage technology that taps into the pressure energy of fluid stored deep underground. When electricity supply surpasses demand excess electricity is used to power pumps and inject water below ground. Then, when the grid needs it the heated pressurized water can drive turbines that generate electricity.

#WeCanDoThis #ClimateSolutions #EnergyTransition
https://www.sagegeosystems.com/sage-awarded-air-force-sttr-phase-ii-contract/

ai6yr, 1 day ago to Aviation

Fatality on London to Singapore flight due to turbulence. #aviation #fatality https://www.bbc.com/news/live/world-69044396?src_origin=BBCS_BBC

noelreports, 1 day ago to random

"Allies are afraid of escalation with Russia, so they do not shoot down missiles launched by Russia at Ukraine. I personally conveyed signals to the Polish side, the United States and other countries that we are ready to sign all the papers: that if they shoot down Russian missiles over our country, they will not be held responsible if it falls and something explodes, etc. But everyone is afraid of 'escalation'," Zelenskyi stated during an interview.

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johncarlosbaez, 1 day ago (edited 18 hours ago) to random

When global warming gets bad enough to create millions of refugees, just imagine how nasty the EU and US will become. They may just send people out to the desert to die.

Oh wait, you don't have to imagine! It's happening already:

"A year-long joint investigation by The Washington Post, Lighthouse Reports and a consortium of international media outlets shows how the European Union and individual European nations are supporting and financing aggressive operations by governments in North Africa to detain tens of thousands of migrants each year and dump them in remote areas, often barren deserts.

European funds have been used to train personnel and buy equipment for units implicated in desert dumps and human rights abuses, records and interviews show. Migrants have been pushed back into the most inhospitable parts of North Africa, exposing them to abandonment with no food or water, kidnapping, extortion, sale as human chattel, torture, sexual violence and, in the worst instances, death."

The full story is here: https://archive.is/1tEgl

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Nonilex, 1 day ago to Law

#TrumpTrial 🧵 Tues 21 May 2024

Testimony may conclude today in Trump’s #criminal NY #ElectionInterference trial, after 5 weeks & 22 witnesses.

Yesterday the jury was introduced to #RobertCostello, a #Giuliani associate & #lawyer who acted as a “back-channel” for #MichaelCohen to #Trump in the summer of 2018.

Yesterday, Costello behaved so atrociously on the witness stand that Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom to admonish him & the defense attorneys. Costello is due back on the stand

#law

noelreports, 2 days ago to random

Russian losses per 21/05/24 reported by the Ukrainian general staff

+1380 men
+15 tanks
+34 APVs
+42 artillery pieces
+1 MLRS
+4 AD systems
+54 UAVs
+2 cruise missiles

GreenFire, 2 days ago to random

If you've been paying attention to that orange chump's first criminal trial than especially after today's circus in NY you might be thinking a conviction is a foregone conclusion and I don't blame you, but remember all it takes is one juror to end up in an acquittal like in the Rittenhouse case for example.

That doesn't mean that our system is entirely broken. It just means that it's not perfect just the same as everything.

Anyways, I sure hope this warning was unnecessary 🤞

noelreports, 2 days ago to random

The moment, missiles hit a Russian military site in occupied Luhansk.

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KimPerales, 2 days ago to random

R leaders are fascist & lawless:

“I do technically have a primary." -AG Knudsen -when asked who was running agst him. “However, he's a young man who I asked to run against me bc our campaign laws are ridiculous.”

He faces dozens of professional misconduct allegations.

In 2021: ordered Lewis & Clark Co ATTY to dismiss concealed carry weapons charges agst a man who allegedly threatened a restaurant mgr trying to enforce MT's Covid mask mandate.

#GOPFascism #LawlessGOP
https://apnews.com/article/montana-attorney-general-campaign-finance-primary-opponent-54b427bb9f71d51adadcf76ca244c8c6

GreenFire, 2 days ago to random

I know a lot of people are hoping for dirt cheap EVs, but I'm excited about the ones like this that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars just as much. BTW, Chevy's model Y competitor will be at dealerships soon.

GreenFire, 2 days ago to random

Voter apathy is the authoritarians most powerful weapon and far, far too many Americans (and others) have fallen victim to their political technology.

noelreports, 2 days ago to random

Nato allies should not fear that sending troops to Ukraine to train its soldiers would risk dragging the military alliance into war with Russia, Estonia’s prime minister Kaja Kalas said.

"There are countries who are training soldiers on the ground already, and they did so at their own risk. If training personnel were attacked by Russian forces it would not automatically trigger Nato’s Article 5 mutual defence clause," she added.

https://www.ft.com/content/5197bc27-faed-4eb6-87ba-e3dda7c13d14