Reposted by AlisonAFMatthew Haugen @mjhaugen.bsky.social · 4hI haven't read the permitting reform bill yet (seems like there's some good stuff), but I want to once again suggest to fellow clean energy advocates that saying or implying that biodiversity, endangered species, & other non-climate environmental issues do not matter is both detrimental & incorrect 1183
Reposted by AlisonAFMatthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 2hI read this 20 years ago. Highly recommend it - guy who helped introduce lethal injection deeply regretting the way it made execution more palatable for the state www.motherjones.com/politics/200...motherjones.comA Guilty ManHe wanted to make capital punishment kinder. Instead, he believes, he made it easier. 36613
Reposted by AlisonAFForever Louise Brooks @foreverlouiseb1.bsky.social · 11hFrench actress Alice Delysia in costume for the hit stage musical "Afgar,” 1920. 29315
Reposted by AlisonAFElizabeth Weill-Greenberg 🇵🇸 @elizabethweill.bsky.social · 6hThe Philadelphia Parking Authority is leasing parking spots to ICE. New for Truthout and The Appeal: truthout.org/articles/act...truthout.orgActivists Are Targeting One of ICE’s Key Staging Grounds — Parking SpotsProtesters say they are “throwing sand in the gears” of the agency’s deportation and abduction machine. 042
Reposted by AlisonAFDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 6hThere is very serious talk among the Louisiana Board of Regents, which governs higher ed in the state, about dropping La Tech, ULM, and ULL from FBS to FCS in football, because they produce completely unsustainable budget deficits. Let's gooooooo www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/2...shreveporttimes.comLouisiana regent suggests Tech, ULL, ULM drop to lower football tierUniversity of Louisiana System President Rick Gallot says board will have 'hard decisions' to make about football at Louisiana Tech, ULL and ULM. 3101
Reposted by AlisonAFpaulseesequasis @pseesequasis.bsky.social · 11hStudio portrait of a father and child taken in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan around late 1920s, early 1930s. Almost certainly Chief Joseph Dreaver (WWI veteran, Military Medal recipient, and Indigenous leader), other photos match his appearance as a young man, of Big River First Nation. The child 27823
Reposted by AlisonAFCharlie Warzel @cwarzel.bsky.social · 14hThere is a moment at the very very end of Abdul El-Sayed's podcast with Ezra Klein (book recommendation section) where he talks about the idea of "speaking truth to pain" and this will be staying with me for an extremely long time. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/o... 10363091806
Reposted by AlisonAFFoodPrint @foodprintorg.bsky.social · 11hAfter you’ve brought home your groceries, the first step to reduce food waste is to store everything properly, making your food last as long as possible. Check out our guide for storing fruits and vegetables this #FoodWastePreventionWeek:foodprint.orgThe best ways to store fruits and vegetables to reduce food wasteLearn how to store vegetables and fruits properly to keep them fresh longer, reduce food waste and save money. 022
Reposted by AlisonAFLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 13h“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now." Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link! shorturl.at/On4Jknytimes.comThe Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. (Gift Article)Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation. 19936
Reposted by AlisonAF#StupidSuez @diplomatofnight.com · 12h🚨 Joaquin Castro will introduce tomorrow the "STOP THE SETTLEMENTS ACT", the first ever bill which would ban trade with all illegal Israeli settlements, as well as impose sanctions on any foreign entity or individual which supports settlements in any way after Sept 30th 2026. It has 40 cosponsors.castro.house.govCastro, Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, Escobar to Introduce Sanctions on Drivers of Settlement Expansion | U.S. Congressman Joaquin CastroThe Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Joaquin Castro 131163277
Reposted by AlisonAFShay O’Reilly @shaygabriel.bsky.social · 10hwhy the fuck are Dems rushing through a “permitting reform” bill that will almost certainly be less favorable than what they could get in six months? When they can also, say, impeach Trump and exercise their legislative power to stop him from fucking with wind projects? 292
Reposted by AlisonAFTruthout @truthout.org · 9hAmazon employs what it calls the “Atlas” model, inputting into a computerized model a staggering amount of information on workers, their thoughts and behaviors, the workplace environment, and myriad other factors — “hundreds of data points,” according to the company. 1155
Reposted by AlisonAFRyan Ottignon @ryaninevanston.bsky.social · 10hUPDATE ON ICE IN EVANSTON LAST WEEK: I've just obtained the first part of the 911 call from the Evanston resident / U.S. citizen briefly detained and battered by ICE agents. That call went to Skokie 911, and it's quite brief — so brief I can attach to this post. (It cuts off as Skokie hangs up.) 172
Reposted by AlisonAFAriel Edwards-Levy @aedwardslevy.bsky.social · 12hThere is a lot of "oh dear" to go around in the results of this very thorough Pew study on the issues with synthetic samples, but this strikes me as particularly "oh dear" www.pewresearch.org/data-labs/20... 7423149
Reposted by AlisonAFSilvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 14hThis is the tip of the iceberg - a lot of researchers self-censor to avoid this type of problems. And I mean A LOT. (Note the lovely Iowa/ethanol pipeline connection) 1225
Reposted by AlisonAFSometimesPDX @sometimespdx.bsky.social · 13hHere's some clips from the Ron DeSantis speech at the 2026 Oregon GOP Reagan Dinner fundraiser with Christine Drazan and a bunch of Republican candidates. 🧵 DeSantis telling the Republicans to ignore moderates, don't worry about angering the left, and just go for the radical change you want. 1/ 32517
Reposted by AlisonAFBenjamín Schultz-Figueroa @benjaminschultzfig.bsky.social · 13hThis article lists the specific American AI companies: apnews.com/article/isra...apnews.comHow US tech giants supplied Israel with AI models, raising questions about tech's role in warfareU.S. tech giants have quietly empowered Israel to track and kill many more alleged militants more quickly in Gaza and Lebanon through a sharp spike in artificial intelligence and computing services. 193
Reposted by AlisonAFAI Moratorium for NYC Schools @aimoratoriumnyc.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We have an ask! Can you email the Panel on Educational Policy and ask them to vote against the evil Oracle contract and to push back on high school pilots? Can you do it today? Can you tell your friends? We have a toolkit here with all you need! 🔥 @climatefamsnyc.bsky.social @comixaction.comdocs.google.com 0911
Reposted by AlisonAFamanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 16hReceived a phone call this morning letting me know they started moving people from Guantanamo Bay to Somalia late last week. Working on getting in contact with them now. 121684
Reposted by AlisonAFCraig Pittman @craigtimes.bsky.social · 17hOver the past 10 years, #Florida utility bills have jumped by as much as 70% —far outpacing inflation. Meanwhile, the 4 utilities that provide electricity to the state made more than $6 billion in profits last year. www.wusf.org/costofpower?... via @wusf.orgwusf.orgThe rising cost of power in Florida — and the system that allows itOver the past several months, WUSF has researched what's behind rising electricity costs and what — if anything — can be done about them. 44226
Reposted by AlisonAFTove Danovich @tkdano.bsky.social · 15hI’ve become obsessed with the disappearing night sky. I miss going outside wherever I was and seeing the stars! Glad to be able to write about this for @us.theguardian.com. Thanks to the kind readers who have already sent me emails about their own night skies. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comThe night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels likeIf more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures 621065
Reposted by AlisonAF404 Media @404media.co · 15hBREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 571222992
Reposted by AlisonAFMaryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...scrippsnews.comInteractive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labelsPork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for. 11527451296
Reposted by AlisonAFSam🏳️🌈🌊🏳️⚧️ @separker.bsky.social · 16hnews.bloomberglaw.com/bankruptcy-l... Such utter BS. #USDemocracynews.bloomberglaw.comKennedy Center Is ‘Crumbling’ Without Trump’s Name, DOJ SaysThe Kennedy Center faces financial and physical collapse unless the decades-old performing arts venue recognizes President Donald Trump by name, Justice Department officials told a federal appeals cou... 32415
Reposted by AlisonAFDebbie Iron Bow @ironbow.bsky.social · 16hThis is Annie Ironbow, my mother. She spent from age of 4 to age 13 in Delmas residential school. There are no descriptions worthy to tell of the trauma she experienced there. Today, I honor her, speak of her. She is why I am here today, because she survived the unsurvivable. 🪶 312924
Reposted by AlisonAFRESIST | FIGHT™ @resistfight.com · 16hDHS wasted taxpayer money buying 11 warehouses for about $1.07 billion to expand concentration camps. Now ICE plans to sell seven at a loss after piling up more than $20 million in unrecoverable costs — including zoning assessments, title insurance, utilities, security, and other services. 1314392
Reposted by AlisonAFJoe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 16hColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop ICE detention center in Hudson www.newsfromthestates.com/article/colo...newsfromthestates.comColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sues to stop ICE detention center in HudsonColorado Attorney General Phil Weiser sued the federal government on Tuesday in an effort to stop or delay the opening of a new immigration detention facility in Hudson, alleging that the agencies in ... 044
Reposted by AlisonAFPrison Journalism Project @prisonjournalism.bsky.social · 16hWith recent events in the court system, this 2025 story hits in a whole new light.prisonjournalismproject.orgTo Avoid Deportation, People Want to Stay Longer at My PrisonThe thought of ending up in El Salvador’s CECOT, like my brother, makes many people at San Quentin nervous. 055
Reposted by AlisonAFDavid Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 17hICE's own reviews of cases of immigrant deaths in custody show a pattern of neglect: confiscation and refusal to provide routine medication, lack of follow-up care, even incompetence in reading tests or supplying medication. @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social has this report. prospect.org/2026/09/30/i...prospect.orgDisturbing Pictures of Neglect in ICE Mortality Reviews - The American ProspectThe federal government released dozens of mortality reviews of immigrants who died in detention in recent years. They show a uniform pattern of medical neglect. 110355
Reposted by AlisonAFPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 17hA formal complaint says the European Commission is keeping data center energy and water use under wraps, breaching the public’s right to know. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c... 03014
Reposted by AlisonAFIFPTE @ifpte.bsky.social · 17hOn this fifth anniversary of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, IFPTE members across North America honour residential school survivors, their families and communities, and those who never returned home. www.ifpte.org/news/ifpte-h...ifpte.orgIFPTE Honours National Truth and Reconciliation Day — IFPTEOn September 30, 2026, IFPTE recognizes Canada’s National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, the annual national holiday committed to memorializing the victims and survivors of the Canadian Indian Resi... 031
Reposted by AlisonAFKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 17hThe comparison to landfill methane emissions is maddening. If that's our baseline for what to hand-wave away, basically most climate action should be considered a nothingburger 1101
Reposted by AlisonAFJohn Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 19hGood morning with good news: Sales of EV trucks in China skyrocket 80% in H1 2026! BNEF says EV trucks will be 33% of truck sales in 2026. But Sinopec Research Institute says EV trucks will be ~50% of sales in 2026! EV truck exports more than double! www.bloomberg.com/news/feature... #energyskybloomberg.comChina Has an 18-Wheel Answer to Soaring Global Diesel PricesAround a third of trucks sold in China this year will run on electricity, furthering Beijing’s goal of bolstering energy security. 33811
Reposted by AlisonAFHagen Blix @hagenblix.bsky.social · 17hAI is reified anti-intellectualism In chapter 4 of 'Why We Fear AI', we argue that this results quite directly from its political economy as a tool to devalue skills and knowledge 212138
Reposted by AlisonAFGillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 29/09/2026SCOTUS’s shadow docket strikes again. Third-country removals are back on, using a policy that two federal courts have now ruled is unlawful. 11407202
Reposted by AlisonAFNate O @nateo.bsky.social · 17hWe were in shock as we learned management agreed to all of our demands. Everybody started hugging each other, our resident DJ flipped on a victory song, and I remember someone screaming, ‘this is the greatest moment in my life!’ 🥳 Join a union! Get our strike fund back up for the next one! 🥳 0274
Reposted by AlisonAFMelissa Nadia Viviana 🐸 @resistrebelrevolt.net · 17hA couple weeks ago someone said if he hacked into a government system, he'd be put in prison. But when OpenAI does it, they send an "apology letter" & there are no consequences. Our 2-tier justice systems are trash. They enable the development of psychopaths who learn the laws don't apply to them. 49132
Reposted by AlisonAFKate Hagen 🦂 𓋹 🦂 @thathagengrrl.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"Meanwhile, Jane Doe dropped out of Cornell and was denied her request to get her tuition refunded so that she could transfer to a different college. She hence faced more severe consequences than most of the men who she alleges gang-raped her." www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 592893940
Reposted by AlisonAFProPublica @propublica.org · 18hNEW: California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But that’s not what happened.propublica.orgA Girl Nearly Died After Drinking Raw Milk. The State Did Little to Punish the Unlicensed Farmer Who Sold It.California is teeming with black-market dairies, propped up by consumer demand fueled by misinformation. With evidence against one raw goat milk farm, regulators could have sought punitive action. But... 22424241168
Reposted by AlisonAFUM LEGACY PRESS LTD @umlegacypress.com · 30/09/2026Mary Louie recalls leaving residential school and why her band marks Orange Shirt Day a day early When Mary Louie was at Residential school she remembers wanting only one thing when she was a young girl at residential school: to get home.umlegacypressqsefc.comMary Louie recalls leaving residential school and why her band marks Orange Shirt Day a day earlyWhen Mary Louie was at Residential school she remembers wanting only one thing when she was a young girl at residential school: to get home. 001
Reposted by AlisonAFSam Forstag @samforstag.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We’re up against a lot of money and power, but they’re up against all of us. Help us get across the finish line! secure.actblue.com/donate/sf-driveby#socialsecure.actblue.comDonate to Sam ForstagShow your support with a contribution. 01815
Reposted by AlisonAFVeronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Wilkes Subglacial Basin is a part of East Antarctica that sits well below sea level (like much of West Antarctica). If all the basin’s ice melted, it would raise sea levels 3-4 metres and disrupt vital ocean currents. That's why it's important to study it. theconversation.com/tragedy-stop...theconversation.comTragedy stopped Mawson exploring this remote Antarctic region. We must get there to study its melting iceIf all the ice in the Wilkes Subglacial Basin melted, it would raise global sea levels 3 to 4 metres. It happened before – at temperatures we’re heading towards 085
Reposted by AlisonAFHunter Dunn @hunterisntdunn.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Oh dang, even Chuck Schumer vote-wait what RAND PAUL? 411123
Reposted by AlisonAFKarla Ward @silentscreatch.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This… Do not surrender your voting rights… 👇👇👇 056
Reposted by AlisonAFSarah Emily Duff @sarahemilyduff.bsky.social · 30/09/2026‘“We called up our lawyer and we were like, ‘Can we do this?’” she recalled. “He was like, ‘I mean, it’s kind of a risk.’ And we were like, ‘OK, I guess that’s how we’re going to start the editorial.’”’ All power to the editors and journalists at the Cornell Daily Sun:nytimes.comStudents at Cornell Daily Sun Pursued Sexual Assault Case for Two Years (Gift Article)The student newspaper, The Cornell Daily Sun, covered the allegations of rape at a fraternity party since they were first made in 2024 and led the reporting on the case. 093
Reposted by AlisonAFMother Jones @motherjones.com · 30/09/2026Buried away and completely hidden out of sight in a dense forest, more than 1,600 immigrants are imprisoned here on any given day in what is the largest immigration detention center in the Northeast. motherjones.comTrump’s mass detention machine in Pennsylvania"ICE is just churning bodies into the detention system." 15225160