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MeteorBlades

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I am a longtime resident of Laniakea. Galaxy Quest tells us how to fight for progressive social & economic policies: Never give up, never surrender. #Landback! Restore Native sovereignty over the Black Hills

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Kentucky Bluegrass Politics @kbgpolitics.bsky.social · 8h
The MAGA Bible 🤔
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10h
I keep reading that there have been no public executions in the United States for decades. Not true.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 2h
It's a nat'l holiday but nobody gives a fuck? If you mean we shouldn't pay much attention to it, I agree. That's why we only do it on the day dedicated to the man. Cheyenne/Creek Suzanne Harjo notes impacts aren't confined to the 15th & 16th centuries but are embedded in contemporary U.S. society.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
Trump: Columbus was hit by a "campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage [...] our Nation will now abide by a simple truth [...] Columbus was a true American hero, and every citizen is eternally indebted to his relentless determination. Pfffft. tinyurl.com/4955dnsr
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Columbus Day, 2025
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero,
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
Not a single word in that executive order mentions the millions of people in the "New World" when Columbus arrived, nor of Indigenous Peoples Day, which many Americans—not all of us Native—will celebrate Monday instead of pretending Columbus "discovered" anything or that he was a wonderful guy.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 4h
Thanks. Too often during the 21st Century, we have only seen sea ice “extent” reported in most of media when they report on the matter at all. Volume is what really counts since that is the future. Extent can be misleading.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/10/2026
Visualization of changes in yearly global sea-ice volume from 1979 to 2025. Recent years are clearly well below the long-term average. Graphic from zacklabe.com/global-sea-i...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 4h
Framing to imitate: bsky.app/profile/unep...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 5h
Imagine you‘re the dum(b)est Senator in your state and the other one is Josh Hawley.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 6h
From The Journal of Uncharted Blue Places: www.unchartedblue.com/there-is-no-...
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There is no evidence that Iran was developing a nuclear weapon
In the past few days, Donald Trump suggested that allowing Iran to destroy Los Angeles or San Diego would be dandy. Then, to quiet those who quickly insisted that he was merely joking about the death ...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
As climate scientists, it sucks to be defunded. But it adds insult to injury to be defunded by this moron who has access to the best climate science and data in the world and still says asinine things like this.
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City Atlas @cityatlas.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Forget Trump, he won't be around forever. Remember the sector that has chosen this and wants him president. They'll still be around and we should find a way to stop them from doing this again to the United States. www.ft.com/content/2285...
ft.com
US billionaires line up to bankroll Republicans’ election push
Ultra-wealthy overwhelmingly back Donald Trump’s party over Democrats as money floods into midterms race
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
Even if that hyperbolic assertion were true, it wouldn't justify giving Columbus a pass just because others who followed him engaged in equal or worse predation.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
Not a single word in that executive order mentions the millions of people in the "New World" when Columbus arrived, nor of Indigenous Peoples Day, which many Americans—not all of us Native—will celebrate Monday instead of pretending Columbus "discovered" anything or that he was a wonderful guy.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
Trump: Columbus was hit by a "campaign to erase our history, slander our heroes, and attack our heritage [...] our Nation will now abide by a simple truth [...] Columbus was a true American hero, and every citizen is eternally indebted to his relentless determination. Pfffft. tinyurl.com/4955dnsr
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Columbus Day, 2025
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION Today our Nation honors the legendary Christopher Columbus -- the original American hero,
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 8h
I am Seminole. And I didn’t say Columbus “did it all.” But calling him a hero and awarding his memory one of the few holidays we mark to celebrate historical events Is pathetic. As far as I know Hitler doesn’t have any public statues or holidays dedicated to him in America.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 9h
Puhleez. He set the tone for the rest, enslaving Taino people—forcing them to meet gold quotas or face severe punishments often amounting to torture. Thousands were shipped to Europe where they were enslaved. Thousands more killed in executions and massacres. He was a big part of “the problem.”
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10h
Here he goes again, blaming Zelenskyy for Putin’s war against Ukraine. How come the would-be tsar never gets any shade from the guy who keeps whining about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize? apnews.com/article/russ...
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Trump says Ukraine should get a new president as he blames Zelenskyy for US diesel prices
Former President Donald Trump says Ukraine needs a new leader, suggesting President Volodymyr Zelenskyy hasn't done enough to end the war with Russia.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
There’s been a lot of talk about Democratic “hushing” on the climate crisis in the 2026 election campaigns. But climate is on midterm ballots all over the country—even if those exact words aren’t being spoken—because of its connection to voters’ wallets. newrepublic.com/article/2164...
newrepublic.com
Climate Change Is on the Ballot—Even If Dems Aren’t Saying Those Words
The Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 23h
The ancestors of today’s Indigenous Americans lived here for at least 800 generations before Vikings even existed. See White Sands fossil footprints.
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silverbeard2026 @silverbeard2026.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
FYI
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Four decades before that, on Oct. 12, 1925, Strom Thurmond’s Black daughter was born. He was 22; the mother, a domestic servant in the Thurmond household, was 14 or 15 when the daughter was conceived. Thurmond never acknowledged her publicly in his lifetime. Soon after he died, she told the public.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Every time Trump trashes a woman during a speech of press conference, the whole room should shout “Quiet, Piggy!”
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Israeli foreign ministry wasn’t happy either: bsky.app/profile/mete...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Toddler-in-Chief— the guy who has ordered the murder of more than 230 alleged-without-evidence drug smugglers & keeps threatening to annihilate Iran—delivered a social media tantrum Friday night about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, noting he “would not forget” the affront. wapo.st/4yJnzRX
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Trump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize
The president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing” and said he would “not forget.”
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
AIPAC is pouring $$ into Michigan to defeat Abdul el-Sayed as part of its mission to keep U.S. politicians from straying even a centimeter from Israel-can-do-no-wrong policies. See “Israel’s Lobby,” written by American Jews Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton. www.commondreams.org/news/mike-ro...
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'He's Desperate': AIPAC Begins Spending Against Abdul El-Sayed to Boost Mike Rogers | Common Dreams
"You know Mike Rogers is in trouble when he begs AIPAC to start spending against me," said Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers' Democratic opponent.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
From Mark Sumner: www.unchartedblue.com/trumps-russi...
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Trump’s Russian diesel deal is a disgusting scam
Trump’s deal has nothing to do with lowering the price of diesel. It’s all about passing the buck.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Iranian leaders know from personal experience—we should too—that any of Trump’s assertions about when he will or won’t attack aren‘t trustworthy. His pledge not to attack Iran before Nov 3 could be as bogus as his memecoins. Or maybe he’ll attack Iran that day as an excuse to seize ballots at home.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The USA is the world’s No. 1 nation. Except on issues it should be but isn’t. For instance: Per capita GDP: 11th of the 38 OECD nations (the world’s richest) Life expectancy: 30th of the 38 Maternal Mortality: 33rd of the 38 Income equality: 33rd out of the 38
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"gas continues to receive public finance not because it consistently represents the most economically efficient option, but because institutional incentives, legacy investment models, outdated analysis & geopolitical interests have been slower to change than the economics of the energy transition."
Unpacking the ‘bridge fuel’ myth:
Why fossil gas is bad economics
for the Global South
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The lasting damage will have impacts far beyond US borders.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
AIPAC is pouring $$ into Michigan to defeat Abdul el-Sayed as part of its mission to keep U.S. politicians from straying even a centimeter from Israel-can-do-no-wrong policies. See “Israel’s Lobby,” written by American Jews Ian Lustick and Eli Clifton. www.commondreams.org/news/mike-ro...
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'He's Desperate': AIPAC Begins Spending Against Abdul El-Sayed to Boost Mike Rogers | Common Dreams
"You know Mike Rogers is in trouble when he begs AIPAC to start spending against me," said Abdul El-Sayed, Rogers' Democratic opponent.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
There’s been a lot of talk about Democratic “hushing” on the climate crisis in the 2026 election campaigns. But climate is on midterm ballots all over the country—even if those exact words aren’t being spoken—because of its connection to voters’ wallets. newrepublic.com/article/2164...
newrepublic.com
Climate Change Is on the Ballot—Even If Dems Aren’t Saying Those Words
The Democrats have been accused, fairly, of “climate hushing.” But they’re finding subtle ways to connect environmental issues with voters’ pocketbook concerns.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The Toddler-in-Chief— the guy who has ordered the murder of more than 230 alleged-without-evidence drug smugglers & keeps threatening to annihilate Iran—delivered a social media tantrum Friday night about not getting the Nobel Peace Prize, noting he “would not forget” the affront. wapo.st/4yJnzRX
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Trump fumes at ‘stain’ on Norway after missing out on Nobel Peace Prize
The president described the decision to award the Nobel Peace Prize to Navi Pillay as “disgraceful and embarrassing” and said he would “not forget.”
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Thank you for your inspiring determination.
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
From 2019: "When it comes to the long-term economics of power generation, it isn’t a fair fight. There is no clear way natural gas can compete with renewables on an economic basis in the coming decades." And now in 2026....
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4-hour storage cheaper than gas peakers across global markets: WoodMac
In North America, data centers are boosting the long-term investment case for energy storage and renewables as gas turbine backlogs and rising fuel volatility drive up peaking costs, according to a Th...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Yes and hurrah. But the damage will last a very long time.
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Justice advocates cheered Friday after former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. But Israel’s foreign ministry said: “If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.” apnews.com/article/navi...
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Praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay even as Israel criticizes selection
Advocates of human rights and international justice are celebrating after Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sending a non-medical guy who IS a plague to scrutinize the plague lab death in Russia has the kind of twisted symmetry we have come to expect from the Trump regime. bsky.app/profile/mout...
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
this is why people like me get frustrated w dems. you have been handed some of the most villainous people - trump, noem, hegseth, mullin - that look and act more vile than something out of a comic book rogue's gallery. and you dont act, you dont criticize. its why "complicity" seems so likely.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sending a non-medical guy who IS a plague to scrutinize the plague lab death in Russia has the kind of twisted symmetry we have come to expect from the Trump regime. bsky.app/profile/mout...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Justice advocates cheered Friday after former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay won the Nobel Peace Prize. But Israel’s foreign ministry said: “If there were an award for lies, hatred, and blood libels, Navi Pillay wouldn’t just be a contender. She’d be a frontrunner.” apnews.com/article/navi...
apnews.com
Praise pours in for Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay even as Israel criticizes selection
Advocates of human rights and international justice are celebrating after Navi Pillay, a South African jurist and former U.N. human rights chief, won the Nobel Peace Prize.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sen. Jon Ossoff debating against Rep. Mike Collins. “If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins wd be grabbing a billyclub. His office has been in cahoots with some of the most notorious white supremacists [in] the country. He has himself amplified Neo-Nazi propaganda.”
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billkittle.bsky.social @billkittle.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Theissen at the WaPo was the absolute worst on this.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Peter Thiel’s puppet will wants girls to spend their time in home economic class preparing for homemaker roles in the new Gilead, not playing sports.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
For decades, under Democrats & Republicans, public comments about potential environmental impacts in drafts of proposed projects & federal policies were required. But the Trump regime no longer shares drafts, making informed public comment practically impossible. e360.yale.edu/features/pub...
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How the U.S. Public Lost Its Say on Environmental Policy
Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically unde...
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
There’s a queue.
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MeteorBlades @meteorblades.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sen. Jon Ossoff debating against Rep. Mike Collins. “If John Lewis were marching today from Selma to Montgomery, Mike Collins wd be grabbing a billyclub. His office has been in cahoots with some of the most notorious white supremacists [in] the country. He has himself amplified Neo-Nazi propaganda.”
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