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The Green Garret

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a garret is a small habitable attic and also my name | social ecology, mathematician & physicist, free software advocate | past: GreenPartyUS steering co-chair '21-23 | Posts my own

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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Ever thought about running for local office? Your borough council, school board, library board need you to support good policy! Contact @alleghenygreens.bsky.social & Green Party of PA to learn more about running for local office in 2027! www.gpofpa.org/green_party_...
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Green Party Seeking Candidates for Election
Supporting the Green Party's 10 Key Values in Pennsylvania
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AP Stylebook @apstylebook.com · 23/09/2026
This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects. Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it. apnews.com/article/open...
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https://apnews.com/article/openai-safety-ai-framework-089e75b95bc935af092da7b79d92706d
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
AP Stylebook warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems: “Avoid language that gives them human characteristics… Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.”
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Artificial intelligence systems do not think, feel, want or understand. Avoid language that gives them human characteristics. This is called anthropomorphizing, when we ascribe human traits, emotions or behaviors to non-human things, such as animals or inanimate objects.
Instead, explain what a system does, how well it performs, who built it and who could be affected by it.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined while president. Trump is only out for himself. Impeach & prosecute Trump. fortune.com/2026/09/19/t...
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'A huge problem': Trump has traded more stocks than all of Congress combined. A Bush-era ethics lawyer explains why you should worry | Fortune
The White House says the president's 28,700 trades are automated and hands-off.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Trump is circulating a list of sites to name after himself, including Ford's Theatre, while he escalates war and tanks the economy. Impeach & remove Trump from office. He does not care about anyone but himself. www.ms.now/news/trump-f...
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Trump aides explore attaching president’s name to Ford’s Theatre
The playhouse where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated has been mentioned among federal properties that could carry the president’s name, people familiar with the effort told MS NOW.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Private, for-profit companies are NOT healthcare. Medicare for All is a needed start but is only universal insurance. For a real non-profit healthcare system, we need a fully-funded, community-controlled National Health Service. www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1pX...
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UnitedHealthcare & UnitedHealth Group: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
YouTube video by LastWeekTonight
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Trump told the UN today he is considering "annihilating" Iran. This is a clear threat of war crimes & genocide. War powers resolution now to end the war, then impeach & prosecute Trump & Hegseth. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMtv...
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Trump tells UN he is deciding whether to annihilate Iran
YouTube video by CNN
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Trump literally responded to a question about his ban of several media orgs from White House by calling it a "ban on the free press". Clear violation of Constitution and should mean impeachment & removal from office. On top of many other reasons.
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Tim Robinson: Oh My God, He Admit It!
ALT: Tim Robinson: Oh My God, He Admit It!
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
New FOIA docs "show government officials expected mass casualties could occur from the February 2023 East Palestine Train Derailment fires but decided to proceed with an unnecessary prohibited vent and burn of the five vinyl chloride train cars anyway." whistleblower.org/press/record...
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Buried Records Undercut Justification for East Palestine Vent-and-Burn
Today, Government Accountability Project released concerning details surrounding Department of Defense (DOD) documents hidden for more than three years that show government officials expected mass cas...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
When Governor Shapiro announced requirements for data centers to provide their own power, I was concerned it meant he was quietly encouraging more fracking & fossil fuel drilling. That seems to be exactly what's happening. Ban fracking & new data centers. triblive.com/local/valley...
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Fracking flourishes amid data center surge in Western Pa.
Data center development across Western Pennsylvania has spurred renewed growth in another hotly debated industry. Fracking, the extraction of oil and natural gas from underground rock, jumped 50% from...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Check out these tips from experience for building or reactivating Green Party locals! Based on experiences organizing in Pittsburgh with Allegheny Greens. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIOf...
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#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 296 with Special Guests Jay Walker and Riley Mahon
YouTube video by Howie Hawkins
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
60 Allegheny County schools are now below the herd immunity threshold, making deadly measles outbreaks more likely. Encourage family, friends, neighbors to get vaccinated as soon as possible to prevent serious illness & spread of disease. www.pghcitypaper.com/news-2/healt...
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Immunization rates lag at some Greater Pittsburgh schools as measles spreads in Pennsylvania
The vaccination rate at some schools is well below the herd immunity threshold for diseases including measles.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The AI data center rush shows how quickly things can actually be built. Just right now, only capital gets benefits of all that labor & resources. Imagine if our labor went instead to building out hospitals, renewable energy, roads, bridges, public transit! #GreenNewDeal
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy Labor Day. The 40 hour work week wasn't the end goal but a compromise. Let's renew past demands for: less hours, higher wages, universal healthcare, paid leave, collective ownership & democratic management of economy. Automation should be for benefit of all, not only the capitalists.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Ableism too often is overlooked or even promoted in some ways by leftists. We have to be aware of & address ALL forms of hierarchy to be successful at abolishing capitalism & class. Liberation has to mean liberation for all or you're recreating the conditions of capitalism.
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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026
1Password faced immediate backlash from customers this week over a $300,000 pledge in support of a Linux distro created by David Heinemeier Hansson, who has regularly published overtly racist blog posts that include comments calling for deportation of ethnic minorities in Europe.
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1Password wades into a right-wing mess after funding a Linux project
The controversy surrounds David Heinemeier Hansson, who has posted strident anti-vax and anti-immigrant views.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Green candidate for Michigan State House faces free speech, search and seizure rights violations greenpagesnews.org/green-candid...
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Green candidate for Michigan State House faces free speech, search and seizure rights violations – Green Pages
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
So the governor is making commercials for corporations. Definitely not a sign of deepening integration of corporations and capitalism into government.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Another DSA-aligned candidate rapidly backing away from socialism & systemic critique of capitalism. Very disappointing. Warning signs that the Democratic Party is actively co-opting & watering down demands & expectations. How will DSA respond? www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKO2...
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Angie Nixon says 'I'm not a socialist' despite joining DSA
YouTube video by NBC News
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 18/08/2026
NEW: Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs. In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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Measles Used to Be in Our Rearview Mirror. Now Cases Are Reaching Record Highs.
In other parts of the world that have let their guard down to vaccine-preventable diseases, long-forgotten scourges have roared back and killed and disabled children.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Palestinian-American journalist Sam Husseini is now candidate for Congress in MD 4th district with #GreenParty and spoke about opposing genocide. www.youtube.com/watch?v=updv...
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"It's Amazing You Can Show Your GENOCIDAL Face in Public!" - Sam Husseini RUNS for Congress
YouTube video by Bad Faith
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
We must demand independence from the medical-industrial complex. Healthcare must be recognized as a human right, protected with national single payer insurance #MedicareForAll toward a non-profit national health service. www.commondreams.org/opinion/free...
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A Bold Demand to Liberate the US From the Medical-Industrial Complex | Common Dreams
​Predictably, centrists are pushing the public option and “anything-but-single-payer” solutions before the midterms. Nothing short of taking control of the healthcare system and running it in the inte...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
This week's Green Socialist Notes politics, I appreciated Howie Hawkins's discussion that the progressives & DSA members getting attention lately actually are supporting a far more liberal, watered-down agenda compared to progressives in '60s & '70s. www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7Ik...
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#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 291
YouTube video by Howie Hawkins
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The Green Party of PA has filed in Commonwealth Court to petition to prevent an unendorsed candidate from being able to hijack the party ballot line, name, and reputation. greenpagesnews.org/green-party-...
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Green Party Challenges Listing of Candidate in PA Congressional District 7 – Green Pages
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Two things. One, DSA electeds still seem to think they can play nice within the party by taking on the Democratic Party identity. It won't save them from the party machine. Second, the New Deal wasn't enough to stop neoliberalism - we need real ecosocialist policy.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#GreenParty solutions: we still need student debt abolition and tuition-free college, education must be available to all as a necessary condition not only for jobs but for democracy itself.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
The #GreenParty still fights for solutions that are quickly being dropped by Dems. Join to build an independent ecosocialist movement.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#GreenParty Solutions: The REAL #EcoSocialist #GreenNewDeal to reconstruct our economy around green jobs & sustainable practices and defend right to housing, healthcare, & more. Greens have the only actual budget blueprint to do it within a decade: howiehawkins.us/the-ecosocia...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#GreenParty Solutions: establish community control of police through elected local police oversight boards with subpoena power to investigate complaints about police behavior & hold offending officers accountable. greensocialist.org/community-co...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#GreenParty Solutions: The Internet infrastructure should be public & non-profit, available to all as an important economic right. greensocialist.org/time-for-the...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#GreenParty solutions: #PublicHousing to defend housing as a human right, not just "affordability" greensocialist.org/public-housi...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
#GreenParty solutions: Medicare for All toward a fully non-profit, democratically-controlled National Health Service to guarantee health as a human right. Reproductive rights are healthcare! #M4A #MedicareForAll #SinglePayer greensocialist.org/medicare-for...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Anduril and ongoing toxic waste contamination in Appalachia - a webinar from the @greenpartyus.bsky.social 2026 annual national meeting www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jtc...
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Anduril and ongoing toxic waste contamination in Appalachia
YouTube video by GreenPartyVideos
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Tony Dastra & Craig Bolton are the Green Party's nominees for Pennsylvania governor and lieutenant governor, respectively, and will be on the ballot this November! lancasteronline.com/news/politic...
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Green Party puts Lancaster's Tony Dastra on the fall ballot for Pennsylvania governor
Lancaster city resident Tony Dastra will appear on the ballot for Pennsylvania governor this fall.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump keeps trying to overturn the Constitution, even after the Supreme Court reversed his previous attempt. Impeach Trump now. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump signs new orders targeting birthright citizenship
Orders come after supreme court rejected president’s first bid to restrict guarantee enshrined in US constitution
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Really enjoyed this presentation on Communalism as a New Paradigm, grappling with some of the contradictions of leading and building a movement for freedom and democracy. Lots of food for thought. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7a0Z...
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Communalism as New Paradigm
YouTube video by The Institute for Social Ecology
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Trump & Republicans are attacking disabled folks too. This is always what happens in history. It never stops with immigrants or whoever. They go after immigrants, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, any leftist politics until they control all of society. www.esquire.com/news-politic...
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Now That the Trump Administration Has Made Minority Lives Miserable, It’s Coming to Ruin the Lives of Disabled Americans Next
Remember when Republicans used to care about their fellow human beings?
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The #GreenParty is an international political movement, not just a US party. In today's #GreenSocialist Notes podcast, Howie Hawkins is joined by Dr. Marie Therese Merhej Seif, a Member of the Political Board of the Green Party of Lebanon (GPL). www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4pm...
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#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 288 with Special Guest Dr. Marie Therese Merhej Seif
YouTube video by Howie Hawkins
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Pittsburgh Protests @pghprotests.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Taylor Farms cheat sheet: 🔘Taylor Farms 🔘 Earthbound Farms 🔘 Little Salad Bar ( Aldi) 🔘 Marketside ( Walmart) 🔘 Kroger House Brand 🔘 Target private label greens 🔘 Costco salad kits and greens etc 🔘 Trader Joe’s chopped salad kits and fresh produce (1/3)
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
Victor Hernandez is the #GreenParty candidate for CA state assembly district 59! Victor supports Healthcare for All & much more. Victor won 33% of the primary vote & is running against a Republican incumbent. Help get a Green in state assembly & push back against the GOP! www.victorforassembly.com
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Victor for State Assembly District 59
Brea, Placentia, Chino Hills, Anaheim Hills, Yorba Linda, parts of Orange, Villa Park, Chino, and Fullerton. It's time to put PEOPLE over Profit!
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Regressive politics make people feel no one cares about them, making them open to reactionary politics and ultimately extremist radicalization. Ending hate requires us to also confront poverty with progressive policy, economic rights, education, and more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DSG...
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Former Neo-Nazi Meets Holocaust Survivor | LADbible Stories
YouTube video by LADbible Stories
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Democrats Stop Praising Insurrectionist, Genocidal, War-mongering Republicans as Friends and Colleagues Challenge (impossible)
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
(Disregard the graphic, guest changed last minute) This week Howie is joined by Kels, a friend of the Prairieland Defendants, to discuss the extreme charging & sentencing of the defendants that threatens free speech. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZmy...
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#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 286: Prairieland Defendants
YouTube video by Howie Hawkins
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Join Young Ecosocialists, the #GreenParty youth caucus, for a three part reading group discussion of the ABC of Socialism by Leo Huberman. We will meet every other week starting Tuesday, July 14th at 8pm eastern. This piece was selected by YES members! RSVP here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
A great podcast on the history of the Democratic Party & how it intertwines with capitalism, & how opportunism trapped socialists within the party for the last 100 years. Working class need to break free from the two-party system again! bb336368-b933-4b06-88b6-e51256ac6d81.libsyn.com/the-democrat...
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Upstream: The Democratic Party w/ Cecilia Guerrero
In this episode Cecilia Guerrero joins us to pick apart the sordid origins and class orientation of the Democratic Party. Cecilia Guerrero is chair and founding member of , an organization based ...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
In an Independence Day speech in 1901, socialist leader Eugene Debs declared: “I like the 4th of July. It breathes a spirit of revolution. On this day we reaffirm the ultimate triumph of Socialism. It is coming as certain as I stand in your presence.” inthesetimes.com/article/four...
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Eugene Debs: The Mission of Socialism is Wide as the World
In an Independence Day speech in 1901, socialist leader Eugene Debs declared: "I like the 4th of July. It breathes a spirit of revolution. On this day we reaffirm the ultimate triumph of Socialism. It...
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense. truthout.org/articles/the...
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The Anti-Indigenous Slur in the Declaration of Independence Speaks Volumes
The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense.
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
An excellent video describing the Trump regime attacks on science, especially trans healthcare, as part of a larger strategy to impose fascism on the country. "Agnotology" is a new good word to learn - the deliberate cultivation of doubt & misinformation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTh4...
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How Fascists Construct Scientific Ignorance
YouTube video by Dr. Fatima
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
On the latest #GreenSocialist Notes podcast, Howie calls for action to extend TPS protections for Haitian immigrants, and discusses current events. See the full episode at: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR_N...
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#GreenSocialist Notes, Episode 284
YouTube video by Howie Hawkins
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The Green Garret @thegreengarret.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The #GreenParty of Pennsylvania candidate for governor, Tony Dastra, says "No AI Data Centers!". www.gpofpa.org/green_party_...
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Green Party Candidate says, “No AI Data Centers”
Supporting the Green Party's 10 Key Values in Pennsylvania
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