silence7

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 hour ago

Because they fired all the military lawyers who would have said 'no'

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 hours ago (2 children)

I think an awful lot of people were duped when the press treated Trump’s disavowal of Project 2025 as if it was real

 

Fossil fuels made the nation prosperous but as reserves dwindle, do they drill deeper, even as the Caribbean feels the heat of the climate crisis, or shift to a greener economy?

 

Find local events here

 

The paper is here

 

The pipeline would run under New York Harbor and connect to natural gas infrastructure that’s already in place off the coast of Queens.

 

The federal government’s ability to regulate greenhouse gases depends on a 2009 scientific determination. The Trump administration wants to repeal it.

 

In a Montana courtroom, a group of young people argued that a judge should halt three of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders on climate and energy policy.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 19 hours ago

The New York Times is a huge apologist for any kind of right-wing government

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago

Ranking member of the minority party. So for now, he doesn't have the power to act.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago

Air conditioning is far less common in most of Europe than in the US. There is a real stigma associated with it, and some jurisdictions require evidence of a medical condition to all you to install it at home

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

I recommend calling in the morning. Kennedy is going to try to further restrict vaccines on Friday

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

They're gerrymanding congress, not your local city council

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Taking control of a local government via an election remains doable for a modestly sized and motivated group. You can change things

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 day ago (5 children)

It can with local support.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

The outcome of that is less availability of groceries, long treks to buy food, and higher prices.

What's actually needed is a unionized competitor

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sure.. but you need to do it in a way that keeps them listening

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 days ago

Yeah. Breaking that was what the New Deal was about; it shifted wealth away from the robber barons and created a generation of broadly if imperfectly shared prosperity

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