gentlystream.bsky.social

gentlystream.bsky.social

@gentlystream.bsky.social

Pro-kindness, pro-planet, pro-democracy. For my children and grandchildren.

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“We now have a bully-in-chief in the Oval Office and the world’s wealthiest bully dictating American foreign policy — both pumping hundreds of millions of dollars into our elections...” One week until the midterms. “Maybe then we can begin to defund Musk.” robertreich.substack.com/p/musk-wants...

robertreich.substack.comMusk Wants Me ImprisonedI’m not worried, but I do worry about everyone who’s vulnerable to Musk, Trump, and the other bullies in this might-makes-right era

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Will anyone—anyone at all—ask Trump about the rape allegations published in an official report by the House Judiciary Democrats? Or will he continue to escape accountability for his violence?

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Great to see this teamwork approach from Pingree and Jackson. "Every Pingree voter should be a Jackson voter and every Jackson voter should be a Pingree voter" is something some folks you know may need to hear! #MEpolitics

Troy Jackson@troyjackson207.bsky.social

Maine, it's a tie game. But the game isn't over yet. We have a chance to win our government back, but we all have to get out to vote. Make a plan to vote today: jacksonformaine.com/vote Thank you, @hannahpingree.bsky.social! I'm so excited to do great things for Maine together.

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

NEW: "Donald Trump was an active participant in Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse of young women during the mid-to-late 1990s," per new House Judiciary Dem report. Report has new allegation that Trump raped a 24-year-old and then promised the victim a visa & NYU admission, demanding she stay quiet.

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“Serbia’s Student List swept to power without a clear leader, party structure or fully formed programme. Now the protest movement that ousted Russia-friendly, Maga-linked strongman Vučić must work out how to govern…and prove it can rid the Balkan nation of entrenched corruption and mismanagement.”

ft.comWho are the students set to govern Serbia?Amorphous Student List movement has yet to nominate a prime minister candidate after Aleksandar Vučić’s election defeat

THREAD. Detailed reporting on Trump II’s dismantling of EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) and laws written to protect the public and planet. Private interests/industry now at the fore. @ericlipton.nytimes.com @billmckibben.bsky.social @leahstokes.bsky.social @alexsteffen.bsky.social @ms.now

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

INTRO TO NYT THREADS ON EPA FILES bsky.app/profile/did:... THREAD 1: The Air Toxics Rollback Cast of Characters bsky.app/profile/did:... THREAD 2: The Nuclear Option: Using Presidential Power to Wipe Out EPA Toxics Rules (Mislabeled it thread 1) bsky.app/profile/did:...

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Eric Lipton. below, has led an effort over the past two years to document the destruction of environmental protections under Trump II. It has gone for the most part unnoticed compared to, well, many other things, probably because it’s happening far from the Oval Office. But it’s very important.

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

Everyone should read these threads I did about industry lobbyists and the EPA and understand them. Take the time to see the unambiguous evidence of what's happening now at this moment inside the EPA. Please retweet them. Please read them. Each one of the threads. It's happening in slow motion.

Middle East countries to discuss joining Iran in securing regional security against Trump/Netanyahu (US/Israel) @zeteo.com @ms.now @benrhodes.bsky.social @middleeasteye.net

Middle East Eye (Unofficial)@middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social

Iran's Bagheri confirms top officials from Mecca Pact countries visit to Tehran - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-bagheri-confirms-top-officials-mecca-pact-countries-visit-tehran

middleeasteye.netIran's Bagheri confirms top officials from Mecca Pact countries visit to Tehran <article data-history-node-id="449962" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-bagheri-confirms-top-officials-mecca-pact-countries-visit-tehran" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/irans-bagheri-confirms-top-officials-mecca-pact-countries-visit-tehran" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Iran's Bagheri confirms top officials from Mecca Pact countries visit to Tehran</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, Ali Bagheri, announced the visit of senior officials from Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and Turkey to Tehran.</p> <p>Bagheri said the meeting is aimed at discussing regional security, and will include&nbsp;Saudi defence minister Khalid bin Salman, Pakistani Army Commander General Asim Munir, and Turkish Intelligence Chief Ibrahim Kalin.</p> <p>"The Islamic Republic of Iran's model of defence based on internal and domestic capabilities has become a successful model for building national security," he said.</p> <p>"On the other hand, Iran's strategic policy is to ensure regional security through regional countries and confront any foreign interference and influence, led by the American and Zionist regimes."</p> <p>Bagheri described the initiative as the "fruit of the heroic efforts and struggles of the armed forces and the Iranian nation", expressing his hopes that it would lead to a "region with stability and peace and on the path of progress".</p> </div> </div> </article>

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In a little-noticed webpage update, the Environmental Protection Agency has announced a plan to decommission its online web archive at the end of the year, a move that would wipe tens of thousands of publicly available environmental resources from the web.

motherjones.comThe EPA is quietly killing its web archiveTens of thousands of documents on contamination, clean power, and Trump's climate deletions are now scheduled to disappear.
Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

“Lula wins Brazil election, stops the Latin America right wing wave with Bolsonaro defeat” 10/26/26 (Trump & the Tech Bros must be really upset.) 1/

“This isn’t an “I told you so” moment. It’s an “I’m still telling you so.”…Oct 22: The UK government issues “preparedness advice” warning citizens to stockpile essentials in the event of cyber attacks or supply chain disruption.” @carolecadwalla.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social @davidcorn.bsky.social

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social

The Dark Triad: Trump, Musk, Putin... all devoted to manipulating elections around the world to put their friends in power..

THREAD (5) How Trump EPA has stripped environmental protections designed to protect American communities, and stripped the agency of climate scientists, replaced w/industry insiders. @michaelemann.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social @votersoftomorrow.org @aoc.bsky.social

Eric Lipton NYT@ericlipton.nytimes.com

SHOW ME THE DOCUMENTS>>>>> We did something sort of crazy at The NYT this year, as we look for ways to dig into what has happened at the Environmental Protection Agency since Trump returned to the White House. We collected more than 466,200 pages of federal and state documents.....

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It's insane that the campaign against El-Sayed is basically that he has some secret relationship with the people that the president's family has a secret relationship with.

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Alarming threads on election sabotage in Brazil today.🧵

Laura Bassett@lebassett.bsky.social

Bolsonaro-friendly mayors appear to be sabotaging public transport on Election Day. Buses aren’t running in Lula-friendly areas, flights and ferries mysteriously canceled. Traffic lights have gone out and people’s power cut in Salvador, indigenous people’s travel restricted

THREAD: Widespread voter suppression ploys across Brazil on election day, to the benefit of Trump ally Jair Bolsonaro, vs democratically elected incumbent Lula. See Meta role… @ms.now @bbcamerica.bsky.social @cnn.com @benrhodes.bsky.social @theassignmentmsnow.bsky.social @jacobsoboroff.bsky.social

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

Deeply disheartening to see what appears to be a deliberate effort to suppress the votes. Hope they pay the consequences.

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That's just not how it works. And AG Blanche knows it. He's not holding the line against Trump's attempt to subvert the election outcomes. He's facilitating it. The federal government remains the greatest threat to free and fair elections in November.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Blanche on CBS says his suit against Alaska is "asking the court to step in where the Alaska Supreme Court didn't, which is to look at federal law and if necessary to allow a process for Alaska to decide who should be certified as the winner." (So, the voters won't get to decide. Got it.)

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One of America’s Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data Center It's "one of the largest single AI infrastructure investments in US history." Imagine concreting such a wonder of nature for AI futurism.com/artificial-i...

futurism.comOne of America's Last Remaining Chestnut Groves Could Soon Be Wiped Out to Make Room for an AI Data CenterOne of the few remaining chestnut groves in the US may soon be bulldozed to make room for a massive hyperscale data center.
ft.comUS executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian controlFormer CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval
California Dreamin’… 😎@jerasikehorn.bsky.social

Republicans must be thrilled that 11 days before elections, we learn that the Trump family secretly orchestrated a deal to allow Russians to drill Alaska in exchange for a $25 billion "investment" funneled through their proxies… How do Alaskans feel about this?!

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The same US president who treats our friend Canada as an enemy is trying to give Alaska to Russia, a country whose absolutely overt foreign policy is to destroy us. This superpower suicide has to be stopped. www.ft.com/content/e9cf...

ft.comUS executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian controlFormer CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that energy giant Novatek financed and held reins of strategic Alaska project without Washington’s approval

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#ResistanceRoots Marjorie Joyner was born on this day in 1896 in Monterey, Va. As a Black beauty industry executive, she trained thousands of stylists and elevated the profession as a means of economic security for Black women. She used salons as engines for civil rights and political power. /1

THREAD: A detailed reminder of Collins’ central role pushing the Kavanaugh SCOTUS confirmation and discrediting Christine Blasey Ford. @troyjackson.bsky.social @pingree.house.gov @aclumaine.bsky.social @mainenewsroom.com @collinswatch.bsky.social @votevets.org @votersoftomorrow.org @ppact.org

Collins Watch@collinswatch.bsky.social

Time for a quick refresher on Susan Collins and Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford. First some context: Trump nominated Kav 7/9/18 and pro-choice groups warned he'd kill Roe -- which Collins had vowed to protect. But on 8/31 HuffPo reported she'd already secretly approved him. #MEpolitics

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This is explosive. In the Witkoff/Kushner discussions with the Kremlin with respect to the sale to a Trump-backed consortium of LUKoil's foreign assets, Trump has offered a slice of his big Alaska project to a Russian major close to Putin. The structure is designed to entangle US investments

nytimes.comIn U.S. Gas Talks With Kremlin, Hidden Financing for Alaska Project EmergesInterviews and documents show a Russian energy giant secretly funded a U.S. firm. The deal has been discussed in talks to end the war in Ukraine.

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My new book is here! "When the Well is Dry: How Water Fuels Violence and Shapes Peace"! #water #peace #security Order it now from your favorite independent bookseller!

Jenny Cohn@jennycohn.bsky.social

Vance is also liked by: (1) Christian Nationalists like William Wolfe whose organization is supported by American Reformer whose director is Thiel/Vance ally Chris Buskirk; and (2) Yoram Hazony, leader of the Thiel-backed NatCon movement. 1/

Netanyahu (and AIPAC) have meddled in the US for decades, seeding “terror” fears, here and globally. Thank you @premthakker.bsky.social @zeteo.com for this big picture. @sanders.senate.gov @mayor.nyc.gov @aoc.bsky.social @jayapal.house.gov @ilhanmn.bsky.social @ayman.msnbc.com @camanpour.bsky.social

Prem Thakker ツ@premthakker.bsky.social

I dug into Netanyahu’s decades-old writings & exclusive meetings with DC elites, and found how far he went to make himself the West's foremost "terror" expert — and thus steer America's endless War on Terror. It's a saga that touches everything from Mario Cuomo & H.W. Bush, to Reagan & Iran-Contra.

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Dear Google, WTAF? "the tech company illegally stripped the entire area to build a datacentre – taking even the top soil with it – all that remains is a vast expanse of mud indented with machinery trail marks....brown water flowing off the site into a stream" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.com‘Pure arrogance’: anger in Finland as Google illegally fells 250,000 trees for datacentreCompany ordered to stop work at two sites in country, which has found itself at forefront of tech firms’ latest push

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Ukraine was winning the war, so Trump kneecapped Ukraine to help Russia. I wish it weren’t that simple, but it is. Our president is in bed with our enemies.

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"Ukrainian drone units & government officials said connections with Starshield, a military-grade service using Starlink’s infrastructure, continued to fail in most of the country when drones flew faster than 161 kilometers an hour, equivalent to around 100 miles an hour." www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...

wsj.comUkraine Says Starlink Isn’t Working, Despite Trump’s Promise to Restore ItSoldiers and government officials say connections continued to fail if drones fly at high speeds.

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Kudos to the reporter here, who does something we almost never see: she interrupts Trump to try to make him and answer the question she asked, not allowing him to bloviate.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

😳 WOMAN REPORTER: Do sexual abuse allegations mean nothing to you, sir? TRUMP: Wait. Wait! Wait wait wait. Slow down. Who are you with? REPORTER: NBC, sir. But they are very serious sex abuse allegations TRUMP: Quiet! Isn't she a fresh person? You're a horrible little reporter, aren't you?

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Kudos to NBC New York for saying it without equivocation: "The US is to blame for the world falling behind in the fight against climate change."

RECOMMENDED READ Another beautiful tribute by @bambooshooti.bsky.social on the talents, hurdles and persistence of Space Shuttle Challenger scientist Ronald McNair.

Shooti@bambooshooti.bsky.social

#ResistanceRoots Ronald McNair was born on this day in 1950 in Lake City, S.C. He overcame roadblocks to earn a Ph.D. in laser physics and was among the first African Americans chosen for the space program. He was killed at age 35 when the Space Shuttle Challenger broke apart on Jan. 28, 1986. /1

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New essay from me about a Chinese-owned data center in rural central Oklahoma (El Reno, pop. 16K) that was operating illegally and drained the municipal water supply during the teeth of an extreme drought, closing public schools. Minor irony: it has no website. www.sehn.org/sehn/2026/10...

sehn.orgRepercussion Section: The Chinese Data Center at the Crossroads of Route 66 and the Chisholm Trail — The Science and Environmental Health Networkby Sandra Steingraber, senior scientist and writer in residence