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They won’t stop until they get some version of the Handmaid’s Tale. Republican senator Lindsey Graham to propose national abortion ban
This will be the sixth time Republican senator Lindsey Graham has introduced his national abortion ban in Congress, only now, the South Carolina lawmaker has made it even more strict.
Jack Dorsey’s Former Boss Is Building A Decentralized Twitter
“The software we’re building, when we’re building decentralized social media, when we’re building new social media platforms, they need to be about people and human connection, not structuring our world through algorithms.”
It’s just symbolic but likely just the beginning of a larger, direct action movement that will be increasingly confrontational as conditions worsen. Emergency will become desperation. Climate Rebels Are “Disarming” Europe’s SUVs – Mother Jones
The “democracy” is a veneer. A decoration. An illusion. Ignoring the many structural problems of our system, for decades capitalists have deeply influenced lawmaking, enforcement and everything in between. Is America a democracy or a republic? Yes it is : NPR
These images are fantastic.
High-Resolution Images of the Sun Show its Chromosphere in Vivid Detail - Universe Today
Source: U.S. National Science Foundation Celebrates the Inauguration of its Daniel K. Inouye Solar Telescope
The 12 Steps for Climate Grief: Steps 1–3 | by John Halstead | Medium Originally published at anotherendoftheworld.org on January 8, 2022.
Thanks to @jabel for sharing the link with me.
4 years for being angry at a protest? Seems to me the state is proving how unjust and cruel it can be.
Brittany Martin’s sentence for language at S.C. protest too harsh, activists say : NPR
Going forward I expect this to become a theme in daily life as we try to adapt and cope. I feel like we’ll need support groups of some sort. Heat waves, wildfires and floods: How climate change effects mental health : Shots - Health News : NPR
This but everywhere. As much as possible. Cars should be the absolute last resort. European cities look to phase out cars in ‘transportation revolution’