Hawaii agrees to settle youth climate change lawsuit
Under the settlement, Hawaii has agreed to develop a holistic roadmap to achieve zero carbon emissions in its transportation system by 2045 and give young people a seat at the table through a volunteer youth council, a lawyer for the plaintiffs said
#USA#Swimming#therapy#dog retires, named honorary member of the team
The #swimmers requested #TherapyDogs to minimize their #anxiety at the #Olympics. “So many people find animals as a calming essence,” said Emily Klueh, manager of #MentalHealth & #emotional#wellness for USA Swimming. “athletes are looking for … environments where they can get away from the hype, [where] they can calm their nervous systems down.”
“But the four men who rode atop the wave of the Gilded Age were Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan. Their business activities during the final four decades of the nineteenth century drove America’s ascension into the most powerful industrial nation on the planet. And they shaped the rules that governed the US economy for decades to come.”
Today is Juneteenth. Michelle Garcia, Editorial Director of NBCBLK, curated Flipboard's Good Life newsletter this week. She chose a range of stories about the past and present of Juneteenth, including a look at the "Harriet Tubman of Texas," the commercialization of the holiday, and the work that still remains. "Now that it's a federal holiday, part of figuring out how to mark the day as a nation comes with educating the public about it," writes Garcia. Here's her Storyboard.
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Someone posted a warning about deep fake photos and videos surfacing more often now that the US election is nearing so I found this article that will help you Spot the Deep Fake.
HARRISON FORD: “Civil servants. They’re here forever.”
Under Project 2025–Orange Felon34 will fire ALL civil servants in federal government. Black people are disproportionately represented in civil service.
As a YouTube comment read: “this is no longer about Trump’s character. It’s about ours.”
I’ve said this previously—specifically that these elections really come down to whether people who vote for someone have decency and morality in their hearts.
"These are not small lies. They are not political hyperbole. They are lies that cut to the core of our entire system of self-government. They undermine belief in our democracy and system of justice.
It is one thing for Donald Trump – a pathological liar and sociopath – to conjure up these lies. He is nuts...
But for an entire political party to wittingly repeat these lies amounts to organized treason."
If the US wants the world to think it’s the good guy, maybe it shouldn’t be running anti-vax campaigns in the middle of global pandemic that put its geopolitical standing above people’s lives. This is evil behavior.
The Supreme Court just overturned a federal ban on bump stocks, the device that let the Las Vegas shooter injure more than 500 people and kill 60 within minutes.
80% of Americans supported the ban — even Trump!
SCOTUS has once again defied the will of the people.
"A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed."
There is NOTHING in that amendment that says what KINDS of "Arms" people can "keep and bear." Congress and SCOTUS could regulate the KINDS of "arms" IF both weren't in the pockets of the gun manufacturers.
Not to mention the fact that the "WELL REGULATED" part of this unholy amendment is always ignored.
I'm not a lawyer, but if I was, I'd be challenging this ruling and every other ruling that gives testosterone-laden jerks the ability to purchase armories which they use to take away my right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Finally, how does SCOTUS justify having an armed, potentially violent public when the Preamble says the government was formed to "insure domestic tranquility?" #SCOTUS#2ndAmendment#GunViolence#usa
US supreme court strikes down federal ban on ‘bump stock’ devices for guns
The court’s ruling in Garland v Cargill nullifies the Trump administration’s 2018 regulationfrom the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
which ordered anyone who owned a bump stock to destroy it or hand it over to federal agents.
The rule was passed after the devastating 2017 mass shooting at a music festival in Las Vegas, in which a gunman fired more than 1,000 rounds, killing 60 people and injuring almost 500.
One wonders how long it will take before the rest of the country realizes that there’s something seriously wrong with Trump. His mental health is declining.
The Ukrainian media outlet Texty.org.ua reported pressure and threats from U.S. officials and politicians after publishing a story about U.S. organizations and people who oppose support for Ukraine. Surprisingly enough, even congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene and Elon Musk are involved in the pressure.
The Canadian government sees it. A great unraveling, already in-progress this decade, detailed in a report titled Disruptions On The Horizon. Link below. #usa#canada#21stcentury#crises#civilwar#donaldtrump