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UPDATE: There does not yet appear to be any publicly-posted video of the time period when police first entered the encampment en masse, but reports from eyewitnesses suggest it was pretty ugly. Support crew did a good job of identifying and keeping...
by userexists
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on Mon Apr 29, 2024 at 06:48 PM PDT
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Admin note: This story has been retracted for violating the Rules of the Road.
by MizC
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on Sat Mar 30, 2024 at 08:50 AM PDT
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I first noticed comments from Gardening Toad calling for us to join them in I think reducing our carbon emissions maybe a year ago. I thought, OK, sounds good, why not? A few more times and then I thought, why don’t you join with us? I said as much in...
by greenandblue
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on Sat Apr 06, 2024 at 06:30 AM PDT
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This weekend, hundreds of thousands of people around the world will show up for a global rally in commemoration of the victims of the russian war in Ukraine and in support of Ukraine’s fight against the criminal russian invasion. UPDATE: readers report...
by KyivGuy
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on Fri Feb 23, 2024 at 11:39 AM PST
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The Democrats can keep Biden, but replace his campaign. Trump is not the only problem facing this country. He is just the foreseeable outcome the Republican and so called “conservative” artificial reality. None of the campaign so far has talked about...
by vigi
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on Tue Feb 20, 2024 at 06:28 PM PST
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The spotlight is a weekly, categorized compilation of links and excerpts from environmentally related posts at Daily Kos. Any posts included in the collection do not necessarily indicate my agreement with or endorsement of them. Because of the...
by Meteor Blades
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on Sun Feb 11, 2024 at 08:15 AM PST
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I don’t just post about individual action. When I post “Join us in building a resilient, regenerative, and equitable culture for all life. Regenerative life Mass movement becomes revolution” I’m posting about society-wide action. I can’t post an entire...
by Gardening Toad
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on Fri Jan 19, 2024 at 06:03 AM PST
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Gnusie note : I’m recovering from a painful muscle strain, so I may not be around much this morning. Fortunately you know what to do: read, rec, comment, discuss, and add more good news!!
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by arhpdx
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on Tue Jan 23, 2024 at 04:00 AM PST
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From November 3 through December 9, 2023, people around the world are stepping out and getting together to share 350’s optimism that we can power up a renewable, peaceful and equitable future for all. We can do it. You can help. You might be able to...
by greenandblue
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on Sun Nov 05, 2023 at 09:37 AM PST
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There is a post currently on the recommended (trending?) list depicting an apocalyptic picture of Acapulco after the city was ravaged by hurricane Otis. I would like to add to this post. First, below are some action links. If you are anywhere in...
by konina
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on Sun Oct 29, 2023 at 02:22 PM PDT
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Today’s theme just leapt out from the stories I found. People are getting serious about walking their talk, i.e. , putting their beliefs and passions into action. Example #1 is our own awesome ...
by arhpdx
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on Tue Sep 26, 2023 at 04:00 AM PDT
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Hello, DailyKOS. I come to you from my kitchen, where I’ve dragged myself having had to come home from work early. Why, you ask? Hot dogs. Let’s back up. Food allergies have been on the rise for decades. There are multiple reasons for this, and...
by Ninalyn
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on Fri Sep 01, 2023 at 02:36 AM PDT
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You can make a difference to the hurt being caused by climate chaos and the great extinction event, in your town or your city! �How? �Reuse, repurpose, and recycle this information.�
This is the ...
by birches
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on Mon Jul 31, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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Joan McCarter explored the cuts extremist Republicans want to inflict on the budget and the nation in her piece today, titled “Republicans are jeopardizing pretty much everything.” They propose a litany of destructiveness. Among the many hoped-for cuts...
by Meteor Blades
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on Wed Jul 12, 2023 at 01:24 PM PDT
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Someone posted a link to this, recently: xkcd.com/… The chart at that link starts 22,000 years ago. It is a very long chart, that has us scrolling down, a long ways. Looking at that chart gives me a nice overview of the big picture. I looked at the...
by bigjacbigjacbigjac
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on Fri Jul 14, 2023 at 03:00 PM PDT
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I suspect most Oregonians on this site, especially those living in the Portland area are familiar with Willamette Week the left of center weekly newspaper that serves the community. What you may not know is that the on-line edition has a comment...
by MikePhoenix
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on Thu Jul 06, 2023 at 04:44 PM PDT
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The bandage has been ripped off. Now, do we treat the wound or let it bleed? Conservatives on the U.S. Supreme Court, that bastion of liars, grifters, and corruption, this week took a pickaxe to the practice of affirmative action in colleges and...
by RickElia
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on Sun Jul 02, 2023 at 06:13 AM PDT
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You can make a difference, in your town or your city, to the hurt being caused by climate chaos and the great extinction event! �Reuse this information! �This is the letter for week 15�of a weekly ...
by birches
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on Sat Jul 01, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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This is the letter for week 7�of a weekly climate strike that went on for 4 years in front of SF City Hall, beginning early March 2019. �For more context, see this story . �For an annotated table of ...
by birches
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on Thu Jun 22, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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This is the letter for week 3�of a weekly climate strike that went on for 4 years in front of SF City Hall, beginning early March 2019. �For more context, see this story . �For an annotated table of ...
by birches
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on Sat Jun 17, 2023 at 10:00 AM PDT
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