Locals have been sounding the alarm for years about Lahaina wildfire risk
While the inferno spread shockingly fast, it didn’t come out of nowhere.
https://grist.org/wildfires/maui-fire-risk-drought-grass-sound-alarm-lahaina-hawaii/
The Christian Right's Deal With the Devil
A democracy haunted by satan is not a democracy at all
https://theswordandthesandwich.substack.com/p/the-christian-rights-deal-with-the
Expert Warns US Nuclear Agency's 'Reckless' New Rule Will Weaken Emergency Safety
"People everywhere need to be aware of the NRC's dangerous decision and its implications for their health and safety."
https://www.commondreams.org/news/next-generation-nuclear-reactor
Global Upheaval Undermining Food Security - Matin Qaim
#EastPalestine Creeks BADLY CONTAMINATED 6 Months After Derailment: "#EPA Kept Saying It's Fine"
Even after #PlannedParenthood stopped performing abortions, #Texas is still trying to shut it down
Planned Parenthood has managed to stay open in Texas despite the state’s best efforts to shut it down. But a lawsuit in front of a conservative judge poses an existential threat.
https://www.texastribune.org/2023/08/15/texas-abortion-planned-parenthood-lawsuit/
Oarfish | This Legendary Fish That Announces Tsunamis
Defective Altruism
Socialism is the most effective altruism. Who needs anything else? The repugnant philosophy of “Effective Altruism” offers nothing to movements for global justice.
U.S. Activists Arrested at European Air Bases Protesting U.S. Nuclear Weapons Stationed There
Blackwater paved the way for Wagner
The use of contractors in the US ‘war on terror’ inspired Russia and other powers to outsource war.
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2023/8/12/blackwater-paved-the-way-for-wagner
Your electric bill payments may be funding climate delay
If your electric utility is a member of the Edison Electric Institute, then we have some unfortunate news.
Groups 'Extremely Disappointed' by Ruling But Vow to Keep Fighting Mountain Valley Pipeline
"It is clear to us that the top levers of power in this country do not serve the good of the people of Appalachia, who they have continued to sacrifice for the whims of a corrupt, reckless fossil fuel corporation," said one activist.
https://www.commondreams.org/news/mountain-valley-pipeline-dismissal
AOC Leads Call for DOJ Probe of Clarence Thomas Over 'Blatant Disregard for Judicial Ethics'
"No one is above the law," the New York Democrat asserted. "For two decades, Justice Thomas failed to report millions in gifts."
#Idaho Republicans Are Directly Asking Hospitals for #Abortion Records
A spokesperson for the Idaho Hospital Association called this “an unusual request,” as the state continues to escalate its war on abortion access.
https://jezebel.com/idaho-republicans-are-directly-asking-hospitals-for-the-1850707627
#WashingtonDC #guns
‘Another act of senseless violence’: 2 dead, 1 injured in Northwest DC shooting
#prison #Virginia
Woman Dies After Being Found Unresponsive At #Fairfax Jail
https://dcist.com/story/23/08/04/woman-dies-at-fairfax-jail/
#PublicSafety
The Alternative to Police That Is Proven to Reduce Violence
Why don’t more people trust it?
#HotLaborSummer
How #Uber and #Lyft quietly fund worker groups to pump the brakes on drivers organizing
Two new ballot initiatives in #Massachusetts could overhaul gig workers’ rights. One is backed by the tech industry.
#gardening
for next year's garden:
The Dwarf Tomato Project ... cross dwarfs with heirlooms
#racism
Richard Hanania, Rising Right-Wing Star, Wrote For White Supremacist Sites Under Pseudonym
Hanania is championed by tech moguls and a U.S. senator, but HuffPost found he used a pen name to become an important figure in the “alt-right.”