Thread by @dallasgoldtooth

Look I’m nobody really. But I’ve been fortunate to have met ppl way smarter than me: traditional Indigenous scholars, academics, scientists, economists etc etc.

And via their lessons I’ve come to see how fucking critical the situation is.

We are in climate chaos.

I’ve had cowboy coffee w/ Nebraska farmers - who talk of the land with sincere reverence & fight Big Oil from destroying their property.

I’ve marched w/ Sarayaku womxn fighting oil in the Amazon.

We are in climate chaos.

I’ve seen the barren expanse of the Tar Sands.

I’ve stepped in the rising waters drowning Houma homes in Louisiana.

We. Are. In. Climate. Chaos.

All the while banks like @Chase are increasing $ for FFs.

@WhiteHouse is approving more pipelines & exports

The insurance industry like @LibertyMutual are insuring more FF projects

& companies like @blackrock manage the FF investments.

As community leaders, we are forced to make bad decisions because the system gives us only bad choices.

Choices defined by decision makers who have deeper pockets than us and who’s self-interests are dependent on our basic rights to be sacrificed.

And

This is why on Oct 11- 15th we are presenting @JoeBiden with a choice:

The People VS Fossil Fuels. Who u with Joe?

1000s taking peaceful direct action. Join us. It’s not an end goal, it’s a tactic on a path for change. Show up throw down.

peoplevsfossilfuels.org

Look one action don’t mean shite w/o big picture. So we putting in the Work.

Organize and join #BuildBackFossilFree at buildbackfossilfree.org

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