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Nov 5, 2022 8 tweets 2 min read
The way to protect free speech is probably to not even consider leaving T. It’s indeed a great town hall,but also salons,workshops,medical & legal discussion groups. It includes the essential job of correcting misinformation,Journalists, writers,economists,legal giants & young 1/ activist lawyers—urgent climate science ideas & good disagreements,deep dives into physics, astronomy etc.The power is in how all these conversations penetrate each other & crosspollinate. Nothing is siloed. One’s political despair is chastened by astounding migratory birds,2/
Jun 25, 2022 5 tweets 1 min read
Get ready. Because it gets even scarier. They can deregulate everything. Basically abolish all environmental protections. They can open all national parks to drilling. They can tip us completely into climate change catastrophe. And they’re going to do it. Dominianist Christianity is based on hate. Hatred of women,earth,anything deemed“other”to white Christian male power. Whether it’s Iranian theocracy or Christian theocracy, pay attention:once they have their laws,or Law, in place people are trapped.2/
Aug 6, 2021 10 tweets 3 min read
Hard truth —harder than any social political cultural truth—:we have no chance of saving our planet for our kids(yes it’s now that fast)unless our progressives accepts the new nuclear power abt which they’ve outdated notions. New gen nuclear is NOT“power plants”like Chernobyl 1/ From our submarines to our cell phones to our medical equipment we are using the elements of Gen 4 nuclear power every day w/out knowing it. But we’re manipulated the oil lobby to think Chernobyl or Fukushima.Have you ever been to France? It runs on nuclear. Germany? Switching.2/
Jan 6, 2020 9 tweets 2 min read
Letter from a friend: “ I like aspects of Bernie’s policies apart from his demagogue delivery. He is seen by young Americans including many intellectuals as the only hope. This I fully understand and accept. Now read on....1/ “Was horrified to hear from “sources” last week how much micro-targeting the Russians are doing to support Bernie, (not coming from Bernie by design just the GRU mircro-targeting machine.) “2/