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Joe Scarborough Shreds Conservatives For Their Silence on Trump’s Threatening Posts: ‘He’s Gone Full Mobster’ https://www.mediaite.com/tv/joe-scarborough-shreds-conservatives-for-their-silence-on-trumps-threatening-posts-hes-gone-full-mobster/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Excerpts from a superb op-ed by Dr. Farhana Sultana (@farhanasultana)...
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The climate crisis is a human-made catastrophe resulting from centuries of exploitation and disregard for the environment, driven by the relentless pursuit of capitalist profit and power. That makes it a crisis of governance and prioritization of how problems are presented, solutions are pursued, and interventions are funded.

Climate change is also not a universal burden. Its impacts are unevenly distributed, with the most vulnerable communities bearing the brunt of its devastating effects. Meanwhile, the power to determine climate change responses and solutions has been concentrated in the hands of wealthy nations and corporations.

This is the essence of what is called climate coloniality. It refers to the various ways legacies of colonialism haunt the climate emergency — how colonial and imperial era’s exploitative and discriminatory ideologies and institutions not only shape who is disproportionately impacted by climate change globally but also who has the power to determine policies, solutions, and financing.

Current climate governance and decision-making approaches are rooted in the same colonial mindsets that led us to this very crisis. They continue (and worsen) the same power dynamics, inequities, and injustices. They are not just inadequate — they are part of the problem.

Decolonizing climate governance requires a radical shift in our approach to the climate emergency. It requires us to confront the colonial and capitalist legacies that enduringly shape our world. It necessitates challenging the power dynamics that perpetuate climate coloniality. It demands centering the voices, experiences, and knowledge systems of diverse Black, Indigenous, and people of color in climate solutions, while also learning from communities in the Global South.

Decolonization is not just about dismantling the structures of colonialism. It is also about healing from its wounds. It’s about acknowledging the violence and material outcomes of colonialism and capitalism and then creating pathways for decolonization toward climate justice.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://truthout.org/articles/fossil-fuel-exec-is-slated-to-lead-cop28-we-must-decolonize-climate-governance/

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateJustice #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
#COP28

Yale Climate Connections: What caused the deadly Hawai‘i wildfires? #wildfires #hawaii #climate #HIwx https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2023/08/what-caused-the-deadly-hawaii-wildfires/

BREAKING NEWS!

A SPEEDY TRUMP TRIAL

Special counsel Jack Smith proposes a Jan. 2, 2024, start date for Donald Trump’s trial on charges of attempting to overturn his loss in the 2020 presidential election.

Smith in a court filing in Washington, D.C., federal court argued that that trial date would “vindicate the public’s strong interest in a speedy trial.”

Have I mentioned I ❤️ Jack Smith...he is a hero of Democracy!
#News #Breaking #BreakingNews #USA #GOP #Trump

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/08/10/special-counsel-wants-jan-2-trial-in-trump-election-case.html?__source=androidappshare

Walked out for our usual morning perambulation, the dog and I. Noticed we had a bit of rain overnight.

We both started sniffing the air - the air smelled odd, somehow. Sort of like the smell of the air after a light rain... but the dog looked at me and I at her, and we agreed - this was not that.

It was... off, somehow. It smelled, I dunno, generic.

It was as though G-d had sprayed "After a Summer Rain" Glade Air Freshener everywhere.

We shrugged, the dog and I, and moved on.

UPDATE: ALEC tabled two model bills designed to promote the fossil fuel industry as renewables gain market share.
#ALECExposed https://t.co/ApNJNuK8xV

"Even when people in this group knew they weren’t the best off, what kept them from feeling that they were at the very bottom was the color of their skin."

In our magazine, a thought-provoking and disturbing look at the effect of #poverty on the growth of #racism in small-town America in this excerpt from Forgotten Girls: A Memoir about Friendship and Lost Promise in America: https://www.texasobserver.org/white-people-rural-arkansas-recession-forgotten-girls/

#culture #books #politics #USpol #economy #inequality

Trump Suggests Biden Has Lost His Mind As Donald’s Charges Mount https://bipartisanreport.com/2023/08/10/trump-suggests-biden-has-lost-his-mind-as-donalds-charges-mount/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The Anne of green gables house!

Seriously worry for students of mine going into education, including the one about to go student teaching.

#PartyOfStupid #Christofascists #Floriduh #ThisIsAmerica

Don't be fooled by the spin: Republicans are banning courses and harassing teachers out of their job https://www.salon.com/2023/08/10/dont-be-fooled-by-the-spin-are-banning-courses-and-harassing-teachers-out-of-their-job/

@Huntn00 yes. We need good news today. And my Florida has so many front lines to attend to.

@Huntn00 @realTuckFrumper 🍾

Heading to Chicago in the morning. Totally pumped. Wait until you see the photos I post on Friday!

Word is that Texas is considering minefields next.

Another corporation that profits off of Pride but fails to offer equal benefits

Apple's commitment to diversity ends when asked to do the right thing https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/08/09/oppinion-apple-uae-diversity-ends/#Echobox=1691608551

Guessing this will turn into a bigger shit show than it is. Hope I’m wrong.

FBI fatally shoots man in Utah who allegedly threatened Biden, Alvin Bragg and others https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fbi-fatally-shoots-man-utah-allegedly-threatened-biden-alvin-bragg-oth-rcna99083

FABULOUS NEWS ‼️
CLAWED BACK SCHOOL BOARDS
Another progressive trend from Ohio.

2021, conservative activists launched well-funded effort to elect far-right to local school boards.

Discovered late how robust this effort was, it appeared that surge would sweep MAGA sorts to victory everywhere.

But failed.

Most conservative education board candidates lost in Ohio—even in conservative districts.

SIMILAR school board election outcomes occurred in 2022 and 2023,
- from WISCONSIN,
- ILLINOIS,
- NC. ‼️

https://washingtonmonthly.com/2023/08/09/progressives-are-defeating-conservatives-in-school-board-elections-even-in-ohio/

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