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Retired rancher, psychologist, happy to be living in Catalonia and making pipes.

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Jeffrey’s War.

11.03.2026 17:05 👍 17 🔁 12 💬 5 📌 1
Mark Gavin, Sr., second from left, talks about Save Ohio Parks' efforts to stop fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands at a Stand Up for Science panel in Columbus. Stand Up is a political activism organization dedicated to defending and advancing America’s scientific ecosystem, a cornerstone of democracy, freedom, and progress. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Mark Gavin, Sr., second from left, talks about Save Ohio Parks' efforts to stop fracking under Ohio state parks and public lands at a Stand Up for Science panel in Columbus. Stand Up is a political activism organization dedicated to defending and advancing America’s scientific ecosystem, a cornerstone of democracy, freedom, and progress. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Rachel Kutzley of Save Ohio Parks discusses the Great Ohio Climate March, to be held May 16-28. Hikers will walk from Athens, Ohio to Salt Fork State Park to the Columbus statehouse to shed light on natural gas fracking under Ohio public lands and the need for legislators to stop fossil fuels and implement laws that embrace cheaper, reliable and emissions-free solar power in Ohio. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Rachel Kutzley of Save Ohio Parks discusses the Great Ohio Climate March, to be held May 16-28. Hikers will walk from Athens, Ohio to Salt Fork State Park to the Columbus statehouse to shed light on natural gas fracking under Ohio public lands and the need for legislators to stop fossil fuels and implement laws that embrace cheaper, reliable and emissions-free solar power in Ohio. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

The audience listens to speakers from Stand Up for Science, Solar United Neighbors and Save Ohio Parks at Columbus' Stand Up for Science's nationwide day of action March 7. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

The audience listens to speakers from Stand Up for Science, Solar United Neighbors and Save Ohio Parks at Columbus' Stand Up for Science's nationwide day of action March 7. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Click on the QR Code and tell the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to deny fracking under 6,600 acres at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County. Egypt Valley is one of Ohio's largest wildlife areas. It's still recovering from decades of being strip-mined until the 1990s. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Click on the QR Code and tell the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission to deny fracking under 6,600 acres at Egypt Valley Wildlife Area in Belmont County. Egypt Valley is one of Ohio's largest wildlife areas. It's still recovering from decades of being strip-mined until the 1990s. (Save Ohio Parks Photo)

Get organized to get the word out. Join us.

@saveohioparks.bsky.social educates public on fracking Ohio public lands and upcoming Great Ohio Climate March at a Stand Up for Science Columbus event.

@ssteingraber1.bsky.social @amyactonoh.bsky.social @davidpepperoh.bsky.social

11.03.2026 15:39 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
The number of LNG tanker deliveries of gas that could be avoided in 2030, either due to clean technologies replacing the gas or by additional North Sea supplies replacing the imports. See below for methodology. Sources: Carbon Brief analysis of data from the North Sea Transition Authority and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

The number of LNG tanker deliveries of gas that could be avoided in 2030, either due to clean technologies replacing the gas or by additional North Sea supplies replacing the imports. See below for methodology. Sources: Carbon Brief analysis of data from the North Sea Transition Authority and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.

NEW – Analysis: Why clean energy will cut UK gas imports by more than North Sea drilling | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/7B0fLPB

11.03.2026 17:06 👍 34 🔁 25 💬 0 📌 0
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Si esto lo implantamos en España, Feijóo no dura en su cargo ni dos telediarios.

11.03.2026 19:11 👍 925 🔁 377 💬 66 📌 14
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L'error d'anar a la guerra, a la vinyeta de Miquel Ferreres

www.ara.cat/134_569949?u...

11.03.2026 19:11 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Estimat parlant monolingüe Només cal que visquis la diversitat lingüística amb naturalitat, com fa tres quartes parts de la humanitat

📝 Estimat parlant monolingüe

🔶 Opinió contundent del GLiDi

11.03.2026 17:05 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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🚨 SCOOP: A Miami trial is pulling back the curtain on a $50M Venezuela lobbying scheme tied to Trump world.

At the center: Marco Rubio’s longtime ally — now accused of acting as a foreign agent — and a network of lobbyists, cartel-linked figures, and White House power brokers.

11.03.2026 15:31 👍 50 🔁 36 💬 3 📌 1
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Docents del Bages tallen carreteres per exigir millores laborals i més recursos Una vintena de treballadors de l’institut Pius Font i Quer de Manresa ha tallat el trànsit durant una estona en el marc d’una jornada de mobilitzacions.

📢 Docents del Bages tallen carreteres per exigir millores laborals i més recursos

🔶 Una vintena de treballadors de l’institut Pius Font i Quer de Manresa ha tallat el trànsit durant una estona amb motiu de la jornada de mobilitzacions

www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/doc...

11.03.2026 15:56 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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L’Advocacia Catalana demana de bonificar l’ús oral del català a les sales de vistes Volen incentius per als advocats del Torn d’Ofici que intervinguin en català als judicis

‼️ L’Advocacia Catalana demana de bonificar l’ús oral del català a les sales de vistes

🔶 Volen incentius per als advocats del torn d’ofici que intervinguin en català als judicis

www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/adv...

11.03.2026 16:02 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Dades crítiques del català a Barcelona: menys d’un 20% dels joves el té com a llengua habitual Una enquesta sobre el jovent revela que més d’un 30% dels joves de Barcelona no parla mai català i que el castellà domina clarament en gairebé tots els àmbits de relació.

📊 Dades crítiques del català a Barcelona: menys d’un 20% dels joves el té com a llengua habitual

🔶 Una enquesta sobre el jovent revela que més d’un 30% dels joves de Barcelona no parla mai català i que el castellà domina clarament en gairebé tots els àmbits de relació

11.03.2026 16:07 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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La presidenta dels Pirineus Orientals reclama al govern francès una llicenciatura perquè els professors ensenyin en català La presidenta del Consell departamental dels Pirineus Orientals, Hermeline Malherbe, ha reclamat formalment al govern francès que posi en marxa una llicenciatura de professorat d’escoles bilingüe, cat...

‼️ La presidenta dels Pirineus Orientals reclama al govern francès una llicenciatura perquè els professors ensenyin en català

🔶 Hermeline Malherbe ha demanat la creació d'una llicenciatura de professorat d'escoles bilingüe català-francès

www.vilaweb.cat/noticies/pre...

11.03.2026 16:48 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Lies, Damned Lies, and American Citizenship We shouldn’t ignore the protofascism brewing on the JD Vance-aligned right. But the status quo ante isn’t good enough either.

Found the excuse, through this nominal book review, to say some things I strongly feel about immigration and borders: www.texasobserver.org/american-cit...

10.03.2026 14:25 👍 22 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
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Feds Indict Cops for Assault and Robbery of Sex Worker After Queens DA Let Them Walk The Queens DA's office had dismissed the case in December in a move that left one attorney "completely shocked."

Last December, Hell Gate broke the story about how the Queens DA apparently short-circuited its own case against two NYPD officers accused of robbing and sexually assaulting a sex worker.

Now, federal prosecutors have filed charges against the two.

hellgatenyc.com/feds-indict-...

11.03.2026 13:52 👍 89 🔁 29 💬 4 📌 1
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A tax barrister sued me personally for £8m for libel after we linked him to a tax avoidance scheme.

Today the High Court struck out the claim, granted summary judgment, and ruled it was a SLAPP. The judgment is highly critical.

11.03.2026 12:58 👍 1550 🔁 294 💬 71 📌 21
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Secretary of State Frank LaRose gives info of 8 million Ohio voters to Trump Justice Department • Ohio Capital Journal If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, your personally identifiable information like full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security numbers may…

Commentary: If you are one of Ohio’s nearly 8 million registered voters, Sec. of State Frank LaRose just gave your full name, address, date of birth, driver’s license and partial Social Security number, to Trump's Justice Department. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/03/11/s...

11.03.2026 14:00 👍 25 🔁 22 💬 9 📌 6

We found that:

• One fossil fuel price shock could cost the UK more than the entire additional cost of the transition to Net Zero.

• The benefits of Net Zero far outweigh the costs. For every pound spent on Net Zero, the benefits outweigh this by 2.2 to 4.1 times. ⬇️

11.03.2026 11:50 👍 47 🔁 11 💬 1 📌 1
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Superan los 667 mil las personas desplazadas por la ofensiva israelí en Líbano El Ministerio de Salud del Líbano informa que más de 600 mil personas han sido desplazadas en la semana transcurrida desde que Israel reanudó sus ataques a gran escala contra el Líbano, con órdenes de...

Superan los 667 mil las personas desplazadas por la ofensiva israelí en Líbano kaosenlared.net/superan-los-...

11.03.2026 13:18 👍 3 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away? Since 2021, global media coverage of climate change has dropped 38 percent. Blame wars, political chaos, and Jeffrey Epstein.

The planet is overheating. Why is the news looking away? grist.org/language/glo...

11.03.2026 13:18 👍 11 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 1
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As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis Fuel economy rules have reduced U.S. dependence on oil. Trump ripped them up — and then sent gas prices through the roof.

As gas prices soar, Trump is ignoring the lessons of the last oil crisis grist.org/regulation/t...

11.03.2026 13:19 👍 0 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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La política española actual La situación actual no es ninguna anomalía. Es­paña no pasó de una dictadura de cuarenta años a una democracia plena, sino a un sistema de parti­dos cuidadosamente delimitado. Se sustituyó un poder po...

La política española actual kaosenlared.net/la-politica-...

11.03.2026 13:24 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Brasil. EE.UU. prepara designación de pandillas brasileñas como terroristas para legitimar intervenciones militares Washington ha utilizado la etiqueta de “terrorismo” para legitimar intervenciones militares. Flávio Bolsonaro apoya esta medida de EE.UU. contra las pandillas. La posible clasificación del PCC y el CV...

Brasil. EE.UU. prepara designación de pandillas brasileñas como terroristas para legitimar intervenciones militares kaosenlared.net/brasil-ee-uu...

11.03.2026 13:25 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Argentina. Ya ni pan se compra: las ventas de las panaderías cayeron hasta 70% en lo que va del año El producto elemental pierde mercado a la par del derrumbe del poder adquisitivo. En los comercios además advierten que los costos suben mientras el gobierno se mantiene al margen. En lo que va del go...

Argentina. Ya ni pan se compra: las ventas de las panaderías cayeron hasta 70% en lo que va del año kaosenlared.net/argentina-ya...

11.03.2026 13:26 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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NC is losing 100,000 acres of farmland annually. Troxler seeks lawmakers' help to stem the tide • NC Newsline North Carolina is losing 100,000 acres of farmland and forest land a year. N.C. Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler says the state urgently needs more funds for farmland preservation.

North Carolina is losing 100,000 acres of farmland and forest land a year. Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler calls it the biggest issue in agriculture today. ncnewsline.com/2026/03/11/n... #ncpol #NCSU #Farming #housing

11.03.2026 13:05 👍 23 🔁 11 💬 4 📌 0
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Perú: Bloquean demanda de comunidad contra minera suiza; denuncian contaminación y crisis sanitaria El Poder Judicial de Cusco (Perú) dilata el proceso de amparo formulado por la comunidad campesina Huisa contra una empresa del grupo minero suizo Glencore, por contaminación del ambiente y daños a la...

Perú: Bloquean demanda de comunidad contra minera suiza; denuncian contaminación y crisis sanitaria kaosenlared.net/peru-bloquea...

11.03.2026 13:27 👍 1 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

Since 1990, I’ve been looking at Ireland’s water quality horrors and the EU’s casual acceptance of it. Until Ireland accepts that its ag practices are leading to its ecological death and that Sitka spruce farms are a failed experiment, nothing will change. I rarely see birds or mammals in Donegal.

11.03.2026 13:17 👍 22 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

New poll in 🇩🇪 finds:
👉 72% believe a dependence on fossil fuel supplies increases the risk of international conflicts
👉 57% see fossil fuel dependence as a threat to national security
👉 58% want the energy transition prioritised.
Time for the government to listen & accelerate the energy transition.

11.03.2026 13:28 👍 24 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 1
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The Gulf built oil pipelines to avoid Hormuz. It’s now doing the same for data Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE are financing competing data corridors through Syria, Iraq, and East Africa to bypass the two maritime choke points that threaten their digital connectivity.

Gulf states spent decades building oil pipelines around Hormuz. Now they're racing to do the same for data.

The third in a Rest of World series on data infrastructure in the conflict zone looks at the six overland cables competing to give Big Tech a way out
restofworld.org/2026/gulf-ov...

11.03.2026 13:28 👍 16 🔁 10 💬 0 📌 1
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Chile. Llamado a acompañar a las familias de los presos políticos mapuche en huelga de hambre del caso Quilleco en la Corte Suprema La huelga de hambre no es un gesto simbólico ni una escena para la opinión pública. Es una decisión consciente y profundamente digna: poner el propio cuerpo como trinchera para denunciar la injusticia...

Chile. Llamado a acompañar a las familias de los presos políticos mapuche en huelga de hambre del caso Quilleco en la Corte Suprema kaosenlared.net/chile-llamad...

11.03.2026 13:28 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0

His one weird trick: Bribing corrupt public officials:
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/pardon-the...

11.03.2026 13:32 👍 265 🔁 91 💬 6 📌 1
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SAVE America Act Designed to Doom Americans — Assigned A nasty piece of legislation that failed to pass last year has been reborn, nastier than before, and the president really wants it to pass.

The President of the United States wants to sweeten a voter suppression bill with a bit of that sweet, sweet trans genocide.

@alyssaur.bsky.social takes on the SAVE act, this morning on Assigned Media.

www.assignedmedia.org/breaking-new...

11.03.2026 11:59 👍 117 🔁 46 💬 2 📌 0