STOP ALL PIPELINES 5/20 STOP CULTURAL GENOCIDE/Ecosystem Attack/StandWithUkraine

⚠️Warning ahead of time, a long difficult read⚠️ In Ukraine, a perilous journey to bury a 13-year-old girl

WTH? The cost of these off shore rigs aren't going to cost even more to clean up each time they spill, b/c they will spill indeed! - California legislators kill plans to close offshore O.C. oil rigs

Biden: "'They meet every NATO requirement and then some. And having new NATO members in the High North will enhance the security of our alliance, and deepen our security cooperation across the board.'” Biden doesn't think Turkey's opposition to Finland and Sweden joining are insurmountable. It will make NATO so much stronger, especially with the constant threat Russia poses. - Nordic nations gain ally in bids to join NATO

Interesting that many are returning home. As we all know the war isn't over. Yes, I'm concerned, but I also understand why families feel the need to be together.Do they have homes to go home to with all the destruction we've seen? Russians, who don't support the war have fled as well. They don't know when they can go home. Now it's dangerous for them as well. They call Putin a dictator. - Millions rushed to leave Ukraine. Now the queue to return home stretches for miles

Ukraine hasn't confirmed that Russia has complete stolen Mariupol. We do know Russia destroyed, & murdered so many of its civilians. Russia has liberated nothing. - Russian claims to have taken full control of Mariupol 

Long, detailed read. If you're short on time a video is included that explains the situation. Reading this made me think of the outside gambling entities that are trying to take over indigenous gaming, to make money for themselves. It's up for a vote in CA. This is something to vote against. Tribal gaming pays for a lot of things on the reservation, much of what's mentioned in the video, and in the text. - How a Native American tribe changed the gambling industry by standing up to the FBI

A detailed article by McKibben worth reading re: the climate crisis. Investors are killing us too, following advice of major banks voting to fund fossil fuels - Could Google’s Carbon Emissions Have Effectively Doubled Overnight? via @NewYorker

I can't help but think if this is part of Putin's plan to keep the world hooked on fossil fuels which is Russia's main source of income. Just a thought of mine of course, but it is a viable one considering where Russia gets its money. - The Ukraine war has upended the energy transition — and its not good news for the planet

Climate change threatening access to water and sanitation

Even the French realize this is a bad idea. - A higher wall, a Covid policy make the US border more deadly via @FRANCE24

Analysis of recent federal land protections shows Western states are all over the map

Still something needs to be done about the filibuster since Manchin & Sinema still support it. We need to get this passed. - Infrastructure Funding Can Help Restore Damaged Western Sagebrush Ecosystem via @pewtrusts

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The byline alone packs a punch, another problem Russia causes with its illegal invasion of Ukraine, this that affects the world. - Global food crisis fuelled by war in Ukraine could spark famine, unrest, experts say | CBC News

Southwest's drought fire's a window info climate change future