Source: alternet.org




Maya Boddie June 10, 2023

A group of 16 youth are suing "the State of Montana, its governor and other state officials" alleging they continue to be "harmed by the dangerous effects of fossil fuels and the climate crisis," Truthout reports.

Per Truthout, "Montana is one of three states in the United States that enshrines the right to a healthy environment in its state constitution," as "Pennsylvania and New York "have similar constitutional protections."

With that, the youth plaintiffs — who were between ages 2 and 18 at the time of the suit filing in 2020 — managed to file "the first such case about climate change to go to trial," since it "involves the specific impacts the climate crisis has on young people."

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Montana, which has the nation's largest coal reserves, has warmed more than most of the contiguous states in the U.S. because northern latitudes heat faster, the complaint says. Due to the warming climate, Montana’s snowpack has been decreasing and is likely to continue decreasing with rising temperatures. Wildfires — which impact ecosystems, property and livelihoods — are expected to get significantly worse unless immediate steps are taken to limit global heating.....................

Read more: https://www.alternet.org/youth-climate-activists-montana-trial/

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Good for them.







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Image via Christie Cooper/Shutterstock.

Source: cbs



By Kathryn Watson June 10, 2023 / 6:00 AM
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The former president has insisted he is "innocent" and posted on Truth Social that he will plead not guilty at his scheduled arraignment Tuesday at a federal courthouse in Miami. ................

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Trump, who is still the frontrunner for the 2024 Republican nomination, was already scheduled to speak to the Georgia GOP convention before he broke the news of his federal indictment. But the indictment news is sure to be a fixture in Trump's Saturday afternoon address. The former president, not known for sticking to a teleprompter, has been railing against the Biden administration on social media, calling the documents investigation and related charges a "hoax."

"There's never been anything like what's happened. I'm an innocent man, I'm an innocent person," Trump said in a video posted to Truth Social Thursday night.

Special counsel Jack Smith, who oversaw the investigation, emphasized Friday that laws protecting national defense information exist to protect the men and women in U.S. intelligence and in the armed forces as they protected the nation. ........................


It will be a brief trip to the Peach State for the former president, who then will head on to Greensboro, North Carolina, for a speech later Saturday. ............................



Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-speaks-georgia-in-first-appearance-since-indictment-charges/

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https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1667616710847782912?s=20

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1667539197509484544?s=20

How can anyone miss that flaming red dress MTG is wearing??



How humiliating! Marjorie Taylor Greene was just completely snubbed by Trump as she waited for him on the tarmac. Trump walked off his plane and went right past her without acknowledging her presence while she awkwardly clapped. (h/t @patriottakes)
https://twitter.com/stayscathed/status/1667603982032998405?s=20



https://twitter.com/STPFreak/status/1667604245829304321?s=20





https://twitter.com/SaulLeoTorres/status/1667597879202988035?s=20

The blue flag says --DeSantis 2024!!


These neo-Nazi white supremacists are protesting something (against “woke,” I assume) outside the main entrance to Disney World right now. I’m only ten minutes away, and at first I considered driving by just to yell “Fuck you!” at them. However, in the end I decided not to give them the attention they desire.

What do you think — is it best to just ignore them?

This is a dangerous threat. All it takes is one MAGA idiot to start shooting.



Lake: “If you want to get to Trump, you’re going to have to go through me, and 75 million Americans just like me. And most of us are card carrying members of the NRA. That’s not a threat, that’s a public service announcement.”

https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1667497810176909313?s=20

Because RFK Jr is a presidential candidate, his account was restored but it seems antivax is all he knows- and I wonder how long his reinstatement will last.
And NO--I do not support him at all.




https://twitter.com/moonbreeze2/status/1667468463873437696?s=20



RFK Jr.’s Instagram Account Reinstated More than 2 Years After COVID-19 Misinformation Got Him Banned

Kennedy's return to Instagram comes just before he's set to appear with Elon Musk in a Twitter Spaces livestream slated for Monday afternoon

https://people.com/robert-kennedy-jr-instagram-reinstated-after-covid-misinformation-ban-7508134


By Virginia Chamlee
Published on June 5, 2023 12:16PM EDT

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In April, Kennedy — the second-oldest son of late Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy — filed paperwork to challenge Joe Biden for the presidency in 2024.

“To silence a major political candidate is profoundly undemocratic. Social media is the modern equivalent of the town square. How can democracy function if only some candidates have access to it?” Kennedy tweeted last week.

Twitter owner Elon Musk has since offered Kennedy an invitation to a Twitter Spaces livestream event, which is slated for Monday afternoon. Former Twitter owner Jack Dorsey, meanwhile, seemingly endorsed Kennedy's presidential bid, writing on Twitter that the candidate "can and will" win the presidential election.


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In recent years, Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, has ostracized himself for becoming a vocal anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, spreading misinformation about vaccinations long before — and during — the COVID-19 pandemic. ....................................

MBS: I need to use the bathroom.
Trump: Use the one in the basement, and take your time.
https://twitter.com/ShitzN_Giggles/status/1667260851168989201?s=20



https://twitter.com/SimondsDeb/status/1667261730119106560?s=20

Hoping Mike Lee goes down with Trumps sinking ship.




https://twitter.com/andyswats/status/1667066364723609600?s=20



https://twitter.com/HeidiOCanada/status/1667257788408516608?s=20




https://twitter.com/Daniel_Zappala/status/1667243639855280130?s=20

umm.. I think puts a splash of cold water on things. They were talking of this on msnbc just now



NBC News: Judge Aileen Cannon, who Trump appointed to the bench in 2020, is scheduled to preside over his first court appearance in Miami.

Cannon was criticized by an appeals court for a series of rulings that were unusually favorable to Trump during the early stages of the investigation. @MSNBC

https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1667209958272688128?s=20



https://twitter.com/KeithDB80/status/1667210472184004629?s=20