Old Fucking Punk @lwriemen@librem.one

Pollution is so bad in this Chicago neighborhood, people are on hunger strike to stop it https://grist.org/justice/chicago-hunger-strike-scrapyard-pollution-environmental-justice/

#bigcitylife

Massachusetts' Progressive Lawmakers Push Congress to Abolish Qualified Immunity https://theintercept.com/2021/03/01/qualified-immunity-ayanna-pressley-ed-markey/

Whole Foods was getting in trouble for employee treatment, even before Amazon bought them, now Trader Joe's...Progressive hipsters are facing tough choices these days. #buylocal

Trader Joe’s employee says he was fired for requesting better Covid protections https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/01/trader-joes-employee-fired-covid-protections

Huge iceberg breaks off from shelf in Antarctica – video https://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2021/mar/01/huge-iceberg-breaks-off-from-shelf-in-antarctica-video

This is a dangerous viewpoint. I wouldn't rule out a Trump reelection, especially if Biden drops the ball on enacting progressive policies that help the working class.

Trump has captured the Republican party – and that's great news for Biden https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/feb/28/trump-republican-party-biden-democrats

Didn't they say this in 2016(2015?)?

Republican predicts Trump won’t be party’s presidential nominee in 2024 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/feb/28/trump-republican-party-election-2024

A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/01/a-texas-city-had-a-bold-new-climate-plan-until-a-gas-company-got-involved

Got to keep the fire burning, or the neoliberals will fail us again.

Joe Biden says his hands are tied on a 5 minimum wage. That's not true https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/mar/01/joe-biden-minimum-wage-democrats

The EV tax credit can save you thousands — if you’re rich enough https://grist.org/energy/the-ev-tax-credit-can-save-you-thousands-if-youre-rich-enough/

Texas repeatedly failed to protect its power grid against extreme weather https://grist.org/energy/texas-repeatedly-failed-to-protect-its-power-grid-against-extreme-weather/

France and the Myth of the Colorblind Society https://theintercept.com/2021/02/26/deconstructed-france-race-colorblind-myth/

India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech https://theintercept.com/2021/02/27/india-climate-activists-twitter-google-facebook/

An example of moral relativism; while it was moral to resign, it would have been more moral to resign the Amazon post.

Amazon VP Abruptly Resigns From Board of Liberal Legal Organization https://theintercept.com/2021/02/27/amazon-american-constitution-society-andrew-devore-union/

One thing we need to recognize post-pandemic is that we really don't need to travel as much for business reasons. Telecommute jobs should stay as such; business air travel should be mostly eliminated in favor ofremote options. The caution with remote options is that workers should refuse to allow productivity tracking devices aimed at punitive control, but most of our capitalistic productivity advances revolve around a lack of trust. We have a long way to go on this.

Sustainable aviation fuel is the only way forward if we want to keep flying https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2021/feb/27/sustainable-aviation-fuel-is-the-only-way-forward-if-we-want-to-keep-flying