When AIs Can Tell They’re Being Watched ~~ AND ~~ ‘A Big F*ck You to Big Tech’: New Jersey Residents Defeat AI Data Center

https://controlai.news/p/when-ais-can-tell-theyre-being-watched/utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true

https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/20/a-big-fck-you-to-big-tech-new-jersey-residents-defeat-ai-data-center/

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In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating ‘Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History ~~ and ~~ Political maturity is realizing the commies were correct

 https://scheerpost.com/2026/02/12/in-gift-to-big-oil-donors-trump-stops-epa-from-combating-most-terrible-environmental-threat-in-human-history/

https://mronline.org/2026/02/10/political-maturity-is-realizing-the-commies-were-correct/

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The world is in water bankruptcy, UN scientists report – here’s what that means

 https://theconversation.com/the-world-is-in-water-bankruptcy-un-scientists-report-heres-what-that-means-273213?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20January%2021%202026%20-%203650037278&utm_content=Daily%20Newsletter%20%20January%2021%202026%20-%203650037278+CID_d2789bb07228b8bc658e47579e08ab8e&utm_source=campaign_monitor_us&utm_term=The%20world%20is%20in%20water%20bankruptcy%20UN%20scientists%20report%20%20heres%20what%20that%20means

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Brazilian indigenous leader Sonia Bone Guajajara talks to Chris Hedges on RT

https://youtu.be/A4z1cmyM3hc?si=dv_ChaECqUnpIEEE

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EPA Delays Coal Ash Cleanup. Guess Who Lives Closest?

 https://wordinblack.com/2025/07/epa-delays-coal-ash-cleanup-guess-who-lives-closest/

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The Texas Floods Expose the Rotten and Vicious Reality of U.S. Far-Right Politics

1). “ ‘Those Are Losers’: Texas Governor Greg Abbott Disgraces Himself, Attacks Political Enemies In Press Conference About Tragic Texas Floods”, Jul 9, 2025, Greg Abbot, Slingshot News, duration of complete video 9:08, pertinent football analogy comments run from about 3:05 – 4:15, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/those-are-losers-texas-governor-greg-abbott-disgraces-himself-attacks-political-enemies-in-press-conference-about-tragic-texas-floods/vi-AA1Ihu0h#details >.

2). “Rep. Doggett fires back at Gov. Abbott's comments about Texas flood: Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) pushed back against a football analogy made by Gov. Greg Abbott yesterday, saying the catastrophic flooding in the state and the region’s response to the disaster is 'not a game.' ”, n.d., Lloyd Doggett speaks with CNN host, CNN, duration of video 2:06, at < https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/politics/video/lloyd-doggett-repsonds-greg-abbott-texas-flood-football-digvid >

3). “White House says Democrats are trying to turn tragic Texas floods into a political game”, Jul 7, 2025, WH Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, WJAC TV 6, duration of video 2:46 at < https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S14VA1hnR6c >.

4). “Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods: Some social media users falsely claimed that the extreme weather was being controlled by the US government”, Jul 9, 2025, Ben Makuch, The Guardian, at < https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/09/texas-floods-conspiracy-theories >.

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What does the Central Texas Flood Disaster tell us about the Contemporary U.S.?

1). “ 'These deaths are on Trump's hands': Republicans ripped for assault on science”, Jul 7, 2025, Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/these-deaths-are-on-trump-s-hands-republicans-ripped-for-assault-on-science/ar-AA1I79wX >.

2). “As Flood Deaths Rise, Texas Officials Blast Faulty Forecast by DOGE-Gutted National Weather Service: 'Experts warned for months that drastic and sudden cuts at the National Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability and endanger lives during the storm season,' said one critic”, Jul 5, 2025, Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, at < https://www.commondreams.org/news/nws-cuts-texas-floods >.

3). “Abbott: More than 160 people believed to be missing from Texas flood”, Jul 8, 2025, Anon, KRLD Radio Dallas, at < https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/abbott-more-than-160-people-believed-to-be-missing-from-texas-floods/ar-AA1IdsnG >.

4). “Critics Warn Trump 'Flatly Illegal' Firings at NOAA Will 'Cost Lives': 'Today's mass layoffs of NOAA staff signals a grim new reality: one where career federal scientists will be recklessly discarded,' said one campaigner”, Feb 27, 2025, Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, at < https://www.commondreams.org/news/firings-at-noaa >.

5). “Ted Cruz Caught on Vacation Abroad During Texas Tragedy—Again: The Texas senator was visiting the Parthenon in Athens while a massive rescue mission was under way to find flood victims, our must-read newsletter, The Swamp, reveals”, Jul 7, 2025, David Gardner, Farrah Tomazin, & Sarah Ewallb-Wice, The Swamp (a newsletter from The Daily Beast), at < https://www.thedailybeast.com/ted-cruz-was-vacationing-in-europe-as-emergency-crews-desperately-searched-for-texas-flood-survivors/ >.

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Dennis Kucinich: War Dust and Collateral Inhalation — Israel Breathes in Gaza’s Death

Israel Breathes in Gaza's Dust

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Indigenous Mexicans risk their lives to defend the environment from organized crime and 'insatiable, predatory' transnational corporations

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(apologies from NB for late posting.  I was on the road and didn't have my computer set up til now)

Siberian permafrost melt acceleration could release two times more CO₂ into the atmosphere than all of humanity since the dawn of history

 Siberian permafrost melt acceleration could release two times more CO₂ into the atmosphere than all of humanity since the dawn of history

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Trump administration cancels program to protect Alabamans from raw sewage Judd Legum Apr 14

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Copper Mining Is an Environmental Nightmare. This Collaboration Aims to Limit the Harm.

 https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2025/03/copper-mining-environmental-destruction-cleaner-methods-rio-tinto-imperial-college-london/?utm_source=mj-newsletters&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily-newsletter-03-12-2025

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Elon Musk's & Donald Trump's Attack on U.S. Society: Here I Discuss Damage to and Theft of Natural Resources

1). “Federal Firings Threaten Great Lakes’ $5 Billion Fishery: Cuts to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service could unintentionally thwart efforts to control populations of the destructive sea lamprey”, Feb 27, 2025, Anika Jane Beamer, Inside Climate News, at < https://insideclimatenews.org/news/27022025/federal-firings-threaten-great-lakes-sea-lamprey-control-program/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email >.

2). “Sea Lamprey: The Greatest Invasive Control Success Story”, Jun 12, 2017, Kevin Bunch, International Joint Commission, Newsletter, at < https://www.ijc.org/en/sea-lamprey-greatest-invasive-control-success-story >.

3). “Sea Lamprey Control in the Great Lakes: A remarkable success!”, N.D., Anon, Great Lakes Fishery Commission, at < https://www.glfc.org/control.php >.

4). “Combating a Great Lakes invader with new technologies: The fight against invasive sea lamprey”, N.D., Monica Blaser, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, at < https://www.fws.gov/story/combating-sea-lamprey-great-lakes-new-technologies >.

5). “Sea Lamprey: The Battle Continues to Protect Our Great Lakes Fishery”, May 4, 2018, Anon, Government of Canada, at < https://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/publications/ais-eae/lamprey-lamproie/index-eng.html >.

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Disappearing climate science

 https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196%2825%2900030-0/fulltext?dgcid=raven_jbs_etoc_email

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Right-Wing Sleuths Find the LA Fires Culprit: Once Again, It’s Wokeness ~~ Ari Paul

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The Earthquake Environmental Justice Groups Don't Talk About

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Climate change is making plants less nutritious − that could already be hurting animals that are grazers

 https://theconversation.com/climate-change-is-making-plants-less-nutritious-that-could-already-be-hurting-animals-that-are-grazers-240068

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The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public

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Climate Crisis Made Ocean Heat Driving Milton Up to 800 Times More Likely

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The environmental cost of Israel’s genocide in Gaza | Climate & Capitalism

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