Next time someone tells you we need to drain a mangrove or gas a prairie dog colony to address the housing crisis, show them this graph.
There have never been more houses per capita in United States.
this is a catastrophe. StackOverflow provided data to LLMs, LLMs replaced StackOverflow, and now no new Q&A hub exists to provide fresh data. it’s a self-undermining causal loop, like mold growing on food, consuming it, and dying once the food is gone.
Today, I introduced legislation to overturn Biden's illegal 20-year mining ban on 225,504 acres in Northern Minnesota.
Northern Minnesota's Iron Range mined the iron that won this nation two World Wars, and we have the opportunity to lead America's mineral security that will allow us to compete and win in the 21st Century. Reversing the Biden Administration's illegal mining ban will allow us to do just that.
Read my full release here: stauber.house.gov/media/pres…
The hysteria about ‘ultra-processed food’ is a huge part of this, by the way.
Academia legitimized a pure ideological pseudoscience because it confirmed their biases against plant-based food.
theconversation.com/why-stig…
The ‘elites are behind veganism’ thing has to be one of the most embarrassing manifestations of mass cognitive dissonance in recent memory.
It could not be more clear that corporate power is aligned behind meat and dairy, which is why these industries dominate our food system.
Air pollution kills over 100,000 people every year in the U.S., about 5 times all homicide combined. But you won't see wall-to-wall coverage of Trump's deadly announcement. The *volume* of news coverage affects who and what we are afraid of, and which larger threats we ignore.
In a stadium like this, the writer of this song was tortured and murdered by the US-backed Pinochet regime in 1973.
They smashed his wrists so he could never play again, but he sang Allende’s anthem in defiance.
They executed him and hung his body on display.
Viva Victor Jara
Once again, the ‘hero’ removing the hook used it to drag the shark out of the ocean, leave her suffocating on the sand for photoshoots, and prolong the hook removal and release due to his cowardice.
Blacktip sharks have a roughly 50% catch & release survival rate.
Thank you to the young man who didn't just stand there watching the animal slowly die and taking pictures, but instead took action to help and save it 🦈💖
In a sane world, this would be front page news everywhere.
But it will hardly be covered anywhere.
The North Pacific Ocean surface warmed over twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 156 years.
That's an increase in warming rate of >2000%!
Acceleration of warming is especially clear over the North Pacific Ocean, which warmed more than twice as much over the past 15 years than it did over the preceding 150 years!
It’s critical to shut down this dangerous narrative that ICE is undertrained.
Law enforcement training teaches cops to fear the public and kill civilians with confidence.
They don’t need to be trained, they need to be tried.
Reminder: it was recently reported that ICE slashed officer training from five months to 47 days to flatter Trump’s ego as the 47th president. Recruits showed up without full vetting, with criminal records, failed drug tests, not meeting basic standards.
The ICE agent who murdered Renee Good must be prosecuted for murder. He enjoys no immunity from state murder charges. Then, Blue state governors must call up their National Guard to protect us from the armed ICE terrorists.
My latest in @thenation
thenation.com/article/societ…
Several years ago I discovered that plastics release methane as they degrade. This was long before I discovered that they are ubiquitous in the atmosphere, water, and soil, meaning that they are in our food supply and causing serious medical and health issues. Now it is becoming obvious that they are negatively affecting more than just animal life - they are disrupting the systems that surround us in a myriad of ways:
phys.org/news/2026-01-oceans…
wildfires raging in Patagonia with no end in sight
Milei fired half of Argentina’s wildlands firefighters to make a point about environmental spending.
Sobre los incendios en la Patagonia el insano ni levantó el TE para auxiliarlos en lo que sea. El es fiel a su mandato. Ser un topo que destruye el Estado desde adentro.
TRUMP: It's the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world in my opinion. Climate change no matter what happens, you are involved in that. No more global warming, no more global cooling. All of these predictions made by the united nations and many others often for bad reasons were wrong.
Italy has said it is sending a navy ship to the Global Sumud Flotilla.
Italian defence minister Guido Crosetto strongly condemned the overnight drone attack on the flotilla, which is trying to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza.
In a statement, Crosetto said he had redirected an Italian navy ship to head towards the flotilla to offer assistance to Italian citizens on board - and Israel had been informed.
"Regarding the attack suffered in recent hours by the Sumud Flotilla vessels, which also include Italian citizens, carried out using drones by currently unidentified perpetrators, we can only express the strongest condemnation. In a democracy, even demonstrations and protests must be protected when they are conducted in compliance with international law and without resorting to violence,” he said.
“To ensure assistance to the Italian citizens on the ‘Flotilla,’ this morning at 3:50 a.m … I spoke with the Prime Minister and authorized the immediate intervention of the Italian Navy's multi-purpose frigate Fasan, which was sailing north of Crete as part of Operation Mare Sicuro. The frigate is already en route to the area for possible rescue operations.
"The Israeli Military Attaché in Italy, our Ambassador and the Military Attaché in Tel Aviv, and the Crisis Unit of the Farnesina have been informed of this decision.”
We were sorry to hear the response from the Hamas flotilla representative that the flotilla insists on pursuing a violent course of action and refuses our proposal to transfer, in a coordinated and peaceful manner, any aid that might be aboard the flotilla to the Gaza Strip via the nearby Ashkelon Marina.
This response once again highlights the insincerity of the flotilla members and their mission to serve Hamas, rather than the people in Gaza.
If the flotilla continues to reject Israel’s peaceful proposal, Israel will take the necessary measures to prevent its entry into the combat zone and to stop any violation of a lawful naval blockade, while making every possible effort to ensure the safety of its passengers.
We reiterate: if your intentions are sincere, transfer any such aid to the Ashkelon Marina so it can be forwarded promptly to the Gaza Strip in a peaceful and non-violent manner.
While people act like the elites are forcing us to eat bugs and veggie burgers, this is the kind of thing development banks are dumping money into.
They tell you aquaculture will feed the world, but it produces <1% of global calories and consumes 10X the calories it produces.
They want you to believe there are two warring sides that can only take voters from each other, when in reality there are two unprecedentedly unpopular parties who could easily gain from the enormous pool of non-voters, but will not because they are controlled by wealthy donors.
"Krill catches in Antarctica have grown steadily in recent years, rising from 106,000 tonnes in 2006 to 518,000 tonnes in 2025"
They will not stop until the penguins whales etc are left to starve and die
Antarctica krill fishing should be banned now
“We saw ship after ship trawling, fishing one after the other, eight super-trawlers in a small area...If you look at where krill goes, it’s into things that we really do not need.” Read about the destructive krill fishing industry ⬇️
oceanographicmagazine.com/fe…
IT'S OFFICIAL: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York State, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island & New York City have formed the Northeast Public Health Collaborative.
The collaborative will issue their own vaccine recommendations and coordinate public health efforts.
At least 6 dolphins have died at Dolphin Company parks in the past year.
The corporation is bankrupt, under criminal investigation, and now can’t run shows in Mexico, their biggest market.
Yet they’re still operating on the property they’ve been evicted from in Miami.
Word on the street is that Bimini, a 26 year old bottlenose dolphin at Miami Seaquarium passed away.
She had a long medical history.
USDA reports from March 19, 2024 describe:
“Bimini, a 24-year-old female Atlantic Bottlenose dolphin, has a complicated medical history and, per the AV, requires specialized diagnostic procedures for adequate veterinary care that cannot currently be provided by the facility.
According to her medical record, Bimini has been on at least 2-3 medications (antifungals, antibiotics, and corticosteroids) since September 2022 to treat persistent and serious pulmonary disease. Her last computed tomography (CT) imaging in February 2023 identified multiple bilateral rib fractures in various stages of healing, some acute and causing pleural lesions, marked tracheal stenosis; moderate to severe diffuse lung disease with significant bronchietasis; bilateral nephrolithiasis and fluid distending both uterine horns. Bimini's multiple bilateral rib fractures in various stages of healing are indicative of conspecific aggression that require experienced, diligent care by training staff to ensure appropriate social grouping as well as secure barriers and fencing separating aggressive animals. Multiple rib fractures from several attacks resulted in pain and suffering. Marked tracheal stenosis which denotes her limited ability to breathe in/out air and could be appreciated by USDA VMOs on physical examination. Her chuff (exhale) was harsh with a deep raspy character to it Overall, the significant internal disease noted on the radiology report requires further follow up as noted by the AV.
Bimini's pulmonary disease significantly affects her respiratory effort and quality of life. In conversations with training staff,
Bimini is under the direction by the AV who has restricted her from performing rides, tail pops, bows and side breaches that may exacerbate her respiratory distress. Inspectors asked trainers to have Bimini demonstrate an approved behavior, and upon return to her trainer, Bimini produced an abnormal sounding forced exhalation which sounded uncomfortable.
This sound is similar to the chuff heard at rest, but shorter. An associate veterinarian prescribed that Bimini receive a follow-up CT imaging and bronchoscopy in September 2023 prior to any adjustments to her current treatment plan.
However, due to the lack of veterinary staff, equipment and specialists (CT imaging and anesthesia), and more pressing critical animal care cases, the AV has been unable to execute her recommendation from four months ago. Atlantic Bottlenose dolphins with respiratory abnormalities often experience a rapid decline in health which can result in pneumonia and death. They would require immediate veterinary attention with appropriate diagnostic equipment onsite as well as highly experienced staff to provide appropriate veterinary care and to alleviate suffering.
Correct by completing the CT imaging and bronchoscopy that was previously recommended in order to appropriately diagnose her current medical condition and develop an appropriate plan of care to ensure that the treatments provided are adequate to alleviate her ongoing suffering.”
(This is not a video of her, but other dolphins in the MSQ Top Deck tank)
Today we launched a campaign to ban shark fishing in Miami city and county.
Our sharks are internet stars, beloved around the world. These creeps are turning them into tacky jaw trinkets. They’re killing critically endangered hammerheads.
Let’s put an end to this shit.
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