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Situation: There are 13 different bike, transit, and safe streets advocacy groups in SF.
“13?! This is ridiculous! We should make a single group that covers everyone’s priorities!”
Situation: There are 14 different bike, transit, and safe streets advocacy groups in SF.

Advocacy for Physics and for Physicists: Results of an Informal Survey of American Physical Society Members in 2025
Michael B. Bennett (for the Physics Advocacy Collaboration)
https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.24043

Advocacy for Physics and for Physicists: Results of an Informal Survey of American Physical Society Members in 2025
In the wake of a rash of executive orders and administrative actions aimed at shaping the scale, scope, and focus of the scientific enterprise in the United States during the second Trump Presidency, we have undertaken a survey of members of the American Physical Society, the country's pre-eminent physics professional society to investigate their needs, interests, and priorities, and how their interests may differ from organizational leadership's priorities. This report provides detail on the c…

Conservatives love to claim #liberal advocacy for immigration is a radical leftist policy.

Immigration has always been an American value: #Conservatives are the ones radicalized & don’t even realize it.
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Actual content creators trapped into Google's #enshittification ecosystem. I'll be very happy when they start using #PeerTube.
Unhinged Rant About YouTube Getting Worse - GNCA - GamersNexus Consumer Advocacy

Where Macron’s Ukraine rhetoric falls short of action: https://benborges.xyz/2025/07/30/where-macrons-ukraine-rhetoric-falls.html

Open Web Advocacy: Apple bremst immer noch externe Browser-Engines aus
Apple muss im Rahmen des Digital Market Act eigentlich das iPhone für fremde Browser-Engines öffnen. Das sei aber quasi unmöglich, so Open Web Advocacy.

Rudolf Rocker (1873–1958) was a prominent German anarchist writer and activist, best known for his advocacy of anarcho-syndicalism.
Rocker argued that genuine liberation cannot be achieved through authoritarian systems or centralized state power.
Rocker was deeply critical of the Bolshevik regime in Russia, viewing it as a betrayal of the ideals of freedom and workers’ self-management.
He believed that the Bolsheviks simply replaced one form of oppression with another, demo…

The challenge of HEPA filters in the classrooms.
h/t @…
source: https://xcancel.com/kadamssl/status/1938267359233429683#m

Demand for LNG in Europe dropped by 18 per cent between 2022 and 2024, and Canadian exports would have a hard time competing in Asian markets, says advocacy group Investors for Paris Compliance. “Investing in infrastructure that will be very expensive and likely won’t be profitable will weaken our economy rather than strengthen it,” Renaud Gignac, an economist and senior adviser for the group, said in an interview.

New report casts doubt on potential revival of Quebec LNG project
Reviving a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec's Saguenay region would be costly and likely unprofitable, a shareholder advocacy group says.

Stand-your-ground laws,
which are in effect in more than half of U.S. states,
are associated with higher homicide rates,
increased racial disparities in legal outcomes,
and broader public costs,
according to a report from Everytown for Gun Safety, a gun control research and advocacy group.
Stand-your-ground or shoot first laws remove the legal duty to retreat before using deadly force in a self-defense situation.
These laws evolved from the centuries…

The Dangers of Shooting First: "Stand Your Ground" Laws Are a License to Kill
Shoot First laws, also known as Stand Your Ground laws, allow a person to use deadly force in a confrontation without any duty to retreat.

(1/2) We need to empower progressive media creators and influencers to more effectively advocate for the values of human rights, representative democracy, religious tolerance, and social justice.
#ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture
via:

Wes Fryer (@wesfryer.com)
Thanks for sharing this link, article and these thoughts. I heartily agree. We need to empower progressive media creators and influencers to more effectively advocate for the values of human rights, representative democracy, religious tolerance, and social justice. #ResistAndHeal #HealOurCulture

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA Civil Rights https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06/25/soundtoys-donating-100-of-sales-on-june-25-26-to-supporting-lgbtqia-civi…

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
Customers who purchase any Soundtoys plug-in, bundle, or upgrade during the campaign period will help support Lambda Legal’s legal advocacy, public policy work, and impact litigation efforts across…

Advocacy works, if done right. Find out how investigations by WorkerRights Consortium led to a joint effort along the supply chain to eliminate gender-based violence in Indonesia’s garment factories – more in my feature with TriplePundit.
https://www.triplepundi…

Media Matters sues the FTC, says its inquiry into advertiser boycotts of X is part of a "campaign of retribution" by the Trump administration and Elon Musk (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/23/technology/media-matters-ftc-lawsu…

Media Matters Sues F.T.C. Over Advertising Investigation
The liberal advocacy organization said in a lawsuit that the Federal Trade Commission’s inquiry into boycotts with other advertising groups was “retribution.”

Zohran Mamdani shared 'sick' video mocking Hannukah and 'cosplaying Jews,' advocacy group charges (Shane Galvin/New York Post)
https://nypost.com/2025/07/06/us-news/mamdani-shared-sick-video-mocking-hannukah-advocacy-group/
http://www.memeorandum.com/250706/p24#a250706p24

Ars Technica author Ashley Belanger presents both consumer rights advocacy group Public Citizen's position against the use of AI in toys, and toy maker Mattel's and Open AI's. Public Citizen's tone is baselessly alarmist, given that "Both companies [have] emphasized that safety, privacy, and age-appropriateness would be front of mind in designing Mattel's AI products."
"Toy-maker Mattel accused of planning 'reckless' AI social experiment on k…

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA Civil Rights https://www.synthtopia.com/content/2025/06

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights
Customers who purchase any Soundtoys plug-in, bundle, or upgrade during the campaign period will help support Lambda Legal’s legal advocacy, public policy work, and impact litigation efforts across…

Progress! Mexico becomes latest country to ban marine mammal performances https://www.speciesunite.com/news-stories/mexico-becomes-latest-country-to-ban-marine-mammal-performances?utm_source=Mastodon

Progress! Mexico becomes latest country to ban marine mammal performances — Species Unite
In a step forward to animal protection, lawmakers voted unanimously to ban marine mammal breeding, performances, and concrete tanks following years of advocacy.

exposure, highlighting importance of #ConsumerRights and #RightToRepair advocacy
https…

The US government is blatantly misrepresenting events captured on video
in an effort to intimidate powerful officials and ordinary citizens who seek to challenge the White House’s policies.
Alec Karakatsanis, the founder of Civil Rights Corps, a nonprofit legal advocacy group, argued:
👉 “By relentlessly telling the population that ‘two plus two equals five’, it helps determine who is willing to go along with ‘two plus two equals five’ and deny basic truths.
“It’s also…

Sources: the FTC is investigating whether roughly a dozen advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/…

F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion
The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.

"South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos"
#SouthAfrica #Pesticides

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Presidency, said the ban will be accompanied by […]

Everywhere EXCEPT Washington DC
#protest

What to know about counterprotests to Trump's June 14 parade
Dozens of pro-democracy advocacy groups are partnering to organize the No Kings events.

The Ohio Senate has decided to remove the Rejoining of the Midwest Interstate Passenger Rail Commission and eliminate the Passenger Rail Seat on the Ohio Rail Development Commission.
This is a huge setback over 75% of Ohioans support passenger rail! #transit

What does the DEI rollback mean for the music technology industry? https://musictech.com/features/intervi

What does the DEI rollback mean for the music technology industry?
As DEI becomes a toxic term in the corporate world, we talk to advocacy groups and music professionals about what it means for music

Farm Sanctuary fights the disastrous effects of animal agriculture on animals, the environment, social justice, and public health through rescue, education, and advocacy. #AnimalRights

We Envision a World Where Sanctuary Replaces Exploitation | Farm Sanctuary
Farm Sanctuary is a nonprofit pursuing bold solutions to end animal agriculture and foster compassionate vegan living.

Sources: the FTC is investigating whether roughly a dozen advertising and advocacy groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/…

F.T.C. Investigates Ad Groups and Watchdogs, Alleging Boycott Collusion
The regulator is looking into whether roughly a dozen groups violated antitrust law by coordinating boycotts among advertisers.

Finding joy in climate action: Vermont Green soccer team and Alabama influencer lead the way in eco-friendly initiatives and advocacy for biodiversity. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

An Ode to Joy, in Climate Action
Climate change is often unrelentingly grim. But some activists argue that joyful climate action can change minds.

A May 22 move by the Supreme Court may signal the end of the NLRB’s independence, say labor leaders,
and transform the agency into an extension of the White House.
In turn, they warn, Donald Trump could use the board to reward friends and punish enemies. 
“It’s time to ring the alarm bell across the labor movement,”
said Jody Calemine, the director of advocacy at the AFL-CIO, the national union federation representing nearly 15 million workers across the country. 

‘It’s Time to Ring the Alarm Bell’
Labor leaders say a May Supreme Court decision could turn the agency that protects workers into a rubber stamp for President Trump.

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/07/south-africa-to-ban-highly-toxic-pesticide-terbufos/

South Africa to ban highly toxic pesticide Terbufos
In a decision welcomed by advocacy groups and researchers, South Africa’s Cabinet has approved a ban on the import of Terbufos, a highly toxic pesticide linked to the deaths of six children in a South African township in October 2024. On June 12, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Minister of Presidency, said the ban will be accompanied by […]