Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library
Congressional Democrats are opening a probe into millions of dollars private companies pledged to Donald Trump’s planned "presidential library",
asking what happened to the money
👉after the original fund was dissolved last year.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Massachusetts) and Richard Blumenthal (Connecticut) and Rep. Melanie Stansbury (New Mexico) wrote Monday to the leaders of
ABC, Meta…
"...solar panels and wind turbines were being installed across the peninsula. These were presented as ecological alternatives and came with this narrative that if we accepted them we were saving the planet.
... on the one hand there was this environmental discourse, and on the other hand they were dispossessing us of our territory and deforesting it. How can a project be environmentally friendly if it’s clearing a huge area of land?"
Resisting the so-called 'Maya'…
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(1 of 2) So that gets to MEER - And I don't know enough about the process to have a position. It makes me nervous - and I'll start by listing some premises:
1) The impacts atmospheric CO2 increases are more than increased global temperatures:
a) Plant growth: Nutrient content changes (demonstrated, not for the better)
b) Plant health
c) Aquatic (salt and fresh water) acidification - numerous adverse impacts
d) There are many u…
@13a@mastodon.social
(1 of 2) So that gets to MEER - And I don't know enough about the process to have a position. It makes me nervous - and I'll start by listing some premises:
1) The impacts atmospheric CO2 increases are more than increased global temperatures:
a) Plant growth: Nutrient content changes (demonstrated, not for the better)
b) Plant health
c) Aquatic (salt and fresh water) acidification - numerous adverse impacts
d) There are many u…
Bristol Myers Squibb's Massachusetts facility boosted drug production volume for clinical and commercial use by ~40% with AI, a bright spot in US manufacturing (Farah Stockman/New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05…
Try This Simnel Cake For Easter This Year #plantbased
X-Factor Defender Makes Plenty of Sense for Raiders as Trade Target https://www.si.com/nfl/raiders/onsi/las-vegas-x-factor-defender-makes-plenty-of-sense-as-trade-target
Kyiv: only four of 15 planned Russian divisions are being formed: https://benborges.xyz/2026/02/24/kyiv-only-four-of-planned.html
Only a few regions on our planet - just west and east and especially inside of the dark zone in this NASA map which is mostly the Pacific Ocean - will have a good view of the full totality from 11:04 to 12:03 UTC of the #LunarEclipse today, but there will be webcasts galore to try out:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TywJ47LZ-Ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNZCZcS45jg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeOlqcK5Edg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOgOLKgNyLo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtL3BA94t5g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJUW0Kx4Eg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQLcLAfilkQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2-_LYVuIEE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl9UAUiqNKM
Also https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10164029689080320 = a graphic, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1R8rrAMzw = an animation, https://groups.io/g/mpml/message/41436 = satellites near the dark Moon, https://www.eclipsewise.com/lunar/LEprime/2001-2100/LE2026Mar03Tprime.html and https://science.nasa.gov/solar-system/moon/march-2026-total-lunar-eclipse-your-questions-answered/ and https://solarsteam.siu.edu/3march2026_tle/ and https://www.timeanddate.com/live/eclipse-lunar-2026-march-3 and https://news.siu.edu/2026/02/022426-siu-to-host-viewing-party-for-march-3-total-lunar-eclipse.php and https://www.perthobservatory.com.au/astronomy-events/2026-total-lunar-eclipse = websites, https://scicomm.xyz/@AkaSci@fosstodon.org/116156904320261558 = a thread, https://www.space.com/news/live/total-lunar-eclipse-blood-moon-march-3-2026-live-updates = updates, and https://gizmodo.com/the-march-3-total-lunar-eclipse-sounds-amazing-but-theres-a-catch-2000726548 and https://www.geekwire.com/2026/total-lunar-eclipse-visibility-weather/ and https://www.astronomy.com/observing/how-to-watch-the-lunar-eclipse-online/ and https://www.space.com/stargazing/lunar-eclipses/watch-the-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-on-march-3-with-these-free-livestreams = articles.