Peter Nightingale

The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world it leaves to its children. (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

George Lakey - How We Win: Reflections on Nonviolent Direct Action Campaigning
https://t.co/G6f9TEbAUS

[Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson]

The experiment is over – we know what does and doesn’t work to address climate

If we look at what has been proposed to address global warming, air pollution, and energy security during the past 25 years, only one solution – electrification of all energy sectors and generation of the electricity with wind, solar, geothermal, and hydro sources -- has made an impact. This solution has reduced enough world emissions and technology costs for the @IPCC_CH, to eliminate its worst-case climate scenario. What are the proposed climate solutions that never worked? (1) Fossil gas replacing coal, (2) ethanol replacing gasoline, (3) carbon capture, (4) direct removal of CO2 from the air by equipment, (5) blue hydrogen, 6) nuclear, and (7) geoengineering. We knew these were poor solutions back in 2009, when they were first evaluated. But, it has taken 17 years to overcome lobbyists pushing these techs. On the other hand, electrification of world transport, buildings, and industry and using clean renewables to provide the electricity while growing energy efficiency, also proposed in 2009, has worked, as evidenced by the world growth in electric vehicles, heat pumps, electric furnaces, and clean, renewable electricity generators. All-of-the-above policies, or let’s try everything and hope something works policies, have failed. Given the short time we have, we should never see another IPCC scenario that includes biofuels, carbon capture, direct air capture, nuclear, geoengineering or their derivatives, blue hydrogen, electo-fuels, or sustainable aviation fuels. We know what works. Let's focus on that going forward.

References

Elimination of most extreme IPCC scenario
https://t.co/y2F2mAbCTU

Components of a WindWaterSolar system
https://t.co/viWz8mbv3v

2009 paper evaluating energy technologies
https://t.co/QzjG2d417e

2009 paper proposing to transition the world to 100% WWS
https://t.co/axJJKhHr5n

More details here: "Still No Miracles Needed"
https://t.co/K6Yd0rGJ9e

Video
https://t.co/2U4FMPUC6l

[American Screed @american_screed]

2 1/2 yrs after + Norman Finkelstein won't condemn Hamas because he has spent the last 15 years reading the human rights reports on "what was done to those people."

You can't do what you did to those people and think something like that is not going to happen. "It's inevitable."

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

The biggest threat to the American people is America's government and the kleptocracy for which it stands: trillions for war, but no universal healthcare, no guaranteed housing, no retirement independent of work history, no universal basic income. Need I continue?

[Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein]

Asked about the Pentagon's record $1.5 trillion budget request, Susan Collins replies: "defense has been underfunded in the Biden administration year after year after year."

"We face so many global threats, and we cannot afford to have a defense that is underfunded for our national security."

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

Time, at long last, to start respecting the Rhode Island Homeless Bill of Rights

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

The missing link: https://t.co/bGpTq2mSBd

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

The story is that the kleptocracy likes to keep people hostage on their media. To do so, the Algorithm seems to discriminate against links. Supposedly to solve this problem, people post links in a comment section, after a delay.

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

https://t.co/9ycsj0AhyS

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

How indeed is it possible? How?

[Zeteo @zeteo_news]

Israeli officials and their allies complain that describing Israel's genocidal behavior is "blood libel."

…But look at what's being openly said on one of the most popular TV channels in Israel:

[Zeteo @zeteo_news]

It's the only place Netanyahu regularly gives interviews The government gives it special benefits.

It's skyrocketed in popularity.

Read the full story: https://t.co/LZY3AaGfSV

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

The US kleptocracy is as much over-represented as the people are under-represented.

[The Cradle @TheCradleMedia]

US President Donald Trump lands in Beijing, and with him he brings the following CEOs to request "deals" with Chinese President Xi Jinping:

– Elon Musk, Tesla and SpaceX CEO
– Jensen Huang, Nvidia CEO
– Tim Cook, Apple CEO
– Larry Fink, BlackRock CEO
– Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone CEO
– Kelly Ortberg, Boeing CEO
– Brian Sikes, Cargill CEO
– Jane Fraser, Citigroup CEO
– Larry Culp, General Electric CEO
– David Solomon, Goldman Sachs CEO
– Sanjay Mehrotra, Micron CEO
– Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm CEO

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

@SenSanders Call a spade a spade: billionaire kleptocrats!

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

@BernieSanders As explained in "We've Got You Covered", the 1798 Act for the Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen fit on one page. The 2010 Affordable Care Act took 1,000- pages. That's about 999 pages for the care and feeding of healthcare insurance CEOs, CFO, and lobbyists.

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

@BernieSanders There's nothing wrong with machines taking over work from humans. The problem is that the spoils go to the kleptocracy, while the worker end up under the bus. The solution has been known for over a century: universal basic income.

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

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[Lee Camp [Redacted] @LeeCamp]

🚨This new video from Iran is so wrong & not funny. Everyone should watch it & share it to see how wrong & not funny it is.

[Drop Site @DropSiteNews]

🚨 Flotilla Detainees Report Sexual Violence, Physical Abuse at Hands of Israeli Forces

The Global Sumud Flotilla released preliminary first-hand testimonies Thursday alleging a pattern of severe physical and sexual abuse against civilian participants following the Israeli military’s interception of the flotilla in international waters last week.

According to the press release, at least four participants reported sexual violence at the hands of Israeli soldiers, including anal penetration with a finger, forceful strikes to the genitals, and verbal sexual abuse.

Testimonies also describe deliberate deprivation of clothing, food, water, and bedding, as well as areas being flooded with water at night — leaving detainees in extreme physical distress.

Multiple participants suffered hypothermia and hyperthermia, the flotilla said.

179 participants were released to Greek authorities. Two — Saif Abukeshek and Thiago Ávila — remain detained at Israel’s Shikma prison and are reportedly on hunger strike. Israel has not responded to the allegations.

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

Here's the whole thing:
https://t.co/J1ZKAeaMSt

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

This one includes an action alert. Yes, gentlemen, that's you, @SenJackReed, @SenWhitehouse, @Rep_Magaziner, @RepGabeAmo.

[Peter Nightingale @Peter_Night]

Lest thou forget: beneath the thin veil of academia lies the whip of corporate America.

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

So the University of Michigan has apologized for these comments being made, promised a review of their processes so it doesn’t happen again. No, seriously.