@Gaeaist

Activists protecting the earth. 🌎 Advocating for #TradeJustice. People & planet before profit for a sustainable planet for all. Formerly TPPMediaMarch

 Washington, DC
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Joined August 2013
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Ever wonder what to ask when your farmer says their farm is organic but not certified? @Cornucopia_Inst's new list helps you ask the right Qs: cornucopia.org/wp-content/up… Print it out & get to know your local #OrganicFarmers. Show 👨‍🌾👩‍🌾 some 💚 this summer! #SupportOrganicFarmers
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“Hemp can do almost everything petroleum can do,” Winona LaDuke said, “including replacing some cotton and plastics.” >> @startribune strib.mn/2MAbMSv @ Winona's Hemp and Heritage Farm instagram.com/p/B1tlod8l0ru/… – at Minnesota, USA
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I officially spent 100 days over the last three years removing 13,640 pounds trash from South Florida's protected mangrove forests and seagrass beds!
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At a grain elevator in Craig a few weeks ago, corn was $2.77 — that's not enough for farmers to stay on their land. Farmers are told to get bigger and bigger, but that creates a race to the bottom. We must rethink our ag system so all farms can succeed. on.wsj.com/31mjiXn

Even With a Strong Crop This Year, U.S. Farmers Are Suffering

Following a growing season last year filled with record-breaking rainfall and bitter trade wars, U.S. farmers hoped 2020 would provide them an opportunity make up ground. Instead, the situation has...

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"#ClimateJustice and #FoodJustice are, in fact, the same fight – the struggle to beat back corporate dominance and make the world livable for everyone." - @tomphilpott theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Unless we change course, the US agricultural system could collapse | Tom Philpott

Our food supply comes from an environmentally unsustainable system that is going to unravel

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In the final years of a collapsing empire, nearly everything on the mainstream airwaves is vapid divisive nonsense & meaningless spectacle... ...while the true extraction of wealth & resources continues unobstructed behind closed doors.
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"[Rattan Lal is] mostly happy that #soil is finally getting the respect it deserves. He even wants it written into law. The U.S. has a Clean Air Act and a Clean Water Act, he says; there should be a Healthy Soils Act, too." --- Agreed! npr.org/sections/goatsandsod…

A Prophet Of Soil Gets His Moment Of Fame

Rattan Lal, an Indian-born scientist, has devoted his career to finding ways to capture carbon from the air and store it in soil. Today, that idea has a catchy name: regenerative agriculture.

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Yup
Andrew Yang🧢⬆️🇺🇸
@AndrewYang22 Aug 2020
Every day that passes without a stimulus bill is an epic failure with disastrous human consequences. It’s disgusting that we are growing numb to this level of apathy and dysfunction. We deserve better.
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Never forget. While the Republican Senate refused to extend $600/week for 30 million unemployed workers, it had no problem passing a $1 trillion tax break to the top 1% and large corporations. Trump and the Republicans love socialism for the rich, rugged capitalism for the rest.
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The Tech Giants are pushing digital trade rules that will make workers’ livelihoods more-and-more precarious — exacerbating inequality at home and abroad. Duncan McCann @NEF
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Wikileaks’ release of the secret Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) is a standout. But always really. #FreePress #FreeAssange
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If there’s ever a time to opt out of the mainstream media, it’s now. #FreeAssange #FreeAssangeNOW thefreethoughtproject.com/wi…

WikiLeaks Exposes How Council on Foreign Relations Controls Most All Mainstream Media

A single organization controls almost everything you see, hear, and read in the media and they've been handpicking your leaders for decades.

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"This only ends if the public, if you take a stand. You have to be a witness becuase if this cotinues you will be a bearing witness to the worst judicial scandal in decades in the United Kingdom. It cannot happen!" @khrafnsson #DontExtraditeAssange #FreeAssange
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Ex-Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger: 'Surprising more can't see Assange case is worrying for all journalists' #FreePress pressgazette.co.uk/former-gu…

Ex-Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger: 'Surprising more can't see Assange case is worrying for all...

Former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has said the ongoing US extradition case against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange is “disturbing” and “has worrying implications for all journalists”. And he...

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FARMED TO DEATH: 15 years undercover on the trail of the global meat industry by @Andrew_Wasley published in collaboration with @TBIJ @WeAnimals @GreenpeaceUK @guardian @ecostorm_agency link.medium.com/MZLKUA5qz8

15 years undercover on the trail of the global meat industry

The remarkable inside story of one journalist’s quest to uncover the true costs of industrial farming to the environment, people & animals

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Just six companies control two-thirds of the nation's meat production. It's time to end their monopoly of our food supply. #BoycottBigMeat newrepublic.com/article/1586…

Beyond Big Meat

Just six companies control two-thirds of the nation's meat production. It's time to end their monopoly of our food supply.

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John Lewis asked The NYT to publish this on the day of his funeral. It is necessary reading. He writes, “When you see something that is not right, you must say something ... Democracy is not a state. It is an act, and each generation must do its part.” nytimes.com/2020/07/30/opini…

Opinion | John Lewis: Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation (Published 2020)

Though I may not be here with you, I urge you to answer the highest calling of your heart and stand up for what you truly believe.

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We will not be denied!! Congratulations, Marquita!
Marquita Bradshaw
@BradshawforTN7 Aug 2020
The progressive movement is undeniable! Thank you all so much for your support and this victory. It’s time to put hardworking people first. Onward. ✊🏾 #Bradshaw2020 #MBforUS
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Canada's last fully-intact ice shelf in the Arctic is gone. #climatechange #milneiceshelf #environment ow.ly/1deM50ATMTR

'It's Disintegrated, Basically': Last Fully Intact Canadian Ice Sheet Collapses | Common Dreams

The formation was the final survivor of its kind in the nation's Arctic

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The Stuttgart Peace Prize 2020 goes to Julian Assange, investigative journalist, programmer and founder of WikiLeaks. The prize is awarded by Die Anstifter and aims to promote the right to unconditional freedom of information and of the press. die-anstifter.de/
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