John Rhodes
@redstone45.bsky.social
Environmental Conservation, Music, Photography, sometimes here/now. Sometimes political. Lives in Mount Kisco, NY.
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I thought SCOTUS alreadysaid this was unconstitutional!
International borders = Federal powers
International borders = Federal powers
A federal appeals court cleared the way on Friday for Texas to act on a 2023 state law that empowers state and local police officers to arrest migrants who cross illegally from Mexico, the latest development in a case that could have far-reaching implications for immigration enforcement in the U.S.
Texas Can Arrest and Deport People Who Illegally Cross at Mexico Border, Court Says
The court that paused a 2023 law allowing state and local police officers to arrest migrants has now ruled that the measure is legal, a decision likely to be appealed.
nyti.ms
April 25, 2026 at 8:20 PM
I thought SCOTUS alreadysaid this was unconstitutional!
International borders = Federal powers
International borders = Federal powers
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Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades.
In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%.
Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%.
Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
April 25, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades.
In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%.
Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%.
Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.
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Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent.
April 25, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Note that there's been no threat to sue over this statement. I know I would be suing for tens of millions if I was innocent.
If you are nearby
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with us in Mt Kisco!
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with us in Mt Kisco!
April 13, 2026 at 8:03 PM
If you are nearby
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with us in Mt Kisco!
Join us to celebrate Earth Day with us in Mt Kisco!
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I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Seven Voting Laws Every Blue State Should Enact Right Now
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
March 29, 2026 at 4:53 PM
I am often asked what laws I would recommend blue states adopt. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, there are seven changes every state could adopt right now, for virtually no cost or administrative burden. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/seve...
Vote!
Don’t be a horses ass
Don’t be a horses ass
October 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Vote!
Don’t be a horses ass
Don’t be a horses ass
Just one week left to submit pix for our 8th annual community photo exhibition!
August 31, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Just one week left to submit pix for our 8th annual community photo exhibition!
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💭 Mirror Mirror in the Lake
Who is the fairest of them all?
🪩 Why you are, of course, my dear.
You are!
Who is the fairest of them all?
🪩 Why you are, of course, my dear.
You are!
A Little Blue Heron on Honeymoon Island #birds
July 22, 2025 at 8:43 AM
💭 Mirror Mirror in the Lake
Who is the fairest of them all?
🪩 Why you are, of course, my dear.
You are!
Who is the fairest of them all?
🪩 Why you are, of course, my dear.
You are!
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90 days. That's how long we have until close to 20 million households get notices that their health insurance is going up, way up, by an average of more than 75%.
Even those without ACA subsidies will see the raw cost of insurance up around 15%.
Expect a 4-alarm fire this fall. From me:
Even those without ACA subsidies will see the raw cost of insurance up around 15%.
Expect a 4-alarm fire this fall. From me:
Countdown Clock Begins for Giant Health Insurance Premium Increases
In around 90 days, millions of Americans will learn about out-of-pocket cost hikes of more than 75 percent on average.
prospect.org
July 22, 2025 at 1:59 PM
90 days. That's how long we have until close to 20 million households get notices that their health insurance is going up, way up, by an average of more than 75%.
Even those without ACA subsidies will see the raw cost of insurance up around 15%.
Expect a 4-alarm fire this fall. From me:
Even those without ACA subsidies will see the raw cost of insurance up around 15%.
Expect a 4-alarm fire this fall. From me:
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The Pipevine Swallowtail Complex describes the group of butterfly species that gain protection from predators by resembling these guys. The pipevines they eat as caterpillars make them toxic and bitter-tasting to birds. I see them often in my garden. 1/2 #butterflies #gardening #lepidoptera 🌱 🦋
July 22, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Pipevine Swallowtail Complex describes the group of butterfly species that gain protection from predators by resembling these guys. The pipevines they eat as caterpillars make them toxic and bitter-tasting to birds. I see them often in my garden. 1/2 #butterflies #gardening #lepidoptera 🌱 🦋
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Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine in 2019, partly on a promise to root out corruption. But critics say his government is trying to undermine some of the country’s most important anti-corruption organizations as they pursue investigations into his administration.
Zelensky’s Government Takes Aim at Corruption Fighters
Ukraine’s president ran on a promise to clean things up, but critics say his government is cracking down on anti-corruption activists, critics and agencies.
trib.al
July 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine in 2019, partly on a promise to root out corruption. But critics say his government is trying to undermine some of the country’s most important anti-corruption organizations as they pursue investigations into his administration.
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Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
📌 Ocean City, NJ
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm
🗓️ July 01, 2025
✏️ ISO 1600 f6.3 1/3200s
#jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #birding #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography
@nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com
📌 Ocean City, NJ
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm
🗓️ July 01, 2025
✏️ ISO 1600 f6.3 1/3200s
#jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #birding #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography
@nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com
July 22, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Glossy Ibis (Plegadis falcinellus)
📌 Ocean City, NJ
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm
🗓️ July 01, 2025
✏️ ISO 1600 f6.3 1/3200s
#jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #birding #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography
@nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com
📌 Ocean City, NJ
📸 Nikon D500 | 200-500mm
🗓️ July 01, 2025
✏️ ISO 1600 f6.3 1/3200s
#jamesfalletti #jamesfallettiphotography #birds #birding #ornithology #wildlife #wildlifephotography #nature #NaturePhotography
@nature.org @aba.org @mybirdcards.com
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July 22, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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If you think this grotesque oligarchy will not destroy everything, come see what its like to live in their backyard.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Nine households control 15% of wealth in Silicon Valley as inequality widens
Report finds wealth divide widened in Silicon Valley at double the rate of the whole US over the past decade
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:26 PM
If you think this grotesque oligarchy will not destroy everything, come see what its like to live in their backyard.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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"This might be one of the most massive cover-ups in the history of the United States unfolding before our very eyes."
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin
July 22, 2025 at 4:41 AM
"This might be one of the most massive cover-ups in the history of the United States unfolding before our very eyes."
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Rep. Jamie Raskin
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Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, breaching government agencies, universities and companies. Microsoft has not issued a patch, prompting a scramble to respond.
Global hack on Microsoft product hits U.S., state agencies, researchers say
Unknown attackers exploited a “significant vulnerability” in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, hitting targets around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Unknown attackers exploited a vulnerability in Microsoft’s SharePoint collaboration software, breaching government agencies, universities and companies. Microsoft has not issued a patch, prompting a scramble to respond.
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The American auto manufacturer’s net income fell by 35%, the company said in its second quarter earnings call.
GM: Tariffs Cost Automaker $1.1 Billion Last Quarter
The American auto manufacturer’s net income fell by 35%, the company said in its second quarter earnings call.
www.forbes.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The American auto manufacturer’s net income fell by 35%, the company said in its second quarter earnings call.
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Colbert comes out swinging. Gonna be a fun 10 months...
July 22, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Colbert comes out swinging. Gonna be a fun 10 months...
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The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
The Machine Stops
The neurologist Oliver Sacks on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
www.newyorker.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The neurologist Oliver Sacks found that the social-media era resembles a neurological catastrophe on a gigantic scale.
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A new report by Human Rights Watch and partner nonprofits released today confirms that migrants at the downtown Miami ICE facility were indeed shackled with hands tied behind their backs, forced to kneel, and made to eat from styrofoam plates “like dogs.”
“You Feel Like Your Life is Over”
The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” documents that people detained at Krome North Service Proc...
www.hrw.org
July 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A new report by Human Rights Watch and partner nonprofits released today confirms that migrants at the downtown Miami ICE facility were indeed shackled with hands tied behind their backs, forced to kneel, and made to eat from styrofoam plates “like dogs.”
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"The days of loudly debating the science have mostly given way to something quieter and more insidious: a campaign to withhold the raw information itself."
The Trump administration's purging of climate science and programs is an effort to erase truth and reality altogether.
The Trump administration's purging of climate science and programs is an effort to erase truth and reality altogether.
Inside the federal government’s purge of climate data
Climate facts are inconvenient — so Trump is making them disappear.
www.vox.com
July 22, 2025 at 1:31 PM
"The days of loudly debating the science have mostly given way to something quieter and more insidious: a campaign to withhold the raw information itself."
The Trump administration's purging of climate science and programs is an effort to erase truth and reality altogether.
The Trump administration's purging of climate science and programs is an effort to erase truth and reality altogether.
Trump budget chief Russ Vought testified PEPFAR sent millions of dollars to Russia to advise doctors on how to perform abortions. Lying to Congress is a Federal crime.
July 22, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Trump budget chief Russ Vought testified PEPFAR sent millions of dollars to Russia to advise doctors on how to perform abortions. Lying to Congress is a Federal crime.
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