Notices by Todd Bohannon (toddbohannon@spore.social), page 2

”We have the science on our side & we have morality on our side. Nothing in the world can change that & so it is. I am ready to act based on the conditions that exist & whether it leads to more sentences” —⁦@GretaThunberg⁩ #ClimateAction
https://apnews.com/article/sweden-greta-thunberg-court-protest-c6999fb5511e8b12510ca32c38b9a183

“Five rich countries—the U.S., Canada, Australia, Norway, and the United Kingdom—account for more than half of all planned oil and gas expansion globally, even though they are far less reliant on fossil fuel revenues than other nations and have the resources for a renewable energy transition, OCI said.” #ClimateAction https://www.commondreams.org/news/united-states-planet-wrecker

Greta Thunberg giving zero f’s. #ClimateCrisis

“North Dakota lawmakers rejected a bill Friday that would have made people pay $1,500 each time they refer to themselves or others with gender pronouns different from the ones they were assigned at birth” #LGBTQ+ #ProtectTransYouth
https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/lgbtq-people-allies-could-face-1500-fine-in-north-dakota/

“A group of more than 170 trans, nonbinary, & cisgender contributors to the New York Times published an open letter on Wednesday, condemning the paper’s coverage of trans issues — particularly its reporting around #trans youth & gender-affirming healthcare” #ProtectTransYouth
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/lilkalish/trans-writers-open-letter-nyt-biased-coverage

“The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) said last week that it is tracking 340 anti-LGBTQ bills that have been introduced in statehouses. About 150 of those would restrict rights of transgender people, the highest number of bills targeting the trans community in a single year to date, according to the HRC.” #LGBTQ+ https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/02/19/national-lgbtq-task-force-battling-anti-lgbtq-bills/11280151002/

“J.K. Rowling’s supporters frequently claim the author has never actually said or done anything transphobic. It’s a position you can see on social media, in the pages of the New York Times, and even on a new podcast with Rowling herself.

It’s also an easily debunked lie” #LGBTQ+ #ProtectTransKids

https://www.vox.com/culture/23622610/jk-rowling-transphobic-statements-timeline-history-controversy

“While he praised the Biden admin’s ‘historic’ efforts on co-stewardship, he emphasized it’s not the same thing as returning land to tribes that was illegally taken from them. Giving #landback is the only way the U.S. gov can truly restore justice…” https://www.huffpost.com/entry/biden-administration-deb-haaland-interior-department-land-costewardship-tribes_n_63b86e01e4b0d6f0b9face1a

“The number of #teachers leaving Washington state classrooms has hit a nearly four-decade high” #schools https://kuow.org/stories/teacher-turnover-hits-new-high-in-washington-state

"There is simply no justification for President Biden's decision to approve a massive new oil drilling scheme that will lead to decades of air and climate pollution," —Food & Water Watch executive director Wenonah Hauter. #WillowProject #ClimateCrisis https://www.commondreams.org/news/biden-approves-willow-project

“According to the report, 1,556 children have lost their lives to #COVID19 since the beginning of the pandemic. Black children died 2.7 times more often than white children, according to the report, & were hospitalized 2.2 times more often…” #racism https://www.ajc.com/news/coronavirus/report-finds-black-children-hurt-the-most-by-covid-19/ODRVKK4IR5GXZPN43RZDBP74OE/

“Birds Connect Seattle.

That is the new name unveiled Tuesday of the organization formerly known as the Seattle chapter of the National Audubon Society, as it severs ties from its namesake, slave owner John James Audubon” #racism #birding
https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-audubon-unveils-new-name-after-severing-tie-to-slave-owner/

“#Indigenous leaders welcomed the statement, even though it continued to take some distance from acknowledging actual Vatican culpability. The statement said the papal documents had been “manipulated” for political purposes by colonial powers “to justify immoral acts against Indigenous peoples that were carried out, at times, without opposition from ecclesial authorities.” #Colonization

https://apnews.com/article/vatican-indigenous-papal-bulls-pope-francis-062e39ce5f7594a81bb80d0417b3f902

“A federal judge in Texas ruled that at least 12 books removed from public libraries by Llano County officials, many because of their #LGBTQ and racial content, must be placed back onto shelves within 24 hours”
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/01/us/texas-book-ban-removed-library-replaced-judge/index.html

“The ACLU criticized Indiana’s bill, calling it a civil rights violation against transgender youth.

‘SB 480 is part of a coordinated campaign to drive transgender people, particularly youth, out of public life. Bills such as these violate the rights of parents and families to make decisions about their children’s health” #ProtectTransYouth #LGBTQ+
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-indiana-conservative-states-blocking-youth-gender-affirming-care_n_642deef6e4b001e12d70277c

“Idaho, Indiana & Kansas have joined other Republican-led states in passing legislation that prevents transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care & participating in sports” #ProtectTransKids #LGBTQ+
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/idaho-indiana-conservative-states-blocking-youth-gender-affirming-care_n_642deef6e4b001e12d70277c

“Minnesota’s #trans refuge legislation, also known as HF 146, acknowledges that trans young people are under attack and deserve protection. The law will help make gender-affirming care safe & accessible to young people & their families…” #ProtectTransKids https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trans-refuge-states-minnesota_n_64219a76e4b0dd51111e4a7e

“Washington state has officially abolished the #DeathPenalty.

Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee signed Senate Bill 5087 on Friday, which removes state laws that Washington’s Supreme Court determined are invalid or unconstitutional” https://apnews.com/article/death-penalty-abolished-washington-cf9f7ebced0fdbadc704d362109ac162

“A transgender woman awaiting trial inside a Baltimore men’s jail facility was sexually assaulted at knifepoint by another prisoner, subjected to frequent ridicule and denied hormone therapy in what constituted cruel and unusual punishment, according to a federal lawsuit filed this week” #TransRightsAreHumanRights #Abolition https://apnews.com/article/baltimore-jail-transgender-woman-abuse-lawsuit-49126208b48ba78bd9a002a29275249d

“Six fossil fuel companies funnelednearly $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to new research.

Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue.” #ClimateCrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/01/fossil-fuel-companies-donate-millions-us-universities