Thomas Lord
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"She does not respond to verbal commands. And now she is dancing." -- Berkeley 911 dispatcher
Our bill to end corporate green-washing — corporation marketing itself as green while having a massive carbon footprint — passed its final policy committee. SB 260 requires big corporations to disclose their entire carbon footprint, including supply chain. Time for transparency.
BREAKING: Polio virus samples found in London sewage
new steaming pile of dog shit dropped noahpinion.substack.com/p/the-left-nim…
Only 1,500 sloths are still left in the wild, making them one of the most endangered mammals🌳🦥 The Jaguar Rescue Center offers orphaned sloth babies help to learn to be wild again. On #WorldRainforestDay, send them climate love on @WeDontHaveTime ⤵️ app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/6148c82f…
Decommodify labor, @jasonhickel. That's the only life-critical commodity that matters. First step of degrowth: Cut working hours by 25% without loss of pay. Guess what the second step is.
Finally, if you want an easy way to end the cost of living crisis: Decommodify key social services and introduce rent controls. In other words, *reduce the cost of living*. This is not difficult to do. But it does run against the core logic of capitalism.
I’m proud to have lived and raised my family in District 8 for over 20 years. As Councilmember, I will listen and work with neighbors to ensure needed services. Please join my team! humbertforcouncil.com
