Susan Gemmill

Perfectly described.

Today, Michelle and I are proud to announce that we will be hosting the dedication ceremony for the Obama Presidential Center on June 18th in Chicago, and welcoming the public on June 19th.

We can’t wait for you to visit. Go to obama.org to learn more.

Amazon pulls sponsorship from Paris book festival after booksellers’ association boycott Syndicat de la Librairie Française accused online retailer of trying to ‘flood the market with fake AI-generated books’

As an author, this hits hard (and justifies my deepest concerns over AI and the creative arts).

#BookSky
#writing

How Will the War in Iran Affect Your Utility Bills? - Inside Climate News Conflict in the Middle East could have major repercussions for U.S. electricity and natural gas prices. Some states, like Pennsylvania, are particularly vulnerable.

Better get your Scout on (Be Prepared).

A most excellent read.
@billmckibben.bsky.social
#SolarPower
#RenewableEnergy

Enough is enough!

Ladies and Gentlemen, The Blueprints of Democracy! 💙

Too unfortunately true. 🤦🏻‍♀️

And we'll take that as a win.
💙💪

9 Minutes To 97%: BYD Just Made EV Charging Basically As Quick As Getting Gas It’s also the world’s most powerful fast charger, arranged like your neighborhood gas station.

BYD's new Flash chargers are capable of delivering 1,500 kilowatts of power, enough to charge an EV to 97% in just nine minutes.

Brilliant interview.
#Climate

Bingo. 🎯

We can throw another $500,000,000,000 at the Pentagon this year and spend $1,000,000,000/day on a wholly useless war, but we can't afford to hire doctors and nurses to take care of our veterans? The United States is such an irresponsible, messed up country right now.

I am so glad I support you with my membership to Democracy Docket. Thank you and your team for all you do for all of us! 💙💪

Love and respect her! 💙💪

Doing her job that she was elected to do by the people for the people of Texas and our country.✊❤️✊

Ellen Powell Thompson: How Women’s Suffrage Benefitted from the Work of a Botanist in the Nineteenth-Century American West Ellen Powell Thompson’s life illustrates how environmental exploration and women’s reform were deeply interconnected.

📖 🔊We have your weekend reading (and listening)!

The new season of our podcast is accompanied by a series of pieces published in partnership with KCET.

Today's is by Erika Bsumek at UT Austin about the work of botanist and suffragist Ellen Powell Thompson.

www.pbssocal.org/ellen-powell...

You bet, I'm looking forward to it!

Good morning and Happy Friday 👋

There will be parties this evening so join us!

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Have a great day! ❤️☮️

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#BlueStormComin1

I 💙 Governor JB Pritzker

FFS 🤦🏻‍♀️

You're forever classy, George. 😉

How about the law of decency? Oh, yeah...

You bet!

It is beyond suspicious, telling even, that the MSM is avoiding this story.

Wow, thank you @zoeschlanger.bsky.social. So grateful for your thoughtful and thorough read of PLASTIC INC. I feel so lucky it was reviewed by someone who understands the issues so deeply.

Life in Plastic: It’s Not Fantastic

In the film The Graduate, Mr. McGuire tells Benjamin, "I want to say one word to you. Just one word: Plastics. There's a great future in plastics."

Beth Gardiner's new book, Plastic Inc., will be joining my ever-growing TBR. @bethgardiner.bsky.social

#PlasticPollution

Spot on. I can't wait for the day when money is the least important thing about politics and elections however...I fear I'll be waiting a very long time to see that day.

Iceland locks in on date for EU referendum | Euractiv As a member of the European Economic Area, Iceland is already aligned with much of the bloc's legislation

Just announced: Iceland has urgently moved up its referendum to join the European Union - to 29 August.

A reminder: 🇮🇸 is in many ways already a non-voting 🇪🇺 member because of the EEA. This would give them voting power to shape the laws they have to follow.