Greetings Earthlings. You may recall on our last show we spoke of Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment"? One of the editors, Jennifer Jacquet joins us this week for a deeper dive into the details. As always, we will introduce you to this week's Fool-on-the-Hill, "Who Left the Door Open" and "Those Whose Brains Were small.." as well as our "...of the Week" segments, The Enviro Show Echo Chamber and more but first it's time for.......Revenge of the Critters! African bikers beware.
This week's Fool-on-the-Hill is another Repugnican repeat offender, Texas MAGA freakshow Chip Roy who, once again made a fool of himself in the wake of His Malignancy's State of the Union clown show: "The main message here was the stark contrast between the optimism of President Trump, the direction we want to take the country, and Democrats sitting in their seats refusing to stand up and celebrate this great country. I think it was a clear contrast. President Trump delivered a home run of a message tonight." Home run?? 😏 More like game over.
Our Doublespeak of the Week goes to all those so-called Christian Nationalists out there. We were reminded by Bishop William J. Barber recently that: "There's Nothing Christian About "Christian" Nationalism - MAGA’s madness is not an alternative interpretation of Christianity. It is anti-Christ." Further: "When they claim that the Constitution does not constrain them from knocking a door down and raiding someone’s home without a judicial warrant, they cannot claim God’s blessing. When they shoot someone down in the street and then lie to justify the murder, they cannot pretend to serve the divine law that says, “Thou shall not kill.” When they pretend that international law does not prevent them from taking over another sovereign nation and managing its resources as they see fit, they cannot pretend to be serving some higher law. When they abdicate their moral responsibility to care for the poor and vulnerable by spreading lies about “waste, fraud and abuse” and dramatically cutting essential government services, they cannot do so in Jesus’ name." Amen.
We have some encouraging news in The Enviro Show Echo Chamber from Amherst Indy. First is an action at the Target Store in Hadley, MA where "A group of 11 Western Mass locals interrupted business as usual at the Target store at the Hampshire Mall on Valentine’s Day to protest the corporation’s collaboration with ICE’s ongoing campaign of violence. The protestors entered the store at around 3 p.m. and spent about 25 minutes moving down the aisles singing songs, holding signs with anti-ICE slogans, and handing out chocolate, anti-ICE Valentines, and informational flyers to store patrons." We have an Action Link regarding other corporados HERE. Also, Free Speech for People reported on Instagram: "WE WON! Last night, 9 Amherst, MA Town Councilors UNANIMOUSLY passed a historic resolution asking @mass_ago to prosecute federal ICE agents who violate state law. It also instructs @massgovernor to end any cooperation agreements with ICE. The unlawful kidnappings, assaults and attacks on our neighbors must end. Every single town should demand #ICEOUT NOW." And demand they be de-funded HERE.
Speaking of ICE we have to ask......Who Left the Door Open letting in the likes of Kristie Noem to head the Brownshirts?? Noem's pathetic self-promoting cosplay and lying is bad enough but it gets worse: "..after a Coast Guardsman went overboard last year, the Coast Guard surged search and rescue efforts to find the man. Noem, though, had other ideas. One of the planes, a C-130 being used in the search over the Pacific, had been scheduled to fly detainees from California to Texas. You’d think that would be a lower priority than finding a member of the military lost at sea—particularly because deportation flights can happen any time, but someone struggling not to die in the ocean requires immediate urgency. Nonetheless, Noem yanked the plane from search and rescue efforts to complete the deportation flight instead." You probably recall her horrific lies about the recent ICE killings in Minneapolis. Who left the door open??
We guess it was His Malignancy The Mad King (#NoKings) who left the door open for the likes of Noem and others to sit in his twisted Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. The metaphor seems even more fitting given recent revelations about His Malignancy's history with sex trafficer Epstein. Where do we get these people?? Gov. Gavin Newsom referred to him at COP30 as an "invasive species". Yes, it's dehumanizing but hey, it is what it is. As for other rebukes, the recent ruling in the Supreme Court trashing The Mad King's tariff schemes was a major blow. How about this: Take action: Tell Congress to act now to rein in ICE abuses and stop letting His Malignancy use federal law enforcement as a personal political weapon. You say Congress is run by Repugs, yes but they are starting to peel off the more erratic and corrupt the Executive Branch becomes. That said, His Malignancy and the MAGA fascist freak show are laying the groundwork to throw the upcoming elections.
OK, so let's talk about those fascist MAGA freaks and their corporate enablers, dinosaurs of whom can be said "Their Brains Were small and They Died". Someday. But for now, "Pro-Trump Billionaires Want to Control What You Watch" and that lot in Congress want to throw the whole game along with some co-conspirators: "Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting." Naturally, we say NO WAY!The piece goes on: "Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution assigns power to regulate elections to state legislatures and Congress, with no role for the president. A presidential emergency on elections has never been tested in court." May the larger brains on the bench prevail.
Did someone say national emergency? How about the REAL emergency? "It's the Climate Crisis, Stupid!" At the same time His Malignancy and his MAGA minions cook up fake emergencies they're also busy adding fuel to the real emergency. "The.. Administration is urging other nations to press a tiny Pacific
island country to withdraw a United Nations draft resolution supporting
strong action to prevent climate change, including reparations for damage caused by any nation that fails to take action....[the] President has delivered a very clear message: that the U.N.
and many nations of the world have gone wildly off track, exaggerating
climate change into the world’s greatest threat.” It's the latest move by the Administration to distance the U.S. from climate change efforts. The International Court of Justice said countries could be in violation of international law if they fail to take measures to protect the planet from climate change, and nations harmed by its effects could be entitled to reparations. All U.N. member states, including major greenhouse gas emitters like
the U.S. and China, are parties to the court. That said, the Mad King (#NoKings) thinks he is above the law. This from The Guardian: "Enforcement of environmental laws against major polluters has virtually ground to a halt under the Trump administration, a new analysis of Environmental Protection Agency records from January 2025 to January 2026 shows."
Finally, our Quote of the Week concerns our focus of the week:
"Climate obstruction involves intentional actions and efforts to slow or block policies on climate change that are commensurate with the current scientific consensus of what is necessary to avoid dangerous human interference with the climate system."
- Timmons Roberts, J.et al.
After our interview it's on to the Bus Stop Billboard:
First Here's Indivisible Northampton — Swing Left Western Mass's complete daily listing of all the pro-democracy events in WMass: https://in-slwm.org/wp-content/uploads/Calendar/cal.html. If you're looking for an easy weekday way to jump into the climate movement, you'll love the State House Stand Out! We gather at the Massachusetts State House in Boston between 10 am and 2 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Volunteers stand together for 2-hour "shifts," either outside or inside depending on weather, and talk with visitors and State House staff about the Climate Crisis.
Tuesday, March 3, 12 - 1 p.m. With the information and stakeholder engagement sessions now complete, [done deal?] the Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmap is entering its next phase. We will be hosting two public webinar sessions to share and discuss the draft roadmap. The webinars are intended to provide transparency into how stakeholder input has informed the draft recommendations and to offer an opportunity for participants to better understand the emerging direction of the roadmap. Preliminary Findings Webinar #1 Register HERE.
Friday, March 6, 12 - 1 p.m. Massachusetts Advanced Nuclear and Fusion Energy Roadmap is entering
its next phase. [See. Above ] Preliminary Findings Webinar #2 Register HERE.
Monday March 6, 6pm. Rally to Stop the War on Iran NOW! Park Street Station, Boston, MA. Trump has launched a regime change war on Iran, without approval from Congress, while negotiations are going on. We denounce this criminal agression by our government. We demand an immediate end to the conflict and accountability for the perpetrators. We challenge the premise for the war.
Sunday March 8, 12 to 3pm. Tesla Takedown Boston. Massachusetts State House • 24 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02133. On March 8th, we're coming together to celebrate 1 year of #TeslaTakedown and to let the world's greediest man know that we're here to hold him accountable for the harm he has caused. Elon Musk is destroying democracy around the world, and he's using the fortune he built at Tesla to do it. Tesla shareholders just approved a trillion dollar package for Elon. But whether he gets it is up to all of us. Elon's trillion depends on hitting huge benchmarks. We're coming together at Tesla facilities to make sure he never reaches them. Go HERE.
Monday March 23, 7pm Climate Action Now monthly gathering via Zoom. Climate justice organizing while fighting fascism: From Minneapolis to Manila. Go HERE
Thursday, March 26th, 7:00 - 8:00 pm. Learn about and support the critical work of the LUCE immigrant justice hotline and rapid response network by attending this virtual event (1) Register to attend HERE. (2) Forward THIS FLYER to your contacts with a personal note about why you support LUCE! (3) Sign up to be a co-host or co-sponsor HERE. (Co-hosts invite family, friends, and colleagues to attend and donate to this event; co-sponsors do so on behalf of their organizations.)
Saturday March 28, All Day.
No Kings Day 3 History is on our side. On June 14, 2025, five million
people rose up to say “No Kings.” On October 18, 2025, seven million
more made it unmistakable: America does not do dictators. On March 28,
we rise again — stronger, broader, and more united than ever. Every No
Kings event is rooted in nonviolent action. We de-escalate conflict, act
lawfully, and never bring weapons. When People Power United says
“fight,” we mean fierce advocacy — never violence. Our work is grounded
in peaceful protest, free speech, voting, and collective action to
defend our rights, freedoms, and democracy. Go HERE.
NO KINGS... NO NUKES! The partial core meltdown at Three Mile Island on March 28, 1979 shattered the myth that American nuclear plants were safe.
The Clamshell Alliance is calling a national action this March 28!
March 28 is the next No Kings Day.
Let’s bring
this message
to millions of
people:
Remember Three
Mile Island.
Deadly
radiation and
mass
evacuations
from the March
28, 1979,
nuclear power
meltdown in
Pennsylvania
alerted the US
and the world
to just some
of the lethal
consequences
of nuclear
energy. Now
federal and
state
governments
(from Massachusetts to Kansas) and the oligarchs and
authoritarians
we resist are
forcing new
nuclear power
on the
American
public. For more
information: https://clamshellalliance.com/
That is all but PLEASE remember to listen to your Mother?
