@maddenifico.bsky.social
Singer-songwriter/musician, social/climate justice activist, inspired by Sophie Scholl and the White Rose resistance group. Spotify http://rb.gy/jm7b2 Buy http://bit.ly/2kJwUoL Link http://about.me/bill.madden
@maddenifico.bsky.social PinnedWe have become the "empire" we once swore to defeat — the bullies and plunderers we were raised to resist.
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialClimate change is rapidly transforming the Himalayas. Melting glaciers, outburst floods, and erratic weather now threaten Sherpa livelihoods and downstream communities. Urgent global emissions cuts are vital to protect these fragile regions.
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialA new British Antarctic Survey study shows Zavodovski Island lost two thirds of its chinstrap penguins since 2011, stripping it of its title as the world’s largest colony. Climate driven krill loss is the main cause. Action on ocean conservation matters now.
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialRising seas and hardened shorelines threaten over 75% of top surf breaks across the globe, impacting coastal economies from California to UK. Natural coastlines offer a clear path forward. Local surf knowledge can help protect these vital waters.
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialMilieudefensie & 30,000 claimants sued Dutch banking giant ING today, demanding it halve total financed emissions by 2030, end all financing for new oil and gas projects, and mandate client climate transition plans.
tinyurl.com/yhvc2arr #ClimateLitigation #Banking #FossilFree #ClimateFinance
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialA Reuters investigation reveals an unprecedented diplomatic deadlock inside the IPCC. Clashes between major oil producers and vulnerable nations over 1.5°C timelines threaten to delay key scientific reviews before the 2028 UN stocktake.
tinyurl.com/3c7w3fbx #IPCC #ClimateScience #UN #ClimatePolicy
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialGlobal ocean dumping treaties expanded rules in London today restricting marine geoengineering schemes (like ocean fertilization). Civil society warned against commercial carbon offset firms rebranding chemical ocean dumping as climate action.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialThis seems to be the overwhelming, near-universal reaction of everyone with active firing neurons.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialWhen justice speaks, it does not whisper for the powerful.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialUnderstanding the assignment, democracy-loving patriots in Syracuse, New York surround Trump's motorcade chanting "Fuck Donald Trump."
@maddenifico.bsky.socialWhat would you do?
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialEPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced plans to revise 2024 methane rules on oil and gas operations, aiming to undo previous energy restrictions and lower regulatory burdens.
tinyurl.com/s8dzdpdu #EPA #Energy #ClimateCrisis #ClimateRisks #Methane
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialMinisters from 50 nations visited Tuvalu's sinking atolls today ahead of COP31, inspecting seawalls on land just 10-20m wide as Pacific leaders urged rapid, direct adaptation aid to safeguard island sovereignty.
tinyurl.com/yj7amzc7 #Tuvalu #COP31 #SeaLevelRise #ClimateJustice
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialKuala Lumpur ranked as the world's most polluted major city today, with AQI spiking to 203 ("Very Unhealthy") as Indonesian peatland wildfire smoke haze combines with stagnant urban weather, per IQAir.
tinyurl.com/3n55n9xn #AirQuality #KualaLumpur #Wildfires #PublicHealth
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialIn a historic first, an NGO filed a formal trade complaint alleging New Zealand breached binding climate rules in its 2024 EU free trade pact by repealing offshore oil drilling bans & agricultural emissions pricing.
tinyurl.com/2md5yt7e #ClimateAction #ClimatJustice #NewZealand #EU #TradePolicy
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialThe Environmental Defense Fund slammed an EPA proposal today to repeal federal methane waste emissions fees, warning that rolling back leak detection rules will waste billions in energy & drive near-term planetary heating.
tinyurl.com/mwnzw5dr #Methane #CleanAirAct #CleanAir #EPA #ClimatePolicy
@activist360.bsky.socialReposted by @maddenifico.bsky.socialTop scientists at University of Bristol published a 5-step roadmap today to prepare for the "Super El Niño," calling for rapid early warning systems, disease outbreak defenses, and food system resilience.
tinyurl.com/bdcmcpxs #SuperElNino #PublicHealth #ClimateResilience #ExtremeWeather
@maddenifico.bsky.socialIf you've never witnessed a large fish being gutted and disemboweled, watch Jon Ossoff's evisceration of election-denying neo-Nazi Mike Collins.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialThis is what an American hero looks like. Her name is Katie Phang and she is suing the most corrupt attorney general in U.S. history, pedophile protector Todd Blanche, to force him to release the unredacted Epstein files.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialNo words.
@maddenifico.bsky.socialThis isn't a courtesy hug. Every guy who's ever been grabbed like that knows exactly what it is. Kimberly Guilfoyle is sending an unmistakable message to Marco Rubio — and by that look on Little Marco's face, he's pretty fucking happy about it.
