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🇵🇸 Britain, Australia, and Canada confirmed that they each now formally recognize Palestinian statehood, putting added pressure on Israel to end its war in Gaza, which experts, most recently the United Nations, now officially consider a genocide. (Gifted link)
📺 Last week, ABC, which is owned by Disney, suspended “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” indefinitely over remarks he made about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. To boycott ABC’s decision, people have been canceling their Disney+ streaming subscriptions.
A military widow, mom, and author turned her old pickup truck into a traveling banned book store
In addition to being a military widow, mother, and southerner, Karie Fugett is also the author of the memoir “Alive Day,” about her experience as a military spouse. Familiar with the inner workings of the military, she’s now fighting what she calls a “war on knowledge” in taking shape in her home state of Alabama.
Earlier this year, a state board voted to defund a local library under a new book ban law after parents criticized the library for carrying “sexually explicit books” that depict LGBTQ+ stories. Similar efforts are happening in states like Florida.
Knowing first hand the impact this kind of censorship can have, she wanted to help, so she’s converting a rusty 1940 Ford pickup truck into a traveling banned bookstore called “The Banned Wagon.”
Why is this good news? The Banned Wagon will help put banned and challenged books “back into the hands of the people who need them the most.” That includes LGBTQ+ youth, and other marginalized communities — but also to help anyone and everyone access books that challenge their worldview.
Global solar panel installations surged by 64% in the first six months of 2025
In the first half of this year, the world added 380 gigawatts of new solar capacity, a 64% increase over the same time period last year. In 2024, it took until September to surpass 350 GW of new capacity — this year, that milestone was achieved back in June.
This continued rapid expansion of solar has made it the fastest-growing source of new electricity generation, with global solar output rising by 28% in 2024 compared to 2023.
And China is still leading the charge, installing more than twice as much solar as the rest of the world combined in the first six months of the year. Competing against itself, its installations more than doubled compared to the first six months of 2024.
In addition to Hank Green’s new app, having a good book on hand, and setting my phone across the room has helped me set some better sceen time and social media boundaries.
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