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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 12h

Administration’s anti-DEI bullshit costs lives.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 12h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

nyti.ms

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 15h

All four are embarrassingly chubby.

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 15h

Ahem, Ross Douhat needs to be more specific — specifically about the yawning wealth gap *within* the US and other developed countries. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 21h

Mike Johnson feels threatened by naked bicyclists more than 3000 miles away. Horrors!

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

This GOP-led Congress always chickens out.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Congress is losing its grip on the power to spend Americans’ money

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

www.washingtonpost.com

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Grifting, grifting, grifting.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

Exclusive | Trump Allies Sold Sponsorships to What Appeared to Be a Treasury Event. It Wasn’t.

The Treasury said it didn’t approve a marketing pitch for a private Oct. 21 event about AI that is headlined by Scott Bessent.

www.wsj.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Well, all the fewer excuses. Bring the kids!

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Hey, we youngsters may have failed to levitate the Pentagon 50 some years ago, but we did change the national dialogue on Vietnam. Today’s millennials need to show up next Saturday, not just the seniors.

Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · Apr 20

After #HandsOff DC, where I surveyed the oldest sample I've ever collected at a protest, my team left the field discussing where the college students were. The youngest member of our team spoke up and reported: they're not turning out since they've given up on democracy.

a woman is wearing a plaid shirt and saying `` holy forking shirt ! ''

ALT: a woman is wearing a plaid shirt and saying `` holy forking shirt ! ''

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Consider that Bibi was counting on Trump to denounce any such Biden move as a sell-out. (A bit of the Carter-Reagan/Iran hostages vibe.) Trump gave Bibi a pass in January. Only now has he pulled Bibi’s chain.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Trump loves coal but not coal miners. Make Black Lung Great Again!
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/c...

Coal Miners With Black Lung Say They Are ‘Cast Aside to Die’ Under Trump

www.nytimes.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

If they’re serious, they’ll have a naked bike race.

amanda moore 🐢 @noturtlesoup17.bsky.social · 2d

The inflatables have made it to Broadview.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

America has a screwworm loose.

Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 2d

Screwworm, which is a major threat to cattle and is already affecting beef prices, is advancing toward our southern border faster than expected.

No wall will keep it out. And the USDA inspectors who monitor it are currently furloughed.

Cuellar: Furloughed USDA inspectors can’t check for New World screwworm

A South Texas congressman says U.S. Agriculture employees who are responsible for checking for New World Screwworms and ensuring the pest doesn’t cross the border have been furloughed and are not w…

www.borderreport.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

And their leader is Amazon Prime, not Antifa.

Michael Edison Hayden @michaelehayden.bsky.social · 2d

“They are highly organized … [they] have purchased their own animal costumes”

Andy ngo mad about muppets again — this time in Chicago

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

And their leader is Amazon Prime, not Antifa.

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NRDC @nrdc.org · 3d

The data is clear: Families in states with more wind and solar energy pay less for their electricity.

The government’s own data rebuts Trump’s claims about wind and solar prices

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

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NRDC Action Fund @nrdcactionfund.org · 3d

Wind and solar energy save families money, but President Trump’s lies and attacks about renewables will force communities to keep depending on dirty, expensive fossil fuels.

The government’s own data rebuts Trump’s claims about wind and solar prices

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3d

Trump Trifecta: higher food prices for ordinary Americans, loss of exports for farmers, and lower pay for farm workers.
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Trump administration says immigration enforcement threatens higher food prices

U.S. farmers face labor shortages and potential food price hikes due to Trump’s immigration policy, the administration acknowledged in a Federal Registry document.

www.washingtonpost.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3d

The $50k Tom Homan bagged is 3 times the amount (wrongly) at issue in the Letitia James case.

The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o...

Opinion | The Tom Homan Affair Has More Red Flags Than a May Day Parade

www.nytimes.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3d

Trump-Putin jointly campaigning for the Henry Kissinger-Le Doc Tho pairing.

David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 4d

Trump cites a murderous war criminal to attack the Nobel Peace Prize committee’s decision. Truly absurd and disturbing. And narcissism of a pathological degree.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 4d

The US wants the world to buy its fossil fuels. China wants to sell the world its clean-energy technologies.

There is one clear winner — for now

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

bloom.bg

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Stay awake, Dave!

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Anne Frank vibe.

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Even today in RIF notices, the Trump EPA claimed to affirm its “core mission of protecting human health and the environment.”

Tell me how abortion-hunting through sewer spying is part of EPA’s “core mission.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

The E.P.A. Followed Up on an Unusual Request About Abortion Pills

www.nytimes.com

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Ducks Unlimited.

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

As soon as the Prize award is published in the Federal Register. 🙃

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