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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7h

Hey, remember when car and oil companies successfully lobbied governments to create car dependent cities and suburbs, and once we became almost completely car dependent, WE became the loudest, angriest champions of unhindered road space for cars, unnaturally cheap gas, and subsidized free parking?

Cartoon of a single-detached housing subdivision with a road jammed with cars

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 1d

The Katie Porter viral videos do show someone with deficient interpersonal skills at best. But let's be honest about why the pile-on is happening: the political establishment in California wants to tempt Alex Padilla into the race by smearing his top opponent.
prospect.org/politics/kat...

What’s Behind the Viral Katie Porter Attack

Today on TAP: The political establishment in California saw their moment and pounced.

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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG @thebradblog.bsky.social · 18h

* Extreme storms unleash torrential rains, deadly floods from East Coast to West Coast to Alaska
* Trump's 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to head NOAA
* Spain's massive blackout in April was NOT caused by renewable energy but the disinfo lives on...
New @GreenNewsReport
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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG @thebradblog.bsky.social · 11h

Pro-Democracy Group Vows to Block MO's GOP U.S. House Gerrymander from Taking Effect: Today's #BradCast

Guest: Richard Von Glahn of @peoplenotpolsmo.bsky.social; Also: Gaza's fragile ceasefire; 'Shock' election in AK; NC GOPers plan new 2026 gerrymander...

FULL STORY, LISTEN: bradblog.com?p=15530

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 3d

In Georgia, Trump’s cancellation of $7 billion in solar energy funding is hurting some of his own voters. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/c...

In Georgia, Trump’s Cuts to Solar Projects Hit Some of His Voters

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 15h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

www.nytimes.com

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 21h

I seem to recall that it was the biggest 1st Amendment attack in American history when the Biden admin alerted social media companies to some content and said "hey does this violate your policies?" Will Matt Taibbi, Michael Shellenberger and (lol) CBS News Editor in Chief Bari Weiss call this out?

Tweet from Pam Bondi:

Today following outreach from
@thejusticedept
, Facebook removed a large group page that was being used to dox and target
@ICEgov
agents in Chicago.

The wave of violence against ICE has been driven by online apps and social media campaigns designed to put ICE officers at risk just for doing their jobs. The Department of Justice will continue engaging tech companies to eliminate platforms where radicals can incite imminent violence against federal law enforcement.

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HL Eisthen, defective human product @hleisthen.bsky.social · 13h

“An Oct. 7 email ... from the Media School administration [specified] that the IDS's print publication should solely focus on a special theme, such as homecoming or fall sports, and contain "no other news at all, and particularly no traditional front page news coverage.”” WOW.

Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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The director of student media at Indiana University was fired amidst a dispute between university leadership and editors at the Indiana Daily Student over what content gets printed in the student newspaper.

As director of student media, Jim Rodenbush did not directly oversee or have any say over the content published in the IDS, per a charter between the IDS and the university. But he told IndyStar his firing follows a series of meetings with IU Media School leadership in which it grew increasingly apparent they were expecting him to officially prohibit students from publishing news.

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 13h

Indiana University has fired the staff director of the student newspaper, after disputes in which university leadership tried to pressure him to prevent students from publishing news.

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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 14h

This is truly delusional

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h

Trump on LA: "They already lost 25k houses to fire because they wouldn't let the water come in from the Pacific Northwest. They didn't do it and we had 25k homes where they had no water in the sprinklers, they had no water in the fire hydrants. We broke in and had the water come down."

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h

Q: Politico reported on a group chat of young Republicans. Does this just reflect some bad apples?

HOCHUL: Some bad apples? These are the future of the GOP. This is so vile it's hard to find the words to put into context ... there's gotta be consequences ... this bullshit has to stop.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 15h

Trump is saying the quiet part out loud: he sent a $20B taxpayer-financed bailout to help his far-right buddy Milei cling to power.

Meanwhile our government is shut down, public servants aren't getting paid & we're barreling toward a Trump-made health care crisis. Sounds like Argentina First to me.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 19h

Trump on Milei: "If he loses, we will not be generous with Argentina."

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 22h

From me: China's threat to restrict rare earth minerals exports shows who really holds the cards in the trade war. We invented rare earth magnets and gave the production away; decades of bad ideas handed another country the ability to determine our economic future.
prospect.org/world/2025-1...

Why China Can Collapse the U.S. With One Decree

China holds a virtual monopoly over a product needed to produce the only thing holding up our economy right now. And it’s preparing to use that leverage.

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Zack Kaylor @zackkaylor.bsky.social · 17h

Seems bad.

An excerpt of an article from The American Prospect stating: The bet I'm talking about, of course, is on artificial intelligence, and the astronomical buildout of infrastructure, mainly data centers. Close to half of the gain in gross domestic product this year will come from data center construction, and around 80 percent of stock market gains are attributable to a handful of AI-heavy tech companies.
OpenAI announced a trillion dollars in computing deals this year like it was nothing, and we're on track for $500 billion in annual AI capex spending by next year.

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 17h

wrote about last week's super interesting tribal sovereignty decision in Washington Supreme Court

one justice wrote a standalone concurrence basically saying 'the court applied the law correctly, but also the law is terrible and it's our responsibility to say so'
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A Washington State Supreme Court Justice Condemns Federal Indian Law as Racist and Awful

"Each time a court cites a case that has as its foundation such racist fallacies, it is incumbent on us to call out that racism, even if just in a footnote."

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Angie Rasmussen @angierasmussen.bsky.social · 17h

I don't think people realize what an immediate impact this is going to have on outbreak response and containment.

Ferric Fang, MD @fangferric.bsky.social · 17h

According to a state epidemiologist, "CDC personnel who normally share information with state officials during outbreaks have been eliminated."

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 1d

“One veteran researcher who still has his job (and, like other public-health workers I spoke with for this story, requested anonymity for fear of losing it) told me he believes that Kennedy’s ultimate goal is to “silence the scientific voice of career CDC scientists.””

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Katie Matthews, PhD @katieocean.bsky.social · 18h

Tipping points are real but get garbled in reporting. This piece explained the nuance well.

"Every fraction of a degree in warming that humans prevent reduces the risk of runaway #climate conditions... #Tippingpoints highlight the stakes, but also underscore the [value of the choices we can make]."

Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 2d

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

theconversation.com/climate-tipp...

Climate tipping points sound scary, especially for ice sheets and oceans – here’s why there’s still room for optimism

A report warns that coral reefs may have reached their tipping point, and ice sheets, ocean currents and the Amazon are at growing risk. But, what does that actually mean?

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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 18h

Trumpers are recycling all the old debunked 1990s climate denier talking points

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 18h

Trump’s Department of Energy misleadingly suggests that higher CO2 levels are beneficial for agriculture. Top scientists – and decades of research – say that’s wrong.

The reality: Extreme weather caused by rising CO2 damages harvests and could drive up food prices worldwide.

Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops » Yale Climate Connections

A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive.

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Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 18h

Trump’s Department of Energy misleadingly suggests that higher CO2 levels are beneficial for agriculture. Top scientists – and decades of research – say that’s wrong.

The reality: Extreme weather caused by rising CO2 damages harvests and could drive up food prices worldwide.

Fact-checking a Trump administration claim about climate change and crops » Yale Climate Connections

A recent Department of Energy report falsely states that rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere will boost agricultural yields. In fact, climate change is much more likely to make food scarcer and more expensive.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 20h

I’ve got a short piece up in The Conversation on the catastrophic flooding in Southwest Alaska from ex-typhoon Halong and the challenges of recovery work. #akwx #ExtremeWeather #Alaska #AlaskaSky

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Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 18h

* Extreme storms unleash torrential rains, deadly floods from East Coast to West Coast to Alaska
* Trump's 'Sharpiegate' meteorologist to head NOAA
* Spain's massive blackout in April was NOT caused by renewable energy but the disinfo lives on...
New @GreenNewsReport
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Andrew Freedman @afreedma.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...

Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN

The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...

www.cnn.com

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 19h

It’s funny how black people are expected to reach across the aisle to voters like these, while no one ever expects them to reach across the aisle to black people. Amazing who gets to be human, and who doesn’t.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 20h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
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Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 18h

I strongly urge you to read this interview with @alaskawx.bsky.social who has unique insight and perspective on the catastrophic surge event in western Alaska I wrote about with his help.

theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18h

like his illegal destruction of the digital equity act, which immediately destroyed funding for affordable broadband and digital literacy training in a large number of red states

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18h

After bragging about permanently cutting "Democrat programs," Trump says "we're not closing up Republican programs."

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