Mel in Baltimore
@mbe19.bsky.social
Semi-retired environmental scientist with a mission to support climate activism. Had the best dogs and the best cats during my lifetime. True reporters son and DIL so also support factual excellence
Conquering the US For Dummies
Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Conquering the US For Dummies
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
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Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
Don’t be distracted by the weird meeting with Mamdani. This is the real news. The “peace” plan created with only the US and Russia. No Congress, no Ukraine, or EU input, and NATO left behind. It’s an entire Putin wish list and makes me heartbroken for the brave Ukrainian people 🇺🇦
November 22, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Don’t be distracted by the weird meeting with Mamdani. This is the real news. The “peace” plan created with only the US and Russia. No Congress, no Ukraine, or EU input, and NATO left behind. It’s an entire Putin wish list and makes me heartbroken for the brave Ukrainian people 🇺🇦
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#Naturalgas prices are on track to climb by almost $3.90 MBTU this winter as exports increase and production remains flat, according to the latest forecast from the #EIA. The administration revoked a Biden study that warned increasing exports of LNG risked raising prices at home, but Surprise!
#Naturalgas prices are on track to climb by almost $3.90 MBTU this winter as exports increase and production remains flat, according to the latest forecast from the #EIA. The administration revoked a Biden study that warned increasing exports of LNG risked raising prices at home, but Surprise!
November 21, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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#Naturalgas prices are on track to climb by almost $3.90 MBTU this winter as exports increase and production remains flat, according to the latest forecast from the #EIA. The administration revoked a Biden study that warned increasing exports of LNG risked raising prices at home, but Surprise!
#Naturalgas prices are on track to climb by almost $3.90 MBTU this winter as exports increase and production remains flat, according to the latest forecast from the #EIA. The administration revoked a Biden study that warned increasing exports of LNG risked raising prices at home, but Surprise!
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This was broadcast on tv while I was living in Spain, as victims of Spain’s 40-years under Franco organized an international lawsuit to fight the “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past.
November 19, 2025 at 10:53 AM
This was broadcast on tv while I was living in Spain, as victims of Spain’s 40-years under Franco organized an international lawsuit to fight the “pact of forgetting” around the crimes they suffered. A cautionary tale about fascism and the dangers of forgetting the past.
As a military brat, this blatantly corrupt move by Flynn makes me sick. They are running the US as a criminal enterprise.
Grand theft government
President Trump is in the process of sending millions of dollars in taxpayer money directly to his political allies — and himself.
open.substack.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:23 PM
As a military brat, this blatantly corrupt move by Flynn makes me sick. They are running the US as a criminal enterprise.
Now saying to release the files???
November 17, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Now saying to release the files???
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
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It's an invasion.
This is not a crowd control weapon; it’s a loaded weapon of war aimed at a civilian, a journalist — Brian Cassella of the Chicago Tribune.
This is not a crowd control weapon; it’s a loaded weapon of war aimed at a civilian, a journalist — Brian Cassella of the Chicago Tribune.
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
It's an invasion.
This is not a crowd control weapon; it’s a loaded weapon of war aimed at a civilian, a journalist — Brian Cassella of the Chicago Tribune.
This is not a crowd control weapon; it’s a loaded weapon of war aimed at a civilian, a journalist — Brian Cassella of the Chicago Tribune.
Do you monetarily support any of these 3 companies? Stop it.
These companies are sponsoring Tucker Carlson while he mainstreams white supremacy
Carlson recently conducted a softball interview of Nick Fuentes, who advocates for racial segregation, praises Hitler, and argues that women should not be allowed to vote.
open.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Do you monetarily support any of these 3 companies? Stop it.
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Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
November 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Senate Dems, do not cave. Ensuring healthcare premiums don’t surge is an 80-20 issue. They want to gut the ACA because their disdain for Obama far outweighs their concern for anyone’s health.
“2 new #climateliability actions have been announced against major #fossilfuel & cement demanding to pay damages to survivors of weather disasters devastating Global South communities over the past few years..about 2/3 of industrial GHG could be traced back to just 90 fossil fuel & cement cos
Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors - Inside Climate News
New cases seeking compensation for loss and damage have been launched against fossil fuel and cement companies in the U.K. and Germany on behalf of people in the Philippines and Pakistan who suffered ...
insideclimatenews.org
November 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
“2 new #climateliability actions have been announced against major #fossilfuel & cement demanding to pay damages to survivors of weather disasters devastating Global South communities over the past few years..about 2/3 of industrial GHG could be traced back to just 90 fossil fuel & cement cos
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Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
Interesting story about how the carelessness of #oildrilling and split asset estates cause rancher headaches- literally and figuratively
“ ..now they spend much of their time raising awareness about how oil and gas drilling has degraded the landscape in the northwest corner of the state.”
“ ..now they spend much of their time raising awareness about how oil and gas drilling has degraded the landscape in the northwest corner of the state.”
The David vs. Goliath Story of a Ranching Family and an Oil Giant
They were cowboys amid the mesas in a corner of New Mexico. For years they coexisted with an oil company — until one day they couldn’t.
capitalandmain.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Interesting story about how the carelessness of #oildrilling and split asset estates cause rancher headaches- literally and figuratively
“ ..now they spend much of their time raising awareness about how oil and gas drilling has degraded the landscape in the northwest corner of the state.”
“ ..now they spend much of their time raising awareness about how oil and gas drilling has degraded the landscape in the northwest corner of the state.”
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At day 36, today marks the longest government shutdown in history.
ACA health care premiums are doubling and our most vulnerable are going hungry without SNAP benefits.
Speaker Johnson and Republicans need to come to the negotiating table and end the shutdown now.
ACA health care premiums are doubling and our most vulnerable are going hungry without SNAP benefits.
Speaker Johnson and Republicans need to come to the negotiating table and end the shutdown now.
November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
At day 36, today marks the longest government shutdown in history.
ACA health care premiums are doubling and our most vulnerable are going hungry without SNAP benefits.
Speaker Johnson and Republicans need to come to the negotiating table and end the shutdown now.
ACA health care premiums are doubling and our most vulnerable are going hungry without SNAP benefits.
Speaker Johnson and Republicans need to come to the negotiating table and end the shutdown now.
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A bill has been introduced by FL Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC The bill would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of FL, GA and SC
A bill has been introduced by FL Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC The bill would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of FL, GA and SC
A congressional bill would ban offshore oil drilling off Florida for another seven years
The bill has been introduced by Florida Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina.
www.wusf.org
November 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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A bill has been introduced by FL Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC The bill would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of FL, GA and SC
A bill has been introduced by FL Sens. Ashley Moody and Rick Scott, and Sen. Lindsey Graham of SC The bill would continue a ban on oil and gas drilling off the coasts of FL, GA and SC
As Hurricane Melissa smashed into the Caribbean, Wholf was laid off, along with the majority of the five person team supporting CBS News’s climate coverage
The fall of the CBS News climate team
David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.
heated.world
October 31, 2025 at 7:01 PM
As Hurricane Melissa smashed into the Caribbean, Wholf was laid off, along with the majority of the five person team supporting CBS News’s climate coverage
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October 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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The great journalists at @propublica.org did the hard work to compile a list of US citizens who have been detained by ICE.
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The great journalists at @propublica.org did the hard work to compile a list of US citizens who have been detained by ICE.
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
Kristi Noem is a liar.
And a sadist (remember her CECOT glamor shots?)
And a fool.
And a puppy killer.
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
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The Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 1/4 of a percentage point, bringing the cost of borrowing down to its lowest level in 3 years. The move came amid a flurry of economic uncertainty from the US ongoing trade conflicts, accusations from jobs and inflation reports & the Gov shutdown
The Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 1/4 of a percentage point, bringing the cost of borrowing down to its lowest level in 3 years. The move came amid a flurry of economic uncertainty from the US ongoing trade conflicts, accusations from jobs and inflation reports & the Gov shutdown
October 30, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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The Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 1/4 of a percentage point, bringing the cost of borrowing down to its lowest level in 3 years. The move came amid a flurry of economic uncertainty from the US ongoing trade conflicts, accusations from jobs and inflation reports & the Gov shutdown
The Federal Reserve cut its interest rate by 1/4 of a percentage point, bringing the cost of borrowing down to its lowest level in 3 years. The move came amid a flurry of economic uncertainty from the US ongoing trade conflicts, accusations from jobs and inflation reports & the Gov shutdown