molly taft
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· Aug 20
FEMA Now Requires Disaster Victims to Have an Email Address
Workers at FEMA worry that demanding disaster survivors access services using email could shut out people without internet connectivity from receiving government aid.
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SCOOP: FEMA is now requiring disaster survivors to sign up to receive aid using an email address - a move that is already putting some of the country’s most vulnerable people at risk of missing out on federal help, employees told me:
if you make home made eggnog - how do you make it? i have been making a very specific veryyyy Deep South recipe for years that involves a massive amount of raw eggs and whipped cream and merengue and am just now realizing it may be an aberration from the eggnog ideal
November 28, 2025 at 11:57 PM
if you make home made eggnog - how do you make it? i have been making a very specific veryyyy Deep South recipe for years that involves a massive amount of raw eggs and whipped cream and merengue and am just now realizing it may be an aberration from the eggnog ideal
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SCOOP: Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained a list of 84 countries "opposed" to adding a fossil-fuel roadmap to COP30 deal – but our analysis found a series of contradictions & likely errors
For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters"
Read more➡️
www.carbonbrief.org/...
For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters"
Read more➡️
www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
SCOOP: Carbon Brief has exclusively obtained a list of 84 countries "opposed" to adding a fossil-fuel roadmap to COP30 deal – but our analysis found a series of contradictions & likely errors
For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters"
Read more➡️
www.carbonbrief.org/...
For eg 14 on list are also roadmap "supporters"
Read more➡️
www.carbonbrief.org/...
just watched our first bad Christmas movie of the season and it was about a nutcracker who comes to life and the local baker in a small town falls in love with him. for the life of me i cannot think of a less sexually charged Christmas symbol than a nutcracker
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM
just watched our first bad Christmas movie of the season and it was about a nutcracker who comes to life and the local baker in a small town falls in love with him. for the life of me i cannot think of a less sexually charged Christmas symbol than a nutcracker
imagine being lil jon, probably having the craziest 2005 of anyone alive, and spending thanksgiving 20 years later singing “turn down for what” on the toys r us float at the Macy’s parade
November 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
imagine being lil jon, probably having the craziest 2005 of anyone alive, and spending thanksgiving 20 years later singing “turn down for what” on the toys r us float at the Macy’s parade
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From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
November 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
From the MN Society for Professional Journalists: St. Paul police shot three photojournalists (MPR, Reuters, Sahan Journal) with "less lethal" munitions during an ICE operation yesterday. One had to go to the hospital. They say they were specifically targeted by St. Paul police.
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NEW: Myanmar made a big deal about a crack down on the notorious KK Park scam compound. Experts say it's mostly propaganda. @mattburgess1.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/myanma...
The Destruction of a Notorious Myanmar Scam Compound Appears to Have Been ‘Performative’
Myanmar’s military has been blowing up parts of the KK Park scam compound. Experts say the actions are likely for show.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: Myanmar made a big deal about a crack down on the notorious KK Park scam compound. Experts say it's mostly propaganda. @mattburgess1.bsky.social reports: www.wired.com/story/myanma...
NEW from me: the Trump administration is moving new chemicals that have some link to data centers to the front of the line for approvals — creating huge loopholes to push all kinds of chemicals through, experts tell me, under potential political pressure
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
www.wired.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
NEW from me: the Trump administration is moving new chemicals that have some link to data centers to the front of the line for approvals — creating huge loopholes to push all kinds of chemicals through, experts tell me, under potential political pressure
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The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
The Trump Administration’s Data Center Push Could Open the Door for New Forever Chemicals
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
wrd.cm
November 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The EPA is prioritizing review of new chemicals to be used in data centers. Experts say this could lead to the fast approval of new types of forever chemicals—with limited oversight.
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Let the record show: Shortly after Manisha attempted to “roast” me using Grok, I asked her to leave my office:
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Let the record show: Shortly after Manisha attempted to “roast” me using Grok, I asked her to leave my office:
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Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
Elon Musk Said Grok’s Roasts Would Be ‘Epic’ at Parties—So I Tried It on My Coworkers
It went about as well as you’d expect.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Elon Musk claims Grok's "epic vulgar roasts" can "make people really laugh at a party" so I took him up on it and used my coworkers as guinea pigs: www.wired.com/story/elon-m...
literally always saying this!!!!
“i wish there was a normal place to post now” — @mollytaft.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:40 PM
literally always saying this!!!!
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Exclusive: I have learned that any energy permitting deal struck this Congress will have to address Trump’s solar and wind energy bottleneck or else it will never become law.
This comes as the main solar industry group is staying silent on a GOP-led deal moving through the House.
This comes as the main solar industry group is staying silent on a GOP-led deal moving through the House.
Trump Is the Biggest Wild Card in Permitting Reform
Congress is motivated to pass a bipartisan deal, but Democrats are demanding limits on executive power.
heatmap.news
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Exclusive: I have learned that any energy permitting deal struck this Congress will have to address Trump’s solar and wind energy bottleneck or else it will never become law.
This comes as the main solar industry group is staying silent on a GOP-led deal moving through the House.
This comes as the main solar industry group is staying silent on a GOP-led deal moving through the House.
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Every American should have this in their wallet:
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Every American should have this in their wallet:
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A must-read from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social
What do you do when you’re a gun-loving leftist who doesn’t fit into mainstream American gun culture?
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
That's a question @manishakrishnan.bsky.social set out to answer this summer when she attended a Brutality match, an inclusive firearms competition in Idaho.
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:59 PM
A must-read from @manishakrishnan.bsky.social
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(a) I hope you'll read my latest in the Times.
(b) I hope you'll follow @jael.bsky.social, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, and the rest of the @heatmap.news crew. They're doing some of the planet's most important reporting on energy and the environment.
(b) I hope you'll follow @jael.bsky.social, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, and the rest of the @heatmap.news crew. They're doing some of the planet's most important reporting on energy and the environment.
There's a new and very dangerous development in Trumpland. They're now so devoted to coal, oil, and gas that they want to punish any country that tries to “inhibit, prohibit, strangle, divest from” U.S. fossil fuels. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/o...
Opinion | The Real Reason Trump Is Fawning Over Saudi Arabia’s Ruler
www.nytimes.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
(a) I hope you'll read my latest in the Times.
(b) I hope you'll follow @jael.bsky.social, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, and the rest of the @heatmap.news crew. They're doing some of the planet's most important reporting on energy and the environment.
(b) I hope you'll follow @jael.bsky.social, @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social, and the rest of the @heatmap.news crew. They're doing some of the planet's most important reporting on energy and the environment.
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someone today said "spirituality itself is an alt-right pipeline," and omfg, i disagree so much.
atheism cannot be the only way to be a leftist. that both ignores long histories of churches, meeting halls & ceremonies as resistance. and it alienates so many amazing people.
no. no. absolutely not.
atheism cannot be the only way to be a leftist. that both ignores long histories of churches, meeting halls & ceremonies as resistance. and it alienates so many amazing people.
no. no. absolutely not.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
someone today said "spirituality itself is an alt-right pipeline," and omfg, i disagree so much.
atheism cannot be the only way to be a leftist. that both ignores long histories of churches, meeting halls & ceremonies as resistance. and it alienates so many amazing people.
no. no. absolutely not.
atheism cannot be the only way to be a leftist. that both ignores long histories of churches, meeting halls & ceremonies as resistance. and it alienates so many amazing people.
no. no. absolutely not.
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NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
The Hard-Left Shooters Leading a Gun Culture Revolution
Earlier this year, I attended a shooting competition for queer, often trans, very online misfits. Then Charlie Kirk was killed.
www.wired.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
NEW: After Donald Trump was elected again, I started talking to trans, leftist, and anarchist gun enthusiasts and YouTubers. I wanted to know how they felt about community defense when it feels like rights, particularly for trans folks, are being stripped away: www.wired.com/story/the-ha...
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gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
gen z is—WHILE SEEKING WORK AMID LAYOFFS/AI FALLOUT—currently: rallying at detention centers and tracking ICE sweeps; organizing mutual aid coordination of funds, food; building code to help people find affordable housing; *still* pushing their universities to divest from weapons manufacturers; +++
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this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link)
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."
Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:22 PM
this is not a drag of the writer of this particular piece, which is largely sympathetic, but this line of argument makes me nuts
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
young people are involved in protest and organizing at several levers of power—but they're not able to show up to photo op street rallies at the same rates as retirees
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redid my personal site post-layoff :)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
Lex McMenamin
Lex McMenamin is a writer, editor, and organizer from Philadelphia, based in New York.
lexmcmenamin.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:43 PM
redid my personal site post-layoff :)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
my contact form is open! if you're looking to talk to or commission someone with expertise in covering and analyzing social movements, prison and police abolition, trans politics, climate organizing, cultural criticism... reach out! (my DMs are cursed rn, lol)
every new angle of this meeting i see makes me lol
November 22, 2025 at 2:05 AM
every new angle of this meeting i see makes me lol
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Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
November 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Mamdani is going to bring him that snowglobe that plays "Memories" from CATS and we're going to get government grocery stores nationwide
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once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
Q: Are you affirming that you think President Trump is a fascist?
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
MAMDANI: I've spoken about--
TRUMP: That's okay. You can just say yes. I don't mind.
November 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
once again joining the many people who have observed how much of a world-historical problem it is that Trump is so fucking funny
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THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
Q: You have differences when it comes to ICE agents in NYC. How do you reconcile them?
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
TRUMP: We're gonna work them out. The mayor wants to have a safe New York. We're gonna work together.
November 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
THIS is why Zohran asked for the meeting.
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fully undone by the rizz
my jaw is on the floor and yet im completely unsurprised. trump’s only political conviction is that he loves a handsome winner
A reporter asks if Mamdani stands by calling Trump a fascist. Mamdani starts to give a delicate answer.
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
Trump (smiles, pats Mamdani's arm): "That's OK, you can just say yes. It's easier. I don't mind."
November 21, 2025 at 9:02 PM
fully undone by the rizz