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Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A year on from Trump’s victory, resistance is everywhere | Rebecca Solnit
Americans have shown a tremendous amount and variety of opposition – more than some may realize
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Hugely useful
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Still depressing that this isn’t THE story of his first year.
The numbers vary from study to study but hundreds of thousands of people have died because of Elon Musk and Marco Rubio illegally disbanding USAID — a body count on par with the first eight years of the Syrian civil war — In just seven months. It’s mass death that is simply unfathomable in scale.
USAID shutdown has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
The Trump administration’s decision to shut down the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths from infectious diseases and malnutrition, accord...
hsph.harvard.edu
November 25, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Still depressing that this isn’t THE story of his first year.
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What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/what-pam-b...
What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred.
Only way to deter other lawyers.
deanobeidallah.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
What Pam Bondi and Lindsey Halligan did was not incompetence--It was intentional misconduct. They both must be disbarred. My new article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/what-pam-b...
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“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
“The transit system is one of the greatest tools communities have to combat climate change and reduce emissions,” she said. “You can make a pretty immediate impact.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/c...
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"Scientists strive to be apolitical, but they can’t keep politics out of their labs" | Great review of my new book with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, in the @latimes.com (and @yahoonews.com), courtesy of Michael Hiltzik: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Hiltzik: Scientists strive to be apolitical, but they can't keep politics out of their labs
Since Galileo's time, politicians and ideologues have always tried to interfere with science. It's worse than ever today.
www.yahoo.com
September 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
"Scientists strive to be apolitical, but they can’t keep politics out of their labs" | Great review of my new book with @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social, #ScienceUnderSiege, in the @latimes.com (and @yahoonews.com), courtesy of Michael Hiltzik: www.yahoo.com/news/article...
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More blood for oil.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
More blood for oil.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
Brought to you by the fossil fuel industry, which is killing us and our beautiful planet.
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We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
snyder.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:13 PM
We are in a bizarre moment of diplomatic history. The purported "peace plan" that appeared a few days ago beings in Russian unreality and American weakness. Demanding everything of Ukraine and nothing of Russia, its purpose is imperialism and profiteering.
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
snyder.substack.com/p/russian-un...
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It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
Difficult to overstate how profound a failure DOGE was. Spending in FY2025 was not only than in FY2024 – but higher than it was projected to be when Trump first took office.*
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
The little bit of spending DOGE cut has already killed hundreds of thousands and will eventually lead to millions of deaths.
Bye bye, “DOGE”.
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
It no longer exists as a “centralized entity”, according to the Office of Personnel Management.
@reuters.com
www.reuters.com/world/us/dog...
November 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
It remains insane to me that DOGE was treated at the time as an impressive shock and awe accomplishment - “you can’t deny he’s getting stuff done!” - and then instantly memory holed by the press once if became clear it was a total failure by every possible standard including Musk’s own
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AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
November 22, 2025 at 2:36 PM
AOC on MTG retiring: "She's carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in and after making millions of dollars insider trading stocks for weapons manufacturers and others while in office."
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Speaker Johnson, you’ve got *another* discharge petition?
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Speaker Johnson, you’ve got *another* discharge petition?
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Brooks is emblematic of the American intelligentsia; his entire career is built on indicting "the elites" (by which he means middle-class liberals) for being smug, self-indulgent, and insular, but he is deeply outraged by attempt to hold the actual commanding heights of power accountable.
Someday you, too, could have the moral fortitude to look upon a years-long rape circus organized by the nation's most powerful elites and declare, "The people upset about this are speaking about it the wrong way."
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Brooks is emblematic of the American intelligentsia; his entire career is built on indicting "the elites" (by which he means middle-class liberals) for being smug, self-indulgent, and insular, but he is deeply outraged by attempt to hold the actual commanding heights of power accountable.
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The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
We have a US administration trying to bully Ukrainians into accepting Russia’s proposal that their sovereignty be undone. Aside from the naked injustice of this, there are five basic practical reasons why it would make the world far more dangerous.
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
(video)
snyder.substack.com/p/the-putin-...
The Putin-Witkoff Plan Worsens the War
Five Reasons the US should not help Russia subjugate Ukraine
snyder.substack.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
The great @timothysnyder.bsky.social explains why this new Trump-backed Ukraine plan sells out Ukraine, Europe, and democracies across the world. Take a few minutes and watch.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
It is hard to put into words how much damage Trump is doing to our own country, how unfit and malevolent he is.
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NEW: How will Trump's climate rollbacks play out in the future?
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: How will Trump's climate rollbacks play out in the future?
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Our analysis using modeled emissions and a peer reviewed metric shows the people most likely to die from the resulting additional GHGs will be in poor countries least prepared to cope with the heat
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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Our estimate: the additional greenhouse gases emitted between now and 2035 could cause up to 1.3 million more deaths worldwide. That's just directly from heat & doesn't include the other broader effects of climate change, such as droughts, floods, wars, vector-borne diseases, hurricanes, wildfires
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Our estimate: the additional greenhouse gases emitted between now and 2035 could cause up to 1.3 million more deaths worldwide. That's just directly from heat & doesn't include the other broader effects of climate change, such as droughts, floods, wars, vector-borne diseases, hurricanes, wildfires
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1. Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving with Jeffrey Epstein *after* Epstein’s arrest.
2. Their falling out was over real estate, not pedophilia.
3. Nancy Mace is not a well woman.
2. Their falling out was over real estate, not pedophilia.
3. Nancy Mace is not a well woman.
Nancy Mace: "It was Donald Trump who banned Epstein from Mar-a-Lago. He may have been a whistleblower. And if he did, thank God for Donald Trump. I don't know that there's anything this man cannot do in this country."
November 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
1. Donald Trump spent Thanksgiving with Jeffrey Epstein *after* Epstein’s arrest.
2. Their falling out was over real estate, not pedophilia.
3. Nancy Mace is not a well woman.
2. Their falling out was over real estate, not pedophilia.
3. Nancy Mace is not a well woman.
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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The journalist who asked is Mary Bruce.
Kudos to her for asking.
Kudos to her for asking.
Reporter: Is it appropriate for your family to do business with Saudi Arabia while you’re president? The us intelligence concluded you orchestrated the murder of a journalist…
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
Trump: Who are you with?
Reporter: ABC News
November 18, 2025 at 5:59 PM
The journalist who asked is Mary Bruce.
Kudos to her for asking.
Kudos to her for asking.
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Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Jesus Christ. This is monstrous. Absolutely sickening. The journalists in that room should walk out en masse.
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11th hour and Mikey is still running cover for child predators.
As everyone suspected
Mike makes up excuses to stop the release of the Epstein files
Mike makes up excuses to stop the release of the Epstein files
November 18, 2025 at 5:33 PM
11th hour and Mikey is still running cover for child predators.
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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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Trump says he supports release of Epstein files, but remember, DOJ still possesses and control them. AG Bondi could “pluck” some out in the name of grand jury secrecy or privacy laws. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at 11 AM ET.
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files
www.nbcnews.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Trump says he supports release of Epstein files, but remember, DOJ still possesses and control them. AG Bondi could “pluck” some out in the name of grand jury secrecy or privacy laws. I’ll discuss on MSNOW at 11 AM ET.
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
www.nbcnews.com/video/shorts...
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"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
zeteo.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"This Is How Trump Is Laying the Groundwork to Steal the 2026 Elections"
Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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Trump’s administration and his election-denial allies across the country are working to undermine next year’s elections and make it so Republicans can’t lose.
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