Martha Molfetas
@m-molfetas.bsky.social
Prof Pratt SES | ED Impact Human | Consultant & Writer | #LSE alum | Former Sr Fellow New America | #ClimateJustice #Energy #ConflictResources | views my own
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Trump promised to lower costs on Day One.
Instead, he cost you $1,000 last year.
Instead, he cost you $1,000 last year.
Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group
President Donald Trump’s tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation.
abcnews.go.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Trump promised to lower costs on Day One.
Instead, he cost you $1,000 last year.
Instead, he cost you $1,000 last year.
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One of the administration’s more brazen and alarming assaults on democracy: trying to criminalize speech by legislators from the opposition party.
Federal prosecutors sought and failed to secure an indictment against six Democratic lawmakers who posted a video that enraged Trump by reminding active-duty members of the military and intelligence community that they were obligated to refuse illegal orders. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
Grand Jury Rebuffs Justice Dept. Attempt to Indict 6 Democrats in Congress
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 3:37 AM
One of the administration’s more brazen and alarming assaults on democracy: trying to criminalize speech by legislators from the opposition party.
Just going to leave this here.
SAVE Act 2.0 is next level Jim Crow.Have you heard? It will make it harder to vote, and force ICE and DHS to have voter rolls. Join @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
SAVE Act 2.0 is next level Jim Crow.Have you heard? It will make it harder to vote, and force ICE and DHS to have voter rolls. Join @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Vote NO on the SAVE Act!
The SAVE Act is a trick to undermine our voting rights. Urge Congress to vote no on the SAVE ACT.
act.standupamerica.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:26 AM
Just going to leave this here.
SAVE Act 2.0 is next level Jim Crow.Have you heard? It will make it harder to vote, and force ICE and DHS to have voter rolls. Join @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
SAVE Act 2.0 is next level Jim Crow.Have you heard? It will make it harder to vote, and force ICE and DHS to have voter rolls. Join @standupamerica.bsky.social in urging Congress to vote NO on the SAVE Act: act.standupamerica.com/letters/no-o...
Maybe if billionaires could pay #taxes, Americans could have #healthcare instead of trying out snake oil shit.
ICYMI - #ACA subsidies are still not happening.
ICYMI - #ACA subsidies are still not happening.
‘People are turning themselves into lab rats’: the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US
‘People are turning themselves into lab rats’: the injectable peptides craze sweeping the US
Though lab-made peptides are touted as a cure-all, they are not FDA-regulated and pose serious risks, experts warn
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Maybe if billionaires could pay #taxes, Americans could have #healthcare instead of trying out snake oil shit.
ICYMI - #ACA subsidies are still not happening.
ICYMI - #ACA subsidies are still not happening.
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Narrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files"
“Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg" by @rtakver.bsky.social for @desmog.com:
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
February 5, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Narrator: "And they're BOTH in the Epstein Files"
#ProjectVault, #US #CriticalMinerals manifest, sounds a lot like #China's econ policies. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Remember when #IRA incentives were 'too much' for the right, but manipulating an entire commodity market is OK now. None of this is for #renewables. It's all about big tech & AI.
Remember when #IRA incentives were 'too much' for the right, but manipulating an entire commodity market is OK now. None of this is for #renewables. It's all about big tech & AI.
US proposes critical minerals trade bloc aimed at countering China
U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Wednesday unveiled plans to marshal allies into a preferential trade bloc for critical minerals, proposing coordinated price floors as Washington escalates efforts to l...
www.reuters.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:10 PM
#ProjectVault, #US #CriticalMinerals manifest, sounds a lot like #China's econ policies. www.reuters.com/world/china/...
Remember when #IRA incentives were 'too much' for the right, but manipulating an entire commodity market is OK now. None of this is for #renewables. It's all about big tech & AI.
Remember when #IRA incentives were 'too much' for the right, but manipulating an entire commodity market is OK now. None of this is for #renewables. It's all about big tech & AI.
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US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of 'Concentration Camps,' Navy Contract Reveals
www.commondreams.org
February 2, 2026 at 6:33 PM
US Military Helping Trump to Build Massive Network of ‘Concentration Camps,’ Navy Contract Reveals
Just yet another reminder that the oligarchy is the problem on so many levels.
February 2, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Just yet another reminder that the oligarchy is the problem on so many levels.
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Argentina in advanced talks to become destination for US deportations, NYT reports reut.rs/46l9Owo
Argentina in advanced talks to become destination for US deportations, NYT reports
The United States and Argentina are in advanced talks to sign an agreement that would allow the U.S. to deport immigrants from other countries to the South American nation, the New York Times reported on Friday.
reut.rs
January 30, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Argentina in advanced talks to become destination for US deportations, NYT reports reut.rs/46l9Owo
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Homan joined Trump in 2017. He embraced Trump’s family separation policy. After 2018, he was a Fox News commentator.
In 2024 he was reportedly recorded accepting a bag containing $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents who were investigating multiple allegations that Homan accepts bribes
In 2024 he was reportedly recorded accepting a bag containing $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents who were investigating multiple allegations that Homan accepts bribes
January 29, 2026 at 12:34 AM
Homan joined Trump in 2017. He embraced Trump’s family separation policy. After 2018, he was a Fox News commentator.
In 2024 he was reportedly recorded accepting a bag containing $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents who were investigating multiple allegations that Homan accepts bribes
In 2024 he was reportedly recorded accepting a bag containing $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents who were investigating multiple allegations that Homan accepts bribes
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All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up.
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
share.google
January 21, 2026 at 9:01 AM
All those who wrongly believe that nature collapse might be 'sad', but won't really affect them in any way, badly need to wake up.
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
Nature isn't just 'nice to have'.
Planet Earth is only liveable – for *us* too – due to the regulating effects of natural ecosystems.
share.google/NoVLRatfUoH5...
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
Y’all - we can keep a labor based economy AND save our water and energy if we just don’t use #AI. #ClimateAction is incompatable with AI #datacenters.
#Climate #EnergyTransition
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
#Climate #EnergyTransition
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Y’all - we can keep a labor based economy AND save our water and energy if we just don’t use #AI. #ClimateAction is incompatable with AI #datacenters.
#Climate #EnergyTransition
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
#Climate #EnergyTransition
www.irishtimes.com/business/202...
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The people and politicians around Trump must stand up to him when it comes to his threat to invade Greenland, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Read more: theatln.tc/pUygeIqx
Read more: theatln.tc/pUygeIqx
January 21, 2026 at 12:38 AM
The people and politicians around Trump must stand up to him when it comes to his threat to invade Greenland, @anneapplebaum.bsky.social argues.
Read more: theatln.tc/pUygeIqx
Read more: theatln.tc/pUygeIqx
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Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
January 17, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Territorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
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every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
January 16, 2026 at 9:24 PM
every single successful general strike in US history has had union backing through the local AFL-CIO
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
this is the first time it’s been called for since the 1940s
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Heat and greenhouse gas pollution rise in lock-step — until 2023, when the thermostat goes bonkers.
🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
January 14, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Heat and greenhouse gas pollution rise in lock-step — until 2023, when the thermostat goes bonkers.
🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 The 2025 climate numbers are in.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland did not want to be 'owned', 'governed' or 'be part of the US', while Danish leader Mette Frederiksen insisted: 'Greenland is not for sale.' ft.trib.al/vnEiS7X
January 13, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen said Greenland did not want to be 'owned', 'governed' or 'be part of the US', while Danish leader Mette Frederiksen insisted: 'Greenland is not for sale.' ft.trib.al/vnEiS7X
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Murkowski urges Congress to probe DOJ’s investigation of Fed Chair Powell, warning it threatens central bank independence.
Republican Senator Calls for Investigation Into Donald Trump’s DOJ
www.newsweek.com
January 12, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Murkowski urges Congress to probe DOJ’s investigation of Fed Chair Powell, warning it threatens central bank independence.
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Illinois and Minnesota, along with targeted cities in both states, filed federal lawsuits in hopes of ending President Donald Trump's deadly immigration operations.
Illinois, Minnesota Sue Over Trump Immigration Agents Who 'Have Acted as Occupiers'
Illinois and Minnesota, along with targeted cities in both states, filed
federal lawsuits in hopes of ending President Donald Trump's deadly
immigration operations.
www.commondreams.org
January 12, 2026 at 11:49 PM
Illinois and Minnesota, along with targeted cities in both states, filed federal lawsuits in hopes of ending President Donald Trump's deadly immigration operations.
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The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer. https://to.pbs.org/3ZaIq0a
Minnesota and the Twin Cities sue the federal government to stop Trump's immigration crackdown
The lawsuit alleges that Operation Metro Surge violates federal law because it’s arbitrary and capricious, since it says other states aren’t seeing commensurate crackdowns.
www.pbs.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:31 PM
The state of Minnesota and the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing the federal government to stop an enforcement surge by Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE officer. https://to.pbs.org/3ZaIq0a
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A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
January 6, 2026 at 12:40 PM
A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:
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Despite Israel's continuous violations of the U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza, President Trump "is fully supporting whatever Israel wants to do in continuing its genocide, and possibly even following Israel into Syria, Lebanon and Iran," says journalist Rami Khouri.
“Whatever Israel Wants”: Trump Backs Netanyahu’s “Colonial” Wars in Gaza, Iran & Beyond
We speak to journalists Gideon Levy and Rami Khouri about President Trump’s meeting Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu at Mar-a-Lago, where Trump supported Israel’s threats to launch new att...
www.democracynow.org
January 4, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Despite Israel's continuous violations of the U.S.-backed ceasefire in Gaza, President Trump "is fully supporting whatever Israel wants to do in continuing its genocide, and possibly even following Israel into Syria, Lebanon and Iran," says journalist Rami Khouri.
“Tell us you’re a millennial without saying you’re a millennial” energy to the max. #MrBrightside
The Killers’ MR BRIGHTSIDE has spent 485 weeks on the UK chart—making it the most successful song never to reach number one. @ladymissbarton.bsky.social on what this reveals about the song—and Britain.
The meaning of ‘Mr Brightside’
This Killers’ anthem has spent almost 500 weeks on the UK chart. Its persistence says something about us all
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Tell us you’re a millennial without saying you’re a millennial” energy to the max. #MrBrightside
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America's eight biggest retailers made $548 BILLION after the Trump tax cuts.
They spent $340 billion on dividends & stock buybacks for rich investors.
And their CEOs were paid $1.3 billion.
THAT'S what happens when you cut corporate taxes—not lower costs, not worker raises.
They spent $340 billion on dividends & stock buybacks for rich investors.
And their CEOs were paid $1.3 billion.
THAT'S what happens when you cut corporate taxes—not lower costs, not worker raises.
December 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
America's eight biggest retailers made $548 BILLION after the Trump tax cuts.
They spent $340 billion on dividends & stock buybacks for rich investors.
And their CEOs were paid $1.3 billion.
THAT'S what happens when you cut corporate taxes—not lower costs, not worker raises.
They spent $340 billion on dividends & stock buybacks for rich investors.
And their CEOs were paid $1.3 billion.
THAT'S what happens when you cut corporate taxes—not lower costs, not worker raises.