This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
This is unhinged, dangerous, and reckless. At this point I don't know how you conclude anything other than that Musk is trying to foment pogroms against immigrants across the west.
1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering. www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
Charlie Kirk's murder is just the latest example of how our nation's love affair with guns is allowing the Second Amendment to swallow up the First. With @dahlialithwick.bsky.social: slate.com/news-and-pol...
āItās a killing forceā: How disinformation hurts Americans | My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I spoke with Michael Svoboda of @climateconnections.bsky.social about our new book, #ScienceUnderSiege: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/its-...
On Mostly Economics, I strayed from my field to bring a little reality to discussions of climate and vaccines www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZv1...
New from @jsmalligan.bsky.social: SSA has been bragging about reducing the backlogs in processing disability applications. But this trend is largely due to a significant decrease in applications--and in recent months, the agency is denying more claims. www.urban.org/urban-wire/s...
New suit accuses DHS of using Ghana as an intermediary to send migrants back to their countries of origin, despite orders barring such removal. One plaintiff is a bisexual man who had been granted deferral of removal to The Gambia. DHS deported him to Ghana, which then sent him back to The Gambia.
This is who Trump is.
"The number of Americans missing work for National Guard deployments or other military or civic duty is at a 19-year high, adding disruption to a labor market thatās already under strain." Pretty remarkable when we're not at warāexcept against our own people. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
I return frequently to the poor choices that TRUMP has made in the political martyrs he is making. This time it was Berkeley's choice but, holy hell people, Judith Butler?
This story is difficult to believe because it involves horrific lies a DOJ official told a federal judge about the deportation of Guatemalan children in an effort to trample the children's constitutional rights! Hope you can join me live on Substack at 8:30 pm ET substack.com/@glennkirsch...
Assault on the First Amendment underway, multiple fronts
NEWS: Trump blames the "radical left" for Kirk's shooting vowing crackdowns, jobless claims surge to highest levels in four years, staffing shortages and delays at World Trade Center Health Program, and more. All the news you missed overnight: open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
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Hereās a story thatās becoming all too common: federal immigration agents using racial and ethnic profiling as a rationale for stopping, questioning and detaining U.S. citizens who they suspect are undocumented.
In another era (this morning), I wrote about how institutions are again doing the hard work of validating the administrationās intimidation tactics. www.pbump.net/o/the-climat...
The effort to keep schools safe from mass shooters has ballooned into a multibillion dollar industry. Companies are selling school districts assurance with high-tech products.
So much commentary on the shooting of Charlie Kirk refers to "political violence". But notable that this was the 46th US school/college shooting for the year. The 47th happened just afterwards, in Denver. The biggest problem is *gun* violence. This š.
JUST IN: Senate Republicans defeated Chuck Schumerās amendment to mandate release of the Epstein files. Only two Republicans, Rand Paul and Josh Hawley, voted with Democrats. What are they trying to hide from the American people?
The MSNBC commentator saying that most political violence has historically come from the left just once again showed how we suffer from failing to learn history. Lynching, pogroms, race riots, the political violence that ended Reconstruction, and against the Civil Rights Movement. Come on.
This administration is overflowing with incompetent and stupid people.
As America nears its 250th anniversary, civics teachers say they feel pressure to self-censor. | Opinion
So what happens if Republicans wonāt extend the Biden-era boost to ACA subsidies? Put that question to @awright2care.bsky.social @larrylevitt.bsky.social and @charlesgaba.com Some of the numbers surprised even me www.thebulwark.com/p/if-the-gov...
Rightwing influencer accompanied Ice agents during raids in Chicago www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CNN: everything Biden does is a scandal! Also CNN: so Trumpās covering for his pedophile best friend whatās the big deal
I have waited my entire life to dig into the details of the preliminary benchmark revision on national television, and today -- thanks to our unique political moment -- I had the chance to explain it all in excruciating detail, and I loved every moment.
"It's impossible to do business under circumstances like this. There are serious debates about whether tariffs could be good or bad. But incompetence, incoherence, illegality -- that doesn't help anyone. "
Karoline Leavitt: "Iāve already seen many forensic analysts of signatures coming out. I believe it was The Daily Signal that published a piece with 3 separate signature analysts who said this absolutely was not the presidentās authentic signature." I cannot find any such Daily Signal piece on this.
ā¼ļøāNarco warā is a cover. Donāt fall for it. Puerto Rico is the test caseāand weāve got 48 hours to make our voices heard by senators before the vote. Vieques was bombed and poisoned for decades. Cancer rates soared. Only global outrage forced the Navy out in 2003. (1 of 2)
better things are possible!!!!
This is how you play the fucking game when you play to win.
Today, in āAmerica tips into fascismā: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
The 2nd Circuit refused to throw out an $83.3 million jury verdict against President Trump for damaging the reputation of the writer E. Jean Carroll in 2019 when he denied her rape claim reut.rs/4pbZv5J
IT'S HERE! My new video podcast in partnership with @meidastouch.com! youtube.com/live/CQQHvzC...
WTF?? Where are the Chicago police?
I'm back at 9:30/6:30 ET/PT this a.m. on @stephaniemiller.bsky.social unless the White House declares that our content doesn't fluff Trump.
Thereās a lot of problem in US Healthcare. Itās early out west, Iām in an ICU, and I see directly the challenges we need to work on. One thing we donāt need to worry about is pre-natal use of Tylenol as a cause of Autism. Yet here we are. We provide an explanation on yet another distraction.
I watched the podcast of Katie Miller (Stephen Miller's wife) so you don't have to. It is a vortex of inanity, focused on white-washing fascists. It is also incredibly boring. But after four episodes, I think Katie's goal is becoming First Lady. www.salon.com/2025/09/08/k...
NEWS: Mike Johnson admits Trump was never an FBI informant, Florida Surgeon General conducts no studies prior to revoking childhood vaccine mandates, Bessent threatens to punch another Trump official as tensions explode, and more. All the news you missed. open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...
You say clarified I say walked back
Men sleeping head-to-toe on a crowded floor, exhausted detainees blocking out fluorescent lights with face masks, and dozens of people using cardboard boxes as mattresses. Read more: https://cnn.it/41IcaDz
Choose your fighter www.politico.com/news/magazin...
The Republicans Bill Ugly bill is going to hurt Americans, cutting Medicaid and Food Assistance just so Billionares can get tax cuts. Shame on them!! wapo.st/4nisSS7 Gift Article
Once Donald Trump gets the citizens of this nation comfortable with the current atrocities committed under the color of law ā what comes next?
āThis bill will harm women and could even lead to more pregnant women dying because they couldnāt access life-saving medications.ā From @marytuma.bsky.social: Under this law, citizens could sue anyone who āmanufactures, distributes, ... or providesā abortion pills to Texans for at least $100,000.
An independent bookstore in deep blue Pittsford, New York might seem like a strange place to meet Trump supporters. But under a big yellow and blue Stand With Ukraine sign, you can hear whispers that DEI is the reason the toppings are 80 cents a pound at the frozen yogurt place down the street
LADAPO: I'm not alone. It just so happens that most of the people who have largely microphones tend to align with the American Medical Association and American Academy of Pediatrics TAPPER: I'm kinda shocked you have not done any projection or data analysis of what this is going to mean for kids
The Administration has uncovered absolutely incontrovertible evidence that a macroeconomist who was asked to give macroeconomic advice, responded by giving macroeconomic advice, while owning a house.
All of the U.S. military service academies are canceling lectures and ceremonies which feature speakers critical of President Trump. Dark times.
Take off that Cavalry hat, you draft dodger. You didnāt earn the right to wear it. Stolen valor at its worst.
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If Bsky had polls, would run one: Who represents America and its spirit better? āTom Hanks. āTrump or Vance (take your pick). Predicting 95/5 result. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
This is an actual exchange from a VP who took an oath to defend the constitution and, as a citizen, is expected to abide by the law. May we one day have accountability for the grotesque lawlessness of this regime.
NEWS: via @politico.com: We uncovered that VA Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears failed to disclose thousands in luxury gifts 5-star hotels Flights Meals We used a FOIA to get the truth ā & just filed 7 more If thereās no transparency, thereās no trust I explained on @weeknightmsnbc.bsky.socialš -TN
Changing the name of the Department of Defense will cost billions.We could build units for all unhoused veterans. Or give service members a pay raise so 35K active duty members wouldnāt have to rely on food stamps. Orā¦ orā¦ orā¦
Medicaid does the following: -Provides 1 in 2 kids health insurance -Keeps the majority of rehab and skilled nursing facilities open nationwide -Until today, had a rule in place to ensure minimum nurse staffing for patient safety This is the program the party of āMAHAā wants to gut.
2002: āall of this talk about saddam really suggests the administration is hoping to build support for a warā 2025:
This @washingtonpost.com editorial doesnāt make it past the second paragraph without a glaring (and telling) factual error. President Washington didnāt create the War Department in 1789; *Congress* did: www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/...
During and after his Thursday trainwreck Senate hearing, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has faced growing calls to resign. Now, his own family is joining that chorus. trib.al/nIl2LsR
He was too busy avoiding the draft?
The carpet bombing of North Vietnam was wokey?
The fact that some goofball can pitch a tent and protest outside the White House is what makes us different from China and Russia, and I'm all for it even if I totally disagree with them.
One of the Sunshine State's most embattled MAGA Republicans is Rep. Cory Mills, whose ex-girlfriend, "spent more than an hour in court" on Friday, describing how she was 'scared' the Central Florida Republican wanted to harm her and tarnish her reputation." www.alternet.org/cory-mills-l...
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What happens when you let the California National Guard do their job at the border and not hijack them for political theater.
As President Donald Trump called to abolish the FEMA earlier this year, the agency chief he brought on was pushing back
The Thursday edition of the Bob Cesca Show is here: -RFK Jr.'s Senate testimony is a total sh*t show -Florida is banning ALL vaccine mandates -Epstein survivors rally at the Capitol -Tiny Trump's press conference, and more! Listen and subscribe: bobcescashow.com www.bobcesca.com/the-bob-cesc...
Hank Green coming in hot with the best summation of the situation at hand in regards to renewables + energy pricing. #solar #energysky youtu.be/39YO-0HBKtA?...
The job market continues to slow, and it's pretty dramatic. Keeping our head above water (for now). August jobs growth was only +22k. July revised up +6k to +79k. June was revised down by -27k to -13k. Average jobs growth over the three months = +29k. Unemployment rose a tick to 4.3%
Trump woke up and had another mental fit, this time against Jerry Nadler
That is quite a headline. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Here's our candidate for Governor in Florida @davidjolly.bsky.social coming out hard against Florida's dangerous retreat on vaccines. bsky.app/profile/davi...
"Washington and Lincoln warned us about the dangers of a despot. We must speak out about our commitment to the Constitution, keep focus on the stakes of this fight, refuse to stand by while this regime degrades America & lay the foundation for eventually restoring a democratic society." 8/9
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Ossoff: He never should have been confirmed by the senate and he needs to resign. It is one thing to be a skeptic or a reformer. It is quite another to be a foolā¦
Translation: We billionaires need massive amounts of electricity for our AI to make us trillionaires and put people out of work, and we thank you for being able to convince so many dopes into paying a lot more on their electric bills over the next few years to make it happen.
It was a bit terrifying to watch RFK Jr who is not a doctor or trained in public health think he knows more than the AMA and Association of Pediatricians.
āMichael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the worldās climate change landscape" by Dan Drollette for @thebulletin.org (premium/paywalled article): thebulletin.org/premium/2025...
Itās becoming clear that the brain worm is running HHS.
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This exchange is devastating.
David Ellison said he didnāt want to āpoliticizeā Paramount. Thatās exactly what heās doing by paying an absurd premium for Bari Weissā The Free Press. www.status.news/p/bari-weiss...
Nory Sontay Ramos was a thriving high school student in L.A. until she and her mom were deported by the Trump administration in July. For @msnbc.com, we visited her in Guatemala as she tries to graduate remotely while hiding from the same gang they fled years ago. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/n...
Follow the money on this scam. Miles and miles of prime oceanfront real estate between SD and LA. Iām surprised it took him this long to cook up something on it.
New in PN: Judge steps up to block ICE's kidnapping of Guatemalan kids "Itās a strong rebuke to doomers who say that the law doesnāt matter. It mattered this weekend for the children pulled off those planes, and it continues to matter as courts step in to check Trump's worst, cruelest excesses."
In his first term, McMaster recalls, āTrump would say āoutlandishā things like, āWhy donāt we just bomb the drugs?āā Now weāre in Trumpās second term, and weāre bombing random boats in the open seas that might or might not be carrying drugs. www.cnn.com/2024/08/25/p...
Vaccines protect kids, families, and schools from outbreaks of preventable diseases. Florida's Surgeon General is undermining Florida's public health. He should be fired.
I just cannot stress enough that we have to identify some way of addressing the massive sociopathy problem in this country & its impact on the systems & social fabric that shape our lives.
Ha! The poorest 25% of workers LOSE money under this bill while the richest Americans get a $270,000 tax cut. They can rebrand all they want. The facts are the facts. They screwed working people to help their billionaire and corporate donors.
The Measles State. Brought to you by @GovRonDeSantis.
About this Florida vaccine story: When they were little - 1 yr and 3 1/2 - my two older boys, whoād had all their shots, got whooping cough. We asked their pediatrician what wouldāve happened if they hadnāt been vaccinated. āOh, theyād have died.ā
Trump is celebrating a massive, energy consuming data center while simultaneously cutting wind and solar energy and exporting American energy. Demand for energy is up while Trump lowers supply, a recipe for high energy costs.
FOX: Are you for any green energy personally? ZELDIN: Uh, well, I am for whatever President Trump is advocating for.
One 17-year-old describes what happened to him on Sunday night. He says he was woken up at 2:00 in the morning and told to get his things. He was scared, so he prayed to God and hoped he'd be protected. Throughout the fateful morning, no one told him what was happening.
TONIGHT: Join my Tele-Town Hall at 6:00 pm CT. Bring your questions about my work in Washington and IL-06.
There now is no such thing as public health. Viruses rule!
QUACK! QUACK! QUACK! Gov. Ron DeSastros & FL Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo say they will end all of #Florida's vaccine mandates. www.tampabay.com/news/florida... via @kirbywilson.bsky.social