Brooke Darrah Shuman
@brookedarrah.bsky.social
video journalist formerly More Perfect Union, HuffPost, NBC
lapsed Appalachian <3
lapsed Appalachian <3
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External to what?
Today, @madisoncondon.bsky.social makes the case that we should stop thinking of climate change as an externality.
The latest in our series on @alybatt.bsky.social's *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature.*
The latest in our series on @alybatt.bsky.social's *Free Gifts: Capitalism and the Politics of Nature.*
Is Climate Change an Externality?
Environmental harms are often cast as externalities, even by those seeking to emphasize their urgency. Yet the major modern environmental statutes, written before America'
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December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
External to what?
Every year I give to Appalachian Citizens' Law Center to support their Black Lung Fund and environmental justice work. It's hard to imagine what they've been through after the flooding two years in a row, but they continued to show up for the community. If you give today, there is a matching funder!
Support ACLC this Giving Tuesday! We have a generous donor matching every gift up to $5,000, so your donation will be doubled. We appreciate your support today and throughout the year!
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Every year I give to Appalachian Citizens' Law Center to support their Black Lung Fund and environmental justice work. It's hard to imagine what they've been through after the flooding two years in a row, but they continued to show up for the community. If you give today, there is a matching funder!
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NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
hellgatenyc.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:54 PM
NYPD Clears a Path for Federal Agents on Canal Street With Violent Arrests and Pepper Spray
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
An immigration crackdown was scheduled for Saturday afternoon on Canal Street, but was abandoned after demonstrators and vendors caught wind of it.
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In 2025, as of September 9, there have already been 300 mass shootings in the U.S., according to CNN.
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There Are Over 500 Million Guns in the U.S.
In 2025, as of September 9, there have already been 300 mass shootings in the U.S., according to CNN.
www.jezebel.com
September 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In 2025, as of September 9, there have already been 300 mass shootings in the U.S., according to CNN.
www.jezebel.com/there-are-ov...
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Can't believe we're going to do tulip frenzy every 5 years until the world turns to dust
Others have pointed this out, but once you start thinking about the *physical* footprint of AI, especially power consumption, the predicted boom starts to look very problematic 1/
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AI Is Power-Hungry
And consumers are paying the price
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August 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Can't believe we're going to do tulip frenzy every 5 years until the world turns to dust
Some of the best films and tv from the past decade have been about identity, race, gender and consent (ie woke): random acts of flyness, get out, watchmen, I may destroy you, Nate, transparent
Woke did not lead to bad art. Poor attempts to satisfy the demands of woke from insincere executives who did not want to accommodate the demands actual woke artists would place on process and result lead to bad art.
August 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Some of the best films and tv from the past decade have been about identity, race, gender and consent (ie woke): random acts of flyness, get out, watchmen, I may destroy you, Nate, transparent
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A new legislative carveout could redirect billions in funding for rural broadband construction to Elon Musk’s satellite company. www.levernews.com/trump-just-q...
Trump Just Quietly Teed Up $20 Billion In Starlink Contracts
A new legislative carveout could redirect billions in funding for rural broadband construction to Elon Musk’s satellite company.
www.levernews.com
June 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
A new legislative carveout could redirect billions in funding for rural broadband construction to Elon Musk’s satellite company. www.levernews.com/trump-just-q...
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In 2020, George's Floyd's killing by police sparked a reckoning in America — in many cases, with Black women at the center. For my latest Amendment column, I asked some of them: What did that moment ask of you — and what, if anything, did it give back? 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac...
From reckoning to backlash, Black women reflect on the stakes of the moment
Five years after the killing of George Floyd prompted millions of people to protest, promises have been broken and work undone.
19thnews.org
May 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
In 2020, George's Floyd's killing by police sparked a reckoning in America — in many cases, with Black women at the center. For my latest Amendment column, I asked some of them: What did that moment ask of you — and what, if anything, did it give back? 19thnews.org/2025/05/blac...
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It's really not. When Dems bother fighting back with arguments, they easily win this issue every time. When they stick their head in the sand and ignore it, they lose.
Opinion: The debate over transgender rights is a liability for Democrats. Here’s how to neutralize it, writes @thirdway.bsky.social think tank co-founder Jonathan Cowan.
Opinion | The Debate Over Transgender Rights Is a Liability for Democrats. Here’s How to Neutralize It.
It’s time for real discussion, dissent and debate, without fear of being canceled.
www.politico.com
May 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
It's really not. When Dems bother fighting back with arguments, they easily win this issue every time. When they stick their head in the sand and ignore it, they lose.
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From WWII through 1980, as Americans fairly shared the wealth, the federal tax rate on incomes over half a million or so was never less than 70%.Then in the 80s it was cut in half, where it remains—37%.
Since 1980 U.S. debt increased 10X. In no small part due to reckless GOP anti-tax extremism.
Since 1980 U.S. debt increased 10X. In no small part due to reckless GOP anti-tax extremism.
May 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
From WWII through 1980, as Americans fairly shared the wealth, the federal tax rate on incomes over half a million or so was never less than 70%.Then in the 80s it was cut in half, where it remains—37%.
Since 1980 U.S. debt increased 10X. In no small part due to reckless GOP anti-tax extremism.
Since 1980 U.S. debt increased 10X. In no small part due to reckless GOP anti-tax extremism.
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An excellent article -and podcast- questioning whether climate activists are really so radical. It makes you wonder: has any society in history been as willingly docile as ours?
A new podcast asks: Are 'radical' climate activists really that radical?
"Sabotage" tells the story of the real people behind Just Stop Oil's controversial stunts.
grist.org
May 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
An excellent article -and podcast- questioning whether climate activists are really so radical. It makes you wonder: has any society in history been as willingly docile as ours?
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An IT worker for the nat'l parks drove to a bridge & called a friend to talk him down.
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
White House officials wanted to put federal workers ‘in trauma.’ It’s working.
Federal workers describe struggling with panic attacks, depression, suicidal thoughts. “Why doesn’t anyone care?”
www.washingtonpost.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
An IT worker for the nat'l parks drove to a bridge & called a friend to talk him down.
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
A Medicaid researcher killed herself after repeating "I’m not enough" to her family.
A Social Security worker, whose data was under siege by DOGE, died at her cubicle. www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...
Why would I read Abundance when I could read Peter Kropotkin’s 1892 Conquest of Bread
May 17, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Why would I read Abundance when I could read Peter Kropotkin’s 1892 Conquest of Bread
This is unironically what New York City was like before the fiscal crisis and I’m sad I wasn’t there
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May 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
This is unironically what New York City was like before the fiscal crisis and I’m sad I wasn’t there
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It’s tempting to call this a company town but what Musk is building, and has built at many of his corporate campuses is a planned community for white collar space x workers, with the attendant amenities for a work force making high six figures. /
Over the last few years, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has been building a kind of company town around its launch site. On Saturday, local residents who mostly work for the company voted to make Starbase, Texas, an official town. Here's a look inside. nyti.ms/436ZaY1
May 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It’s tempting to call this a company town but what Musk is building, and has built at many of his corporate campuses is a planned community for white collar space x workers, with the attendant amenities for a work force making high six figures. /
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We have other great stuff today! This from @brycecovert.bsky.social gives a sense of the anxiety that Head Start programs and families feel when appropriated federal funding is delayed. The programs operate on such thin margins (by design) that a few days' delay could mean having to close
Congress Funded Head Start. The Trump Administration Is Holding Up the Money.
Delays in funding and new procedures to justify budgets have led to temporary closures and massive uncertainty for programs, workers, and families who rely on child care.
prospect.org
May 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
We have other great stuff today! This from @brycecovert.bsky.social gives a sense of the anxiety that Head Start programs and families feel when appropriated federal funding is delayed. The programs operate on such thin margins (by design) that a few days' delay could mean having to close
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Just learned today that 92% of US import consumption is dolls for beautiful little girls. Higher than I would have expected!
May 7, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Just learned today that 92% of US import consumption is dolls for beautiful little girls. Higher than I would have expected!
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Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
May 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Brooklyn bus stop ads being replaced with guerilla public service announcements.
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That’s a Norman Rockwell painting.
This is what happens at a Mike Lawler town hall when constituents ask him questions. Truly appalling and one more reason I will wake up tomorrow more energized than ever to defeat him next November.
May 5, 2025 at 3:17 AM
That’s a Norman Rockwell painting.
There’s gonnna be a riot
April 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
There’s gonnna be a riot
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Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
April 20, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Q: "How do you respond to Governor Newsom?"
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
Sen. Van Hollen: "I think Americans are tired of elected officials or politicians who are all finger to the wind...Anybody who can't stand up for the Constitution and the right of due process doesn't deserve to lead."
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NEW: Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10x what was spent in his first term.
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
Trump Is Spending Billions on Border Security. Some Residents Living There Lack Basic Resources.
The president has reportedly urged Congress to pass $175 billion for border security. But residents of Del Rio, Texas, and Douglas, Arizona, say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and…
www.propublica.org
April 16, 2025 at 11:30 AM
NEW: Trump has reportedly urged Congress to authorize $175 billion for border security, more than 10x what was spent in his first term.
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
Meanwhile, border residents in Texas and Arizona say their basic needs — like safe drinking water and hospital access — aren’t being met.
W/ @texastribune.org
NIOSH is now effectively shut down, an organization that monitors hazardous chemicals on construction sites and conducts free black lung screenings for miners
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NIOSH Cuts A Matter Of Life Or Death For Workers, Scientist Says - West Virginia Public Broadcasting
Two weeks ago, almost all the workers at the National Institute for Occupational Safety (NIOSH) and Health offices in Morgantown woke up to notifications that they were out of a job. The cuts are par...
wvpublic.org
April 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
NIOSH is now effectively shut down, an organization that monitors hazardous chemicals on construction sites and conducts free black lung screenings for miners
wvpublic.org/niosh-cuts-a...
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Groups in South Texas have been fighting to keep this public beach and wildlife refuge protected since Elon Musk started launching his massive SpaceX rockets there. Now he might gain control of the what locals call the “poor people’s beach”
NEW: Elon Musk wants control of a public beach. The state of Texas is preparing to give it to him.
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Elon Musk wants control of a public beach. The state of Texas is preparing to give it to him
Elon Musk is asking the state to give him the power to close Boca Chica Beach on SpaceX’s schedule just as rocket launches there may spike. Local leaders and environmentalists stand in opposition.
www.kut.org
April 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Groups in South Texas have been fighting to keep this public beach and wildlife refuge protected since Elon Musk started launching his massive SpaceX rockets there. Now he might gain control of the what locals call the “poor people’s beach”
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DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States
Oh dear you’re going to want to read this. Looks like DOGErs were caught exfiltrating NLRB data, likely on unions, for private (seemingly Elony) use. This is must read. What we’ve all suspected. But now details. www.npr.org/2025/04/15/n...
A whistleblower's disclosure details how DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data
A whistleblower tells Congress and NPR that DOGE may have taken sensitive labor data and hid its tracks. "None of that ... information should ever leave the agency," said a former NLRB official.
www.npr.org
April 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
DOGE is a criminal conspiracy to defraud the people of the United States