Marcus Baram
@marcusbaram.bsky.social
Journalist: Capital & Main, Crain Currency
Bylines: ProPublica, Documented, Fast Company, The New Yorker
Author: Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
Skeptic + Dad
(The views expressed here are personal)
Bylines: ProPublica, Documented, Fast Company, The New Yorker
Author: Gil Scott-Heron: Pieces of a Man
Skeptic + Dad
(The views expressed here are personal)
Reposted by Marcus Baram
My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.
capitalandmain.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.
capitalandmain.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.
via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
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Climate change.
Expanding oil and gas production.
Costly homeowners insurance.
This perfect storm of inextricably linked factors is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana. The trend has only accelerated. Story by @marcusbaram.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
Expanding oil and gas production.
Costly homeowners insurance.
This perfect storm of inextricably linked factors is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana. The trend has only accelerated. Story by @marcusbaram.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects
Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.
capitalandmain.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Climate change.
Expanding oil and gas production.
Costly homeowners insurance.
This perfect storm of inextricably linked factors is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana. The trend has only accelerated. Story by @marcusbaram.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
Expanding oil and gas production.
Costly homeowners insurance.
This perfect storm of inextricably linked factors is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana. The trend has only accelerated. Story by @marcusbaram.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...
NEW: Since DOGE was launched in early February, the cost-cutting initiative has had a major impact on Idaho — from federal job and service cuts to nonprofit funding freezes, via @idahostatesman.com
NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
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In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
October 4, 2025 at 5:30 PM
NEW: Since DOGE was launched in early February, the cost-cutting initiative has had a major impact on Idaho — from federal job and service cuts to nonprofit funding freezes, via @idahostatesman.com
NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
October 4, 2025 at 2:27 PM
NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
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NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for #Wildfire Season
@marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
capitalandmain.com/national-wea...
@marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
capitalandmain.com/national-wea...
National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season
Key California weather forecast offices will remain
capitalandmain.com
August 12, 2025 at 11:52 AM
NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for #Wildfire Season
@marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
capitalandmain.com/national-wea...
@marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social
#news #environment #climatechange
EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list
capitalandmain.com/national-wea...
Must-read by @megduff.com on @capitalandmain.bsky.social:
“It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.”
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“It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.”
capitalandmain.com/a-coal-miner...
A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes on DOGE to Protect Miners’ Health
Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get layoff notices.
capitalandmain.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Must-read by @megduff.com on @capitalandmain.bsky.social:
“It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.”
capitalandmain.com/a-coal-miner...
“It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.”
capitalandmain.com/a-coal-miner...
NEW: Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports @nytimes. That resulted in long lines at offices overwhelmed by the public...
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capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
June 17, 2025 at 1:22 PM
NEW: Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports @nytimes. That resulted in long lines at offices overwhelmed by the public...
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
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NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs
A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
www.propublica.org
June 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.
My latest: Missing from the feud and the media reaction is any sense of the devastating impact Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people -- veterans, children, the sick and hungry.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
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Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick
The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.
capitalandmain.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:35 PM
My latest: Missing from the feud and the media reaction is any sense of the devastating impact Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people -- veterans, children, the sick and hungry.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
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Trump and Elon are fighting.
But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick
The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.
capitalandmain.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Trump and Elon are fighting.
But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social.
capitalandmain.com/before-attac...
NEW: The budget cuts to Job Corps–—which provides free education, job training and a place to live for low-income people—will hit Kentucky hard, shuttering three locations that serve over 500 students, reports the @courierjournal.bsky.social
NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole
NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
June 5, 2025 at 9:43 PM
NEW: The budget cuts to Job Corps–—which provides free education, job training and a place to live for low-income people—will hit Kentucky hard, shuttering three locations that serve over 500 students, reports the @courierjournal.bsky.social
NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole
NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
June 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole
NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
June 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
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DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports @wlox.com:
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Mississippi Food Bank Sees More Demand, but Less Federal Funding
DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports WLOX:
The Hancock County Food Pantry is a source that many people in the area rely on during hard t...
capitalandmain.com
June 2, 2025 at 7:06 PM
DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports @wlox.com:
capitalandmain.com/doge-posts/m...
capitalandmain.com/doge-posts/m...
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking
How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.
unbreaking.org
May 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.
unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
NEW: DOGE budget cuts are hurting food banks in Mississippi, reports WLOX:
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May 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
NEW: DOGE budget cuts are hurting food banks in Mississippi, reports WLOX:
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
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‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data.
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana
‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
grist.org
May 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data.
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana
A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana
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Elon Musk led the dismantling of the federal government with absurd threats and actions; wreaked havoc at USAID; disrupted HIV programs; stayed up late to send harassing emails.
But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.
But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.
Elon Musk made your life worse
The billionaire may be on the outs with Trump. But the damage, much of it cruel and at times life-ruining, will continue to unfold.
www.motherjones.com
May 29, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Elon Musk led the dismantling of the federal government with absurd threats and actions; wreaked havoc at USAID; disrupted HIV programs; stayed up late to send harassing emails.
But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.
But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.
Reposted by Marcus Baram
The NY Post had a big scoop about Trump’s pick to lead the DEA . . . then the political editor spiked the story.
www.breakermedia.com/p/ny-post-ca...
www.breakermedia.com/p/ny-post-ca...
🔎 NY Post “Catch and Kill”; Melber meetings; Cardinale & Air Mail
MSNBC anchor in talks to leave; Post Trump story spiked; Telegraph owner's US Play
www.breakermedia.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
The NY Post had a big scoop about Trump’s pick to lead the DEA . . . then the political editor spiked the story.
www.breakermedia.com/p/ny-post-ca...
www.breakermedia.com/p/ny-post-ca...
NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
May 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...
Reposted by Marcus Baram
A basic part of the American promise is a just day’s pay for a hard day’s work. For too many workers, that promise has been broken for too long as productivity gains have gone to profits for the rich instead of wages for workers, and people have had to work longer hours just to keep up.
ICYMI: Trump touts ‘no tax on overtime.’
But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...
Trump Touts ‘No Tax on Overtime.’ But He Just Made It Harder for Millions to Earn Overtime.
Department of Labor “walked away from” rule that expanded overtime to 4 million workers, says former agency head.
capitalandmain.com
May 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A basic part of the American promise is a just day’s pay for a hard day’s work. For too many workers, that promise has been broken for too long as productivity gains have gone to profits for the rich instead of wages for workers, and people have had to work longer hours just to keep up.
NEW: Due to funding cuts by DOGE, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lost a $1 million federal grant to address food insecurity in two counties with poverty rates above national and state averages, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:
NEW: The cuts represents nearly 30% of the food bank’s anticipated deliveries for the year — 900,000 meals that won’t reach seniors, working families and children in Delaware who rely on them, Cathy Kanefsky tells @whyy.org
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May 25, 2025 at 2:55 PM
NEW: Due to funding cuts by DOGE, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lost a $1 million federal grant to address food insecurity in two counties with poverty rates above national and state averages, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:
ICYMI: Trump touts ‘no tax on overtime.’
But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...
But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...
Trump Touts ‘No Tax on Overtime.’ But He Just Made It Harder for Millions to Earn Overtime.
Department of Labor “walked away from” rule that expanded overtime to 4 million workers, says former agency head.
capitalandmain.com
May 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
ICYMI: Trump touts ‘no tax on overtime.’
But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...
But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social
capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...