Matt
@mattdougherty.bsky.social
writer, researcher at The Bull-Moose Note: https://thebullmoosenote.substack.com/
fmr. Managing editor/reporter at The Ithaca Times: https://www.ithaca.com/
fmr. Managing editor/reporter at The Ithaca Times: https://www.ithaca.com/
Natural gas is not a source of green energy but fossil fuel funded misinformation campaigns try to make people think otherwise. Burning natural gas releases methane which is a greenhouse gas that traps 80x more heat than CO2 over two decades.
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
[from our @climatedesk.org partners, @grist.org]
[from our @climatedesk.org partners, @grist.org]
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
The designation, pushed by right-wing think tank ALEC, allows fossil fuel firms to compete for clean energy funding.
www.motherjones.com
July 16, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Natural gas is not a source of green energy but fossil fuel funded misinformation campaigns try to make people think otherwise. Burning natural gas releases methane which is a greenhouse gas that traps 80x more heat than CO2 over two decades.
Republicans are trying to force through a rescissions package to cancel $9.4 Billion in congressionally approved funding. If passed it would help make DOGE cuts permanent and cut federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid even though a majority of voters oppose that.
NEW: As Senate Republicans approach the Friday deadline to pass Trump’s rescissions package, voters reject the proposed billions of dollars in cuts to global aid and public broadcasting.
We find that less than 30% of voters want cuts to these programs.
www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...
We find that less than 30% of voters want cuts to these programs.
www.dataforprogress.org/datasets/pol...
July 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Republicans are trying to force through a rescissions package to cancel $9.4 Billion in congressionally approved funding. If passed it would help make DOGE cuts permanent and cut federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid even though a majority of voters oppose that.
The Supreme Court ruled that Biden didn't have authority to forgive $400 Billion in student loans but somehow now rules that Trump has authority to dismantle the entire Department of Education
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Trump’s Cuts to the Education Department
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Supreme Court ruled that Biden didn't have authority to forgive $400 Billion in student loans but somehow now rules that Trump has authority to dismantle the entire Department of Education
The issue with the Abundance narrative is that it too often ignores the impact of corporate power on making things expensive and hard to build
Obama coming out against NIMBYism was not on my BINGO card.
July 16, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The issue with the Abundance narrative is that it too often ignores the impact of corporate power on making things expensive and hard to build
The GOP falls in line to protect their pedophile in chief
Republicans just unanimously voted to BLOCK the release of the Epstein files.
July 15, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The GOP falls in line to protect their pedophile in chief
Recent polling from @dataforprogress.org shows that Andrew Cuomo has a -20 net favorability rating
Zohran’s met favorability is +9 — which is higher than the Democratic Parties favorability rating
Eric Adams favorability rating is a dismal -41, but among Republicans its +22
Zohran’s met favorability is +9 — which is higher than the Democratic Parties favorability rating
Eric Adams favorability rating is a dismal -41, but among Republicans its +22
July 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Recent polling from @dataforprogress.org shows that Andrew Cuomo has a -20 net favorability rating
Zohran’s met favorability is +9 — which is higher than the Democratic Parties favorability rating
Eric Adams favorability rating is a dismal -41, but among Republicans its +22
Zohran’s met favorability is +9 — which is higher than the Democratic Parties favorability rating
Eric Adams favorability rating is a dismal -41, but among Republicans its +22
Historically the IRS has kept tax info for undocumented immigrants confidential but that's changing now that the agency is sharing data with ICE. The Yale Budget Lab estimates that the rule change could result in a loss of $25 billion in tax revenue next year.
SCOOP: The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE www.propublica.org/article/trum...
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE
ProPublica has obtained the blueprint for the Trump administration’s unprecedented plan to turn over IRS records to Homeland Security in order to speed up the agency’s mass deportation efforts.
www.propublica.org
July 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Historically the IRS has kept tax info for undocumented immigrants confidential but that's changing now that the agency is sharing data with ICE. The Yale Budget Lab estimates that the rule change could result in a loss of $25 billion in tax revenue next year.
ICE is asserting the authority to stop and frisk anyone in the country “based on their physical appearance.”
Stop and frisk policies have been found to be unconstitutional for violating the 4th Amendments right to privacy and the 14th Amendments protections against racial discrimination.
Stop and frisk policies have been found to be unconstitutional for violating the 4th Amendments right to privacy and the 14th Amendments protections against racial discrimination.
Homan: "People need to understand ICE officers and Border Patrol don't need probable cause to walk up to somebody, briefly detain them, and question them ... based on their physical appearance."
July 11, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ICE is asserting the authority to stop and frisk anyone in the country “based on their physical appearance.”
Stop and frisk policies have been found to be unconstitutional for violating the 4th Amendments right to privacy and the 14th Amendments protections against racial discrimination.
Stop and frisk policies have been found to be unconstitutional for violating the 4th Amendments right to privacy and the 14th Amendments protections against racial discrimination.
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Writer @peterbeinart.bsky.social says Zohran Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor, despite sustained attacks over his pro-Palestinian views, shows how dramatically opinion has shifted within the party on Israel. "It's happening in New York and across the country," says Beinart.
July 8, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Writer @peterbeinart.bsky.social says Zohran Mamdani's win in the Democratic primary for New York mayor, despite sustained attacks over his pro-Palestinian views, shows how dramatically opinion has shifted within the party on Israel. "It's happening in New York and across the country," says Beinart.
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It’s honestly so disrespectful and irresponsible that the national media has mostly ignored the DC33 city worker strike in Philly so far. It’s a huge story with massive implications for the 6th biggest city in the country.
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Philly is in its first municipal strike in the social media age. Does that affect how events are unfolding?
So far, the national press has largely ignored Philadelphia's first strike by city workers since 1986.
www.inquirer.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:37 AM
It’s honestly so disrespectful and irresponsible that the national media has mostly ignored the DC33 city worker strike in Philly so far. It’s a huge story with massive implications for the 6th biggest city in the country.
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Hell, I’ll write about it for ya! Email me! www.inquirer.com/politics/phi...
Something is telling me to take the Trump administration’s claims about Jeffery Epstein with a grain of skepticism…
July 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Something is telling me to take the Trump administration’s claims about Jeffery Epstein with a grain of skepticism…
I agree with this. Unchecked corporate power is a much bigger threat to the average American than undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US citizens and pay nearly $100 Billion in taxes annually, which is more than most corporations pay.
Undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US citizens and pay nearly $100 Billion in taxes annually, which is more than most corporations pay.
July 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I agree with this. Unchecked corporate power is a much bigger threat to the average American than undocumented immigrants.
Undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US citizens and pay nearly $100 Billion in taxes annually, which is more than most corporations pay.
Undocumented immigrants are less likely to commit crimes than US citizens and pay nearly $100 Billion in taxes annually, which is more than most corporations pay.
The Republican budget bill doesn’t just Medicaid by $930 billion, it also cuts Medicare by nearly $500 billion
Not even health care for the elderly is safe in Trump’s America as his One Big Beautiful Bill Act is expected to cut nearly half a trillion dollars from Medicare over the next decade. From @ddayen.bsky.social:
https://trib.al/PgJBrR7
https://trib.al/PgJBrR7
Republicans Are Cutting Medicare. Not Only Medicaid, Medicare.
Passage of the Big Beautiful Bill will force mandatory sequestration that will mean half a trillion dollars in Medicare cuts.
trib.al
July 7, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Republican budget bill doesn’t just Medicaid by $930 billion, it also cuts Medicare by nearly $500 billion
Trump’s mass deportation campaign has locked up at least 56,000 people in ICE detention & set arrest quotas at 3,000 per day. The budget he just signed allocates an additional $45 for ICE detention centers — so expect to see more people locked up even though 65% of detainees have no criminal record.
The Trump administration has added 60 facilities to house immigrant detainees, expanding capacity by thousands of beds through agreements with local jails and private contractors across the country.
Trump Administration Adds 60 Facilities for Detained Migrants
The expansion has added thousands of beds to ICE capacity, as the department prepares for an influx of cash from Congress
bloom.bg
July 7, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Trump’s mass deportation campaign has locked up at least 56,000 people in ICE detention & set arrest quotas at 3,000 per day. The budget he just signed allocates an additional $45 for ICE detention centers — so expect to see more people locked up even though 65% of detainees have no criminal record.
Presidents abusing executive power has been normalized for so long that it seems like it’s too late to stop unitary executive theory from replacing checks and balances entirely
The Supreme Court ruling against nationwide injunctions is one more example of the justices enabling executive overreach at a time when checks and balances are profoundly strained. bit.ly/3GqD8rF
The Wrong Moment to Reduce Judicial Power
The Supreme Court has given a lawbreaking president an even longer leash.
www.brennancenter.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Presidents abusing executive power has been normalized for so long that it seems like it’s too late to stop unitary executive theory from replacing checks and balances entirely
The destruction of USAID has been estimated to result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030
The closure of USAID is a profound loss for the international community.
It represents a central feature of Trump’s presidency: devastating actions carried out behind closed doors — in defiance of democratic accountability.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
It represents a central feature of Trump’s presidency: devastating actions carried out behind closed doors — in defiance of democratic accountability.
americanoversight.org/american-ove...
American Oversight Denounces USAID’s Closure as Politically Motivated Sabotage ‘Behind Closed Doors’ - American Oversight
American Oversight is pressing ahead with its lawsuit to uncover the truth behind the agency’s political undoing and orders to destroy records.
americanoversight.org
July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
The destruction of USAID has been estimated to result in more than 14 million additional deaths by 2030
Trump is creating an extremely regressive tax system by imposing illegal tariffs that will increase the price of basic goods and cutting taxes for the rich while increasing them for poor and working class Americans
BREAKING: Trump has imposed new tariffs.
40% on Myanmar
40% on Laos
30% on South Africa
25% on Malaysia
25% on Kazakhstan
40% on Myanmar
40% on Laos
30% on South Africa
25% on Malaysia
25% on Kazakhstan
July 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Trump is creating an extremely regressive tax system by imposing illegal tariffs that will increase the price of basic goods and cutting taxes for the rich while increasing them for poor and working class Americans
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Zohran Mamdani just stunned the Democratic machine. Despite Cuomo’s millions and endorsements from Bill Clinton & Rep. Clyburn, voters picked people power over power players. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
https://trib.al/aDJw4NG
https://trib.al/aDJw4NG
Mamdani Shocks the World on a Hot Primary Day
New York City’s mayoral election provides a big surprise, with voters choosing Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani over former governor and sex pest Andrew Cuomo.
trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Zohran Mamdani just stunned the Democratic machine. Despite Cuomo’s millions and endorsements from Bill Clinton & Rep. Clyburn, voters picked people power over power players. From @whitneycwimbish.bsky.social:
https://trib.al/aDJw4NG
https://trib.al/aDJw4NG
Trump’s illegal airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities was a total policy failure. Unless the goal was to make it more likely that Iran kicks out IAEA and starts working to build nuclear weapons, which the U.S. can use as an excuse for a larger war in the future.
Bombing Iran Backfired: Trump’s illegal airstrikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear program. They pushed the country closer to building a bomb and cutting off IAEA inspections.
Bombing Iran Backfired
Trump’s illegal airstrikes didn’t destroy Iran’s nuclear program — they pushed the country closer to building a bomb and cutting off IAEA inspections.
thebullmoosenote.substack.com
June 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Trump’s illegal airstrike on Iranian nuclear facilities was a total policy failure. Unless the goal was to make it more likely that Iran kicks out IAEA and starts working to build nuclear weapons, which the U.S. can use as an excuse for a larger war in the future.
Trump has illegally bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran threatened to target US assets in the region in retaliation if the US bombed them directly. Tens of thousands of American troops are now at risk due to Trump’s belligerence.
June 22, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Trump has illegally bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. Iran threatened to target US assets in the region in retaliation if the US bombed them directly. Tens of thousands of American troops are now at risk due to Trump’s belligerence.
Despite decades of warnings about an Iranian nuclear bomb, intelligence shows no active weapons program as Israeli strikes derail diplomacy and revive long-standing U.S. efforts for regime change
War With Iran Was Never About Nukes, It’s About Regime Change
War With Iran Was Never About Nukes, It’s About Regime Change
Despite decades of warnings about an Iranian nuclear bomb, intelligence shows no active weapons program as Israeli strikes derail diplomacy and revive long-standing efforts for regime change.
thebullmoosenote.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Despite decades of warnings about an Iranian nuclear bomb, intelligence shows no active weapons program as Israeli strikes derail diplomacy and revive long-standing U.S. efforts for regime change
States and small businesses filed lawsuits to overturn Trump’s unilateral tariffs, saying he has no authority to implement them without approval from Congress. The U.S. Court of International Trade agrees, but the Justice Department has already appealed their ruling.
Federal Courts Rule to Overturn Trump’s Unilateral Tariffs
Federal Courts Rule to Overturn Trump’s Unilateral Tariffs
States and small businesses filed lawsuits to overturn Trump’s tariffs, saying he has no authority to implement them without approval from Congress. The U.S. Court of International Trade Agrees.
thebullmoosenote.substack.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:03 PM
States and small businesses filed lawsuits to overturn Trump’s unilateral tariffs, saying he has no authority to implement them without approval from Congress. The U.S. Court of International Trade agrees, but the Justice Department has already appealed their ruling.
A new Yale Budget Lab report estimates that Trumps updated tariffs will raise consumer prices by 2.9% in the short run. For the average American household, that amounts to a loss of $4,700 in purchasing power based on 2024 dollars. thebullmoosenote.substack.com/p/trumps-upd...
Trump’s Updated Tariffs to Cost Households Thousands, Yale Study Finds
The Yale Budget Lab estimates that Trumps updated tariffs will cost the average household up to $4,400.
thebullmoosenote.substack.com
April 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A new Yale Budget Lab report estimates that Trumps updated tariffs will raise consumer prices by 2.9% in the short run. For the average American household, that amounts to a loss of $4,700 in purchasing power based on 2024 dollars. thebullmoosenote.substack.com/p/trumps-upd...
The IDF killed an American citizen in the West Bank today
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian American teenager and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Palestinian officials.
Palestinian American teen killed by Israeli soldiers in West Bank, official says | CNN
Israeli soldiers killed a Palestinian American teenager and wounded two others in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, according to Palestinian officials.
www.cnn.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
The IDF killed an American citizen in the West Bank today
Another negative regarding Trumps poorly imposed tariff plan is that it will likely result in backlash against legitimate criticisms of free trade
April 6, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Another negative regarding Trumps poorly imposed tariff plan is that it will likely result in backlash against legitimate criticisms of free trade