Mel in Baltimore
@mbe19.bsky.social
Semi-retired environmental scientist with a mission to support climate activism. Had the best dogs and the best cats during my lifetime. True reporters son and DIL so also support factual excellence
Thank you @Jermaine Fowler
Beautiful piece
Beautiful piece
Empty Stages
Two workers on a platform, grinning for a photo—one thumbs up, one throwing a sign. Behind them, the letters they just bolted to the facade: D.J. TRUMP AND...
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Thank you @Jermaine Fowler
Beautiful piece
Beautiful piece
What a year. Over 530 lawsuits to try to withstand the assault on our country. Gear up for 2026
December 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
What a year. Over 530 lawsuits to try to withstand the assault on our country. Gear up for 2026
“With all this talk of how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind: If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist. If Russia ceases firing, the war will cease to exist.”
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 10:32 AM
“With all this talk of how to end Russia’s war against Ukraine, and a cease fire, keep this in mind: If Ukraine ceases firing, Ukraine will cease to exist. If Russia ceases firing, the war will cease to exist.”
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
@adamkinzinger.substack.com
This is a well written story, but usually not the type to catch my interest. One of the key points is the Pentagon wanted to stop and Congress INTERVENED to make DOD keep building. So the Senate can push back against the administration! Well,well,well. Also it’s insane to spend $141B on planes
Boeing’s $724 Million Radar Plane Lives On, Despite Pentagon Efforts to Kill It
The U.S. Air Force’s E-7 Wedgetail jet program seemed doomed by delays and rising costs—until Congress stepped in.
www.wsj.com
December 28, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is a well written story, but usually not the type to catch my interest. One of the key points is the Pentagon wanted to stop and Congress INTERVENED to make DOD keep building. So the Senate can push back against the administration! Well,well,well. Also it’s insane to spend $141B on planes
Nailed it
December 27, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Nailed it
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Happy holidays, joy and music
@berklee.bsky.social
@berklee.bsky.social
Earth, Wind & Fire - December (Happy Holidays from Berklee)
YouTube video by Berklee College of Music
youtu.be
December 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Happy holidays, joy and music
@berklee.bsky.social
@berklee.bsky.social
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CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
December 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
CBS paid the president of the United States millions in bribe money and now they censor news reports so it does not annoy him. I don’t know how much plainer we can put this.
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“Neither the President nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest” 🙄
Gift link
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The Trump Family Business Empire Is Growing. We Mapped Out 268 Pieces of It.
A second-term boom in crypto and other areas has created billions in new wealth for the first family.
www.wsj.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“Neither the President nor his family have ever engaged, or will ever engage, in conflicts of interest” 🙄
Gift link
Gift link
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Jack Smith is testifying behind close doors because House GOP, who subpoenaed him refuse his request to testify publicly. Read the details here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Jack Smith Testifies Before The House Judiciary Committee
Making sense of the circus
open.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Jack Smith is testifying behind close doors because House GOP, who subpoenaed him refuse his request to testify publicly. Read the details here: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
The nationwide #transformer shortage is getting worse as extreme weather destroys the existing #grid & #datacenters demand the buildout of power infrastructure at a rate not seen in decades. Gift link to WSJ story on the manufacturers racing to build the transformers
The Factory Workers Who Build the Power Grid by Hand
The large transformers needed to power the AI boom are made partly by hand and take four to six weeks to build, leading to a yearslong wait list.
www.wsj.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The nationwide #transformer shortage is getting worse as extreme weather destroys the existing #grid & #datacenters demand the buildout of power infrastructure at a rate not seen in decades. Gift link to WSJ story on the manufacturers racing to build the transformers
This is scary as f*ck and those poor poor kids
The Chinese Billionaires Having Dozens of U.S.-Born Babies Via Surrogate
Videogame executive Xu Bo, said to have more than 100 children, and other elites are building mega-families—testing citizenship laws and drawing on nannies, IVF and legal firms set up to help them.
www.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
This is scary as f*ck and those poor poor kids
“Kushner also see dollar signs, all associated with the massive price tag to rebuild from the devastation of war. The conflicts of interest are incalculable. After all, the greater the destruction, the more opportunities there will be to secure massive redevelopment funds to rebuild.”
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The Disturbing Return Of The Prodigal Son-In-Law
Jared Kushner is so back, and what he's up to should concern us all.
open.substack.com
December 12, 2025 at 1:11 AM
“Kushner also see dollar signs, all associated with the massive price tag to rebuild from the devastation of war. The conflicts of interest are incalculable. After all, the greater the destruction, the more opportunities there will be to secure massive redevelopment funds to rebuild.”
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From @hcrichardson.bsky.social today: 1/3
When G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers asked ChatGPT to fact-check an article for him yesterday, the chatbot couldn’t get its head around modern America. It told him there were “multiple factual impossibilities” in his article, including..
When G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers asked ChatGPT to fact-check an article for him yesterday, the chatbot couldn’t get its head around modern America. It told him there were “multiple factual impossibilities” in his article, including..
December 10, 2025 at 1:08 PM
From @hcrichardson.bsky.social today: 1/3
When G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers asked ChatGPT to fact-check an article for him yesterday, the chatbot couldn’t get its head around modern America. It told him there were “multiple factual impossibilities” in his article, including..
When G. Elliott Morris of Strength in Numbers asked ChatGPT to fact-check an article for him yesterday, the chatbot couldn’t get its head around modern America. It told him there were “multiple factual impossibilities” in his article, including..
#Oligarchs
“Ellison offered assurances to admin if he bought Warner, he’d make changes to CNN, a target of Trump’s ire…T has said that he wants new CNN ownership CNN as well as changes programming….3 Middle East sovereign funds & Jared Kushner are among the financial backers of Paramount’s bid”
“Ellison offered assurances to admin if he bought Warner, he’d make changes to CNN, a target of Trump’s ire…T has said that he wants new CNN ownership CNN as well as changes programming….3 Middle East sovereign funds & Jared Kushner are among the financial backers of Paramount’s bid”
Behind Paramount’s Relentless Campaign to Woo Warner Discovery and President Trump
David Ellison has launched a hostile takeover bid for Warner Discovery, taking his case directly to shareholders after Netflix clinched a deal.
www.wsj.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#Oligarchs
“Ellison offered assurances to admin if he bought Warner, he’d make changes to CNN, a target of Trump’s ire…T has said that he wants new CNN ownership CNN as well as changes programming….3 Middle East sovereign funds & Jared Kushner are among the financial backers of Paramount’s bid”
“Ellison offered assurances to admin if he bought Warner, he’d make changes to CNN, a target of Trump’s ire…T has said that he wants new CNN ownership CNN as well as changes programming….3 Middle East sovereign funds & Jared Kushner are among the financial backers of Paramount’s bid”
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NEW: Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules.
As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
Powerful Friends: Sympathetic Officials and “Cultural Power” Help Ranchers Dodge Oversight
Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules. As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
www.propublica.org
December 3, 2025 at 1:27 PM
NEW: Elected officials are quick to support public lands ranchers who are accused of breaking rules.
As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
As a result, federal agencies pull punches when enforcing regulations.
“Iran’s escalating water and environmental problems are the predictable outcome of decades of treating the region’s finite water resources as if they were limitless”
This is also true for many cities in the US and a cautionary tale on wasteful water management.
This is also true for many cities in the US and a cautionary tale on wasteful water management.
Iran’s president calls for moving its drought-stricken capital amid a worsening water crisis – how Tehran got into water bankruptcy
Iran’s sprawling cities and irrigated agriculture, along with tight market controls, have left the country vulnerable to drought. There are steps that would help.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:51 PM
“Iran’s escalating water and environmental problems are the predictable outcome of decades of treating the region’s finite water resources as if they were limitless”
This is also true for many cities in the US and a cautionary tale on wasteful water management.
This is also true for many cities in the US and a cautionary tale on wasteful water management.
Conquering the US For Dummies
Musk’s AI supercomputer, used by U.S. military, secretly relies on Chinese hardware
Records obtained by Oligarch Watch reveal that the facility relies on Chinese transformers, creating a major security vulnerability.
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Conquering the US For Dummies
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About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
www.propublica.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:00 AM
About 90,000 people living near larger chemical plants face an unacceptable risk of developing cancer, the EPA says.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.
New rules adopted last year could’ve cut that number to 3,000 residents — a drop of 97%.
But Trump has halted those efforts.