Ben Arnoldy
@arnoldyb.bsky.social
Comms at Earthjustice. Former journalist. Dabbler in data science. Foresee totally escaping into boardgaming as *this* all falls apart. Opinions my own.
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BREAKING: Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules reut.rs/4p0kf0d
August 29, 2025 at 9:42 PM
BREAKING: Most Trump tariffs are not legal, US appeals court rules reut.rs/4p0kf0d
Arson plain and simple www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built
www.nytimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Arson plain and simple www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
Taking climate denial to cosmic heights. www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose
The Trump administration has asked NASA staffers to draw up plans to end at least two satellite missions that measure carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, according to current and former NASA employees.
www.npr.org
August 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Taking climate denial to cosmic heights. www.npr.org/2025/08/04/n...
Trump’s agenda is energy dependence, actually. Americans dependent on utilities, and utilities dependent on regularly buying fuel. Rooftop solar and other kinds of renewable energy are the path to independence. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
E.P.A. Moves to Cancel $7 Billion in Grants for Solar Energy
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Trump’s agenda is energy dependence, actually. Americans dependent on utilities, and utilities dependent on regularly buying fuel. Rooftop solar and other kinds of renewable energy are the path to independence. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/05/c...
There are policy answers to learn from this horrific event. We need to get off fossil fuels ASAP and prepare for extreme weather that’s a consequence of what we’ve already burned. The Trump administration is doing the exact opposite. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
There are policy answers to learn from this horrific event. We need to get off fossil fuels ASAP and prepare for extreme weather that’s a consequence of what we’ve already burned. The Trump administration is doing the exact opposite. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling
Our phones have become misery machines. Hopescrolling can change that.
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:53 AM
What Happens When You Trade Doomscrolling for Hopescrolling: Doomscrolling turns our phones into misery machines—and makes us see the world as a mean, scary place. Here's what happened when Jennifer Mercieca's students tried hopescrolling instead
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
www.zocalopublicsquare.org/what-happens...
“The world was more peaceful under Trump”
June 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“The world was more peaceful under Trump”
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Something something Biden withdrawal something national shame something something abandoned something something disgrace
ICE arrested former Afghan Nat'l Army soldier—our ally against Taliban—at his home in TX.
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
He entered legally and atty says he has no criminal record. Was applying for asylum. Appears to be casualty of Trump decision de-documenting legal Afghan immigrants
www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/new...
Former Afghan soldier arrested at Houston-area home by ICE, stripped of asylum protections, attorney says | Houston Public Media
The soldier is one of at least 20,000 Afghans seeking asylum nationwide, having fled Afghanistan after aiding the U.S. military during the two-decades-long war there.
www.houstonpublicmedia.org
June 7, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Something something Biden withdrawal something national shame something something abandoned something something disgrace
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World’s Cartographers Continue Living Secret Life Of Luxury On Idyllic, Never Disclosed 8th Continent theonion.com/world-s...
May 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
World’s Cartographers Continue Living Secret Life Of Luxury On Idyllic, Never Disclosed 8th Continent theonion.com/world-s...
“when you hear people talk about hydrogen…part of the rationale seems to be, ‘Well, we need to find a way for these giant oil and gas companies to be partners’… And I guess my alternative is, "No, they don't. Let's destroy them and burn them and urinate on the ashes." www.volts.wtf/p/taming-the...
Taming the hydrogen hype
Team Electron takes on the hydrogen hype and its underlying motivations.
www.volts.wtf
May 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“when you hear people talk about hydrogen…part of the rationale seems to be, ‘Well, we need to find a way for these giant oil and gas companies to be partners’… And I guess my alternative is, "No, they don't. Let's destroy them and burn them and urinate on the ashes." www.volts.wtf/p/taming-the...
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"Schmidt eventually fainted going to the bathroom and remembers collapsing and hitting the ground hard. When he woke up, he told an agent he needed to go to the hospital.
'He said, 'Oh, you’re just gonna med out like everybody, huh?’"
'He said, 'Oh, you’re just gonna med out like everybody, huh?’"
Fabian Schmidt speaks out for the first time since his detention
The green card holder, originally from Germany, plans to pursue legal action for 'dehumanizing' ordeal.
www.wgbh.org
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"Schmidt eventually fainted going to the bathroom and remembers collapsing and hitting the ground hard. When he woke up, he told an agent he needed to go to the hospital.
'He said, 'Oh, you’re just gonna med out like everybody, huh?’"
'He said, 'Oh, you’re just gonna med out like everybody, huh?’"
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Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
“When it comes to .. raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.”
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Picks a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General
The president said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
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A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
April 7, 2025 at 4:13 AM
A tricky thing about modern society is that no one has any idea when they don’t die.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
Like, the number of lives saved by controlling air pollution in America is probably over 200,000 per year, but the number of people who think their life was saved by controlling air pollution is zero.
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Big news: the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Trump's EPA *can not* revoke California's waiver under the Clean Air Act.
Now we'll see whether the GOP gives a shit what the parliamentarian says.
Now we'll see whether the GOP gives a shit what the parliamentarian says.
STATEMENT: Sen. Schiff Statement on Senate Parliamentarian Reaffirming California’s Ability to Set Its Own Pollution Standards
After successfully arguing to the Senate parliamentarian that California’s Clean Air Act waivers are not subject to the Congressional Review Act, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the S...
www.schiff.senate.gov
April 4, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Big news: the Senate parliamentarian has ruled that Trump's EPA *can not* revoke California's waiver under the Clean Air Act.
Now we'll see whether the GOP gives a shit what the parliamentarian says.
Now we'll see whether the GOP gives a shit what the parliamentarian says.
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Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
April 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Your tariff rate is your star sign divided by the number of boys you've kissed, multiplied by one
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“Our lifeways are inherently and forever intertwined with the integrity of this land. To threaten protections for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni is to threaten the destruction of our own identity and culture as Hualapai people.” earthjustice.org/feature/anti...
What You Should Know About the Antiquities Act and National Monuments
For over a hundred years, the Antiquities Act of 1906 has protected America’s natural and historic wonders from mining, drilling, looting, and industrial development.
earthjustice.org
March 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
“Our lifeways are inherently and forever intertwined with the integrity of this land. To threaten protections for Baaj Nwaavjo I’tah Kukveni is to threaten the destruction of our own identity and culture as Hualapai people.” earthjustice.org/feature/anti...
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Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act—something President Trump is currently trying very hard to do—could result in a $160 billion hit to our GDP.
Republicans Have Found Another Way to Kick-Start a Recession
Repealing—or even just cutting—the Inflation Reduction Act could have a devastating impact on the economy.
newrepublic.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Repealing the Inflation Reduction Act—something President Trump is currently trying very hard to do—could result in a $160 billion hit to our GDP.
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Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
March 5, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Some "Russian Warship" vibes here from a tiny fed'l agency.
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
via Brett Murphy:
The African Development Foundation (budget ~$40 million) is putting up a fight and denying DOGE + Pete Marocco — the State Dept official dismantling USAID — access to their building:
Guys, Grandpa is plowing our inheritance into a crypto scheme www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump says cryptocurrency 'strategic reserve' includes XRP, SOL and ADA
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Sunday that his recent executive order on digital assets directed his team to create "a Crypto Strategic Reserve that includes XRP, SOL, and ADA."
www.reuters.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Guys, Grandpa is plowing our inheritance into a crypto scheme www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Zelensky is a hero.
February 28, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Zelensky is a hero.
I can’t think of too many things that are as universally unpopular than the concept of having your job performance and whether you keep your job judged by AI. Maybe billionaires doing it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
DOGE will use AI to assess the responses of federal workers who were told to justify their jobs via email
The revelation comes as federal workers face a midnight deadline to respond.
www.nbcnews.com
February 25, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I can’t think of too many things that are as universally unpopular than the concept of having your job performance and whether you keep your job judged by AI. Maybe billionaires doing it. www.nbcnews.com/politics/dog...
Our politics are broken, but I am feeling increasingly hopeful that Trump and Musk are tripping themselves up on a deeper American cultural strain of anti-authoritarianism. The talk of being king and sending shitty boss emails is eroding their support
February 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our politics are broken, but I am feeling increasingly hopeful that Trump and Musk are tripping themselves up on a deeper American cultural strain of anti-authoritarianism. The talk of being king and sending shitty boss emails is eroding their support
Trump admin using loopholes to avoid complying with judges’ orders www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
Trump Team Finds Loophole to Defy Spirit of Court Orders Blocking Spending Freezes
Officials cite other legal authorities — not Mr. Trump’s court-blocked directives — to keep withholding foreign aid and domestic grant money.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Trump admin using loopholes to avoid complying with judges’ orders www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/u...
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As the U.S. abandons foreign aid, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations.
It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...
It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap? (Gift Article)
China could reap the soft-power advantage, but like Western governments, the country is cutting back on aid. Philanthropies say they cannot replace the United States.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
As the U.S. abandons foreign aid, an urgent conversation is starting among governments, philanthropists, and global health and development organizations.
It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...
It is centered on one crucial question: Who will fill this gap?
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/22/h...