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Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
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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 14, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Red states, defying reality, are reclassifying gas as a “green” fuel
[from our @climatedesk.org partners, @grist.org]
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The number of extreme weather disasters has jumped fivefold worldwide over the past 50 years, and the number of deaths has nearly tripled, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come
Climate change is making disasters more common, more deadly and far more costly, even as the federal government is running away from the policies that might begin to protect the nation.
www.propublica.org
July 14, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The number of extreme weather disasters has jumped fivefold worldwide over the past 50 years, and the number of deaths has nearly tripled, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
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Reminder about Donald Trump and immigrants working illegally inside the United States...
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally www.motherjones.com/politics/201... [our reporting from... 2016]
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally www.motherjones.com/politics/201... [our reporting from... 2016]
Former models for Donald Trump's agency say they violated immigration rules and worked illegally
"It's like modern-day slavery."
www.motherjones.com
July 13, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Reminder about Donald Trump and immigrants working illegally inside the United States...
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally www.motherjones.com/politics/201... [our reporting from... 2016]
Former Models for Donald Trump’s Agency Say They Violated Immigration Rules and Worked Illegally www.motherjones.com/politics/201... [our reporting from... 2016]
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Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill—which passed in the House last month, and promises major cuts to Medicaid—is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
Trump's Medicaid cuts will fund his failed border wall
Polls consistently show that Americans want more spent on health care, not the border.
www.motherjones.com
June 20, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Tucked into Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” spending bill—which passed in the House last month, and promises major cuts to Medicaid—is a provision to spend $46.5 billion in taxpayer dollars on building his long-promised wall along the US-Mexico border.
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The dried up crap in my Cats Box is smarter than her.
May 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The dried up crap in my Cats Box is smarter than her.
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Reporter: An investigation found the MAHA commission report cites studies that appear not to exist.
Leavitt: I understand there were some formatting issues…It does not negate the substance of the report
Reporter: Is AI used to put together these reports?
Leavitt: I can’t speak to that
Leavitt: I understand there were some formatting issues…It does not negate the substance of the report
Reporter: Is AI used to put together these reports?
Leavitt: I can’t speak to that
May 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Reporter: An investigation found the MAHA commission report cites studies that appear not to exist.
Leavitt: I understand there were some formatting issues…It does not negate the substance of the report
Reporter: Is AI used to put together these reports?
Leavitt: I can’t speak to that
Leavitt: I understand there were some formatting issues…It does not negate the substance of the report
Reporter: Is AI used to put together these reports?
Leavitt: I can’t speak to that
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Starving Palestinian children in Gaza wait in long lines for food after nearly three months of total Israeli blockade.
May 28, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Starving Palestinian children in Gaza wait in long lines for food after nearly three months of total Israeli blockade.
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Hegseth’s personal lawyer was tasked with overseeing an investigation into a series of Pentagon leaks...
Then he used a warrantless wiretap to find classified documents, leaving White House advisers shocked.
https://trib.al/QsRBm08
Then he used a warrantless wiretap to find classified documents, leaving White House advisers shocked.
https://trib.al/QsRBm08
May 28, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hegseth’s personal lawyer was tasked with overseeing an investigation into a series of Pentagon leaks...
Then he used a warrantless wiretap to find classified documents, leaving White House advisers shocked.
https://trib.al/QsRBm08
Then he used a warrantless wiretap to find classified documents, leaving White House advisers shocked.
https://trib.al/QsRBm08
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Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
May 25, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Academic freedom in the United States has found itself periodically under siege, but the current attacks from the federal government raise a new level of alarm. nyer.cm/u405qvQ
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A struggling technology company that has ties to China and relies on TikTok made an unusual announcement this week. It had secured funding to buy as much as $300 million of $TRUMP, the so-called memecoin marketed by President Trump.
Tiny Company With China Ties Announces Big Purchase of Trump Cryptocurrency
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:26 PM
A struggling technology company that has ties to China and relies on TikTok made an unusual announcement this week. It had secured funding to buy as much as $300 million of $TRUMP, the so-called memecoin marketed by President Trump.
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"People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
“People Are Starving to Death”: Oxfam Warns Israel’s Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
“People are starving to death, and this is a fact that we are witnessing and experiencing nowadays,” says Oxfam’s food security coordinator in Gaza, Mahmoud Alsaqqa. More than 10 weeks after Israel...
www.democracynow.org
May 13, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"People Are Starving to Death": Oxfam Warns Israel's Blockade on Gaza Is Catastrophic
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⚡️ North Korea sends nearly 15,000 migrants to Russia to cover labor market shortage, WSJ reports.
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.
North Korea sends nearly 15,000 migrants to Russia to cover labor market shortage, WSJ reports
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.
kyivindependent.com
May 5, 2025 at 3:22 PM
⚡️ North Korea sends nearly 15,000 migrants to Russia to cover labor market shortage, WSJ reports.
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.
The move represents an apparent violation of United Nations Security Council resolutions passed in the wake of North Korea's intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) tests.
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The Safe to Sleep program has been credited with a 50 percent reduction in SIDS deaths since its inception in 1994. The federal government has not offered any explanation as to why the program was canceled.
The Trump administration canceled a program that reduced SIDS. Enter the anti-vaxxers.
RFK Jr. has promoted the false claim that vaccines cause Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
www.motherjones.com
May 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
The Safe to Sleep program has been credited with a 50 percent reduction in SIDS deaths since its inception in 1994. The federal government has not offered any explanation as to why the program was canceled.
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SCOOP: 114 staff at the National Renewable Laboratory fired Monday morning.
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
Trump's onslaught hits staff at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Insiders report 114 job cuts on Monday, done in a "haphazard and unorganized" way.
www.motherjones.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
SCOOP: 114 staff at the National Renewable Laboratory fired Monday morning.
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
A researcher says that leadership "kept us in the dark and insisted things were better than they are."
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For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
Trump cuts baby 'Safe to Sleep' team. Here's what parents should know
For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
www.npr.org
May 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
For decades the NIH has led a public health campaign credited with saving thousands of babies from dying in their sleep. The administration's cuts come as sleep-related infant deaths have been rising.
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Breaking: Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats
Exclusive | Hegseth Used Multiple Signal Chats For Official Pentagon Business
In one case, he told aides on the encrypted app to inform foreign governments about an unfolding military operation, people familiar with his management practices said.
www.wsj.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Breaking: Pete Hegseth used Signal more extensively for official Pentagon business than previously disclosed, engaging in at least a dozen separate chats
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NEW: Starting May 5, NSF will implement an across-the-board 15% indirect cost rate (mirroring policies at DOE, NIH)
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
May 2, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: Starting May 5, NSF will implement an across-the-board 15% indirect cost rate (mirroring policies at DOE, NIH)
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
Also, NSF staff expect 341 additional terminations today, bringing the total number of terminations to ~1,380.
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Federal health officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the FDA’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to determine if other critical posts were cut.
F.D.A. Scientists Are Reinstated at Agency Food Safety Labs
After 20 percent of the agency’s work force was cut, federal health officials have decided to bring back some experts and review firings to fill gaps in critical roles.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Federal health officials have reversed the decision to fire a few dozen scientists at the FDA’s food-safety labs, and say they are conducting a review to determine if other critical posts were cut.
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number was easily accessible on WhatsApp, Facebook and a fantasy sports site as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries.
Hegseth’s Personal Phone Use Created Vulnerabilities, Analysts Say
The phone number used in the Signal chat could also be found in a variety of places, including on social media and a fantasy sports site.
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s personal phone number was easily accessible on WhatsApp, Facebook and a fantasy sports site as recently as March, potentially exposing national security secrets to foreign adversaries.
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Imagine if Joe Biden, newly in office, had launched a company with Hunter Biden and used his social media to recruit financial backers.
Then promised the most generous among them would earn an invitation to a private dinner with him ... Trump just did that.
Then promised the most generous among them would earn an invitation to a private dinner with him ... Trump just did that.
Trump Just Did the Most Corrupt Thing Any President Has Ever Done
He’s using the White House to get rich from anonymous investors—and it’s hardly even a news story.
newrepublic.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Imagine if Joe Biden, newly in office, had launched a company with Hunter Biden and used his social media to recruit financial backers.
Then promised the most generous among them would earn an invitation to a private dinner with him ... Trump just did that.
Then promised the most generous among them would earn an invitation to a private dinner with him ... Trump just did that.
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*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
April 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM
*Of course* advance information on US combat operations is classified. Pretending otherwise is an insult to our troops, who all know this.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
The Secretary is unfit to lead.
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⚡️ Fox News labels Kyiv a Russian city, Ukraine calls for 'apology and investigation.'
The error reportedly remained on screen for 20 minutes.
The error reportedly remained on screen for 20 minutes.
Fox News labels Kyiv a Russian city, Ukraine calls for 'apology and investigation'
"If this was a mistake rather than a deliberate political statement, there should be an apology and an investigation into who made the mistake," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Heorhii Tykhyi wrote on X...
kyivindependent.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:49 AM
⚡️ Fox News labels Kyiv a Russian city, Ukraine calls for 'apology and investigation.'
The error reportedly remained on screen for 20 minutes.
The error reportedly remained on screen for 20 minutes.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Ken Paxton is going to take some classes on how to be more ethical
He could use some tips.
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has officially announced that he is running for Senate. So here's everything you need to know about him—if you care about reality.
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
Let's start with the fact that he had to take literal ethics classes after he was indicted for securities fraud. (1/5)
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And to top it all off, if you want to know what kind of things Paxton spends taxpayer money on, look at how he offloaded the costs of his legal battle to taxpayers. (5/5)
Ken Paxton settled his whistleblower lawsuit. His constituents will pick up the tab.
The Texas AG has survived scandal after scandal. But there's still one big case outstanding.
www.motherjones.com
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
And to top it all off, if you want to know what kind of things Paxton spends taxpayer money on, look at how he offloaded the costs of his legal battle to taxpayers. (5/5)
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A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
Judge finds Newsmax aired false and defamatory claims about voting-tech company
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.
www.npr.org
April 10, 2025 at 1:09 AM
A Delaware judge finds the right-wing network aired false and defamatory statements about Dominion Voting Systems' role in the 2020 presidential election. A jury trial is slated for late April.