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Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
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…
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Our investigation showed that levels of benzene, a cancer-causing gas, were 37x higher than what the facility reported in the past.
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
The Trump admin has halted efforts to monitor for benzene near large industrial plants like this one, leaving communities in the dark about the air they breathe. (2/2)
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It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
November 7, 2025 at 2:36 PM
It’s the Oval Office, reimagined as a Spirit Halloween pop-up for aspiring autocrats. Every inch screams “What if Louis XIV discovered QVC?”
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
November 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 94th day out of the last 106.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
12 days of work in 106 days.
With full pay and benefits.
The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.
It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
Hint to readers of Doobie's post:
Medical research has dramatically reduced death and disability from cardiovascular disease ... meanwhile, American politicians refuse to even lightly touch the causes of gun violence.
Medical research has dramatically reduced death and disability from cardiovascular disease ... meanwhile, American politicians refuse to even lightly touch the causes of gun violence.
47,000 people died from guns. 681,000 died from heart disease. If you can’t get people to eat a little broccoli and do a little exercise for themselves, how are you going to get them to relinquish their guns for others?
November 5, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hint to readers of Doobie's post:
Medical research has dramatically reduced death and disability from cardiovascular disease ... meanwhile, American politicians refuse to even lightly touch the causes of gun violence.
Medical research has dramatically reduced death and disability from cardiovascular disease ... meanwhile, American politicians refuse to even lightly touch the causes of gun violence.
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During a press conference, Kristi Noem claimed that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. This isn't true.
The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.
The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.
More than 170 US citizens have been held by immigration agents
ProPublica uncovered that Americans have been kicked, dragged, and detained for days.
www.motherjones.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
During a press conference, Kristi Noem claimed that ICE has not detained or arrested any US citizens. This isn't true.
The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.
The reality is that at least 170 citizens have been held by immigration agents, including two kids with cancer.
Lobbyists can vote as often as they want, all year long, with their $$$ but the rest of us can vote only once every few years. 🙁
According to the latest filings, New Mexico lobbyists have spent more than $1.25 million to wine and dine lawmakers, along with other expenses, so far this year. That's, by far, the highest amount of lobbyist spending since at least 2021.
See which lobbyists spent the most here:
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See which lobbyists spent the most here:
buff.ly/8uOJ8Lw
By the #s: NM lobbyists have already spent $1.25M this year — building on new record • Source New Mexico
A UNM lobbyist reported spending about $20,000 on an event tied to the Rio Grande Rivalry football game.
buff.ly
October 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Lobbyists can vote as often as they want, all year long, with their $$$ but the rest of us can vote only once every few years. 🙁
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The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has called for an investigation over the White House's shutdown messaging.
Top Oversight Dem calls for investigation over White House shutdown messaging
Rep. Robert Garcia said the White House appears to be in violation of the Hatch Act.
www.politico.com
October 2, 2025 at 5:54 PM
The top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has called for an investigation over the White House's shutdown messaging.
SAY HIS NAME: "Robert Morris"
The founder of a Texas megachurch who resigned last year after a woman in Oklahoma accused the pastor of sexually abusing her in the 1980s pleaded guilty to five counts of lewd and indecent acts with a child, authorities said.
Texas megachurch founder pleads guilty to child sex abuse charges
Authorities say the founder of a Texas megachurch has pleaded guilty to lewd and indecent acts with a child after he was accused of sexually abusing a young girl in the 1980s in Oklahoma while he was a traveling minister.
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
SAY HIS NAME: "Robert Morris"
Wouldn't it be lovely if several American media could do the same?
If only much of the media CEO class wasn't in bed with the MAGA/GOP ... 😠
If only much of the media CEO class wasn't in bed with the MAGA/GOP ... 😠
September 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Wouldn't it be lovely if several American media could do the same?
If only much of the media CEO class wasn't in bed with the MAGA/GOP ... 😠
If only much of the media CEO class wasn't in bed with the MAGA/GOP ... 😠
Matthew Dowd made a big journalism error -- he should have criticized Donald Trump, America's most prominent person stirring up hate.
MSNBC has fired Matthew Dowd, a political analyst whose on-air comments after Charlie Kirk’s death drew criticism, according to a person at the network briefed on the decision.
MSNBC Fires Matthew Dowd, Who Said Charlie Kirk Pushed Hate Speech
The analyst, Matthew Dowd, apologized for his remarks on social media.
nyti.ms
September 11, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Matthew Dowd made a big journalism error -- he should have criticized Donald Trump, America's most prominent person stirring up hate.
GOOD for him!
The Trump administration has demanded that Gregory Washington, president of George Mason University, personally apologize for supporting diversity programs. He said no. nyti.ms/4nheE3Q
September 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
GOOD for him!
Pay attention!
Trump doesn't even say that he "knows" there is a problem with the data, only that he reflexively "believes" -- no evidence, no study, no explanation, just his reflexive action to unexpected bad news.
This is NOT governing; it is another step towards purely authoritarian control.
Trump doesn't even say that he "knows" there is a problem with the data, only that he reflexively "believes" -- no evidence, no study, no explanation, just his reflexive action to unexpected bad news.
This is NOT governing; it is another step towards purely authoritarian control.
President Donald Trump says he “did the right thing” by having his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than previously reported.
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WATCH: 'I think their numbers were wrong,' Trump says after firing BLS head over jobs report
President Donald Trump says he "did the right thing" by having his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much…
www.pbs.org
August 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Pay attention!
Trump doesn't even say that he "knows" there is a problem with the data, only that he reflexively "believes" -- no evidence, no study, no explanation, just his reflexive action to unexpected bad news.
This is NOT governing; it is another step towards purely authoritarian control.
Trump doesn't even say that he "knows" there is a problem with the data, only that he reflexively "believes" -- no evidence, no study, no explanation, just his reflexive action to unexpected bad news.
This is NOT governing; it is another step towards purely authoritarian control.
Reader's note:
1. The White House has a bunker and escape tunnel
2. Your house probably does not.
1. The White House has a bunker and escape tunnel
2. Your house probably does not.
☢️ Trump says US is fully prepared for nuclear war with Russia
Trump says US is fully prepared for nuclear war with Russia
US President Donald Trump has stated that the United States is fully prepared for a nuclear conflict with Russia.
www.pravda.com.ua
August 2, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Reader's note:
1. The White House has a bunker and escape tunnel
2. Your house probably does not.
1. The White House has a bunker and escape tunnel
2. Your house probably does not.
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A Washington Post analysis found President Trump and his appointees allegedly defied court orders in a third of over 160 lawsuits with substantive rulings, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the U.S. legal system.
Trump officials accused of defying 1 in 3 judges who ruled against him
A comprehensive analysis of lawsuits against Trump policies shows dozens of examples of defiance, delay and dishonesty, a serious test for the court system.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
A Washington Post analysis found President Trump and his appointees allegedly defied court orders in a third of over 160 lawsuits with substantive rulings, which experts say pose an unprecedented threat to the U.S. legal system.
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“Once people get a taste for humiliating, they will fight very hard to be able to keep doing it. Like an addiction, the competitively powerful will often put this urge above all else and behave in profoundly self-destructive ways to chase it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
The Politics of Humiliation
The politics of humiliation has moved to the center of the reactionary project under Trump II.
www.liberalcurrents.com
July 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
“Once people get a taste for humiliating, they will fight very hard to be able to keep doing it. Like an addiction, the competitively powerful will often put this urge above all else and behave in profoundly self-destructive ways to chase it.” www.liberalcurrents.com/the-politi/
Trump's going full "Roust the Anti-semites" because Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is going to be the next Republican candidate for the Presidency, right?
NEW: When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.”
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
But there are signs it may be part of a coordinated campaign to oust him.
George Mason Is the Latest University Under Fire From Trump. Its President Fears an “Orchestrated” Campaign.
When university president Gregory Washington received notice that the Trump administration had opened an investigation into complaints of antisemitism, he was “perplexed.” But there are signs it may…
www.propublica.org
July 11, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Trump's going full "Roust the Anti-semites" because Jared Kushner, Trump's son-in-law, is going to be the next Republican candidate for the Presidency, right?
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President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.
How does President Trump make his money? Real estate, hospitality and his name
President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.
n.pr
June 30, 2025 at 12:06 AM
President Trump's financial disclosure shows more than $630 million in income from 2024 including tens of millions from cryptocurrency and Trump-branded products touted on the campaign trail.
96 private jets flew to Venice, Italy, for the Bezos wedding.
A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.
Private jets polluted more than all flights from Heathrow, study finds
A new study found that the United States was responsible for 55 percent of the pollution emitted by private jets globally.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
96 private jets flew to Venice, Italy, for the Bezos wedding.
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NEW: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in an emergency meeting on Monday that the escalating conflict in Iran “risks collapsing the global nuclear non-proliferation regime,” and that if diplomacy is not pursued, “violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels.”
International Nuclear Watchdog Issues Stark Warning In Wake of US Iran Strikes
“Violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels” if diplomacy is not pursued, said the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency.
www.wired.com
June 23, 2025 at 3:13 PM
NEW: The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in an emergency meeting on Monday that the escalating conflict in Iran “risks collapsing the global nuclear non-proliferation regime,” and that if diplomacy is not pursued, “violence and destruction could reach unimaginable levels.”
EPA = Executive Profit Assurance agency
“Perhaps they should change the name of the agency if they are no longer about protecting the health of Americans.”
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
from @theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org
Trump's EPA rollbacks: Trading clean air for wealthy plant owners' profits
“The massive cost to the public compared to the minuscule benefits is breathtaking."
www.motherjones.com
June 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
EPA = Executive Profit Assurance agency
Such tiny hands ...
An advance look at “On Parade,” David Plunkert’s cover for next week's issue. #NewYorkerCovers
June 13, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Such tiny hands ...
It's almost as if he wants the criminals to help him out sometime in the future ... 😟
President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.
Trump pardons drug kingpins even as he escalates U.S. drug war rhetoric
President Trump has promised to attack drug gangs and called for the death penalty for street dealers. But he has also pardoned more than 20 people serving time for serious drug crimes, some involving violence.
n.pr
June 8, 2025 at 1:32 PM
It's almost as if he wants the criminals to help him out sometime in the future ... 😟
THIS:
"Even people with great insurance can’t get emergency care at a hospital that’s shut. Or an appointment with a therapist or practitioner who has moved away for lack of business."
"Even people with great insurance can’t get emergency care at a hospital that’s shut. Or an appointment with a therapist or practitioner who has moved away for lack of business."
“Medicaid matters to you,” writes the editorial board, “even if you will never be on it.”
Tribune editorial: Medicaid matters to you, even if you will never be on it
“Medicaid matters to you,” writes the editorial board, “even if you will never be on it.”
www.sltrib.com
June 1, 2025 at 9:29 PM
THIS:
"Even people with great insurance can’t get emergency care at a hospital that’s shut. Or an appointment with a therapist or practitioner who has moved away for lack of business."
"Even people with great insurance can’t get emergency care at a hospital that’s shut. Or an appointment with a therapist or practitioner who has moved away for lack of business."