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News Analysis: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is making cuts to or shuttering organizations that China worried about most, leaving a vacuum Beijing can fill.
How Elon Musk’s DOGE Cuts Leave a Vacuum That China Can Fill
The Department of Government Efficiency is shuttering organizations that Beijing worried about most, or actively sought to subvert.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 9:17 PM
News Analysis: Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is making cuts to or shuttering organizations that China worried about most, leaving a vacuum Beijing can fill.
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Slashing the staff of the federal Bureau of Reclamation in the West is a form of water/flood control suicide. So short-sighted. And to what end? #cawater #CALeg www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
Elon Musk is endangering California water. It takes people to run big federal projects | Opinion
The federal Bureau of Reclamation runs some of the state’s largest water facilities. It now must plan to lose as much as 40% of its workforce.
www.sacbee.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Slashing the staff of the federal Bureau of Reclamation in the West is a form of water/flood control suicide. So short-sighted. And to what end? #cawater #CALeg www.sacbee.com/opinion/arti...
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Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, making a forceful case for why Democrats could not allow a shutdown that many of them have demanded. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
March 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Senator Chuck Schumer, the Democratic leader, said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline, making a forceful case for why Democrats could not allow a shutdown that many of them have demanded. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/u...
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The Cat Lawyer, baked feta pasta, a bizarre monolith and Stanley Tucci’s Negroni: These are some of the things that delighted and distracted at the start of the Covid pandemic five years ago.
Where Are Our Covid Memes Now?
The Cat Lawyer, baked feta pasta, a bizarre monolith and Stanley Tucci’s Negroni recipe were among the things that delighted and distracted us during a dark time.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The Cat Lawyer, baked feta pasta, a bizarre monolith and Stanley Tucci’s Negroni: These are some of the things that delighted and distracted at the start of the Covid pandemic five years ago.
Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine.’
They should. It is an action aimed at shutting down free speech.
They should. It is an action aimed at shutting down free speech.
March 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Judge says Trump penalties on law firm send ‘chills down my spine.’
They should. It is an action aimed at shutting down free speech.
They should. It is an action aimed at shutting down free speech.
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The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing California and other states to move forward with suing fossil fuel companies for climate damages: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/c...
Supreme Court Rejects an Effort to Block States From Suing Oil Giants
The justices declined to hear unusual arguments from Republican-led states that sought to end lawsuits against energy companies over their role in global warming.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 4:29 AM
The U.S. Supreme Court is allowing California and other states to move forward with suing fossil fuel companies for climate damages: www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/c...
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Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis
March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Scoop: Washington Post editor Ruth Marcus says she’s resigning after a column on Jeff Bezos’s Wall Street Journal-like opinion pivot was rejected by Will Lewis
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People aren’t always good at interpreting cues from dogs — or even noticing them, a new study suggests.
Think You Understand Your Dog? Think Again.
People interpret a dog’s emotions based on its situation and have “a big blind spot” for the actual animal, a new study found.
www.nytimes.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:06 PM
People aren’t always good at interpreting cues from dogs — or even noticing them, a new study suggests.
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Imagine drinking bottled water for years because your tap water is too contaminated to use. I covered this story more than 10 years ago. When will this get fixed?
fresnoland.org/2025/03/10/e...
fresnoland.org/2025/03/10/e...
East Orosi's water system remains in limbo
East Orosi's water system could finally be on a path to clean water after decades of fighting.
fresnoland.org
March 10, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Imagine drinking bottled water for years because your tap water is too contaminated to use. I covered this story more than 10 years ago. When will this get fixed?
fresnoland.org/2025/03/10/e...
fresnoland.org/2025/03/10/e...
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An unused power line was accused of sparking the Eaton Fire. Now the utility that owns that line says it has 250 miles of power lines like it in areas with high wildfire risk.
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Edison Has Miles of Idle Power Lines in High Fire Risk Zones
Edison International’s Southern California utility has 465 miles of unused power lines like the one accused of sparking January’s deadly Eaton Fire and is now weighing whether some should be removed, ...
www.bloomberg.com
March 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
An unused power line was accused of sparking the Eaton Fire. Now the utility that owns that line says it has 250 miles of power lines like it in areas with high wildfire risk.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Great scoop and use of FOIA by @byscottdance.com & Josh Partlow.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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Army Corps knew Trump order would waste California water, memo shows
The Army Corps colonel responsible for releasing reservoir water at Trump’s direction knew it wouldn’t reach Southern California as he promised, a memo obtained by The Post shows.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Great scoop and use of FOIA by @byscottdance.com & Josh Partlow.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...