Kim Stone
@kimhp.bsky.social
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People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
JD Vance gets the biggest applause of his speech so far when he says "by the grace of God we always will be a Christian nation"
December 21, 2025 at 9:57 PM
People are rightly disgusted by this speech, but it’s a measure of fascism’s normalization that many see this as more of the awful same rather than what I think most of us who’ve been reporting this beat hear it as: a significant calculated escalation. Full alert stuff.
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Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
A low point
Things will get better....I think
billmckibben.substack.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Closing NCAR because it produces "climate alarmism" is like closing the fire department because it produces "fire alarmism"
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-low-poin...
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This is really bad. Not least because of the massive hit that our healthcare system is about to take from the Big Ugly Bill. Every healthcare provider I've talked to since passage has noted that they are likely going to have to reduce headcount.
September 5, 2025 at 2:40 PM
This is really bad. Not least because of the massive hit that our healthcare system is about to take from the Big Ugly Bill. Every healthcare provider I've talked to since passage has noted that they are likely going to have to reduce headcount.
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September 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
Paxton tells Texas schools to follow Ten Commandments law despite court ruling
Attorney General Ken Paxton's guidance comes days after U.S. District Judge Fred Biery sided with 16 families who sued their school districts to stop the law from going into effect.
www.houstonchronicle.com
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
My current favorite bit of right-wing Christian hypocrisy is Ken Paxton, a man whose wife is divorcing him for adultery, forcing Texas schools to unconstitutionally post "Thou Shalt Not Commit Adultery."
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...
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Trump’s America.
August 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump’s America.
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Trump wants to get people used to having the military on the streets of our cities. That should scare everyone. He’s testing how much overreach people will tolerate.
It's coming to Chicago and Baltimore next.
It's coming to Chicago and Baltimore next.
August 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Trump wants to get people used to having the military on the streets of our cities. That should scare everyone. He’s testing how much overreach people will tolerate.
It's coming to Chicago and Baltimore next.
It's coming to Chicago and Baltimore next.
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It’s plain as day.
August 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It’s plain as day.
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them
www.nytimes.com
July 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
After 7 Decades of Measurements From a Peak in Hawaii, Trump’s Budget Would End Them www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/c...
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“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 3:21 PM
“ICE in just a few weeks has transformed itself into the closest thing that the US has ever had to a ‘secret police,’ with more seemingly culturally in common with the Klan nightriders of Reconstruction than their federal agency brethren like the FBI or ATF.” @garrettgraff.bsky.social
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We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
June 13, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We’ve uncovered fraud, waste, and abuse! ICE has now exceeded its congressionally approved budget. ICE is violating the Antideficiency Act by spending beyond Congressional authorization.
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We really do need to level the political playing field so that a welder or electrician who wants to run for office has the same equal political financing power as a real estate developer or tech bro. Money shouldn’t define a campaign, ideas should.
April 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM
We really do need to level the political playing field so that a welder or electrician who wants to run for office has the same equal political financing power as a real estate developer or tech bro. Money shouldn’t define a campaign, ideas should.
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Due to the constant online attacks from Trump and Elon, 67 judges are now receiving enhanced security because of their involvement in high-profile cases. Threats against judges have already led to criminal charges against nearly 50 individuals.
April 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Due to the constant online attacks from Trump and Elon, 67 judges are now receiving enhanced security because of their involvement in high-profile cases. Threats against judges have already led to criminal charges against nearly 50 individuals.
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Not quite my experience when I go grocery shopping -- but I guess groceries are an old classic idea where you just put things in a bag.
Trump: "You can have all the eggs you want. We have too many eggs. In fact, if anything the prices are getting too low."
April 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Not quite my experience when I go grocery shopping -- but I guess groceries are an old classic idea where you just put things in a bag.
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The Trump admin plans to gut climate research at NOAA & NASA, following #Project2025 agenda. Proposed cuts include NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Division, all 16 cooperative institutes, 10 labs, 6 climate centers, NASA’s Goddard Space Institute budget, and $70M in grants—plus mass firings.
Trump Administration’s Anti-Science Attacks on NOAA, What It Means for People Across US
YouTube video by Union of Concerned Scientists
youtube.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:35 PM
The Trump admin plans to gut climate research at NOAA & NASA, following #Project2025 agenda. Proposed cuts include NOAA’s Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Division, all 16 cooperative institutes, 10 labs, 6 climate centers, NASA’s Goddard Space Institute budget, and $70M in grants—plus mass firings.
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“From vital information for communities about their exposure to harmful pollution, to data that help local governments build resilience to extreme weather events, the public deserves access to federal datasets. Removing government datasets is tantamount to theft.”—UCS Pres. @gretchentg.bsky.social
April 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
“From vital information for communities about their exposure to harmful pollution, to data that help local governments build resilience to extreme weather events, the public deserves access to federal datasets. Removing government datasets is tantamount to theft.”—UCS Pres. @gretchentg.bsky.social
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It’s ridiculous that “alternative transportation” just means you’re not in a car.
April 18, 2024 at 6:03 PM
It’s ridiculous that “alternative transportation” just means you’re not in a car.
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Dedicated bicycle lanes save lives, yet another study shows.
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 13, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Dedicated bicycle lanes save lives, yet another study shows.
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A little curious about how Fox News defends this
April 7, 2025 at 11:20 AM
A little curious about how Fox News defends this
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US recessions since 1950:
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
April 4, 2025 at 11:24 PM
US recessions since 1950:
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
1953 - Eisenhower 🔴
1958 - Eisenhower 🔴
1960 - Eisenhower 🔴
1969-70 - Nixon 🔴
1973-75 - Nixon 🔴
1980 - Carter 🔵
1981-82 - Reagan 🔴
1990-91 - Bush Sr 🔴
2001 - Dubya 🔴
2007-09 - Dubya 🔴
2020 - Trump 🔴
2025-?? - Trump 🔴
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“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.”
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), writer and Auschwitz survivor
#HandsOff ‼️
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), writer and Auschwitz survivor
#HandsOff ‼️
April 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented. Sometimes we must interfere.”
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), writer and Auschwitz survivor
#HandsOff ‼️
Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), writer and Auschwitz survivor
#HandsOff ‼️
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This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again — leaving thousands of jobs and the shift to clean energy in doubt.
A stunning number of electric vehicle, battery factories are being canceled
Billions of dollars in clean energy projects have been canceled since Donald Trump took office again.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 4, 2025 at 9:57 PM
This is part of what’s so insane. As they talk about re-shoring and manufacturing they are actively trying to destroy an entire us manufacturing industry that already exists.
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The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
April 4, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The fact that everything around us is burning to the ground & some people still have no clue that they voted for the arsonist or are complicit in the arson is absolutely mind boggling.
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
People are ok with it so long as the black woman isn’t their President 🤯.
America, we have a problem!
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🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
thegriffinlist.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:55 PM
🚨🚨Calling all North Carolina voters!! Here is a list of every voter that Jefferson Griffin is trying to disenfranchise, please if you are a NC voter check to see if your name is on here, you have 15 days to cure your ballot to make sure your vote counts. thegriffinlist.com/assets/griff...
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The Greenland ice sheet holds about 2,700,000,000,000,000 tons of ice.
Most of this has been there for at least 120,000 years.
Melting all that ice would increase global sea levels by about 7.4 m.
Making Greenland Green Again would wipe out most coastal cities.
Most of this has been there for at least 120,000 years.
Melting all that ice would increase global sea levels by about 7.4 m.
Making Greenland Green Again would wipe out most coastal cities.
April 1, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The Greenland ice sheet holds about 2,700,000,000,000,000 tons of ice.
Most of this has been there for at least 120,000 years.
Melting all that ice would increase global sea levels by about 7.4 m.
Making Greenland Green Again would wipe out most coastal cities.
Most of this has been there for at least 120,000 years.
Melting all that ice would increase global sea levels by about 7.4 m.
Making Greenland Green Again would wipe out most coastal cities.