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Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? -- Mary Oliver
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“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 AM
“Walmart was the top employer of SNAP recipients in five states and one of the top four employers in the remaining four states. McDonald’s was among the top five employers of Medicaid enrollees in five of six states and SNAP recipients in eight of nine states.”
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
www.cnbc.com/2020/11/19/w...
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Great framing.
Whenever people complain about the number of folks relying on food stamps, it is worth reminding them that SNAP is, by too large of a degree, a subsidy for corporations that refuse to pay a living wage and their political allies who reject public policy prescriptions to reduce income inequality.
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Great framing.
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Who is furloughed, and who isn’t, remains uncertain, according to agency employees and observers interviewed by High Country News; it is not being carried out in an orderly or consistent fashion across the agency.
Shutdown causes ‘confusion’ across the Forest Service - High Country News
Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues.
buff.ly
October 3, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Who is furloughed, and who isn’t, remains uncertain, according to agency employees and observers interviewed by High Country News; it is not being carried out in an orderly or consistent fashion across the agency.
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Researchers found that moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
“Staggering” Water Loss Driven by Groundwater Mining Poses Global Threat
A new study finds that freshwater resources are rapidly disappearing, creating arid “mega” regions and causing sea levels to rise.
www.propublica.org
August 20, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Researchers found that moisture lost to evaporation and drought, plus runoff from pumped groundwater, now outpaces the melting of glaciers and the ice sheets of either Antarctica or Greenland as the largest contributor of water to the oceans.
By @abrahm.bsky.social
By @abrahm.bsky.social
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Mail voting is a secure way to cast a ballot that dates back to the Civil War. Election officials in every state use tested and multi-layered checks to ensure that mail voting is safe. 1/
Mail Voting Accuracy
Election officials use many checks to ensure mail voting is secure against widespread fraud and tampering.
www.brennancenter.org
August 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Mail voting is a secure way to cast a ballot that dates back to the Civil War. Election officials in every state use tested and multi-layered checks to ensure that mail voting is safe. 1/
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“Sustainable” bitcoin mining is an oxymoron, given the enormous amounts of power and water data centers consume.
The West's data centers suck (water and power) - High Country News
From simple searches to chatGPT, the big digital buildup threatens the grid and water supplies.
buff.ly
August 15, 2025 at 10:03 PM
“Sustainable” bitcoin mining is an oxymoron, given the enormous amounts of power and water data centers consume.
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To combat declining numbers, scientists are installing nest boxes for the American kestrel.
Get to know the American kestrel - High Country News
This small falcon faces an existential crisis. Can nest boxes help?
buff.ly
August 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
To combat declining numbers, scientists are installing nest boxes for the American kestrel.
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New, from me:
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump Shoots the Messenger
Firing the BLS Commissioner moves us into banana republic territory
donmoynihan.substack.com
August 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
New, from me:
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
Trump just fired the head of the BLS, accusing her of rigging data.
The reality is that by shooting the messenger reporting on the negative effects of his economic policies, Trump pushed America further into banana republic territory.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trump-shoo...
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The Trump Administration is making it harder for eligible Social Security beneficiaries to access their benefits by eliminating phone services, forcing millions more people to seek in-person help even as it cuts thousands of Social Security Administration (SSA) staff. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
Abruptly Eliminating Social Security Phone Services Threatens Access to Benefits | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Starting April 14, phone service will no longer be an option for retirees and survivors applying for benefits, or for beneficiaries making direct deposit changes. Instead, these services will only be ...
www.cbpp.org
April 8, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The Trump Administration is making it harder for eligible Social Security beneficiaries to access their benefits by eliminating phone services, forcing millions more people to seek in-person help even as it cuts thousands of Social Security Administration (SSA) staff. 🧵
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
www.cbpp.org/research/soc...
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Statement from detained student Rümeysa Öztürk dictated to her attorneys while jailed at the South Louisiana ICE facility:
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Statement from detained student Rümeysa Öztürk dictated to her attorneys while jailed at the South Louisiana ICE facility:
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
“Efforts to target me because of my op-ed in the Tufts Daily calling for the equal dignity and humanity of all people will not deter me”
@theintercept.com
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“I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will do everything possible to make you proud.” —Cory Booker
April 1, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“I promise you, (John Lewis) that I will do everything possible to make you proud.” —Cory Booker
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A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
March 23, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A pie graph worth keeping in mind as the NIH budget plummets jamanetwork.com/journals/jam... for 356 new FDA drugs approved
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So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
Leaked memo: DOGE plots to cut Social Security phone support
Changes could break the system, former officials say.
www.axios.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:16 PM
So it appears DOGE has decreed that Social Security administration will no longer provide phone support. At all. This is in addition to shutting down a ton of local SSA offices. www.axios.com/2025/03/17/s...
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You literally cannot tell this incredibly cool part of American history without centering Native American identity. It is an powerful demonstration of how diversity provided tangible military advantages over an enemy committed to White supremacy.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
March 17, 2025 at 7:08 PM
You literally cannot tell this incredibly cool part of American history without centering Native American identity. It is an powerful demonstration of how diversity provided tangible military advantages over an enemy committed to White supremacy.
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/whitewashi...
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1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
March 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
1. What you see here is clearest illustration why things are so messed up and why it cannot get any better until this asymmetry is addressed.
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
Put simply: the right-wing has narrative dominance.
My org @mmfa.bsky.social did this study and has been sounding this alarm for years. Some thoughts...
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Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Something that's been clear to me for some time is that a lot of progressive advocacy and politics has overindexed on finding just the right combination of words to say while ignoring the fact that no media ecosystem exists where people might actually hear you say them. New from @mmfa.bsky.social
Overwhelmingly right leaning and overwhelmingly male dominated.
As Americans increasingly get their news from online shows, this media ecosystem becomes more influential. A new Media Matters’ study shows how overwhelmingly right-leaning this ecosystem is -- with nearly five times the following of left-leaning online shows. www.mediamatters.org/google/right...
March 14, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Overwhelmingly right leaning and overwhelmingly male dominated.
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AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
March 14, 2025 at 12:09 AM
AOC on senate Dems caving and backing the CR: “A wide sense of betrayal.”
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If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does.
March 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
If you vote for this Republican Funding Bill, you are complicit in all that DOGE, President Elon, and Trump does.
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Today on Volts: the costs of accommodating all those new data centers on the grid are being subtly shifted to ordinary electricity ratepayers, via rate cases. And in the process, Big Tech & utilities are forming an unholy alliance against grid reform. Two Harvard Law scholars get into the details.
Who is paying for all that data center power?
Legal experts Eliza Martin and Ari Peskoe explain how data centers' massive electricity demands could shift billions in infrastructure costs onto regular utility customers.
www.volts.wtf
March 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Today on Volts: the costs of accommodating all those new data centers on the grid are being subtly shifted to ordinary electricity ratepayers, via rate cases. And in the process, Big Tech & utilities are forming an unholy alliance against grid reform. Two Harvard Law scholars get into the details.
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BREAKING: In a recording obtained by @propublica.org's Eli Hager, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
Much, much more here 👇
www.propublica.org/article/reco...
Much, much more here 👇
www.propublica.org/article/reco...
“The President Wanted It and I Did It”: Recording Reveals Head of Social Security’s Thoughts on DOGE and Trump
In a recording obtained by ProPublica, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
www.propublica.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
BREAKING: In a recording obtained by @propublica.org's Eli Hager, acting Social Security Commissioner Leland Dudek portrayed his agency as facing peril, while also encouraging patience with “the DOGE kids.”
Much, much more here 👇
www.propublica.org/article/reco...
Much, much more here 👇
www.propublica.org/article/reco...
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Here Are the Arguments for Why Senate Ds Should Vote Yes and Why They’re Wrong talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/here-...
Here Are the Arguments for Why Senate Ds Should Vote Yes and Why They’re Wrong
Over the last week a few TPM Readers have written in with...
talkingpointsmemo.com
March 12, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Here Are the Arguments for Why Senate Ds Should Vote Yes and Why They’re Wrong talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/here-...