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"(GM's) goal was to make the...majority of...vehicles electric by 2035....Those plans have been shaken due to...differences in...policies between the Biden and Trump administrations."
-AP
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"(GM's) goal was to make the...majority of...vehicles electric by 2035....Those plans have been shaken due to...differences in...policies between the Biden and Trump administrations."
-AP
apnews.com/article/gene...
GM hit with $6 billion in charges as EV incentives cut and emissions standards fade
General Motors will be hit with charges of about $6 billion in its fourth quarter after sales of electric vehicles sputtered when the U.S. cut tax incentives to buy them and also eased auto emissions ...
apnews.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Want to help businesses? Provide a predictable and stable business environment.
"(GM's) goal was to make the...majority of...vehicles electric by 2035....Those plans have been shaken due to...differences in...policies between the Biden and Trump administrations."
-AP
apnews.com/article/gene...
"(GM's) goal was to make the...majority of...vehicles electric by 2035....Those plans have been shaken due to...differences in...policies between the Biden and Trump administrations."
-AP
apnews.com/article/gene...
I have so many questions.
"(ProPublica reporters) found a concerted push to shrink public school systems by steering taxpayer dollars to private, religious and charter schools, as well as options like homeschooling."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"(ProPublica reporters) found a concerted push to shrink public school systems by steering taxpayer dollars to private, religious and charter schools, as well as options like homeschooling."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Vouchers, Patriotism and Prayer: The Trump Administration’s Plan to Remake Public Education
Education Secretary Linda McMahon is bringing about a new era in education — and perhaps the end of public schools as we know them.
www.propublica.org
January 10, 2026 at 5:55 PM
I have so many questions.
"(ProPublica reporters) found a concerted push to shrink public school systems by steering taxpayer dollars to private, religious and charter schools, as well as options like homeschooling."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"(ProPublica reporters) found a concerted push to shrink public school systems by steering taxpayer dollars to private, religious and charter schools, as well as options like homeschooling."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
"(These are examples of) grassroots efforts — by congregations, neighborhood groups, civic organizations and more — to rebuild community bonds at a time in which people are disconnected from each other at historic levels, with loneliness describe(d) as 'epidemic.'"
-AP
apnews.com/photo-essay/...
-AP
apnews.com/photo-essay/...
PHOTO ESSAY: Grassroots groups tackle social isolation
Josh Pyles grew up on the farm where he now lives in Port Royal, Kentucky. His wife, Ashley Pyles, had never farmed before.
apnews.com
January 4, 2026 at 6:00 PM
"(These are examples of) grassroots efforts — by congregations, neighborhood groups, civic organizations and more — to rebuild community bonds at a time in which people are disconnected from each other at historic levels, with loneliness describe(d) as 'epidemic.'"
-AP
apnews.com/photo-essay/...
-AP
apnews.com/photo-essay/...
"What is a planet? The answer has never been simple."
-The Planetary Society
www.planetary.org/articles/rog...
-The Planetary Society
www.planetary.org/articles/rog...
Rogue worlds and the boundaries of planethood
Exploring rogue planets, how they form, and how they expand our conception of what counts as a planet.
www.planetary.org
January 4, 2026 at 5:46 PM
"What is a planet? The answer has never been simple."
-The Planetary Society
www.planetary.org/articles/rog...
-The Planetary Society
www.planetary.org/articles/rog...
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It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
January 3, 2026 at 5:08 PM
It's an old and obvious pattern. An unpopular president - failing on the economy and losing his grip on power at home - decides to launch a war for regime change abroad.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
The American people don’t want to “run” a foreign country while our leaders fail to improve life in this one.
"Such 'prisons' were...buttressed by the dominance of an Israeli-centric narrative of Israel’s founding in the West, which has made it so that every Palestinian story appears as a counternarrative that 'carries the whiff of subversiveness.'"
-The Conversation
theconversation.com/author-saeed...
-The Conversation
theconversation.com/author-saeed...
Author Saeed Teebi writes beyond exile in his memoir of Palestine and writing in dark times
‘You Will Not Kill Our Imagination: A Memoir of Palestine and Writing in Dark Times,’ sees author Saeed Teebi examine the effects of the genocide on Palestinian art and imagination.
theconversation.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:57 PM
"Such 'prisons' were...buttressed by the dominance of an Israeli-centric narrative of Israel’s founding in the West, which has made it so that every Palestinian story appears as a counternarrative that 'carries the whiff of subversiveness.'"
-The Conversation
theconversation.com/author-saeed...
-The Conversation
theconversation.com/author-saeed...
You've got your axial tilt thing which is responsible for the solstice and you've got your perihelion thing which is something else entirely.
"Are the December solstice and January perihelion related?"
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/astronomy-es...
"Are the December solstice and January perihelion related?"
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/astronomy-es...
Are the December solstice and January perihelion related?
earthsky.org
January 2, 2026 at 6:37 PM
You've got your axial tilt thing which is responsible for the solstice and you've got your perihelion thing which is something else entirely.
"Are the December solstice and January perihelion related?"
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/astronomy-es...
"Are the December solstice and January perihelion related?"
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/astronomy-es...
"...Trump has presided over a rapid surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office. Trump, who has labeled himself a 'peace president,' frames the expansion of force as a strategy of 'peace through strength.'"
-DefenseNews
www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...
-DefenseNews
www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...
A year of strikes: US military operations surge under Trump
President Trump has presided over a surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office.
www.defensenews.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:28 PM
"...Trump has presided over a rapid surge of U.S. military activity abroad since returning to the Oval Office. Trump, who has labeled himself a 'peace president,' frames the expansion of force as a strategy of 'peace through strength.'"
-DefenseNews
www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...
-DefenseNews
www.defensenews.com/news/pentago...
Whatever. What about the Epstein files?
"The president said there would be at least 25 Trump-class battleships constructed in the coming years and they will be the “largest we've ever built."
-Politico
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
"The president said there would be at least 25 Trump-class battleships constructed in the coming years and they will be the “largest we've ever built."
-Politico
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Trump’s new ‘Trump-Class’ battleship will carry nuclear weapons
The president wants to outfit new surface ships with weapons that haven't been deployed since the Cold War.
www.politico.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Whatever. What about the Epstein files?
"The president said there would be at least 25 Trump-class battleships constructed in the coming years and they will be the “largest we've ever built."
-Politico
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
"The president said there would be at least 25 Trump-class battleships constructed in the coming years and they will be the “largest we've ever built."
-Politico
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
"One of the classic dilemmas of conservation biology: whether to intervene to increase genetic variability and reduce the risks of inbreeding, or to preserve a genetically singular population that has developed unique adaptations to its environment."
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/earth/apenni...
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/earth/apenni...
Brown bears in central Italy are becoming less aggressive
earthsky.org
December 22, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"One of the classic dilemmas of conservation biology: whether to intervene to increase genetic variability and reduce the risks of inbreeding, or to preserve a genetically singular population that has developed unique adaptations to its environment."
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/earth/apenni...
-EarthSky
earthsky.org/earth/apenni...
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Reminder:
CBS News recently passed away.
CBS News recently passed away.
“60 Minutes” abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air
’60 Minutes’ Pulls Segment on Trump Deportees Sent to El Salvador Megaprison 2 Hours Before Airtime
"60 Minutes" abruptly dropped a segment about Trump deportees sent to a megaprison in El Salvador Sunday — two hours before it was set to air.
ca.news.yahoo.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Reminder:
CBS News recently passed away.
CBS News recently passed away.
“(The shadow fleet) has expanded drastically after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. That saw what we call the shadow fleet explode to some 900-1,200 vessels globally."
-Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin, Royal United Services Institute (via The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
-Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin, Royal United Services Institute (via The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet
Fear that confrontation is on the cards as policing of ships becomes more aggressive and Russia challenges Europe
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
“(The shadow fleet) has expanded drastically after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. That saw what we call the shadow fleet explode to some 900-1,200 vessels globally."
-Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin, Royal United Services Institute (via The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
-Gonzalo Saiz Erausquin, Royal United Services Institute (via The Guardian)
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
"The obvious answer as to why illicit drugs are not called chemical weapons is that they aren’t being used as weapons. The point of the illicit drug market is not to kill the users; it’s to sell drugs to them."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/fent...
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/fent...
Fentanyl is no WMD, but Trump's Venezuela claims eerily echo Bush's arguments for invading Iraq
If the Trump administration's increasingly belligerent rhetoric about Venezuela sounds familiar, it's because it is: The George W. Bush administration was making similar arguments during the lead-up t...
thebulletin.org
December 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"The obvious answer as to why illicit drugs are not called chemical weapons is that they aren’t being used as weapons. The point of the illicit drug market is not to kill the users; it’s to sell drugs to them."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/fent...
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/fent...
Dude, take a breath.
December 18, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Dude, take a breath.
"An old-school principle in political discourse was to debate on the basis of facts, and not your opponent’s motives. That’s largely gone out the window over the last decade — and for conspiracy theory apologists, motives have become paramount."
- The Hill
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- The Hill
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Conservatives face reckoning over Kirk conspiracy theories
nxslink.thehill.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
"An old-school principle in political discourse was to debate on the basis of facts, and not your opponent’s motives. That’s largely gone out the window over the last decade — and for conspiracy theory apologists, motives have become paramount."
- The Hill
nxslink.thehill.com/view/692c8a6...
- The Hill
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Thank you for this. It is needed.
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Thank you for this. It is needed.
This benefits no one...not even Trump.
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, along with the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel, are 'escalating' the review to an 'official Command Investigation.'"
-The Hill
thehill.com/policy/defen...
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, along with the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel, are 'escalating' the review to an 'official Command Investigation.'"
-The Hill
thehill.com/policy/defen...
thehill.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This benefits no one...not even Trump.
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, along with the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel, are 'escalating' the review to an 'official Command Investigation.'"
-The Hill
thehill.com/policy/defen...
"Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office, along with the Defense Department’s Office of General Counsel, are 'escalating' the review to an 'official Command Investigation.'"
-The Hill
thehill.com/policy/defen...
"(Joel) Borkert scrolled down the spreadsheet...never asking a single question. Realizing the red programs were slated to be cut, (USAID officials) frantically started editing descriptions so that Borkert would at least know what those programs did."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Trump Officials Celebrated With Cake After Slashing Aid. Then People Died of Cholera.
Behind closed doors in Washington, top advisers made a series of decisions that had devastating repercussions for the poorest country on earth. We went to South Sudan and found people who died as a re...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:59 AM
"(Joel) Borkert scrolled down the spreadsheet...never asking a single question. Realizing the red programs were slated to be cut, (USAID officials) frantically started editing descriptions so that Borkert would at least know what those programs did."
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
-ProPublica
www.propublica.org/article/usai...
Dude.
“A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”
-Book jacket blurb by Sen. Ron Johnson (via ProPublica)
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
“A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”
-Book jacket blurb by Sen. Ron Johnson (via ProPublica)
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
www.propublica.org
December 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Dude.
“A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”
-Book jacket blurb by Sen. Ron Johnson (via ProPublica)
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
“A gripping tale of corruption and courage that will open eyes and prompt serious questions.”
-Book jacket blurb by Sen. Ron Johnson (via ProPublica)
www.propublica.org/article/ron-...
DHS is displeased.
“I’m proud to inform people of their rights, and I can’t think of a more American thing to do than to speak about the protections that we all have under the law.”
-Zohran Mamdani (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
“I’m proud to inform people of their rights, and I can’t think of a more American thing to do than to speak about the protections that we all have under the law.”
-Zohran Mamdani (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
thehill.com
December 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
DHS is displeased.
“I’m proud to inform people of their rights, and I can’t think of a more American thing to do than to speak about the protections that we all have under the law.”
-Zohran Mamdani (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
“I’m proud to inform people of their rights, and I can’t think of a more American thing to do than to speak about the protections that we all have under the law.”
-Zohran Mamdani (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/sta...
How does leaving NATO better position the United States?
"America should not be the world’s security blanket — especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense."
Thomas Massie (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
"America should not be the world’s security blanket — especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense."
Thomas Massie (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
thehill.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:51 AM
How does leaving NATO better position the United States?
"America should not be the world’s security blanket — especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense."
Thomas Massie (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
"America should not be the world’s security blanket — especially when wealthy countries refuse to pay for their own defense."
Thomas Massie (via The Hill)
thehill.com/homenews/hou...
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There is no journalistic value in having Karoline Leavitt on a news program. In every appearance, she tells blatant lies and spouts propaganda. To invite her on is to spread misinformation.
December 9, 2025 at 2:10 PM
There is no journalistic value in having Karoline Leavitt on a news program. In every appearance, she tells blatant lies and spouts propaganda. To invite her on is to spread misinformation.
The monster in the closet.
"The AI bubble’s most enduring legacy may be the global disruptions from any financial crisis that follows—and...energy-hungry data centers and AI chips that may suddenly become stranded assets."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/when...
"The AI bubble’s most enduring legacy may be the global disruptions from any financial crisis that follows—and...energy-hungry data centers and AI chips that may suddenly become stranded assets."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/when...
When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom
AI has buoyed the stock market and a struggling US economy but warning signs indicate a bubble that everyone will pay for when it bursts.
thebulletin.org
December 9, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The monster in the closet.
"The AI bubble’s most enduring legacy may be the global disruptions from any financial crisis that follows—and...energy-hungry data centers and AI chips that may suddenly become stranded assets."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/when...
"The AI bubble’s most enduring legacy may be the global disruptions from any financial crisis that follows—and...energy-hungry data centers and AI chips that may suddenly become stranded assets."
-Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
thebulletin.org/2025/12/when...
Apparently they enforce their laws.
“We are here to make sure that our digital legislation is enforced and if you comply with our rules, you don't get the fine. And it's as simple as that."
-Henna Virkkunen, The European Commission's tech chief (via Time)
time.com/7339192/elon...
“We are here to make sure that our digital legislation is enforced and if you comply with our rules, you don't get the fine. And it's as simple as that."
-Henna Virkkunen, The European Commission's tech chief (via Time)
time.com/7339192/elon...
Elon Musk and Trump Officials Go to War With the E.U.
Musk and Trump officials exploded over the massive fine, putting a strained U.S.-E.U. relationship under even more pressure.
time.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Apparently they enforce their laws.
“We are here to make sure that our digital legislation is enforced and if you comply with our rules, you don't get the fine. And it's as simple as that."
-Henna Virkkunen, The European Commission's tech chief (via Time)
time.com/7339192/elon...
“We are here to make sure that our digital legislation is enforced and if you comply with our rules, you don't get the fine. And it's as simple as that."
-Henna Virkkunen, The European Commission's tech chief (via Time)
time.com/7339192/elon...