The accumulating damage being done by this administration is horrific and breathtaking.

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States."

‘Just drinking the Kool-Aid’: Inside the White House divide on Iran Senior aides describe a widening internal divide over a conflict the president has grown bored with — and a communications strategy some call embarrassing.

"'[Trump] is getting a little bored with Iran,” the official said. “Not that he regrets it or something — he’s just bored and wants to move on.'"

Possibly my favorite men's short program this season, so happy that he skated it well!

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high. State of the #Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've always liked Russ Feingold, but now I like him even more!

The reason we have “stupid rules of engagement” is to make sure we don’t bomb elementary schools.

How climate change is impacting drinking water in the US Climate change is making access to drinkable water more difficult in the United States.

I had a great time talking with @zialyle.bsky.social &
@costasamaras.com about their new study on how climate change poses risks to U.S. drinking water.

Water utilities for roughly a fifth of the U.S. population are at high risk from climate hazards.

abcnews.com/US/climate-c...

This is so cool!

Pride Flag Is Taken Down From Stonewall Monument

What, did you think they were going to stop with trans people?

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...

From today’s Toronto Star

Text: ICE: We’re going to bring hell to your city. Protestors: Here are videos of ICE agents bringing hell to our city. ICE: We’re going to bring hell to the terrorists who demonize ICE agents. Background: Photo of ICE agents in military gear surrounded by smoke or tear gas.

Renee Macklin Good’s wife says she nurtured kindness On Wednesday, Renee Macklin Good was fatally shot by a federal ICE agent. Becca Good, her wife, shared the following statement with MPR News.

Becca Good, the wife of Renee Good, has released her first public statement since the shooting

“We were raising our son to believe that no matter where you come from or what you look like, all of us deserve compassion and kindness. Renee lived this belief every day.”

Long but worth a careful read (like most things McKibben writes).

Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds Fallout from increased emissions linked to president’s ‘America First’ policies expected to most affect those in poor, hot countries

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

ProPublica & Guardian’s analysis shows that extra greenhouse gases released in the next decade as a result of Trump policies are expected to lead to as many as 1.3 million more temperature-related deaths worldwide as the earth heats in the 80 years after 2035.

I miss the days when people read a column before criticizing it.

Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now. Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things

If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.

Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...

Opinion | Make No Mistake: Trump Is an Albatross

@jamellebouie.net: "The results, then, are a marked contrast to the accommodation, capitulation and outright surrender of prominent individuals and institutions in the face of Trump’s demands." [Gift Article]
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/o...

Me too, Harrison Ford. Me too.

Why Is Trump Autocracy Rising? These Dems Have an Unnerving Answer. A new Biden administration autopsy, based on internal assessments from many government insiders, has crystal clear lessons for the future.

SCOOP --> Major new Bidenworld autopsy just dropped: 45 former Biden officials candidly assess their mistakes and failings in new Roosevelt Institute report. They lay out the beginnings of a Project 2029 agenda to reverse authoritarian tide.

Details in my new piece:
newrepublic.com/article/2023...

Kathryn Bigelow on the nuclear nightmare "A House of Dynamite" YouTube video by CBS Sunday Morning

An interesting segment on it from CBS Sunday Morning here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUiK...

My partner and I watched A House of Dynamite on Friday night and I can’t stop thinking about it. Highly recommended. Bonus terror points: Watching it in Chicago.

Fifth National Climate Assessment The Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the…

The Trump administration removed the 5th National climate assessment, which was congressionally mandated and taxpayer funded, because they deny science. It’s now back online on a non-government website.

could do with a lot less open advocacy for ethnic cleansing in global politics tbh

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the only places in the world without the insects

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Especially when Trump is openly targeting blue states by cutting funds for projects that were already approved!

More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days. The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainl

Trump's thugs aren't just abducting undocumented immigrants.

More than 170 American citizens — including children — have been detained and assaulted by ICE since he took office.

No one is safe. www.propublica.org/article/immigration-dhs-...

Armed officers in military-style gear confront a group of civilians during a tense outdoor standoff; one officer points a rifle at a young man who raises his hands defensively while others shout in the background, with trees and houses visible behind them.

This is Chicago, armed fascist thugs pointing guns at unarmed US citizens.

Photo by Anthony Vazquez at the Chicago Sun-Times.