Yet another ICE inmate death is ruled a homicide by medical examiners.

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Wow. SCOTUS’s “shadow docket” was first established to stop the Clean Power Plan.

It’s remarkable how many assaults on democracy, or at least on established process, over the last decade have served to protect fossil-fuel interests from the energy transition.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Protection or Profit? Transformative Solutions to the Home Insurance Crisis CCI’s proposal to transform home insurance involves states creating entities, termed Housing Resilience Agencies (HRAs), to run the state’s housing risk-reduction work and home disaster insurance prov...

How should NY state and/or the federal government step up to support @mayor.nyc.gov (and other municipalities wanting to address the home insurance crisis)? @cplusc.bsky.social's Housing Resilience Agency proposal provides a blueprint: climateandcommunity.org/research/pro...

Mamdani Announces Plan to Lower Insurance Costs for Landlords

So cool that @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social gets we need public insurers of FIRST resort, not last resort. Such a creative and high-impact plan. The state &/or federal government must also step up on confronting disaster risk, cuz a city-even NYC-can't do that alone.
🎁: www.nytimes.com/2026/04/16/n...

**Title:** 70% of voters think that economic policy can lower costs while directly reducing emissions. **Description:** * The image presents a bar graph with three sections, each representing a different opinion on the effectiveness of economic policy in reducing emissions. * The sections are colored green, yellow, and gray, respectively. * The first section, colored green, represents 70% of the voters who believe that economic policy can lower costs while directly reducing emissions. * The second section, colored yellow, represents 19% of the voters who think that economic policy cannot lower costs while directly reducing emissions. * The third section, colored gray, represents 10% of the voters who don't know or have no opinion on the matter. * The background of the image features a gradient of green colors, ranging from light to dark. * The overall design of the image is simple and easy to read, making it effective in conveying the message to the audience. **Key Points:** * 70% of voters believe that economic policy can lower costs while directly reducing emissions. * 19% of voters think that economic policy cannot lower costs while directly reducing emissions. * 10% of voters don't know or have no opinion on the matter. * The image presents a clear and concise visual representation of the data, making it easy to understand and interpret.

**Climate Crisis and Cost of Living: Public Priorities** This infographic presents a breakdown of public opinion on addressing the climate crisis and rising cost of living through coordinated policies. The data is sourced from an unspecified survey of voters, with 55% expressing their desire for elected officials to tackle these issues collaboratively. **Key Findings:** * **Coordinated Policies:** 55% of voters advocate for government action on both climate change and cost of living, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive approach. * **Prioritization:** 19% focus primarily on the cost of living, while 10% prioritize climate change, and another 10% are undecided or lack knowledge regarding these issues. **Visual Representation:** A color-coded bar graph illustrates the distribution of responses, providing a clear and concise visual representation of public sentiment. **Conclusion:** The infographic highlights the significant proportion of voters who support a coordinated approach to addressing the climate crisis and rising cost of living. By presenting the data in a clear and structured manner, it provides valuable insights into public opinion on these critical issues.

This kind of policy approach isn't just essential, it's demanded by voters. New @dataforprogress.org polling shows:
‼️ 70% of voters think economic policy can lower costs AND emissions.

‼️ 55% of voters want politicians to address the climate crisis and cost of living through coordinated policies.

Extreme weather is driving up the cost of food, electricity, and home insurance. Tech barons & fossil fuel execs are exploiting communities.

@cplusc.bsky.social’s new strategic framework & agenda charts a path forward to rebalance power for the working class and address the climate crisis at scale.

Tax the rich

A Mamdani for Every City!

Before I became an American, I was Lebanese. Parts of my family live in Lebanon.

Anyway, you don't need those bona fides to feel this way, but what is happening in Lebanon right now is a complete outrage. The people there, who mostly are just trying to carve out a living, don't deserve this.

Trump statement threatening Iran to open Strait of Hormuz

This is a horrifying threat of genocidal war crimes. The lives of civilians and service members alike are at stake here.

Congress must stop this war and remove Trump from the White House.

LA is a sanctuary city. We’ve made it clear that we don’t want our resources going to collaborate with a rogue, dangerous agency like ICE. There are too many risks involved in remaining partnered with a company that’s part of such a vast national surveillance network.

I Was AIPAC’s Number 1 Target—and I Beat Them. Here’s How to Do It. During his primary campaign, Daniel Biss called out AIPAC repeatedly, through the press, paid advertising, and in living rooms and public places across the district. It worked.

Pretty compelling essay from Daniel Biss in The Nation, in which he reiterates his support for

-The Block The Bombs Act (strongest arms embargo on Israel legislation ever unveiled in Congress).
-Unilateral recognition of the State of Palestine.
-Naming and shaming AIPAC intervention in elections.

Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter in the conversion therapy case 😞

It's so upsetting, and I just want to remind folks that Trans Lifeline is a resource you should take advantage of right now if you need it.

Your life is precious.

+1-877-565-8860

translifeline.org

I’m Supposed to be Visible Today — But Why? Every year I wonder if visibility and joy are the same thing. And every year I am more and more convinced that the answer is no.

It's Trans Day of Visibility and I wrote about how visibility without protection is a trap, and it often seems like the loudest calls for us to be visible are coming from those who have done nothing to protect us.

www.coyotemedia.org/im-supposed-...

Two weeks of war in Iran unleashed more carbon pollution than Iceland does in a year US and Israeli bombardment is inflicting climate costs for decades to come

The human costs of the US war on Iran steals the future of Iranians in terms of their lives- in time they would otherwise live if not for US bombs.

The carbon costs of the US war on Iran steal the future from us all. From @cplusc.bsky.social:

Reconstruction Paper Interest Survey The Reconstruction Papers is a printed essay collection in which authors provide a comprehensive vision for liberal democracy in America in the 21st century. More details can be read here: https://w...

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I know there's a lot going on

But what the US is doing to Cuba is unconscionable

Hell no

Democrats enabling the Republicans to keep funding the CBP would be betrayal to the people of Minneapolis and all those cities around the country that experienced their so called "surge" in 2025.

Israel is distinctly unpopular with the Democratic base and pretty unpopular with independents. this should help clarify that Newsom isn’t trying to move away from *unpopular* lefty positions, he’s trying to abandon the left entirely

Fossil fuel price shocks are redistribution shocks.

Last time, we warned windfall profits would benefit the ultra-rich at the expense of everyone else.

This time, there is no excuse. The numbers are in. We need windfall profit taxes & multilateral price caps now.

Living in Scandinavia, I find myself morbidly fascinated by American progressives' inability to understand—or acknowledge—that the secret to a healthy, functioning welfare state is broad middle-class buy-in. Everyone pays something—some more than others; everyone gets something—some more than others

Declaring that no quarter will be given is straightforwardly prohibited under international humanitarian law.

When done to threaten an adversary, the declaration itself amounts to a war crime.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/u...

Democrats should demand a clawback of ICE's remaining OBBB money before agreeing to supplemental Pentagon funding.

Penalized: The Hidden Cost of Credit Score in Homeowners Insurance Premiums - Climate and Community Institute New research from Consumer Federation of America and Climate and Community Institute shows that a typical homeowner with a low credit score will pay nearly $2,000 …

Climate change is driving dramatic changes that demand an honest assessment of risk and housing, but instead of proactively helping to reduce the risks, the insurance companies are penalizing poverty. This is unacceptable.

Here's our original report: climateandcommunity.org/research/pen...

The wild thing about this finding is that though the data greater insurer reliance on credit score than disaster risk for setting premiums, insurance companies tell us that our premium prices are supposed to be a clear message and incentive get us to reduce disaster risk. 🤔

The @nytimes.com reports on how insurers use credit score in home insurance premium pricing. The piece draws on research from @cplusc.bsky.social & @consumerfed.bsky.social that found credit score was a greater indicator of high premium prices than disaster risk.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Let's hope he hid the mirror in the attack.

Ivan Cepeda, frontrunner in Colombia's election race, picks indigenous running mate - Colombia News The frontrunner in Colombia’s election race, leftist Senator Ivan Cepeda, announced that Senator Aida Quilcue, a renowned indigenous leader, will be his running mate. In a video message, Cepeda said t...

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DORAL, FL — White House Deputy Chief of Staff James Blair privately urged House Republicans on Tuesday to stop emphasizing "mass deportations" and instead focus their messaging on removing violent criminals, according to sources in the closed-door briefing.

This is one reason why we cannot "concede" on "the worst of the worst" framing. Defund the police, all the police, is the only way.