Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
Definitely worth a read!
"Recent events have brought Trump’s governing style into sharper focus," Jonathan Rauch argues. "'Fascist' best describes it, and reluctance to use the term has now become perverse." theatln.tc/wVq7MFaa
“Please get the truth out about our son.”
Read and share the statement from the parents of Alex Pretti, the VA ICU nurse who was shot and killed by border patrol.
Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.
Some feel-good news on the science front. The excitement in the kids face on finding the anemone was inspiring www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/w...
One can only hope this is just a temporary setback but the parallels to other countries that have gone this route are just too close for comfort.
“This is the kind of thing you would only expect to see in a banana republic,” Ms. Yellen said.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/03/b...
Where there’s smoke there’s usually fire. @warren.senate.gov
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First they come for the comedians, then the cartoonist. Kings fear being laughed at. We have a funny bone to pick with/without a smile on our faces #Colbert #Kimmel #SethMeyers #DailyShow
Breaking news: “The Late Show” with Stephen Colbert will end in May 2026, CBS said in a statement.
The announcement came days after Colbert spoke out against the $16 million paid earlier this month by Paramount, the parent company of CBS News.
this is an absolute must-read story; after you read it, i recommend reading my story last week on how even the emergency food that the state dept has pledged to help distribute is also.... not getting distributed www.wired.com/story/usaid-...
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When a Supreme Court Justice says, “the threat to our Constitution’s separation of powers is grave.” it should be a great cause for concern
Fingers crossed. Then again I’m just an eternal optimist 😁
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Disinformation around a “weather weapon” and cloud seeding is being widely promoted by everyone from anti-government extremists to GOP influencers in the wake of the Texas floods—leading to real-world consequences.
It’s good to see that one branch of the government is doing its job. Or at least trying to. Maybe there’s some hope.
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Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said Thursday that the “state of our democracy” keeps her up at night, echoing a theme that has animated some of her recent public appearances and fiery dissents from recent decisions.
“the Weather Service employee whose job it was to make sure those warnings got traction — Paul Yura, the long-serving meteorologist in charge of “warning coordination” — had recently taken an unplanned early retirement amid cuts pushed by DOGE. He was not replaced.”
Nice piece on the dangers of LLMs. I liked the description as “plausibility engines” and not “truth seekers” or “reasoning machines”
Another nice piece by Prof Strogatz, this time on the connection between triangular numbers and CAT scans.
How a Puzzle About Fractions Got Brain Scans Rolling www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Let’s not pretend any more that the GOP is the fiscally conservative Party.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/01/u...
Really nice article on the history of the recent events in LA and the use of the National Guard to quell demonstrations, to quote "the militarization of policing in Los Angeles opens important questions about democracy and state violence." theconversation.com/the-use-of-f...
One small step for man. One large step for science.
In Washington protesters fighting to save their #Medicaid were arrested today.
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Well so much for transparency: “The scale of canceled or withheld funds remains opaque.”
