Trump’s climate repeal will Kill America's transition from gas guzzlers to EVs

New in PN: Trump somehow got worse on public health after covid "Trump has brought us fascism, he is threatening war and violence. But it is all too possible that his most lasting and horrific legacy, in his second term as in his first, will be plague."

Truth. I may smile a little as I block a particularly flatulent asshole, but ten minutes later I've forgotten about having done it.

His dangerous psychopathy is virulent, and everyone within both his regime and his loyal base appears to have been infected.

America’s top diplomat traveled to Hungary and endorsed Viktor Orban, the far-right prime minister seeking his fifth straight term in office. https://to.pbs.org/3OcsUPo

Not just for immigrants, methinks. "Based on the supplied reporting, the Trump administration is actively expanding mass‑detention capacity through tent camps, warehouse conversions and large contract vehicles that critics call a nationwide network of detention." factually.co/fact-checks/...

Toss the Venn diagrams-this dystopia will encompass it all. "By this summer, the group — Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission — is expected to produce a blueprint for policy changes that could redefine the boundaries between government and religion in American life." www.cnn.com/2026/02/15/p...

This is what "winning" is all about in trumpland.

Rep. Angie Craig: "The attacks on Black and brown people in Minnesota have been egregious. At the end of the day, what they wanted out of Minnesota was for us to riot. I think this will go down in American history as one of the greatest examples of peaceful resistance from an entire community."

DHS is pressuring tech companies to disclose the identities behind social media accounts that criticize ICE agents. The subpoenas don’t require a judge’s approval and seek names, email, phone numbers, and other details tied to anonymous accounts posting about ICE. www.engadget.com/big-tech/hom...

Earth is likely as hot or hotter than at any point in the last 125,000 years. Carbon dioxide levels are at their highest in at least 2 million years. Warming is gaining pace as the ability of the planet to soak up our emissions weakens. e360.yale.edu/digest/hotho...

Here we go. The demagogue is going to subvert the midterms. www.cnbc.com/2026/02/13/t...

Yeah, it's disturbing beyond measure.

Transparency all of a sudden? Color me distrustful.

Many studies corroborate this. A good time to reiterate it.

Nick Fuentes isn't a 'fringe' outlier and this is some really insane, really dangerous stuff. www.mediamatters.org/nick-fuentes...

A Modest Proposal

Important News: Democrats Block ICE Funding as Shutdown Becomes Certain and Ridicule of Pam Bondi Grows Across Generations open.substack.com/pub/aaronpar...

Of course.

I'm still shocked, if that's possible, at how easily we slid into oligharchic totalitarianism, how much the rise of the internet and social media contributed to it, how intellectually and morally indolent a large part of the population turned out to be, how effortlessly we forgot the recent past.

House passes SAVE Act. Start calling your Senators right now.

My god… this makes me feel super safe.

Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground

This regime is on a suicide mission. www.nbcnews.com/science/clim...

Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill. Like clockwork, each box is being checked. thehill.com/homenews/med...

F-yes.

Is this some kind of secret MAGA code we've yet to unravel, lol?

Who wants to tell him?

A complete 'ground stop'-which hasn't happened since 911. Significant disruption for one of the largest cities in Texas-and no explanation given beyond the vague term, 'security concerns'. A city that sits virtually "on" the border with Mexico. Concerning, right? www.cnn.com/2026/02/11/u...

This is a terrifying study. "Nature functions like a self-repairing engine, constantly swapping out old parts for new ones. But we found this engine is now grinding to a halt." phys.org/news/2026-02...

The bigoted cruelty has no bottom. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Is ICE building a “black box” detention center where you live? The rogue agency is spending hundreds of millions of dollars buying up empty warehouse space across the country to hold detainees. Here’s what you should know — and what can be done about it. [Clip via @pabloreports.bsky.social]

Rep. Walkinshaw leaving today’s ICE hearing: “All of this comes from Stephen Miller’s sick, twisted, deranged Great Replacement Theory.” He says when Dems have the majority they will subpoena Miller to testify: “If he doesn’t he will end up in prison for contempt.” @pabloreports.bsky.social

Representative Mark Pocan (WI), today:

The demagogue steps up his efforts to exacerbate the nation's ever-increasing divide. "WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual meeting of the nation’s governors that has long served as a rare bipartisan gathering is unraveling after President Donald Trump excluded Democratic governors from White House events."

Yeah, there's a paywall. But the headline in essence tells you all you need to know. This is simply devastating for the U.S., and the world. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...

55 years ago at 6 in the morning I was quite literally thrown out of my bed by the M6.6 Sylmar Earthquake. I was very young but it's true what they say: some things you remember like it was yesterday.

The timing of winter, the amount of snowfall and temperatures are all less reliable and less predictable because Earth is warming at a record rate, said Shel Winkley, a Climate Central meteorologist. https://to.pbs.org/3MeUvyK

Birnam Wood came to Dunsinane!

Wow, this was a powerful ad. Incredible, but these victims had to air a commercial during the Super Bowl to try and get justice...

Derp

'As plans for these new detention facilities have become public, they’re encountering opposition in some very unlikely places. Notably, that includes regions that backed Trump in 2024.' newrepublic.com/article/2060...

Presidents have always instrumentalized the past to advance their political agendas. But Trump’s efforts to change the shape and meaning of Black History Month are something different. "It's his determination to use the past for baldly illiberal purposes."

Top Trump advisor doesn't know Puerto Ricans are citizens. Alternately, she knows, but also knows her feckless, rabid, racist base honestly doesn't have a clue.

After predictably trashing the Superbowl halftime show, trump trolls world leaders by posting this altered pic again. Just a desperate chaos agent flailing around in his tiny, shrinking world of racism, hate and grievance.

With trump, it's never not a con.