When I was reporting on fracking in the 2010s, its harms were already hitting people on the ground. But at least they could hope for savings. Nope. insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...

The Ministry of Truth continues its rampage.

WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Journalists Need Their Own Benchmarks for AI Tools. www.cjr.org/analysis/jou...

Trump just designated “Antifa” as a terrorist organization, on par with ISIS and Al Qaeda. As a reminder, “antifa” is short for “antifascist”. They will use this lie to surveil, imprison, and kill Americans on the left. This may be our Reichstag Fire moment. Wake up. www.cnn.com/2025/09/17/p...

He’s gonna sue the New York Times for everything they ever wrote about him. In part, I blame CBS News for settling his previous specious lawsuit. It emboldened him.

The free speech activist who built a list of professors he worked to get fired for their speech must be celebrated for his support of free speech, and anyone who quotes his speech accurately in context will be fired and/or face state punishment by the champions of free speech, do I have that right?

In a collaboration between Prism & Visualizing Palestine, reporting by @laubast.bsky.social reveals & illustrates what happens to stories about Palestine in U.S. newsrooms, from inception to reporting, editing, & publication.

SCOTUS: Checks and balances, schmecks and balances! And why it matters. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

Psychiatric Coercion Lacks Ethical or Legal Justification, Scholar Argues Dirk Richter reviews the five ethical and legal standards for forced treatment and finds none are met. By Kelly McFadden www.madinamerica.com/2025/09/psyc...

We're close to reaching a chilling moment; the first time in history where the single largest group of people arrested by ICE in the interior and held in detention are people with no criminal record. The gap is now down to fewer than 300 people.

After claiming each AI prompt uses minimal energy and water, Google has removed any mention of its previous "net zero by 2030" objective from its sustainability website. Which remains adorned with ways AI can help the planet. Once again, after me: GREENWASHING! www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...

I see nothing has changed since the first No Kings rally. @fairmediawatch.bsky.social

Spread the word: Chicagoans are pushing back. I have a close family member there, and I am scared. For everyone.

Important, rear-guard work. Thanks to these scientists. www.desmog.com/2025/09/02/8...

I don't think it's actually possible to have a coherent abundance movement that includes both people who want to reinvigorate American cities and people who want to militarily occupy them and disappear large numbers of their residents into camps.

"'ICE’s Gestapo-like raids are a stain on our national honor,' asserts former [NH] Senator Humphrey ...Multiple federal court decisions have held ICE in violation of the [US] Constitution, he points out. 'If the Constitution is not sacred, neither are your rights or mine.'" tinyurl.com/3fzann5k

This is wild and portends a need for big changes. From @ehnewsroom.bsky.social, with link to peer-reviewed article. www.ehn.org/wireless-rad...

So, the president of Google called the Trump admin's climate denialism "fantastic." Read the latest from @geoffdembicki.bsky.social at @desmog.com + @thelever.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/08/19/g...

The fight for housing justice is deeply intertwined with fighting the criminalization of homelessness. Read the full investigation to learn more about the right's war on the homeless and what's at stake. 10/10

Please contact your Congress people.

Fully Recovered after Psychosis, Without Antipsychotic Drugs By Peter Simons A new study demonstrates that far more people are able to fully recover from psychosis than typically thought—and that many can do so without antipsychotic drugs. www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/full...

Safety Alerts Rarely Change How Doctors Prescribe In a review of 23 studies, most interventions showed only modest improvements in prescriber behavior, with some reporting up to 85% inappropriate prescriptions despite safety alerts. By Richard Sears www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/safe...

“Shock therapy” is still in use, often against people’s will.

Doctors: Patients Don’t Want You to Use AI New survey shows patients will avoid doctors who use AI, considering them less trustworthy, skilled, and empathetic. By Peter Simons www.madinamerica.com/2025/08/doct...

Trump Isn’t Liberating D.C. He’s Subduing It. open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

To avoid voting on the Epstein files, Republicans prematurely fled DC to get an early start on August recess. That means you might have a chance to pressure your GOP representative in person at an upcoming town hall, office visit, or other public event: indivisible.org/epsteinfiles...

Dear mainstream media, You’re nibbling around the edges of the Trump disaster without reporting the huge overall story that’s in front of you. Feel free to use this headline and lead paragraph, no charge. Sincerely, Mark

"To stay safe, the United States must add a third pillar to its AI strategy: systems that actively defend against malicious use, specifically AI that can fight back." —Ali Nouri. ⬇️

Scary. As I’ve long believed, AI is not yet ready for prime time, and then are some spheres where is just shouldn’t be used. www.levernews.com/guilty-by-ch...

Our gov has done some good things lately, including vetoing a book-banning bill.

The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion. In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%. (Published May)

Immigrants in N.H. Live in Fear – or Disappear indepthnh.org/2025/06/24/i...

For Media, Unruly Protesters Are Bigger Problem Than Trump's Police State - fair.org/home/for-med...

CNN now says Trump considering bombing Iran—as if he could do so without consulting Congress (which he likely won’t).

Veterans Take Their “War Cry For Change” to Capitol Hill An MIA Report by Leah Harris Despite VHA’s $571 million suicide prevention budget, veterans are dying by suicide at alarmingly high rates. Advocates want answers and accountability. www.madinamerica.com/2025/06/vete...

Silence = Death #EndClimateSilence www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Dismissed FAA staffer Ronicsa Chambers said her team members — five Black women and one white man with a disability — were told they would be reassigned but remain without work. “As far as we know, we’re the only ones still on administrative leave.”

@pelosi.house.gov: "On January 6th...we begged the president of the United States to send in the National Guard. He would not do it...And yet, in a contra-constitutional way, he has sent the National Guard into California. Something is very wrong with this picture."

The second #Trump administration has launched an unprecedented number of regulatory investigations against #news organizations in its first 100 days, often citing false or exaggerated claims about their coverage.🛑 Read more on the investigations’ impact in CPJ’s special report: cpj.org?p=473694

Unfortunately, such floating of the law is an every day occurrence in this administration. Democrats in Congress, can you please step up?!

Federal regulators have authorized hundreds of drugs without evidence they work, and many are dangerous. www.levernews.com/fda-approved... A must-read. And BTW @mad-in-america.bsky.social has been writing about this problem for years, in regard to psych drugs.

In amongst all the excitement I fear many have missed this outstanding bit of trolling by Friedrich Merz. The Chancellor gifted Trump a gilded framed copy of his grandfather’s German birth certificate... reminding Americans that Trump is both the child and grandchild of migrants.