Motherfucking wind farms…

I had the privilege of joining @ricksmithshow.bsky.social earlier this week to talk about how the Trump administration is making it difficult for FEMA staff to do their jobs to help the survivors of the Central Texas floods. @altfema.bsky.social

We should fund @noaa.gov so they can save lives

What happened in Texas is a warning. Don't let the Trump administration defund FEMA when Americans need it most. CAP's @savestomatopods.bsky.social explains:

NEW @americanprogress.bsky.social piece by me & my colleague @codyhankerson.bsky.social to highlight the dangers of cutting jobs, budgets, & research for NOAA and NWS, as climate disasters like the TX floods are getting more frequent, intense, & catastrophic: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

"They're leaving their own people out to dry." CAP's Cody Hankerson explains how the Trump administration is actively hurting agencies' abilities to prevent and respond to disasters like the Texas floods on @rolandsmartin.bsky.social's #RolandMartinUnfiltered show.

Not taking anything away from Senator Padilla because he was treated atrociously But I JUST want to remind everyone that the Congresswoman LaMonica McIver, a Black woman, was just indicted for just asking questions at an ICE detention center in her state Keep that same energy of support for her

A climate denier personally in charge of our disaster relief response, as fossil-fueled extreme weather disasters are becoming more frequent, more intense, and more dangerous. What could possibly go wrong? www.americanprogress.org/series/clima...

🌪️Hurricane season is here🌪️ and they're becoming stronger, wetter, & more dangerous. Maybe we shouldn't cut jobs & resources for the agencies that help communities prepare & recover from these climate disasters? NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/clim...

NEW: Hegseth is deploying Marines against U.S. citizens. Mayor Bass says to know your rights :

My colleagues, @devonlespier.bsky.social & Kalina Gibson, wrote an brilliant piece on hurricanes & all the various ways they harm communities (w/ research from @cmkelly.bsky.social & graphic from Anh Nguyen!) www.americanprogress.org/article/clim... @rebelfema.altgov.info, @roguefema.altgov.info

Let’s be clear: ICE injured and detained the president of SEIU California for peacefully observing. ICE picked the wrong side. The wrong state. The wrong person. and the wrong union. David Huerta stood up. And now 750,000 SEIU workers are standing up behind him. seiuca.org/press-releas...

Yesterday we released a video of veteran & farmer, Vickie Walsh, talking about how cuts to the VA will affect her and her family. Vickie is an amazing person and her story is sadly but one of many about how the current administration is failing our veterans: www.americanprogress.org/article/cuts...

“If you haven’t been poor, don’t legislate for the poor.” - Rep Lateefah Simon, CA-12

As a former firefighter, it has been two worlds crashing for me to work on this project, and to lead our extreme weather work at @americanprogress.bsky.social in general. This wildfire piece is the first of more products to come, so stay tuned! www.americanprogress.org/topic/climat...

@whitehouse.senate.gov with a warning we must pay attention to: "Climate change, in short, could prompt the next global property crash."

@neeratanden.bsky.social is spot on: Rolling back IRA climate investments won’t just pollute our communities. It’ll raise energy costs for American families. House Republicans should remember that gutting clean energy tax credits means higher bills for their constituents.

Ready for your gas prices to go up? House Republicans are proposing to end almost all federal clean energy investments, which will drive up the cost of gas and line the pockets of Big Oil execs.

Tonight WSJ headline "FEMA Head Admits in Internal Meetings He Doesn’t Yet Have a Plan for Hurricane Season" But the Secretary of DHS, which includes FEMA, has other priorities

The Trump Administration already gutted the EPA, giving polluters a free pass to pollute. Now, Congressional Republicans are going further, eliminating all EPA programs from the IRA that cut pollution and protect public health. Like @vanhollen.senate.gov said: It's Big Oil’s wish list

State and local leadership can drive real change to protect kelp forests, coastal wetlands, oyster reefs, seagrass meadows, coral reefs, and beaches. www.americanprogress.org/article/exec...

Electricity bills are rising, and The Trump administration's policies are making it worse!! We need to go all in on clean and affordable sources of energy. Not polluting and expensive fossil fuels. Read more in our new report: www.americanprogress.org/article/10-t...

I loved sitting in story with Vickie, and her farm is as amazing as she is! In addition to making a call for us to #ActOnClimate she had a lot to say on the recent funding and staffing cuts to the VA, so stay tuned for part two of Vickie's story later in May 🎥

Check out this photo the WH used to show off their connection to Earth Day on Tuesday, but look what they cropped out... the president is standing on a square of astroturf to make sure he doesn't actually have any contact with the Earth itself! 😂

This Earth Day, let’s remember that protecting the environment also means protecting our health and family budgets. I spoke with La Opinión about how fossil fuel expansion and blocking clean energy drives up costs and harms public health. laopinion.com/2025/04/22/e...

ICYMI a massive storm brought tornados and deadly floods to 19 states this past week. And while families across these states need help recovering and rebuilding, DOGE is gutting FEMA—the backbone of disaster relief in the U.S. CAP's @ahidayat.bsky.social explains:

🚨Things you need to buy are about to get WAYYYY more expensive because of Trump's tariffs🚨 NEW analysis from @americanprogress.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/exam...

Trump is imposing a 10% tariff on the Heard and McDonald Islands. The Heard and McDonald Islands are uninhabited.

"Not everything should be for sale. Not everything should be for profit...NOAA is about helping people...That is the job of the federal government, at the end of the day, it's helping people..." - @tarheeltodd.bsky.social making the statement of the day at a @americanprogress.bsky.social event

From the weather app on your phone to broadcasters on TV, the National Weather Service is essential for providing data that all Americans rely on. Yet, mass layoffs from DOGE now threaten their work. @CoveringClimatenow.org ’s @david-dickson.bsky.social explains:

The Trump administration and Musk-led DOGE are cutting the very resources and experts we need as extreme weather continues to worsen. We must demand action or keep paying the price. @lucerowx.bsky.social explains:

Monday (3/24) @americanprogress.bsky.social will kick off a series of virtual events on the #DOGE cuts. @lucerowx.bsky.social will be talking to guests about how the cuts to NOAA put us all at risk as fossil-fueled extreme weather events become more common. www.americanprogress.org/events/forec...

Things we should have left in the 1980s: -Acid rain -Measles -Donald Trump www.americanprogress.org/press/statem...

Americans: We’d like to afford basic necessities, keep vital programs, and not lose our retirement savings. Trump: Best I can do is a car commercial for the richest man on Earth.

Like me, do you want to know WTF is actually going on during a likely hate-spewed and lie-filled SOTU? Follow some of my colleagues as they break it all down using things like data, facts, & hopefully a little humor...we need something to light the darkness 🙏 go.bsky.app/3TC1naE

As someone who spends a lot time thinking about the values I want to teach my kid (besides PLEASE DON’T EAT DIRT), the thing I keep coming back to is this: I want him to believe that the strongest, bravest thing he can do is give a shit about other people—especially ones who aren’t like him at all.

These sites might be useful: 1. HealthMap – Real-time disease tracking system developed by Boston Children’s Hospital. (healthmap.org) 2. Global Incident Map – Displays disease outbreaks worldwide with alert notifications. (outbreaks.globalincidentmap.com)

I disturbed his nap when I laughed too hard; epic side-eye was given

All the folks who exited NBC today. Seen together, hoo boy. Message received.

This asshole—Laurel Libby—doxxed a kid. Everyone should feel free let her know how you feel. #TransRightsAreHumanRights 442 Park Avenue, Auburn, ME 04210 (207) 632-7619 [email protected] www.pressherald.com/2025/02/20/m...

Feds should reply with what Trump did for his daily schedule at the end of his first term “President Trump will work from early in the morning until late in the evening. He will make many calls and have many meetings.” theweek.com/speedreads/9...

FAFO in response to people losing basic rights is not how you build a coalition. I reserve FAFO for the agents of chaos and enemies of progress specifically now. Everyone else, welcome to the resistance.

The thing is that this was 100% purposeful. Dividing groups helps MAGA. I understand people's anger with these folks. For me, I just feel sad that the playbook continues to happen and it's so hard to stop.

REPOST if you support our federal workforce and know how dedicated they are to their jobs. Show them you appreciate them!

I wrote an op-ed on ways we can help working families in the wake of extreme weather events like the #EatonFire. These disasters don’t honor state borders or party lines & right-wing opportunists' DEI finger pointing won’t help people rebuild their lives & livelihoods: dcjournal.com/prioritize-c...

There is still beauty in this world

This is Acting FBI Director Brian Driscoll. Last Friday he refused Justice Department order to identify & assist in firing all agents involved in Jan. 6 riot cases, He is said to have pushed back forcefully. Thank you Brian Driscoll!🇺🇸

Will there be ASL and live captioning?

I'm sorry I ever doubted you George Lucas for thinking trade taxation would lead to an evil empire.

I ran $100 billion in Infrastructure and IRA programs at EPA. We obligated over $70 billion onto signed awards and contracts to protect public health and the environment. All that funding is currently frozen. Here are the facts… 🔌💡 1/X