"there were a lot of military people who were backing Trump. .. I don’t think under any other president we would’ve had an officer say, “This is a holy war where we’re going to crush the infidel,” and that’s what’s happened. That officers are feeling empowered to say that is really scary."

Why has Donald Trump been relatively reticent about the most consequential military action he has ever ordered—and on the spiking gas prices, plunging stock market, and chaotic geopolitical situation that come with it? newyorkermag.visitlink.me/I6rn3w

Trump bails out Putin. An excellent graphic.

The war Trump doesn’t want to talk about it… My new column: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

On this National Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, we share our deep gratitude with health care professionals working everyday to give people care, no matter the obstacles. We continue striving for a nation where the decisions for our bodies and futures are made with our doctors, not politicians.

If only there was another war I could think of in recent memory involving the US in the Middle East, where regime change was promised, didn’t happen, victory was declared and then the whole thing was repeated catastrophically badly at a later date. 🤔

Unlocking Hidden Capacity in the Grid With Advanced Conductors - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2026/03/09/u...

Chris Murphy: "I Just came from a two hour, closed door classified briefing on the war. It just confirmed to me it's totally incoherent. We are not gonna be able to achieve any of our stated objectives ... this is a disaster of epic proportions, a 10 day debacle"

Two veteran journalists produced a documentary that showed evidence of war crimes in Gaza. But the BBC refused to air the film. This week, our friends at @revealnews.org tell you the story of the film that the BBC didn't want you to see.

NEW: We just published a deep dive into just how much billionaires are now dominating U.S. politics. We found 300 billionaire families accounted for 19% of federal donations in 2024. The deluge was even larger in many state and local races. 1/7 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Using classified information to make a profit is potentially a serious crime in the U.S. In practice, however, it’s relatively simple to skirt these laws and regulations by exploiting the anonymity of prediction platforms, particularly Polymarket. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/JfyEmH

“This coalition of forces allows us to do what I have yearned to do for 40 years,” Netanyahu said as the war began, thanking “the United States, my friend, US President Donald Trump, and the US military.” bsky.app/profile/sara...

These asshole twerps with no brains or education from DOGE really did use ChatGPT to find NEH grants to terminate ILLEGALLY - ruining hundreds lives and destroying hundreds of the greatest humanities projects and partnerships of our time. I’m overwhelmed with rage and anger all over again.

It’s not just that the Administration isn’t answering questions about Iran. They’re lying.

A new report says Catholic clergy in Rhode Island abused hundreds of children for decades as church leaders minimized the scandal. https://to.pbs.org/3NjuLSf

DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign, which has secretly benefited a firm with ties to Kristi Noem. (Published Nov. 2025)

Supporting @techconnectify.bsky.social "The solar panels delivered by a single container ship will generate as much power over their lifetimes as more than 50 ships carrying liquefied natural gas or 100 carrying coal, according to recent IEA analysis." interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/so...

My “he’s a very innocent guy” t-shirt has people asking questions that are answered by my t-shirt

Trump loves tariffs but the economy doesn't paulkrugman.substack.com/p/attack-of-...

The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.

A reminder that no matter how many videos of ICE abuses appear online, a chunk of America, a big chunk of Trump’s base, is not just totally fine with it, they want it, enjoy it, revel in it. The cruelty is indeed the point. The rest of us non-sociopaths need to reckon with that depressing reality.

New Jersey. You got a problem with that?

So much for "free speech." Republicans are scared. Midterms are coming and they don’t want to face the repercussions of their lawlessness.

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social.

Google gave ICE the sensitive personal data of a student journalist, including his bank account and credit card info, without even letting him know. The company is also helping bankroll Trump’s vanity ballroom project. Google is enabling fascism — all to protect its bottom line.

You won't find a more important piece than this -- an absolute must-read from the woman who wrote the book on concentration camps

emphasis on ridiculous pollution from these methand gas plants in Texas here @texasobserver.org ) : www.texasobserver.org/developer-gw...

Related: #CAISO now regularly exports electricity during daylight hours. Net electricity imports have fallen ~60% over the last 5 years. h/t @gridstatus.io 🔌💡 blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-solar-...

Please, please, media outlets, remember the C word: context. You can’t discuss Trump’s apes post - or his ‘blame a staffer’ excuse - if you’re not also factoring in and reminding your viewers/readers about his birtherism, his ‘send her back’ remarks, him calling Somalis ‘low IQ’.

Federal agents are relying on error-prone facial recognition technology while ignoring people’s passports or other evidence of citizenship and immigration status. This is illegal and must end now.

Offshore wind is getting all the attention, but a combination of local opposition, disappearing tax credits and the Trump administration's refusal to grant permits has caused onshore wind development to grind to a halt: insideclimatenews.org/news/2501202... via @dangearino.bsky.social

our government used a Blackhawk helicopter in a major American city, detained children and zip-tied U.S. citizens all to target... squatters and the alleged Tren de Aragua presence? "It was a brutal lie against the American public." www.propublica.org/article/chic...

While there have always been dubious pardons for political cronies, “unprecedented” doesn’t begin to describe how Donald Trump has corrupted the power of presidential forgiveness.

This is what Nicolás Maduro did in Venezuela. Nationalize voting, then clamp down on journalists and appoint only partisan judges. Becoming a dictator one step at a time. 🗽

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It's blink and you miss it in the Technology Connections video but it's obscene that 1/3 of all corn is grown to feed cars. I don't ever want to hear about how bad solar panels replacing farm land is or how we'd all starve without farmers.

The @NYCMayor administration is suing Radiant Solar for preying on New Yorkers. The firm is charged with signing people up for hefty loans without their consent, installing solar panels that didn’t work, and damaging their homes along the way. Terrific to see the City step up to protect Americans...

Unspeakably grotesque.

Margaret Renkl is one of the best writers working today, but it's not all that simple: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Great @sammyroth.bsky.social piece on the Colorado River crisis. One long in the making: "Gentlemen you are piling up a heritage of conflict and litigation over water rights for there is not sufficient water to supply the land" —John Wesley Powell to Congress, 1878 www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...

National lab projects enhanced geothermal cost could decline to $100/MWh by 2035. Declining costs could make the technology a stronger competitor to solar plus storage. A national lab atlas shows wide potential for enhanced geothermal deployment in the U.S. (My latest for PV Magazine USA) #EnergySky

I'm in the New York Times today with some opinions about the Colorado River crisis. Yes, we need to solve the alfalfa problem eventually. Also the climate crisis. But right now the biggest obstacle to sustainable solutions may be the state of Colorado. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/o...

"I would have asked what my fellow Melania attendees thought. But not even a plastic cup of breakfast wine could help wash down the film in its entirety. I left 15 minutes before the credits rolled in, incomplete as they were."

Is climate change responsible for increasingly frequent or severe cold events? The evidence suggests it is not. Instead, the impact of climate change is warmer winters and less severe cold events. @hausfath.bsky.social has a great post on The Climate Brink talking about this.

The deaths of Alex Pretti and Renée Good are devastating and deeply troubling. The strong national response this week shows Americans will not let these losses be ignored or swept under the rug. thinkbigpicture.substack.com/p/week-progr...

this article about Texas A&M is a tour de force about what's happening on campus. Incredibly well written and sharply on point. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Some of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people have attempted to distance themselves from Jeffrey Epstein. But document releases and other revelations over the last several months has underscored the depth, intensity and persistence of Epstein’s connections to the global elite.

MUST READ this powerful, intimate dispatch from Minneapolis by @propublica.org visual journalists @peterdicampo.bsky.social (who lives there) & @cengizyar.com This is America.