By rebranding genocidal rhetoric and violent misogyny as “edgy jokes,” JD Vance provides a permission structure for extremism. And he’s signaling to the next generation of Republican leaders that this language is not a career-ender but an acceptable way to signal loyalty to the MAGA base.

Someone should make a ranked list of the most illegal Trump actions. This is a great thread about one of them.

Trump's mechanism to pay the troops during the shutdown is by far the most illegal budgetary action he's taken as POTUS, potentially setting the stage to break everything. It's also needless because Congress would easily pass a troop pay bill if Johnson were willing to gavel in. Long thread.

ICYMI: Base Power just raised $1 billion to turbocharge its unique home battery strategy, in which it leases batteries to households and then uses them as a grid resource.

Special education isn't a "nice thing to have." It isn't "charity" or doing something to make us feel better. It is a right. The right to a Free Appropriate Public Education is codified in the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, signed by a Republican president.

The scale and scope of federal data and statistics that have been completely removed or otherwise compromised by President Trump’s administration is staggering. One estimate put it at 3,000 datasets removed.

When Fox News lies, people die | We explain on PBS Newshour how the antiscience disinformation spread by the Murdoch media empire and especially Fox News, likely lead to hundreds of thousands of unnecessary deaths in the U.S. And that's just COVID-19. Their fossil fuel disinformation is as deadly.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A small group of federal agents in camouflage and face masks watched from atop the immigration processing center Thursday night as a unicorn, peacock, dinosaur and raccoon danced to Cher’s “If I Could Turn Back Time.” www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

I thought it seemed way too warm at night for this time of year.

Roberts is presiding over, and driving, a stunning collapse in faith in the U.S. Supreme Court, not just among the public, but among federal judges. What a failure. The Titanic captain of chief justices.

This would save electricity ratepayers enormous amounts of 💰 We're asking the Utah Public Service Commission to do the same thing

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek has ordered state agencies to take “any and all steps necessary” to fast-track solar and wind permits that must break ground by next year or likely miss out on a federal tax credit Congress is ending. With @opb.org

I fast-charged the 2026 Nissan Leaf, and the experience was flawless: 10-80% in 32 min Takeaway: Real-world, it’s road-trip quick, actually faster-charging than the Ariya. More details to follow.

We need to take a pragmatic look at Utah's energy future, including all of our dispatchable energy resources, from solar+batteries, wind+batteries, next generation geothermal, and also nuclear. Me on @fox13news.bsky.social with @benwinslow.bsky.social yesterday: #utpol

ICYMI, Utah is moving forward with its efforts to have nuclear power in the state. But many community groups still have a lot of questions: www.fox13now.com/news/politic... #utpol #Utah

Donald J. Trump and the Republican Congress are why your energy bills are going up. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o...

If you want to understand what's going on with China's electricity system and emissions goals, don't miss this one!

"Heat pumps help narrow the energy gap between high- and low-income households (that is, the energy equity gap) by making cooling more affordable and indoor environments more comfortable." Nice new paper in Nature Energy by @destenie.bsky.social and friends. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Utah is among the top 5 states where you'll save the most money by driving an EV as compared to a gas car (+ no air pollution) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Chilling insight by @barbarafwalter.com: "Once citizens view their own government’s security forces as an occupying army, violence becomes inevitable. Trump’s team knows this… They’re trying to trigger the very unrest that would justify further crackdowns." via www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...

I've been banging this drum for the past four months or so: DOGE and Russ Vought broke the appropriations process. What's the point of going through the arduous process of crafting 12 spending bills, clearing them through committee and getting them through two chambers if Trump does rescissions?

10 out of 13 grants awarded for domestic Heat Pump manufacturing (the IRA’s Heat Pump Defense Production Act Program) are also listed. 🔌⚡ Awards for Gradient, Mitsubishi, and York International appear to be safe.

The ocean is a carbon toilet. Marine heat waves are clogging it. Tiny poops are supposed to sink to the seafloor, locking away carbon. But scientists have found that warm spells are disrupting that flushing. grist.org/climate/the-... #Oceans #Climate #MarineBiology #Nature #Environment #Fishing

Why Trump’s purge of ‘negative’ national park signs includes climate change. National parks are melting, burning, and drying out. Rangers are being forced to take down signs explaining why. grist.org/politics/why... #NationalParks #Climate #Environment #Nature #GreenSky #Outdoors

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

Senator Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social should be the Dem majority leader. This is what an actual opposition party would be doing. You have political leverage. Use it!

This analysis of DOGE cuts is a perfect distillation of what Trump and his cronies prioritize. Less enforcement of white collar crimes, less support for education and healthcare, but lots more xenophobia. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Jane Goodall was not only a pioneering primatologist, she also campaigned more relentlessly and selflessly for the natural world than anyone I know. A great soul if ever there was one www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Solar leads EU electricity generation as renewables hit 54% share.google/WEiX2aSdEwj9... 🔌💡 ☀️

FERC: Solar + wind made up 90% of new US power generating capacity to July 2025

The Trump regime is dissolving the Union unilaterally, that's what these actions *are*—repudiation of the American constitutional order vis-a-vis federalism.

Government shutdown, farmers needing to be bailed out, troops in the streets, country bitterly divided, revolving door of appointees, Putin getting coddled, constant chaos … must be another Trump term.

China is meeting most of its new power demand with renewables, and rapidly electrifying its economy at the same time.

Some journalist should ask Zeldin or Wright why exactly they think China is doing this.

Kamala Harris predicted a lot of what is unfolding today during her campaign and yet so much of the coverage at the time was as if she was taking crazy pills.

Everyone should read this. Because every word needed to be said. (gift article). www.nytimes.com/2025/09/28/m...

BREAKING NEWS: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announces that President Russell M. Nelson has died at age 101. He was then oldest president in the history of the church. #Utah

Utah! Urge State Legislators to Reject Proposed Redistricting Standards Bill as proposed by Sen. Brady Brammer. It not only undermines anti- #gerrymandering goals of Prop 4, it is designed to benefit only one political party - & violates rules listed in Prop 4 www.congressweb.com/LWVUTAH/3?fr...

My notifications right now. Our President is stoking violence against Americans and violating constitutional rights, and meanwhile critical government functions are failing due to his sabotage, risking American lives. Not great!

Donald Trump is using federal agents to stoke fear and violate constitutional rights — all with the aims of expanding his control and sending military troops to our cities. It’s unlawful and un-American. We must all stand up and speak out against fanning the flames of violence.

But, did you die?

Humor is incredibly powerful against tyrants. More of this! (and support @aclu.org)

Every single one of these clips was taken today in downtown Portland. Portland doesn’t want or need a federal takeover. If Trump insists on sending federal “resources” he can start with funding health care, bridges, affordable housing, and wildfire protection to name a few.

#Humberto is now a Cat 5! It’s the first time in nearly a century with back to back seasons with Cat 5’s in the Atlantic. We are seeing our warmer future unfold in real-time, IMO. 1/

“Kimmel’s refusal to capitulate stands out because so many other well-situated people—those with the resources, platform, and power to stand up to the president, including, initially, the leaders of ABC—have surrendered, withdrawn, or become Trump sycophants… www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

Why do headlines say "norms shattered" when what is meant is "laws broken" or "Constitution violated"?

I miss my 50-year streak of not knowing who the Secretary of Health is or anything about them.