This is a storymap assigned in my environmental law courses. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/ec34...

DeSimone said the agents still refused to let him go after Shouhed showed proof that he was a U.S. citizen and that they continued to refuse medical attention. “Mr. Shouhed was released after approximately 12 hours without charges,” the claim read.

I have a question. Is this the same person?

Some big implications for journalism, too, where reporters often mistake trending posts as a reasonable reflection of public opinion.

I often say that conservatives want to repeal the various Civil Rights Act but it’s probably more accurate to say they want to overturn the Reconstruction amendments.

Laws are only for us little people www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/u...

Remember how lefties used to say "abolish ICE" back in the 2010s, and got roundly scolded by the centrists for it ever since, and now events have shown beyond a shadow of a doubt that they were 1000% on the correct side of history, but somehow they're still being scolded? Fun.

Not only is this foreign aid stay an assault on the separation of powers and rule of law, it’s also an assault on Congress as an institution. If Congress can’t tell the executive to spend money, what can it *actually* do?

NEW: @repdangoldman.bsky.social and I are referring the ICE officer who assaulted an individual yesterday for felony prosecution. Shoving a bereft woman to the ground causing injuries is a criminal act and should be investigated as such. We demand accountability and an end to this lawless policy.

I would like the ADL to be more focused on this than on whether Zohran Mamdani has met with some Jewish nonprofits more than others.

Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" Bailing out a failed libertarian austerity agenda in Argentina... "That's just how it is."

An iron law of reactionary thinking: when they are in a weak position vis a vis an institution, they demand fairness; when they gain power, fairness goes out the window. Which is to say: once the reactionaries take over higher eduction, liberal voices will be eliminated.

it's super cool to open x and see a new campaign ad set to run in your home state that uses the phrase "violent they/them radicals." anyway it's all horseshit of course

The US conservative movement has organized & funded a massive anti-wind power campaign, based on lies & bullying. Researchers at Brown University have been investigating & revealing that campaign. Now cons are pressuring the university to shut the investigators down.

Videos from Broadview ICE facility where ICE is coming after protestors for the sin of standing around with signs and flags.

Apparently we now have border patrol here at Union Station in Washington DC 🤯

Earlier this year, Trump rescinded the Bipartisan Permitting Reform implementation rules they negotiated to streamline NEPA in the fiscal responsibility act of 2023, in case you wanna know how bipartisanship is going (not well).

NEW: ICE agents violently arrested a man in a busy Hyattsville, MD intersection this week, at one point brandishing guns and pointing them at bystanders. I spoke to multiple witnesses—including a local priest whose church is a sanctuary for undocumented people: www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

From @marisakabas.bsky.social: ICE agents point guns at bystanders during violent arrest in Maryland “What’re you gonna do? Shoot me?” one witness yelled. “Go ahead. Shoot me.” www.thehandbasket.co/p/ice-agents...

A recent memo by the head of the Trump administration’s fair housing office claims that the Fair Housing Act doesn’t create protected groups, only protected individuals. So HUD won’t look at how lenders behave in neighborhoods. This is a massive change. Gift link ⬇️ www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

It’s truly baffling to me that so many of these stories focus on “wow big fish” and not “this is an IUCN Red List Critically Endangered species that is extremely physiologically fragile and often does not survive fishing practices like this” www.mysanantonio.com/news/south-t... 🦑🧪🌎🦈🐠

There are a bunch of people rallying outside the fence at Broadview as well, but there are way more people there than at the nearby intersection that may prove more strategic. I’m headed back to the intersection.

“The Bay Area sees some of the least frequent lightning in the world. San Francisco County averages less than one lightning strike per square mile, per year, nearly 5,000 times less than parts of Florida.” #CAwx

Here's a link to the entire document. Like all primary sources, it is a product of its moment and does not voice timeless or universal truths. It is, however, interesting how insightful this particular analysis of American fascism, ca. 1945, looks in hindsight. archive.org/details/Army...

Some US oil executives apparently worry that a Dem administration coming next will destroy their operations using Trump’s war on renewables as a precedent. Let’s make that true. www.politico.com/newsletters/...

1/ I’m Till Eckert, a ProPublica reporter. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been going to the same NY immigration courthouse. Nearly every time, I see ICE agents arresting immigrants. Today, a woman was slammed to the ground after begging officials not to take her husband away. Thread 👇

Adaptation to a warmer world is incredibly expensive — and it's a cost that has to be paid again and again and again. www.mercurynews.com/2025/09/25/s...

President Trump keeps promising "energy dominance." Renewable energy companies keep begging MAGA Republicans to let them help. Thing is, "energy dominance" is a ridiculous lie. Everyone knows it. Wind and solar companies need to punch back. My column: www.latimes.com/environment/...

An ICE agent threw a mom to the ground. You know how she can file a complaint with DHS? SHE CAN'T. Trump closed that office. www.propublica.org/article/home...

Ted Cruz wants you to stop talking mean about ICE because it leads to 'political violence' but Musk, Vance, Trump, and Nancy Mace wont stop inciting violence against trans people. Assailants in this story *cite Trump*. www.thestranger.com/news/2025/09...

BREAKING: Starbucks just announced a $1 billion restructuring and will close 59 unionized stores — nearly 10% of union locations. It includes the Roastery in Seattle, one of its busiest shops. CEO Brian Niccol made $100 million in four months last year.

Far-right trolls on 4chan attempted to block Indians from flying to the US amid Trump’s H-1B change. The campaign spread widely among the far-right on multiple platforms, garnering thousands of shares. My latest:

NEWS: I've just released the Cheap Energy Agenda with @levin.house.gov. This is our plan to lower energy costs for Americans by expanding access to cheap and reliable energy. heatmap.news/politics/ene...

Boycotts work. They hit corporations where it hurts: their bottom line. T-Mobile is funneling money to Elon Musk’s empire while backing Trump. Sign the pledge to #BoycottTMobile today. vist.ly/484wu

America had to scramble jets last night because Russian jets were approaching Alaska, after entering NATO airspace over the last couple weeks. This is not coincidental.

When I say the US has bet its post-pandemic economy on AI while China has bet its on green energy, this is what I mean: Here, AI related companies account for 75% of S&P 500 returns since ChatGPT's launch. In China, green tech accounts for one quarter of GDP growth.

This seems to be their angle. If there’s a shutdown they won’t furlough employees they’ll fire them permanently. The fact that this is illegal kind of isn’t the point these days. I don’t see why this is much of a threat. They don’t have to do this. It’s a choice. They run the govt. when things …

Petrobras is central to Brazil’s plans to boost oil and gas output by 20 percent by 2030 — but on Instagram, it's using a squad of seven popular influencers to tout its limited research on low-carbon energy. @jurnalista.bsky.social reports.

Our kids dont really like needles, so we've been getting their doctor to order the nasal spray version for them. Heard about the Flumist at Home thing for the first time, and tried it. They handled insurance and shipping with cold chain monitoring to get us the nasal spray vaccine

BREAKING: A federal judge has ordered the University of South Dakota to reinstate a professor who posted criticism of Charlie Kirk on his Facebook page the day of the shooting, finding the action likely violated the First Amendment. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

These two signs have been removed from Acadia National Park (Passamaquoddy and Penobscot territory). I am not okay. Source: open.substack.com/pub/barharbo...

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US home page NYT right now:

New from my colleagues and me at PIK: ocean acidification has now crossed it's planetary boundary 🌊 the rest of the planet isn't doing so well, either... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I talked with Heatmap to discuss my consumer-first plan with @casten.house.gov to lower energy costs across the country.

That solar/wind amount is more or less China's *entire* electricity capacity today

damn. can't think of anyone who has had such a massive effect in addressing climate adaptation sponge city concepts are being incorporated everywhere (and rightfully so) www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

rough Dallas Fed Survey "We have begun the twilight of shale...The U.S. isn't running out of oil, but she sure is running out of $60 per barrel oil. $100 per barrel? $150 per barrel? Price likely must cover for less-than-optimal geology over time." www.dallasfed.org/research/sur...