My brain just melted in multiple ways but particularly the last bit- “people don’t do this w/out people in power making it seem ok.” 1. Trump gave the middle finger and said “F you” to a UAW worker ‘proudly’ just two days ago. 2. ICE guys aren’t known for their mild manners and polite words.

There are places where Trump, as president, has broad freedom of action. And there are places where Trump, as president, has been able to act unilaterally because the main point of opposition, Congress (and SCOTUS), support his program. (1/?)

the question to ask about this is, okay, he wants to cancel the midterms. how does he get the VA state board of elections to cancel the midterms? how does he get the georgia board of elections to do it? how does he convince republican house members to quit their jobs and give up their paychecks?

He really is doing all of it.

Trump says a lot of deranged shit, but, per this Reuters article — and the threats of invoking the Insurrection Act in Minnesota this morning — he is very clearly exploring how to cancel the midterms. www.reuters.com/world/us/fiv...

For the people in the back: the TRUMP administration is COVERING UP the fact that THEIR ROLLBACKS of environmental safeguards MAKE US UNHEALTHY AND KILL PEOPLE.

Cancelling tailpipe pollution standards = more costs for families = more profits for oil execs

Today is the 25th anniversary of the Roadless Rule. I call on the Trump administration to reverse course and protect our public lands for the next generation and generations to come.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research is one of the world's leading climate research labs and is used in forecasting weather events and disasters around the U.S. Dismantling such an essential institution is an assault on science and truth, and a threat to the millions facing extreme weather.

The headlines keep piling up, and Trump and congressional Republicans are calling it a con job and giving handouts to their fossil fuel billionaire cronies instead of offering up real solutions for families struggling with surging costs in energy, healthcare, and groceries. #Coal4Xmas

Appreciate @velazquez.house.gov laying out the costs of Trump’s ban on clean energy and how we should be addressing it instead of the extreme anti-environmental policies served up by Republicans in the House.

Appreciate @rephuffman.bsky.social leading the charge in exposing these giveaways to polluting execs while the rest of us suffer the high costs and dirty and air water that will result. #Coal4Xmas

And, meanwhile, Trump’s and Johnson’s plans to further drive up families’ electric bills: #Coal4Xmas. Arctic sea ice and the mid latitudes be damned, too!

Trump’s and Speaker Johnson’s plans to further drive up families’ electric bills: #Coal4Xmas www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

And just last night, hoping no one would notice, Trump’s Department of Energy forced an aging, expensive, dirty coal power plant in WA to stay online, rather than connect cheap clean energy projects. DOE has forced MI’s Campbell coal plant to stay on, already costing families $80M! #Coal4Xmas

House Democrats are speaking loudly and clearly that you can’t have real permitting reform when the President is breaking the law to block cheap, clean energy.

4 years ago, an oil spill off of the coast of HB devastated the OC, polluting our beaches and harming our multi-billion dollar coastal economy. Now, Trump wants to add more offshore drilling off the coast of CA – something that hasn’t happened since 1984. California’s coastline is NOT for sale.

"By stipulating that all exports are in the national interest, you are stipulating that raising every American's monthly heating bill is in the national interest." WATCH @casten.house.gov expose how Republican's LNG export scheme will raise energy prices and hurt working families 👇

"Methane is a super pollutant. So it's really important to stop leakage of this dangerous substance." This week, @whitehouse.senate.gov led efforts to restore commonsense methane safeguards to protect clean air. Republicans once again caved to Big Polluters and voted no.

"Any serious permitting reform package must address – as a threshold – the Trump admins' active undermining of America’s clean energy." @houseseec.bsky.social, @usprogressives.bsky.social, & @newdemcoalition.bsky.social leaders are clear: Trump's clean energy ban must end before discussing reforms.

Trump driving up electricity costs, more and again. Lather, rinse, repeat…

In their first full week back, Republicans chose to dismantle critical land management decisions and protections for landscapes, wildlife, & communities in America's Arctic. Thank you @rephuffman.bsky.social, @repstansbury.bsky.social & @repgabevasquez.bsky.social for fighting to #ProtectTheArctic.

S.J.Res.80 & H.J.Res.131 to sell off our public lands in Alaska to oil & gas execs narrowly passed last night- 4 & 5, respectively, additional House members voting no = no corrupt giveaways. H.J.Res.130 selling off our public lands in WY to coal barons - just 2 votes shy of blocking it!

Abigail Spanberger has won the Virginia governor’s race! Governor-Elect Spanberger has been relentlessly focused on making Virginians’ lives more affordable, and has a plan to expand renewable energy and stop energy bills from going up more. We’re looking forward to her leadership in Richmond!

SUCH A HUGE DEAL!!!!

Congratulations to Governor-Elect Mikie Sherrill. Voters have put their trust in her because they know that she’ll fight to lower energy bills by pledging to freeze electric rates on her first day in office and to build more affordable, clean energy.

After over a decade of mirroring inflation, electricity prices are now rising twice as fast as inflation. 💸 100+ million Americans face higher electricity bills as the Trump administration props up fossil fuels and blocks clean energy that would cut costs. www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...

Merkley: "What we've seen is that democracies no longer die bc men w/guns go in and take it over. Instead, it's electeds who erode the separation of power. If you have a rubber-stamp Congress & courts that deliver more power to the executive, suddenly you have an authoritarian state. It's here now."

Trump has taken a torch to essential federal programs, our public lands, and the rule of law. And now he’s literally bulldozing the People’s House to build a lavish ballroom funded by billionaire donors. Share this to make sure every American knows what he has taken away.

BREAKING: The Trump Administration wants to open California to offshore drilling. I will do everything possible to stop this from happening.

Appreciate the leadership of @levin.house.gov pushing back on the fossil fuel executives who bought the Trump administration and the corrupt Trump officials themselves! We can and must win the affordability narrative on #CheapCleanEnergy to help families and fight health harming pollution.

Fortunate that @climatecentral.org is keeping the billion-dollar climate-related disaster list going, as the first half of 2025 was a doozy. You can read more here: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The American people have had enough of Trump's corruption and his authoritarian agenda. His push for North Carolina GOP to gerrymander the state's voting map stripping Black voters of their voice is proof he's terrified of Republicans being held accountable at the ballot box.

The Supreme Court is using emergency rulings to quickly and dramatically expand executive power. Our new “shadow docket” tracker shows exactly how: bit.ly/4nXIr2p

Energy costs are rising across the country. Families are facing high costs all around. We must have a comprehensive, forward-thinking plan to lower energy costs. My Cheap Energy Agenda emphasizes cheap, clean energy that lowers costs for hard-working people.

Excited to be planning for the policies of the future with @houseseec.bsky.social Institute! #CheapCleanEnergy #CleanAirandWater #SEECSummit2025

Energy costs are up 10%, Trump keeps taking clean, reliable energy off the grid—and life keeps getting more expensive. So why should voters trust Republicans to fix the problem they created?

"The longer you are in an authoritarian state, it becomes more and more entrenched. And so we have to fight it in every possible way." Thank you @merkley.senate.gov for ringing the alarm bells and calling on us all to unite and fight back to defend our democracy 🔔🔔🔔

Senator Merkley is STILL holding the Senate floor to oppose Trump dragging us further into authoritarianism. Thank you @merkley.senate.gov for speaking up all night to defend our democracy and fight for a government that protects people, not billionaires 👏

Trump and his policies are making utilities richer and families struggle. He needs to stop banning #CheapCleanEnergy

Whoever could have predicted this??

You really can’t make this stuff up! Corruption like we haven’t seen in my lifetime, certainly. Oh, yeah, and also Trump is demanding the Department of Justice pay him $230M for investigating his crimes- and guess who will decide the payout- officials he has appointed. CleptoKing and his court…

NEW: After The Washington Post reported Monday on the demolition of the "East Wing facade," a new picture obtained by Law Dork that was taken on Tuesday shows that a substantial portion of the entirety of the East Wing has been demolished.

POV: heading to DTW after #ForthRoadmap in downtown Detroit on the 261 bus- just $2!! #TransitWorks

. Veloz kicking it hard at #Forth conference. Love #ElectricforAll

Sunshine after the rain. This little Yellow-rumped Warbler is enjoying the rainwater in the birdbath. #yellow-rumpedwarbler #birdbath #birdwatching #backyard-habitat #bird #resistwithlove #nature #wildlifephotography #photography

There are 600,000 other Iowans just like me, who can't live without Medicaid. That's 1 in 5 Iowans. - Jonna Higgins-Freese

En route to and then at Forth conference- electric delivery and multipurpose medium duty trucks from GM’s brightdrop. #Bookends #Forth

Trump admin said it was “no longer consistent” with their priorities to help small rural towns rightfully worried about flooding from (climate change induced) extreme weather. When Trump just looks out for fossil fuel executive buddies- people die and are harmed. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...