A new senate report is full of *shocking* details about DOGE activities inside the federal government. Including, unfortunately, the disturbing access that DOGE affiliates had to our SSNs: "One whistleblower noted the possibility that the agency may need to re-issue SSNs to all who possess one."

In St. James Parish, Exxon plans to lay carbon pipeline alarmingly close to homes, businesses | The Lens thelensnola.org/2025/09/18/i...

//The German Physics Society and the German Meteorological Society have agreed on a joint statement for the first time since 1987 and, in light of the available data, are emphatically warning of a 3-degree warming by 2050.//

If you were concerned about Kimmel, here's another for you… Journalist Mario Guevara has been detained for 100+ days, ironically arrested as he reported on a "No Kings" protest. The Trump-Vance admin just issued an order of final removal, to send him to El Salvador—where he fled from 21 years ago.

It’s amazing that even at this late hour, liberals & media elites remain steadfastly committed to pretending that neoliberalism & corporatism didn’t create the backlash conditions for Trump’s rise, and that Trump is just a unique anomaly rather than a symptom of a deeper crisis.

Finally reading the full Gold Card EO and wow is it wild. The order says that any person who pays $1 million is, by definition, a person of "exceptional business ability" and therefore qualified for an EB-2 visa. Does anything better sum up the Trump ethos than "all rich people are exceptional."?

After enacting the largest SNAP cuts in history, Trump is now scrapping the federal government's annual report on hunger in America. The utter cruelty of this regime knows no bounds.

Confirmation that Trump will be signing an executive order designating "antifa"—i.e., opposition to fascism—as "a domestic terrorist organization." What this will mean concretely has yet to be seen. For now, read this guide to preparing communities to endure repression: crimethinc.com/Safeguarding

A study revealing strong public support in seven East Coast states could be the first step in reintroducing #pumas into lost habitat in the Eastern United States. buff.ly/c9CnKtv #cougar #mountianlion

Thomas Paine wrote, “In America, the law is king.” In coming months at the Supreme Court, we will find out if that is still true. bit.ly/4lYpBpU

At the Nuremberg trials, Karl Dönitz was convicted of war crimes for the sinking of civilian vessels. This is not a complicated question, it's been illegal for centuries.

A fourth boat bombed in international waters. Total death toll now 19 What I dont get is, if these boats are "carrying fentanyl" as Trump says (they absolutely arent. Even the DEA says VZ doesnt produce fentanyl), then why not seize one and show us? www.miamiherald.com/news/nation-...

Watch: “In 1939, 20,000 Americans rallied in New York’s Madison Square Garden to celebrate the rise of Nazism – an event largely forgotten from American history.“

The thing ya gotta understand is that when a President or a billionaire or a member of Congress tells incendiary lies in their official capacity, that’s fine. But when an employee of a school or university does wrong speak, then there have to be consequences. krcgtv.com/news/local/m...

Sometimes “Cancel Culture” is the only way to fight back against un-American government censorship

Critical part of the President's new $100,000 charge for H1-B visas: The Administration can also offer a $100,000 discount to any person, company, or industry that it wants. Replacing rules with arbitrary discretion. Want visas? You know who to call and who to flatter.

My colleague @vernalcoleman.bsky.social is a diligent, careful reporter (and a great human!). He's been doing an excellent job holding the Department of Veterans Affairs to account. Do you have a tip to share? Reach out to him directly: [email protected] or on Signal at vcoleman91.99

The richest man in the world giving a speech to a mostly working class anti-migrant protest to tell them to hate migrants more is quite an on-the-nose demonstration of how racism was invented by the elite in order to serve elite interests.

During Climate Week NYC, stream three Pulitzer Center-supported short films about how climate change is reshaping livelihoods and cultural traditions around the world. Also, join @dceff.bsky.social for a conversations with the directors. 👉 bit.ly/3Vh3Cjl

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They cry “free speech” when it’s hate, violence, and lies. But the second we tell the truth or call them out, suddenly we’ve gone too far. That, my friends, is what you call selective outrage.

Among those handcuffed in a video promoted by DHS Sec’y Kristi Noem on X is Joe Botello, an AMERICAN citizen. @chicagotribune.com photog @staceywescott.bsky.social was there and we spoke to him. He was later released and “blessed that I’m still alive." Story: www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/16/e...

The DOJ has removed a study highlighting a decades-long trend: far-right extremists have carried out the overwhelming majority of ideologically motivated killings in the United States. The removal comes days after Charlie Kirk's murder. theintellectualistofficial.substack.com/p/doj-delete...

Turns out privatizing what should be an essential public utility is a terrible idea.

They're trying to rig the election and get rid of Ossoff. Get rid of absentee and early voting and then whoops Fulton County doesn't have enough machines on election day and the lines are 7 hours long. Old playbook but it works

Dramatic & Silly

My optimism here is limited, but I really hope centrist institutions like universities and major news organizations understand that the plan is for the govt to dismantle them. They do not care if you fire your columnists or discipline staff for accurately quoting Kirk. They just want us all gone.

The corruption here is mindboggling

Beautifully put by @jodetz.bsky.social. I hope to see many of you at the @ecorinews.bsky.social Zero-Trash Birthday Bash on Thursday. Tickets here: www.eventbrite.com/e/16th-zero-...

The FBI quite intentionally incinerates a large quantity of Meth at an animal shelter in Billings, MT, sending 14 to the hospital and forcing the evacuation of 75 animals housed there. Brilliant work. www.ktvq.com/news/local-n...

Rhode Map! Thank you, @ecorinews.bsky.social, for revisiting this comprehensive planning process. I was so proud to have been involved with the economic development planning that was incorporated into the plan. While certainly flawed, I remember feelings so hopeful and excited... 1/2

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Housing affordability? Conservation? Plastic pollution? Chances are there's a report for that. And it's probably been forgotten. @frankcarini.bsky.social tracks Rhode Island reports issued over the past two decades. ecori.org/taxpayers-fu...

what an ignorant, hateful thing to say that ignores the culture of homegrown violence to which his belief system contributes

In decade since initiative was officially adopted and then unofficially scrapped, RI's 39 cities and towns have been left to largely tackle housing, social justice, the climate crisis, open space protection, renewable energy, and many other important issues on their own. ecori.org/sensible-pat...

Brazil: Democracy is good and coups are against the law! USA: First of all, how dare you

The Supreme Court is forging an America where weighing race can be used to harm minorities, but not to protect them.

Northeast power grid overreliant on methane, which provides 50% of electricity generation in NE, including 87% in RI. Region spends some $3 billion annually on pipelined-in methane. NE saw 67% price increase between 2024-25 due to 112% jump in price of methane. ecori.org/anti-renewab...

Breaking: Missouri House passes new gerrymandered US House map giving GOP 90% of seats in state Trump won with 58% of vote. Destroys district held by Black Rep Emanuel Cleaver, one of 2 Dems in state Texas was just start of Trump’s sweeping plan to rig midterms www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

No one would be confused about what is happening here if they saw it in another country.

Nigel Farage’s visit to Washington, DC highlights a growing alliance between far-right politicians and Silicon Valley’s tech elites, who are bankrolling attacks on global democracy in exchange for anti-regulatory allies.

"It’s not too simplistic to say that the leadership that can’t unite behind Mamdani now is the leadership that made Mamdani possible—a cynical and bloodless and compromised liberalism that’s hovering tentatively by the focus groups while real popular movements takes shape on their own."

From the same country that brought you the Incarceration Industry:

So very sad, so very wrong. www.syracuse.com/news/2025/09...

🚨 New: “Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year” “Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.” @danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com

SCOTUS will let ICE resume its racial profiling. “Countless people in the Los Angeles area have been grabbed, thrown to the ground, and handcuffed simply because of their looks, their accents, and the fact they make a living by doing manual labor,” wrote the eldest liberal justice. trib.al/6Qzidha

Trump’s Supreme Court just legalized racial profiling

“Our only chance of remaining in existence is if we end our war with the planet and make ourselves useful to the ecosystem again” open.substack.com/pub/georgets...