NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for #Wildfire Season @marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social #news #environment #climatechange EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list capitalandmain.com/national-wea...

Must-read by @megduff.com on @capitalandmain.bsky.social: “It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.” capitalandmain.com/a-coal-miner...

NEW: Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports @nytimes. That resulted in long lines at offices overwhelmed by the public... capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

My latest: Missing from the feud and the media reaction is any sense of the devastating impact Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people -- veterans, children, the sick and hungry. capitalandmain.com/before-attac...

Trump and Elon are fighting. But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social. capitalandmain.com/before-attac...

NEW: The budget cuts to Job Corps–—which provides free education, job training and a place to live for low-income people—will hit Kentucky hard, shuttering three locations that serve over 500 students, reports the @courierjournal.bsky.social

NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole

NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else” capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports @wlox.com: capitalandmain.com/doge-posts/m...

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede. Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding. It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

NEW: DOGE budget cuts are hurting food banks in Mississippi, reports WLOX: capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data. A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations. grist.org/accountabili... #Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana

Elon Musk led the dismantling of the federal government with absurd threats and actions; wreaked havoc at USAID; disrupted HIV programs; stayed up late to send harassing emails. But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.

The NY Post had a big scoop about Trump’s pick to lead the DEA . . . then the political editor spiked the story. www.breakermedia.com/p/ny-post-ca...

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker: By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News. capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

A basic part of the American promise is a just day’s pay for a hard day’s work. For too many workers, that promise has been broken for too long as productivity gains have gone to profits for the rich instead of wages for workers, and people have had to work longer hours just to keep up.

NEW: Due to funding cuts by DOGE, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment lost a $1 million federal grant to address food insecurity in two counties with poverty rates above national and state averages, reports the Topeka Capital-Journal:

ICYMI: Trump touts ‘no tax on overtime.’ But he just made it harder for millions to earn overtime. via @capitalandmain.bsky.social capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...

“You can’t benefit from ‘no taxes on overtime’ if you’re not even paid overtime," former Secretary of Labor Julie Su told @capitalandmain.bsky.social. @marcusbaram.bsky.social reports: capitalandmain.com/trump-touts-...

My latest: “I know it’s hurting people and I know it’s affecting people,” says one of Elon Musk’s South Texas neighbors. “And I know it’s going to continue if they keep cutting the way they’re cutting. It’s very obvious. How can it not affect you?” capitalandmain.com/doge-cuts-hu...

NEW: The cuts represents nearly 30% of the food bank’s anticipated deliveries for the year — 900,000 meals that won’t reach seniors, working families and children in Delaware who rely on them, Cathy Kanefsky tells @whyy.org capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

ICYMI here’s my discussion about our DOGE Impact Tracker with @ethanelkind.bsky.social on @kalwradio.bsky.social yesterday. www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

NEW: DOGE cuts that have impacted Kentucky — ranging from disaster relief to school meals to education programs — are being documented by a state nonprofit’s new tracker: capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

ICYMI here’s my discussion about our DOGE Impact Tracker with @ethanelkind.bsky.social on @kalwradio.bsky.social yesterday. www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

Elon Musk's DOGE has spent the last several months dismantling the departments & agencies that regulate HIS businesses. Our report found that Musk has a direct business interest in over 70% of the agencies & departments DOGE targeted. The conflicts of interest are endless.

What have the real-world impacts been from DOGE? @marcusbaram.bsky.social joins us on Your Call 10am PT to talk about his national tracker. Then: Trump's crypto business & conflicts of interest, with @ericlipton.nytimes.com. Stream live 10am PT @kalwradio.bsky.social! www.kalw.org/show/your-ca...

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker: $400M in cuts to AmeriCorps is hitting Partnership 4 Kids, an Omaha, Nebraska-based education mentoring program, hard since it relied on volunteers to work w/ high school students, reports the @OWHnews capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

NEW: DOGE cuts to AmeriCorps, a federal agency for national service and volunteerism, is leading to layoffs at nonprofits in the Cincinnati area, reports WCPO-Channel 9: capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

This week we officially launched the DOGE Impact Tracker! Since February, we've documented dozens of stories on the impacts of the initiative’s budget cuts + program terminations—on children, seniors, vets, farmers, disabled students, working families and more. capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Billionaire Elon Musk's DOGE is cutting federal programs. But what's the real impact on Americans? 🤔 @capitalandmain.bsky.social is launching a crucial new project to track the consequences on the ground. Follow along as we investigate! #DOGEtracker #DOGEWatch capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Wondering what #DOGE is up to beyond the Beltway headlines? Check out the new DOGE Tracker from @capitalandmain.bsky.social and compiled by @marcusbaram.bsky.social This is what the cuts look like on the ground, in people's lives capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere’s ride from Boston. Along with others, he was dispatched to warn the patriots at Lexington and Concord that the British were coming to arrest their leaders. Today, we need millions of Paul Reveres to arouse our country to the threats to our freedoms.

My latest story: “These enormous oil and petrochemical facilities with significant safety and health hazards will be inspected even less frequently than they are now… These closures will result in more injuries, illnesses and deaths.”

My latest story: “These enormous oil and petrochemical facilities with significant safety and health hazards will be inspected even less frequently than they are now… These closures will result in more injuries, illnesses and deaths.”

Feeling very nostalgic on a walk down the Bowery today. So many echoes of the ‘80s right now: right-wing prez tearing down govt slashing social programs war on the poor and vulnerable greed and materialism everywhere anger in the air

My latest: With CFPB’s Destruction, Fraud Victim ‘Not Hopeful’ He’ll Be Refunded capitalandmain.com/with-cfpbs-d...

NEW: DOGE cuts funds for South Dakota nonprofit that gives free books to students capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

My latest: With CFPB’s Destruction, Fraud Victim ‘Not Hopeful’ He’ll Be Refunded capitalandmain.com/with-cfpbs-d...

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker: USDA Cuts Impact Food Banks in Florida “The idea that there are less resources coming into the community to help those families is going to be difficult for us to manage,” says the president of Feeding Tampa Bay.

Such a powerful quote by Eric Cooper, who runs the San Antonio Food Bank which feeds more than 100,000 hungry people every week across 29 counties in Texas. Because of DOGE, he’s not getting $3M in funding. capitalandmain.com/usda-cuts-hi...

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker: USDA Cuts Hit Food Banks Across the Country: ‘This Is Just the Tip of the Iceberg’ capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Oh. 😳 Florida debates lifting some child labor laws to fill jobs vacated by undocumented immigrants

NEW: Commercial fisherman + seafood processors in Maine say federal funds they get for converting to more sustainable business models have been unavailable due to DOGE’s budget cuts. “Needless to say, this is a stressful situation.” capitalandmain.com/doge-impact-...

Liberals have to admit that while they have been right on some things, the 21st Century economy demands a reassessment of Progressive Era “reforms” like [checks notes]… Child Labor Laws

To review what we from @washingtonpost.com are reporting out of the IRS today: - Projected tax revenue this year is down 10% ($500 billion) as Trump's downsizing is emboldening tax cheats - IRS is nearing an agreement with ICE to assist on mass deportations

“There are decades where nothing happens, and there are weeks where decades happen.” - Vladimir Ilyich Lenin

At the NYC Mayoral Forum in Brooklyn, watching the 7 candidates not named Cuomo make their pitch (hosted by @thenation.com)