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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 04/10/2026
INTERVIEW: Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid the Pentagon’s purge of military leaders. "All the guys who had guts and were willing to speak the truth about what we needed to do, they got rid of." www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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He Wanted to Modernize the Military. Pete Hegseth Forced Him Out
Dan Driscoll speaks for the first time since resigning as Secretary of the Army amid Pete Hegseth's purge of military leaders from the Pentagon.
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 04/10/2026
Granted, Congress has the power to remove him but this one won’t. Our rights as citizens to have the laws faithfully executed can’t disappear when the President decides not to and Congress won’t stop him. Bc then we don’t have constitutional government, we have dictatorship with extra people.
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ProTip (AKA alt_localgov) @protip.altgov.info · 04/10/2026
This might seem like a difference of opinion. It is not. It is among the most impeachable things a President can do. If the President can just choose to violate the budget Congress passes, Congress doesn’t have any power.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
From 16,000 to 185 to Zero. The Trump admin claimed as many as 16,000 noncitizens had been registered to vote in Nevada. Then DHS came back and said the number was actually 185. This week, Nevada told the admin every single person on the list was a lawful citizen.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Every taxpayer, no matter your party, should be outraged by this. Your money is being used to fund campaign ads for Trump. It’s totally completely illegally. He’s stealing your money for his campaign. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/24/u...
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‘Love Me’ Ad Promotes Trump With Public Money Ahead of the Midterms
A disclaimer says the ad was paid for by the U.S. government, which could violate federal law.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens — the latest snafu in the department’s attempts to uncover illegal voters across the country. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DHS noncitizen voter claims unravel in Nevada as state confirms flagged voters are citizens
Nevada election officials said Thursday that 185 voters in the state who the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified as noncitizens were all, in fact, citizens.
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Angry @angrystaffer.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
WAPO is reporting that at least four more service members have died in the war in Iran than DOD is publicly acknowledging. CNN is reporting that the US almost seized a Chinese vessel because AI incorrectly identified it as containing Iranian nuclear material. Clown show.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
NOAA just announced that this summer was the hottest on record in the United States.
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Patrick C Miller @patrickcmiller.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach cyberscoop.com/ftc-rescinds...
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FTC rescinds policy requiring health apps to notify customers after a breach
The FTC has unanimously rescinded a Biden-era policy statement that required health and fitness apps to comply with federal data breach notification regulations.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Biden checks his watch at a ceremony and Fox does nonstop segments on it for weeks. But Trump falls asleep repeatedly at the 9/11 ceremony and they won’t even show it. But national broadcast news networks won’t show it either because that would be impolite.
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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
A global health study in The Guardian reveals almost half of the world’s farmers (~385 million people) are poisoned by pesticides each year, driving surging rates of Parkinson's disease and chronic neurological harm. tinyurl.com/3d4sj3vr #Agriculture #Pesticides #Toxins #PublicHealth #Health
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Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find
Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities
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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Outdoor brand Patagonia & conservation groups filed a federal lawsuit today challenging executive orders that slashed protections across millions of acres of Utah national monuments to open public lands to oil, gas & uranium extraction. tinyurl.com/ycruru4r #PublicLands #Conservation #Utah
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Patagonia, environmental groups revive old legal fights against new cuts to Utah monuments
Opponents of Trump’s sharp downsizing of two Utah national monuments are re-upping their argument that he didn’t have the authority.
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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
The WMO officially declared today that El Niño is set to become "very strong," projecting severe extreme weather & record warmth into 2027. UN Chief Guterres warned the world is entering a global "danger zone."⚠️ tinyurl.com/yc29cvvr #ElNino #ClimateEmergency #ExtremeWeather #WMO
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El Niño set to become very strong, raising risks of extreme weather into 2027
Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - El Niño is firmly established and will intensify into a very strong event in the coming months, with big impacts on rainfall and temperature patterns and associated risks o...
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Kate Knibbs @knibbs.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
NEW: The Googler arrested for insider trading on Polymarket has begun mounting his legal defense. One of the arguments put forth: these were bets, not swaps: www.wired.com/story/google...
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Google Engineer Accused of Polymarket Insider Trading Says He Was Just Gambling
Michele Spagnuolo was arrested for alleged insider trading on Polymarket, but the Switzerland-based engineer says he was simply gambling, activity that is beyond the reach of US law.
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Alex Bores @alexbores.nyc · 27/08/2026
This METR OpenAI report is a bombshell. I'm going to summarize for a non-technical audience. OpenAI is constantly testing models, thousands and thousands at a time.
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WIRED @wired.com · 27/08/2026
This isn’t the only such case. Across the country, there have been at least 45 documented incidents of police officers misusing Flock in order to look up or track current or former romantic partners. Read the full story: www.wired.com/story/a-geor...
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A Georgia Cop Used Flock to Track 2 Other Cops: His Ex and Her Friend
After an affair with a fellow police officer ended, a Georgia cop used Flock to track her movements—and those of a man whose vehicle often showed up near hers, internal investigation records show.
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Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 17/08/2026
Trump Scales Back Military Exercises to Please Kim Jong Un The president ordered a last minute downgrade of the annual joint military training drills between South Korea and the U.S..
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Trump's Treasury just made it legal for the wealthy to hide their money in anonymous shell companies. They gutted an anti-corruption law meant to stop money laundering and fraud.  Working people deserve a government that works for them, not just the ultra-wealthy.
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Trump Administration Ends Anti-Corruption Rule Requiring Shell Companies to Report Ownership
The law establishing the disclosure requirements was originally introduced by Marco Rubio in the Senate.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
The president is making US policy friendlier to North Korea and Russia than Canada and Oman. Are you kidding me?
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New reporting finds that Justice Samuel Alito has earned as much as $2.9M from oil and gas stocks during his time on the Supreme Court. Anyone else think it's time for real SCOTUS ethics reforms?
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How to Fix a Broken Supreme Court | Robert Reich
Justice Roberts refused to testify in a hearing on SCOTUS ethics.Thomas and Alito accepted luxury vacations from GOP meg
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Michael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Russia is struggling so badly in Ukraine that they need North Koreas help. Think about that.
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Aaron Parnas @aaronparnas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Pete Hegseth is now going after service members and their families for speaking out about conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, even after a sailor going overboard was confirmed. Instead of addressing those concerns, Hegseth says the reports are “completely misrepresented.”
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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
CBS Morning Monday
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 10/08/2026
Trump is raiding wildfire prevention funding to pay for his vanity projects while over 2.3 million acres burn in Oregon
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Joe Adalian @tvmojoe.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
I’m old enough to remember when 367m barrels was considered a complete disaster and Joe Biden was a reckless dictator for getting the reserves that low. Today, crickets from the GOP (and most of the news media)
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Congress of the United States
Clashington, DE 20510
May 29, 2024
The Honorable Jennifer M. Granholm
Department of Energy
1000 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20585
Dear Secretary Granholm:
We write with concerns about the Biden administration's mismanagement of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The SPR is a strategic national asset that is intended to be
direct the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to issue emergency drawdowns of crude oil from the SPR. Under EPCA, Congress authorized these emergency drawdowns from the reserves to be used for "severe energy supply interruption."' Recent statements by Biden administration officials signaling they will continue to use the SPR to lower gasoline prices are troubling.
Under President Biden, the SPR has reached its lowest level since 1983.? The DOE has overseen the largest sale in history, amounting to a total of 290 million barrels. When President Biden took office in January 2021, the SPR contained 638 million barrels of oil. Today, the SPR currently contains 367 million barrels of oil, which represents nearly a 42 percent decline from when President Biden took office. The administration has not presented a credible plan to Congress and the American people to replenish SPR.* The unprecedented drawdowns, lack of a consistent and credible plan to replenish the reserves, and aggressive restrictions on oil and natural gas production in federal areas together puts U.S. energy and national security at risk.
Under the Biden administration, the SPR has been abused for political purposes to try and
bring down record high gasoline prices that are driving record high inflation that are a consequence of the administration's radical rush to "green" energy policies. In November of 2021, the Biden administration announced a release, in coordination with China,' in an attempt to lower prices. Then in March of 2022, the president announced the release of 180 millionNov 23 2021
Graham on Biden Releasing Oil from Strategic Reserve
WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) today made this statement on the Biden Administration decision to release emergency oil reserves.
"What an abuse of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve by the Biden Administration. The program is designed to deal with national emergencies, not correct bad policy. The release of 50 million barrels is a Band-Aid because the root cause is the Democratic war on fossil fuel production in America.
"President Trump filled the reserves up with cheap oil. President Biden is releasing millions of barrels to control skyrocketing prices, which are the direct result of his bad policy choices. It won't work, and we will end up having to eventually replace the released oil at higher prices.Former President Donald Trump accused
President Biden Thursday of draining America's strategic petroleum reserve, claiming he built it up to "100% full" despite seeing a reduction in the reserve under his administration as well.
"So after 50 years of being virtually empty, I built up our oil reserves during my administration, and low energy prices, to 100% full," Trump said in a statement released by his Save America PAC.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/08/2026
It's official: DOGE LIED about how much money it saved our government. A government watchdog just uncovered that DOGE overstated savings by BILLIONS. Trump and Elon's mission to root out "waste, fraud, and abuse" was just another failure.
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Noah Berlatsky @nberlat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
wrote about the US munitions shortage and how Trump is as usual laser focused not on the problem but on trying to prevent people from talking about the problem. www.publicnotice.co/p/us-munitio...
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Trump can’t lie his way out of a missile shortage
All the obfuscation in the world won't make munitions.
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 08/08/2026
Earlier this year, Trump told the country he wants to “drive housing prices up." Now, thanks to his illegal Iran war everything from raw materials to mortgages are more expensive.   He is pricing generations of Americans out of the American Dream, and he doesn't give a damn.
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Mortgage applications fall as rates spike
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 6.81% last week, the highest in a year, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk, a former White House official and one of the authors of Project 2025, to serve as the Interior Department’s inspector general, the independent watchdog responsible for investigating waste, fraud, abuse, and misconduct.
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
If this falls into the wrong hands, it could be extremely dangerous. We need strict regulations to keep AI from putting Americans at risk, and we need them now. Trump is asleep at the wheel. Congress must act.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Or, he could simply follow the process the court laid out and seek congressional approval before moving forward.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This is all he does now, run to the Supreme Court whenever he doesn’t get his way. It feels like every day there’s another “emergency” request. Now the Trump administration says it will appeal the federal court ruling blocking construction of the White House ballroom project to the US Supreme Court.
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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Here's a post from April about how someone in Dan Caine's vicinity was warning Trump about the missiles in February. Trump, BEFORE THE WAR, on February 23, said that it didn't matter. emptywheel.net/2026/04/25/t...
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Trump Is Not Ignorant of Iran Risks; He Is Attempting a Con to Cope with His Failure - emptywheel
Trump's response to the warnings Dan Caine gave him on Iran before the invasion is proof that Trump is not ignorant of these risks.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
NEW NYT: A freelance reporter has been fighting a subpoena from the Trump admin seeking to force him to reveal his sources for a New York Times article about a failed top secret mission in North Korea, according to people familiar with the matter.L
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Justice Dept. Subpoenas Times Freelancer in Effort to Identify Sources
A previously undisclosed subpoena, involving reporting on a failed SEAL Team 6 mission in North Korea, reflects the government’s expanding campaign to investigate leaks of secrets.
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Brandy Zadrozny @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Get in, there’s a new secret political influence campaign paying people to post. This time, a network targeting people in Michigan. First paid to post about how hard it is to afford groceries and gas, the accounts have gone hard in recent days, supporting Haley Stevens. www.ms.now/news/haley-s...
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Secret paid influencer campaign backing Stevens floods Michigan Senate race
Rep. Haley Stevens and the Senate Democratic PAC said they were not involved in the effort to pay for user-generated content endorsing her.
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Gabe Ortíz @tusk81.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
“First of all, how is it that we have sitting, elected members of Congress going missing for months at a time?” “And how is everyone pretending this is normal?” Rep. @ocasio-cortez.house.gov continued. “This is not normal.” people.com/aoc-calls-mi...
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AOC Says Mitch McConnell’s Prolonged Absence at 84 Is ‘Not Normal at All,’ and Maybe Shouldn’t Be ‘Legal at This Point’
AOC told reporters that there should be rules put in place to manage lengthy absences and missed votes by Capitol Hill lawmakers like Sen. Mitch McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean Jr.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
So one photo is all we get from Mitch? Seemed like he looked well enough to do an interview. Or a video. Or something.
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Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
www.nytimes.com/2026/07/19/u...
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Federal Agents Were Told FBI Will No Longer Investigate ICE Confrontations
Senior officials deny such a change is in the works, despite guidance shared with agents around the country in recent days.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 13/07/2026
Last year, I exposed more than $50,000 being spent on other giant Trump banners at other government buildings across D.C. Congress has long banned using federal funds for propaganda – and this self-aggrandizement is a clear violation of that law.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 13/07/2026
Donald Trump also spent more than $114,000 on banners at the FAA, with his name splashed across the bottom.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 13/07/2026
There’s now a new banner featuring Donald Trump and an “American First” slogan, which cost $39,000 to print and hang at the Department of the Interior.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
The Trump administration cut government tracking of harmful parasites, and Americans are paying the price.
Politico headline: Trump reviews slower screwworm response, former officials say

Newsweek headline: Trump's CDC Stopped Monitoring Explosive Diarrhea Parasite Before Outbreak
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
2. Pilgrim’s Pride, the nation’s second-largest poultry processor, donated $5 million to President Trump’s 2025 inauguration — the single largest donation by any corporation or individual.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 13/07/2026
A bombshell FOIA request has revealed how the FBI and Department of Justice trained its investigators to scrub the Epstein files clean. trib.al/dNbUbM3
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
🚨BREAKING: President Donald Trump Thursday dismissed all remaining commissioners on the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), a bipartisan federal agency created to help states administer elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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In sweeping attack on elections, Trump fires leadership of key federal voting assistance commission
The dismissals leave the elections assistance agency without leadership just months before the upcoming 2026 midterms.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
Your retirement could be at risk. Why? Donald Trump and his Administration are granting private equity’s wish to weaken the protections for YOUR 401(k).
Wall Street Wants to Change the Rule for Your 401(k). It Could Put Your Retirement at Risk.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Maybe we could just get a photo of Mitch holding a newspaper with today’s date on it.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
"Make America Healthy Again." @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
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activist360 @activist360.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
The Eastern Canada-US heat dome was "virtually impossible" without fossil fuel-driven climate change. A 1.4°C increase in global average temperatures since pre-industrial times has fundamentally shifted the baseline for typical high-pressure systems. tinyurl.com/yu6ru9za #ExtremeHeat
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‘Record-Shattering’ Heat Dome in Eastern Canada, U.S. ‘Virtually Impossible’ Without Fossil Fuel-Driven Climate Change
The record-shattering wave of heat and humidity blanketing parts of Quebec, Ontario, and the United States, affecting Canada Day celebrations in the nation’s capital and World Cup matches in both coun...
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 04/07/2026
The White House announced on Friday that President Trump had issued pardons to 11 men, most of whom had been convicted of crimes related to the Clean Air Act, a bedrock environmental law.
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Trump Pardons Violators of the Clean Air Act and a Major Donor
The president used his clemency power to further undermine environmental laws and to help a political supporter who pleaded guilty in a fraud involving Jack Abramoff.
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