Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialJack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 29/09/2026Buried lede: among those speaking out against this is Gregory Baylor, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, a major conservative Christian legal group: “The government shouldn’t punish people who pursue socially valuable callings just because in its judgment they don’t earn enough money.” 44774282
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 29/09/2026A federal judge blocked FEMA from withholding anti-terrorism funds from local governments that don’t change how they run elections. It marked the latest blow to the Trump administration’s attempts to rewrite election rules.washingtonpost.comFEMA can’t condition security grants on election changes, judge saysThe Trump administration had sought to limit anti-terrorism funding for local governments that didn’t check the citizenship status of voters. 36727
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialThe Washington Sun @washingtonsun.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The new fuel efficiency standards could add an average of roughly $1,600 in costs for drivers, a federal analysis finds. www.washingtonsun.com/energy/trump-…washingtonsun.comTrump’s New Rule Could Increase Fuel Costs for DriversThe new fuel efficiency standards could add an average of roughly $1,600 in costs for drivers, a federal analysis finds. 57444
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialMother Jones @motherjones.com · 28/09/2026Germany is building a digital Noah's Ark for US climate data [via @yalee360.bsky.social]motherjones.comGermany is building a digital Noah's Ark for US climate dataWary of Trumpian tampering, scientists have taken matters into their own hands. 317660
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialReuters @reuters.com · 28/09/2026US finalizes new lower fuel economy standards reut.rs/3TVcuhlreut.rsUS finalizes new lower fuel economy standardsThe Trump administration has finalized new lower fuel economy standards, according to a government notice published on Monday said, officially reversing a push by the Biden administration to force automakers to build more fuel-efficient vehicles. 2210846
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialPaul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026"Donald Trump increased the price of gas, and now he wants you to have to buy more of it." Doesn't seem like a difficult messaging challenge for Democrats. 18514165
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialThe Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Faith is now mandated, airmen allege.www2.thedailybeast.comAirman Exposes Pentagon Pete’s Faith-Fueled Power PlayFaith is now mandated, airmen allege. 105637
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 27/09/2026My latest: Trump’s ‘Historic’ Greenland Deal Is Old Wine in New Bottles After months of threats and tensions with a NATO ally, how much has the United States actually gained from the new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland? michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/trumps-his...michaelmcfaul.substack.comTrump’s ‘Historic’ Greenland Deal Is Old Wine in New BottlesAfter months of threats and tensions with a NATO ally, how much has the United States actually gained from the new security agreement with Denmark and Greenland? 59431
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialMark Wallace @wallaceme.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Ok don’t let’s get carried away but I found something genuinely good on Threads. 542905158
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialJoyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 27/09/2026No. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...washingtonpost.comTrump administration considers building baseball park in Grand Teton National ParkMajor League Baseball contacted the administration about hosting a game in a national park, with an agency official scouting Grand Teton as a possible location. 3152110673
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 26/09/2026Trump slashes Biden-era fuel economy standards for carsdlvr.itTrump slashes Biden-era fuel economy standards for carsThe new fuel economy standards are the latest assault on Biden-era EV policies. 284722
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialRachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026new friend in my bathroom sink welcoming me to texas this afternoon! 3203901188
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialThe Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 26/09/2026In a new paper, researchers argue that changes in the brain associated with aging aren’t a sign of decline, but a new phase of development that supports perspective, emotional regulation, and passing on knowledge to the next generation.washingtonpost.comNew study suggests the aging brain is adapting, not decliningAs we get older, the brain prioritizes wisdom over remembering details for good reason, according to researchers. 57816
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialDemocracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 26/09/2026How will the Supreme Court’s decision to revive a flawed citizenship database affect voters? We’ve already seen the impacts. Texas said it had used the system to identify 2,724 potential noncitizens on its rolls. But it confirmed this week that more than one in five were, in fact, citizens.democracydocket.comThe Supreme Court is letting Trump use a faulty database for purges. What it could mean for votersThe Trump administration said states made “some 60 million voter-verification queries" to its flawed SAVE system between January 2025 and April 2026. 12281150
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialIndivisible Houston ❌ 👑 @indivisiblehouston.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Texans 033
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialLaura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026This would be a great question to ask any Republican office-holder. 23684145
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 24/09/2026wapo.st/4jmKRrKwapo.stTrump officials end review of how arch could harm historic sitesA required consultation process with local preservationists is being terminated, a Trump appointee said Thursday. 012
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 24/09/2026From 16,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada Fizzle. "The state sent a strongly worded rebuke to the federal government: Every single person on the list was a lawful citizen."nytimes.comFrom 15,000 to 185 to Zero: Trump’s Claims of Illegal Voting in Nevada FizzleIt was the Trump administration’s latest stumble in its effort to find proof of widespread noncitizen voting, despite decades of evidence that it is extremely rare. 441757678
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialRobert Downen @robertdownen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Per Texas media, it’s looking like +100K registrations were affected. Secretary of State is saying that it shouldn’t affect voting. 38785418
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialSheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Idea for a White House commission to control NIH grant approvals seems dead for now. Weekend stories created an uproar on the Hill. Bhattacharya and Vought are trying to sing kumbaya. w/ @by-cjewett.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comTrump Backtracks on Plan for New Controls on N.I.H. Grants (Gift Article)Democrats and Republicans in Congress opposed the creation of a commission with the power to veto federal research awards. 37431
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialITEP @itep.org · 18/09/2026The Trump administration is not publishing data on the gap in unpaid taxes. The most recent estimate of this tax gap was $700 billion in 2022. After severe IRS staff cuts and fewer audits on the wealthy, this gap has likely grown under Trump. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...nytimes.comBillions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.The absence of the annual estimate on the tax gap could make it more difficult to assess whether more taxes are going unpaid since President Trump took office. 64932
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026Few patients appeal a health insurance denial, but a little-known process that requires insurers and plans to seek an independent opinion can force insurers to pay for what can be lifesaving treatment. Here’s what experts say you need to know.propublica.orgThis Little-Known Appeal Could Force Your Insurer to Pay for Lifesaving Care. Here’s How to File It.When a health insurer refuses to pay for your treatment, you may have the right to have the denial reviewed — and potentially overturned — by an independent provider. Here are six steps experts sugges... 161254670
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialGreg Proops @gregproops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Get Vaccinated 020779
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialJosh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 21/09/2026honestly laughing so hard. we're doomed. but we'll be able to laugh at his fails a lot as we swirl the bowl 663539478
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845842937
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 20/09/2026One more example of how a personalist regime they cannot conceive of a bipartisan institution to the point they would prefer to destroy it if they cannot repurpose it to their ends. See, also, much of the rest of the federal government, our military, science, higher education etc. 422037679
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialwylddane.bsky.social @wylddane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026What could possibly go wrong. Unbelievable. 33537381776
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialGreg Iwinski @garyjackson.bsky.social · 20/09/2026CNN, now with a special commentary segment from Mohammed bin Salman!latimes.comFCC approves foreign owners for a merged Paramount-Warner Bros.Royal families of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Abu Dhabi will own nearly 50% of the equity of a merged Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery 66821
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialKeithDB @keithdb.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Who are those snipers going to be shooting? keithdb80.substack.com/p/trump-seek...keithdb80.substack.comTrump Seeks To Militarize His Stupid Arch“At the strong request of the United States Military, and for National Security purposes, I have agreed to convert the magnificent Triumphal Arch, planned since the Civil War Era many years ago, at th... 129430
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialPolitico @politico.com · 20/09/2026Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his controldlvr.itTrump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his controlThe move came after the NIH director refused Trump’s request to cut Harvard grants in an Oval Office meeting. 39198126
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.texasobserver.org/bo-french-bl...texasobserver.orgBo French’s Blood-and-Oil Bid for Railroad CommissionerThe former Tarrant County GOP chair's statewide campaign displaces blame for the fossil fuel industry’s ravages onto the far right’s favored scapegoats. 000
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As an American political historian, I can confirm that this Congress has been "almost unmatched in history" in several categories -- sad abdication of its war powers, craven surrender of the power of the purse, weird refusal to conduct meaningful oversight, and an utter failure to pass actual laws. 29172271874
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 19/09/2026www.theguardian.com/science/ng-i...theguardian.com‘A map is never neutral’: meet the cartographers who took on centuries of western biasEqual Earth projection, adopted by the UN last week, provides an alternative to 16th-century Mercator display 000
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...washingtonpost.comColumn | The Kennedy Center is empty and in peril. Its community is in anguish.The fiasco of this week’s closure reveals the truth of President Trump’s motivations — and what the arts community stands to lose. 000
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 18/09/2026The Trump administration granted more than 180 polluting facilities nationwide a two-year pause on compliance with Clean Air Act rules. All they had to do was send an email. (Published May)propublica.orgTrump Exempted Some of the Nation’s Biggest Polluters From Air Quality Rules. All It Took Was an Email.In an unprecedented move, the administration has granted industrial facilities in 38 states and Puerto Rico a two-year reprieve from federal rules under the Clean Air Act. The president is considering... 25548305
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialSenator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 17/09/2026This is a massive mistake. The Chesapeake Bay plays a critical role in Virginia's economy and seafood industries, and we must take steps to protect the waters and shores of the region. I'm going to do everything I can to fight this. www.wboc.com/news/trump-a...wboc.comTrump Administration repeals Chesapeake Bay Protection and Restoration Executive OrderPresident Trump is repealing an executive order from 2009 dedicated to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay. 56831343
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 17/09/2026The Trump admin has decimated American science budgets, taking away life saving opportunities, and the potential for groundbreaking discoveries. This is how you destroy American innovation. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis showsAn analysis finds that the Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term. 19622303
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.social@FurrBooksFan.bsky.social @furrbooksfangirl.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@FurrBooksFan.bsky.social 🎵Don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot For one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot ...🎵. scroll to about 1.50. It doesn't have to be this way: youtu.be/-RYiL-7V7IY?...youtu.beJFK's Iconic Speech on Arts and Politics (1962) | The Kennedy CenterYouTube video by The Kennedy Center 0188
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026thehill.com/regulation/c...thehill.comKennedy Center plaintiffs call for resignations or receivershipEight historical, architectural and preservationist organizations that are plaintiffs in a case against the Kennedy Center on Thursday called for the performing arts center’s leaders to eithe… 000
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 16/09/2026tell me about it 2460968
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialAdam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I wrote about who is actually making America “poorer and dirtier.” It’s not immigrants. (Gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... 362827764
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialNorm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026BREAKING: Trump's handpicked Board is trying to let him demolish the Kennedy Center, blatantly violating the court order, again We asked the Judge to make it clear: this American institution can't be demolished on Trump's say-so @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG fight on w/ Rep.Beatty👇 -TN 561059356
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 17/09/2026Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?n.prPeople's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other optionWaterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall? 1615534
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026Ken Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban. trib.al/vvFKisStrib.alPaxton Sued by Family of Woman Who Died After Being Denied AbortionKen Paxton is facing a historic lawsuit over Texas’s abortion ban. 417645
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialAdam Klasfeld @klasfeldreports.com · 17/09/2026IN BOLD— Rep. Beatty wants the judge to issue another Kennedy Center order that Trump DOJ can't pretend to misunderstand, "making clear that either the wholesale demolition of the building or demolition that would make public access impossible would violate the Court’s existing order." 14565185
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialClara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Read @timothypmurphy.bsky.social piece on Bo French, the horrific bigot who is poised to be top regulator of Texas oil and gas industry, of which he has no experience, and the Lone Star state’s rising tide of Islamophobia www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comBo French wants Texas to be the new Rhodesia. His opponent just wants to keep the heat on.How a regulatory agency you've never heard of became a test case for Republican extremism. 26834
debcor22.bsky.social @debcor22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Damn them to Hell. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species ProtectionAn internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal. 000
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialFascinating News 🇺🇸 @fascinating-us.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Fossil tooth analysis confirms Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-blooded fascinating.news/r/GEATwotZfascinating.newsFossil tooth analysis confirms Tyrannosaurus rex was warm-bloodedBy using fossil teeth, scientists measured T. rex’s body temperature for the first time. They found evidence of an active, warm-blooded predator. 001
Reposted by @debcor22.bsky.socialICT News @ict-news.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Three National Archives locations holding critical Bureau of Indian Affairs records are reportedly set to close as soon as Oct. 1, leaving tribal leaders without clear answers about where the records are going or when they will be accessible again.ictnews.org‘These records are priceless’: 3 National Archives locations set to close without tribal consultation - ICTThe Chicago, Seattle and San Francisco National Archives contain incredibly important Bureau of Indian Affairs documents and are reportedly closing as soon as Oct. 1 088