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Ethan Fletcher

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Real estate agent focused on climate resilience: climateresilienthomes.com. "I worry about climate change now so you won't have to later." Writing: climatechangeandyourhome.substack.c…

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 06/10/2026
NEW: The Trump administration keeps denying and downplaying that immigration agents have been detaining Americans. It’s wrong. We’ve found more than 500 U.S. citizens have been held against their will, including handcuffed or held at gunpoint.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more than 500 Americans who were held against their will during this Trump administrati...
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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Watching the Hill/Thomas hearings angered me so much that I decided to put together a portfolio of cartoons about women's issues, found a list of U.S. newspapers, and mailed them out. That's why I'm an editorial cartoonist today.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
ICE's shameless stupid cruelty continues unabated. Here's a truly wrenching account from our wonderful local Vermont newspaper, which I imagine could be multiplied a thousandfold every day across America. Many thanks to Liza Cochran, its author bravelittlevoices.substack.com/p/terror-in-...
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Terror in the Backyard:
ICE’s Shadow Surge in Vermont
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 05/10/2026
"A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country."
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Mass Heat Wave Deaths in Europe Show Climate Extremes Are Outpacing Adaptation Efforts - Inside Climate News
As preparedness lags, many regions around the world could be overwhelmed by rising temperatures, climate experts warn.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/10/2026
"Absent policy steering, AI’s modeled effects increase the carbon intensity of the global economy and reinforce fossil fuel incumbency—outcomes that current analytical and governance frameworks do not fully capture."
nature.com
AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - AI-driven productivity gains enable more CO₂ emissions than they avoid in a global energy–economy model
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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Pro Publica’s bombshell report is as detailed a story about government corruption as you’re going to get. And Susan Collins is right in the middle of it.
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P.J. Trombley @ptrombley.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Seven reflections on Heated’s Miami real estate “secret shopper” piece by @ethanfletcher.bsky.social climatechangeandyourhome.substack.com/p/seven-refl...
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Seven reflections on Heated’s Miami real estate “secret shopper” piece
Teasing out lessons from Emily Atkin’s great reporting on climate risk and real estate
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In his new book 'Profiles in Cowardice,' Jacob Weisberg devotes his final chapter to John Roberts. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/b... -Preening to be seen as another John Marshall. -Destined to be known forever as this era's Roger Taney.
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
What's the best way to check if your voter reg is still active and up to date?
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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I like Mississippi as a target a lot too. I believe that slightly longshotish races might be the best place to give in a cycle like this one. A few K goes a lot farther in MS than in TX. secure.actblue.com/donate/bj4-s...
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Show your support with a contribution.
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Casey Michel @cjcmichel.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Extremely excited to share the first excerpt of UNITED STATES OF OLIGARCHY, over at @motherjones.com! Jared Kushner boasts the greatest conflicts-of-interest in American history—and has become the best friend autocrats could want. Here's how it happened. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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How Jared Kushner used his position to hop in bed with autocrats
And sell out America
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Christopher Mathias @letsgomathias.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
New: Chris Rufo & his co-host devoted a podcast to "The Indian Question," framing Desi people as a problem to be solved. Their "solution?" Mass expulsion. For those allowed to remain: an “assimilation hazing process” w/ instances of “vulgar, defamatory racism" talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chris-r...
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Chris Rufo — Known For ‘DEI’ and ‘CRT’ Panics — Tries to Make ‘the Indian Question’ a Thing
To the degree that a “respectable” or “moderate” right exists today in...
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Mike Zaccardi, CFA, CMT @mikezaccardi.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Corporate profits now represent 14.9% of GDP, the highest share on record going back to 1947 Citadel Rubner
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William B. Fuckley @opinionhaver.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
remember: it saved no net money, social services US citizens are getting cut, and left the US in a weaker place geopolitically. none of the debates about fiscal responsibility, obligation to US citizens first, or 'hard choices' actually apply. they're all bullshit. killed people for nothing at all.
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
As a matter of plain fact, the reason college newspapers seem to do better and more reporting than all but the biggest local dailies is they are staffed by people who are willing to work for free. Maybe this is obvious. It's a reminder of how much was lost when the internet obsoleted local papers.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The bond yield story just keeps getting starker.
Line chart titled "10-Year Treasury Note" showing the yield on the 10-year Treasury note from late 2025 through September 2026. Treasury yields surged dramatically to 5.29 percent on September 29, 2026, the highest level in the period shown. This represents a sharp 130 basis point increase from the October 2025 low of 3.96 percent and a particularly rapid 45 basis point climb over just the final month. After trading mostly between 4.00 and 4.75 percent for nearly a year, yields broke decisively above 5.00 percent in September 2026, signaling a fundamental shift in borrowing costs and market conditions.
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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is an incredibly important point. Every time I've warned of fascism or dictatorship, people have laughed and said that full-blown dictatorship has obviously not arrived. But that's often not how it arrives, fully garbed. It arrives thru steady erosion of norms that you barely notice are gone.
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Jonathan Ladd @jonathanmladd.com · 29/09/2026
In an era of sneering cynics, where being on the take and sucking up to power is often considered normal, be Jack Smith. Stand up for the republic and the Constitution, even at personal risk.
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Roberto Rojas @robertorojas97.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The Brazilian Portuguese commentary on that Tyler Loop field goal for the Ravens is exactly what everyone needs to hear right now
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Wilber Garces Perez was shot in the back by an ICE agent in Austin. Now he's in detention with the bullet still in his body. Today, 100+ Members of Congress are demanding that ICE get him medical care, stop trying to deport a key witness, and immediately release the video footage.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
A huge thank you to CNN, MS NOW, Politico, ABC News, CBS News, NBC News, Fox News, PBS News, NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, HuffPost, the Associated Press, Reuters, Getty Images, and AFP for standing together in defense of a free press.
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
But 1992 is debatable because it's more states but smaller ones (Georgia, Louisiana, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, and Kentucky). In 2008, Obama won Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina, but not Georgia or Texas. That D performance in the South is notable even if it's wave-enabled (knock wood).
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It struck me today that it's possible (knock on wood) that Democrats will win this year in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia (there may not be an actual statewide election there, but still). The last time Dems have done that well in the South was arguably 1992.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 22/09/2026
Sen. Susan Collins helped steer millions in federal defense contracts to Navatek, whose CEO illegally funneled thousands of dollars to her campaign. The FBI sought to launch a probe and was eyeing Collins and other lawmakers. Then Trump gutted the unit in charge. THREAD 🧵
Martin Kao, CEO of defense contractor Navatek, poses next to Sen. Susan Collins for a photo. Collins is holding a model of a boat in her hands. Behind them is a large sign with the Navatek logo.
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It struck me today that it's possible (knock on wood) that Democrats will win this year in Georgia, North Carolina, Texas, and Virginia (there may not be an actual statewide election there, but still). The last time Dems have done that well in the South was arguably 1992.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 21/09/2026
This year's El Niño event is moving into record territory, with the daily Oceanic Niño Index (ONI) tying the record previously set during the 2015/2016 super-El Niño. My latest over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rob Bonta caving to Paramount, handing control of CNN to the Trump-backing Ellisons, just as Trump bans CNN from the White House, says quite a lot about Rob Bonta.
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Nick Turse @nickturse.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 15/09/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! Yesterday's (preliminary) Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature just broke past 3.0°C above the 1991-2020 baseline! This marks the 108th consecutive daily record, is 1.07°C above the previous daily record set in 1997, and is 4.02σ above the baseline.
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Foreign Companies Have Netted Millions in Tariff Refunds. Taxpayers Foot Part of the Bill talkingpointsmemo.com/news/chinese...
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Foreign Companies Have Netted Millions in Tariff Refunds. Taxpayers Foot Part of the Bill
International companies are getting tariff refunds — with added, taxpayer-funded interest. People...
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Chris Pappas @chrispappasnh.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
I’ve beaten Trump-backed candidates in tight elections before, and this November, I’ll do it again.
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Steve Benen @stevebenen.com · 15/09/2026
Quite a recent pattern: - GOP candidate in Fla. marched alongside neo-Nazis - Husted fires aide over Nazi photo - Collins fires aide over swastika images - State Dept hires speechwriter whom DeSantis fired over video with Nazi imagery - Trump rewards Paul Ingrassia, who said he has a “Nazi streak”
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Republican state legislative candidate marched alongside neo-Nazis, adding to pattern
As a rule, state House candidates’ backgrounds tend not to generate national headlines, but once in a while, there are important exceptions.
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Media Matters for America @mmfa.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Every major nightly news show covered the breaking story about a Russian oligarch bankrolling Donald Trump Jr's wedding celebration — except CBS.
PBS NewsHour coverage: "Donald Trump Jr.'s Bahamas Wedding Was Secretly Bankrolled by Russian Oligarchs Close to Putin"ABC World News Tonight coverage: "Report: Oligarch Paid For Trump Jr. Wedding Parties"NBC Nightly News coverage: "Russian Oligarch Pays For Part of Trump Jr. Party"
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
More on Kremlev, whom Ms. Don Jr. calls "our dear friend, Umar."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Trump lunges toward and growls at a reporter (a woman) who asked him about why he's offering money to voters if his economic policies are working (Andrew Harnik/Getty)
pic of an orange-faced Trump leaning forward with an angry look on his face as he snaps at a reporter
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Ethan Fletcher @ethanfletcher.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
During the 2000 FL recount someone made a song called "Banana Republicans" and posted it online. It was v catchy, sung with a Caribbean-ish accent. I think the 1st line was, "Got into a mess down in Florida, from the Georgia-to-Havana corridor." I've scoured the internet but never found it. Anyone??
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New York Focus @nysfocus.com · 06/09/2026
Like most states, New York doesn't have any enforceable heat protections for outdoor workers.
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As Summers Get Hotter, New York Farmworkers Go Unprotected
New York farmworkers are pushing for stronger protections like the TEMP Act — which has stalled in Albany — as extreme heat intensifies.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 04/09/2026
Trump says 18 Americans dying fighting Iran is “small potatoes”
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/09/2026
Trump continues to disperse disaster recovery funds based on how states vote, which for any other president or public official, in any other time, in any other country, in any other context would be a morally horrific scandal that would dominate headlines for months.
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POLITICO Pro: Trump rejects disaster appeals by four Democratic governors
New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island will have to pay the entire cost of recovery from a major February snowstorm.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 01/09/2026
Students and faculty want Yale to stand up for their campus, not sell them out to Trump. The Trump administration threatened to launch a DOJ investigation into Yale and instead of standing up and fighting back, President Maurie McInnis is actively trying to cut a deal.
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Bending the Knee at Yale
Why is it that Maurie McInnis and her fellow elites crumbled so instantaneously?
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
reminder: the explicit USPS rule (*currently blocked in court*) is that USPS will not deliver *any and all* mail ballots to voters in states that refuse to provide the fed gov with lists (lists that, even if they wanted, states can't do in time at this point) not technicalities — mass non-delivery
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
When Trump blocks clean energy, he raises your costs. Period. Worse, he’s doing it on purpose, to steer your money to his cronies’ expensive fossil fuel plants — a payback to his big donors, at your expense. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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Clean energy still beats fossil fuels on cost, despite, well,…
Even as renewables lose federal incentives and face other hurdles, Lazard finds onshore wind and large-scale solar again have the lowest levelized cost of…
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Matt Peterson @mattpeterson.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
We're stuck in a low-boil bond crisis that's starting to weigh on politics, too.
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Analysis: Bond market pressure is squeezing Main Street as Wall Street waits on Warsh
A sell-off in long-term Treasurys is raising borrowing costs, exposing how debt, AI spending and energy are turning the bond market into a political problem.
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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The fundraising texts you delete are working on someone. It’s infuriating and heartbreaking. An 85yo in Ohio gave more than double the value of his home. A 91yo in an Indianapolis senior facility gave 25K times. The DCCC/DSCC don’t just tolerate the spammers who exploit seniors. They take part.
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Hook and Squeeze
How Democratic consultants, committees, and party leaders built a fundraising spam pipeline that funnels money from a captive pool of elderly donors into their own operations.
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Wow. Proponents of the ICE taser gloves are openly saying that one reason they love the gloves is that they doesn’t leave any marks or proof that they were used, making it harder for people to sue when they’re shocked excessively.
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"In today's society, you know, everybody's filming everything, everybody has a cell phone," Glueck said. If an officer punches someone on camera, that can go viral in an instant; even a standard taser leaves puncture wounds. But "the glove is low optic, and it looks better on camera, and it looks better to those witnesses. With a glove, there are no burn marks or scars."But local police across the country are still eagerly buying the gloves—in large part so that they can harm people and avoid being sued for it. It's been successful "from the patrolmen to the jailers," Lumpkin County Sheriff Stacy Jarrard said in a Compliant Technologies promotional video. "It's been a great tool as far as mitigating liability," according to Nelson County Jailer Justin Hall.
Bob Couey of the Floyd County Sheriff's Department sung the GLOVE's praises, too: "I highly recommend these gloves to anybody that's looking for a utility they can use that is conducive to not leading to lawsuits."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
OLD: “Short excursion.” NEW: “Indefinitely.” @reuters.com www.reuters.com/world/middle...
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Brian Finucane @bcfinucane.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
"When I asked current and former U.S. officials what had to be done to win, the most common first response was a primal scream of sorts that translated into, “We never should have started this war.” That was followed by: “What do you mean by ‘win’?” Pretty much. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The Iran War is a Whole New Level of Quagmire for the US
There are three main camps emerging with proposals, all of which have downsides.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
My personal and professional advice to those in, near, and even (in some cases) outside of known flood zones is to seriously consider obtaining flood insurance this year, since standard policies usually exclude flooding from storms or oceanic inundation.
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Why this very strong El Niño year might be a good time to buy flood insurance in California
The anticipated very strong to historically strong El Niño event will likely increase the odds of a very wet winter California, as well as raise sea levels at the coast and in within inland bays and estuaries. As a result, there will likely be an increased risk of flooding in California during winte
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