smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 11/03/2026The rise in oil prices will make this environmental nightmare more attractive to fossil fuel advocates.nytimes.comCancer Haunts Neighbors of Canada’s Oil Sands Wastelands 000
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialM. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 06/01/2026A heck of a chart: in every single one of the 10 major US cities that built the most housing between 2017 and 2023, rents for older, existing units fell—often by quite a bit. 241025339
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialHelen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 03/12/2025OK I’ve put together the list. Shame on all of them: Ford CEO Jim Farley Stellantis CEO Antonio Filosa General Motors plant manager John Urbanic National Auto Dealers Association Chairman Tom Castriota Transportation Sec Sean Duffy Deputy transportation Sec Steven Bradbury 1/2 231458550
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 14/11/2025This guy is a public servant but he clearly only works for himself. 1241206184
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 16/07/2025❤️John Conroy www.loevy.com/big-wins/jac...loevy.comJackie Wilson Receives Largest Pre-Trial Settlement of a Wrongful Conviction Case in U.S. HistoryLoevy & Loevy has a long history of big wins in civil rights, wrongful conviction, and police brutality cases. View multi-million verdicts. 020
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 14/07/2025NEW: As Trump hosts a White House lunch for faith leaders, some of their colleagues are showing what REAL leadership is. In Detroit, heads of the Catholic church & other faiths are leading 100s in a silent march to ICE headquarters to demand humane treatment of immigrants.👏 (🎥 Detroit Free Press) 14906249
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 09/07/2025Read it before the NYT lawyers sue it out of existence: mamdanitimes.com 231113133
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialKara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · 18/06/2025More Democrats growing a spine in real time. This was unexpected from @governor.ny.gov but she delivered a great message. 461668261
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialThe Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 18/06/2025When ICE agents look like this, it is ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE for state and local law enforcement to step in and demand they identify themselves and show judicial warrants before detaining anyone from an immigration court. Democratic mayor and governors can take action on this. 60965042079
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialunraveled @unraveledpress.com · 17/06/2025Hey Bluesky, let's play a game, shall we? It's called "distributing these photos as widely as possible." This man assaulted community members and threatened journalists yesterday. We sure would love to know more about him. Recognize him? Please contact us! 14460353
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025www.sfgate.com/entertainmen...sfgate.comThe world’s most-visited museum shuts down with staff sounding the alarm on mass tourismThe Louvre Museum has failed to open on time Monday, leaving thousands of visitors stuck in long, unmoving lines. 010
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 17/06/2025jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...jamanetwork.comAdvisory Committee on Immunization Practices at a CrossroadsIn this Viewpoint, former members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) caution that the sudden change in the ACIP may reverse the achievements of US immunization policy, includin... 010
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialDave @davemn80.bsky.social · 16/06/2025This is continued journalistic malpractice from the @startribune.com normalizing a violent white male suspect. He owned a private security company called Praetorian Guard, traveled overseas to preach against abortion and LGBTQ+ people, and attended a bible college that preaches "violent prayer."startribune.comSuspect showed few signs of political extremism before lawmaker shootingsFriends and associates say Vance Boelter, who was apprehended late Sunday and charged with murdering a state lawmaker and her husband, was mild-mannered and did not appear to be fixated on politics. 16069592035
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Scientists have linked worsening wildfire seasons to climate change, an issue that affects Canada significantly. The country is warming at a rate twice as that of the global average due to its large land mass, and its Arctic region is warming three times as fast.bbc.comCanada wildfires grow, forcing 17,000 people in Manitoba to flee"This is the largest evacuation Manitoba will have seen in most people's living memory," the province's premier said. 000
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 27/05/2025If you’re curious about the research that is no longer worthy of funding. grant-watch.usgrant-watch.usGrant Watch 000
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 25/05/2025Looking forward to the book that describes how Trump inner circle hid his decline from the outside world 912273337
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 11/04/2025m.youtube.com/watch?featur...m.youtube.comThis Is What a Digital Coup Looks Like | Carole Cadwalladr | TEDYouTube video by TED 000
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialPeter Margasak @pmargasak.bsky.social · 07/04/2025This week's Nowhere Street newsletter remembers Michael Hurley, with additional thoughts on Philip Donkin and Melissa Aldana. It's free to subscribe. open.substack.com/pub/petermar...open.substack.comAmerican LossMichael Hurley, Phil Donkin, and Melissa Aldana 072
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 31/03/2025What did 14 years of autocratic populism produce in Hungary? Poverty and corruption www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...theatlantic.comThe Hungarian ModelMAGA conservatives love Viktor Orbán. But he’s left his country corrupt, stagnant, and impoverished. 13231031292
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 25/03/2025BBC reports that one of the journalists arrested by the Erdogan regime is Turkish photographer, Umit Bektas, who works for Reuters. His iconic photos of the protestor in dervish clothes on Sunday night in Istanbul have gone viral. Photos the regime do not want the world to see. #TurkeyProtests 5586285
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialNews Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 23/03/2025NEW: Erdogan has banned protests in Turkey. He has threatened to arrest anyone attending one. This is the people’s response. Fighting for their democracy with another vast gathering in Istanbul tonight. #Turkey 🇹🇷 (🎥 Credit: Özgür Özel - Chairman, Republican People’s Party) 9463702193
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialHill Rag DC @hillragdc.bsky.social · 13/03/2025Half an hour into their show on The Kennedy Center's Millenium Stage, Nora Brown, performing with Stephanie Coleman stopped to say, "We have to add a little something to the stage": Performers Stage Protest at Kennedy Center www.hillrag.com/2025/03/13/p... 12010
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 20/02/2025Every Democrat should be telling this story. 703060877
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialGovernor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 20/02/2025Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage. 23597690120945
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialDavid Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 18/02/2025What was that I heard recently about lazy and incompetent government officials? 491349280
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialRick Perlstein @rickperlstein.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Another way the dictatorship might kill you. This is from a friend who is a retired air traffic controller. 25695033984
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 13/02/2025The beauty of integrity www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comRead Danielle Sassoon’s Letter to Attorney General Pam BondiDanielle R. Sassoon, Manhattan’s acting U.S. attorney, writes to Attorney General Pam Bondi, refusing to drop the case against Mayor Eric Adams. 010
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Elon Musk’s staffers have taken an additional $7.4 million this week in expenses, bringing the total to $14.4 million. 28369262190
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialSimon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 13/02/2025So, friends, we have finally found some "waste, fraud, and abuse" in the federal government. $400m worth, and it is from Musk himself. He's just outright stealing money now. 431234418
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialRyan Goodman @rgoodlaw.bsky.social · 08/02/2025You snooze. You win. While you were sleeping, a federal judge issued an emergency TRO: ➖ blocks DOGE from accessing Treasury systems ➖ requires DOGE to "immediately destroy" any material already downloaded Case brought by attorneys general of 19 states Added to the Litigation Tracker⬇️justsecurity.orgLitigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration ActionsA public resource tracking the legal challenges to the Trump administration's executive orders and actions. 1462693785
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/02/2025Alaska lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a resolution urging President Trump to abandon his plans to rename the continent’s largest mountain from Denali back to Mount McKinley. #ISTANDWITHDENALI 167126681330
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.social🦋 ~Bindi~ 🦋 @bindiatthebeach.bsky.social · 04/02/2025Guilty... 33763532544
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 04/02/2025Same was true in Poland 5237911136
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 03/02/2025Trump’s a loser. He stirs up chaos then toddles off. 000
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 03/02/2025I suspect USAID is first because it's "foreign aid" and fewer Americans will object. But once the precedent is established, expect unilateral dismantling of domestic institutions too 19955931614
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialDavid Honig @dbhonig.bsky.social · 28/01/2025#Trump is a terrible negotiator. Damn the headlines, Trump got rolled by #Colombia, backing away from shackles and military aircraft. Why? B/c Colombia accounts for coffee imports & 50% of roses & it's 2 weeks to #ValentinesDay. To understand his incompetence, see - bsky.app/profile/did:... 25225
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialJeff Blattner @theblatt.bsky.social · 02/02/2025If each Treasury payee is a separate record, and there are, say, 68,000,000 social security payees (as is estimated), then at $5000 per violation, it seems like Elon could be penalized $340 billion if he unlawfully accessed their Treasury records... 22634321142
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAnne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 02/02/2025US official policy is to weaken Canada economically, end Canadian sovereignty and annex Canada to the US 3632502859
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025It’s official: Elon Musk’s staffers have now illegally obtained classified information from the USAID office. Here’s a recap of what’s happening: 254117894049
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Elon Musk has infiltrated the U.S. Treasury Office to identify ways to cut off funding for various projects, prompting the abrupt retirement of the Treasury official responsible for overseeing the government’s vast payment system. 21056161551
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025At the EPA, employees hired within the past year have been notified that “the agency reserves the right to terminate you immediately,” without justification. Reports suggest that demonstrating loyalty to the current administration’s agenda may improve the chances of retaining employment. 41089492247
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Employees are being advised to abandon scientific priorities and focus on “unleashing America’s energy.” 491392162
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025Elon sent out another email tonight to federal employees, urging us to resign by February 6. The memo was similar to the one received on Tuesday. As with the previous message, this latest communication fails to address concerns about pensions. 2735628947
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025However, it does state that employees will continue to accrue vacation and personal leave, which will be paid out on September 30. The email also encourages employees to pursue new positions in the private sector, adding, 20105664
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 31/01/2025“You are most welcome to stay at home and relax or travel to your dream destination—whatever you would like.” 72103063
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialBill Wyman @hitsville.bsky.social · 30/01/2025My obituary on Marianne Faithful, for Vulture/New York mag. It was originally written during her COVID scare some years ago. Thankfully, she made it through. She had ... quite a life.vulture.comNothing Could Drag Marianne Faithfull AwayLeading a dual life — in which her own brilliance was overshadowed by Mick Jagger — almost destroyed her. 44620
smpowers.bsky.social @smpowers.bsky.social · 30/01/2025Tim Walz addressing the state of Minnesota like a sane human. youtu.be/OR96HAx9Rt0?...youtu.be'Not one damn person thought this through' | MN Gov. Tim Walz reacts to federal funding freezeYouTube video by KARE 11 000
Reposted by @smpowers.bsky.socialAlt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 29/01/2025A follow-up memo said employees who accept the resignation offer would "promptly" have their duties reassigned or eliminated, and be placed on administrative leave. 684172
