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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 2h

Details on the effects of the bill's major provisions:

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Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 7h

I'm sure it wasn't the first time it happened, but this was the first time I noticed the pattern where conspiracy theorists declare complete vindication on the basis of LEAKED SECRET DOCUMENTS that even more strongly prove that they are wrong.

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Helen Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 29/09/2026

Starting to think this is a Deep State op

Can the president unilaterally impose tariffs on foreign countries?

No inherent, unlimited power. The Constitution gives Congress the power to lay duties and regulate commerce with foreign nations. The president may impose tariffs only when a statute authorizes it, and then only within that statute's limits.

Who pays tariffs levied on other countries by the United States?

The U.S. importer pays the tariff to the U.S. government. Foreign governments do not send that check.

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Greg Sargent @gregsargent.bsky.social · 11h

The other day, Talarico leaned hard into the case for immigration as a positive good for our country in a way you rarely hear from Dems. He has a real theory of the case: Trump's cruelty and barbarism have opened space for new moral arguments, a new consensus. 2/ newrepublic.com/article/2160...

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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

🍏Toxins out of our food 🧑‍🌾Farmers first, not chemical companies ❌Break up corporate concentration in agriculture 💧Clean water, guaranteed 🍽️School meals that nourish 💸Public dollars should buy public health ⚕️Food as medicine ⚖️Accountability for polluters, not immunity

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 19h

Time for this classic again.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 22h

More than 100 Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians and soldiers in the West Bank on Monday, preventing the Israeli military from enforcing a court order to ensure a Palestinian family that fled violence could return to their home.

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Israeli Settlers Stop Soldiers From Returning Palestinians to Their Home

The Supreme Court had ordered the military to ensure a West Bank family that fled violence could go back. But settlers blocked the effort, with the authorities accused of not doing enough to confront them.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith: "Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in serious crimes against our nation ... rather than accept his defeat in the 2020 election, he engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results and prevent the lawful transfer of power"

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026

🤡 Schmitt beclowns himself 🤡 Schmitt concocted an elaborate conspiracy theory that Smith traveled to Atl for a Hawks game and to collude with Fani Willis, & flashed his "evidence" before accusing Smith of perjury. There's just one problem -- his facts were totally wrong. Here's the whole sequence:

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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 28/09/2026

Justice Samuel Alito has recused himself from the upcoming Suncor v. Boulder climate case. His oil stock ownership & relationship with investor Paul Singer has been widely reported. “Justice Alito's decision is the bare minimum we should expect from a justice on our nation’s highest court.”

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Justice Alito’s Recusal from Climate Case is the “Bare Minimum” to Address Glaring Conflict of Interest

Office of the Clerk for SCOTUS announced Justice Alito will not participate in the Suncor v. Boulder case, which SCOTUS is set to hear arguments for in one week. Statement by Kathy Mulvey at the Union...

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

This new tool, the Carbon Impacts Tracer, which translates carbon emissions into real-world climate impacts like heat exposure and coral bleaching, looks super useful. ➡️ carbonimpactstracer.com

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New tool directly links carbon emissions to amount of environmental and economic damage caused

Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight different factors, including lost food production

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Headquarters @headquartersnews.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ken Paxton calls for filling rural Texas with data centers: “There’s plenty of open space in Texas that we can put data centers.”

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Not sure it’s tenable if, going forward, every president knows that so long as they have firm control over DOJ, enough loyal senators to avoid removal, and are willing to issue blanket pardons on the way out, they can break any law they please while in office.

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Alleen Brown @alleenbrown.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Why the hell was a climate organization investigated by the Trump administration for its involvement in the anti ICE protests in Minneapolis? I interviewed @aru-shiney-ajay.bsky.social from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social to find out. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

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The Spill: The Climate Movement Fights Back, with Aru Shiney-Ajay of Sunrise Movement

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 28/09/2026

This year's record setting El Niño will impact many different parts of the world, with some experiencing severe drought and others flooding. In a new analysis at The Climate Brink, I explore what impacts happened during past events and which are most likely to occur this year

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The impacts of this year’s record-shattering El Niño

El Niño will drive severe drought from Indonesia to the Southern Africa and northern South America, with wetter winters from the US Gulf Coast to Southern South America.

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Hannah Story Brown @hannahstoryb.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dorothy writes powerfully in @dissentmag.bsky.social about nursing cancer patients in Cancer Alley, where gas-powered AI data centers are threatening a new wave of toxic air pollution. "It’s suffocating to know that clean air is not available for me, my patients, or any of the people I love."

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Death by Data Centers - Dissent Magazine

I’m an oncology nurse in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley. My patients and I breathe the same polluted air, and we can’t afford the toxic exposure from the gas-fired plants set to power the state’s proposed A...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

These sound like non-trivial problems.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The Washpost Opinion section is mostly useless these days, outside of a couple of columnists from the old regime, and the absolute gangbuster AI summaries of reader comments.

* Conversation Summary Automatically generated from recent comments The conversation explores a wide range of opinions on the themes of "wokeness," cancel culture, and the political climate addressed in Megan McArdle's opinion piece. Participants express skepticism and criticism towards McArdle's views, with many questioning her understanding and portrayal of "woke" culture. Some comments highlight perceived hypocrisy in her arguments, while others criticize the focus on cancel culture as a distraction from more pressing issues. There is also a discussion about the broader implications of political and cultural divisions, with some commenters pointing out the ongoing nature of these societal debates and the potential for future conflicts. Overall, the comments reflect a mix of disagreement, satire, and frustration with the topics discussed in the piece. Show less

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Your taxpayer dollars are being illegally spent to air a literal Trump 2024 campaign ad.

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Noel Healy @drnoelhealy.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The assault on US universities didn't start in 2025. Our new paper traces the decades of corporate capture that made it possible, and why climate research is a primary target. Open access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Referenced this yesterday in a post. The guy lives in Florida. More notable is that half of the GOP Congress seems to live there. Like Mike R and Tommy T. It’s part of MAGA identity. Like red hats and bad plastic surgery.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 26/09/2026

Hey, ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson here. I’m taking over the account to tell you about my new story. For months, I posed as a problem gambler on DraftKings to test the company's "responsible gaming" safeguards. Spoiler alert: They made me a VIP — and I lost $10K. Here's how it all went down. 🧵

Selfie taken by ProPublica reporter Jake Pearson, a man wearing a backwards baseball cap and an orange T-shirt.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 25/09/2026

Governors need to get serious about disciplining utilities. Or claiming some of their planning powers for the state. Or making them publicly owned. Enough of this shit.

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US utilities get failing grade on clean energy transition

Too many utilities are keeping coal plants open, planning new gas plants, and building less renewable energy, the Sierra Club’s latest "Dirty Truth…

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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...

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Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Tim Donaghy @timdonaghy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I read this interesting @heatmap.news op-ed hoping the author would address the issue that AI is *also* being used to boost oil and gas extraction -- and that on net could lead to higher emissions. But alas. heatmap.news/ideas/ai-cli...

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The Future Climate Benefits of AI Are Worth the Risks

An investor argues that climate tech should learn to stop worrying and love the robots.

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Senate EPW Democrats @epw.senate.gov · 24/09/2026

Big Oil bought Trump. You’re paying the price. Our comprehensive new report exposes corrupt fossil fuel industry control over the Trump Administration and how it’s costing American families.

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Big Oil bought Trump. You’re paying the price.

YouTube video by Senate Environment & Public Works Committee

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?

Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?

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Tim O’Brien @timobrien.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

The AI build-out is on track to become the biggest economic bet in U.S. history, dwarfing the investments made to fund other huge U.S. infrastructure projects such as the railroads, the highway system and the plumbing for the internet. www.wsj.com/economy/the-...

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The AI Build-Out Is Becoming the Biggest Economic Bet in U.S. History

Data-center spending is greater than that for canals, railroads and grid combined—creating jobs and stock-market wealth, while boosting inflation and crowding out housing.

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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 🧵

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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Maybe art is a response to the times we are living through. Maybe the most-celebrated art is something that is both crafted with excellence and resonates with the moment. (To quote Brecht: "In dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will be singing. About the dark times.")

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 21/09/2026

Now at Greenpeace International and the Sixty-Five Million Dollar Letter, with Mads Christensen, Natali Segovia, Anne Jellema, Elizabeth Bast, Rebecca Brown, Ryan Brightwell, and Michelle Chan #climateweeknyc #nycw2026

Mads Christensen, Natali Segovia, Anne Jellema, Elizabeth Bast, Rebecca Brown, and Michelle Chan

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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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Tom Joscelyn @tomjoscelyn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Heritage Foundation is infamous for organizing Project 2025. As I was investigating Heritage, I found that it promotes a network of Christian nationalist schools to parents. That network was founded by Doug Wilson, who is well-known for his extreme views. Read my investigative report here:

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How the Heritage Foundation Promotes Christian Nationalist Schooling — Civil Defense

Tracing Heritage and Kevin Roberts’s ties to a growing network of classical Christian schools—and the policies steering public money their way.

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Amanda Marcotte @amandamarcotte.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Win or lose, James Talarico's campaign is a major threat to the GOP, especially in the long term. Many evangelicals don't even know "liberal Christian" is a possibility. He is showing that it is. And the Christian right is *freaking out*. www.salon.com/2026/09/21/j...

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James Talarico’s campaign could do lasting damage to the GOP

The Texas Democratic nominee for Senate is teaching evangelical voters that Christians can be liberal

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Scott Nover @scottnover.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

BREAKING: TV pool will not be providing coverage of presidential events until further notice b/c of CNN's ban, pool chair and FOX News Washington Bureau Chief Bryan Boughton said. It's effectively a boycott by the fellow members — ABC, CBS, NBC and FOX: www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The video shows the agents literally just leaving the guy in the street and driving off.

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Mark Ruffalo @markruffalo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

To my friends in the Bay Area: I'm hearing Rob Bonta is about to cave and hand Warner Bros over to the Ellisons. We can't let him do that. Can you show up outside his AG office in Oakland tomorrow at 5pm to reject this backroom deal? Reject the deal. www.mobilize.us/notabovethel...

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Block the Merger: Don't Settle with Paramount! · Not Above the Law

Join us to rally outside of the California Attorney General's Oakland office! We need Attorney General Rob Bonta to stand strong against a Paramount-Warner Brothers Merger. A core principle behind a...

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

All I can do is laugh about this. The Trump arch is now going to be a land aircraft carrier to keep dc in line. Just a hilariously stupid addled moron.

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Techmeme @techmeme.com · 19/09/2026

Sources: ~$18B of debt tied to an Oracle New Mexico data center slid into stressed territory, as investors grow wary of construction delays amid local pushback (Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 19/09/2026

Joe was one of the very first climate bloggers I ever read -- pugnacious, tenacious, a real example for young writers of how to combine colorful rhetoric with a dogged pursuit of truth. I had him on Volts several times -- you can hear his personality so clearly. 😢

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Voluntary carbon offsets are headed for a crash

Carbon offsets — whereby one party pays another party to reduce carbon emissions — have always been dodgy, but now they are threatening to undermine the Paris climate agreement. That's according to a ...

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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

OpenAI and Microsoft admitted LLMs are predatory tech built on “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions,” and the “largest theft of labor in human history.” An internal Microsoft document said AI has created a “doom loop” that is killing “the entire web.” www.404media.co/doom-loop-op...

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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft

"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026

part of this is obviously national political conditions but don't underrate the extent to which a bunch of these incumbent republicans have never had to run a competitive general election campaign and basically do not know how to do it

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Probably the scariest and also most intellectually rigorous uncanny novel I have ever read. My review for the NYT. Free link. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/17/b...

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Book Review: ‘The Rouse,’ by China Miéville (Gift Article)

“The Rouse,” by China Miéville, is a decade-spanning epic about a secret military unit trying to raise and weaponize the dead.

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the Mountain Goats @themountaingoats.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

today the US Sec of Health and Human Services said “chemtrails” on front of a crowd that immediately applauded him for it, in case you were wondering where we’re at right now

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