This administration continues to plumb the depths of absurdity and uselessness, this time by calling bike lanes "DEI" and removing them from recommended and federally funded traffic safety initiatives. The cartoonish villainy would be amusing if it weren't so harmful. www.npr.org/2026/07/16/n...

Bike lanes and speed cameras disappear from the DOT's list of proven safety measures

The Federal Highway Administration quietly stripped bike lanes and other safety recommendations from a key list of best practices. Critics say those measures are proven to cut crashes and save lives.

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Quite literally socializing the harms while privatizing the profits.

New: The 5 Attributes of the Ideal Personal Transportation (and which one comes closest to hitting all five) medium.com/p/the-5-attr...

The 5 Attributes of the Ideal Personal Transportation

And which one comes closest to hitting all five

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The right-wing attack on birthright citizenship is not just about birthright citizenship itself. As MAGA’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling proves, it is part of their opposition to a broader ideal, that “All men are created equal.” www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

How do you know when your devotion to capitalism is too extreme? Maybe when it makes you a global outlier in your willingness to let companies require people to work every single week without a break. Source: www.axios.com/2026/07/02/v...

This makes me think that maybe, as Americans approach this Independence Day, that it might be our patriotic duty to send sternly worded emails to government bureaucrats detailing our dissatisfaction with their attempts to undermine our civil liberties. www.npr.org/2026/07/01/n...

Months after he sent a harsh email to ICE, agents tracked him to his home and a hotel

Federal agents went to a Rochester man's home to warn him that an email he sent five months ago could be an illegal threat. He was on vacation but another agent found his hotel hundreds of miles away.

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This administration seems to want to strip us of our Constitutional rights at every opportunity. That is the way of fascists, whose hold on power is incompatible with everyday citizens being permitted to do and say things outside their control. www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

She posted about ICE. Five months later, DHS agents told her to take her post down

In January, Paigelynne Gonyea posted about the immigration surge in Minneapolis. This week, she was visited by ICE officials who claimed one of her posts had doxxed a federal agent.

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One of the many reasons Ohioans pay too much for electricity is the state regulatory agency -- long controlled by Republicans deeply funded by the fossil fuels industry -- regularly kills initiatives that would produce cheap, clean energy. signalohio.org/clark-county...

Clark County solar farm is eighth killed by Ohio officials since 2020  - Signal Ohio

Ohio Power Siting Board rejects a solar farm developers say could power 33,000 homes. It's the latest of eight rejected solar farms in Ohio.

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There is no reason to be concerned about this. History gives us precisely no examples of would-be authoritarians using fake emergencies as cover for seizing absolute power. My suggestion would be for all Americans and especially all politicians in Washington to continue doing whatever they're doing.

The Independent@the-independent.com · last mo.

Trump angrily cancels signing affordable housing bill over voter ID ‘national emergency’

When political ideology overrides scientific consensus, it can be fatal and undermine national security. #Vaccines save lives, protect public health, and are essential for maintaining vital functions. And politics shouldn't get in the way of that.

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Red state to lose 51K jobs because of Trump's signature law: analysis

Ohio will lose 51,000 jobs and $5.3 billion from the state economy in 2029, according to a new analysis.That’s the effect that cuts to Medicaid and food assistance under a massive 2025 spending law wi...

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Extreme wealth inequality is a destabilizing force, undermining the economy and making our society both more fragile and more susceptible to manipulation and corruption. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Condemned to plutocracy? The relentless rise of US inequality

Elon Musk is a beneficiary of America’s lopsided prosperity – does the country have any appetite for redistribution?

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"Two solar facilities built on rehabilitated agricultural land were restored with native plants. Argonne researchers observed pollinators thrive." Solar power, when smartly built, can improve agriculture *and* provide clean, pollution-free, low-cost energy. www.anl.gov/article/inse...

Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities

Researchers at Argonne National Laboratory studied how insect communities responded to newly established habitats on solar energy facilities built on retired agricultural land. At the end of five year...

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You just know that, if it were up to him, Hegseth would have granted himself the title of "God of War" and he'd show up to the Pentagon every day in full Roman gladiator costuming.

Cameron 🇺🇸🗽🦅@cameroncorduroy.bsky.social · 2mo ago

>renames it to the Department of War >names himself the Secretary of War >fights one war >loses

www.drawninpowerpoint.com/2026/06/the-... -- a new #drawninpowerpoint

The Secret to Our Success

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The shift to sustainable energy sources -- better for both the environment and our wallets -- continues despite conservatives' continuing support of dirty fossil fuels. electrek.co/2026/06/09/s...

Solar beats coal in the US electricity mix for the first month ever

Solar generated more US electricity than coal for the first time ever in May 2026 as coal’s decline accelerated, according to Ember.

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Anti-renewable-energy politics in Ohio have caused us to remain needlessly dependent on fossil fuels, harming both the environment and our bank accounts. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Ohio has blocked a lot of wind and solar. Its residents pay the price.

The clean energy projects thwarted by state lawmakers could have gone a long way toward meeting spiking energy demand, lowering bills, and eliminating…

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As the House Judiciary Committee continues the inquisition of SPLC today, we should all be concerned. We can't allow President Trump and his allies to abuse their power and retaliate against groups they don't like, or all of our civil liberties will pay the price.

Trump Administration Indictment of Southern Poverty Law Center Puts Democracy at Risk

Indicting Southern Poverty Law Center, a major civil rights organization, is the Trump administration’s latest effort to punish groups it doesn't like.

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Ignorance kills. The Trump administration is an existential threat to humanity. www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

Trump administration to remove 900 deep sea monitoring instruments that would have studied the collapsing Atlantic current

The Ocean Observatories Initiative has been collecting data on physical, chemical, geological and biological conditions in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for the past decade

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The world’s ten richest people — almost all Americans — saw their collective net worth increase by $220 billion in May. These ten people are now worth a combined $2.9 trillion. The bottom 50% of U.S. households, is worth $4.3 trillion. Wondering if inequality is out of control?

Staggering levels of corruption. They’re using every possible lever of power to enrich themselves and their friends and families. And the “party of fiscal responsibility” simply doesn’t care.

At some point, I hope to hell we realize that giving corporations unlimited political influence was a bad move.

This right here.

The Volatile Mermaid@ohnoshetwitnt.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Imagine if a woman president crashed the economy and started a war with no end in sight, and her biggest, seemingly ONLY concern was building a ballroom and redecorating the White House.

“It’s unfortunate that a lot of those folks sort of catastrophize everything for political gain,” LaRose said. “They try to make a fake controversy out of things.” Irony is officially dead. www.nbc4i.com/news/your-lo...

Ohio secretary of state votes provisionally after overseas ballot unreturned

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Some Ohioans serving in the military overseas did not have their overseas ballots return in time for the May primary election, including Ohio’s top election offi…

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EVs save you money AND they reduce your carbon footprint, meaning they're better for your wallet AND better for the environment than your existing gas car. www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

'At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an electric vehicle?'

"At what point does it make sense to ditch a gas car for an EV?" NPR listener Guadalupe Higuera of Phoenix asked this question and worked with Climate Desk reporter Jeff Brady to answer it.

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Such blatant racism and sexism must have consequences in our elections. www.npr.org/2026/06/01/n...

One by one, U.S. civil rights agency dismantles tools to fight discrimination

The EEOC is seeking to overturn rules created decades ago to tackle discrimination in employment. The Trump administration says those rules have led to more discrimination —against white people.

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This administration continues to undermine everything that has been a source of strength and vitality in this country. They are ruled by a dark fear of what they do not understand, and sadly, they understand almost nothing. arstechnica.com/science/2026...

Proposed new US funding rules: We can cancel any grant at any time

Peer review now optional, political staff would screen grants for forbidden topics.

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This is the result of two malicious trends in the US: (1) increasing wealth inequality & concentration, and (2) decreasing corporate regulation & oversight. And, frustratingly, each trend reinforces and amplifies the other. www.npr.org/2026/05/28/n...

This is how close American households are to the financial edge

A new report shows that nearly half of U.S. households did not earn enough to cover their necessities in 2024.

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Was testing a new(ish) USB CD/DVD drive and just grabbed a random CD off my shelf to see if it could be read. Ended up being a Palm OS 5 compatibility CD from 2002. Man, I tell you what -- smartphones are really cool and powerful and all, but there are days when I truly miss my PalmPilot.

Racism and misogyny: Two sides of the same filthy coin. www.npr.org/2026/05/27/n...

For far-right extremists, the rise of a new enemy: women

Misogyny is an increasing factor in far-right attacks, but it often goes unnoticed.

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