The conventional wisdom is the Democrats' big climate law failed to deliver votes and then died. That's wrong. My new study finds its factories moved 2.5 million votes—more than Trump's margin. And the law's still alive. My latest in @theatlantic.com. Gift link! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think
Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.
theatlantic.com
Truly a great use of tax dollars to have the National Guard patrolling the front of medical office buildings on K Street
The disgusting result of an administration hell bent on preventing safety standards www.npr.org/2026/08/05/n...
Appalachia's black lung rates highest in nearly 50 years as miners' protections stall
Rates are now as bad as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick and dying. Mining experts blame toxic silica dust, now more common in mines.
npr.org
Veterinarian Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. In an exclusive interview with The Post, Dennison-Gibby details what happened that day.
Arrested at Reflecting Pool, woman details ‘heartbreaking’ toll case has taken
Sophie Dennison-Gibby was one of three defendants charged with a misdemeanor related to Reflecting Pool damage. The charges were all dropped.
washingtonpost.com
On August 11, 2025, life in D.C. changed overnight. A year later, with the National Guard set to be on our streets until 2029, we want to hear from D.C. residents: What questions do you have about the ongoing occupation of our city? More questions for you in our full survey:
Reflecting on a year under federal occupation
On August 11, 2025, life in D.C. changed overnight as President Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops and federal law…
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No one feels older than a 40-something working in the communications field
Kids wanted to watch the baseball game on tv. We didn’t have the channel, but my 12-year old remembered he saw the Nats radio station listed in the *newspaper*, and now they’re enjoying the FM broadcast. Hooray for analog literacy
Marine ecologist Mohammed Abu Daya has continued studying endangered spinetail devil rays from a tent in Gaza after losing his home, office, and access to the sea. His work shows why conservation often depends on local scientists. Reporting by Lyse Mauvais. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
The Gaza scientist still tracking manta rays from a war zone
Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Mohammed Abu Daya is a marine ecologist from Gaza. His work focuses ...
news.mongabay.com
The hilarious meta aspect of this story about used EV prices in the US rising is how long they take to reach the obvious (but repugnant to The Discourse) conclusion, that people really like the EVs that US carmakers don’t want to sell them www.cnbc.com/2026/07/31/u...
EV prices aren't following the 'law of used cars,' analyst says — what it means for buyers and sellers
The prices for used electric vehicles have risen this year, which is unusual, experts said. Affordability and high gas prices help explain why, they said.
cnbc.com
Current vehicles in the garage: -Two (2) kids bikes -Two (2) electric cargo bikes -One (1) soapbox derby car
I interviewed independent climate reporter and notable mayo-hater @kendrawrites.com for recommendations about how journalists should cover wildfires and smoke: emergencymode.news/no-longer-ni...
No Longer Niche: How Journalists Cover Wildfires and Smoke · Emergency Mode for News
As wildfires and smoke become more frequent and widespread due to climate change, news coverage needs to be more creative, comprehensive, and anticipatory.
emergencymode.news
The Nationals lead MLB in HR, SB & runs teams to lead MLB in HR, runs and SB for a season since SB tracked (1886): 1955 Dodgers 1953 Dodgers 1952 Dodgers 1931 Yankees 1912 Giants 1905 Giants 1904 Giants
Watching the most amazing offensive baseball team (that can barely break .500)
The state of non-paywalled climate news is extremely poor
Great reporting from @alexhannaford.com on a leading anti-solar influencer heated.world/p/the-influe...
The influencer teaching millions to fear solar
Alexandra Fasulo says she’s protecting farms and wildlife. Her campaign is becoming a blueprint for the fossil fuel right.
heated.world
If the centrist Democrats saying the party is doomed if it nominates lefty candidates could point to their own political achievements, they’d have a much stronger case to make. The latest at my newsletter: paulwaldman.substack.com/p/why-the-de...
Why the Democratic Centrists Are Losing
If this is a battle for the party's soul, the side that has no constituency isn't going to win.
paulwaldman.substack.com
Delete the climate from climate comms and focus solely on "energy security", and you end up with centrist governments feeling comfortable doing unconscionable, absurd stuff like this: www.reuters.com/business/ene...
by way of idle wishful thinking - would be great if NYT hired a science writer/thinker for the op-ed page to tell us what’s happening and what’s at stake in the sciences, at a time when they are under attack in a way Galileo would recognize, while newspaper science journalism is facing extinction
After spending a few weeks in a place where 1-3 mile trips need to be taken by car, getting back to a place where 1-3 mile trips can be taken via e-bike is such a relief
"Last year alone the city installed more than 70 traffic-calming features on its streets, including speed humps and painting stripes on crosswalks to increase visibility."
This New England City Hasn't Had a Traffic Death in Three Years
Somerville, Mass., officials say their success is rooted in tried-and-true best practices for traffic safety.
governing.com
Four years ago, Biden gave a speech warning about the dangers to democracy and the networks refused to air it because it was "political." I wonder if Trump making a partisan case for relitigating the 2020 election and calling for his political opponents to be jailed is going to be "political" too?
Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC@mattnegrin.bsky.social · 3w agoAs has been the case for six years any news outlet taking trump live thursday night after he said he’ll lie about the 2020 election and the legitimacy of georgia’s senators is explicitly endorsing that lie as a legitimate opinion
Best part of subways and buses converting to credit card pay is I now hop on random cities’ buses for fun
It is so crazy that Chuck Grassley is 21 years older than Lindsey Graham was
Summer 2015. Several lifetimes ago. A different America. Lindsey Graham, running for president, says this about Joe Biden. The same summer he said Trump would “kill” the GOP with his hateful comments. Several lifetimes ago. A different America.
I don’t care what anyone says, Marion Burros’ plum torte is a breakfast food
