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The common good, transit, cats, dark skies, music, film, walking, biking. Lehigh Valley via Stamford, DMV, Philly, El Paso, Fabens. Previously obsessed with making radio collage in Allentown, mid 80’s through 90’s.
HUGE win for investments across the country to tackle the climate crisis and huge loss for Lee Zeldin and Donald Trump. Court orders the EPA to make good on a congressional appropriation of $20 billion in climate grant funding. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/c...
Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants
The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
nytimes.com
In New Mexico, people are furious over Trump stealing precious water supplies and demanding an end to it.
As anger mounts, feds tell border wall contractors to stop drilling for water in New Mexico
Ranchers along the U.S.-Mexico border are outraged that the federal government is drilling unpermitted wells to pump water from the region's drought-stricken aquifers.
wbur.org
A really funny complaint about the Zohran discount grocery store idea is that non-poor people could use it when there’s a grocery store half a mile from my grocery store that has everything cost 20% more that rich people go to because they don’t want to shop with normal people.
this name shit would be the perfect time for obama and/or mamdani to do a hit for el-sayed. "we've heard a lot of people attacking dr el-sayed over his name. well, for eight years they called me PRESIDENT hussein obama. and i'm MAYOR mamdani. so maybe its time for SENATOR el-sayed."
“Music publications BrooklynVegan, Alternative Press, Revolver, and Goldmine have been gutted by parent company Veeps... Nearly all the staff at each publication appear to have been laid off yesterday. Veeps, which is now owned by Live Nation, acquired the publications in 2024 or 2025”
BrooklynVegan, Alt Press Hit With Mass Layoffs
Music publications Revolver and Goldmine have also been gutted by owners Veeps and Live Nation
pitchfork.com
Major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis www.theguardian.com/business/ng-... 8 oil companies – Aramco, BP, Shell, Equinor, TotalEnergies, Eni, Chevron and ExxonMobil – made more than $700,000 of profit every minute over the spring quarter.
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
👏👏👏 Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/04/c...
Appeals Court Says E.P.A. Cannot Block Billions in Climate Grants
The funds have been frozen since early in President Trump’s second term.
nytimes.com
We're having a food drive for fire victims in our community. Bring nonperishable food items to any SCLD library now until the end of August. All donations will be delivered to Second Harvest Inland Northwest to benefit the victims of the Spokane Complex Fire. More info in the link in our bio.
President Donald Trump’s administration has detained more than 50 spouses and parents of U.S. troops as it rolls back immigration protections for military families, an AP investigation has found.
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
bit.ly
Not sure if everyone appreciates the difference. Rooftop solar hardwires into your main panel via a dedicated breaker, so it requires a permit, an installer, an electrician, and a utility agreement. Balcony solar just plugs into a wall outlet, sharing an existing circuit with no permits or rewiring.
A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
canarymedia.com
Today is the day the story There Will Come Soft Rain is set. An amazing and heartbreaking work of fiction for our modern age. Read it here:
a wooly man without a face@jojororo.bsky.social · yesterday
WATCH: “Todd Blanche is committing a fraud on Congress. This document is a sham.” @SenBlumenthal warns the insurrectionist slush fund is NOT dead, and @SenThomTillis & @JohnCornyn are falling for another Trump/Blanche lie.
Connecticut, Maryland and New Jersey are the first states to enact laws restricting companies from using personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set prices on goods and services. stateline.org/2026/08/04/s...
States begin banning ‘surveillance pricing’ that uses personal data to charge more • Stateline
Three states this year became the first ones to enact laws restricting companies from using personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set individualized prices on goods and services...
stateline.org
UPDATE: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general to the Senate floor. The move comes despite previous protests from Republicans who criticized the DOJ's role in the creation of a $1.8 billion fund to compensate Trump's allies. Background:
GOP senators sign off on corrupt immunity deal from IRS audits for Trump and sons
Todd Blanche appears to be on track to lead the DOJ after Sens. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) agreed to the plan.
democracydocket.com
Dear Climate & Environment Donors, I have a proposal for you. Hundreds of smaller non-profits, academic centers, and community-based organizations are seeing their content and web presence get lost in and displaced by the Generative AI juggernaut.
The Democrats' midterm ad practically writes itself.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayCornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"
At this point, Thom Tillis has nothing left to lose but his principles, so he made sure to toss them overboard too.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayTillis admits Trump is weaponizing the DOJ during his speech announcing he'll vote for Todd Blanche: "Maybe it's a little bit more intense in this administration than the last one ... I'm going to support Mr Blanche's nomination"
Genuinely a choice to give the son of a billionaire column space to argue for him to further consolidate the media, especially given the pretty abysmal track record of on journalism he has already implemented at CBS
Whitehouse: "Today I think is a sad and embarrassing day for this committee as it looks like on a party-line vote we are going to advance out of this committee probably the most discreditable person ever to seek the office of attorney general. Let's start with the Epstein files ... "
www.azfamily.com/2026/08/04/m... #Spokane this is horrible. Aaron F Farinacci, 37, who pleaded guilty in the 2010 murder of his father in Mesa, AZ (over doing his own motherfucking dishes) is in custody as suspect for arson in the Old Trails Fire. It’s unclear why he wasn’t in jail.
"don't make enough money" is a fig leaf All those degree programs--social work, art, etc.--have disproportionately female student bodies. This is designed to make it harder for women to attend college--college education being a key factor in women's autonomy from men & left-leaning voting pattern.
The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d agoPresident Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v
Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.
CNBC@cnbc.com · yesterdayU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
This fun shortage may be shifting American politics in significant ways. Studies in the UK and continental Europe show voters are more likely to vote for right-wing candidates in the years after local social spaces such as pubs shut down.
The Fun Shortage Is Real, and It’s Making America Miserable
With fewer places to relax and socialize, and steeper prices for entry, having fun is quantifiably harder than it used to be.
bloomberg.com
Sean Duffy should be constantly hearing about how Dems are going to get his ass for corruption. Constantly. bsky.app/profile/gilm...
LunchCounterPunch@theultrasecret.bsky.social · 3w agoI want the American experiment to include trying out new and creative ways to disempower, punish and impoverish our criminal and fascistic elite.
