Editor’s note: It’s more imperative than ever to document the actions of masked ICE agents at 26 Federal Plaza These operatives have made an already chaotic environment worse and while violating the freedom of the press.

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New York’s ethics laws get a hearing New York’s ethics laws – those covering the actions of public officials and lobbyists – gets an annual airing at a public hearing convened by the state’s ethics watchdog.

Listen to @blairhorner.bsky.social on @wamcradio.bsky.social: NY's ethics laws get a hearing

"Among their proposals was one that surely got the interest of the state's political establishment – greater oversight of the involvement of lobbyists in campaign fundraising." www.wamc.org/commentary-o...

Simon Schama: What America’s Founders can teach Trump about liberty The US president’s threats to free speech are nothing new — and we can draw inspiration from history to defend it now

“make the defence of freedom something more than a shopping opportunity. Make it heroic again.” www.ft.com/content/650a...

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

The United States of America in 2025 www.amny.com/immigration/...

Super PACs Pay $900,000 to Settle Inquiry Tied to Zeldin’s Governor Run

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/n...

On Covid and Autism, Trump Strays From the Science

And climate www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

NY’s redistricting commission is not independent but is controlled, equally, by the two major parties. www.lohud.com/story/news/p...

Churchill: After killing, a new fight over what we can say Congresswoman Elise Stefanik wants the state to investigate teachers who made offensive posts after Charlie Kirk’s death. But ugly speech is constitutionally protected.

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Trump’s crackdown on the left isn’t an ode to Charlie Kirk, it’s a naked power grab The danger was always real. It is now getting worse. Trump wants to hobble opponents, the press, even his allies, as he seeks to consolidate power. It is textbook authoritarianism, the rule of the …

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📢 Next Tuesday, 9/16 is #NationalVoterRegistrationDay. Get #VoteReady for the 11/4/25 General Election!

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'Time to Make Polluters Pay': Study Ties Fossil Fuel Pollution Directly to Deadly Heatwaves | Common Dreams A study establishing how carbon majors "contributed substantially to the occurrence of heatwaves" is fueling fresh calls for fossil fuel giants to pay for the deadly impacts of their products.

www.commondreams.org/news/heatwav...

CDC cuts back foodborne illness surveillance program

What could go wrong? www.cidrap.umn.edu/foodborne-di...

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How China Influences Elections in America’s Biggest City

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/n...

Gutted: How Deeply Trump Has Cut Federal Health Agencies More than 20,500 workers have left or been pushed out of federal health agencies, a ProPublica analysis found. Staffers say the cuts will leave their agencies less equipped to conduct studies, perform...

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📽 The work of a NYC canner.

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🚨 Congress and the federal administration are undermining our environmental protections. NY's Congressmembers must protect NY's air and water by defending the National Environmental Policy Act!

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How Much Is Trump Profiting Off the Presidency? A comprehensive estimate of how much Trump and his family are making, from hotel mega-deals to crypto schemes, has been elusive—until now.

www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Opinion | ‘Acute, Sustained, Profound and Abiding Rage’: Canada Finds Its Voice

“The motto of the United States has changed from ‘In God we trust’ to ‘Nothing is true, everything is permitted.’” www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/o...

China Turns to A.I. in Information Warfare

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/u...

Colorado is the first state to require cigarette-style health warnings on gas stoves. It’s already facing a lawsuit The new law went into effect on Wednesday.

💥 NEW: Colorado is the 1st state to mandate air quality warnings on gas stoves.

🧪 Lots of good science backs this law. Gas stoves emit many air pollutants, including benzene, linked to heart disease, asthma, and leukemia.

Burning fossil fuels inside your house is dumb.

www.cpr.org/2025/08/07/h...

Study finds forever chemicals in St. Louis beer A recent study found that some beer produced in the U.S. — including in St. Louis — contains PFAS. In total, RTI International tested 94 beers from 23 brands.

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Opinion: Carbon capture and storage could be an expensive mistake The technology is new and expensive and the benefits of reducing carbon emissions depend crucially on who estimates them and how. Read more.

Kicking the tires on CO2 capture and storage plans in Canada:

“The Pathways CCS project is a very expensive commitment of capital to large-scale, high-risk technology that has not been commercially viable anywhere without generous government subsidies.”

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Washington State Braces for ‘Inevitable’ Megafire. Climate Change May Bring It Sooner.

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/c...

Opinion | You Are Contaminated

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/o...

Reformers want redistricting fixed not ruined…https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/08/hochul-open-disbanding-independent-redistricting-commission/407196/?oref=csny_albanyagenda_nl

‘Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/01/s...

New York homeowners can get $25,000 septic system rebates State boosts funding and reimbursement amount for homeowners who upgrade failing septic systems near priority lakes and rivers

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Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why.

Many Lung Cancers Are Now in Nonsmokers. Scientists Want to Know Why. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/w...