Remembering Pope Francis's Climate Legacy Pope Francis served as a voice of moral clarity, speaking and writing about the social consequences of human influence on the planet.

As @justinworland.com reminds us, "Francis paid special attention to the disproportionate impact of climate change on the world’s poorest and critiqued the economic structures that make this a reality."

Backlash to High Electric Bills Could Transform U.S. Politics Across the U.S., electricity bills are on the rise thanks, in part, to AI data centers. Voters aren't happy about it.

In Georgia, a political storm is brewing over ballooning electricity bills.

The fight is just the beginning as electricity prices become a national issue with implications for climate change, AI and the broader economic landscape.

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Transcript: Gavin Newsom’s Harsh Trump Takedown Nails It: “Wake Up!” As Newsom escalates his warnings about Trump, a critic of Democratic Party failures explains how Newsom is offering a new approach to the info-wars—and why it hints at an answer to MAGA authoritarianism.

"Newsom is saying two things. First, we’re not going to let Republicans play by different rules anymore. And second, we are going to use our power however we can, no matter what The New York Times editorial board says about it."

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Reuters story which is headlined: White House moves forward on plans for a Department of War, By Reuters August 30, 2025

NEW: Man who wants Nobel Peace Prize creates Department of War.

This is an unconstitutional and authoritarian power grab.

The constitution grants power over federal elections to the states and Congress - not the president.

It seems to me one of the best arguments to the court is that if this is truly a national emergency, the president’s own party controls Congress but has done nothing to address it with legislation, so how can it possibly be an emergency?

REP. BUDDY CARTER: What eroded confidence in the CDC was the covid vaccine


BEDINGFIELD: Who was president in 2020?

PUBLIC HEALTH ORDER NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SECRETARY GINA DEBLASSIE AUGUST 29, 2025 Ensuring Availability of COVID-19 Vaccine for the 2025-2026 Season

THIS ORDER supersedes any previous order, proclamation, or directives to the extent they are in conflict. This Public Order shall take effect immediately and remain in effect until such time as it automatically expires one year from the date of issuance, or until such time as the New Mexico Department of Health Cabinet Secretary rescinds it.

New Mexico has issued a public health order that removes federal restrictions to COVID-19 vaccine access so that pharmacies in New Mexico can vaccinate people of all ages and risk profiles. Every state need to do this!

July 23, 2025 This morning, President Donald J.

July 23, 2025

STANTON: Do the victims and survivors in Texas deserve an apology?

FEMA ACTING ADMINISTRATOR RICHARDSON: What happened in Texas is an absolute tragedy

STANTON: I'll take that as a no

Former Afghan interpreter for U.S. military detained by ICE after routine immigration appointment Zia’s arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betra...

The man's arrest is the latest case of federal authorities detaining immigrants with legal status during immigration check-ins. Lawmakers call the detainment of those who helped U.S. troops at war a betrayal. [via @wbur.org]

On behalf of NE Ohio, I voted against Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, a cruel and reckless piece of legislation that rips basic food and health care benefits away from millions. My full statement ->

We must not leave this out of the account of what they have done. What Musk and Trump and Vought did. What Johnson and his band of sycophants allowed them to do. What tens of millions of fellow Americans endorse.

Donald Trump gives people permission to be their worst selves. His politics are not just representative, they are generative. His words seep into people’s souls and slowly corrode whatever potential for human decency ever resided there.

July 5, 2025 Yesterday afternoon, President Donald J.

July 5, 2025

Regarding the flooding: GOP doesn’t want to fund the programs that predict these things, but they still want to blame the federal government for not predicting this. DOGE has consequences

AOC: They’re giving people crumbs and they are taking away the whole loaf.

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

“Congress” didn’t pass this murder budget.

Republicans did it.

Republicans did it without a single Democratic vote in the House, without a single Democratic vote in the Senate.

Be precise and give, uh, credit where credit is due

Today proves that Republicans were serious about one promise: to cut taxes for the wealthy. All the rest was bullshit.

Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are inflicting pain on Illinois families.

No matter what happens, we can't let this silence us — keep speaking out and staying loud.

I'll be right there fighting alongside you.

US fiscal folly could create big, beautiful debt spiral The U.S. tax and spending bill passed on July 3 is expected to add more than $3 trillion to the country’s deficit over the next decade. If the current debt trajectory continues unabated, it could set off a slow motion debt spiral that could endanger the Federal Reserve’s independence.

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I hope everyone has a safe and enjoyable time on this Independence Day. It’s another reminder that we are a democratic republic not ruled by a king.

Del Monte Foods, maker of popular canned goods, files for bankruptcy The company, founded in 1886, said it was voluntarily initiating Chapter 11 proceedings, citing mounting debt, economic headwinds and consumer spending shifts.

Del Monte Foods, the nearly 140-year-old company whose canned fruits and vegetables have long been grocery store staples, has filed for bankruptcy as it grapples with mounting debt, post-pandemic headwinds and shifts in consumer spending.

@aflcio.org 'CONGRESS' did not do this. DONALD JOHN TRUMP and the REPUBLICANS did this.
Speak truth to your members!

Yes, Joe — working people do deserve better.

The president may get his big boy bill signing with fireworks but we are NEVER going to give up on each other.

Congrats to Lisa Murkowski on voting for a bill that she herself admitted was not ready in hopes that the House would change it. Now it’ll become law. She had the power to stop it, and instead chose to become complicit. That’s her legacy.

Michael Madsen, 'Reservoir Dogs' and 'Kill Bill' star, dies at 67 Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.

Michael Madsen, whose menacing characters in “Reservoir Dogs” and “Kill Bill” made him a standout in Quentin Tarantino’s films, has died. He was 67.

This post replaces an earlier post that was deleted because it reported Madsen was 66.

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