Patrick Reis

Excited to announce @patrickcreis.bsky.social is joining @slate.com as our politics editor!

“He brings a thoughtful, ambitious vision for our politics coverage that’s focused on clarity, depth, and the human side of policy and power..."

Read more here: slate.com/briefing/202...

We’ve unlocked a holy grail in clean energy. It’s only the beginning. The incredible technology is harnessing the potential of solar and wind — and quietly revolutionizing the energy system.

Big feature out from Umair Irfan for @vox.com today about a technology that has the potential to unlock amazing potential for the renewable energy transition.

If you're worried about the climate, you don't want to miss this one: www.vox.com/climate/4083...

I am autistic. I pay taxes, I have a job. I dated. I get the desire to push this narrative autistic people DO accomplish these to rebut Kennedy. But there was a time when I DID NOT have a job. And non-speaking autistic people or thise with intellectual disabilities don't. They have worth as well.

Border patrol grabs Venezuelan parents in D.C., despite protected status The arrest in D.C. of a Venezuelan couple with temporary protected status has sparked concerns that the Trump administration is again willing to separate parents from their children.

Our immigration policies, up close and in focus, are as brutal as you’d expect. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Introverts should (sometimes) act like extroverts Trust me: I tried it.

Why introverts should sometimes act like extroverts: A new excerpt from ME, BUT BETTER, out in @vox.com today! www.vox.com/advice/40230...

Trump’s firing of high-ranking military officials, explained The president can now replace the top echelon of military officials with his own people.

“After Friday night’s firings, Trump has the ability to install a handpicked group of officers to lead the world’s most powerful fighting force. Those people will be tasked with fulfilling their oaths to the Constitution, even if that means going against Trump.“

Gulp: www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...

Elon Musk is coming for our weather service Job cuts, ideology, and a sharpie: Trump’s beef with an important scientific agency, explained.

"Climate is a big target," a former Trump NOAA appointee tells @vox.com

DOGE attacks to dismantle NOAA are following the Project 2025 playbook. As the agency girds for massive cuts, Umair Irfan provides all of the context about what we stand to lose: www.vox.com/climate/4007...

Is Trump about to hand Ukraine to Russia? He’s talking to Putin and fighting with Zelenskyy. Is Kyiv’s nightmare scenario finally unfolding?

As Trump reaches out to Putin and feuds with Zelenskyy, my latest for @vox.com looks at whether the nightmare scenario for Ukraine has really arrived.

www.vox.com/world-politi...

A New York abortion doctor faces a $100,000 fine in Texas. It’s part of a larger playbook. Red states are testing their power to restrict abortion nationwide.

I know there's a lot of overwhelming news right now but the red state criminal charges and financial penalties being brought against Dr. Maggie Carpenter are a really big deal and escalation

I did my best to lay out what's going on and why it matters:

www.vox.com/abortion/400...

Trump makes another power grab The president is claiming total control over agencies that, by law, are independent.

“These agencies regulate so many facets of American life — preventing everything from predatory business practices to nuclear reactor meltdowns. If they get tied up in partisan politics, sooner or later, we’ll feel it.”

www.vox.com/the-logoff-n...

My dog is going to be ok. Thanks to everyone who reached out. Very kind. May your day be as relaxed as this very high pittie.

I so enjoyed reading Yoni Appelbaum’s new book — STUCK — and have a Q&A up at Vox today about it www.vox.com/housing/3996...

A white and brown pitbull lying on her back

Update, they're now playing Bossa Nova Jason Mraz, and I feel foolish for whining about Post Malone. But if I just keep scrolling through dog photos and remembering good times, I'll be fine, right?

Here’s Chuck, leaping for a treat (not allowed, but who cares now), because her major interests are food, walks, her brother (pictured here in the background), and her humans.

My pitbull in the snow

Here’s Chuck, a beautiful rescue goofball who loves food and has my whole heart.

In hell, you listen to bossa nova covers of pop songs on loop while waiting endlessly to find out if your dog is going to be ok.

I'm going to just grief-post my way through it.

Trump Official Destroying USAID Secretly Met With Christian Nationalists Abroad in Defiance of U.S. Policy Now one of the most powerful people in the U.S. government, Peter Marocco’s turbulent tenure during the first Trump administration sheds light on his current efforts to dismantle the American foreign ...

NEW: Scoop about the architect of the destruction of USAID.

Pete Marocco was a USAID official in the first Trump Admin.

On a trip to the Balkans, he secretly met with the Serb separatist leader. That was a no-no. Caused a big diplomatic incident.

www.propublica.org/article/usai...

Trump’s New EPA Chief Got Paid to Help MAGA’s Most-Hated Financial… Fieldnotes is a watchdog group that investigates the oil and gas industry.

"Zeldin’s role was obscured by BlackRock and two lobby shops, making it look like the former congressman was sharing his purported expertise in his local paper. In reality, he was getting paid to help BlackRock sway state officials halfway across the country"
fieldnotes.co/investigatio...

“We are not sleepwalking into the apocalypse—we’re charging toward it with full awareness of what’s at stake.”

Leaked emails show the nation’s leading wildlife agency has halted critical funding for conservation Exclusive: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has frozen millions of dollars, imperiling animals abroad.

Friday SCOOP: @vox.com has learned that USFWS has frozen its vast portfolio of international conservation grants.

This is far beyond the scope of USAID-funded work and will inevitably harm wildlife internationally and in the US.

@benjij.bsky.social has the story: www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

Scooplet: The US Fish and Wildlife Service has issued stop work orders, frozen funding, and ceased communication for all of its international grants, jeopardizing critical conservation overseas. Much of this money is appropriated for Interior, not foreign aid. www.vox.com/down-to-eart...

The Justice Department’s alleged quid pro quo with Eric Adams, explained Did DOJ just use charges against New York’s mayor to leverage his cooperation on immigration?

Did Eric Adams and Trump's DOJ engage in a quid pro quo deal when his charges got dismissed? Here's the evidence: www.vox.com/politics/399...

would hate to put a million or more Muslims in a concentration camp

Trump’s new passport rules are trapping transgender Americans in bureaucratic limbo “Can I leave the country, and how can I leave the country?”

Transgender Americans are encountering outrageous bureaucratic chaos with the Trump administration's new passport rules. For many it's an effective travel ban.

www.vox.com/politics/399...

Hey y'all, I'm Orion, an award-winning journalist at The 19th. I cover LGBTQ+ news, which includes everything from health care access to the Supreme Court.

As a trans reporter covering the Trump administration's impacts on our community, I want to hear your stories! Text me on Signal @orionr.80

This is correct — and, in fact, typical. Opposition parties typically aren't the driving force behind movements against democratic backsliding.

To see what an alternative strategy looks like, read my new piece www.vox.com/politics/399...

Trump’s peace talks with Putin The Logoff explains a major shift in foreign policy.

Talked to @patrickcreis.bsky.social for @vox.com 's essential Logoff newsletter about what's actually new in Trump and Hegseth's statements on Ukraine today. Read it-- then log off and get on with your evening.

www.vox.com/politics/399...

An eerie prophecy of Trump’s second term — from 1998 Philosopher Richard Rorty predicted that someone like Trump might bring back public cruelty.

For this week's ON THE RIGHT, I wrote about Richard Rorty's eerily accurate prediction about the collapse of the civil rights consensus and the return of public cruelty www.vox.com/on-the-right...

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