David Doniger
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Senior Strategist and Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council's Climate & Energy Department. https://www.nrdc.org/bio/david-doniger Bluesky views my own.
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Wouldn’t you have expected them to defend Pretti’s 2nd Amendment rights?
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Wouldn’t you have expected them to defend Pretti’s 2nd Amendment rights?
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No penguins in Greenland.
January 25, 2026 at 1:19 AM
No penguins in Greenland.
Senate should vote no on DHS/ICE funding until —
1) ICE leaves Minneapolis and Maine.
2) Noem, Miller, and Bovino are fired.
3) ICE’s killer agents are prosecuted.
1) ICE leaves Minneapolis and Maine.
2) Noem, Miller, and Bovino are fired.
3) ICE’s killer agents are prosecuted.
January 24, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Senate should vote no on DHS/ICE funding until —
1) ICE leaves Minneapolis and Maine.
2) Noem, Miller, and Bovino are fired.
3) ICE’s killer agents are prosecuted.
1) ICE leaves Minneapolis and Maine.
2) Noem, Miller, and Bovino are fired.
3) ICE’s killer agents are prosecuted.
She lied about killing her dog. Now she lies about killing people.
Noem:
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
"An individual approached US border patrol officers... The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently."
Video footage from multiple angles proves that this is outright bullshit.
Alex Pretti did not approach ICE officers nor did he react violently.
January 24, 2026 at 11:10 PM
She lied about killing her dog. Now she lies about killing people.
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This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
January 24, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This sure seems more like the tyranny the Constitution is supposed to protect against than forgiving student loans.
Trumpies opening more pathways for financial corruption.
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POLITICO Pro: ‘Fundamental reset’: Scott Bessent has a plan to free the nation’s banks
The speed of the deregulation is sparking concern that the Treasury secretary is putting Wall Street’s interests ahead of the stability of the financial system.
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January 23, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Trumpies opening more pathways for financial corruption.
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Bovino would be my last choice for babysitter.
Bovino Says Border Patrol Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Bovino Says Border Patrol Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Bovino Says Federal Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’
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January 23, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Bovino would be my last choice for babysitter.
Bovino Says Border Patrol Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
Bovino Says Border Patrol Agents Are ‘Experts in Dealing With Children’ www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/u...
This might have had more bite if Trump/Vance/Rubio/Musk hadn’t already fed USAID into tje wood chipper. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
POLITICO Pro: Vance announces aid restrictions for groups that promote diversity, transgender policies abroad
The move expands a longstanding Republican policy that restricted U.S. funding for organizations working on or promoting abortion overseas.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:57 PM
This might have had more bite if Trump/Vance/Rubio/Musk hadn’t already fed USAID into tje wood chipper. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026...
Trump's FDA and EPA have gone to the dark side. Vaccines that save lives and fluoride that saves teeth are bad, bad, bad. Up is down, down is up. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Zeldin launches fluoride review in nod to MAHA
The move advances a priority of the Make America Healthy Again movement and could set the stage for a new drinking water regulation.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Trump's FDA and EPA have gone to the dark side. Vaccines that save lives and fluoride that saves teeth are bad, bad, bad. Up is down, down is up. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
JD Self-adVANCEment needs to get out of his NewsMax bubble.
Journalists and bystanders are capturing what JD Vance really doesn’t want us to see.
Is this the country we want to live in?
Is this the country we want to live in?
January 23, 2026 at 6:28 PM
JD Self-adVANCEment needs to get out of his NewsMax bubble.
Can we just say it: these people are crazy.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional
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January 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Can we just say it: these people are crazy.
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Rejecting Decades of Science, Vaccine Panel Chair Says Polio and Other Shots Should Be Optional www.nytimes.com/2026/01/23/h...
Bored of Peace. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Trump launches ‘Board of Peace’ at Davos, testing global order
Invitations to join the board have prompted a wide range of responses, from eager assent to hedging, wait-and-see statements from bewildered world leaders.
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January 23, 2026 at 4:20 AM
Bored of Peace. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Want to “meet these guys halfway,” J.D.? Well, withdraw the ICE goons halfway back to DC. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Vance in Minneapolis: We have to ‘meet these guys halfway’
Despite Trump’s previous threats to bring the military into the city by invoking the Insurrection Act, Vance said Thursday that “right now, we don’t think we need that.”
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January 23, 2026 at 4:10 AM
Want to “meet these guys halfway,” J.D.? Well, withdraw the ICE goons halfway back to DC. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
World Health. What a woke idea. abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
US officially exits World Health Organization, accusing agency of straying 'from its core mission'
The U.S. has officially completed its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, HHS and the Department of State announced on Thursday.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:59 AM
World Health. What a woke idea. abcnews.go.com/Health/us-of...
We can actually predict polar vortex events now by monitoring Ted Cruz flight patterns
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 23, 2026 at 3:18 AM
Gotta admire Trump and Bondi’s consistency. They want to put both chickens and immigrant children in cages.
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POLITICO Pro: Trump admin sues Michigan over state’s cage-free law
It’s the second lawsuit the Trump administration has filed against state animal welfare laws.
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January 23, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Gotta admire Trump and Bondi’s consistency. They want to put both chickens and immigrant children in cages.
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Trump is now uninviting people to his club that nobody wants to join.
January 23, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Trump is now uninviting people to his club that nobody wants to join.
Five facts about the EPA endangerment finding and the cynical, illegal proposal to repeal it.
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5 Facts About the Endangerment Finding
If the EPA scraps the endangerment finding, this would fundamentally undermine the nation’s safety, health, and economic well-being.
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January 21, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Five facts about the EPA endangerment finding and the cynical, illegal proposal to repeal it.
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Trump to Americans: Drop Dead.
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
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January 21, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Trump to Americans: Drop Dead.
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/c...
Quite the column from Ross Douthat. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
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January 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Quite the column from Ross Douthat. messaging-custom-newsletters.nytimes.com/dynamic/rend...
Trump keeps touting “$1.99/gallon gasoline.” Except for little pockets in Oklahoma, *everyone* can — even the most faithful MAGA supporters — can see that ain’t real. It’s hard — and foolish — to try to fool people about gas prices.
January 20, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Trump keeps touting “$1.99/gallon gasoline.” Except for little pockets in Oklahoma, *everyone* can — even the most faithful MAGA supporters — can see that ain’t real. It’s hard — and foolish — to try to fool people about gas prices.
WSJ editorial: “Like Joe Biden’s abuse of the spending power on student-loan forgiveness without Congressional assent, Mr. Trump’s abuse of the taxing power cries out for a Supreme Court correction.”
Sauce for a small goose should be sauce for a huge gander.
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Sauce for a small goose should be sauce for a huge gander.
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Opinion | Why the Supreme Court Tariff Case Is Such a Big Deal
President Trump’s weekend spree shows how unlimited his claim of power is.
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January 20, 2026 at 4:53 AM
WSJ editorial: “Like Joe Biden’s abuse of the spending power on student-loan forgiveness without Congressional assent, Mr. Trump’s abuse of the taxing power cries out for a Supreme Court correction.”
Sauce for a small goose should be sauce for a huge gander.
www.wsj.com/opinion/dona...
Sauce for a small goose should be sauce for a huge gander.
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Bored of Peace.
Trump sends a deranged letter threatening to annex Greenland, rattling NATO as Europe pushes back. Putin invited to Trump’s “Board of Peace.” DOJ eyes charges over a church protest as free press comes under fire. Read it all and more in today's bulletin.
Today in Politics, Bulletin 289. 1/19/26
… Trump sent this deranged letter to Norway PM Jonas Gahr:
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January 19, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Bored of Peace.
More like Trump’s Bored of Peace. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on ‘Board of Peace’
Details about the Trump-led board have prompted speculation that it could be a U.S.-led U.N. alternative. Vladimir Putin was invited to join, the Kremlin said.
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January 19, 2026 at 6:50 PM
More like Trump’s Bored of Peace. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
“Trump has managed in just one year to destroy the American order that was, and he has weakened America’s ability to protect its interests in the world that will be.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
America vs. the World
President Trump wants to return to the 19th century’s international order. He will leave America less prosperous—and the whole world less secure.
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January 19, 2026 at 4:35 PM
“Trump has managed in just one year to destroy the American order that was, and he has weakened America’s ability to protect its interests in the world that will be.” www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...