Kate Aronoff
@katearonoff.bsky.social
staff writer @ The New Republic
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Kate Aronoff
@katearonoff.bsky.social
· Dec 1
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
I spent months talking to many, many people for this long post-mortem of the Inflation Reduction Act: What forces were responsible for creating it, and how could it be gutted so unceremoniously? What might come next?
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
No easy answers ofc but hopefully a bit of clarity
newrepublic.com/article/2027...
Thing about hacking away at the Clean Air Act and lots of Clean Air Act enforcement is that Congress isn’t likely to return to New Deal State-ish legislation anytime soon, and that’s what makes the CAA so powerful. The people doing the hacking ofc know that
February 13, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Thing about hacking away at the Clean Air Act and lots of Clean Air Act enforcement is that Congress isn’t likely to return to New Deal State-ish legislation anytime soon, and that’s what makes the CAA so powerful. The people doing the hacking ofc know that
Spotted in Germany: a coal barge named Erasmus
February 10, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Spotted in Germany: a coal barge named Erasmus
Something I don’t get about the maximalist case for robotaxis as a godsend for road safety: AFAIK Uber and Lyft haven’t meaningfully driven down personal car ownership rates. Won‘t Waymo-type companies mostly be taking market share away from other ridesharing companies and public transit?
February 7, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Something I don’t get about the maximalist case for robotaxis as a godsend for road safety: AFAIK Uber and Lyft haven’t meaningfully driven down personal car ownership rates. Won‘t Waymo-type companies mostly be taking market share away from other ridesharing companies and public transit?
Would love to read something comparing the conversation about yuppies in the 80s w/ the politics and aesthetic preferences of the people now occupying relatively similar class positions, and that are translating into politics
i.e., stockbrokers getting into pesto vs. VC guys doing red meat diets
i.e., stockbrokers getting into pesto vs. VC guys doing red meat diets
January 22, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Would love to read something comparing the conversation about yuppies in the 80s w/ the politics and aesthetic preferences of the people now occupying relatively similar class positions, and that are translating into politics
i.e., stockbrokers getting into pesto vs. VC guys doing red meat diets
i.e., stockbrokers getting into pesto vs. VC guys doing red meat diets
Had been excited for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social to take on Marty Supreme and this doesn’t disappoint jewishcurrents.org/what-makes-m...
What Makes Marty Run?
Jewish Currents discusses Josh Safdie’s new film, Marty Supreme , and its vision of mid-century American Jewishness.
jewishcurrents.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Had been excited for @jewishcurrents.bsky.social to take on Marty Supreme and this doesn’t disappoint jewishcurrents.org/what-makes-m...
We‘ve gotta bring back union logos that look like this
January 16, 2026 at 3:20 AM
We‘ve gotta bring back union logos that look like this
A lot of the Detroit Auto Show is devoted to having people drive very large, expensive cars around places inside meant to evoke the idea of the outside
January 15, 2026 at 12:38 AM
A lot of the Detroit Auto Show is devoted to having people drive very large, expensive cars around places inside meant to evoke the idea of the outside
What is the climate corollary to Woke 2
January 14, 2026 at 11:46 PM
What is the climate corollary to Woke 2
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
Here is a recent video of ICE agents hitting someone with their car and laughing about it
From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Here is a recent video of ICE agents hitting someone with their car and laughing about it
From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
From @statuscoupnews.bsky.social
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis.
January 7, 2026 at 5:08 PM
DHS tweeted this yesterday. Little more than 24 hours later, ICE agents just shot and killed a legal observer in Minneapolis.
Reposted by Kate Aronoff
ICE agent kills woman, DHS tells obvious, insane lies about it: defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
ICE Agent Kills Woman, DHS Tells Obvious, Insane Lies About It | Defector
On Wednesday in Minneapolis, masked government agents apparently representing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) surrounded a stationary vehicle stopped in the middle of a residential street.…
defector.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:47 PM
ICE agent kills woman, DHS tells obvious, insane lies about it: defector.com/ice-agent-ki...
As with tariffs, and Broadway, Trump’s personal views on oil seem to have congealed sometime in the 1980s and are shellacked in place
January 7, 2026 at 7:43 PM
As with tariffs, and Broadway, Trump’s personal views on oil seem to have congealed sometime in the 1980s and are shellacked in place
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
The US produces >13 mn barrels of oil per day. Venezuela produces <1 million bpd
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
There's a global oil glut i.e. lower prices. That's bad for US producers, who need higher prices to break even. Hard to imagine they're eager to make big new investments in an unstable place w/ decrepit infrastructure
Manifesting for 2026: Coen Brothers reunite for a Walter Reuther biopic
January 3, 2026 at 12:59 AM
Manifesting for 2026: Coen Brothers reunite for a Walter Reuther biopic
Seems like Dems could do pretty well capitalizing on anti-AI & data center backlash, but lots of party elites and pundit types have instead made it their mission to win back the tech billionaires who are embracing Trump
December 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Seems like Dems could do pretty well capitalizing on anti-AI & data center backlash, but lots of party elites and pundit types have instead made it their mission to win back the tech billionaires who are embracing Trump
The Long Green Zone www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Exclusive | U.S. Pitches ‘Project Sunrise’ Plan to Turn Gaza Into High-Tech Metropolis
The Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff drafted blueprint could see the U.S. commit to roughly 20% of some reconstruction costs over 10 years.
www.wsj.com
December 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM
The Long Green Zone www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Wild how there are still lots of people arguing that asset-price inflation is the cure-all for everything from climate change to getting Democrats elected everywhere in perpetuity
December 20, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Wild how there are still lots of people arguing that asset-price inflation is the cure-all for everything from climate change to getting Democrats elected everywhere in perpetuity
Ford just announced that it's laying off all 1,600 people at its now-defunct battery plant joint venture with SK ON, where workers won a contested union election this fall. They're converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers www.wdrb.com/news/busines...
Ford will lay off all 1,600 Kentucky battery plant employees as it pivots away from EV business
Ford Motor Co. plans to lay off more than 1,000 works at the brand new electric vehicle battery plant in Kentucky before converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers
www.wdrb.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Ford just announced that it's laying off all 1,600 people at its now-defunct battery plant joint venture with SK ON, where workers won a contested union election this fall. They're converting it to manufacture batteries for data centers www.wdrb.com/news/busines...
If people are getting checks from hyperscalers or sit on the boards of those companies then it's worth taking their claims about data center energy usage—and energy policy more generally—with a grain of salt
December 11, 2025 at 10:48 PM
If people are getting checks from hyperscalers or sit on the boards of those companies then it's worth taking their claims about data center energy usage—and energy policy more generally—with a grain of salt
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
Cafes across the U.S. are embracing the low- and no-caffeine lifestyle, with options that are a far cry from dusty tea bags and rewarmed decaf. nyti.ms/3XKlqoj
December 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Feels like the US has spent the last 5+ years on the verge of some kind of secular moral revival that keeps getting channeled into weirdo lifestyle puritanism
There's a whole cottage industry of wonk-ish types claiming to have the skeleton key to communicating with the The Voters That Matter, who exclusively write impenetrable drivel
December 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
There's a whole cottage industry of wonk-ish types claiming to have the skeleton key to communicating with the The Voters That Matter, who exclusively write impenetrable drivel
Helluva a rebrand for GM
December 9, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Helluva a rebrand for GM
December 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM