Nathaniel Hoffman
@paleomedia.bsky.social
#climate #migration #democracy / @amorandexile author / sometimes hunter/gatherer / perpetual hack
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say
According to Bloomington Police Chief Booker Hodges, officers started the three-day sting on Nov. 5. They used several methods to find people who were attempting to solicit a 17-year-old girl for sex.
www.cbsnews.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:59 PM
ICE employee among 16 men arrested in Bloomington sex trafficking sting, police say.
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
"When he was arrested, he said, 'I'm ICE, boys,'" Hodges said during a press conference Tuesday. "Well, unfortunately for him, we locked him up."
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
November 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Oh wow @reuters.com got the photo here:
Interesting take on Gates' take: "This is the framework that matters most immediately to those most vulnerable to a rapidly heating world: how to endure, recover, and build more stable lives. For decades, they have been saying the same thing—but few listened."
Wading into this belatedly but look: there was a whole LOT Gates got wrong and many reasons to question his motives. But there were some uncomfortable truths I think a lot of people glossed over
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Bill Gates Said the Quiet Part Out Loud
The world’s strategy for addressing climate change is not serving those most vulnerable to it.
www.theatlantic.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Interesting take on Gates' take: "This is the framework that matters most immediately to those most vulnerable to a rapidly heating world: how to endure, recover, and build more stable lives. For decades, they have been saying the same thing—but few listened."
Plot of latest Southpark
Artificial intelligence is rewriting the playbook for crime, from cheap deepfake scams and AI-written ransomware to mass identity hijacks and critical-infrastructure hacks www.axios.com/2025/11/14/a... #ai
AI is reinventing crime and cops aren't ready
AI-powered crimes surge as law enforcement lags.
www.axios.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Plot of latest Southpark
Oh, Helsinki had ZERO traffic deaths in 2019, mostly by slowing down.
Ojo, #Boise.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Ojo, #Boise.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Huh. Apparently cars don't have to kill people.
For a fast way to reduce traffic deaths: Just slow down.
www.not-ship.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Oh, Helsinki had ZERO traffic deaths in 2019, mostly by slowing down.
Ojo, #Boise.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Ojo, #Boise.
www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Worth 1,000 words. This picture is so revealing about so much about this “administration.”
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Step back five feet from the dram of any photo about any Trump action or policy, and you’ll see the boom arms, the rigging, the floodlights…
Hide the salami, indeed.
This is the whole grift tho. Fake "emergency" to shift money to contractor friends.
This is the whole grift tho. Fake "emergency" to shift money to contractor friends.
NEW: DHS invoked the “national emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for a $220 million taxpayer-funded ad campaign.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
We found that a firm with deep ties to Kristi Noem secretly benefited from the deal.
Kristi Noem-Tied Firm Secretly Got Piece of $220 Million DHS Campaign
The company is run by the husband of Noem’s chief DHS spokesperson and has personal and business ties to Noem and her aides. DHS invoked the “emergency” at the border to skirt competitive bidding rules for the taxpayer-funded campaign.
www.propublica.org
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Hide the salami, indeed.
This is the whole grift tho. Fake "emergency" to shift money to contractor friends.
This is the whole grift tho. Fake "emergency" to shift money to contractor friends.
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
For the love of god, bring back public editors.
November 13, 2025 at 5:45 PM
For the love of god, bring back public editors.
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Who is fueling Israel's genocide? @oilchange.bsky.social reveals the 25 countries who have shipped over 21 million tons of petro-fuel to Israel in the last two years
🚨NEW @PriceofOil report launched at #COP30: Behind the Barrel: An Update on the Origins of Israel’s Fuel Supply. Between Nov 2023–Oct 2025, 25 countries shipped 21.2M tonnes of oil + fuel to Israel, including military jet fuel. 🔗 behindthebarrel.org
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
#BehindTheBarrel #StopFuelingGenocide
November 13, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Who is fueling Israel's genocide? @oilchange.bsky.social reveals the 25 countries who have shipped over 21 million tons of petro-fuel to Israel in the last two years
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
Las tierras públicas pertenecen al pueblo, no a firmas privadas de seguridad ni a bases de datos biométricos de ICE/CBP.
La mayoría queremos parques seguros y comunidades seguras. 🌴🪻
Lee cómo MAGA está armando tierras públicas y por qué debemos frenarlo bit.ly/4p01I3o via @greenlatinos.org
La mayoría queremos parques seguros y comunidades seguras. 🌴🪻
Lee cómo MAGA está armando tierras públicas y por qué debemos frenarlo bit.ly/4p01I3o via @greenlatinos.org
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Las tierras públicas pertenecen al pueblo, no a firmas privadas de seguridad ni a bases de datos biométricos de ICE/CBP.
La mayoría queremos parques seguros y comunidades seguras. 🌴🪻
Lee cómo MAGA está armando tierras públicas y por qué debemos frenarlo bit.ly/4p01I3o via @greenlatinos.org
La mayoría queremos parques seguros y comunidades seguras. 🌴🪻
Lee cómo MAGA está armando tierras públicas y por qué debemos frenarlo bit.ly/4p01I3o via @greenlatinos.org
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
“ … our faith does not allow us to remain silent while war has been declared on the men, women and the children of our city,” said Father Pfleger. “This admin of an incompetent, narcissistic, wannabe dictator has chosen to invoke fear, pain and terror on the city of Chicago and its citizens.”
“In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after faith leaders were denied entry to the building for the third time on Friday.”
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“ … our faith does not allow us to remain silent while war has been declared on the men, women and the children of our city,” said Father Pfleger. “This admin of an incompetent, narcissistic, wannabe dictator has chosen to invoke fear, pain and terror on the city of Chicago and its citizens.”
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
If we do not seriously move away from burning fossil fuels, hurricanes like Melissa will only become worse. Already today Melissa tested the limits of what preparedness and adaptation can do. These limits are very real for everyone in the Caribbean. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
If we do not seriously move away from burning fossil fuels, hurricanes like Melissa will only become worse. Already today Melissa tested the limits of what preparedness and adaptation can do. These limits are very real for everyone in the Caribbean. www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.
Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa's destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.
bit.ly
November 6, 2025 at 3:00 PM
An analysis from World Weather Attribution reports human-caused climate change intensified the winds and rainfall unleashed by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean.
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Feds Tell Faith Leaders 'No More Prayer' Outside Broadview Facility
In a possible violation of the First Amendment, federal officials instructed demonstrators to stop holding religious gatherings outside the immigration processing facility in suburban Broadview after ...
blockclubchicago.org
November 8, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“Federal authorities told demonstrators Friday that there would be ‘no more prayer’ in front of or inside the Broadview ICE facility, in a move that mystified local leaders and raised legal questions.” blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/07/f...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
It quickly became apparent that @hellgatenyc.com had figured out how to translate its signature voice — irreverent yet deeply knowledgeable — into video. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/hell...
Hell Gate took on the New York City mayoral election with a livestream and watch parties
At 28 bars across the city, the worker-owned news site became the broadcaster of choice.
www.niemanlab.org
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It quickly became apparent that @hellgatenyc.com had figured out how to translate its signature voice — irreverent yet deeply knowledgeable — into video. www.niemanlab.org/2025/11/hell...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
November 5, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Mamdani: "New York will remain a city of immigrants, a city built by immigrants, powered by immigrants, and as of tonight, led by an immigrant."
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Warning to utility commissioners who mindlessly pass utility rate increases onto customers: FAFO.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission • Georgia Recorder
Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which is currently an all-GOP panel. The PSC regulates Georgia utilities.
georgiarecorder.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Warning to utility commissioners who mindlessly pass utility rate increases onto customers: FAFO.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
Ahmed, who I met last year at NY Climate Week, left Bangladesh as an emissary for his community after a series of massive storms and floods, fueled by the climate crisis, made village life untenable.
He now organizes in NYC with other climate displaced leaders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlW...
He now organizes in NYC with other climate displaced leaders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlW...
Dignity for Climate Displaced People: Ahmed's story
YouTube video by npnewamericans
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Ahmed, who I met last year at NY Climate Week, left Bangladesh as an emissary for his community after a series of massive storms and floods, fueled by the climate crisis, made village life untenable.
He now organizes in NYC with other climate displaced leaders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlW...
He now organizes in NYC with other climate displaced leaders: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVlW...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
While some states fight to restore Title X family planning funding, Idaho chooses to forfeit it
The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding, leaving patients statewide without free and low-cost contraception and repr...
www.newsfromthestates.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:13 PM
SCOOP: Idaho’s health department quietly declined the entirety of its annual $1.5 million federal Title X funding in April, leaving patients statewide without any access to the family planning program.
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
One Idaho health district no longer offers contraception at all.
From me:
Solid update on US refugee admissions program, with Boise featured, from
@jsummers.bsky.social
Trump's lies about resettlement based on scarcity frame; our capacity for welcoming folks is actually very abundant, esp. here.
Eyes on legal challenges to the admin.
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
@jsummers.bsky.social
Trump's lies about resettlement based on scarcity frame; our capacity for welcoming folks is actually very abundant, esp. here.
Eyes on legal challenges to the admin.
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
Trump is slashing the number of refugees. What does that mean? : Consider This from NPR
Every year the President of the United States determines how many refugees can enter this country. The law says he must consult Congress on this number. But last week President Trump announced just 7,...
www.npr.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Solid update on US refugee admissions program, with Boise featured, from
@jsummers.bsky.social
Trump's lies about resettlement based on scarcity frame; our capacity for welcoming folks is actually very abundant, esp. here.
Eyes on legal challenges to the admin.
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
@jsummers.bsky.social
Trump's lies about resettlement based on scarcity frame; our capacity for welcoming folks is actually very abundant, esp. here.
Eyes on legal challenges to the admin.
www.npr.org/2025/11/03/n...
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
What is the single most powerful thing you can do the day before an election besides get yourself ready?
Call a friend or five to remind them that tomorrow is the day!
Getting everyone to vote is the strategy. Send some texts to your loved ones today. #idpol
Call a friend or five to remind them that tomorrow is the day!
Getting everyone to vote is the strategy. Send some texts to your loved ones today. #idpol
November 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
What is the single most powerful thing you can do the day before an election besides get yourself ready?
Call a friend or five to remind them that tomorrow is the day!
Getting everyone to vote is the strategy. Send some texts to your loved ones today. #idpol
Call a friend or five to remind them that tomorrow is the day!
Getting everyone to vote is the strategy. Send some texts to your loved ones today. #idpol
Reposted by Nathaniel Hoffman
Great piece by Keith Bradsher on how China beat trump. Highlights 4 decade long technological and economic positioning in rare earths. You don't beat the hegemon in a game of pain-tolerance in a jiffy but with sustained effort (and far better elite-mass cohesion) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/p...
Is China Beating Trump?
www.nytimes.com
October 30, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Great piece by Keith Bradsher on how China beat trump. Highlights 4 decade long technological and economic positioning in rare earths. You don't beat the hegemon in a game of pain-tolerance in a jiffy but with sustained effort (and far better elite-mass cohesion) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/p...