Disgruntled American
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Texas A&M has decided that Plato is woke & thus has forbidden a philosophy professor from teaching Plato's works.
Not a joke. Not satire. This is the world the anti-woke "free speech warriors" have bequeathed us.
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Not a joke. Not satire. This is the world the anti-woke "free speech warriors" have bequeathed us.
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, was told by university officials today about his upcoming "Contemporary Moral Problems" course, due to start next
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Texas A&M has decided that Plato is woke & thus has forbidden a philosophy professor from teaching Plato's works.
Not a joke. Not satire. This is the world the anti-woke "free speech warriors" have bequeathed us.
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Not a joke. Not satire. This is the world the anti-woke "free speech warriors" have bequeathed us.
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
Let's get going Oregon! Renewables now. www.propublica.org/article/oreg... #cleanenergy
Oregon Faced a Huge Obstacle in Adding Green Energy. Here’s What Changed This Year.
Gov. Tina Kotek has been pushing to make progress on the state's renewable energy projects since ProPublica and Oregon Public Broadcasting highlighted obstacles.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:38 PM
Let's get going Oregon! Renewables now. www.propublica.org/article/oreg... #cleanenergy
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ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:23 PM
ICYMI: I sat down with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social to discuss the crisis in our information environment and its roots in social identity.
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Transforming lives, from the bottom up, with no need for imperial wars.
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:24 PM
Transforming lives, from the bottom up, with no need for imperial wars.
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited.
www.nytimes.com
January 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
The Trump Administration Approved a Big Lithium Mine. A Top Official’s Husband Profited. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/c...
Sad, local impacts of the numerous federal cuts to grants and well-liked programs - Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association (MOFGA) to cut staff amid federal funding loss www.mainepublic.org/business-and... #farming
MOFGA to cut staff amid federal funding loss
According to a Dec. 10 press release, MOFGA said it expects to lose more than $1 million in grant funding.
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December 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sad, local impacts of the numerous federal cuts to grants and well-liked programs - Maine Organic Farmers and Growers Association (MOFGA) to cut staff amid federal funding loss www.mainepublic.org/business-and... #farming
Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/t...
Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado
“These projects did not align with President Trump’s ambitious America First agenda or were redundant,” a U.S. Department of Transportation spokesperson said in a statement
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December 30, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Trump administration cancels $109M in environmentally focused transportation grants for Colorado coloradosun.com/2025/12/16/t...
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Are you ready to flood the polls with climate voters in 2026?
Because we sure as hell are.
Join us in January: 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
Because we sure as hell are.
Join us in January: 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
December 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Are you ready to flood the polls with climate voters in 2026?
Because we sure as hell are.
Join us in January: 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
Because we sure as hell are.
Join us in January: 🔗 environmentalvoter.org/get-involved
The CFPB is a service that should be strengthened, not weakened www.opb.org/article/2025...
Oregon and 20 more Democratic-led states sue White House over consumer protection bureau funding
The coalition of states has sued the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and its director, Russell Vought. They argue that the White House's decision to withhold funds from the agency is unconstituti...
www.opb.org
December 23, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The CFPB is a service that should be strengthened, not weakened www.opb.org/article/2025...
Stop this inane, narcissistic insanity!
Exclusive: The Navy will build a new “Trump-class” battleship, Trump is set to announce. on.wsj.com/459nA4M
Exclusive | New Class of Warship to Be Named After President Trump
The new vessels, which the president calls battleships, will be the latest in what the White House envisions as a “Golden Fleet.”
on.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Stop this inane, narcissistic insanity!
Avoid Paramount and CBS until this censorship ceases
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CBS News Pulls ‘60 Minutes’ Segment; Correspondent Calls Decision Political
The news organization said the segment about the El Salvador prison where the Trump administration sent deportees needed additional reporting.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Avoid Paramount and CBS until this censorship ceases
www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Sad - Uber Abandons EVs & Climate, After Cozying Up With Trump cleantechnica.com/2025/12/10/u...
Uber Abandons EVs & Climate, After Cozying Up With Trump - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. If you didn’t have enough reason to dislike Uber before, you probably do now. The app-based ride-hailing company followed Lyf...
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December 21, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Sad - Uber Abandons EVs & Climate, After Cozying Up With Trump cleantechnica.com/2025/12/10/u...
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How can investors know if their portfolios are supporting justice — or inequality? In this timely essay, our CEO Andrew Behar, talks about how 10 years of research led to the launch of Social Justice Funds: https://impactalpha.com/social-justice-funds-a-new-tool-for-values-aligned-investing/
November 7, 2025 at 5:38 PM
How can investors know if their portfolios are supporting justice — or inequality? In this timely essay, our CEO Andrew Behar, talks about how 10 years of research led to the launch of Social Justice Funds: https://impactalpha.com/social-justice-funds-a-new-tool-for-values-aligned-investing/
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December 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The result of these staff losses, especially the loss of senior experts, could imperil species already endangered across the country www.opb.org/article/2025...
U.S. Fish and Wildlife sees nearly 20% drop in staff since Trump took office
Biologists made up a large portion of the staff losses, sparking concern among conservation groups who worry the agency has less capacity to track endangered plants and animals and restore habitats.
www.opb.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The result of these staff losses, especially the loss of senior experts, could imperil species already endangered across the country www.opb.org/article/2025...
No no no no no no no no no!!
Breaking news: The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has voted to rename the storied arts institution the “Trump-Kennedy Center,” according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
Kennedy Center board votes to rename ‘Trump-Kennedy Center’
Kennedy Center trustees, installed earlier this year by President Trump, have voted to rename the center after him, said Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 7:04 PM
No no no no no no no no no!!
Stop destroying all of our nation's scientific research! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Stop destroying all of our nation's scientific research! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
More deceipt by medical professionals being accepted and even supported by this administration www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
Pam Bondi Dismissed Charges Against a Surgeon Who Falsified Vaccine Cards. It Emboldened Others With Similar Cases.
A Utah surgeon’s victory in a vaccine fraud case has encouraged other “medical freedom” advocates to consider seeking leniency for similar charges. “This undermines every layer of the system that prot...
www.propublica.org
December 17, 2025 at 12:33 PM
More deceipt by medical professionals being accepted and even supported by this administration www.propublica.org/article/pam-...
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Tell the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate the suspiciously close ties between Twin Metals, the Trump administration, the Trump family, and members of the House Committee itself.
December 16, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Tell the House Natural Resources Committee to investigate the suspiciously close ties between Twin Metals, the Trump administration, the Trump family, and members of the House Committee itself.
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Breaking news: U.S. Coast Guard allows a new workplace harassment policy to take effect, downgrading the definition of swastikas and nooses from overt hate symbols to “potentially divisive” despite facing backlash over the new language.
Coast Guard enacts policy calling swastikas, nooses ‘potentially divisive’
The Coast Guard’s workplace harassment manual that downgrades the definition of swastikas and nooses quietly went into effect this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Breaking news: U.S. Coast Guard allows a new workplace harassment policy to take effect, downgrading the definition of swastikas and nooses from overt hate symbols to “potentially divisive” despite facing backlash over the new language.
Investigation delves into the Tate brothers and their connection to the Trump family
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Investigation delves into the Tate brothers and their connection to the Trump family
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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December 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Investigation delves into the Tate brothers and their connection to the Trump family
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We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
We Can Now Track Individual Monarch Butterflies. It’s a Revelation. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/17/s...
This is so backwards - Trump Administration Proposes to Divert Billions from Mass Transit to Highways; Advocates Sound Alarm www.planetizen.com/news/2025/11...
Trump Administration Proposes to Divert Billions from Mass Transit to Highways; Advocates Sound Alarm
Two proposals from the Trump DOT would eliminate a federal mass transit fund and make it harder for states to allocate funding to transit projects.
www.planetizen.com
December 14, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is so backwards - Trump Administration Proposes to Divert Billions from Mass Transit to Highways; Advocates Sound Alarm www.planetizen.com/news/2025/11...
50 States, 50 Fixes - Now more than ever, environmental solutions may seem out of reach. But they’re happening all over the country. This year, we highlighted one thing that’s working in every state. 😍https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/climate/50-states-fixes.html?smid=bs-share
50 States, 50 Fixes
A series about local solutions, and the people behind them, to environmental problems.
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
50 States, 50 Fixes - Now more than ever, environmental solutions may seem out of reach. But they’re happening all over the country. This year, we highlighted one thing that’s working in every state. 😍https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/climate/50-states-fixes.html?smid=bs-share