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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 10m

@schumer.senate.gov shows a little spine and what's the result?

Republicans are in disarray. archive.is/rBTos

Republicans are in disarray one week into the shutdown
President Donald Trump, Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are straining to project a united front against Democrats.
From left, John Thune, John Barrasso, Mike Johnson and Shelley Moore Capito emerge from a Senate Republican Conference luncheon at the U.S. Capitol.
Thune (left) and Johnson (second from right) have generally sought to keep the focus on Senate Democrats. Trump and his deputies have had different ideas. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
By Dasha Burns and Jordain Carney
10/07/2025 07:06 PM EDT

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Federal Workers United @fedworkersunited.bsky.social · 23h

DC-based federal labor attorney James Kirwan has served in the federal government for 28 years. Now furloughed from Trump's shutdown, he's asking elected officials to take a stand and protect our public services. #supportfederalworkers #wetookanoath

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 50m

All the more important while MPD continues to collaborate with ICE.

Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle.bsky.social · 22h

NEWS: The D.C. Council just rejected an emergency bill that would have extended the summer's expanded youth curfew for another three months. The votes against came from Trayon White, @robertwhitedc.bsky.social, @brianneknadeau.bsky.social, @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social, and @chenderson.bsky.social.

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FLARE 💥 Resistance Action Center 💥 @flareusa.bsky.social · 21h

On Oct. 3rd, our tents were broken down & stolen & our permit revoked w/out proper notice. Our organizers remained calm, filmed what took place, & reached out to our community members.

*CONTINUED IN THREADS*

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Alex Koma @alexkoma.bsky.social · 2h

Big protest from immigrant organizers in the Wilson Building today demanding an end to MPD cooperation with ICE. A spicy banner, too.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 3h

“She plays to an audience of 200 people. It just happens to be that audience is made up of people like Jeff Bezos and Bill Ackman. The superrich fucking love her. She’s funny, she’s smart and she’s aligned with their politics.”

Inside Bari Weiss’ $150 Million Journey From Rejected ‘View’ Host to CBS News Editor-in-Chief: ‘She’s Just Gaming the System’

How Bari Weiss sold The Free Press for $150 Million, charmed the superrich and became CBS News editor-in-chief.

variety.com

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Alt US Digital Service @altusds.altgov.info · 1d

Many people noticed plainlanguage.gov was migrated to digital.gov/topics/plain..., where it has been *consolidated*.

Our friends at @alt18f.bsky.social posted a version of the original content at plainlanguage.18f.org

Unlike other sites that have disappeared, this one just changed.

plainlanguage.gov | Home

Plain language makes it easier for the public to read, understand, and use government communications.

plainlanguage.18f.org

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 18h

@dcmigrantmutualaid.org may provide more, otherwise am respecting privacy of those affected

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 19h

More ICE abductions with MPD assistance this afternoon in Columbia Heights. The #bigballsgoonshow is unaffected by the #VoughtShutdown.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 23h

Anyone who thinks @schumer.senate.gov shouldn't be leading the Senate Democrats hasn't seen his Kentucky Fried French Fries joke

Jon Stewart Makes the Case for Dems Holding the Line in Trump's Shutdown Warfare | The Daily Show

YouTube video by The Daily Show

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

The #VoughtShutdown is wildly illegal

Rep. Suhas Subramanyam @repsuhas.bsky.social · 1d

This administration wants to punish federal workers. These threats are illegal point blank. We could be working together to end this Republican government shutdown but Russ Vought and POTUS would rather threaten and harass the federal workforce.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

And poisoned weather.

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Ways and Means Committee Democrats @waysmeanscmte.bsky.social · 1d

For Trump, it’s always about making sure his billionaire friends are happy. You’re the one picking up the tab with higher costs and dirtier air. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Green power is sometimes the cheapest power — despite what Trump says

The Trump administration has targeted renewable energy for driving up electricity prices, but POLITICO’s analysis shows states that are growing their wind and solar power typically have lower power co...

www.politico.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

During the #VoughtShutdown, drop by Tsehay Ethiopian Restaurant in Adams Morgan for the $20 per person Shutdown Supper Club
#forkoff #freedc

The Shutdown Supper Club at Tsehay: $20/Person. Share a plate. Share a story

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Ash Ponders needs work @ashponders.bsky.social · 1d

jfc. I don’t got cash like that. Do you?

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

If ACA healthcare subsidies are not extended, a 60-year-old earning $65k in Key West, Fla. could see premiums go from $460 a month with the subsidies to $2,400 a month without.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Maps show how expected increases in monthly premiums vary by age and geography.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

Tell me more

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

A complete flip of the usual pattern we see in these updates - China's and India's emissions fell, and EU and US emissions increased.....

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

@ember-energy.org

Global CO2 emissions plateau
Global CO2 emissions from the power sector fell marginally by 12 MtCO2 (-0.2%) to 6,963 MtCO2 in the first half of 2025. The decline was possible because solar and wind power exceeded demand growth and led to a slight fall in fossil fuel use. Without solar and wind growth, emissions would have risen by an estimated 236 MtCO2 (+3.9%) globally, which is equivalent to almost all emissions (251 MtCO2) from Africa in H1-2025.

At the country level, there was significant variation. Among the four economies that account for the majority of global emissions (64%), emissions fell in China (-46 MtCO2, -1.7%) and India (-24 MtCO2, -3.6%), as clean electricity outpaced growth in demand in those countries.

In contrast, emissions rose in the EU (+13 MtCO2, +4.8%), where strong growth in solar was outweighed by shortfalls in wind, hydro and bioenergy, leading to higher gas and coal generation. Emissions also rose in the US (+33 MtCO2, +4.3%), as clean electricity growth was smaller than demand growth, leading to an increase in coal generation, which was exacerbated by gas-to-coal switching.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

The Great Melting is upon us.

Mr MT @mremtee.bsky.social · 7d

Swiss glaciers have lost almost a quarter of their volume in just the last 10 years.

Please don’t vote for people who deny this or pretend there’s nothing we can do to save what’s left.

www.france24.com/en/live-news...

Swiss glaciers have shrunk by a quarter since 2015, study says

Switzerland’s glaciers have lost 24 percent of their volume over the past decade, researchers said Wednesday, warning that accelerated melting in 2025 brought ice loss close to record levels. Scientis...

www.france24.com

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Mark Bray @mark-bray.bsky.social · 3d

I’ve received multiple death threats + doxing (including my home address) directly following harassment from Turning Point USA, Jack Posobiec, Andy NGO, + Fox News which called me an antifa ‘financier.’

I have been forced to move my classes online.

If journalists want to talk, DM me or reply here.

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Pop Crave @popcrave.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg releases a video describing the conditions faced by Palestinian adults and children in Israeli custody after her release.

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

Trump is golfing

Representative Deborah Ross @ross.house.gov · 1d

Republicans shut down our government almost a week ago.

And what have they been up to? House Republicans extended their vacation by a week, and Trump was playing golf this weekend.

You can't help the American people if you aren't at work.
www.thedailybeast.com/president-do...

Trump Casually Golfs His Way Through Yet Another National Crisis

The president’s Saturday outing comes as his administration throws the kitchen sink at Democrats, blaming the Left for at least 750,000 federal workers being either furloughed or working without pay.

www.thedailybeast.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 2d

"some Republican senators are nervous about the political optics of hanging out at a posh resort while the government is shut down"

GOP senators torn over luxury fundraising weekend during shutdown

The Senate will not be holding votes this weekend on reopening the government as was initially expected, as some Republican senators will be attending a high-dollar fundraising retreat for the Nati…

thehill.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 2d

The GOP are living large.

GOP senators torn over luxury fundraising weekend during shutdown

The Senate will not be holding votes this weekend on reopening the government as was initially expected, as some Republican senators will be attending a high-dollar fundraising retreat for the Nati…

thehill.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 2d

"The only communication the fire management officer received before the lapse in funding occurred was a partisan email that blamed Democrats for the shutdown."

Shutdown causes ‘confusion’ across the Forest Service - High Country News

Prescribed burns are on hold during shutdown while logging continues.

www.hcn.org

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Daniel Connerton @lordnad.bsky.social · 3d

@govpritzker.illinois.gov

37 and Kedzie, East Garfield, Illinois.

This is assault.

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