Edward Salsberg
@edsals.bsky.social
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Solar and wind power are the future. Trump is setting us back decades and harming the environment.
Solar and wind power are the future. Trump is setting us back decades and harming the environment.
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Solar and wind power are the future. Trump is setting us back decades and harming the environment.
Solar and wind power are the future. Trump is setting us back decades and harming the environment.
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The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
Opinion | Marco Rubio is using real censorship to fight fake censorship
Mike Masnick: In the name of protecting free speech, the U.S. government just banned five Europeans from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech.
www.ms.now
December 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The U.S. government just banned five people from entering the country because it doesn’t like their speech. This ban, according to the State Department, is necessary to protect free speech.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
If that sounds insane to you, congratulations on your reading comprehension.
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America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
December 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
America's richest 10% now hold 60% of the nation's wealth.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
The bottom half of America? It holds just 6%.
Wealth inequality is eating this country alive.
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If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
December 27, 2025 at 6:29 PM
If this is true, it is the most impeachable offense ever.
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Trump's corruption is unlike anything I've ever seen: completely centered on one man's narcissitic bloviation.
December 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump's corruption is unlike anything I've ever seen: completely centered on one man's narcissitic bloviation.
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Just a little anti-constitution! Definitely anti-democracy.
December 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just a little anti-constitution! Definitely anti-democracy.
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The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
December 26, 2025 at 12:14 AM
The President of the United States is very seriously mentally ill, and elected Republicans are so afraid of him that they won’t do or say anything about it.
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Yesterday, Trump posted nearly 200 times, relentlessly pushing conspiracy theories. That’s not the behavior of someone who had a good Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Yesterday, Trump posted nearly 200 times, relentlessly pushing conspiracy theories. That’s not the behavior of someone who had a good Christmas.
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GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
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Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
December 24, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Garcia: They are, on one hand, putting names of survivors in these documents that are not redacted. And in these same documents, they're taking extra time and being extra careful to redact the names of the coconspirators
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Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
December 23, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Gotta say, as a survivor, I’m not super loving this thing where the Department of Justice is running a cover-up of evidence the President sexually abused minors.
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This @peterbakernyt.bsky.social paragraph is a perfect summary of our descent into authoritarianism.
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
December 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
This @peterbakernyt.bsky.social paragraph is a perfect summary of our descent into authoritarianism.
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
He’s not even editorializing. He’s just reporting what’s happened, and what we’ve become numb to. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/21/u...
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Most corrupt US president and administration...ever!
Most corrupt US president and administration...ever!
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office
Well into his second term, the president and his allies have continued aggressively raising money. Many donors have interests before his administration, The Times found.
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Hundreds of Big Post-Election Donors Have Benefited From Trump’s Return to Office www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Most corrupt US president and administration...ever!
Most corrupt US president and administration...ever!
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Terrible...
Terrible...
Land Grab: Inside Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank
Israeli seizure of Palestinian lands in the West Bank, often brutally, has accelerated, raising doubts about the prospects of a peaceful solution to the conflict.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Land Grab: Israel’s Escalating Campaign for Control of the West Bank www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Terrible...
Terrible...
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Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
December 21, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Goldman: This guy is so clearly trying to follow the Putin model—using the government to make money, making sure his allies control the most important companies in the country, including our media companies, doling out money by deregulating their industries, and taking money from them in return…
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Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
December 19, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Speaker Mike Johnson says his entire worldview comes from the Bible.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
But he’s about to kick 2 million Texans off their healthcare right before Christmas.
If you aren’t loving your neighbor, then keep Jesus’ name out of your mouth.
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The minute Trump enacted his first tariffs and fired thousands of federal workers, it became Trump’s economy, not Biden’s!
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The minute Trump enacted his first tariffs and fired thousands of federal workers, it became Trump’s economy, not Biden’s!
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HHS has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome & identifying autism early.
Why? Because the AAP criticized RFK Jr.
Why? Because the AAP criticized RFK Jr.
American Academy of Pediatrics loses HHS funding after criticizing RFK Jr.
HHS cuts key AAP grants, citing concerns about “identity-based language” and insufficient focus on agency priorities. The organization said the cuts could harm child health.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
HHS has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) including for initiatives on reducing sudden infant deaths, improving adolescent health, preventing fetal alcohol syndrome & identifying autism early.
Why? Because the AAP criticized RFK Jr.
Why? Because the AAP criticized RFK Jr.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Sleaze through and through.
Sleaze through and through.
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:47 AM
‘Don’s Best Friend’: How Epstein and Trump Bonded Over the Pursuit of Women www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/u...
Sleaze through and through.
Sleaze through and through.
She Tracked the Health of Fish That Coastal Communities Depend On www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/c...
Why oh why are the Trump and the Republicans destroying our scientific expertise? How incredibly shortsighted!
Why oh why are the Trump and the Republicans destroying our scientific expertise? How incredibly shortsighted!
She Tracked the Health of Fish That Coastal Communities Depend On
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 12:25 AM
She Tracked the Health of Fish That Coastal Communities Depend On www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/c...
Why oh why are the Trump and the Republicans destroying our scientific expertise? How incredibly shortsighted!
Why oh why are the Trump and the Republicans destroying our scientific expertise? How incredibly shortsighted!
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It’s ironic that the same people who applauded DOJ for indicting Jim Comey & Tish James are complaining there was a lack of evidence to search Mar-a-Lago.
December 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
It’s ironic that the same people who applauded DOJ for indicting Jim Comey & Tish James are complaining there was a lack of evidence to search Mar-a-Lago.
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First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?
December 18, 2025 at 1:42 AM
First it was "we have to blow up dozens of people on boats because of fetnanyl." But obviously it wasn't fentanyl being trafficked so then: narco terrorists are shipping cocaine! But then Wiles tells a reporter it's all about regime change and today it's bc US oil companies got kicked out in 2007?
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I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I'm a veteran criminal justice reporter. I've never seen anything like ICE-occupied Memphis.
“It’s about as sad as you can possibly imagine."
www.motherjones.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:40 PM
I've been reporting on the criminal justice system for over a decade and have lived in an authoritarian country overseas, but I've never seen anything like the police presence in ICE-occupied Memphis. Here's my dispatch: www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep no matter their party at 202-224-3121.
Demand accountability for #ICELawlessness! Make every lawmaker that this is unacceptable!
Demand accountability for #ICELawlessness! Make every lawmaker that this is unacceptable!
December 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Call your 2 Senators & your Congressional rep no matter their party at 202-224-3121.
Demand accountability for #ICELawlessness! Make every lawmaker that this is unacceptable!
Demand accountability for #ICELawlessness! Make every lawmaker that this is unacceptable!