Issam Ahmed
@issamahmed.bsky.social
Journalist at Agence France-Presse
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Our take: "Trump is taking a wrecking ball to the biggest single step any nation has ever taken to combat oil use, global warming pollution, and helping save consumers money at the gas pump," @biologicaldiversity.org
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Trump To Scrap Biden's Fuel-economy Standards, Sparking Climate Outcry
President Donald Trump announced Wednesday a rollback of Joe Biden's fuel-economy standards, arguing it will lower US car prices -- but critics warned it would worsen climate change and leave drivers ...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Our take: "Trump is taking a wrecking ball to the biggest single step any nation has ever taken to combat oil use, global warming pollution, and helping save consumers money at the gas pump," @biologicaldiversity.org
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It's like the opposite of naming your dream dinner party guests. In a Netflix interview aired posthumously, Jane Goodall said she'd gladly ship Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu off in a SpaceX rocket.
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October 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It's like the opposite of naming your dream dinner party guests. In a Netflix interview aired posthumously, Jane Goodall said she'd gladly ship Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Benjamin Netanyahu off in a SpaceX rocket.
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Young Americans challenging President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda say they were proud to have their day in court.
"I don't think the gravity of that situation has permeated through my brain yet," 19-year-old Joseph Lee tells AFP
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"I don't think the gravity of that situation has permeated through my brain yet," 19-year-old Joseph Lee tells AFP
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September 19, 2025 at 3:37 AM
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Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court share.google/ClyOMS1KuCIH...
Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court
Young Americans challenging President Donald Trump's fossil fuel agenda say they were proud to have their day in court -- even if it meant fielding tough, sometimes perplexing questions from governmen...
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September 19, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Young plaintiffs stand tall after taking on Trump climate agenda in court share.google/ClyOMS1KuCIH...
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There are few symbols of the American West more iconic than the bison -- which once roamed in the tens of millions before being nearly annihilated by European settlers.
Study finds that bringing them back to their old stomping grounds is breathing new life into grassland ecosystems
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Study finds that bringing them back to their old stomping grounds is breathing new life into grassland ecosystems
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August 29, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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Democrats secretly paid influencers $8,000/month to promote their messaging -- scoop by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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A Dark Money Group Is Secretly Funding High-Profile Democratic Influencers
An initiative aimed at boosting Democrats online offers influencers up to $8,000 a month to push the party line. All they have to do is keep it secret—and agree to restrictions on their content.
www.wired.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Democrats secretly paid influencers $8,000/month to promote their messaging -- scoop by @taylorlorenz.bsky.social
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NEW: Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“Under the Microscope”: Activists Opposing a Nevada Lithium Mine Were Surveilled for Years, Records Show
Law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, have collaborated with private security to surveil largely peaceful protesters opposed to the Thacker Pass mine, according to a ProPublica review of thousa...
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July 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
NEW: Indigenous activists opposed to Nevada’s Thacker Pass lithium mine have for years been surveilled by law enforcement agencies and the company behind the mine, records show.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
“They treat us like we’re domestic terrorists,” an organizer said.
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I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
July 22, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I AM SHRIEKING 💀🤣
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
Forget the statue at City Hall, this guy is the *real* Spirit of Detroit. 🫡
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So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
July 22, 2025 at 6:18 PM
So.. officially, I'm the last Black staff columnist left in the Washington Post's opinion section.
Is “drill, baby, drill” compatible with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
New piece out this morning on US climate litigation
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New piece out this morning on US climate litigation
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Young Americans sue Trump over fossil fuel agenda
Claiming climate harms violate their constitutional right to due process
fortune.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Is “drill, baby, drill” compatible with “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness”?
New piece out this morning on US climate litigation
fortune.com/2025/07/23/y...
New piece out this morning on US climate litigation
fortune.com/2025/07/23/y...
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Fossil fuel coup warning.
Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, one of the US Senate's leading climate advocates, tells AFP that the Trump administration no longer governs -- it "occupies" the nation on behalf of Big Oil
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Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, one of the US Senate's leading climate advocates, tells AFP that the Trump administration no longer governs -- it "occupies" the nation on behalf of Big Oil
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July 10, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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This is a great story from my @afp.com colleague @issamahmed.bsky.social in Georgia, near the "Carpet Capital of the World" where water is full of PFAS www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns
Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.
www.france24.com
June 25, 2025 at 8:20 AM
This is a great story from my @afp.com colleague @issamahmed.bsky.social in Georgia, near the "Carpet Capital of the World" where water is full of PFAS www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.
Instead, it may be poisoning them.
phys.org/news/2025-06...
Instead, it may be poisoning them.
phys.org/news/2025-06...
Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns
Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.
phys.org
June 24, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.
Instead, it may be poisoning them.
phys.org/news/2025-06...
Instead, it may be poisoning them.
phys.org/news/2025-06...
People who spread out over two seats or toss their bag on the seat next to them on the DC Metro during peak hours will always be losers. They're counting on it being awkward to ask them to move up. I'll still do it anyway of course.
June 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
People who spread out over two seats or toss their bag on the seat next to them on the DC Metro during peak hours will always be losers. They're counting on it being awkward to ask them to move up. I'll still do it anyway of course.
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You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
May 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
You might be wondering why we haven't updated outbreak.info for months.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Well, the reason is that GISAID cut our access in January - as they did others. Without telling us.
After a ♾️ back and forth, that is now permanent.
More on that soon - and why GISAID should not be trusted with critical data.
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.
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The surprising climate power of penguin poo
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.
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May 22, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.
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Yet another landmark public health victory reversed in the United States.
Story by @issamahmed.bsky.social for @afpnews.bsky.social:
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Story by @issamahmed.bsky.social for @afpnews.bsky.social:
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Trump admin weakens limits on 'forever chemicals' in drinking water
US President Donald Trump's administration on Wednesday announced plans to ease limits on the amount of toxic "forever chemicals" allowed in drinking water, reversing what had been hailed as a landmar...
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May 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Yet another landmark public health victory reversed in the United States.
Story by @issamahmed.bsky.social for @afpnews.bsky.social:
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Story by @issamahmed.bsky.social for @afpnews.bsky.social:
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
I spoke with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, about his protest for Gaza at the US Senate today
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Ben & Jerry's cofounder removed from Senate in Gaza protest
Ben Cohen, co‑founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream and a longtime progressive activist, told AFP he was speaking for millions of Americans outraged by the "slaughter" in Gaza after his removal from a US...
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May 15, 2025 at 1:55 AM
I spoke with Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's ice cream, about his protest for Gaza at the US Senate today
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www.yahoo.com/news/ben-jer...
Given Trump and Musk's new slimmed down physiques, it appears as though obesity is increasingly something the wealthy can opt out from, pharmacologically
April 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Given Trump and Musk's new slimmed down physiques, it appears as though obesity is increasingly something the wealthy can opt out from, pharmacologically
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Backpedaling already:
A top US science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
A top US science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
April 22, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Backpedaling already:
A top US science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
A top US science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
A top U.S. science official backs away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
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www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
U.S. official backs off promise to solve cause of autism by September
A top U.S. science official on Tuesday backed away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 23, 2025 at 6:13 PM
A top U.S. science official backs away from a bold promise made by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to reveal the cause of autism by September.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
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A team of former HHS employees is collecting stories from fired HHS workers to document the impact of cuts to HHS work and the public.
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A team of former HHS employees is collecting stories from fired HHS workers to document the impact of cuts to HHS work and the public.
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Only 14 House Democrats signed this letter calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil
March 11, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Only 14 House Democrats signed this letter calling for the release of Mahmoud Khalil