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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 2d

My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”

The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.

via @capitalandmain.bsky.social

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On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 2d

My latest: “I’ve never seen it this bad.”

The perfect storm of climate change, expanding oil and gas production, and costly homeowners insurance is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana.

via @capitalandmain.bsky.social

capitalandmain.com/on-louisiana...

On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

capitalandmain.com

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · 2d

Climate change.
Expanding oil and gas production.
Costly homeowners insurance.

This perfect storm of inextricably linked factors is devastating residents of coastal Louisiana. The trend has only accelerated. Story by @marcusbaram.bsky.social

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On Louisiana’s Gulf Coast, Residents Fume as Insurers Hike Rates and Invest in Fossil Fuel Projects

Locals face a perfect storm — they can’t afford insurance and climate change threatens their livelihood.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 4d

NEW: Since DOGE was launched in early February, the cost-cutting initiative has had a major impact on Idaho — from federal job and service cuts to nonprofit funding freezes, via @idahostatesman.com

Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 4d

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · 4d

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
In the wake of the Social Security Administration slashing 12% of its workforce, the agency’s field offices have struggled to adjust to their new normal with overburdened workers + frustrated recipients, reports @nytimes

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EJ Today News @ejtodaynews.bsky.social · Aug 12

NWS Plan to Hire Staff After Layoffs Will Be Too Late for #Wildfire Season

@marcusbaram.bsky.social reports for @capitalandmain.bsky.social

#news #environment #climatechange

EJ Today Headlines: sej.org/headlines/list

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National Weather Service’s Plan to Hire Crucial Staffers After Mass Layoffs Will Be Too Late for Wildfire Season

Key California weather forecast offices will remain

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 17

Must-read by @megduff.com on @capitalandmain.bsky.social:
“It comes down to how much is a life worth,” Wolfe said. “You want more coal, but you don’t care about the coal miners and what’s happening to them.”

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A Coal Miner’s Daughter Takes on DOGE to Protect Miners’ Health

Since 1970, more than 75,000 miners have died of black lung disease. Now, researchers working to prevent those deaths get layoff notices.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 17

NEW: Due to staff cutbacks proposed by DOGE staffers at Social Security Administration, at least three dozen field offices lost more than a quarter of their staff, reports @nytimes. That resulted in long lines at offices overwhelmed by the public...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 17

NEW: A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

A ProPublica investigation found that for more than a decade, the FDA gave substandard factories banned from the United States a special pass to keep sending drugs to an unsuspecting public.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 8

If ABC News lawyers had guts (which they don’t), they would demand proof from the White House that Stephen Miller is NOT evil.

If Dems were smart and savvy (which they’re not), they would join in and make this a national debate over Stephen Miller’s soul.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 6

My latest: Missing from the feud and the media reaction is any sense of the devastating impact Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people -- veterans, children, the sick and hungry.

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Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick

The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.

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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jun 6

Trump and Elon are fighting.

But missing from the feud and the media reaction was any sense of the massive impact that Trump and Musk have had on the lives of millions of people by slashing funding for essential federal agencies, writes @marcusbaram.bsky.social.

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Before Attacking Each Other, Musk and Trump Struck Blows Against Veterans, Children, the Hungry and the Sick

The president and his former ally were united long enough to hurt millions of people here and abroad.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 5

NEW: The budget cuts to Job Corps–—which provides free education, job training and a place to live for low-income people—will hit Kentucky hard, shuttering three locations that serve over 500 students, reports the @courierjournal.bsky.social

Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 5

NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole

Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 3

NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost

The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 5

NEW: DOGE cut more than 50 grants in Georgia’s 10th district – impacting programs that trained students in school counseling, outreach to historically underserved farmers + recruited more women into fields like computer science, reports Flagpole

Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 3

NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost

The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · Jun 3

NEW: Just miles from the White House, DOGE hits after-school program for low-income families, reports @washingtonpost

The parents “who send their children…are the nurses, day laborers + janitors who make this community function for everyone else”
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Capital & Main @capitalandmain.bsky.social · Jun 2

DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports @wlox.com:

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Mississippi Food Bank Sees More Demand, but Less Federal Funding

DOGE budget cuts are hurting the Hancock County Food Pantry in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, reports WLOX: The Hancock County Food Pantry is a source that many people in the area rely on during hard t...

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Jun 2

Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.

Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”

Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations

Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…

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Ed Yong @edyong209.bsky.social · May 30

I urge everyone to read Unbreaking’s new page on everything the govt is doing to destroy & diminish medical research funding.

It’s the best thing I’ve read on this topic: @lizneeley.bsky.social & co have such done an incredible job.

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Medical Research Funding — Unbreaking

How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · May 31

NEW: DOGE budget cuts are hurting food banks in Mississippi, reports WLOX:

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Grist @grist.org · May 30

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data.

A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.

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#Law #Courts #Climate #Louisiana

‘Chilling and dangerous’: Grassroots groups sue over Louisiana law that censors air quality data

A new state law threatens massive fines for releasing air quality data, inviting a First Amendment showdown with community organizations.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · May 30

Such a powerful piece, Michelle.

We’ve been tracking the human impacts of DOGE — how it affects childcare, veterans access to healthcare, food banks, learning-disabled students, working families, etc. here:

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · May 29

Elon Musk led the dismantling of the federal government with absurd threats and actions; wreaked havoc at USAID; disrupted HIV programs; stayed up late to send harassing emails.

But what @inaeoh.bsky.social will remember most is his utter disdain for the workers he traumatized.

Elon Musk made your life worse

The billionaire may be on the outs with Trump. But the damage, much of it cruel and at times life-ruining, will continue to unfold.

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · May 29

Here you go… our DOGE Impact Tracker

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The DOGE Impact Tracker

Investigating Money, Power and Society.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · May 28

The NY Post had a big scoop about Trump’s pick to lead the DEA . . . then the political editor spiked the story.

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🔎 NY Post “Catch and Kill”; Melber meetings; Cardinale & Air Mail

MSNBC anchor in talks to leave; Post Trump story spiked; Telegraph owner's US Play

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Marcus Baram @marcusbaram.bsky.social · May 27

NEW in the DOGE Impact Tracker:
By cutting $1 billion in funding for U.S. Department of Agriculture programs that enabled schools and food banks to buy food directly from local farmers, DOGE is having an impact in South Florida, reports CBS News.
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