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Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects reut.rs/4pcl9FI
Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects
Four Democratic governors wrote to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Wednesday to ask the Trump administration to lift its halt on five offshore wind projects on the U.S. East Coast.
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December 24, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Democratic governors call on Trump administration to lift freeze on offshore wind projects reut.rs/4pcl9FI
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order could not be applied to him. https://to.pbs.org/4q085ES
Judge blocks Trump effort to strip security clearance from attorney who represented whistleblowers
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order —...
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December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a March presidential memorandum to revoke the security clearance of prominent Washington attorney Mark Zaid, ruling that the order could not be applied to him. https://to.pbs.org/4q085ES
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Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God reut.rs/4pbeags
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself.
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December 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God reut.rs/4pbeags
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After years of buying shiny, new gifts for Christmas, more Americans are secondhand shopping for the holidays and strategizing how to avoid angering friends and family.
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December 23, 2025 at 11:06 PM
After years of buying shiny, new gifts for Christmas, more Americans are secondhand shopping for the holidays and strategizing how to avoid angering friends and family.
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Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
State department accuses group of pressuring tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints through regulation of disinformation
The state department has barred five Europeans from the US, accusing them of leading efforts to pressure tech firms to censor or suppress American viewpoints, in the latest attack on European regulations that target hate speech and misinformation.
Secretary of state Marco Rubio said the five people targeted with visa bans – who include former European Commissioner Thierry Breton – have led “organized efforts to coerce American platforms to censor, demonetize, and suppress American viewpoints they oppose.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Former EU commissioner and activists barred from US in attack on European tech regulators
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As we grow older, “loss becomes the primary condition of living,” Nick Cave says. “That doesn’t mean you’re in a hopeless, grief-stricken state all the time; it just means that you carry a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.”
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December 24, 2025 at 1:01 AM
As we grow older, “loss becomes the primary condition of living,” Nick Cave says. “That doesn’t mean you’re in a hopeless, grief-stricken state all the time; it just means that you carry a deeper understanding of what it is to be human.”
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Energy costs are already too high — that’s why I filed a bill to save people $13 billion on their energy bills.
The last thing we need the Trump Administration blocking offshore wind projects already powering Massachusetts homes and businesses. It doesn’t make any sense.
The last thing we need the Trump Administration blocking offshore wind projects already powering Massachusetts homes and businesses. It doesn’t make any sense.
December 24, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Energy costs are already too high — that’s why I filed a bill to save people $13 billion on their energy bills.
The last thing we need the Trump Administration blocking offshore wind projects already powering Massachusetts homes and businesses. It doesn’t make any sense.
The last thing we need the Trump Administration blocking offshore wind projects already powering Massachusetts homes and businesses. It doesn’t make any sense.
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Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Trump to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, says it would be business as usual.
White House rebuffs Catholic bishops' appeal for a Christmas pause in immigration enforcement
An appeal was issued by the Miami Archbishop, and signed by seven other members of the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops, asking to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays.
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December 23, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Florida's Catholic bishops appealed to President Trump to pause immigration enforcement activities during the Christmas holidays. The White House, in response, says it would be business as usual.
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Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
Russell Brand charged with further counts of rape and sexual assault
The alleged offences took place in 2009, the Crown Protection Service said
www.independent.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Just want to point out that this man was leading the whole Turning Point USA crowd in prayer last week.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crim...
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NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
NCAR is quite literally our global mothership.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources.
Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.
Unbelievable.
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These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:09 AM
These people are nuts. NCAR developed the GPS dropsonde, which revolutionized the understanding of TC structure, improved forecasts, and validated remote sensing platforms, as documented in over 400 peer-reviewed publications in the last 25 years. And that’s just one of NCAR’s countless advances.
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Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official
Kushner Scraps Trump Tower Belgrade After Officials Indicted
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official who helped clear a path for its development.
bloom.bg
December 16, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Jared Kushner’s private equity firm, Affinity Partners, dropped its plans for a hotel in Serbia, after tensions around the project culminated in the indictment of a government official
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We're all feeling the extreme cold in DC this week.
Highlights:
1. No additional snow expected this week
2. Temperatures below freezing most of the week
3. DC teams are working around the clock to keep streets safe, residents warm, and city moving forward
Highlights:
1. No additional snow expected this week
2. Temperatures below freezing most of the week
3. DC teams are working around the clock to keep streets safe, residents warm, and city moving forward
December 15, 2025 at 5:56 PM
We're all feeling the extreme cold in DC this week.
Highlights:
1. No additional snow expected this week
2. Temperatures below freezing most of the week
3. DC teams are working around the clock to keep streets safe, residents warm, and city moving forward
Highlights:
1. No additional snow expected this week
2. Temperatures below freezing most of the week
3. DC teams are working around the clock to keep streets safe, residents warm, and city moving forward
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QOTD: “There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” - Buckminster Fuller
December 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM
QOTD: “There are no passengers on Spaceship Earth. We are all crew.” - Buckminster Fuller
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
Opinion | A Free World Needs a Strong America
Preventing a world where dictators can attack at will requires a military that has the right tools, the right tactics and the right culture.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
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Politicians and CEOs have gone quiet about climate change. The good news is, emissions are likely to decline anyway.
Essay | The Climate Crisis Clashed With Affordability, and Affordability Won
Climate action has become less urgent now that affordability is top of mind. The good news is, emissions are likely to decline anyway.
on.wsj.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Politicians and CEOs have gone quiet about climate change. The good news is, emissions are likely to decline anyway.
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Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year.
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Pope criticizes overcrowding in prisons during special Mass for detainees, guards and families
The Vatican said an estimated 6,000 people signed up to participate in the weekend pilgrimage, including representatives from big detention facilities in Italy and prison volunteers, wardens and priso...
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December 14, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Pope Leo XIV criticized prison overcrowding and insufficient inmate rehabilitation programs on Sunday as he celebrated a special Mass for detainees, guards and their families in the final event of the Vatican’s 2025 Holy Year.
https://to.pbs.org/4q2FvlE
https://to.pbs.org/4q2FvlE
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The 14th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features undulating dust lanes at the edges of a distant galaxy.
Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe:
Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe:
Day 14 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar: Ripples of a Galactic Merger
The 14th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features undulating dust lanes at the edges of a distant galaxy.
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December 14, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The 14th day of the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar features undulating dust lanes at the edges of a distant galaxy.
Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe:
Every day until December 25, this page will present a new image of our universe:
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Breaking on MS NOW:
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
December 10, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Breaking on MS NOW:
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
Trump-appointed federal judge Emil Bove, one of Trump's former personal lawyers, is attending Trump's rally tonight in Pennsylvania.
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Diageo's Belfast workers to resume strike action over pay dispute, union says reut.rs/4oG6DWv
Diageo's Belfast workers to resume strike action over pay dispute, union says
Britain's Unite union said on Tuesday some workers at Diageo's Belfast packaging site voted to reject the company's improved pay offer and resume a previously suspended eight-day strike action in December.
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December 10, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Diageo's Belfast workers to resume strike action over pay dispute, union says reut.rs/4oG6DWv
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Happy 250th to the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts! We’re not just the birthplace of American democracy — we’re the birthplace of the U.S. Navy. Here’s to 250 years of bringing our history to life.
December 9, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Happy 250th to the Colonial Navy of Massachusetts! We’re not just the birthplace of American democracy — we’re the birthplace of the U.S. Navy. Here’s to 250 years of bringing our history to life.
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Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to halt issuing new wind leases and permits was ruled illegal by a federal judge
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by US Judge
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.
bloom.bg
December 9, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Trump’s executive order directing government agencies to halt issuing new wind leases and permits was ruled illegal by a federal judge
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A federal judge today struck down the Trump administration’s halt on approving new wind farms on federal lands and waters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
Federal Judge Finds Trump’s Halt on Wind Energy Is Illegal
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A federal judge today struck down the Trump administration’s halt on approving new wind farms on federal lands and waters. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/c...
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It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It was very naive how many STEM people thought Republicans would stop at the humanities
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Sorry, progressives & health care policy wonks. But we're going to have to re-remind everyone why Health Savings Accts are a tax shelter for the wealthy, not health insurance. Note distribution of premium tax credits vs. HSA contributions.
www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...
www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...
Five Reasons Lawmakers Should Reject Expansions of Health Savings Accounts
Expanding health savings accounts (HSAs) is a key element of Republicans’ health care policy agenda. Ostensibly, HSAs allow people enrolled in certain health insurance policies to set aside money...
www.cbpp.org
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Sorry, progressives & health care policy wonks. But we're going to have to re-remind everyone why Health Savings Accts are a tax shelter for the wealthy, not health insurance. Note distribution of premium tax credits vs. HSA contributions.
www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...
www.cbpp.org/blog/five-re...