Energy Star program survives Trump administration's budget cuts | AP News apnews.com/article/clim...
The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?
Energy Star, the program that helps guide consumers to more energy-efficient appliances and electronics, has survived President Donald Trump’s attempt to kill it.
apnews.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:17 PM
Energy Star program survives Trump administration's budget cuts | AP News apnews.com/article/clim...
What's wrong with calling it jingoism? How else would you describe the Trump administration's recent behaviour? (polite words only of course!)
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 PM
What's wrong with calling it jingoism? How else would you describe the Trump administration's recent behaviour? (polite words only of course!)
His racism is his administration’s policy
February 9, 2026 at 4:12 PM
His racism is his administration’s policy
He’s going to Electric Boat to see something that can go even further underwater than the administration’s poll numbers.
February 9, 2026 at 4:09 PM
He’s going to Electric Boat to see something that can go even further underwater than the administration’s poll numbers.
MORE BRUNI [See below]:
There’s going rogue, and then there’s going rogue with a thesaurus in one hand and a movie glossary in the other. Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible.
He also seems to be having a blast.
There’s going rogue, and then there’s going rogue with a thesaurus in one hand and a movie glossary in the other. Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible.
He also seems to be having a blast.
February 9, 2026 at 4:08 PM
MORE BRUNI [See below]:
There’s going rogue, and then there’s going rogue with a thesaurus in one hand and a movie glossary in the other. Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible.
He also seems to be having a blast.
There’s going rogue, and then there’s going rogue with a thesaurus in one hand and a movie glossary in the other. Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible.
He also seems to be having a blast.
Rob Knake, former deputy national cyber director under Biden, said he expects the Trump administration's new cyber strategy (which my colleague @timstarks.bsky.social reported on first!) to be released overnight.
February 9, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Rob Knake, former deputy national cyber director under Biden, said he expects the Trump administration's new cyber strategy (which my colleague @timstarks.bsky.social reported on first!) to be released overnight.
Years after federal judges rejected the Trump administration's attempt to bar some immigrants from being included in census counts, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway wants to bring the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
Why Missouri's attorney general wants to exclude some immigrants from the U.S. Census
Several years after federal judges rejected the Trump administration's attempt to bar some immigrants from being included in census counts, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway wants to bring the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court.
www.kcur.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:04 PM
Years after federal judges rejected the Trump administration's attempt to bar some immigrants from being included in census counts, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway wants to bring the issue to the U.S. Supreme Court. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social)
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is ‘Trying to Take’ Liam Conejo Ramos Again
The 5-year-old and his family have become a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is ‘Trying to Take’ Liam Conejo Ramos Again
The 5-year-old and his family have become a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
February 9, 2026 at 4:03 PM
@hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is ‘Trying to Take’ Liam Conejo Ramos Again
The 5-year-old and his family have become a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
Democratic Lawmaker Says Trump Administration Is ‘Trying to Take’ Liam Conejo Ramos Again
The 5-year-old and his family have become a flash point in the Trump administration’s aggressive deportation agenda.
The @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration’s latest assault on Baltimore's Inspector General - the city’s corruption watchdog - doesn’t hold up to legal scrutiny. tinyurl.com/bdcdawk2 . . . leaving a harsh question: what are they hiding? [OP-ED]
Mayor Scott’s war on Baltimore’s inspector general: Part II | Baltimore Brew
The administration’s latest assault on the city’s corruption watchdog doesn’t hold up to legal scrutiny and raises a harsh question: what are they hiding? [OP-ED]
tinyurl.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
The @mayorbmscott.bsky.social administration’s latest assault on Baltimore's Inspector General - the city’s corruption watchdog - doesn’t hold up to legal scrutiny. tinyurl.com/bdcdawk2 . . . leaving a harsh question: what are they hiding? [OP-ED]
Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about why universities should be creating a NATO-like defense strategy against the administration’s attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about why universities should be creating a NATO-like defense strategy against the administration’s attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
Higher education is under attack. Drop the appeasement.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Universities are sending Trump a dangerous message
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about why universities should be creating a NATO-like defense strategy against the administration’s attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
New illustration for @postopinions.bsky.social about why universities should be creating a NATO-like defense strategy against the administration’s attacks.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Kentucky’s growing Haitian community and local industries that employ Haitian immigrants said they are relieved after a U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitians.
Kentucky’s Haitian community a growing share of its workforce
Kentucky’s growing Haitian community and local industries that employ many Haitian immigrants said they are relieved after a U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate...
www.wuky.org
February 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Kentucky’s growing Haitian community and local industries that employ Haitian immigrants said they are relieved after a U.S. District Court blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 300,000 Haitians.
Opinion: To many, ICE is an occupying and illegitimate force. But to others, the Trump administration's immigration enforcement is doing its job.
ICE is beyond redemption. It should be abolished. | Your Turn
To many, ICE is an occupying and illegitimate force. But to others, the Trump administration's immigration enforcement is doing its job.
bit.ly
February 9, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Opinion: To many, ICE is an occupying and illegitimate force. But to others, the Trump administration's immigration enforcement is doing its job.
PSA: you can love your country but not the people running it.
Same goes for Israel. Not supporting the administration’s genocide in Gaza doesn’t make you anti-Semitic.
It makes you a decent human being!
#demsec
Same goes for Israel. Not supporting the administration’s genocide in Gaza doesn’t make you anti-Semitic.
It makes you a decent human being!
#demsec
February 9, 2026 at 3:57 PM
PSA: you can love your country but not the people running it.
Same goes for Israel. Not supporting the administration’s genocide in Gaza doesn’t make you anti-Semitic.
It makes you a decent human being!
#demsec
Same goes for Israel. Not supporting the administration’s genocide in Gaza doesn’t make you anti-Semitic.
It makes you a decent human being!
#demsec
This administration's whole theme is sad but true 🥴
February 9, 2026 at 3:51 PM
This administration's whole theme is sad but true 🥴
Eyewitness account of human rights crimes at Trump administration’s ICE and DHS run concentration camps.
@coalitionfortheicc.org
@amnesty.org
@unocha.org
@coalitionfortheicc.org
@amnesty.org
@unocha.org
“Lying in feces, throw up, urine… like animals in a cage at the zoo.”
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
A whistleblower recounts the horrific ICE detention center conditions in Baltimore — a similar story everywhere.
February 9, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Eyewitness account of human rights crimes at Trump administration’s ICE and DHS run concentration camps.
@coalitionfortheicc.org
@amnesty.org
@unocha.org
@coalitionfortheicc.org
@amnesty.org
@unocha.org
For me it was realizing that after what that kid’s been through, and knowing his family is now very much on the administration’s radar, no way his parents (or hopefully BB) would put him through plane trips and SB security for an event he’s too young to really care abt.
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
For me it was realizing that after what that kid’s been through, and knowing his family is now very much on the administration’s radar, no way his parents (or hopefully BB) would put him through plane trips and SB security for an event he’s too young to really care abt.
Thom Tillis challenges Trump administration's policies, highlighting tensions within the Republican Party.
Opinion | The Glorious Spectacle of a Republican Gone Rogue
Thom Tillis challenges Trump administration's policies, highlighting tensions within the Republican Party.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Thom Tillis challenges Trump administration's policies, highlighting tensions within the Republican Party.
There are eight million people in the big city. And 32 million opinions on the Mamdani administration's response to its first snow crisis.
Snow Problem: Can New York City Handle Big Winter Storms Anymore? - Streetsblog New York City
There are eight million people in the big city. And 32 million opinions on the Mamdani administration's response to its first snow crisis.
buff.ly
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
There are eight million people in the big city. And 32 million opinions on the Mamdani administration's response to its first snow crisis.
Thread on the Trump administration’s cruel imprisonment of children for the crime of not being white.
This is 18-mo-old Amalia waving to me when she was detained.
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
She was hospitalized with a respiratory infection while at ICE’s Dilley facility for immigrant families.
She’s one of dozens of detainees who I spoke to via video and phone calls, letters and an in-person visit. 🧵1/
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Thread on the Trump administration’s cruel imprisonment of children for the crime of not being white.
February 9, 2026 at 3:40 PM
www.rawstory.com/smartnews/tr...
"Bruni wrote, “Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible. He also seems to be having a blast. He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of conscience does wonders for a man."
"Bruni wrote, “Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible. He also seems to be having a blast. He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of conscience does wonders for a man."
Retiring senator 'sassing' Trump admin in belief tide turning against president: analysis
Thom Tillis is standing up against President Donald Trump's administration as he believes he will be rewarded in the future for his opposition, political observers believe. Tillis, who is not seeking ...
www.rawstory.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
www.rawstory.com/smartnews/tr...
"Bruni wrote, “Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible. He also seems to be having a blast. He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of conscience does wonders for a man."
"Bruni wrote, “Tillis seems intent on making his complaints about the Trump administration’s errors and overreach as memorable as possible. He also seems to be having a blast. He’s sassing. He’s smiling. The liberation of conscience does wonders for a man."
JFC with this nightmare…This administration’s wanton child abuse has got to stop!
My colleague got into Trump's sprawling family detention camp, which is full of toddlers, kids, & teens.
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
- Kids have cut themselves or talked about suicide
-There's worms & mold in food
-300 kids have been held for 30+ days, far longer court settlement allows
www.propublica.org/article/life...
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
JFC with this nightmare…This administration’s wanton child abuse has got to stop!
any history book at all
February 9, 2026 at 3:37 PM
any history book at all
3/ Legal experts said the episode marked an escalation in the administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights.
"Some may say there are larger issues in Minneapolis right now, but what happened seven months ago in Spokane was a canary in a coalmine. And it keeps getting worse.."
"Some may say there are larger issues in Minneapolis right now, but what happened seven months ago in Spokane was a canary in a coalmine. And it keeps getting worse.."
February 9, 2026 at 3:36 PM
3/ Legal experts said the episode marked an escalation in the administration’s crackdown on first amendment rights.
"Some may say there are larger issues in Minneapolis right now, but what happened seven months ago in Spokane was a canary in a coalmine. And it keeps getting worse.."
"Some may say there are larger issues in Minneapolis right now, but what happened seven months ago in Spokane was a canary in a coalmine. And it keeps getting worse.."
The ruling serves as a #major #rebuke of the Trump administration's nationwide campaign to obtain sensitive voter data, including full birth dates and partial #Social #Security numbers.
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#Kasubhai can't do it nationally. A lot of judges have to step up. This is what's buried under the floorboards.
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#Kasubhai can't do it nationally. A lot of judges have to step up. This is what's buried under the floorboards.
February 9, 2026 at 3:28 PM