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Zohran Mamdani has a lot of great ideas for programs that will make NYC livable and affordable for everyone.
He should add a free N95 mask program to that list.
N95 masks improve public health by protecting people from airborne viruses and wildfire smoke.
Providing them for free increases their use and decreases stigma.
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK, Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-vaccine-recommendations-backed-by-science-in-these-handy-charts/
“House Republicans cleared their first funding bill for fiscal 2026 on Wed, approving more than $450 bil to fund the VA, military construction, other programs.
2 Democratic lawmakers, Reps. Jared Golden (Maine) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (Wash.), joining Republicans”
https://thereport.be/article/?app=breaking&u=https%3A%2F%2Ftrib.al%2Ff1Q8M1r
🤦🏻♀️ Via Democracy Docket:
BREAKING: The #Wisconsin Supreme Court has refused to hear a challenge to the state’s congressional map leaving in place gerrymandered districts that give Republicans a built-in advantage.
This comes after the liberals maintained control of the state supreme court earlier this year. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/wisconsin-congressional-redistricting-challenge/
"Toronto charity no longer resettling 2SLGBTQ+ refugees in US since #Trump took office
Rainbow Railroad currently working to bring 70 people originally trying to seek asylum in US to #Canada"
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/rainbow-railroad-2slgbtq-refugees-us-canada-1.7569791
"Pentagon will create 2 new military zones along the border w Mexico, a move that allows troops to temp detain migrants or trespassers.
The Pentagon already created 2 military zones, but 👉🏼only 4 people👈🏼 have been temporarily detained on them
The zones are intended to allow the Trump admin to use troops to detain migrants w/o invoking Insurrection Act that empowers a pres to deploy military to suppress events such as civil disorder"
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-military-create-two-new-border-zones-officials-say-2025-06-25/
You thought the dot com bubble where people raised millions on powerpoint slides was ridiculous? Welcome to the age of unbridled AI Hype where Sutskever gets $2B to promise not to release "superintelligence" & Murati gets $2 BILLION to...?
Sure. Its definitely not a bubble.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/06/20/mira-muratis-thinking-machines-lab-closes-on-2b-at-10b-valuation/
"Safety"... or "Stoppage"? #ProLifeMyAss
"CDC to hire former head of anti-vaccine group founded by #RFKJr
...Lyn Redwood, a nurse and the former head of a group critics have denounced as anti-vaccine, to work in its vaccine safety office" https://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-vaccine-safety-office-hire-former-head-anti-vaccine-group-founded-rfk-jr/
Via WIRED:
NEW: Records of hundreds of emergency calls from ICE detention centers obtained by WIRED—including audio recordings—show a system inundated by life-threatening incidents, delayed treatment, and overcrowding.
Unpaywalled (supposedly)
https://www.wired.com/story/ice-detention-center-911-emergencies/
Via Sahil Kapur:
Needle moving: Senate Republicans are now trying to hammer out a version of the big bill that can pass the House sans further negotiations, per senators & reps. That means hashing out SALT, Medicaid and clean energy disputes beforehand. Easier said than done. Per Scalise, leaders are discussing it.
Disabled people in wheelchairs are being zip-tied and arrested in the halls of Congress—for demanding the right to live. They came to stop Trump’s brutal Medicaid cuts, and this is the response: cuffs, arrests, silence. This is what cruelty looks like. #press
Guess what! The prototype of the new #Plushtodon series has arrived. It will be available later this year in this and one other color!
Keep 'em coming
This is a good one
Via Kyle Cheney:
JUST IN: A federal judge has issued a nationwide injunction blocking the closure of Jobs Corps campuses, saying that without intervention to block illegal closures, thousands of abused children will be kicked out. https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.643663/gov.uscourts.nysd.643663.57.0.pdf
Via Marc Elias:
🚨BREAKING: Trump administration files new lawsuit seeking access to Orange County’s list maintenance records concerning potential non-citizens on the voter rolls. https://www.democracydocket.com/cases/california-orange-county-noncitizen-voter-records-access-challenge-doj/
Sigh.
Via Tyler McBrien:
NEW: A judge DENIED the govt's request to stay the release order for Kilmar Abrego Garcia, but notes "an obvious truism that must not be forgotten"—the Trump admin is in control of where he awaits trial b/c it "can elect...to hold him for pending deportation proceedings or not."
Full opinion here: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70476164/55/united-states-v-garcia/
"Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the former Republican leader, gave a short speech saying “failure is not an option” on the bill, before reportedly adding, “I know a lot of us are hearing from people back home about Medicaid. But they’ll get over it.”
Via Laura Packard:
When people lose their health care, they get sicker. Or just die.
Pass it on.
Power grab #439398489 by fascist president
"Scoop: Trump to limit sharing classified info with Congress after leak on Iran bombing damage"
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/25/iran-bombing-intelligence-trump-congress
‘Who are these people?’ #Masked #immigration agents challenge local #police, #sow #fear in #LA LA Times no paywall https://archive.is/6kChi #maga #civilliberties #constitution #deportation #immigrants #immigration #politics
These idiots in charge have zero understanding of the enormous role “soft power” has played in the US’ central role in the world. All they understand is violence. https://journa.host/@w7voa/114744573548821276
🥳 Ember calls it “24/365 solar generation,” and it’s not just a theoretical model. :party_kirby:
A new report from global energy think tank Ember says batteries have officially hit the price point that lets solar power deliver affordable electricity almost every hour of the year in the sunniest parts of the world.
The study looked at hourly solar data from 12 cities and found that in sun-soaked places like Las Vegas, you could pair 6 gigawatts (GW) of solar panels with 17 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of batteries and get a steady 1 GW of power nearly 24/7. The cost? Just $104 per megawatt-hour (MWh) based on average global prices for solar and batteries in 2024. That’s a 22% drop in a year and cheaper than new coal ($118/MWh) and nuclear ($182/MWh) in many regions.
#Energy #Solar #Climate #Environment
https://electrek.co/2025/06/20/batteries-are-so-cheap-now-solar-power-doesnt-sleep-ember/
