The Orbán-MAGA playbook will fail to deliver Very few following in Hungary’s footsteps are willing to recognize the long-term outcomes of a deteriorating economy, crumbling basic services and a soured public. politico.eu/article/us-ame…

The US is set to cancel funding for two major direct-air-capture plants The terminations would cut tens of millions of dollars that Climeworks, Heirloom, Oxy, and others were depending on to develop carbon removal projects in Louisiana and Texas. technologyreview.com/2025/10/07/112…

Rutgers professor moving to Europe after threats over antifa accusations | US universities reddit.com/r/politics/com…

The 50 Nasa projects facing extinction under Trump China is poised to overtake America in the space race, scientists warn, as the White House plans to slash Nasa’s budget thetimes.com/us/news-today/…

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in the Caribbean apnews.com/article/trinid…

The Worst Way to Cut Government Spending The Trump administration is culling the best and brightest from the federal workforce for a rounding error’s worth in savings. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…

More than 40 administration picks tied directly to oil, gas and coal, analysis shows Report looks at White House nominees and appointees and agencies dictating energy, environment and climate policy theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

Senate confirms scientist with ties to 'Sharpiegate' as top NOAA official Neil Jacobs was assistant secretary for environmental observation at NOAA when Trump displayed a map altered with a black Sharpie to incorrectly show Hurricane Dorian's path. nbcnews.com/politics/congr…

Stephen Miller has said Donald Trump has plenary authority but what does that actually mean? abc.net.au/news/2025-10-0…

Soybean farmer who backed Trump feels strain of China's boycott amid trade war cbsnews.com/news/soybean-f…

In Final Message of Hope, Jane Goodall Suggests Blasting Trump and Other Hateful Right-Wingers Into Space “In the dark times that we are living in now,” said the preeminent scientist, “if people don’t have hope, we’re doomed.” commondreams.org/news/jane-good…

Wind Energy Assault Stings Red States Nation’s top four wind-power states all lean Republican, including Iowa, where president’s disdain reverberates wsj.com/politics/polic…

How Trump uses federal cash that’s not his to spend to pursue his questionable goals edition.cnn.com/2025/10/08/pol…

White House announces radical new plan to allocate tariff revenue without Congress The Constitution gives Congress what’s known as the “power of the purse.” When T tries to claim he has his own purse, there’s a problem. msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-…

You Beat Trumpism by Banding Together. It’s as Hard and as Simple as That. nytimes.com/2025/10/08/opi…

The Montana Plan The Montana Plan, a breakthrough legal strategy, will stop corporate and dark money cold. It's how Montanans will beat Citizens United and take back our politics, and your state can too! transparentelection.org

Newsom and Pritzker Are Showing How to Attack an Authoritarian Crook Arkadi Gerney, a Democratic strategist, says Democratic governors and attorneys general have the greatest ability to stop Trump—and they’re doing it in ways that are underappreciated. newrepublic.com/article/201441…

The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics. americanprogress.org/article/the-co…

Are we heading for cascading tipping points? A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they will flip and not just in isolation. drtomharris.substack.com/p/are-we-headi…

Agriculture faces a MAGA reckoning Tariffs, higher costs and Chinese retaliation hit hard economist.com/united-states/…