Confirmed: Unions Squandered the Biden Years: Welcome to single-digit union density.
Checking in on the Party of the Working Class: How are the Republicans helping workers so far?
New EV batteries are making electric cars cheaper and safer: A chemistry change is coming to U.S. and European EVs, which could reduce costs and fires.
Cheering Kash Patel’s nomination: A group of ex-FBI agents turned critics: FBI director nominee Kash Patel has ties to a group of ex-agents who call themselves “The Suspendables” and have long called for firings and change.
After 10,000 years, let’s bury the plow: No-till farming reduces need for fertilizers and pesticides, and promotes soil health and biodiversity.
Can Zelensky salvage his relationship with Trump and save Ukraine?: Three years into the war with Russia, President Zelensky appears to have become embroiled in a personal feud with the leader of Ukraine’s most powerful ally. - "Inside Ukraine, even those opposed to Zelensky agree that the middle of a war is not the right time to hold elections."
As sales drop, artists weigh canceling Kennedy Center shows in protest: Ticket sales dropped roughly 50 percent week-over-week after Trump announced his takeover, sources said. Meanwhile, performers are mulling their options.
Musk’s DOGE says it has saved $55 billion. Not so fast.: A Washington Post analysis found that hundreds of the canceled contracts DOGE listed represent savings of $0 each.
DOGE’s Only Public Ledger Is Riddled With Mistakes: The figures from Elon Musk’s team of outsiders represent billions in government cuts. They are also full of accounting errors, outdated data and other miscalculations. - "David Reid, an environmental scientist in Michigan, was surprised to learn his contract studying invasive species in the St. Lawrence Seaway was included on the list. 'That contract wasn’t canceled by DOGE or anyone else,' he said. The contract expired on Dec. 31 and he decided to retire and not renew it, he said. 'If they took credit for canceling the contract, they’re lying.'"
Maryland driver who hit girl sued by D.C. for $27,000 in unpaid tickets: Three drivers who owe thousands in traffic fines are the first to face lawsuits from the city under a new law.
The right-wing media machine is hitting a wall: The right is doing a good job convincing the right that Trump is doing a good job. But only the right. - "We should also note the extent to which Musk has leveraged X to the right’s benefit. There’s his relentless cheerleading and amplification of false claims about his and Trump’s work, sure. But it might not be just boosting the right. In the past few days, videos of from a town hall event in Georgia during which a Republican legislator was confronted over Musk’s work were removed from the social media platform in recent days for unclear reasons."
US Rep. Glenn Grothman faces hostile crowd at Oshkosh town hall meeting: Constituents ask congressman about Medicaid funding, power of Elon Musk
Back in their districts, GOP lawmakers get an earful on DOGE and Musk: Town halls from Wisconsin to Oregon grew testy this week as concerned voters showed up to vent.
Trump announces conservative podcaster Dan Bongino as FBI deputy director: The appointment of Bongino, a former Secret Service agent and NYPD officer turned conservative radio host, puts a second Trump ally at the top of the agency.
In auto-centric Michigan, Trump’s proposed tariffs polarize a community: If Trump’s tariff threats materialize, this region of the country, dominated by the domestic auto industry, stands to take as big a hit as anywhere.
Could Ukraine keep fighting even without U.S. support?: Ukraine would face a grim but not impossible task if it chose to fight on without Trump’s backing.
How to find cleaning products that aren’t full of microplastics: (And why are microplastics in our cleaning products anyway?)
‘America’s tree’ is missing. Will we do what it takes to bring it back?: Genetic modification is the only credible path to restoring the blight-wracked American chestnut.
Developing Sterile Invasives (Why Bother?)
Sustainable Gardening Practices: Moving Away from Peat Moss in Potting Soil
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