Ashley Braun
Ashley Braun is a Seattle-based freelance science and environmental journalist. She works as a deputy editor for DeSmogBlog.com and is a contributing science writer for Natural History Magazine. She has written for Discover Magazine, Popular Science online, Hakai Magazine, Earth Touch News, Grist.org, and OnEarth.org. She also fact-checks for Discover Magazine.
Find more of her writing at ashleybraun.com/writing and follow her on Twitter at @ashleybraun.
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The MAGA Movement is Jonestown writ large
The reversion to primitivism bears a striking resemblance to the rise of the MAGA movement.
Trump EPA rolls back protections from toxic forever chemicals in drinking water
Amid pressure from chemical and utility industries, the Trump administration weakens key PFAS drinking water regulations—exposing millions to cancer-linked toxins.
GOP tax cuts for the rich advance as Republicans push record-breaking Medicaid and SNAP...
As House Republicans approve tax breaks for the wealthy, they simultaneously move to gut Medicaid and food assistance, rejecting all amendments to protect vulnerable Americans.
The Trump effect on elections globally
But with the recent election results in Canada and Australia, it’s possible to see the limits of Trump’s influence and the signs of a swing back to some semblance of normalcy.
The Trump administration leaned on African countries. The goal: Get business for Elon Musk.
Senior State Department officials in both Washington and Gambia have coordinated with Starlink executives to coax, lobby and browbeat at least seven Gambian government ministers to help Musk, records and interviews show.