Archive for February 2026
New Poll: Michiganders Support Pausing Data Center Construction to Protect Water and Utility Costs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASENews from Progress Michigan February 2, 2026 Contact: Levi Teitel, [email protected] New Poll: Michiganders Support Pausing Data Center Construction to Protect Water and Utility Costs Lawmakers have a responsibility to protect our waterways, lower our energy costs and interrogate promises from Big Tech MICHIGAN – On Monday, a new poll released by Progress Michigan shows that Michiganders are…Read More
Showing you on the dolly
[ad_1] where Mr. T is hurting real Republicans! Blaska has been asked to show on the little dolly where the mean man hurt him. We expected blowback after the last thrilling episode (“Keeping an uncivil tongue”). Poke the MAGA nest and expect frenzied stinging from reverse Trump Derangement Sufferers. We answered platinum subscriber “Madison expat” with […] [ad_2] Source linkRead More
Progressive Maryland Weekly Memo for Monday, February 2, 2026
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La fantasía Bitcóin en El Salvador mientras los trabajadores pierden sus empleos
[ad_1] SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Juan Hernández llegó a la conferencia de prensa con un uniforme que se convirtió en cotidianidad durante la pandemia en 2020: traje médico blanco de seguridad de pies a cabeza, gorro incluido, mascarilla, gafas protectoras. Al llegar su turno de hablar, micrófono en mano, leyó el comunicado que al menos tres organizaciones del sector…Read More
As ICE assault and deaths continue, working people shovel snow, make plans: News You Can Use
Right here in Maryland, the slow-building catastrophe of Trump retribution against Blue states adds up, as our legislature works to manage its way through Gov. Moore’s proposed tough-love budget. Federal pullbacks in a wide variety of public benefits, from medical care to food assistance to education to the loss of hundreds of thousands of federal jobs by state residents, leave…Read More
Kennedy Center's image had 'fallen apart' due to Trump's meddling: analysis
[ad_1] Donald Trump made the surprise announcement over the weekend that the Kennedy Center would be closing down for a years-long renovation project, with an analysis from The New Republic stating that this move came after the center’s prestigious image had “fallen apart” due to his meddling.The president announced in a Truth Social post Sunday evening that the center, which…Read More
The threats to democracy are real
[ad_1] A week or so ago, I wrote a piece encouraging people to focus more on voting than on the prospects of a stolen or canceled election. I stand by that column. Large voter turnout is the best defense against attempts to rig elections.That said, the threats to our elections are real. In Georgia, the FBI raided the Fulton County…Read More
Family of JFK Call BS on Trump Shuttering of Kennedy Center
[ad_1] The descendants of former President John F. Kennedy are denouncing President Donald Trump’s order to shutter the Kennedy Center and calling bullshit on his reasons for doing so.On Sunday, Trump abruptly announced on Truth Social that beginning on July 4, the performing arts center in Washington, DC, which he recently renamed after himself, would shut down for two years…Read More
‘Melania’, Minneapolis, Moguls, Midterms: Many Battles, One War
[ad_1] Nothing is more important than saving this country. Certainly not Mark Zuckerberg’s need for still more billions, and not additional yachts forJeff Bezos’s collection. Yet they and their fellow oligarchs apparently beg to differ and continue to enable Trump so as to win his favor or avoid his wrath. Zuckerberg’s Meta has been blocking users from sharing links to…Read More
PPI Urges FCC to Approve Amazon Leo’s Constellation Deployment Deadline Extension Request
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — Today, Mary Guenther, Head of Space Policy, and Diana Moss, VP and Director of Competition Policy, at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) issued the following statement regarding Amazon Leo’s request for an extension from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to deploy a satellite internet constellation. “PPI urges the FCC to grant the request made today by Amazon Leo to extend…Read More