Bill McKibben

Vermont

Contributing Writer at The New Yorker

Author, Educator, Environmentalist and founder of https://t.co/RD1mCHAneQ and https://t.co/58WgUpHwRO. Opinions all my own, and expressed at greater length at https://t.co/va0A985uVl

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Articles

Darn it, that's just not true

1 week ago | billmckibben.substack.com | Bill McKibben

Trying to keep up with the perfidy of the Trump administration is a mug’s game, but sometimes I’m a mug. And so, in a small effort to get out ahead of these deceits before they become conventional wisdom, I’m going to write about two statements from the administration, one yesterday and one more than a month old that I missed. I just sent you a long newsletter a couple of days ago, and I don’t want to overburden you with stuff (who needs more outrage anyway?) so I’ll try to be brief.
Trump and His Feral Crew of Wreckers Want to Kill America’s Future | Common Dreams

2 weeks ago | commondreams.org | Bill McKibben

Credit where due: I am ever impressed by the feral energy of U.S. President Donald Trump and his crew, who are able to do an extraordinary amount of damage every single damned day. And somehow their energetic cruelty seems to drain my own reserves: I want to stay in bed. But we fight as best we can, and so here’s my assessment of one dire day, and more importantly what we still might be able to do about it.
A Truly Dark Day in DC

2 weeks ago | billmckibben.substack.com | Bill McKibben

Credit where due: I am ever impressed by the feral energy of Trump and his crew, who are able to do an extraordinary amount of damage every single damned day. And somehow their energetic cruelty seems to drain my own reserves: I want to stay in bed. But we fight as best we can, and so here’s my assessment of this dire day, and more importantly what we still might be able to do about it. This is a free newsletter.
Trump Cares More About Growing Fossil Fuel Profits Than Shrinking Your Energy Bill | Common Dreams

2 weeks ago | commondreams.org | Bill McKibben

It would be tempting to dismiss U.S. President Donald Trump’s many functionaries as idiots, because many of them are. Here, for instance, is a transcript of leaked audio from a recent staff meeting led by acting Federal Emergency Management Agency director David Richardson, a man with no experience in disaster management (but who did write what the reliable Kate Aronoff described as a bad autobiographical novel with the inspired title War Story).
And We’re Off

2 weeks ago | resilience.org | Bill McKibben

That slightly out-of-focus picture shows the gritty, common-sense (and also transcendent) mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, with her 3-month old daughter Mira. A few minutes earlier, from the pulpit of Old North Church in Boston, she’d flipped a switch to light the green lantern you can see glowing in the steeple behind her.
Vandalism, with a plan

3 weeks ago | billmckibben.substack.com | Bill McKibben

It would be tempting to dismiss Trump’s many functionaries as idiots, because many of them are. Here, for instance, is a transcript of leaked audio from a recent staff meeting led by acting FEMA director David Richardson, a man with no experience in disaster management (but who did write what the reliable Kate Aronoff described as a bad autobiographical novel with the inspired title War Story).
Column: Why older Americans are Trump’s biggest nightmare

3 weeks ago | meadvilletribune.com | Akaya Windwood |Bill McKibben

That there’s a spasm of dislike for Donald Trump’s chaotic presidency is not news — new polls show Americans unhappier with this president at 100 days than any of his predecessors. Much of the attention has focused on his rapidly falling numbers with young voters (“Is Gen Z abandoning Trump?” Newsweek asked last week), but we’re seeing signs — in the data and on the streets — of something that may be an even bigger problem for the MAGA world. Older Americans are increasingly repelled by this guy.
Opinion: Why older Americans are Trump’s biggest nightmare

3 weeks ago | timesfreepress.com | Akaya Windwood |Bill McKibben

That there's a spasm of dislike for Trump's chaotic presidency is not news — new polls show Americans unhappier with this president at 100 days than any of his predecessors. Much of the attention has focused on his rapidly falling numbers with young voters ("Is Gen Z abandoning Trump?" Newsweek asked last week), but we're seeing signs — in the data and on the streets — of something that may be an even bigger problem for the MAGA world. Older Americans are increasingly repelled by this guy.
Why older Americans are Trump’s biggest nightmare

3 weeks ago | ourmidland.com | Akaya Windwood |Bill McKibben

That there’s a spasm of dislike for Donald Trump’s chaotic presidency is not news — new polls show Americans unhappier with this president at 100 days than any of his predecessors. Much of the attention has focused on his rapidly falling numbers with young voters (“Is Gen Z abandoning Trump?” Newsweek asked last week), but we’re seeing signs — in the data and on the streets — of something that may be an even bigger problem for the MAGA world.
Why older Americans are Trump's biggest nightmare

3 weeks ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Akaya Windwood |Bill McKibben

That there's a spasm of dislike for Trump's chaotic presidency is not news - new polls show Americans unhappier with this president at 100 days than any of his predecessors. Much of the attention has focused on his rapidly falling numbers with young voters ("Is Gen Z abandoning Trump?" Newsweek asked last week), but we're seeing signs - in the data and on the streets - of something that may be an even bigger problem for the MAGA world. Older Americans are increasingly repelled by this guy.