Thor Benson

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Writer. Featured in @WIRED, @RollingStone, @TheDailyBeast, @TheAtlantic, @NBCNews and elsewhere. I write about politics, tech and science.

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Who belongs - and who decides?

1 week ago | the.ink | Thor Benson

This morning, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland is on his way to El Salvador to argue personally for the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the Maryland resident wrongly kidnapped and now imprisoned without charge in that country’s CECOT prison. It’s an unprecedented step for a U.S. Senator, but we’re in new territory.
Donald Trump and DOGE Are Threatening America’s Weather Forecasting

1 week ago | rollingstone.com | Thor Benson

April 13, 2025 President Donald Trump raises his fist upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, on March 17, 2025.
Is Trump Going to Screw Up America's Weather Forecasting?

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Thor Benson

1 hour agoMother Nature is unpredictable. Despite our best efforts, record-breaking rainfall events or severe heat and drought can take their toll on plants. What’s a gardener to do in the face of such extremes? Plant tougher plants. These rugged perennials and shrubs stand up to the worst weather without …
"Elbows up," explained by a Canadian

2 weeks ago | publicnotice.co | Aaron Rupar |Thor Benson

🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren’t one already, please click the button below and become one to support our work.🇨🇦 🇨🇦 🇨🇦Donald Trump didn’t run on annexing Canada, but he’s certainly spent a lot of political capital recently demeaning and alienating our northern neighbors. "Canada doesn't pay for military. They give us nothing.
Rolling Stone: President Trump Falsely Claims Global Warming is Good

3 weeks ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Thor Benson |Eric Worrall

https://wattsupwiththat.com/2025/04/02/rolling-stone-president-trump-falsely-claims-global-warming-is-good/by Eric WorrallBut, but, devastating storms…TRUMP WANTS TO CONVINCE THE WORLD THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS A GOOD THINGThe president, who regularly attacks renewable energy, is apparently ready to argue that climate change would benefit humansBy THOR BENSONMARCH 31, 2025Windmills cause cancer. They’re killing birds and whales. Electric vehicles don’t work. Have you heard about the electric sharks?
Rolling Stone mag laments: ‘Trump Wants to Convince the World That Climate Change Is a Good Thing’ - He’s ‘ready to argue that climate change would benefit humans’ - Climate Depot

3 weeks ago | climatedepot.com | Marc Morano |Thor Benson

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-convince-world-climate-change-good-1235306675/By Thor BensonTrump is aiming to use the power of the federal government to reframe climate change as something that will benefit humanity. Trump is reportedly intent on rewriting an Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009 endangerment finding, which found greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and welfare, in order to downplay the negative effects of climate change.
Trump Wants to Convince the World That Climate Change Is a Good Thing

3 weeks ago | rollingstone.com | Thor Benson

March 31, 2025 Donald Trump gestures after speaking during a Women's History Month event in the East Room of the White House on March 26, 2025 in Washington, D.C. Win McNamee/Getty Images Windmills cause cancer. They’re killing birds and whales. Electric vehicles don’t work. Have you heard about the electric sharks? Climate change is a hoax. There are many things Donald Trump has said about climate change and renewable energy that are difficult to make sense of, but Trump’s newest line on...
Trump Wants to Convince the World That Climate Change Is a Good Thing

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Thor Benson

Windmills cause cancer. They’re killing birds and whales. Electric vehicles don’t work. Have you heard about the electric sharks? Climate change is a hoax. There are many things Donald Trump has said about climate change and renewable energy that are difficult to make sense of, but Trump’s newest line on climate change is both dumbfounding and truly dangerous: He is now determined to convince the world that climate change is a good thing.
Trump Wants to Convince the World That Climate Change Is a Good Thing

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Thor Benson

If Trump Gets a 3rd Term, Democracy Will Have Already EndedFor many Americans, the big political question is how much of this country as we have known it will be left when Donald Trump leaves the White House …
How #TeslaTakedown is bringing the fight to Musk

1 month ago | publicnotice.co | Thor Benson

🚙🪧🚙 With corporate outlets obeying in advance, supporting independent political media is more important right now than ever. Public Notice is possible thanks to paid subscribers. If you aren’t one already, please click the button below and become one to support our work.🚙🪧🚙While the Trump administration and DOGE recklessly dismantle the federal government, millions of Americans are outraged and looking for ways to hold the Trump administration accountable.