Jim Morrison

Jim Morrison

@jimmor12.bsky.social

freelance writer focusing on the climate crisis and investigations. Contributor to The Washington Post, Wired, Smithsonian, Yale e360, many others. https://jimmorrison.contently.com

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Jim Morrison
@jimmor12.bsky.social

My latest. They made donations to the housing authority and Norfolk State, but did not projects in the city. Norfolk-backed firm invests millions elsewhere as city waits virginiamercury.com/2026/10/19/n...

virginiamercury.comNorfolk-backed firm invests millions elsewhere as city waits • Virginia MercuryHampton Roads Ventures backed a $12 million investment in a grocery store in rural Marion, $10 million for a farm equipment distribution center in Martinsville and $3 million for a supermarket in Loui...

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Shannon Heckt
@shannonheckt.bsky.social

Following a DEQ report that said groundwater availability is declining in the near future, lawmakers are considering making changes to preserve the critical resource. #valeg #vagov virginiamercury.com/2026/08/21/a...

virginiamercury.comAfter eastern groundwater report detailed aquifer concerns, Va. lawmakers consider policy shifts • Virginia MercuryAfter the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released a 117-page report indicating that available groundwater east of Interstate-95 is “declining (in) availability in the near future,” the a...

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Drew Harwell
@drewharwell.com

New: We found 50 cops who misused Flock cameras and other license-plate readers for personal purposes, often to spy on their girlfriends or ex-wives. He "watched every single move I made. ... Who do you turn the chief of police in to?" wapo.st/3S6rTuo

wapo.stShe left her ex. He secretly tracked her through a network of policing cameras.Flock’s array of license-plate cameras was built to fight crime. But at least 50 law enforcement officers were charged with or accused of misusing it and other systems.

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Scott MacFarlane
@macfarlanenews.bsky.social

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

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David Roberts
@volts.wtf

Oopsie I destroyed a big chunk of the federal government & directly caused the deaths of millions of people! Oopsie poopsie! Ah well!

The Guardian@theguardian.com

‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit

theguardian.com‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbitBillionaire in interview with the Economist admits he was too consumed by politics and shares predictions about AI Elon Musk has admitted he became too consumed by politics during his volatile alliance with Donald Trump and his brief appointment as the president’s financial axman, running the so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge). The world’s richest person, and briefly its first trillionaire after his SpaceX company floated on the US stock exchange in June, made the confession in a wide-ranging interview with the Economist published on Thursday. He shared his positions on subjects from foreign wars to AI, and made a number of eye-opening predictions for the future. Continue reading...

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Tom Nichols
@radiofreetom.bsky.social

My concern goes beyond Platner, even if he wins, tbh. I keep pointing out that all elections are now national elections. I hope that having to defend him does not cause problems in other races.

RB@ratherreadabook.bsky.social

I get this. I also get that the single most important thing is to strip power from Trump, and not voting for Platner (whether it involves voting for another Dem, or Collins, or no one) impedes that goal. But it's a terrible choice either way.

Jim Morrison
@jimmor12.bsky.social

A recruitment firm got two no-bid contracts from Norfolk’s fired housing authority head. It later led the search that got him hired in Charleston, S.C. share.google/BHhMabqzvDG7...

share.googleA recruitment firm got two no-bid contracts from Norfolk’s fired housing authority head. It later led the search that got him hired in Charleston, S.C.Gans, Gans & Associates was paid up to $82,500 across two contracts approved under Nathan Simms. Norfolk housing board members said they never saw or heard about them.