Jeff Brady

Wondering why the NPR logo looks a little different today? Thread below:

My id wants me to look at the “for you” tab on X. My ego says that’ll just disappoint, frustrate and confuse me. My superego wrote this missive.

The Century-Long Capture of U.S. Media | On the Media | WNYC Studios As media empires, from The Washington Post to CBS News, continue to be dealt significant blows, uncertainties abound about the remaining strength of a once robust American press lands...

This @onthemedia.bsky.social interview was a good listen before today, and invaluable now as media empires report on the President’s military actions in Iran. www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...

This is where my mind goes after a week of vacation... Good thing I'm back to work Monday!

Just realized our household has a trade deficit with the grocery store. So, I'm putting a tariff on my husband's food, hoping that will encourage him to grow his own. Do I have that right?

Tax credits for solar panels are available, but the catch is you can't own them Rooftop solar installers are steering customers toward leases instead of purchases. Federal tax credits for purchased systems have ended but are still available for leased ones.

Federal subsidies for purchased solar are gone, but remain for leased solar. Some installers who rejected leases now embrace them.

www.npr.org/2026/02/20/n...

Natural gas prices are low, but your monthly gas bill is up. Here's why Gas utility bills are rising even though natural gas prices are down. That's because a much larger share of your gas bill now goes to infrastructure instead of fuel.

If your gas utility bill seems unusually high this winter, even accounting for weather, here's why: less of your bill goes to the actual gas these days and more goes toward operating all those pipelines, taxes and utility profits. www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

Leased Solar Panels Can Cast A Shadow Over A Home's Value Installing solar panels on a house to produce electricity is expensive. Leasing is one popular alternative, but some homeowners are learning that 20-year contracts can complicate a home sale.

Here’s our 2014 story on that topic: www.npr.org/2014/07/15/3...

President Trump signed legislation that ended federal tax incentives that had cut at least 30% off the price of purchased panels. Similar incentives for leased panels remain. My @npr.org story:

Hundreds of American nurses choose Canada over the U.S. under Trump More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years.

More than 1,000 American nurses have successfully applied for licensure in British Columbia since April, a massive increase over prior years. n.pr/4cMnDIm

A U.S. veteran adopted an orphan from Iran. Decades later, ICE is trying to deport her The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.

The woman has no criminal record and is unsure what prompted the threat of removal. She fears being deported to Iran given her father's military service and her Christian faith.

Teens arrested in Quakertown ICE protest charged with aggravated assault “It was really scary," said a teen who witnessed the confrontation.

“A GoFundMe campaign created to help cover the teenagers’ legal expenses had raised more than $41,000 by Tuesday afternoon.”

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From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @michaelcopley1.bsky.social:

Rümeysa Öztürk completes doctorate at Tufts nearly a year after harrowing ICE arrest The Turkish national and Tufts University student was swept off the streets of Somerville last year by masked immigration agents. In a social media post this week, she announced she's completed her do...

Rümeysa Öztürk, who was swept off the streets of Somerville last year by masked immigration agents, announced she completed her doctorate. “I would like to be called Dr. Öztürk, not Miss Öztürk, from now on," she wrote in a social media post.

Why CBS Didn't Broadcast Stephen Colbert's Interview With James Talarico YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert's segment on why CBS won't allow him to air an interview with James Talarico is masterful.

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China is expanding its state-run propaganda with 16 new Tibetan-language radio programmes This World Radio Day, 13 February 2026, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) warns that China’s state-owned broadcaster China National Radio (CNR) has rapidly expanded its Tibetan-language programming, pushing government propaganda deeper into Tibetan communities. RSF is outraged that the regime’s narrative is moving to fill the void left by the suspension of Tibetan-language services at the international broadcasters Radio Free Asia (RFA) and Voice of America (VOA). RSF urges the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees RFA and VOA, to restore this essential programming, and calls on the international community to support independent Tibetan media outlets.

“Without RFA and VOA, there is currently almost no counter‑voice capable of challenging the Chinese regime's propaganda in Tibet, which glorifies the Communist Party, promotes “ethnic unity,” and attributes any dissent to “hostile external forces.”

rsf.org/en/china-exp...

Judge dismisses Carrboro lawsuit against Duke Energy The town accused the utility giant of engaging in a decades-long public deception campaign downplaying the risks of fossil fuels and climate change. The judge says the case presents "nonjusticiable qu...

A judge dismissed a Carrboro, NC climate lawsuit against Duke Energy. My @npr.org @wunc.org colleague @celllyg.bsky.social has the story: www.wunc.org/environment/...

Opinion | EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach If the federal government wants to more heavily regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Congress needs to pass a new law.

This editorial has upset climate people, but at this moment this line really stuck out for me: "Doing the hard work of passing laws always leads to more sustainable outcomes than leaning into executive power."
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Trump's EPA will stop regulating greenhouse gases, setting up a legal fight The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

The Trump administration made it official: the EPA is scrapping its own endangerment finding for greenhouse gases. Here's an updated @npr.org story with @camilareads.bsky.social: www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

"Some local officials are pledging to restore the Stonewall National Monument’s large Pride flag after a Trump administration directive this week removed it from the only national park site dedicated to LGBTQ+ history." @gothamist.com gothamist.com/news/nyc-off...

Trump's EPA plans to end a key climate pollution regulation The Environmental Protection Agency is eliminating a Clean Air Act finding from 2009 that is the basis for much of the federal government's actions to rein in climate change.

The Trump administration will rescind the central scientific finding that underpins much of the nation's climate pollution rules, its most aggressive action yet to halt initiatives that address planetary warming. My @npr.org story with @camilareads.bsky.social www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

From my @npr.org Climate Desk colleague @rhersher.bsky.social:

Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback The move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.

Trump will direct the DOD to buy electricity from coal power plants and subsidize upgrades to recommission five coal facilities in WV, OH, NC and KY... And repeal endangerment finding this week, according to @wsj.com www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

JD Vance Is Booed at Olympic Opening Ceremony in Milan

“San Siro stadium in Milan broke out in scattered boos as Vice President JD Vance appeared on huge screens there during the opening ceremony…”

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/06/w...

Energy Star has emerged stronger after Trump's EPA tried to end it The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.

The Trump administration tried to kill Energy Star last year. But the efficiency program has emerged stronger, with dedicated funding that reverses a decade-long trend of declining budgets. Here's my story for @npr.org: www.npr.org/2026/02/03/n...

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Math is hard.

Trump's EPA issues record low legal actions against polluters, watchdog group finds The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office.

The EPA enforces the country's environmental laws. But a new report shows the Trump EPA has initiated a record low number of actions against polluters, compared to past administrations... even compared to Trump's first term in office. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2026/02/05/n...

Trump's EPA issues record low legal actions against polluters, watchdog group finds The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office.

The EPA enforced a record low number of environmental laws and regulations during the first year of President Trump's second term in office. n.pr/4tgcipI

Energy Star has emerged stronger after Trump's EPA tried to end it The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger.

The Trump administration tried to end or privatize the government Energy Star efficiency program. But now Trump has signed a budget bill that fully funds the program and leaves it even stronger. n.pr/3M91M31