Cocaine Cowboys : Reloaded is worth seeing

Cocaine Cowboys: Reloaded (2014) is an expanded DVD version of Cocaine Cowboys (2006). I just watched it and highly recommended it. It’s a documentary about the drug wars in Miami in the 1980s which also involved Columbia.

On the right of the page, there are links to clips from the film

Author Edna Buchanan is interviewed several times in the film. I recommend her book about Miami, The Corpse Had a Familiar Face (1987).

Schumer’s pathetic letter

Schumer sent a tough letter to the White House. That’s pointless and ineffective. I doubt they will even respond to it. Schumer must go as Minority Leader.

CHUCK SCHUMER: We sent him [Trump] a very strong letter just the other day. DANA BASH: You'll let us know if you get a response to that letter.

— Ken Klippenstein (@kenklippenstein.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T16:43:56.357Z

Trump tariffs are already showing up in reduced shipping and boats in ports

On the container ship traffic from China to the US this article from the Journal from two days ago has a lot of details. (link should be unlocked) http://www.wsj.com/business/log…

— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm.bsky.social) 2025-04-28T02:28:03.030Z

At what point does he cry uncle? The Port of Seattle is empty. When you open the article, check out the photo of the ships that are not there. Astounding. And all self inflicted by Tmurp. How much of the NOT WINNING do we have to endure?

— Bock Sam (@bocksam.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T17:46:33.855Z

Bloomberg’s daily data for the number of container ships sailing from China to the US. Huge drop in recent weeks. (H/T Torsten Slok)

— Catherine Rampell (@crampell.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T14:14:46.104Z

Vessel traffic at the Port of Oakland (left) and the Port of Shanghai (right) amid Trump's Tariff Shock, as seen on the MarineTraffic app, April 20, 2025.www.dataandpolitics.net/empty-ships-…

— Fuck Trump (@benusa.bsky.social) 2025-04-24T18:16:40.114Z

news of how tariffs are closing port traffic and shuttering businesses is making it to Fox News http://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTjrKxC1N/

— Clara Jeffery (@clarajeffery.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T17:48:35.543Z

Suboptimal, if I’m honest. http://www.wsj.com/business/log…

— Sky Marchini (@sky.skymarchini.net) 2025-04-26T03:18:07.772Z

April 23, 2025 – Port of Seattle is empty. Only one ship and no containers. Usually a busy port.

— Molly Ploofkins (@mollyploofkins.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T11:01:45.340Z

Not a single international cargo ship at the Port of Seattle. The port is dead. The last ship from China will dock at a West coast port on the 29th, and the last Chinese ship will dock on the East coast around May 10th. After that, there will be no more shipments arriving from China. We’re screwed.

— Lizzy Tish (@lizzy-tish.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T03:36:25.529Z

Same collapse in port traffic in Los Angeles too "In two weeks’ time, arrivals will drop by 35%"www.latimes.com/business/sto…

— Edward Harrison (@edwardnh.bsky.social) 2025-04-27T18:17:41.343Z

Farmers do not deserve special treatment

No to the proposed Trump farm bailout. American farmers overwhelmingly voted for Trump, they should pay the same tariffs their candidate has imposed on all other Americans, no special handouts. From @theatlantic.com http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc…

— David Frum (@davidfrum.bsky.social) 2025-04-28T14:56:36.389Z
https://bsky.app/profile/adamkinzinger.bsky.social/post/3lnj26uwpc22r

This alfalfa farmer and Trump supporter would rather lose everything than admit he was wrong. Exactly why it’s hard to feel sorry for these folks—they’d rather crash and burn than change course.

— Christopher Webb (@cwebbonline.com) 2025-04-21T00:00:07.268Z

California is the nation's top agricultural exporter, shipping almonds, pistachios, oranges, dairy products and other commodities around the world. Now, farmers fear that Trump’s tariffs could hit the state’s agriculture industry hard. http://www.latimes.com/environment/… #tariffs

— Ian James (@ianjames.bsky.social) 2025-04-13T14:51:11.002Z

Donald Trump said his tariffs would help our farmers.But the real cost of his self-inflicted tax will hit them hard, potentially putting many just one crop away from bankruptcy.How American can that be?

— Governor JB Pritzker (@govpritzker.illinois.gov) 2025-04-08T17:05:27.248Z

Climate posts on BlueSky

Pope Francis spoke often about the importance of environmental stewardship in a way none of his predecessors had, connecting climate change to social inequities: cnn.it/4jnHRbX

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2025-04-27T15:40:35.315Z

#ResistanceEarth#BlueEarthUsually, when NOAA releases its annual report on CO2 levels, it publishes a web page with detailed analysis. Not this time. NOAA quietly put the data on social media without even mentioning the fact that CO2 levels jumped dramatically.www.cnn.com/2025/04/22/c…

— Shooti (@bambooshooti.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T23:39:12.304Z

The Trump administration is rolling back landmark environmental protections that date to the early 1970s. Among the changes, Trump signed an order requiring the EPA and other agencies to eliminate, or “sunset,” an array of environmental rules. @hayleysmith.bsky.social http://www.latimes.com/environment/…

— Ian James (@ianjames.bsky.social) 2025-04-23T00:12:56.448Z

Climate change poses major security threat and armies must adapt, experts warnground.news/article/how-…

— LaResistance47 (@laresistance47.bsky.social) 2025-04-22T23:38:43.954Z

These actions also carry a heavy economic cost. Extreme weather events caused by climate change cost us over $180B in 2024 alone. And it drives up home insurance rates for Americans across the country.earth.org/costliest-cl…

— Congressman Don Beyer (@beyer.house.gov) 2025-04-22T23:08:19.521Z

Tens of thousands of homes in the New York City area could be lost to floods over the next 15 years, a new report warns.

— The New York Times (@nytimes.com) 2025-04-12T04:03:14.436Z

This is outrageous: Trump’s EPA plans to stop tracking greenhouse gas emissions from major polluters. It’s like ripping out the monitors on a critically ill patient—reckless, dangerous, and a direct threat to our future.

— Mike Levin (@mikelevin.org) 2025-04-11T22:42:30.601Z

Trump is destroying US weather forecasting and research because he dislikes the word "climate":"While the phrase 'climate change' refers to manmade influence on climate via planet-warming pollution, 'climate' in NOAA parlance is simply weather observed over time…"www.cnn.com/2025/04/11/c…

— Rachel Maddow (@maddow.msnbc.com) 2025-04-11T20:02:29.078Z