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The oligarchs do. The people are in favor of solar.

It was the stupidest of times….

Important news bulletin:
I now need this rock I didn’t know existed.

Thanks for sharing.

Seems important to the fascist coup underway.

Especially the bit about how federalizing local cops for ostensible immigration enforcement extends immunity to any crimes they commit as well.

Need a clean sweep in November.

I will never vote for another Republican after all these betrayals.

Most of that wind energy is sold to neighboring states by MidAmerican Energy.

Even if we built SO MUCH SOLAR AND BATTERIES that we zeroed out our wholesale price every hour of every day forever, we'd only reduce retail prices by ~20%, from ~15 c/kWh to ~12.

For better or for worse, retail electricity prices today are mainly about poles and wires, not power plants.

Bicker during primary leadup so we get candidates we deserve.

Then come together to do what we have to.

We put a worse guy in power. We achieved nothing.

Think of this graph of real U.S. price and electricity production data, straight from the Department of Energy, next time you hear the false claim that renewables increase electricity prices and that coal, gas, or nuclear is needed to keep prices low.

Map of North America with Canada in blue (cold) and USA in red (warm). Colours refer to departures from the long-term climate average.

Wyld and super rare zonal winter / spring division (in terms of temperature anomaly) - coincidentally following geographical borders (by and large).

www.karstenhaustein.com/climate

We just had the second-warmest winter in U.S. history, despite icy blasts » Yale Climate Connections Record-smashing Western warmth far outperformed a memorable Eastern stretch of cold waves and winter storms.

Folks still thawing out might be wondering: How bad a U.S. winter was it overall? Very bad – that is, if you’re concerned about long-term warming and intensified drought impacts. (2nd warmest and 5th driest on record.) @climateconnections.bsky.social

yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/we-j...

Happy Calvin's Dad day to those who celebrate

Way to spread the word, @rubbercityresist.bsky.social 👏✊

The words coming out of Trump's mouth are 100% reactive, a reflection of what he believes will impress/pressure/deceive the people he's talking to. Again, the most useful comparison is an LLM trying to complete the prompt. He's doing autocomplete all the time, independent of truth or reality.

This might be the best argument for renewables, and active ways of getting around cities like walking, biking and public transit, that we could possibly think of.

apnews.com/article/russ...

A vital topic, well explained.

Doing all I can to share the article with others.

Ar I, Sec. 8, Cl. 11:
The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War.

Is this a war?
Obviously.

Has Congress declared it?
Obviously not.

Is it illegal?
Gosh, no one has Art III standing, so the answer is unknowable.

(Correct answer: something is obviously wrong with standing doctrine).

Well. There’s one fix. Revolution. But that’s an extreme measure I’d rather not have to use….

50% of electricity used by computers

This one is a must-read.

Very incisive analysis of the effect weaponized AI disinfo is having on our civic space.

Extraordinarily incisive. Thank you.

George Washington and Thomas Jefferson disagreed.

Christian here, fighting to liberate the soul of American Christianity from white nationalism.

Appreciate these understanding comments from those with completely justified concerns about Christian nationalism. Your understanding makes it easier for them to escape the cult.

We are trying to fix it.

Her voice is so valuable. Essential.

So sad this primary even needed to happen. Would love to see her pop up elsewhere in public life.

Chicago judge says Border Patrol official lied about threats before restricting agents' use force A federal judge in Chicago issued an extensive injunction restricting federal agents’ use of force, saying Thursday that a top Border Patrol official leading an immigration crackdown repeatedly lied a...

This injunction. Which took the form of a 233 page opinion that is an essential resource on what CBP/ICE did during Midway Blitz apnews.com/article/chic...

They’ve had 40+ years to gain the consent of Congress as required by the Constitution.

This is a manufactured emergency to justify authoritarian abuse.

Impeachment would clear that right up….