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Yvonne Castillo

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Lawyer in the insurance industry specializing in climate-related liability risks. Views my own.

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When a US missile killed 160 children, president shits-a-lot claimed Iran stole the missile and fired at the school. When asked why he was the only one making this claim, he said "because I just don't know enough about it".
Go ahead. See if you can make this make sense.
(Source: RB Hubbell)

10.03.2026 11:01 πŸ‘ 713 πŸ” 144 πŸ’¬ 71 πŸ“Œ 7
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Trump doesn’t have the ability to dictate when the war is over.

10.03.2026 09:44 πŸ‘ 1238 πŸ” 482 πŸ’¬ 60 πŸ“Œ 16
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) stops to talk with reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) stops to talk with reporters in the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC. (Photo by Heather Diehl/Getty Images)

Murphy: β€œI think it’s likely the U.S. carried out this attack on this school β€” I think it's unforgivable under any circumstances, but the fact that this was one of our 1st targeting decisions, that this mistake was made on the 1st day of war β€” I think speaks to the incompetence of our leadership”

09.03.2026 20:12 πŸ‘ 3670 πŸ” 979 πŸ’¬ 158 πŸ“Œ 43
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How stupid he said.

09.03.2026 23:47 πŸ‘ 2557 πŸ” 889 πŸ’¬ 122 πŸ“Œ 49
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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

09.03.2026 20:30 πŸ‘ 30381 πŸ” 8394 πŸ’¬ 1584 πŸ“Œ 572
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And Congress said Nah, we're not going to make him do anything he doesn't want to do.
They couldn't even pass the War Powers Resolution.
#VOTEBLUE

08.03.2026 22:23 πŸ‘ 687 πŸ” 371 πŸ’¬ 124 πŸ“Œ 42
I went on NPR this weekend to talk about Trump's suggestion that tech companies build their own power plants to power AI data centers. I had just published a 12,000 word report on the topic, so it was hard to distill everything into a 4 minute segment. 

The "bring your own capacity" (BYOC) idea that Trump mentioned in his State of the Union speech isn't a new one. It's been discussed at virtually every utility commission over the last year. 

In the broadest terms, BYOC is good policy. The US hasn't been expanding its power grid for the last 10-20 years because electricity demand has been flat. Now data centers are changing the equation triggering huge demand increases. 

The question is who should pay for the new transmission lines and power generation capacity. Virtually everyoneβ€”including many tech companiesβ€”agree data centers should foot the bill, not everyday utility bill payers. 

But electricity policy is complex. There's a federal regulator (FERC), 50 different state regulators, and grid operators that span multiple states. 

One version of this policy that's become popular is to force data centers off the grid entirely. The idea is tempting, if anything for its simplicity. But it would have some negative consequences. 

Consider OpenAI's Stargate project in New Mexico. The 2 GW data center will run on its own "microgrid" powered by inefficient gas turbines. That means it will be powered by 100% fossil fuels, which results in far more pollution than a power grid, which can make use of nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, etc. 

This Stargate project will emit 14 million tons of CO2 per year, according to permit documents we found at Cleanview for our latest report. To put that number in perspective: New Mexico has spent 20 years decarbonizing its economy and in that time has cut emissions by 14 million tons. 

So in this case "build your own power plant" means wiping out 20 years of climate progressβ€”in a location with more land and solar potential than nearly anywh…

I went on NPR this weekend to talk about Trump's suggestion that tech companies build their own power plants to power AI data centers. I had just published a 12,000 word report on the topic, so it was hard to distill everything into a 4 minute segment. The "bring your own capacity" (BYOC) idea that Trump mentioned in his State of the Union speech isn't a new one. It's been discussed at virtually every utility commission over the last year. In the broadest terms, BYOC is good policy. The US hasn't been expanding its power grid for the last 10-20 years because electricity demand has been flat. Now data centers are changing the equation triggering huge demand increases. The question is who should pay for the new transmission lines and power generation capacity. Virtually everyoneβ€”including many tech companiesβ€”agree data centers should foot the bill, not everyday utility bill payers. But electricity policy is complex. There's a federal regulator (FERC), 50 different state regulators, and grid operators that span multiple states. One version of this policy that's become popular is to force data centers off the grid entirely. The idea is tempting, if anything for its simplicity. But it would have some negative consequences. Consider OpenAI's Stargate project in New Mexico. The 2 GW data center will run on its own "microgrid" powered by inefficient gas turbines. That means it will be powered by 100% fossil fuels, which results in far more pollution than a power grid, which can make use of nuclear, hydro, solar, wind, etc. This Stargate project will emit 14 million tons of CO2 per year, according to permit documents we found at Cleanview for our latest report. To put that number in perspective: New Mexico has spent 20 years decarbonizing its economy and in that time has cut emissions by 14 million tons. So in this case "build your own power plant" means wiping out 20 years of climate progressβ€”in a location with more land and solar potential than nearly anywh…

Hhhoollly moly. 14 MTCO2-e for OpenAI's fossil-fuelled Stargate data centre

As @michael-thomas.bsky.social says: "wiping out 20 years of climate progressβ€”in a location with more land and solar potential than nearly anywhere on Earth"

!!!!

www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...

09.03.2026 20:43 πŸ‘ 71 πŸ” 44 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
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Key Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified The newly corroborated details suggest the woman was truthful about numerous aspects of her life.

🚨Special Report

β€œKey Details of 13-Year-Old Trump Accuser’s Accounts Are Verified" www.thedailybeast.com//key-details...

09.03.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 650 πŸ” 353 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2

The biggest traitor in US history is our own sitting president.

09.03.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a reminder that Muslims have been on this continent since the first arrival of non-Indigenous people. They were among the first generation of Americans, and have been here ever since.

09.03.2026 17:08 πŸ‘ 8458 πŸ” 2738 πŸ’¬ 569 πŸ“Œ 132
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7th killed service member is identified The seventh service member to die from Iranian attacks has been identified by the Defense Department as Sgt. Benjamin N. Pennington, 26, of Glendale,

Heartbroken to hear a seventh service member has lost their life as a result of this war in Iran.

Grateful for their brave service to our country and thinking of their family and loved ones.

May his memory be a blessing.

09.03.2026 19:33 πŸ‘ 1712 πŸ” 316 πŸ’¬ 100 πŸ“Œ 24
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Last year Trump slashed funds for healthcare & food programs. Now he's spending $1 BILLION PER DAY on his war of choice in Iran.

While millions here at home can't afford their basic needs, Trump is spending billions on a regime change war that's making us less safe.

08.03.2026 21:42 πŸ‘ 1792 πŸ” 723 πŸ’¬ 92 πŸ“Œ 20
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Trump tweeted this in 2024.

Idiots elected him.

What do we have?

Oil is up
The world is crashing

We need to get rid of Trump. 25th amendment, impeachment, I don't care. Dude's gotta go.

(I keep telling you, it's ALWAYS projection)

09.03.2026 05:29 πŸ‘ 767 πŸ” 238 πŸ’¬ 58 πŸ“Œ 12

love how we killed the old, frail anti-nuke ayatollah just to have him replaced with his young, healthy son who wants nukes and who just had his father, mother, wife, and child murdered on the same day by his mortal enemy. surely this will bring peace to the region

09.03.2026 02:01 πŸ‘ 19121 πŸ” 4782 πŸ’¬ 229 πŸ“Œ 141
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I don't think you have to Nostradamus to figure that bombing Iran might raise oil prices. And it seems pretty obvious that buying oil in advance of causing an oil price spike might just save Americans a lot of money. But...

...maybe there wasn't much planning?

09.03.2026 11:46 πŸ‘ 4663 πŸ” 1393 πŸ’¬ 328 πŸ“Œ 120
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The worst president ever.

09.03.2026 00:43 πŸ‘ 3647 πŸ” 1454 πŸ’¬ 322 πŸ“Œ 142

maybe I'm focusing on the wrong thing here but this is the wildest shit I've ever heard a white South African say and I study racism for a living

08.03.2026 23:49 πŸ‘ 9453 πŸ” 1664 πŸ’¬ 209 πŸ“Œ 34
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Striking signal for much above-normal temperatures across California, the Great Basin, northern Rockies and Desert Southwest from March 15-20. Temperatures will be more typical of summer than early spring (potentially 25 degrees above normal) in many areas and monthly records could be shattered.

08.03.2026 20:34 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 96 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 26

Sorry to be blunt but they’re dumb and many are in denial.

09.03.2026 02:30 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It’s not a game and I’m ashamed that our current leaders seem to view the war that way. It’s disgraceful, disgusting, and incredibly sad. On behalf of my government, please know that most Americans oppose this terrible war and the suffering our leaders have imposed on the Iranian people.

09.03.2026 02:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hurricane Helene Is Headed for Georgians’ Electric Bills - Inside Climate News A new storm recovery charge could soon hit Georgia Power customers’ bills, as climate change drives more destructive weather across the state.

This is why states rolling back climate laws to save a few pennies in short term are so misguided. We all end up paying for unmitigated climate change one way or another. A case in point: monopoly utilities recovering storm costs from captive ratepayers:
insideclimatenews.org/news/2602202...

09.03.2026 01:41 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

What is Tapper doing?

09.03.2026 01:56 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

As though we needed any more evidence that Fox "News" is a mendacious propaganda machine and not remotely a serious journalistic enterprise.

Still, this is pretty astounding.

08.03.2026 16:04 πŸ‘ 2667 πŸ” 769 πŸ’¬ 141 πŸ“Œ 31
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me paying $30 in gas to buy imported things that have been hit with tariffs bc joe rogan is learning about politics at age 58

08.03.2026 23:55 πŸ‘ 38791 πŸ” 6831 πŸ’¬ 438 πŸ“Œ 164

Working hard or hardly working.

When you’re making billions on the backs of hard-working Americans, the price of gas doesn’t matter much.

09.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Why does he keep getting re-elected? It’s mind-boggling.

08.03.2026 18:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Karoline Leavitt: β€œIt’s not part of the current plan right now… but the president… wisely keeps his options on the table.”

She’s talking about a fucking draft.

08.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 873 πŸ” 362 πŸ’¬ 135 πŸ“Œ 49

This is what ecocide looks like.

08.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 4993 πŸ” 1824 πŸ’¬ 90 πŸ“Œ 41
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Bodycam video contradicts ICE claims in fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Ruben Ray Martinez in Texas Video of last year's fatal shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez obtained by CBS News appears to contradict claims that Martinez was shot by an ICE agent because he "accelerated" and "intentionally ran over"...

He was only 23 and had been celebrating his birthday. His last words were "I'm sorry, sir" before 3 bullets ripped through his chest. He was dragged out of the car, thrown face down on the ground, and cuffed while dying. His mother voted for Trump.

www.cbsnews.com/news/bodycam...

08.03.2026 15:42 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1
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Keep calling out Fox BS propaganda, this is so disrespectful to both Dignified Transfers just to make Trump look good

08.03.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 5078 πŸ” 1794 πŸ’¬ 346 πŸ“Œ 121