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This often shocks and motivates my students when I teach this part of my course. Last I looked, cost of solving energy poverty in low income countries is ~3-5% of annual energy infrastructure spending. That would electrify ~600-700 million people *and* provide clean cooking to>2 billion.

Are you READY?! 👇 Sure hope so. Enjoy. 😎🇺🇸✨

From 2018-2025, 600+ elections have been decided by 10 votes, or fewer… Don’t say that your vote doesn’t matter. THE. MORE. YOU. KNOW. 💫

🎙️ NEW: @rweingarten.bsky.social sits down with an educator, parent, and union leader to talk about why vouchers fail to help kids, blow up budgets, and divert crucial funding away from public schools. Listen to hear how we're fighting back against Trump's voucher scheme ⤵️ aft.org/uniontalk

I have a crazy idea… CHECK YOUR VOTER REGISTRATION: midterms.voteamerica.org/vote/verify/...

Whoever wins the governorships in the battleground states will certify the 2028 presidential election. There are election deniers running, in Wisconsin and elsewhere. We've got to beat them. My new NYT op-ed:

Ohio started early voting yesterday. I went to the Board of Elections in my county to vote. 90 minute wait. Place was packed and energetic. New voters got a bell ring and cheers from the crowd. Lots of fun. Vote as soon as you are allowed. Don't let the bastards try and mess with your right to vote

From The Information

Ken Jennings understands the assignment. True accountability is a critical requirement to save democracy past 2028.

Oh wow. This is the sort of thing which voters absolutely HATE (well, except for Trump who gets away with it all the time). And the contrast with Marshall suing & arresting his patients for similar amounts of past-due invoices is absolutely perfect.

Umm, *I was the “somebody”! www.c-span.org/clip/house-c...

who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible

#ELB: “How Trump Can—and Cannot—Still Mess With the Midterms” https://electionlawblog.org/2026/how-trump-can-and-cannot-still-mess-with-the-midterms/

NEVER FORGET: Howard Lutnick said that seniors won't care if they don't get their Social Security checks & anyone who complained is a fraudster. I'm on SSDI if I didn't get my check I WOULD BE LIVID! I'm on FIXED income & it pays my Medicare Supplement! REMINDER: The GOP AGREE: VOTE THEM ALL OUT!💙🗳️

Nate Cohn, whose 2024 polling called the massive shifts to Trump among nonwhite and low-propensity voters and was generally the clearest sign in retrospect of a slight but real polling bias towards Ds that year, is now saying those same voters hate Republicans this year

It’s a federal crime to send armed federal agents to the polls. So why does the Trump administration keep suggesting it? “The answer is … Donald Trump wants to, to use his words, cheat like hell,” Marc Elias says. This isn't over. Stay close: https://demdock.com/3T3Owjg

JOIN NATIONAL⚖️EFFORTS @citizensimpeachment.com @removalcoalition.bsky.social @fsfp.bsky.social Stop the harm Trump is causing, by building sustained pre and post mid-term election pressure on all members of Congress to #Impeach #Convict and #Remove Trump. • #VoteEarly #Blues #RegimeChange26

It's disgusting the way people look past someone refusing to stand up for trans people or women or people of color or immigrants or victims of genocide. It is an ethical and moral line and once you stand on the wrong side you have revealed yourself to either be a coward or undeserving of power.

One way tech oligarchs retain power is through dual-class shares, allowing them to cash in on public stock markets without giving up power over their companies. @ryanlcooper.com thinks this needs to end: Dual-class shares should be banned, or taxed in proportion to founder control over the company.

A worthwhile read.

But I need to smile more.

You say that you’re not political? It’s all political. 🔊🆙

Judge Michael Luttig, perhaps the nation's most celebrated conservative judge, says that Trump is hellbent on ending democracy and democratic institutions in America, and he marshals the evidence. We ignore him at our own peril. www.huffpost.com/entry/j-mich...

Let's rally for the final push! In this briefing, @FieldTeam6 talks about what we do (& don't!) need to worry about, and how you can help win the House & Senate in these do-or-die midterms. Tues, Sept 22, 5 pm PT/8 pm ET Get informed and energized!🌟 #Voterizer social.fieldteam6.org/s/nbrvjjig

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

"If economists wished to study the horse, they wouldn’t go and look at horses. They'd sit in their studies and say to themselves, 'What would I do if I were a horse?'" -Ely Devons

Doomscrolling is not resistance. Agency is. Research shows that constantly consuming frightening political news increases threat and exhaustion without giving your brain any sense of control. Small, completed civic actions do the opposite. Try this. #DV1 #ProudBlue #Voices4Victory #USDemocracy

Your voter routine just dropped. 🗳️ Check your registration. Know where you're voting. Make a plan. Bring your people with you. Because reproductive freedom doesn't protect itself. Get ready to vote. Go to reproductivefreedomforall.org

The shooting at a Tucson gay bar last night that left 3 men dead has been confirmed as a hate crime by Mayor Romero. The killer was found with addresses of “multiple LGBTQ+ friendly venues”. To the friends and families of the victims and to the LGBTQ+ community, I send my deepest sympathy.

A non-zero number of folks on Bluesky, for understandable reasons, have put way too much hope in the next Democratic administration in the US, and are brewing themselves up for another existential breakdown in like 2029 or 2030.

www.usatoday.com/story/news/s... HEADS UP TEXAS: More than 1.2 million Texas voters are on the state’s voter suspense list, meaning election officials have been unable to confirm their current address. Check your registration to avoid delays on Election Day!

Big spending on Paxton campaign only *just* started.

Nothing spectacular to see here. Just elephants being the most helpful wildlife. Saving humans from floods like that's what they've trained for their whole lives🔥💯 #SheShed #ViVaHerAlliance

The most eye-popping part of the new EPIC-MRA poll of Michigan, which has Dems leading by an identical 4 points in the Gov and Sen races: Rogers has a disastrous fave rating (29/40), perhaps a leftover of the 2024 Senate race he lost. El-Sayed & Benson are +1, & James is -5.

Good morning TX, from the sunny 😎 coastal 🏖️ beaches off the Obama Coast (formerly known as the Pacific 🤭) There are shenanigans happening to our friends in Texas — over a 1 Mil voters have been suspended, so if you’re from Texas, I implore you to check your registration and fix that shit!

really spot-on stuff from @hamiltonnolan.bsky.social

Absolutely must read thread (again) by Cory Doctorow

Well said

It’s always the Billionaires. #Pinks

Proportional representation is worth exploring as a way to get around the Supreme Court's eviscerating of voting rights and love of gerrymandering. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/13/o...

Zohran Mamdani is backing a bill to hold Amazon accountable for exploiting delivery drivers. Now Amazon is launching a $5M lobbying blitz — led by Chuck Schumer's daughter — to crush it. Instead of spending millions on lobbying, Amazon should pay and treat its drivers fairly.

Normally I just appreciatively read @jamellebouie.net 's columns-sharable video content just isn't my bag. But this is a very, very, very trenchant piece of commentary that captures a lot of how I increasingly understand the disjunction between the commentary environment and on-the-ground politics.

Ken Paxton owns at least 15 homes, including luxury real estate in Hawaii, Utah, and Florida. Since taking office, Ken Paxton’s net worth has increased by up to $12,000,000.00.

We will never (and shouldn’t) return to 2016. We must prepare and work for a new future that is sustainable and just.

BREAKING: BLANCHE VOTE POSTPONED. NOTE: Tomorrow is when Blanche must hand over some Epstein files for a judge’s review.

This is scary AF. Why do they need to house thousands of National Guard units in DC?

A 67 point swing is insane. Netenyahu has destroyed decades of built up goodwill in the US.

⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️™️ 🧵 In 1942, these men didn't just enlist to fight a world war—they fought a grueling battle at home just for the right to wear the uniform. They are the Montford Point Marines. Pull up a seat🪑, my friends.(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory