Kathe Welch

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This chart about data center construction blew my mind. Watch.

US executives quit as Trump turns control over massive Alaska energy project to Putin underlings. The former chief executive of a $25bn US gas export venture says Russian energy giant Novatek was given control of the project by Trump, triggering a mass resignation of company leadership

Trans voter to @aoc.bsky.social: Trans people in America feel like they've been abandoned by the Democratic Party, that we are a losing issue, that it's not worth defending us. What do you say to that? AOC:

The next congress is going to be very good for democracy.

Given the news that Meta throttled Lula in Brazil and stories like this one below every Dem state legislature should open an investigation into whether the platforms have attempted to influence elections in their states.

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

If I built an AI lab and it went rogue and deleted all student loan information, I'm betting they'd suddenly figure out how to prosecute me.

Ukraine took out 2 huge data centers, and just like that--POOF! Pro-Trump/MAGA posts on US social media plummeted. Same happened to posts boosting Germany's far-right AfD. The primary function of those Bots is to boost groups Putin believes will destabilize the west. #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory

It can’t be understated as to how brilliant it was for President Zelenskyy and Ukraine to bomb Putin’s Russian data center bot farms right before the US midterms as well as how much damage that will do to propaganda messaging for fascist republicans going forward. A beautiful day for democracy.

The Constitution allows it. South Korea has proven it works. If you want to make impeachment viable—and so much else is pointless if you don't—then it can be done by a simple majority adopting a simple rules change: vote on the verdict by secret ballot.

Oregon's Senator Ron Wyden @maddowblog.bsky.social @maddow.bsky.social www.wyden.senate.gov/news/press-r... 9/30/2026

Just vote, already. Because your life *does* depend on it

The Trump administration is considering building a baseball park in Grand Teton National Park at the request of MLB, per @washingtonpost.com.

“As we act, let us not become the evil that we deplore” — 25 years ago today, Congresswoman Barbara Lee cast the sole vote against giving George W. Bush a blank check for war. Three days after 9/11, Lee warned Congress that it could “spiral out of control.” History has certainly proved her right.

We're being told that if we sacrifice the rights of some people, then the rest of us get to keep our rights. We all know that's some BS.

#nokings On now. www.youtube.com/live/3IpIVqL...

The richest man owns X. The second and fourth richest men control Google. The third richest man owns The Washington Post. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And now the seventh richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?

I’m gonna watch this video over and over again. Be like Dolly.

"Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves." www.theguardian.com/business/ng-... by Jillian Ambrose and @dpcarrington.bsky.social 🔌💡

Two of the 15 defendants charged in a federal conspiracy for their activism during ICE's deadly Operation Metro Surge spoke to Unicorn Riot a week after their home was raided by federal agents. Full interviews and articles at our website.

Tomorrow, the House will vote on the NDAA, which includes a provision to merge parts of our military with the IDF. This amendment is an existential threat to American sovereignty and democracy. Every member of Congress must vote NO.

"Brazil’s federal transport department has officially designated the rope bridge design as the recommended national standard for highways to curb the millions of wildlife deaths recorded on roads annually."

A lot of people don’t realize the dust bowl wasn’t a natural phenomenon. It happened when agrobusiness interests dramatically transformed the plains without regard for drought, and created vicious dust storms that choked whole families to death. That’s what I think of when I read about data centers.

Nuremberg trials. We can’t accept anything less.

A whole lot of people, at every level, are acting like they’ll never go to prison for their actions, and they’re probably not wrong—bankrupting them up and down the org chart, though… leaving them no guy to turn to for a bailout, a new job, a new grift…

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In a hearing where residents grilled officials on data centers, a resident of Tyrone Township, Michigan, asked a simple question: Have you signed an NDA with any party regarding developments that could affect the town? The majority of the township's officials refused to answer.

For the holiday weekend I penned a few words about the moment that turned me into an organizer, and why I’m working to build independent political power for @workingfamilies. www.theroot.com/why-we-need-...

Here’s Why Weather Forecasts Have Seemed So Inaccurate Lately. Meteorologists simply aren't able to gather as much data as they used to, and you're suffering for it. gizmodo.com/heres-why-we...

Musk says not a single person has died due to him axing USAID. Sadly, part of my job involves tracking aid spending. So here’s a thread with just some of the people who lost their lives because of USAID cuts

I would read letters like Emily’s every night in the White House. They were powerful reminders of why the work we did mattered, and who we were fighting for.

Congratulations to the graduates of East River Academy, who earned their diplomas while incarcerated on Rikers Island. No matter where your journey began, this milestone belongs to you. You earned it, and I'm cheering you on.

I tried a Christian church b4 I came out. A lesbian couple sat in front of me as the ⛪️ preached against the horrific sin of gay marriage. I came back the next few weeks & the couple was gone, turned away from faith. Not all ⛪️’s are that way. I decided though ✝️ wasn’t for me, ever. #Pinks #Pride

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A federal judge just ordered the Trump administration to reinstall exhibits and signs relating to slavery ​and climate change that it ⁠had removed from ​parks and monuments nationwide

however much you hate billionaires is not enough

🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.

I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”

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There is so much poetry in Stephen Colbert celebrating his finale on the exact stage where the Beatles changed culture in 1964. Singing "Hello Goodbye" surrounded by his family, band, and crew before Paul McCartney flipped the final power switch. The perfect full-circle goodbye!

AOC: This is what drinking water in Georgia looks like after Meta began data center construction in the community.

I think the reason I've been a little ambiently mad all day is because January 6th rioters are statistically the most likely group of pedophiles in the world and they clubbed a guy to death and they're going to be rich from the tax money that I give to the country I live in.

Historian here this is literally about gutting the Reconstruction amendments especially the consequential 14th amendment piece by piece.

When can I vote for HIM?

They could not be clearer. Their goal is the restoration of white supremacy and the disenfranchisement of voters of color, a return to the days before the VRA and the entrenchment of permanent Republican dominance.