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I can't really believe it but it seems to be the case that the Times has not covered a credible accusation of rape against the President of the United States, but has two solid stories on Obama's cheesecake factory quip.

To folks who follow me on Bluesky & appreciate the journalism I do. Can you please read the EPA story and post on social media platforms if you are so moved. This kind of work is important. But it only matters if people read it and engage with it. Here's the link. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

"When one side rejects pluralism, electoral legitimacy, or epistemic accountability, then 'reconciliation' & even 'civility' function less as neutral civic virtues than as asymmetric constraints, & they risk unilaterally disarming pro-democracy forces." Gonna link to this piece every week, forever.

Philly folks: On Tuesday, October 6th, I'll be at American Grammar in Kensington to talk about my new book, Building Postcarbon Futures with @pasenatorsaval.com (including how it fits into the permitting reform discourse that BAAJA super-charged this week). Join us at 6PM!

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The RW grifter sector is booming and every fucking loser on the planet is sweatily scrabbling for a little piece of the pie.

It's pretty infuriating that Trump is denying disaster aid to Oregon for political reasons and I have barely heard anything about it, while Biden was falsely accused of doing the exact same thing to North Carolina and millions of people believed that

Air quality index tops out at 500

the fundamental double standard in American politics is that any given Democrat is supposed to have an opinion on Darializa Chevalier but no Republican will ever be pressed on Randy Fine, Brandon Gill, or Andy Ogles

@sethabramson.bsky.social For the first time, I heard someone other than you link the Qatari blockade, the Kushner peace deal, and Qatari —and then connect it all to the recent jet gift. Tommy Vietor on Friends of the Pod from the other day. Wild it hasn’t been talked about more, seems so obvious.

They literally met in the Situation Room to come up with a defense for the President of the United States raping children.

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Thomas Edsall asked me how much Trump's fossil fuel handouts, attacks on cheap-clean-power, and reckless wars are costing the American people. So I sat down and did the math. This year alone, it's on pace to be $1508 per household. That's not going to be popular. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...

At this point, solving climate change is cheaper than not solving it -- not only on some grand 50 year time horizon, but tomorrow, today, immediately. Soving climate change *is* affordability. Maybe Dems should tell voters about that.

Inject this content right into my veins. @jigarshahdc.bsky.social peaking truth to idiocy…badly needed in our industry.

I think it’s good politics to speak loudly and clearly about the climate crisis. Time to end the climate hushing billmckibben.substack.com/p/lets-talk-...

I really appreciate @jigarshahdc.bsky.social's willingness to state the truth plainly & to render moral judgments without apology, even at the risk of offending his cohosts' delicate sensibilities. Desperately need more of this in the too-cozy world of industry conferences.

This remains the greatest piece of persuasive advertising ever made about electrification. It's insane to me that Nissan dropped it & it's insane that no one on the green left has picked it up to make it a national PSA.

I can’t resist adding a few thoughts to the vigorous dialogue about the new NYT exposé on the SCOTUS decision www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u... that halted Obama’s Clean Power Plan. (long thread warning!) 1/

Join us May 1st for a national day of action - we’re joining May Day Strong for a day of no school, shopping, or work. We are the workers and we out number the ruling class. Let’s show up and show them on May 1st. #maydaystrong

My two favorite podcast people are doing a cross-over episode 🎉 "The Iran war is just a visceral theatrical demonstration to everyone in the world of the dangers of being hooked on fossil fuels. He couldn’t have scripted a more apt lesson for everybody." 🎙️ @volts.wtf & @pkrugman.bsky.social

Philly showed up at #NoKings! Also, frog suits make watching your 2 yr old quite difficult if he’s not strapped down. Note to self.

It's gonna be a big one. As of today, it's still 12 days until the next No Kings Day on Saturday March 28, but organizers say there are already nearly 3000 separate protests planned in the US:

Agree with @jigarshahdc.bsky.social here - it is really wild how the expansion of fossil gas for data centres has become normalised in the past few years. We shouldn't accept this as normal! Full pod ep is here www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...

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Here's the problem, though. If you stand up to tanks in the streets, everyone will agree you're a Brave Hero. But if you stand up to the small things -- stopping the train before it really gets started -- you will be coded as *annoying*, as uptight, as moralistic, as uncool.

Local zoning is the way! A lot of these are being stopped or stalled by neighborhood organizing. These warehouses often need to be purchased, permitted, approved for occupancy and specs. Each one of those steps can be interrupted. Ppl are pressuring corps not to sell, counties to deny permits, etc

If you’re an American service member who gets killed in a retaliatory strike, your family can take comfort in the fact that it was done in service of making the host of Celebrity Apprentice feel like a big man for a minute, before he moved on to something else and forgets about this forever

I can't believe this is still a live argument. In 2026!

Hey, I'm watching the Colbert interview with James Talarico, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Texas, which CBS declined to air on broadcast TV, likely due to Trump administration threats... wanna watch it too? www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiTJ...

The silence of US elites about this remains stunning & utterly damning.

DHS said that the woman CBP shot in the chest in Portland was “involved” in a gang shooting. Her ~involvement~ was that suspected gang members sexually assaulted and robbed her.

Please everyone stop what you're doing and listen to this.

Hello Bjorn! #EpsteinFiles #BjornLomborg www.justice.gov/epstein/file...

No American has to wonder what fascism looks like up close anymore. You are in it.

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Voting NO on the DHS funding bill is the bare minimum. Backing Kristi Noem’s impeachment is the bare minimum. Holding law-breaking ICE agents legally accountable is the bare minimum. ICE is beyond reform. Abolish it.

If you’re looking for practical ways to help folks in Minnesota right now, Ashley Fairbanks has compiled mutual aid and community resources here: www.standwithminnesota.com

www.standwithminnesota.com

I hope that Democrats realize what’s happening in Minnesota is also a dry run for what the regime has planned for the midterms.

@50501movement.bsky.social whats the plan for protests now, where should I look for one in Philly

AOC: "How rich is it that she is saying showing up to the scene of a protest with a legally owned weapon should be grounds for a person's death, execution at the hands of the state, by the same party and administration that praises Kyle Rittenhouse."

DESPITE A COURT ORDERING HER RELEASE

@fetterman.senate.gov wake the fuck up or resign www.fox9.com/news/minneap...