Jonathan Welle

Thank god for @wyden.senate.gov @duckworth.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @merkley.senate.gov, who rightly point out that BAAJA enables Trump to favor fossil fuel projects, even under the naive assumption that our President would follow the law as written. Thank you for your sanity, Senators!

I love neighborhood family practice

vivek's hairstyle kind of looks like dessert at the cheesecake factory

Streets over stadiums! You love to see Council stand up for itself every now and then

The “build everything anywhere” bullshit at the heart of BAAJA never answers the Qs of build what, where, or why. It just lets capital & markets do as they will, subordinating the public interest to tech, energy, & finance oligarchs. And billionaires, like John Arnold.

Love this! I find that when I actually pay attention to which days we end up biking (my kid to school/me to work) we typically only walk due to cold in January and February. Fortunately we are not that far so can easily pivot to walking.

What a relief

Incredible gender difference in voting intention in Brazil.

The fact is that data center construction is being held back by energy infrastructure and mining and other construction permitting, and with the passage of BAAJA, data center growth (and other polluting industry) will accelerate, increasing climate pollution.

This is awesome stuff.

Ohio U.S. Senate 🏟️ As of Oct. 22, 2026 Total early votes: 763,436 (+68,592) 17.9% of projected final turnout. Modeled 2026 Vote: 🔵 Sherrod Brown: 52.0–62.9% 🔴 Jon Husted: 36.9–45.8% Remaining votes in Ohio will be much more Republican. VoteHub currently rates the race as Lean D.

ICYMI: "When GM is spending $20 billion buying back their own stock but only half that investing in factories, equipment, and productive capacity, they are choosing Wall Street profits over blue collar America." — @shawnfainuaw.bsky.social 📰 https://ow.ly/4zuo50ZZsaE

What a disappointment

Neoliberalism has left the door open to fascism... I spoke to Bartolomeo Sala about my new book and how we can defeat the far-right for @jacobinmag.bsky.social. Link below.

There’s no defending Vivek Ramaswamy’s disgraceful ad against Amy Acton, and even (some) Republicans are realizing it. Read Jen’s Jolt for more: https://www.contrariannews.org/p/another-reason-to-put-a-check-on @Jenrubin.bsky.social

This is classic DeWine

BAAJA will not lead to the replacement of fossil fuels with clean energy, part 10,000.

The world has been a little dimmer since we lost Paul Farmer.

1. The ratepayer protection provisions re: data centers in BAAJA are good but they are not an "aggressive accountability" measure. 2. BAAJA contains an array of concessions to radically accelerate the buildout of natural gas infrastructure that will power data centers.

84 new coal plants a year

In a new ad responding to a conservative attack featuring his estranged mother, Phil Stearns, Amy Acton’s brother, slams Vivek Ramaswamy for politicizing their childhood abuse. "Shame on Vivek. The contempt he has for Amy is the contempt he has for Ohio. He's not fit to lead."

Conman comes clean, admits it’s his ad. www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...

HAHAHAHA. Yeah, true enough.

I wonder if there’s any group other than Muslims you could write this about and keep your column at @theatlantic.com

Molly’s book about this and much much more is phenomenal.

Oh boy - another Greg Levy mailer from the GOP rat-fuckers who apparently just got another big infusion of money from... somewhere. Same basic look and messaging at the first two - but a couple of new bullet points...

Hell yes

9/ By early 2025, the FBI agents had already seized a trove of records from Navatek, and they could see that much of Kao’s account was lining up. At this point, the FBI was actively investigating Graham, Clyburn and Wilson’s interactions with Kao.

As I wrote at the time: Acton's campaign is already one step ahead by rolling out her brother to undercut their mother. www.rooster.info/i/219796506/...

The world's richest man Elon Musk is funneling more than $7 million to try to reelect incumbent Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted, according to an analysis of federal election data by a group demanding regulation of AI companies ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/19/e...

As a new parent paying $600 / month to insure a tiny human, I approve this policy compromise.

Awesome stuff from the Case Environmental Law Clinic!

Ohio again spent more than a billion dollars on private school vouchers during latest fiscal year. A court recently ruled the EdChoice program unconstitutional, but the ruling will be appealed. www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-ne...

The ACLU of Ohio has been monitoring the Statehouse to Prison Pipeline for the past 10 years; In the most recent General Assembly, 7.5 percent of all bills introduced created a new crime or expanded sentences. And Andy’s Law might just be the most consequential piece of legislation to surface yet.

Ohio early vote way up compared to 2022 but absentee ballot requests are down ohiocapitaljournal.com/2026/10/15/o...

New study: Pollution from industries in Louisiana's Cancer Alley, include oil refining and petrochemical processing, increases risks of congenital heart defects for infants born in nearby communities. BAAJA, the federal permitting bill, would make it easier to build such polluting facilities.

I did! It was fun and easy! Now planning to do some election day volunteering with @workingfamilies.org

This great article busts a myth I had held for a long time - that the 10% highest-consuming drinkers consume 70+ drinks a week. Always seemed preposterous but who was I to argue with Wonkblog

If you're not familiar with the alcohol consumption by decile chart, it's a real eye opening look at what being a hardcore alcoholic is like

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks. Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://wapo.st/4yt6dHY

1) vance has this weird preoccupation with demanding that people show him gratitude 2) this is just another expression of the idea that some americans don’t count and at most should be seen and not heard

In today's newsletter I wrote about Palmer Luckey. He's quite the dipshit! www.cupofcoffeenews.com/cup-of-coffe...

The cool thing about interviews is the documentary function. I don't remember saying this, but I believe it and feel it and am not surprised that's what came up in an interview, from myself no less! Thx @wellejonathan.bsky.social

@adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com

Sherrod Brown has always stood on the side of working-class Americans. That’s why the UAW is standing with him in the November 3 U.S. Senate election in Ohio.

Wow check out Virginia early voting www.vpap.org/elections/ea... 21 days out: 568,450 ballots this year vs 307,415 in 2022, an 85% increase

As we think through the potential benefits and risks of the permitting bill, it's worth remembering that electricity is 18% of US final energy. Non-fossil electricity is 7%. Wind is 1.8%. Solar is 0.7%. The permitting bill would affect the whole energy industry. A big game with high stakes.