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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Jun 10

Gift from a Ph.D. abvisee who just finished. It's inscribed, "Reality is what resists. - Bruno Latour" ❤️

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · May 8

I lo e that crypto bros are worried that Trump's going to give them a bad name.

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 27

ICE is a threat to public safety. Now threatening to prosecute the ICE watchers.

ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted

After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 21

Papa John I

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 18

China has been trying for years to break the log jam of its high savings rate. Now, with Trump's help, they may actually do it. The Great Nation Builder strikes again.

Isabella M. Weber @isabellamweber.bsky.social · Apr 18

There is a simple reason why China is in the stronger position compared to the US in this trade war: It is much easier to create demand domestically in the short run than it is to rebuild the workshop of the world.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 17

My union.

PHEW-CWA @phew-cwa.bsky.social · Apr 17

@harryszabo.bsky.social is right: The truth is the Trump administration is not conservative, they are anti-democratic & the only thing capable of beating them is a powerful movement for democratization. Campus workers have been on the front lines of these attacks. Pass Collective Bargaining NOW!

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 17

Turkish Lira vs. USD:

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 17

Ending the Fed's independence would rebalance trade in the most disastrous way imaginable, via a collapse of the US dollar.

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 17

The ECB's situation is totally different from the Fed's. The US exposure to tariff shocks is much greater than the EU's, who still have lower barriers with their big non-US partners: UK, China, Russia. And who is going to lower interest rates when our bondholders are getting yippy?

FinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · Apr 17

Trump: ‘The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 13

If Pol Pot could do it, why can't we?

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 12

Flyer advertising Immigration Rapid Response Hotline for Virginia: 855-298-3271.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 12

Trump's plan to bail out failing coal-fired power plants will cost ratepayers more and will worsen pollution and climate change. And it's illegal.

The power industry must oppose Trump’s coal bailout ... again

The executive order threatens to conflict with existing methods for accrediting generators, assessing resource adequacy, securing sufficient generation and setting wholesale prices. It’s also illegal.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 9

She had to get in to measure the drapes.

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 9

If only Columbia had capitulated to all of the Trump DOJ demands, this all could have been avoided.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 9

I think you'll find that, although Trump's EO evokes Section 202, the DOE (which is run by an industry insider) will be looking for ways to pay coal plants, not compel them, to stay open, forcing or bypassing state regulators.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 9

The cornerstone of Trump energy policy is to make us pay more so that we can have energy that kills more people and helps make the planet unlivable.

Trump Signs Executive Orders Aimed at Reviving U.S. Coal Industry (Gift Article)

The moves include loosening environmental rules, but it is unclear how much they can help reverse the sharp decline in coal power over the last two decades.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 9

The plan is not to require that plants operate at a loss, but to authorize them to cover the costs of continuing to operate by billing their customers.

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 8

Yes, we always applaud when he openly admits that he requires all of us to always lie about coal.

Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 8

Beware this model legislation from Heritage, now being fed to pro-fossil state legislators and introduced as a bill in many states. It is nothing but a disguised subsidy for fossil fuel generators that kneecaps renewables, at customers' expense.
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Affordable and Reliable Electricity Act

AN ACT directing the [electric utility regulatory agency] to develop rules and procedures promoting an affordable and reliable electric grid that meets estimated peak demand, including during extreme ...

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 8

U.S. media have completely dropped the ball on explaining where trade deficits come from and all their non-tariff sources.

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Hisham Zerriffi @hishamzerriffi.bsky.social · Apr 7

U.S. citizen interested in grad studies at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver (Canada)?

Grad programs are re-opening applications of US programs for one week. With expedited decisions.

U.S. Applicant Week:

www.grad.ubc.ca/us-applicant...

#AcademicChatter #Canada #GradSchool

US Applicant Week

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 8

RIP. Unfortunately, the obit does not mention Clem's greatest performances. Try X Offender.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Apr 8

Clem Burke, whose energetic, versatile drumming provided the beat for the band Blondie as it churned out post-punk, disco and rock hits in the late 1970s and early ’80s — and then again after the band re-formed in 1997 — died on Sunday. He was 70.

Clem Burke, Versatile, Hard-Driving Drummer for Blondie, Dies at 70

He provided both the explosive percussion on hits like “Call Me” and the laid-back rhythm on the reggae-influenced “The Tide Is High.”

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 5

Roanoke VA

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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 4

Roanoke Indivisible ❌👑 @roanokeindivisible.bsky.social · Mar 23

“They think Roanoke will stay silent — they’re wrong. On April 5th, we’re mobilizing for Hands Off! to stop the billionaire attack on our democracy and demand justice for all. Jefferson St. and Elm Ave. — 1 PM”
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Daniel Breslau @danielbreslau.bsky.social · Apr 4

The countries hardest hit with tariffs are also the most intensive users of thermal coal for electricity. Their manufacturing sectors will surely double down on coal fired power now that they are being squeezed by tariffs. Forget about climate progress for at least the near future.