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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · 3d

Halloween spending at all time high for 2025 according to NRF report www.lmtonline.com/news/article...

Only in the U.S. would we be on the cusp of millions going hungry & losing healthcare, while others are more worried about their finances, but spend record $13b on Halloween

@lonestarleft.com

Halloween spending at all time high for 2025 according to NRF study

With Halloween on Friday, the NRF reports record spending expected for the season.

www.lmtonline.com

Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · 9d

I watched their conversation last night and was discouraged to see how desolate Carvillr was about the future of our country
Democrats must not surrender to Trump

@miriam2626.bsky.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @egbertowillies.com @mcdptx.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social

The Briefing with Jen Psaki @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social · 9d

"Jen, if I want to add a bathroom to my house that I'm sitting in right here, I gotta get 16 permits." James Carville wonders at how Donald Trump was able to arbitrarily wreck the White House.

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · 10d

apnews.com/article/trum...
US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

From Aug $37t to Oct $38t is record time only Trump & GOP could accomplish
MAGA?

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @mcdptx.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic

The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

apnews.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · 18d

How the courts could leave Texas with as few as 3 Democratic seats in Congress www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...

Salvage Blue districts, but also flip the Red districts used to dilute democratic voters

@mocoyds.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @momsagabbott.bsky.social

How the courts could leave Texas with as few as 3 Democratic seats in Congress

As bad as the congressional redistricting map is in Texas for Democrats, it could be about to get a lot worse based on a Louisiana case that the U.S. Supreme Court heard Wednesday.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · 25d

What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers www.theenergymix.com/what-does-ai...

Canadian article also applies to U.S. AI Data Center energy demands, especially in Texas

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @orbplanet.bsky.social

What Does AI Cost Us Environmentally? Cities Could Demand Answers

Climate conscious consumers and governments alike want to embrace artificial intelligence, but its true environmental toll remains largely hidden.

www.theenergymix.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 27

apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump orders troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

There is no siege & authorizing troops to use force on
US citizens protesting at ICE facilities is unconstitutional

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @hcrichardson.bsky.social

Trump orders troops to Portland, Oregon, in latest deployment to US cities

President Donald Trump says he'll send troops to Portland, Oregon, “authorizing Full Force, if necessary” to handle what he is calling “domestic terrorists.”

apnews.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 25

us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

White Christian Nationalism isn't Christianity, but a pervertted ideology using the cloak of Christiianity
In paperback today!

@revjimwallis.bsky.social @interfaithalliance.org @hcrichardson.bsky.social @the-christian-left.bsky.social

The False White Gospel

NOW A NEW YORK TIMES AND A USA TODAY BESTSELLER"Everyone who claims to be 'Christian' or else claims to be upset by 'Christianity' needs to read this book, e...

us.macmillan.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 25

I understand your point, but I'm somewhat evangelical with my political & environmental advogcacy. I'm only somewhat engaged on an echo chamber like bluesky because, despite its algoritms & trolls, X still seems to have a greater potential for average user's messaging outreach than bluesky

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 22

Climate leader has a message for the ‘world capital of hydrocarbons’: It’s solar’s time to shine www.houstonchronicle.com/business/ene...

It's a shame @billmckibben.bsky.social left X because those on X, but not here, also need to hear his messaging

@katharinehayhoe.com @orbplanet.bsky.social

Climate activist Bill McKibben to Houston: It’s solar’s time to shine

Climate activist Bill McKibben said solar power’s rapid growth is good news, even if it could be bad news for Houston’s petrochemical-reliant economy.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 21

Good for Talarico, but @texasdemocrats.bsky.social & local activists focusing on in-state & U.S. Senate elections, and mostly ignoring congressional races, is why TX congressional delegation is so red

@kendallscudder.bsky.social @miriam2626.bsky.social @mcdptx.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social

Michelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · Sep 17

The Texas story the national takes keep missing.

James Talarico Is The Real Deal

The Texas story the national takes keep missing.

www.lonestarleft.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Sep 5

indivisible.org/resource/cal...

CALL NOW: Tell your Republican Member of Congress to sign the Epstein discharge petition

indivisible.org

Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Aug 23

The Mainstream Media is reactive. I will continue being proactive.
open.substack.com/pub/egberto/...

Truth be told, even most of MSNBC's commentary is more reactive than proactive in its content

@egbertowillies.com @lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @velshi.com @joe-scarborough.bsky.social

The Mainstream Media is reactive. I will continue being proactive.

The mainstream media acknowledges that Donald Trump — and the right-wing echo chamber — manipulates them. Yet, their reporting is still guided by said manipulation.

open.substack.com

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Michelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · Aug 18

It’s not gerrymandering that’s beating us. It’s turnout.

Everyone Is Looking At This Map Situation Wrong

It’s not gerrymandering that’s beating us. It’s turnout.

www.lonestarleft.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Aug 16

www.euronews.com/business/202...

Besides wars not ending, the #deficit isn't being reduced
Promises made weren't kept

@lonestarleft.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @progresstexas.bsky.social @indivisiblekaty.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social

Despite tariff revenue, US deficit grows as spending hits record high

Even with customs revenue quadrupling under new tariffs, record-high spending on benefits, healthcare and debt interest drove the largest monthly deficit in US history.

www.euronews.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jul 31

It's not just Michelle who should be calling out Texas Senate Democrats

@kendallscudder.bsky.social @miriam2626.bsky.social @neilaquino.bsky.social @harriscodemocrats.bsky.social @mcdptx.bsky.social @mikeokuda.bsky.social @lspmatt.bsky.social

Michelle H. Davis @lonestarleft.com · Jul 31

If the House can risk everything, so can you.

Senate Democrats Are Not Off The Hook

If the House can risk everything, so can you.

www.lonestarleft.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jul 28

Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers insideclimatenews.org/news/2407202...

Bad for environment & consumers

@orbplanet.bsky.social

Trump’s AI Action Plan Waives Federal Environmental Rules in the Development of Data Centers - Inside Climate News

The administration’s “Build, Baby, Build!” approach to AI would also increase reliance on fossil fuels to power the massive server farms Big Tech needs in its race to develop the most powerful forms o...

insideclimatenews.org

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jul 22

Texas Republicans plan to rig elections with political maps. How Democrats are fighting back www.houstonchronicle.com/business/col...

Prelim GOP redistricting maps to dilute minority voting rights. Hopefully, Dems can stop implementation thru legislative moves & court challenges

@lonestarleft.com

Tomlinson: Texas redrawing political maps to rig 2026 elections

Democracy thrives or dies on how we draw political districts, and the prognosis for Texas is not good.

www.houstonchronicle.com

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Physicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · Jul 22

@brontyman.bsky.social

You can erase climate science but you can’t erase climate change

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jul 20

theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

We cannot wait till 2028 to replace Donald Trump & a servile GOP. Environmental voters need to become more partisan & elect a democratic Congress in 2026

@miriam2626.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com @orbplanet.bsky.social @wedonthavetime.bsky.social

Trump fossil-fuel push setting back green progress decades, critics warn

US president using ‘invented’ national energy crisis to justify expansion of coal, oil and gas, experts say

theguardian.com

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ClimaMeter @climameter.bsky.social · Jul 7

🌧️ #NewReport: the July 2025 Texas floods were up to 2 mm/day wetter (+7%) than similar past events — mainly due to human-driven climate change. Natural variability alone can't explain this. 📎 Read the report 👉 www.climameter.org/20250704-texas-floods
@ipsl.bsky.social

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Ross Kerber @rosskerber.bsky.social · May 8

Companies since 2020 have added more details about the race, ethnicity and gender of their boardrooms, but the trends reversed this year amid anti-DEI pressure from #Trump and other factors. Here's my writeup for my @reuters.com #sustainablefinance newsletter - tinyurl.com/3sf6hwu8

The not-so-mysterious case of disappearing boardroom diversity stats

With U.S. President Donald Trump railing against corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and axing government ones, it may come as no surprise that U.S. companies are reporting fewer race and gender details about their directors.

tinyurl.com

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jul 8

Trump said "We’re sending out letters to various countries, telling them how much #tariffs they have to pay." Correction: It's American companies & consumers who'll have to pay

@lawrenceodonnell.msnbc.com @miriam2626.bsky.social @mehdirhasan.bsky.social @lonestarleft.com

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jul 8

Reporter: What happened to 90 deals in 90 days?

Trump: Oh, we’ve spoken to everyone. We have more than 90. We’re going to have much more than 90 but most of those are going to be sent a letter

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TXClimateActivists @txclimateactivists.bsky.social · Jul 3

‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy | grist.org/politics/a-s...

Trumpian performance by GOP compounded by insufficient outrage on bluesky

@orbplanet.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @americanyouthf1.bsky.social @miriam2626.bsky.social

‘A self-inflicted tragedy’: Congress approves reversal of US climate policy

Once Trump signs the megabill, the country will no longer have a federal plan to address the climate crisis.

grist.org

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jun 29

MAGA only has X if we abandon it, or engage in trolling wars that turn off those who are not MAGA & remain on the platform for more immediate info

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Ken Bielicki @kenbielicki.bsky.social · Jun 29

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

Yes, X does have algorithm bias towards right wing posts, but limiting posts to bluesky's echo chamber platform that has flattened out limits meaningful outreach

@lonestarleft.com @indivisibleguide.bsky.social @theframelab.bsky.social

Republicans and Democrats on X differ over the site’s politics and their experiences

Most X users say their recent experiences using the platform have been mostly positive or neutral.

www.pewresearch.org

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