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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 11h

Trump will grant $40 billion in new subsidies to the oil and gas industry over the next decade.. Even after Trump's dubious victory in 2024, oil and gas interests have continued to pour dark money into his political operation.

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 11h

Trump will not approve solar or wind power projects, even as electricity demand is outpacing the supply in some parts of the U.S..but has taken steps to withdraw from international climate agreements and rollback regulations, while moving to increase fossil fuel production on federal lands.

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 12h

Even after Trump's dubious victory in 2024, oil and gas interests have continued to pour dark money into his political operation.

Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 12h

Trump will not approve solar or wind power projects, even as electricity demand is outpacing the supply in some parts of the U.S..but has taken steps to withdraw from international climate agreements and rollback regulations, while moving to increase fossil fuel production on federal lands.

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 3d

Trump's Plan
open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Trump's Plan

To invoke the Insurrection Act

open.substack.com

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 3d

Is the rising price of silver a measure of current and pending inflation? And is the push toward crypto an attack on the US dollar?

Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 3d

Notice the "police" uniform the thug is wearing. If you are dumb enough to think these are professional law enforcement personnel you are an outdated version of a USA citizen.

Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 6d

The deep aquifers of the Great Central Valley are replenished by upslope precipitation, not valley floodMAR. Calif's SGMA chief wants to focus on increased supply (recharge) before considering meaningful, politically challenging demand reduction: moratorium on new wells and restricting pumping

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 6d

This leads readers to believe that "using floodwater to recharge aquifers" is different then dams and aquifer overdraft. Calif's SGMA supports an "all of the above" strategy that includes floodMAR to attempt recharge of deep pressurized aquifers that contain fossil water: a false promise.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 8d

The entire Trump Administration is like a circus where the animals are abused, the acrobats can't figure out how the high-wire and trapeze work, and the clowns are not at all funny. But we're not allowed to leave the tent.

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 8d

What Kori said

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 8d

Kori Schake: “Yesterday morning, Trump and Hegseth behaved reprehensibly. Their speeches…were tantamount to incitement—a genuinely dangerous effort to suborn the military’s oath and condition them for using violence against their fellow Americans.” foreignpolicy.com/2025/10/01/t...

Trump’s Speech to Generals Was Incitement to Violence Against Americans

Military leaders’ quiet professionalism offers hope amid a maelstrom.

foreignpolicy.com

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 13d

www.justsecurity.org/121421/hegse...

FAQ for Senior Military Officers at Hegseth's Quantico Meeting

Military justice expert Eugene Fidell answers crucial questions ahead of next week's senior military meeting with Secretary Hegseth.

www.justsecurity.org

Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 13d

"DOWar" chief calls all military generals to an in-person hearing. Why?

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 24d

subvert routine automotive lifestyles. refrain from recreational air travel. investigate vertical axis wind turbines: windharvest.com

Wind Harvest - New Wind for the Energy Revolution

Wind Harvest comprises a team of technical and environmental experts dedicated to helping address current energy and climate issues.

windharvest.com

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 24d

subvert routine automotive lifestyles. refrain from recreational air travel. investigate vertical axis wind turbines: windharvest.com

Wind Harvest - New Wind for the Energy Revolution

Wind Harvest comprises a team of technical and environmental experts dedicated to helping address current energy and climate issues.

windharvest.com

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · 27d

The July 2024 Park Fire burned in the Big Chico Creek Watershed. Recent summer storms released major sediment into what is normally a clear stream. I worry that the sediment smothers all life in the creek.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 27d

It's almost as if the Israeli leadership is reading the list of actions proscribed by the Geneva Convention and international laws of war and saying, "hey, here's one we haven't done yet."

ihl-databases.icrc.org/en/ihl-treat...

www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

Israel threatens to strike storehouse containing ‘unique’ Palestinian artefacts

French Biblical and Archaeological School of Jerusalem secretly evacuates Gaza City storehouse after Israeli military’s warning

www.independent.co.uk

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · Sep 9

RED!!!!

Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · Sep 9

You are in for some fun times: 20 years ago one of my grand daughters was delighted that I asked her to pour some water on my hair.

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · Sep 9

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · Sep 9

she is so pretty. Lucky Grand parents.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · Sep 9

The Justice Department is compiling the largest set of national voter roll data it has ever collected. They claim their goal is to prove that “troves of undocumented immigrants have voted illegally.” That’s not the real objective.

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Jim Brobeck @localworld.bsky.social · Sep 8

Malfeasance inspired spirited satire. www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiX...

"Measles and Polio Down in the Schoolyard" - Marsh Family parody of Paul Simon "Me and Julio" on RFK

YouTube video by Marsh Family

www.youtube.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · Sep 6

More accurate door sign.

New door sign being installed for Pete Hegseth. "Secretary of War Crimes"

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