Alfred King
@alkingpr.bsky.social
Communications and PR leader, writer, content creator. Occasionally take photos and do yoga. For progress, even with the uncertainties.
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"Solar generation met a large proportion of US electricity demand growth in 2025, including in regions where demand rose most. It met all the rise in daytime electricity demand and, supported by batteries, also met much of the rise in evening electricity demand."
Solar met 61% of US electricity demand growth in 2025 | Ember
ember-energy.org
January 16, 2026 at 8:57 PM
"Solar generation met a large proportion of US electricity demand growth in 2025, including in regions where demand rose most. It met all the rise in daytime electricity demand and, supported by batteries, also met much of the rise in evening electricity demand."
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How many of the liberals complaining about the shooting of René Good even know what kind of gun the ICE officer used?
January 16, 2026 at 9:09 PM
How many of the liberals complaining about the shooting of René Good even know what kind of gun the ICE officer used?
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This is also a ridiculous, meaningless claim. It is entirely impossible to know (and pretty unlikely) that Minnesota’s 2030 census result will come within a few hundred or even a few thousand people on the borderline for determining a House seat. That can happen, but it’s not in any way predictable.
Another data point indicating that Polymarket is not a “prediction market” but a public persuasion operation—here it spreads disinformation about Minnesota and DHS signals boosts the disinformation:
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
This is also a ridiculous, meaningless claim. It is entirely impossible to know (and pretty unlikely) that Minnesota’s 2030 census result will come within a few hundred or even a few thousand people on the borderline for determining a House seat. That can happen, but it’s not in any way predictable.
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"ICE and Border Patrol have fired their guns at people in their cars at least 14 times since July, but none have been convicted, and none have been charged with a crime. We found no examples of those agents being even put on administrative leave or subjected to any internal discipline."
January 16, 2026 at 9:17 PM
"ICE and Border Patrol have fired their guns at people in their cars at least 14 times since July, but none have been convicted, and none have been charged with a crime. We found no examples of those agents being even put on administrative leave or subjected to any internal discipline."
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Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
www.nytimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Fraud is a serious crime that merits laying siege to an entire city and collectively punishing every immigrant from Somalia.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
It's also a crime for which you can be pardoned and relieved of compensating your victims, so long as some of the money you stole finds its way to the president.
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“Well, I hope I’m militant. I think it is possible to be militantly nonviolent.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nonviolence is not weakness.
It is disciplined resistance to injustice, rooted in courage and care.
#ChoosePeaceNotChaos
Nonviolence is not weakness.
It is disciplined resistance to injustice, rooted in courage and care.
#ChoosePeaceNotChaos
January 16, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“Well, I hope I’m militant. I think it is possible to be militantly nonviolent.” — Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Nonviolence is not weakness.
It is disciplined resistance to injustice, rooted in courage and care.
#ChoosePeaceNotChaos
Nonviolence is not weakness.
It is disciplined resistance to injustice, rooted in courage and care.
#ChoosePeaceNotChaos
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NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
January 16, 2026 at 6:20 PM
NEWS: Canada just checkmated the United States.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
Breaking with the U.S., Canada has struck a major deal with China: Ottawa will cut its 100% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles in exchange for dramatically lower tariffs on Canadian farm products.
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Excellent article. If you are in Cali, and someone with Uber tries to get you to sign something, don't! Its nasty tort reform is intended to pit people against their lawyers and deny people access to the courts. All that matters to Uber is its profits and not being held accountable.
Commentary: Uber is trying to snow voters with a supposedly pro-consumer ballot initiative. Don't buy it
Uber says its proposed ballot initiative will save consumers money. It's really designed to save Uber money, at its passengers' expense.
www.latimes.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Excellent article. If you are in Cali, and someone with Uber tries to get you to sign something, don't! Its nasty tort reform is intended to pit people against their lawyers and deny people access to the courts. All that matters to Uber is its profits and not being held accountable.
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1943: Norwegian author Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize medal to Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels during Germany's illegal occupation of Norway
2026: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gives her Nobel Prize medal to Donald Trump during USA's illegal occupation of Venezuela
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2026: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gives her Nobel Prize medal to Donald Trump during USA's illegal occupation of Venezuela
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January 16, 2026 at 6:37 PM
1943: Norwegian author Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel Prize medal to Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels during Germany's illegal occupation of Norway
2026: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gives her Nobel Prize medal to Donald Trump during USA's illegal occupation of Venezuela
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2026: Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado gives her Nobel Prize medal to Donald Trump during USA's illegal occupation of Venezuela
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The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
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pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
January 15, 2026 at 4:41 PM
pulling this reflection on white silence/fear over here, too:
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DEAR DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS‼️
stop talking like there is any possibility of making ICE a better ICE. It’s not happening.
ICE needs to go. Period.
What are you saying? “Let’s make slave catchers nicer.” It’s moral nonsense.
stop talking like there is any possibility of making ICE a better ICE. It’s not happening.
ICE needs to go. Period.
What are you saying? “Let’s make slave catchers nicer.” It’s moral nonsense.
January 15, 2026 at 10:11 PM
DEAR DEMOCRATS IN CONGRESS‼️
stop talking like there is any possibility of making ICE a better ICE. It’s not happening.
ICE needs to go. Period.
What are you saying? “Let’s make slave catchers nicer.” It’s moral nonsense.
stop talking like there is any possibility of making ICE a better ICE. It’s not happening.
ICE needs to go. Period.
What are you saying? “Let’s make slave catchers nicer.” It’s moral nonsense.
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This board member resigned immediately after my reporting came out earlier this week in the @texasobserver.org
www.texasobserver.org/dallas-texas...
www.texasobserver.org/dallas-texas...
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 PM
This board member resigned immediately after my reporting came out earlier this week in the @texasobserver.org
www.texasobserver.org/dallas-texas...
www.texasobserver.org/dallas-texas...
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Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy.
Texas A&M cancels ethics course over race, gender policy
The university said content of the graduate course, which was already underway, was not adequately disclosed, forcing the cancellation. The professor disagrees.
www.texastribune.org
January 15, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Texas A&M abruptly cancels ethics course over race, gender policy.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:19 PM
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NEW: "Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress"
#whoops
me, for @forbes
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#whoops
me, for @forbes
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Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses 211Stock Trades After Missing Deadline Under STOCK Act
The Louisiana Republican’s office attributed the late disclosures, many dating back to 2024, to a third-party investment firm with discretionary authority.
www.forbes.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:26 PM
NEW: "Rep. Julia Letlow Discloses Over 200 Stock Trades After Deadline As Ban Debate Grows In Congress"
#whoops
me, for @forbes
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
#whoops
me, for @forbes
www.forbes.com/sites/zachev...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations.
In the eyes of Trump’s EPA, human health is now literally worthless
How the agency’s new math favors polluters over people.
www.motherjones.com
January 16, 2026 at 12:00 AM
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a major step toward changing its math to favor polluters over people: It’s going to stop tallying up the dollar value of lives saved and hospital visits avoided by air pollution regulations.
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BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Medical examiner believes death of man in ICE custody was homicide, recording says
A fellow detainee says he witnessed Geraldo Lunas Campos being choked to death by guards at the ICE detention center in Texas on Jan. 3.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
BREAKING: Medical examiner says death of ICE detainee was a HOMICIDE - a witness says he was choked to death by GUARDS. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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now, of course, when you point out the practical obstacles to "canceling the elections" people move the goal posts to "voter suppression and various shenanigans." yeah, those things exist and they always have. but the other thing is that those things work *at the margins*
January 15, 2026 at 4:50 PM
now, of course, when you point out the practical obstacles to "canceling the elections" people move the goal posts to "voter suppression and various shenanigans." yeah, those things exist and they always have. but the other thing is that those things work *at the margins*
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Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign Foretold America’s Affordability Crisis
“With how the economy is, I can barely afford to live. I have to choose between rent, loans, or putting food on the table. There’s no help and it feels like [the] government doesn’t care..."
https://loom.ly/CxXfe9E
“With how the economy is, I can barely afford to live. I have to choose between rent, loans, or putting food on the table. There’s no help and it feels like [the] government doesn’t care..."
https://loom.ly/CxXfe9E
Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign Foretold America’s Affordability Crisis - North Dallas Gazette
By Charlene Crowell As 2026 unfolds, affordability, which emerged as a critical issue last year, will become a more pressing concern for most people in America. A comment by a respondent to a recent student loan borrower survey by The Institute for College Access & Support (TICAS) summarized the complexity of the affordability problem for …
northdallasgazette.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign Foretold America’s Affordability Crisis
“With how the economy is, I can barely afford to live. I have to choose between rent, loans, or putting food on the table. There’s no help and it feels like [the] government doesn’t care..."
https://loom.ly/CxXfe9E
“With how the economy is, I can barely afford to live. I have to choose between rent, loans, or putting food on the table. There’s no help and it feels like [the] government doesn’t care..."
https://loom.ly/CxXfe9E
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THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Finally, a note to the many professors in my networks: One other specific, small thing you can do from outside of Minneapolis is reach out to colleagues who are heavily affected (because of their own or their family's risk, or because they're very busy protecting neighbors) and offer a guest lecture
January 15, 2026 at 7:43 PM
THREAD of offers of guest lectures (via Zoom) for Minneapolis-area classes so faculty can offer their students a top-quality education while dealing with other crises
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
Seeing tons of extremely generous offers. I'll try to post 'em all here--please add your own w topics you can cover & how to contact
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“The [Trump] administration feeds the anger of struggling white men by casting them as the real victims of racial discrimination.”
@johnjharwood.bsky.social explains how Trump’s second term is taking the US back to its racist past by embracing white supremacy.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/the-essenc...
@johnjharwood.bsky.social explains how Trump’s second term is taking the US back to its racist past by embracing white supremacy.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/the-essenc...
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
“The [Trump] administration feeds the anger of struggling white men by casting them as the real victims of racial discrimination.”
@johnjharwood.bsky.social explains how Trump’s second term is taking the US back to its racist past by embracing white supremacy.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/the-essenc...
@johnjharwood.bsky.social explains how Trump’s second term is taking the US back to its racist past by embracing white supremacy.
Read now: zeteo.com/p/the-essenc...
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Thanks 50501 for the update! Spreading word.
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Thanks 50501 for the update! Spreading word.
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A federal judge was skeptical of ICE agent masking in court yesterday during a hearing over California's law. If she declines to block the law, barring successful appeals, it would likely give fuel to Oregon lawmakers' effort to pursue their less punitive approach.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
January 15, 2026 at 8:44 PM
A federal judge was skeptical of ICE agent masking in court yesterday during a hearing over California's law. If she declines to block the law, barring successful appeals, it would likely give fuel to Oregon lawmakers' effort to pursue their less punitive approach.
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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The question media should be asking: if Minneapolis only needs 600 police officers to perform all general law enforcement activities in the city, why did Trump send 3,000 federal agents to execute a statutorily and constitutionally *much* smaller task?
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
The question media should be asking: if Minneapolis only needs 600 police officers to perform all general law enforcement activities in the city, why did Trump send 3,000 federal agents to execute a statutorily and constitutionally *much* smaller task?
Answer? He wanted a *war*.
Answer? He wanted a *war*.