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My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
The US is failing its green tech ‘Sputnik moment’
[FREE TO READ] Prejudice and protectionism are dismantling Joe Biden’s environmental legacy
on.ft.com
June 26, 2025 at 8:46 AM
My Trade Secrets today. Imagine the US in 1957 had seen the Sputnik satellite overhead & said "Nah, we'll leave space to the Soviets".
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
Thanks to climate change denial, mindless prejudice and trade protectionism, that's just what it's doing now with China & green tech, esp EVs and batteries. 1/2
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Years of multimillion-dollar investments by conservative advocacy groups delivered Trump and congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal. www.levernews.com/how-pharma-o...
How Pharma, Oil, And Wall Street Funded Trump’s Tax Scam
Years of multimillion-dollar investments by conservative advocacy groups delivered Trump and congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal.
www.levernews.com
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Years of multimillion-dollar investments by conservative advocacy groups delivered Trump and congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal. www.levernews.com/how-pharma-o...
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June 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Climate change: The shit is hitting the fan, and the fan is on maximum.
US climate scientists need all the help they can get. Including from foul-mouthed comedians! 🤡😱😱
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
Watch Emmy Award-Winning David Cross team up with Prof Michael Oppenheimer in the US launch of the hit series "Climate Science Translated".
#climate #arresteddevelopment #climatescience
June 15, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Climate change: The shit is hitting the fan, and the fan is on maximum.
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Tucker Carlson says Fox is a propaganda network that manipulates their mostly elderly audience.
June 16, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Tucker Carlson says Fox is a propaganda network that manipulates their mostly elderly audience.
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Stoking fear about immigrants and mass deporting people is a betrayal of our values and a recipe for economic disaster. The real threat workers face is corporate greed.
The labor movement is committed to ensuring that all working people are protected.
The labor movement is committed to ensuring that all working people are protected.
Immigration
One in five workers in America wasn’t born here. Immigrants are America’s workers, vital to the fabric of our communities, our economy and our labor movement.
deptofpeoplewhowork.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Stoking fear about immigrants and mass deporting people is a betrayal of our values and a recipe for economic disaster. The real threat workers face is corporate greed.
The labor movement is committed to ensuring that all working people are protected.
The labor movement is committed to ensuring that all working people are protected.
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“The federal government used to prioritize domestic terrorism, and now it’s like domestic terrorism just went away overnight,” Michigan AG Dana Nessel said. “I don’t think that we’re going to get much in the way of cooperation anymore.”
(Published May 2025)
(Published May 2025)
“The Federal Government Is Gone”: Under Trump, the Fight Against Extremist Violence Is Left Up to the States
As the White House redirects counterterrorism personnel and funds toward mass deportations, a state-level scramble is on to preserve efforts once supported by Washington. The result is a patchwork…
www.propublica.org
June 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
“The federal government used to prioritize domestic terrorism, and now it’s like domestic terrorism just went away overnight,” Michigan AG Dana Nessel said. “I don’t think that we’re going to get much in the way of cooperation anymore.”
(Published May 2025)
(Published May 2025)
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Israel bombed the Iranian state TV building in Tehran during a live broadcast on Monday, touting that Israel was attacking the “Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece.” International law bars militaries from targeting journalists in war. Even so, Israel has attacked journalists relentlessly.
Israel Bombs Iranian State TV, Devastating Building During Live Broadcast
Earlier that day, Israel’s defense minister said “residents of Tehran will pay the price, and soon.”…
buff.ly
June 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Israel bombed the Iranian state TV building in Tehran during a live broadcast on Monday, touting that Israel was attacking the “Iranian propaganda and incitement mouthpiece.” International law bars militaries from targeting journalists in war. Even so, Israel has attacked journalists relentlessly.
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Another sign that the dollar’s dominance is in trouble: US importers are increasingly being asked by their foreign counterparties to settle transactions in currencies other than the US dollar, such as euros, RMB, Mexican pesos, and Canadian dollars.
Many Exporters No Longer Want Dollars, US Bank Executive Says
When Paula Comings, the head of currency sales for US Bancorp, talks to US importers, she increasingly hears the same message: Their foreign counterparties no longer want to be paid in dollars.
www.bloomberg.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Another sign that the dollar’s dominance is in trouble: US importers are increasingly being asked by their foreign counterparties to settle transactions in currencies other than the US dollar, such as euros, RMB, Mexican pesos, and Canadian dollars.
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"The Israeli campaign that began early Friday against Iran’s nuclear program is now moving inexorably toward regime change," David Ignatius writes. wapo.st/4e8Wr5t
Opinion | Israeli bombs can’t build the Iran its people deserve
The best way to rally Iranians is to help them build a wealthier, more outward-looking country.
wapo.st
June 16, 2025 at 11:20 PM
"The Israeli campaign that began early Friday against Iran’s nuclear program is now moving inexorably toward regime change," David Ignatius writes. wapo.st/4e8Wr5t
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Unfortunately this weird, sick cult of grifters and rubes that worships a bumbling, incompetent, malevolent, mentally ill, narcissistic congenital liar in orange makeup has control of the government. Scary times.
June 17, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Unfortunately this weird, sick cult of grifters and rubes that worships a bumbling, incompetent, malevolent, mentally ill, narcissistic congenital liar in orange makeup has control of the government. Scary times.
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Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!
June 16, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Trump rolls into the G7 summit complaining about how mean they are to Putin, trashes America on foreign soil, confused the EU with the UK, dropped papers on the ground, trashed Tucker Carlson, accomplished nothing, then bailed early to escalate a war. MAGA!
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What's the difference between firing someone "for DEI" and firing them because they are Black?
February 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM
What's the difference between firing someone "for DEI" and firing them because they are Black?
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Putin’s Authoritarian Playbook
10 Simple Steps to Becoming a Dictator
open.substack.com
February 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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One of our podcast episodes from last summer: how autocrats seek to undermine and capture courts
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
Autocrats Win by Capturing the Courts
When justice seems like a joke, autocracy becomes more serious.
www.theatlantic.com
February 11, 2025 at 4:41 PM
One of our podcast episodes from last summer: how autocrats seek to undermine and capture courts
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/arc...
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This says it all
Elon Musk to reporter: “We post our actions to the DOGE website. All of our actions are maximally transparent. I don’t know of a case where an organization has been more transparent than the DOGE organization.”
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
Here’s the doge.gov website IN ITS ENTIRETY. It’s literally a blank page!
February 12, 2025 at 2:47 AM
This says it all
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This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
Okay what is going on here. Are the accounts at a private banking entity? Does the federal government have direct debit permission set up? So many questions as to how Treasury instructed this payment. (Via NY Post’s Craig McCarthy)
February 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is absolutely insane. Musk’s DOGE crew just straight up *took* $80 million from an NYC bank account!
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I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Net neutrality eviscerated by appeals court ruling
Trump’s former FCC chair took a victory lap.
buff.ly
January 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I don’t think people understand how devastating the end of net neutrality, and consumer protections around internet connectivity, are going to be. Imagine the situation where you pay for 4 or 5 different streaming services, each with different “exclusives” — but for the Internet itself.
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Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
Chicago keeps its New Year's resolution: All city buildings now use 100% clean power
To achieve its climate goals, the city helped finance the largest solar farm east of the Mississippi River.
grist.org
January 3, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Have you heard this good news?
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
As of January 1, every single one Chicago's 400+ municipal buildings — including 98 fire stations, two international airports, and two of the largest water treatment plants on the planet — is running on 100% renewable energy
grist.org/cities/chica...
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We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition.
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November 19, 2024 at 5:34 PM
We all need to become eco-populists. That means championing policies that significantly lower daily costs while lowering emissions. Heat Pumps for All, alongside much more robust tenant rights; free and better public transit; price caps on green energy; make polluters pay for the transition.
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