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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3h

Irony alert. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Trump’s quest to cure cancer with AI is powered by energy that can cause it

The president signed an order to expand the use of AI for healing children with cancer. It comes as his administration is weakening a dozen EPA rules that reduce cancer-causing pollution.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3h

“We know how to unstick what’s stuck,” the White House says about fossil fuel projects.

They also know how to stick up wind, solar, and other clean energy.

Everything they’re doing is raising your electric bills.

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White House offers ‘concierge’ service to fossil fuel firms, official says

Brittany Kelm, a senior policy adviser for the National Energy Dominance Council, detailed in a podcast how the council works to advance fossil fuel projects.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

“Fair and balanced, you decide.” How did that work out?

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

At a time like this, one could hope for more from Justice Kennedy.

The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law' www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/o...

Opinion | The Origin of ‘Equal Justice Under Law'

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Concepts of a plan.

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👻👻 Ben, but rationalized a reason to stay on Xitter 💀💀 @benfields.net · 1d

"The problem is that the fact and truth businesses are both suffering economic headwinds driven by the bullshit and rhetoric businesses." www.pbump.net/o/you-cant-g... excellent insight from @pbump.com

You can’t get anti-institutionalists to trust an institution

I will stipulate at the outset that I do not know how to reverse the long trend toward distrust in traditional American news sources. There's probably a solution out there, likely something involving ...

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

The government almost can’t give away leases for beautiful clean coal.
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E&E News: Company bids one-tenth of a penny per ton in US coal sale

The $186,000 offer from the Navajo Transitional Energy Co. underscores coal's diminished value. It was the only bid received to lease 167 million tons of coal on federal lands in Montana.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 1d

Hard to see how Lee Zeldin imagines this will help his post-EPA employment prospects. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...

POLITICO Pro: EPA's Zeldin insults Democrats as shutdown continues

Administrator Lee Zeldin promised bigger sombreros and made crass jokes about House Democrats on Fox News.

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Dr. Katharine Dickson @metaomicsnerd.bsky.social · 1d

I still think it's funny that he thinks the left is well organized and funded.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

Project 2029 will be focused on how the Project 2025 authors avoid responsibility for their actions.

Gil Durán @gilduran.com · 2d

Panicked Curtis Yarvin—JD Vance's neo-fascist guru—plans to Flee USA.

“I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.”

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Panicked Curtis Yarvin—JD Vance's guru—plans to flee USA

‘I feel that I personally have to start thinking realistically about how to flee the country.’

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

Surprise, surprise!

Inside Climate News @insideclimatenews.org · 2d

The Trump administration wasted no time in tapping individuals with ties to fossil fuel industries and right-wing think tanks funded by oil tycoons for key environmental and energy policy positions, according to a new report.

New Report Examines Fossil Fuel Ties of Dozens of Trump Administration Hires - Inside Climate News

Public Citizen and the Revolving Door Project found 42 former fossil fuel industry employees among nominees and appointees to agencies charged with enforcing energy and environmental policy.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

While we enjoy balmy fall weather in the eastern U.S. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...

Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records

Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

Make Soybeans As Great Again As They Were This Time Last Year!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Hassett: "China has stopped buying US soybeans. The silos are full and there are soybeans sitting on the ground w/tarps over them. That's unacceptable to POTUS. We're calling up our soybean customers around the world as part of our trade negotiations & we'll strong policies to support our farmers"

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 2d

Wright is wrong again. subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

E&E News: Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise.

Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 3d

Got my mug. Mmmmm, that coffee tastes good!

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3d

Yikes! What happened, Bob?

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 3d

True. That’s doable.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Eating less beef would help but let’s not fool ourselves: it cannot be accomplished overnight. And I can’t think of any quicker way to spark a public backlash than for governments to try to dictate what people eat. “They’re coming for you hamburgers,” has been a pretty potent message.

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 4d

Kudlow: Zeldin is “doing a bang-up job.”

Yep, he’s banging up the Clean Air Act and our other health and environmental laws. And he’s banging up our health in communities across the country.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 4d

Hmm. With solar energy, the big explosions take place 93 million miles away

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 6d

This is what it’s come to: “Make Soybeans Great Again!”

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 6d

The difference between a quack and a loon? Reminds me of the difficulty of distinguishing between Donald and Daffy Duck.
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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 6d

Gropekedia.

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 6d

1/5 Elon Musk and David Sacks are attacking Wikipedia again.

They say they will replace it with “Grokipedia.”

Why? Because quick, free, independent fact-checking is their enemy.

They cannot control it. And that terrifies them

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David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 6d

Gropekedia

Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 6d

1/5 Elon Musk and David Sacks are attacking Wikipedia again.

They say they will replace it with “Grokipedia.”

Why? Because quick, free, independent fact-checking is their enemy.

They cannot control it. And that terrifies them

David Doniger @daviddoniger.bsky.social · 6d

“Your concern for ethics is despicable.”

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