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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 2h

The biggest increase was in the District of Columbia (24.5%). By comparison, Texas saw only a 2% increase over the same period.

David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 2h

The transportation sector saw the largest increase (8.5%), followed by industrial (6.2%), residential (5.2%) and commercial (4.8%). (Pipeline operations traditionally fall under the transportation or industrial sectors.)

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 2h

CHANGES IN U.S. ELECTRICITY PRICES.

U.S. power prices, measured by average revenue per kilowatt-hour (kWh), rose 5% between July 2024 and July 2025, according to the Energy Information Administration.

rbnenergy.com/daily-posts/...

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 3h

IMMIGRANTS ARE DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN PATENTS, ENTREPRENEURSHIPS, AND NOBEL PRIZES

And, your problem is....?

www.wsj.com/opinion/nobe...

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 3h

I can only guess how difficult that was.

David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 12h

TRUMP 2-STEP TIME

Now, you left your window open
Just to keep your spirit rolling
But you're hoping that your mind will close the door
Take it up two steps higher
When you're drowning in the fire
The hope you had helped you on the way.
-Tedeschi-Trucks Band

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Resist Trump 🤬 🤦🏽‍♂️🇺🇸 💙💪🏽 @resist-trumps-rule.bsky.social · 21h

Lying scumbags. All they want to do is incite trouble. White, male Republicans are liars, pedophiles and violent

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 21h

What’s to stop Johnson from delaying the will of voters?

Brian Tyler Cohen @briantylercohen.bsky.social · 1d

This is Adelita Grijalva.

She was elected to Congress two weeks ago, officially making her the final vote needed to force the release of the Epstein files.

She has still not been sworn in because Mike Johnson refuses to do so.

David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 21h

The three-part plan?

Jaymichael48 @jmp1956.bsky.social · 1d

1) Trump increases chaos in the streets

2) Trump declares nationwide martial law

3) Trump cancels 2026 elections

It’s not hard to see this coming. The famous “Epstein Files”, if released, will be ignored. “Voting” just won’t happen.

So what do we do? This is the ultimate “Niagara Moment”

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Bob @psychobob4q2.bsky.social · 1d

Madman reasoning...

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 21h

The Hunter’s Moon

The Hunter’s Moon rides high,
High o’er the close-cropped plain;
Across the desert sky
The herded clouds amain.

—Matilde Blind, 1841-1896

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

WORLDWIDE STEEL OVERCAPACITY

Measured by the kilogram, steel costs less than bottled water.

China started an overcapacity of steel production. Too much for China. Dumped as exports, driving down global prices. Response was protective tariffs & import quotas.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/b...

E.U. Proposes 50% Steel Tariffs as Trump Effect Ripples Around World

www.nytimes.com

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onion person @junlper.beer · 1d

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

Enjoy your postings, Tony, and the vegan message you offer.
Thanks, David

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David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

Economist, F. Hayek, wrote that a potential dictator must have the support of the "docile and gullible" without "strong convictions of their own" who are "easily swayed" and "readily aroused" to "swell the ranks of the totalitarian party."

~ "Why the Worst Get on Top" in "The Road to Serfdom," 1944

David Passmore @davidpassmore.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, Eric. A lucky guy!

Albania is a place most of us would pick for R & R, right?

OK, a few problems (worldjusticeproject.org/sites/defaul...), but lots of negative people are always knocking down other countries.

Albania: an easy place to stay (see albaniantimes.al/albania-rank...).