Chris
@jamescmcneal.bsky.social
Writer | Lawyer | Suffering Sacramento Kings fan
Author of “Tshepo’s Purgatory”
Author of “Tshepo’s Purgatory”
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For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM
For the first time in history renewable energy sources are now generating more power than coal worldwide.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Coal's decline is primarily due to expanded production of natural gas, which is cheaper and cleaner, beating coal on the market.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Coal's decline is primarily due to expanded production of natural gas, which is cheaper and cleaner, beating coal on the market.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
The other main factor in the decline of coal jobs is automation, as the dwindling industry relies more on mountaintop removal.
This is cultural nostalgia, not economics.
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1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
September 29, 2025 at 2:11 PM
1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.
3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
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It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
August 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
It would be a huge step forward for Democrats and for general clarity in political writing if these terms went away. These came mostly from academic hothouses.
Chigger bites make you question your whole theology
July 17, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Chigger bites make you question your whole theology
You can become a novelist at any age!
July 17, 2025 at 1:07 AM
You can become a novelist at any age!
I appreciate those literary agents who timely send form rejection letters once they’ve reviewed a query and move on. That’s helpful as an author for several reasons. I see many who let their queries pile ever higher, and I think authors need to consider that a red flag.
July 15, 2025 at 10:05 PM
I appreciate those literary agents who timely send form rejection letters once they’ve reviewed a query and move on. That’s helpful as an author for several reasons. I see many who let their queries pile ever higher, and I think authors need to consider that a red flag.
Publishing a novel in three easy steps!
1. Write novel
2. Wait a lot
3.
1. Write novel
2. Wait a lot
3.
June 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Publishing a novel in three easy steps!
1. Write novel
2. Wait a lot
3.
1. Write novel
2. Wait a lot
3.
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It barely needs to be said, but there are exactly 0 federal judges who are communists or marxists in any sense.
May 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
It barely needs to be said, but there are exactly 0 federal judges who are communists or marxists in any sense.
I should probably use this app more
March 18, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I should probably use this app more
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Incredible stuff in here: They ID'ed him, in part, by going to court hearings and watching him post
February 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Incredible stuff in here: They ID'ed him, in part, by going to court hearings and watching him post
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one of the more frustrating parts about all of this insanity is that you just *know* some self-satisfied weirdo is gonna be smugly posting in October of 2028 about how both parties are the same
January 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
one of the more frustrating parts about all of this insanity is that you just *know* some self-satisfied weirdo is gonna be smugly posting in October of 2028 about how both parties are the same
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The first several speakers at this morning's comprehensive plan meeting have been longtime homeowners in Seattle's wealthy Madrona neighborhood, arguing that a two-block "neighborhood center" where some apartments will be allowed, saying it will destroy their neighborhood.
January 6, 2025 at 5:42 PM
The first several speakers at this morning's comprehensive plan meeting have been longtime homeowners in Seattle's wealthy Madrona neighborhood, arguing that a two-block "neighborhood center" where some apartments will be allowed, saying it will destroy their neighborhood.
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cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
The first several speakers at this morning's comprehensive plan meeting have been longtime homeowners in Seattle's wealthy Madrona neighborhood, arguing that a two-block "neighborhood center" where some apartments will be allowed, saying it will destroy their neighborhood.
January 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
cannot overstate the degree to which i am negatively polarized against nimbys.
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
like, if you go to a public meeting to speak against lower cost housing i think the city should eminent domain your house and your house specifically
British Columbia is a 10.
December 27, 2024 at 10:49 PM
British Columbia is a 10.
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I have SO MANY followers on X!!!!
December 26, 2024 at 7:04 AM
I have SO MANY followers on X!!!!
I love every dog in the world except the one that lives next door
I hate my neighbor’s barking ass dog
December 18, 2024 at 12:43 AM
I love every dog in the world except the one that lives next door
People are mad at this but I think they’re missing the fact that the reason the Democratic Party has been so successful at holding the line under Pelosi is it rewards loyalty over popularity. Like it or not, there are advantages to that in a coalition as unwieldy as theirs.
NEW: In a blow to AOC, House Democrats' Steering and Policy Committee voted to recommend Gerry Connolly as ranking member of the House Oversight Committee.
AOC loses key vote in race for Oversight Committee leader to Gerry Connolly
It's a huge blow to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's (D-N.Y.) hopes of leading the high-profile panel.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2024 at 12:01 AM
People are mad at this but I think they’re missing the fact that the reason the Democratic Party has been so successful at holding the line under Pelosi is it rewards loyalty over popularity. Like it or not, there are advantages to that in a coalition as unwieldy as theirs.
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I was playing with Grok 2. I wanted to see what it could do.
I asked it to create a meme it thought could go viral, giving Trump a hard time for not keeping his promise to cut grocery prices. It was ok. Then I asked it to go dark. It’s response wasn’t what I expected lol
youtu.be/f9fxeNNguzY?...
I asked it to create a meme it thought could go viral, giving Trump a hard time for not keeping his promise to cut grocery prices. It was ok. Then I asked it to go dark. It’s response wasn’t what I expected lol
youtu.be/f9fxeNNguzY?...
Crazy grok response to request for trump viral meme
YouTube video by Mark Cuban
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December 15, 2024 at 9:00 PM
I was playing with Grok 2. I wanted to see what it could do.
I asked it to create a meme it thought could go viral, giving Trump a hard time for not keeping his promise to cut grocery prices. It was ok. Then I asked it to go dark. It’s response wasn’t what I expected lol
youtu.be/f9fxeNNguzY?...
I asked it to create a meme it thought could go viral, giving Trump a hard time for not keeping his promise to cut grocery prices. It was ok. Then I asked it to go dark. It’s response wasn’t what I expected lol
youtu.be/f9fxeNNguzY?...
*Republican wins a thing*
Democrats: “Tough result. We’ll have to take a hard look at our messaging and strategy going forward.”
*Democrat wins a thing*
Republicans: “IF YOU WILL JUST READ THESE EIGHT HUNDRED FACEBOOK POSTS YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR REACHING THE CONSPIR—“
Democrats: “Tough result. We’ll have to take a hard look at our messaging and strategy going forward.”
*Democrat wins a thing*
Republicans: “IF YOU WILL JUST READ THESE EIGHT HUNDRED FACEBOOK POSTS YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR REACHING THE CONSPIR—“
December 11, 2024 at 12:48 AM
*Republican wins a thing*
Democrats: “Tough result. We’ll have to take a hard look at our messaging and strategy going forward.”
*Democrat wins a thing*
Republicans: “IF YOU WILL JUST READ THESE EIGHT HUNDRED FACEBOOK POSTS YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR REACHING THE CONSPIR—“
Democrats: “Tough result. We’ll have to take a hard look at our messaging and strategy going forward.”
*Democrat wins a thing*
Republicans: “IF YOU WILL JUST READ THESE EIGHT HUNDRED FACEBOOK POSTS YOU WILL SEE HOW FAR REACHING THE CONSPIR—“
Under the original rules of basketball, jump balls took place after EACH MADE SHOT
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December 11, 2024 at 12:12 AM
Under the original rules of basketball, jump balls took place after EACH MADE SHOT
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