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We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
January 3, 2026 at 3:34 PM
We will either end fossil fuel dependency and the predatory extractivist basis of global production, or they will end us through wars and ecological collapse - all at the same time.
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A hearty congrats to RFK Jr., as the U.S. is poised to lose its measles elimination status after 25 years, with the most cases since the early 1990s. #measles #RFKJr #Kennedy #disease #health www.jezebel.com/measles-unit...
Congrats to RFK Jr., As the U.S. Is Poised to Lose Its Measles Elimination Status After 25 Years
After a quarter century where measles was considered eliminated in the U.S., 2025's continuous outbreaks have us back at ground zero.
www.jezebel.com
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
January 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Three of the top five British grid electricity records smashed in 2025!
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
This is a huge success story, despite what Russian bots and U.S fossil fuel shills scream on X.
Every unit of clean domestic energy we produce means a safer future for our children…🥳
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"The drone strike likely never happened. Peskov said Russia could provide no evidence, and urged the press to take the Kremlin’s word for it. No, we won’t. Putin’s entire war is a lie. Just as he did in Alaska, Putin was offered peace and instead spat in America's eye."
December 31, 2025 at 10:10 PM
"The drone strike likely never happened. Peskov said Russia could provide no evidence, and urged the press to take the Kremlin’s word for it. No, we won’t. Putin’s entire war is a lie. Just as he did in Alaska, Putin was offered peace and instead spat in America's eye."
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5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists
https://www.byteseu.com/1667903/
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman …
https://www.byteseu.com/1667903/
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman …
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists - Bytes Europe
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss.
www.byteseu.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
5 lessons about misinformation from ancient Greek and Roman scientists
https://www.byteseu.com/1667903/
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman …
https://www.byteseu.com/1667903/
Ancient scientists can be easy to dismiss. Greek philosopher Thales of Miletus, often described as the West’s first scientist, believed the whole Earth was suspended on water. Roman …
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Why was the Trump administration surveilling one of the journalists who broke the Epstein story?
December 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Why was the Trump administration surveilling one of the journalists who broke the Epstein story?
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I think most of us know where this is heading. With a failing POTUS aligning with Russia, an out of control drunken defense secretary, both destroying everything around them, makes for some very uneasy feelings.
www.npr.org/2025/12/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/28/n...
Russia sends 3 Iranian satellites into orbit, report says
The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites on Sunday from a launchpad in eastern Russia.
www.npr.org
December 28, 2025 at 8:19 PM
I think most of us know where this is heading. With a failing POTUS aligning with Russia, an out of control drunken defense secretary, both destroying everything around them, makes for some very uneasy feelings.
www.npr.org/2025/12/28/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/28/n...
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BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
BREAKING: A Russian newspaper today — “America no longer sees our country as a threat… The US leader’s philosophy is closer to the values of Russia’s president, not the politicians of the Old World… he sees Europe as a liberal stronghold that must be destroyed…”
Read that again.
Read that again.
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US Automakers Will Fall Further & Further Behind Chinese on Electrification
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/u...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/u...
US Automakers Will Fall Further & Further Behind Chinese on Electrification - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. And Europeans, too, for that matter. An op-ed was recently published in the Wall Street Journal with the title “Can U.S. Auto...
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December 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
US Automakers Will Fall Further & Further Behind Chinese on Electrification
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/u...
cleantechnica.com/2025/12/23/u...
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Enjoying this report by David Hart who argues that the smarter strategy for the US is to compete with China in the EV space. Electric vehicles are a superior technology & will eventually displace ICE vehicles. Abandoning the contest will leave the US behind. www.cfr.org/report/compe...
Compete, Don’t Retreat
The primary U.S. response to China’s first-mover advantages in emerging auto technologies has been protection. A smarter strategy would seek to compete by supporting producers and collaborating with …
www.cfr.org
December 25, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Enjoying this report by David Hart who argues that the smarter strategy for the US is to compete with China in the EV space. Electric vehicles are a superior technology & will eventually displace ICE vehicles. Abandoning the contest will leave the US behind. www.cfr.org/report/compe...
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“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
Can the President Be Indicted? A Long-Hidden Legal Memo Says Yes (Published 2017)
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“It is proper, constitutional, and legal for a federal grand jury to indict a sitting president for serious criminal acts that are... contrary to, the president’s official duties. In this country, no one... is above the law.”
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
--Kenneth Starr (May 13, 1998)
www.nytimes.com/2017/07/22/u...
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Don't forget what real leadership looks like...
December 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Don't forget what real leadership looks like...
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When the GOP wasn't evil.
December 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
When the GOP wasn't evil.
Why is the US running in the opposite direction?
"This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, and solar and wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June"
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Why is the US running in the opposite direction?
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President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
December 20, 2025 at 12:25 PM
President Clinton is right. This is not getting as much attnetion as it should. The USA under Trumpstein is betraying this promise, which means any agreement involving Russia and the USA is not worth the paper it’s written on 🤷♂️ en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budapes...
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Recap of one year of Trump’s peace negotiations on Ukraine:
- zero ceasefire
- a huge increase in Russian strikes on civilians
- Putin and his insane demands legitimized
- no closer to peace than a year ago
- zero ceasefire
- a huge increase in Russian strikes on civilians
- Putin and his insane demands legitimized
- no closer to peace than a year ago
December 20, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Recap of one year of Trump’s peace negotiations on Ukraine:
- zero ceasefire
- a huge increase in Russian strikes on civilians
- Putin and his insane demands legitimized
- no closer to peace than a year ago
- zero ceasefire
- a huge increase in Russian strikes on civilians
- Putin and his insane demands legitimized
- no closer to peace than a year ago
Every generation defines its priorities by its investments
Germany allocated €70 million to support decentralized energy and heating. The funds will help up to 2.6 million people access heat, water, and power amid intensified Russian attacks on energy infrastructure. Equipment will include hybrid generators, pellet systems, and solar-battery units,
December 20, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Every generation defines its priorities by its investments
Every generation defines it’s priorities by its investments
carbon emissions are up 500%, your energy bill costs $70 more, and we've put tons of people out of jobs but at least we can now generate realistic bodycam videos of spongebob being arrested
December 20, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Every generation defines it’s priorities by its investments
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NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Where Was My Generic Prescription Drug Made? - Rx Inspector - ProPublica
The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead. Use information on your prescription label to locate the factory and see inspection reports.
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December 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
NEW: The FDA won’t tell Americans where their generic drugs are made, so ProPublica did it instead.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
Use information from your prescription label to locate the factory and see if the plant has a history of inspection violations.
C’mon dammit! Is there anything this Putz Putin can do to piss off the US Admin?
December 16, 2025 at 3:33 AM
C’mon dammit! Is there anything this Putz Putin can do to piss off the US Admin?
ICYMI and live in the 1600s …
December 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
ICYMI and live in the 1600s …
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Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
December 9, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Trump, five days apart. A pathological liar.
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Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country.
www.ft.com/content/2351...
www.ft.com/content/2351...
December 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Ukrainian, British and European officials are close to finalising a streamlined alternative to the US peace proposal to end Russia’s war that includes security guarantees for the country.
www.ft.com/content/2351...
www.ft.com/content/2351...
I’ve heard this reported 2x today from non-US sources, but none from US-based sources.
December 8, 2025 at 12:33 AM
I’ve heard this reported 2x today from non-US sources, but none from US-based sources.
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Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
December 3, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Not trying to burst any bubbles; but Spotify is over.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.
They are airing ICE recruitment ads, the CEO has been investing in military/AI tech, they barely pay their artists; sometimes a percentage of a cent per stream, they promote “fake/AI artist” playlists, and there’s major concerns about data use.