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No war but class war
“Power concedes nothing without a demand.” Frederick Douglass
No war but class war
“Power concedes nothing without a demand.” Frederick Douglass
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Use those English words like swords. #chicago #ice
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We are not nearly angry enough for what is happening to U.S. citizens in our country right NOW!!!!!! 👏
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A growing body of research indicates that Texas's restrictive abortion bans have negatively impacted the health and lives of Texas women and babies in multiple ways. Across the board, pregnancy outcomes and complications have worsened.
What researchers have discovered about maternal, infant health under Texas' abortion laws
In the more than four years since the state of Texas significantly restricted access to abortion, medical researchers have been studying the health effects of that policy change.
medicalxpress.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A growing body of research indicates that Texas's restrictive abortion bans have negatively impacted the health and lives of Texas women and babies in multiple ways. Across the board, pregnancy outcomes and complications have worsened.
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Here’s my 2025 Energy Transition in Review — not climate commentary, but an industrial, material & geopolitical synthesis.
2025 was the year the transition became physical: power, transport, minerals, capital & China’s export machine locking together.
This isn’t ideology. It’s arithmetic.
2025 was the year the transition became physical: power, transport, minerals, capital & China’s export machine locking together.
This isn’t ideology. It’s arithmetic.
2025 Energy Transition: The World Repriced - EV Curve Futurist
Global Energy Transition 2025 in review: China’s export surge, transport electrification, critical minerals, once-in-a-century repricing of the physical world.
evcurvefuturist.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Here’s my 2025 Energy Transition in Review — not climate commentary, but an industrial, material & geopolitical synthesis.
2025 was the year the transition became physical: power, transport, minerals, capital & China’s export machine locking together.
This isn’t ideology. It’s arithmetic.
2025 was the year the transition became physical: power, transport, minerals, capital & China’s export machine locking together.
This isn’t ideology. It’s arithmetic.
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Pausing data centers is opting out of reality. The horse has bolted — AI compute is here. China gets it: data centers aren’t blocked, they’re disciplined, with ~80% #renewable power mandates. Tie compute to clean energy, storage & grids and it becomes a catalyst — or fight it and get left behind.
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Pausing data centers is opting out of reality. The horse has bolted — AI compute is here. China gets it: data centers aren’t blocked, they’re disciplined, with ~80% #renewable power mandates. Tie compute to clean energy, storage & grids and it becomes a catalyst — or fight it and get left behind.
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He’s not hiding his medical records because he’s healthy, and he’s not hiding the Epstein files because he’s innocent.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.
December 29, 2025 at 6:25 PM
He’s not hiding his medical records because he’s healthy, and he’s not hiding the Epstein files because he’s innocent.
This isn’t complicated.
This isn’t complicated.
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My son Mohammad looks older than his age now. War forces childhood to end too soon. He had many dreams he wanted to achieve, but everything was destroyed 💔😓. Help me and my family from ruin 🙏💗. Help link on my page.
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December 17, 2025 at 3:54 PM
My son Mohammad looks older than his age now. War forces childhood to end too soon. He had many dreams he wanted to achieve, but everything was destroyed 💔😓. Help me and my family from ruin 🙏💗. Help link on my page.
gofund.me/1e7ec0b3e
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This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
December 25, 2025 at 11:07 PM
This Needs To Stop!🛑
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
Peeps, you DO realize that our non-white friends and neighbors...are now carrying their birth certificates and passports so they can PROVE they are US citizens "just in case"?
There is NO version of America where this is OK. Defund ICE. Restore due process and rule of law.
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Happy holidays from the Starbucks picket line!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
December 25, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Happy holidays from the Starbucks picket line!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
We're STILL on ULP strike, and just this week, 19 more stores filed for a union election.✊🔥
DON'T BUY STARBUCKS at ANY location until the company resolves their 100s of outstanding unfair labor practices. NO CONTRACT, NO COFFEE!
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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The divide isn’t renewables vs fossil fuels — it’s timeframes.
The US is optimising a 20th-century grid. China is building for 22nd-century demand — for tomorrow’s technologies, not yesterday’s.
Electricity = the base layer of AI, automation, manufacturing & everything that follows. Capacity wins.
The US is optimising a 20th-century grid. China is building for 22nd-century demand — for tomorrow’s technologies, not yesterday’s.
Electricity = the base layer of AI, automation, manufacturing & everything that follows. Capacity wins.
China Now Generates 2X More Electricity Than USA: How Will This Alter The Tech Race? | Insight
YouTube video by CNA Insider
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December 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
The divide isn’t renewables vs fossil fuels — it’s timeframes.
The US is optimising a 20th-century grid. China is building for 22nd-century demand — for tomorrow’s technologies, not yesterday’s.
Electricity = the base layer of AI, automation, manufacturing & everything that follows. Capacity wins.
The US is optimising a 20th-century grid. China is building for 22nd-century demand — for tomorrow’s technologies, not yesterday’s.
Electricity = the base layer of AI, automation, manufacturing & everything that follows. Capacity wins.
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Coal isn’t coming back. Wanting it to is nostalgia for inefficiency and failure.
Coal gets crushed by solar, wind, grids, storage, geothermal & batteries on cost, speed, and scale. Even existing nuclear is cheaper to run.
This isn’t politics or ideology. Coal lost because it’s inferior. #solar
Coal gets crushed by solar, wind, grids, storage, geothermal & batteries on cost, speed, and scale. Even existing nuclear is cheaper to run.
This isn’t politics or ideology. Coal lost because it’s inferior. #solar
December 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Coal isn’t coming back. Wanting it to is nostalgia for inefficiency and failure.
Coal gets crushed by solar, wind, grids, storage, geothermal & batteries on cost, speed, and scale. Even existing nuclear is cheaper to run.
This isn’t politics or ideology. Coal lost because it’s inferior. #solar
Coal gets crushed by solar, wind, grids, storage, geothermal & batteries on cost, speed, and scale. Even existing nuclear is cheaper to run.
This isn’t politics or ideology. Coal lost because it’s inferior. #solar
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China added 500+ TWh of electricity in the past 12 months. Coal fell ~66 TWh.
#Solar delivered ~75% of net growth in both China and the U.S. over the same period.
The difference isn’t direction — it’s speed. China is growing ~4× faster.
Now #BESS is scaling, turning capacity into firm power.
#Solar delivered ~75% of net growth in both China and the U.S. over the same period.
The difference isn’t direction — it’s speed. China is growing ~4× faster.
Now #BESS is scaling, turning capacity into firm power.
December 20, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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Q: “Why do you think Trump is working so hard to stop the Epstein files from coming out?”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “These files implicate billionaires, friends of Trump, political donors — and Epstein had ties to 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 intelligence agencies.”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “These files implicate billionaires, friends of Trump, political donors — and Epstein had ties to 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 intelligence agencies.”
December 20, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Q: “Why do you think Trump is working so hard to stop the Epstein files from coming out?”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “These files implicate billionaires, friends of Trump, political donors — and Epstein had ties to 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 intelligence agencies.”
REPUBLICAN Rep. Massie: “These files implicate billionaires, friends of Trump, political donors — and Epstein had ties to 🇺🇸 & 🇮🇱 intelligence agencies.”
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Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
December 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Maria Shriver, niece of JFK:
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
He was a man interested in the arts, culture, education, language, history... It is beyond comprehension that the president has sought to rename this great memorial.
C’mon my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny... It’s downright weird.
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The real story isn’t “renewables are cheaper” — we already knew that. An 82% renewable grid breaks marginal pricing. Once wind, solar + batteries dominate, fossil generators stop setting peak prices. Scarcity rents collapse. Volatility dies.
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
Electricity generation costs would be a third lower with 82% renewable grid, CSIRO says
Modelling suggests main electricity market could run almost entirely on renewables without increase in generation cost by 2050
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
The real story isn’t “renewables are cheaper” — we already knew that. An 82% renewable grid breaks marginal pricing. Once wind, solar + batteries dominate, fossil generators stop setting peak prices. Scarcity rents collapse. Volatility dies.
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
That’s the system shock incumbents fear — not ideology. ⚡🔋
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EVs (NEVs) crossed 75M cumulative sales. Against ~1.6B cars globally, that’s ~5% of the fleet.
This is disruption in motion.
What comes next won’t be gradual. The world around us is about to change drastically — energy, transport, oil demand, supply chains.
Once S-curves tip, reality moves fast.⚡
This is disruption in motion.
What comes next won’t be gradual. The world around us is about to change drastically — energy, transport, oil demand, supply chains.
Once S-curves tip, reality moves fast.⚡
December 18, 2025 at 11:55 AM
EVs (NEVs) crossed 75M cumulative sales. Against ~1.6B cars globally, that’s ~5% of the fleet.
This is disruption in motion.
What comes next won’t be gradual. The world around us is about to change drastically — energy, transport, oil demand, supply chains.
Once S-curves tip, reality moves fast.⚡
This is disruption in motion.
What comes next won’t be gradual. The world around us is about to change drastically — energy, transport, oil demand, supply chains.
Once S-curves tip, reality moves fast.⚡
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
December 17, 2025 at 12:31 AM
A quite startling overperformance for Democrats in tonight's special election for a state Senate seat in Kentucky:
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
Democrat Gary Clemons won 72% to 25%.
He was defending a Dem-held seat where Kamala Harris beat Trump by 5% last year.
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Read this. Then read it again.
December 17, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Read this. Then read it again.
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It cannot be an offense to repeat what the law itself clearly states: Soldiers are not required to follow illegal commands. This is political persecution, and it must end now.
December 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
It cannot be an offense to repeat what the law itself clearly states: Soldiers are not required to follow illegal commands. This is political persecution, and it must end now.
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Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
December 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Mark Kelly on Trump’s military probe: “I haven’t heard anything — Social media, that’s how we were notified. That’s how unserious they are — I spent 25 years in the United States Navy. I retired from the Navy 14 years ago. I’m not in any command now. I don’t know what they’re talking about”
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I dunno, I’m thinking the bigger issue is not having an insane sick fuck POTUS with insane sick fuck thoughts.
Not that the insane sick fuck POTUS needs to kept his insane sick fuck-ness to himself.
Not that the insane sick fuck POTUS needs to kept his insane sick fuck-ness to himself.
December 15, 2025 at 7:45 PM
I dunno, I’m thinking the bigger issue is not having an insane sick fuck POTUS with insane sick fuck thoughts.
Not that the insane sick fuck POTUS needs to kept his insane sick fuck-ness to himself.
Not that the insane sick fuck POTUS needs to kept his insane sick fuck-ness to himself.
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Yesterday, I told you that my law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. By the end of today, it is up to 69 cases in 37 states.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
December 16, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Yesterday, I told you that my law firm is litigating 66 voting and election cases in 35 states. By the end of today, it is up to 69 cases in 37 states.
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
The 2026 midterm elections will be a fight to protect democracy. I started Democracy Docket to keep you informed. Sign up now. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0
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Let this fact sink in: China is building more nuclear power than the rest of the world combined — and yet, all those reactors will still generate less electricity than the solar China installed in just the first half of this year.
This isn’t ideology. It’s scale, speed, and economics. ☀️⚡ #solar
This isn’t ideology. It’s scale, speed, and economics. ☀️⚡ #solar
December 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Let this fact sink in: China is building more nuclear power than the rest of the world combined — and yet, all those reactors will still generate less electricity than the solar China installed in just the first half of this year.
This isn’t ideology. It’s scale, speed, and economics. ☀️⚡ #solar
This isn’t ideology. It’s scale, speed, and economics. ☀️⚡ #solar
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Uruguay showing energy realism. Dependent on oil imports, it dropped EV barriers to chase energy autonomy > market answered fast.
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
December 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Uruguay showing energy realism. Dependent on oil imports, it dropped EV barriers to chase energy autonomy > market answered fast.
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋
Nov ’25: 29.4% BEV vs 2.6% PHEV (TTM: 26.7% vs 1.6%).
Cheap renewables + Chinese BEVs + lithium & BESS crush ICE. Reality wins > markets go straight to BEV. ⚡🔋