Reposted by Christen Martin
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 3, 2026 at 3:00 AM
It’s almost like green energy is the only way forward and a handful of oil barons are doing everything in their power to keep that from happening so they can get even richer at the cost of literally everything else in the world.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Remember, folks.
We the people have power.
It’s easy to overlook.
But it matters.
Profoundly.
Let’s step it up.
We the people have power.
It’s easy to overlook.
But it matters.
Profoundly.
Let’s step it up.
January 3, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Remember, folks.
We the people have power.
It’s easy to overlook.
But it matters.
Profoundly.
Let’s step it up.
We the people have power.
It’s easy to overlook.
But it matters.
Profoundly.
Let’s step it up.
Reposted by Christen Martin
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
January 2, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The challenges we now face must be met by a bold progressive populist movement that strengthens democracy and shakes up the system.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
We can’t simply return to the path we were on before Trump.
We cannot accept the status quo of Big Money dominating our politics and economy.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
January 2, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Elon Musk has proudly built an AI that can be exploited for what is basically child pornography.
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Meanwhile, Elon Musk is calling for the execution of his political opponents.
And people are… ok with this?
Reposted by Christen Martin
Elon Musk's accomplishments over the last year include starving thousands of people to death (and laughing about it) and creating Hitler AI that undresses children (and laughing about it). Is it time to do something about billionaires yet?
January 2, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Elon Musk's accomplishments over the last year include starving thousands of people to death (and laughing about it) and creating Hitler AI that undresses children (and laughing about it). Is it time to do something about billionaires yet?
Reposted by Christen Martin
Oligarchic money, patriotic branding, weaponized division, and a cult of a “great man” eroding democracy from within is the story told in "Keeper of the Flame" (1942). It is also how a growing body of research now characterizes the authoritarian trend of Trump’s second presidency.
January 2, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Oligarchic money, patriotic branding, weaponized division, and a cult of a “great man” eroding democracy from within is the story told in "Keeper of the Flame" (1942). It is also how a growing body of research now characterizes the authoritarian trend of Trump’s second presidency.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Your regular reminder that criticizing Israel is not antisemitism
Netanyahu is a war criminal and the genocidal actions of the state deserve to be condemned
Netanyahu is a war criminal and the genocidal actions of the state deserve to be condemned
January 2, 2026 at 4:21 PM
Your regular reminder that criticizing Israel is not antisemitism
Netanyahu is a war criminal and the genocidal actions of the state deserve to be condemned
Netanyahu is a war criminal and the genocidal actions of the state deserve to be condemned
Reposted by Christen Martin
In Oklahoma, yet another MAGA Republican officeholder is caught and charged with sex crimes involving children. Nearly all his victims were under 10. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Warr Acres City Council member arrested, accused of child sex crimes
A Warr Acres City Council member is behind bars, accused of disturbing sex crimes involving children.
kfor.com
January 2, 2026 at 3:11 PM
In Oklahoma, yet another MAGA Republican officeholder is caught and charged with sex crimes involving children. Nearly all his victims were under 10. kfor.com/news/local/w...
Reposted by Christen Martin
Sherrilyn Ifill’s @sifill.bsky.social latest is a must read.
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
January 2, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Sherrilyn Ifill’s @sifill.bsky.social latest is a must read.
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
“I believe that our opponents are on the decline. … That is because cruelty and hate is not a belief system. It is an exhale, a howl of pain, of insecurity, of spiritual emptiness, and of arrested development.”
Reposted by Christen Martin
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
This School Board President Took Her Oath on a Stack of Contested Books. Here's Why
The school board for Central Bucks County, Pa., has been at the center of divisive political debates.
www.edweek.org
January 1, 2026 at 11:21 PM
And please, PLEASE let us not forget that time in 2023 when Karen Smith was elected President of the school board in Bucks County, Pa and swore her oath on a stack of banned books. The most gangsta oath ever! Just brilliant. www.edweek.org/leadership/t...
Reposted by Christen Martin
Q: Would you be surprised if President Trump directs DOJ to indict you?
Jack Smith: “No.”
That answer should alarm anyone who cares about independent justice.
www.readtpa.com/p/house-repu...
Jack Smith: “No.”
That answer should alarm anyone who cares about independent justice.
www.readtpa.com/p/house-repu...
House Republicans Buried the Jack Smith Transcript on New Year’s Eve. I Read It So You Don’t Have To.
12 takeaways from Smith's closed-door testimony
www.readtpa.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Q: Would you be surprised if President Trump directs DOJ to indict you?
Jack Smith: “No.”
That answer should alarm anyone who cares about independent justice.
www.readtpa.com/p/house-repu...
Jack Smith: “No.”
That answer should alarm anyone who cares about independent justice.
www.readtpa.com/p/house-repu...
Reposted by Christen Martin
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
January 1, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Curtis Yarvin, JD Vance’s friend & ideological influence, ended 2025 by claiming “only Hitler spoke the truth” about “too many subjects” & “Hitler was a genius.”
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Extremism isn’t fringe on the right. Once marginal online extremists like Yarvin are influential at the highest levels of government.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 1, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
Reposted by Christen Martin
For the first day of 2026, I present to you a brain-vaporizing shot of the gigantic expanding debris from an ancient supernova, an allegory for endings and new beginnings.
Hooooo my do you want to see the full-scale version of it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-immense...
🔭🧪
Hooooo my do you want to see the full-scale version of it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-immense...
🔭🧪
An immense and catastrophic explosion of a nearby supernova still graces our sky
The Vela Supernova Remnant is a masterpiece of chaos
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:50 PM
For the first day of 2026, I present to you a brain-vaporizing shot of the gigantic expanding debris from an ancient supernova, an allegory for endings and new beginnings.
Hooooo my do you want to see the full-scale version of it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-immense...
🔭🧪
Hooooo my do you want to see the full-scale version of it.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/an-immense...
🔭🧪
Reposted by Christen Martin
As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
January 1, 2026 at 3:33 PM
As Zohran Mamdani takes over as mayor of New York City, he joins his new Deputy Mayor for Economic Justice, Julie Su, to talk about building an economy that works for the many — not just a select few.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Reposted by Christen Martin
DOJ has produced < 5% of the Epstein documents Congress requested.
Even the material released raises troubling questions about Trump, Epstein, and Mar-a-Lago.
The rule of law depends on lawful compliance with oversight. What has been released so far does not resolve concerns. It raises new ones.
Even the material released raises troubling questions about Trump, Epstein, and Mar-a-Lago.
The rule of law depends on lawful compliance with oversight. What has been released so far does not resolve concerns. It raises new ones.
January 1, 2026 at 1:20 PM
DOJ has produced < 5% of the Epstein documents Congress requested.
Even the material released raises troubling questions about Trump, Epstein, and Mar-a-Lago.
The rule of law depends on lawful compliance with oversight. What has been released so far does not resolve concerns. It raises new ones.
Even the material released raises troubling questions about Trump, Epstein, and Mar-a-Lago.
The rule of law depends on lawful compliance with oversight. What has been released so far does not resolve concerns. It raises new ones.
Reposted by Christen Martin
According to the Center for Immigration Studies, the foreign-born or immigrant population (legal and illegal) in March 2024 was 51.6 million. Thus, if the administration deported 100 million people, it would have to deport roughly 48.4 million U.S. citizens to hit that target. #holdfast #getsmart
January 1, 2026 at 1:17 PM
Reposted by Christen Martin
How stochastic terrorism works - Trump leverages the threats he induces against even Marjorie Taylor Greene's family www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... One important reason that so many Rs are scared to challenge him.
December 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
How stochastic terrorism works - Trump leverages the threats he induces against even Marjorie Taylor Greene's family www.nytimes.com/2025/12/29/m... One important reason that so many Rs are scared to challenge him.
Reposted by Christen Martin
I basically agree with this thread. As bad as things are, they wanted them to be worse. Much worse. They’ll keep trying to make them that way, and we’ll keep fighting to stop them.
As @jeffsharlet.bsky.social says, there is so much still left to keep fighting for.
As @jeffsharlet.bsky.social says, there is so much still left to keep fighting for.
My Cassandra cred's pretty solid--20+ years on far right beat, ten on Trump, nobody ever accused me of being a ray of sunshine. But at the end of this bad year, I think this too is true: fascism took so much, & yet nowhere near all it could & wants. There's so much left to fight for.
December 31, 2025 at 4:22 AM
I basically agree with this thread. As bad as things are, they wanted them to be worse. Much worse. They’ll keep trying to make them that way, and we’ll keep fighting to stop them.
As @jeffsharlet.bsky.social says, there is so much still left to keep fighting for.
As @jeffsharlet.bsky.social says, there is so much still left to keep fighting for.
Reposted by Christen Martin
NSPM-7 and the Constitution: A Dangerous Bundle of Contradictions
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
“Fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution are under threat. They will continue to be threatened until Congress finds its lost courage and exerts its constitutional obligation{s}.”
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
“Fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution are under threat. They will continue to be threatened until Congress finds its lost courage and exerts its constitutional obligation{s}.”
NSPM-7 and the Constitution: A Dangerous Bundle of Contradictions
The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray
open.substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:22 PM
NSPM-7 and the Constitution: A Dangerous Bundle of Contradictions
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
“Fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution are under threat. They will continue to be threatened until Congress finds its lost courage and exerts its constitutional obligation{s}.”
open.substack.com/pub/steadyst...
“Fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution are under threat. They will continue to be threatened until Congress finds its lost courage and exerts its constitutional obligation{s}.”
Reposted by Christen Martin
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.
Reposted by Christen Martin
Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
S.3567
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
Details at congress.gov
A bill to authorize the President of the United States to ...
SPONSOR: Sen. Mike Lee (R), UT
№ CO-SPONSORS: 0
STATUS: Introduced
LATEST ACTION: Senate - 2025-12-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on ...
#Republicans
Details at congress.gov
December 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Heads up that this is authorization for Trump to create his own version of the Wagner Group. Which would bring the number of “armies” at his disposal to four:
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
*regular armed forces (most regulated)
*ICE (minimally regulated)
*private mercenaries (?)
*MAGA thugs/militias (rogue)
All pardonable
Reposted by Christen Martin
Taken together—the racial homogeneity, the Cold War religious framing, the idealized citizens—the aesthetic here aligns closely with white Christian nationalism as a default civic identity. #holdfast
December 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Taken together—the racial homogeneity, the Cold War religious framing, the idealized citizens—the aesthetic here aligns closely with white Christian nationalism as a default civic identity. #holdfast