Rhodium projects that under current policy, US GHG emissions will be 26–29% under the 2005 level in four years, driven by an influx of natural gas and renewable production. Their forecast for 2040 is 27-41% below the 2005 level. rhg.com/research/tak...
Elon apparently dictated this announcement while really high
FinTwitter@fintwitter.bsky.social · 12h ago$SPCX - SPACEX PLANS MOON FACTORIES POWERED BY HUMANOID ROBOTS
Yeah, I'm totally over-reacting to think these folks would happily throw people in camps.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdaySen. Jim Banks refers to American citizens as "the babies of invaders" and compares them to Nazi spies and terrorists
I have zero knowledge about military stuff. So correct me if I'm wrong: Basically we spent decades building up a big stockpile of advanced weapons so we could be ready for any potential conflict with China or Russia? And then Trump used ALL OF THEM in a literally aimless war with Iran?
Sky Marchini@sky.skymarchini.net · yesterday"US has used 'virtually all' PrSM and ATACM munitions" we are out of ammo www.reuters.com/world/us-has...
American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries Total US factory construction is down 32% from its 2024 highs and 22% over the last year alone
Trump does not "joke". He tests boundaries of what is acceptable, then his enablers downplay it.
Mark Jacob@markjacob.bsky.social · 2d agoThe media and MAGA like to write off Trump’s outrageous comments as “joking” when he’s actually telling us the ways he intends to ruin our country. My Stop the Presses newsletter.
Official data was released today, and after adjusting for inflation, American office construction has fallen to the lowest level since 2011 It's down nearly 60% since the onset of the pandemic and 15% over the last year alone
Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs www.cnbc.com/2026/08/03/t...
Twenty five states sue Trump administration over latest global tariffs
Twenty five states sued the Trump administration, arguing its latest global tariffs unlawfully replace duties already struck down by courts.
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www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...
China’s Big Bet on Wind Power Is Paying Off
An industrial policy of subsidies and import restrictions laid the foundations for China to become almost as dominant in wind turbines as in solar panels.
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Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2d agoTrump: "Any country with windmills is a loser"
This is a problem caused (in part) by how we finance unemployment insurance. Companies are taxed as a function of their layoff rate; so companies are risk averse and unwilling to hire people who don't have an employment history. aibm.org/policy/fix-u...
Fix unemployment insurance to help young men into work
Experience rating in unemployment insurance taxes deters companies from hiring young men, who are viewed as being at higher risk of layoffs.
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Micah@rincewind.run · 2d agothe modern job market
The amount of reading you have to do on Reddit to background check any purchase over $50 is wild. Side note: you absolutely cannot trust Amazon reviews because sellers routinely give away free product and cash in exchange for five star reviews.
Jake Casella Brookins@casella.bsky.social · 3d agoNot really disagreeing, but a related factor is the research/decision fatigue if you do decide quality/longevity is worth the cost. I do it for kitchen equipment etc; quickly run out of spoons/finances to do it for clothing.
Be a Big Tent Absolutist
Ideological diversity is a feature of the Party, not a bug
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Aubrey Gilleran@aubreygilleran.bsky.social · 5d agoAnd this is true for all sides. If you're hoping a progressive or a moderate loses a general election because you don't want to validate that side of the coalition, you're not taking beating Republicans seriously enough. We just need to win as big a victory as possible.
And this is true for all sides. If you're hoping a progressive or a moderate loses a general election because you don't want to validate that side of the coalition, you're not taking beating Republicans seriously enough. We just need to win as big a victory as possible.
Judge says Prop 143 that targets @arizonaea.bsky.social can't be on the ballot because it also would force supporters to vote to outlaw ALL negotiations with ALL public employee unions, violating a ban on take-it-or-leave it ballot measures. tucson.com/news/state-r...
Judge strikes measure targeting unions from Arizona ballot
PHOENIX — Republican lawmakers' measure targeting the Arizona Education Association is unconstitutional and cannot appear on the November ballot, a judge ruled Tuesday.
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Meanwhile, activists are working hard to keep this spending out of the Tucson economy
Joey Politano🏳️🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 7d agoUS AI investment inched up to another record high in data released this morning, exceeding a $450B/yr pace for the first time It's now the largest single category of US physical investment, more than single-family homes, factories, power plants, and more
“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supply www.ft.com/content/86f3...
US oil inventories fall to ‘precariously low’ level as Iran war disrupts supply
Decline could erode ability to supply Asian and European markets dependent on supplies from the Middle East
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A judge has nixed Prop 145, the GOP attempt to preemptively override the almost-certainly-going-to-pass Protect Education Act (Prop 212) to regulate universal private school vouchers. The court ruled the measure violates the Single Amendment rule and is unconstitutional
AYFKM “Meta will be able to draw upon Newsmax's significant current reporting as well as archived content to support AI queries across Meta's apps and devices.” ir.newsmax.com/news/news-de...
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years apnews.com/article/eeoc...
US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years
The Trump administration is seeking to toss aside a 60-year-old requirement for tens of thousands of private sector employers to submit workforce demographic reports each year to the Equal Employment ...
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The Trump administration launched a plan Tuesday to channel hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers directly into deportation proceedings, a change that some attorneys said could lead to people being removed from the United States without a hearing. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
Asylum seekers could be sent directly to deportation under new federal rule
The Trump administration rule, which took effect immediately, could transfer nearly 450,000 cases to immigration judges, who could dismiss the asylum petitions.
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Matt Darling@besttrousers.bsky.social · 2w agoI have a new piece out for @searchlightinst.bsky.social! Want to make housing cheaper? Stop taxing construction so heavily for being a volatile industry Our unemployment insurance system quietly makes it more expensive to build. Here’s how: (1/12) www.searchlightinstitute.org/research/the...
DEA analysts found Trump's boat strikes on alleged drug trafficking boats had failed to affect the supply or price of cocaine in the United States, and had led traffickers to diversify. www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
67 boat strikes. 221 dead. The cocaine hasn’t slowed, officials report.
The president says Operation Southern Spear has virtually ended drug trafficking by sea. Pentagon and DEA analysts have concluded otherwise.
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by trying to do [something] using long-range strike alone the u.s. has used a bunch of valuable weapons meant for much more capable adversaries and burned through stockpiles of air defense interceptors that it really didn't need to. the owniest goal that ever own goaled
Yes, the problem is that this administration is composed in its entirety of brain-damaged imbeciles who genuinely believe that all prior American leaders were giant wimps who lacked the inherent masculinity to powerfully solve every problem with the maximum application of lethal, manly force
Gerry Doyle@mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · last wk.there is a reason the u.s. never started a big war with iran before, and it's that such a conflict poses basically intractable geopolitical problems. this is not a reflection of weakness but of geography and cost-benefit.
NEW: In a stunning admission, the Trump administration admitted in court documents that it canceled billions in energy grants to states "based solely" on politics -- and whether that state was represented by Democrats and backed Harris in 2024. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/24/b...
Trump Administration Admits Canceling Grants to States That Did Not Vote for Him
Federal officials said in court documents that they halted billions of dollars in funding for energy projects to states “based solely” on whether they backed President Trump in the 2024 election.
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A #AZ06 rally featuring the official democratic nominee for Arizona’s 6th Congressional District, JoAnna Mendoza JoAnna w/ Sen Mark Kelly, Gabby Giffords, Gov. Katie Hobbs, AG Kris Mayes, and Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva has more than 100 people waiting is triple degree temps to get in.
