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Electrek@electrek.co · 8m ago

Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters

Trump weaponizes FCC to ban new foreign-made connected solar inverters

The FCC added foreign-made connected power inverters to its Covered List on July 28, cutting off the federal authorization new models need to be imported, marketed, or sold in the US. It’s aimed at the radios inside modern inverters, not the power electronics. And it lands on a market where US factories are on track to supply just 40% of combined solar and battery demand next year, according to testing firm Intertek CEA.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1h ago

ICE has now spent over $2.2 BILLION on purchasing 4 private prisons from CoreCivic, with the company banking half a billion dollars on the most recent sale. Of course, ICE will not actually operate these facilities; CoreCivic keeps the contracts to run these places for the foreseeable future.

Andrea Castillo @andreamcastillo CoreCivic has sold told two more detention centers to DHS, in Minnesota and Kansas, for $734 million. Company says more sales possible: https://ir.corecivic.com/news-releases/news-release-details/corecivic-sells-two-additional-detention-facilities This news follows the sale of two ICE facilities in California last month for $1.5 billion: https://latimes.com/politics/story/2026-07-07/dhs-buys-two-california-immigrant-detention-centers-for-1-5-billion ir.corecivic.com CoreCivic Sells Two Additional Detention Facilities | CoreCivic, Inc. The Investor Relations website contains information about CoreCivic, Inc.'s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts. 3:15 PM · Aug 5, 2026 · 239 ViewsCoreCivic Sells Two Additional Detention Facilities August 5, 2026 Follows Sales of Two Detention Facilities in California BRENTWOOD, Tenn., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CoreCivic, Inc. (NYSE: CXW) (CoreCivic or the Company) announced today that it has completed the sales of its 1,600-bed Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota and its 1,033-bed Midwest Regional Reception Center in Leavenworth, Kansas to the United States of America and its assigns, by and through the Department of Homeland Security for an aggregate gross sales price of $734.0 million, including $495.6 million for the Prairie Correctional Facility and $238.4 million for the Midwest Regional Reception Center. These purpose-built facilities were specifically designed to care for individuals in a secure environment. After federal and state income taxes of approximately $182.2 million and transaction costs, the Company anticipates its net proceeds from these asset sales to be approximately $522.5 million. The Company currently expects to use the net proceeds for general corporate purposes, which may include debt reduction and the repurchase of the Company's common stock.
SK Winnicki, PhD 🏳️‍⚧️@skwinnicki.bsky.social · 1h ago

I can only speak for myself and I'm biased (as someone whose primarily interest is ecology and habitat conservation first) but my entire academic job at the moment is writing analysis code and developing software tools for data analysis and I definitely think the harms outweigh the time saved

Lora Kolodny@lorak.bsky.social · 2h ago

just as developers should not make false equivalencies and claim positive impacts of AI justify or outweigh all harms, those of us not using the coding tools or benefitting otherwise should not overlook how much they can help.

Hoon@hoon.bsky.social · 1h ago

Elon Musk has weaponized his stocks $tsla and $spcx, by convincing people (mostly young impressionable men) that they can get rich by buying his company stocks. In return, these people are incentivized to look the other way when Elon does horrible things, becoming unrelenting apologists for Elon.

Scott Horton@robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 5h ago

The proposed deal now under discussion would give Iran a 5-7% toll for traffic through Hormuz, making the war a massive victory for the Iranians and insuring them a long-term dominant position in the Gulf. It would reflect pretty much an unconditional surrender by Trump to Tehran.

Proposed Hormuz deal would give Iran control of inbound traffic, sources say

A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of th...

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Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3h ago

The source added that even if an Iran-Oman understanding is finalized, reopening the strait would require separate arrangements that include implementation of US commitments.-Iran Intl

Shipwreck@shipwreck75.bsky.social · 3h ago

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz depends on the United States taking concrete steps to fulfill its commitments, the IRGC-affiliated Fars News reported, citing a source close to Iran’s negotiating team.

LiveSquawk@livesquawknews.bsky.social · 4h ago

Iran Says It Won't Accept Foreign Interference In Strait - IRNA t.me/irna_1313/43...

خبرگزاری جمهوری اسلامی - ایرنا

🎥غریب‌آبادی: تفاهم با عمان به معنای اجرای بند ۵ یادداشت تفاهم اسلام‌آباد نیست معاون امور حقوقی و بین المللی وزارت امور خارجه در «میز دیپلماسی» ایرنا: 🔹تفاهم جدید با عمان یک مدل جدید برای ترتیبات تنگ...

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Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 4h ago

Abdul El-Sayed was outspent 9-to-1 by AIPAC and corporate Super PACs in the most expensive Senate Democratic primary of all time. Last night, he proved that organized people can beat organized money.

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Hoon@hoon.bsky.social · 4h ago

Currently, when the stock markets fall, the world is healing. When the stock markets rise, the world is further degenerating.