John McTigue
@johnmctigue.bsky.social
Retired slot machine mechanic\Systems Engineer, MG enthusiast, and gazebo aficionado.
France calls out the U.S. at a UN meeting: “The US used to be a beacon of human rights. Not anymore. Today, it stands alongside North Korea, Nicaragua, Mali and Russia. Isolated. And the world no longer listens to it.” U.S. representatives stormed out of the meeting. Well said France! 👏🏼🇫🇷👏🏼
Read "The Authoritarian Personality," it's all explained in there.
A study from the University of Tokyo shows that changing the color of agricultural netting to red can cut pesticide use by 25% to 50%. Researchers discovered that red netting works as a highly effective "optical defense. #GoodNews #Farming #NaturalPesticides credit mech.eng.world IG
R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/rip-alan-greenspan
R.I.P. Alan Greenspan: You were charming, thoughtful, powerful, and wrong
His insistence on financial deregulation brought the economy to its knees
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A man dressed in all black scaled the Department of Justice building and tore down the Banner of Trump. 👍 #cdnpoli
“It has come to our attention that the public airwaves have been used to transmit indecent images of female characters who have both children and jobs—and in some cases are even a family’s breadwinner,” said FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
FCC To Investigate TV Shows Where The Mom Has Job
WASHINGTON—Saying it had been forced to take action against networks that refused to change their conduct, the Federal Communications Commission announced Monday it would investigate broadcasters of T...
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While much of the world still associates Africa with energy poverty, Kenya quietly built one of the cleanest electricity systems on the planet. ~90% renewable electricity. ~40% geothermal. ~10% fossil generation. A reminder that energy leadership isn't always coming from where people expect.
Valerie Thomas helped change the future through innovation. Her invention of the illusion transmitter advanced 3D imaging and showcased the power of curiosity, creativity, and perseverance. A true trailblazer whose legacy continues to inspire. Also laying groundwork for 3D imaging in MRI/CT #SheShed
In honor of the true heroes on this Memorial Day, I fixed it. #DonaldTrump #MemorialDay
“One of the greatest tragedies in mankind's entire history may be that morality was hijacked by religion.” ― Arthur C. Clarke
Dr. Jasmine Clark PhD microbiology from Emory University, teaching anatomy & microbiology to future nurses, & tracking threats. 2017, watching the new administration removed science funding, public health infrastructure, and the institutions she had devoted her career to, she picked up a campaign.
Solar plus storage in India is cheaper than building fossil fuel power plants. So they build the solar.
India installs 15.3 GW of solar capacity in Q1
India installed 15.3 GW of solar capacity in the first quarter of 2026 – the highest quarterly addition on record – representing a 143% year-on-year increase, according to Mercom India.
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I miss having a President of the United States.
The national debt just crossed a once-unthinkable threshold: It now exceeds 100% of America’s GDP. But there's an important piece missing from the conversation about the debt that you should know about. Let me explain... https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the
It is not IF. It is MUST. We cannot have single individuals controlling massive companies, filled only with robots, deciding just how vast their profits for doing nothing should be. They need to go, like slavery did.
Let's all share this widely to help educate the DOJ.
Good morning with good news: Sodium-Ion-battery Age truly begins with CATL providing a massive 60 GWh for grid storage! Sodium is ~1000 times more abundant than lithium. CATL battery has NO cobalt & nickel. Its cost advantages could be 30%-40%! electrek.co/2026/04/27/c... #energysky
CATL says sodium batteries are mainstream-ready, signs massive 60 GWh deal
CATL, the world’s largest battery maker, signed a 60 GWh sodium-ion battery deal with energy storage integrator HyperStrong — the...
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There ya go with Biden again. For the record The US under Biden
You’re probably going to hear a lot about what the rich really pay in taxes today. This chart tells the real story.
“We recall what Douglass said about an earlier July 4: ‘To side with the right, against the wrong, with the weak against the strong, and with the oppressed against the oppressor! Here lies the merit, the one which, of all others, seems unfashionable in our day.’” open.substack.com/pub/defendin...
Revisiting Frederick Douglass on the Limits of American Greatness*
One hundred and fifty years ago to the day, Frederick Douglass gave his “Oration in Memory of Abraham Lincoln,” a radical speech that refutes MAGA attempts to coopt him .
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We call ourselves "intelligent," yet the humblest fungus can decompose waste and build soil, a tree can harness solar energy, and a wetland can purify water—all without toxic byproducts. True intelligence is learning from these systems, not bulldozing them.
France 🇫🇷 doubles electrification support to €10bn/year through 2030 — EVs, heat pumps, industry. The reason? The Strait of Hormuz crisis making fossil fuel dependence impossible to ignore. Geopolitical shocks don’t just raise prices. They change what’s politically possible.
Positive News:👏👏👏 California could be their own country)😂 CALIFORNIA ECONOMY IS GROWING FASTER THAN THE ENTIRE NATION. Since 2019, California GDP has surged 40% to 4 trillion- outpacing China and Germany Tech sector has grown 59% California startups pulled in 62% of all U.S
Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification
