The R2 crossover's launch is a make-or-break moment for Rivian. Here's how many it plans to sell this year.

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

As I told @gauchoesque.bsky.social for this piece, the rollback of the federal endangerment finding could ironically allow states like California to pursue more aggressive regulation and litigation against polluters.

It is very clear Los Angeles politicians do not care about traffic deaths. The mayor and council have reneged on safe street projects and fought voter approved measure HLA. 290 Angelenos lost their lives last year as a result. laist.com/transportati...

ICE has been tracking the names of protesters in an internal database for several months, according to two US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss operations reut.rs/46wwn1j

Super Bowl viewers Sunday speculated that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos appeared in the halftime show. In fact, he has been in hiding with his family. “He can’t sleep well at night. He wakes up three or four times a night screaming, ‘Daddy, Daddy,’” Liam's father Adrian Conejo Arias, said.

This new file released appears to show Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick discussing visiting Epstein's island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he cut off ties around 2005 with Epstein after being revolted by him.

Kristi Noem is a total disaster. With 187 cosponsors already on board, it's time for coward Mike Johnson & Congress to finish the job: IMPEACH HER NOW! Join the fight:

China’s 10,000-ton all-electric containership has begun sea trials — a clear signal #bettrification is coming fast to short-sea shipping. 19 MWh containerised LFP batteries slash fuel & maintenance costs, enable battery swapping, and deliver ~280–370 km range. Diesel feeders can’t compete. ⚡🚢

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Rising costs and long delays remain key challenges for major public transit projects in Los Angeles. Councilmember Nithya Raman joined “Inside the Issues” host Amrit Singh to discuss why she believes investing now could prevent higher costs in the future.

“.. This is a 37 point shift left.”

reminder that a small handful of Republicans in the House and Senate could end this madness today

Ben Damberg protest volunteer: “None of us want to be doing this — I don’t, but we simply cannot stand by as other Minnesotans are being hurt — we will march, we will protest, & we will do it all peacefully above all else”

in case you're curious about how angry Minnesota is about ICE, it was -20 today

NYC standing in solidarity with MN. @handsoffnyc.bsky.social

200+ UU colleagues are in #Minneapolis protesting ICE www.uuworld.org/articles/min...

New in PN: What if we just stopped paying taxes? "Like many other blue states, Minnesota pays more to the federal government than it takes in. But why should the state continue to subsidize a government bent on destroying it? What if it just … didn’t?"

Senator Blakespear gets this! Looking forward to governance reforms for the LOSSAN corridor to kick off this year. www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

Thousands outside Terminal 1 at the Minneapolis airport now.

The reality is that 2024 was a fundamental test of the moral character of the nation and we failed spectacularly. We’re living with the consequences now. Maybe we improve. I hope so.

Not exaggerating when I say that the collective action in Minnesota will be studied for generations if not centuries to come

Unanimous for hawthorne. Genuinely what was the point of hahn and dutra pointing out the risk of it never getting built and then still voting for it.

Pakistan imported ~50 GW of solar modules in just 3 years — about 200% of its blackout-prone fossil fleet. This wasn’t policy-driven, it was pure economics. #Solar arrived quietly, then all at once. When power gets cheap and reliable, LNG doesn’t transition — it gets dumped. Coal and oil wither.

McGovern: Well, he said a lot of crazy shit today. I think it’s time to take the keys away from grandpa. He doesn’t seem like he’s all there.

Counterpoint: Wind turbines are cool

New in PN: Kristi Noem's assault on the Fourth Amendment "The Department of Homeland Security deliberately confuses reasonable suspicion and probable cause in hopes that no one will notice that ICE and CBP are making illegal arrests as standard operating procedure."

Swedish steel startup Stegra signs deal to supply Thyssenkrupp Materials reut.rs/455yk4a

The Supreme Court could soon curtail President Trump’s ability to swiftly impose tariffs on allies and adversaries around the globe. But that hasn't slowed down his threats.

Just to be clear: the President is single-handedly dragging America to economic crisis and war with our closest allies. And why? To conquer an overseas territory that we have no claim to, have never had a claim to, and already have military bases on. Oh, and because he didn’t get a prize.

no greenlander ever called me a libtard

New study suggests that metastatic cancer cells may evade the immune system by stealing mitochondria from immune cells and setting up a ‘shield’ that protects them from being killed by immune cells. Wiley little bastards. #Science 🧪

Do we need to say it louder? Here. Louder. " Federal courts in Alabama are using a law last applied during the U.S. internment [incarceration] of people of Japanese descent during World War II to charge immigrants who don’t register themselves..." www.al.com/news/2026/01...

#Epstein #EpsteinFiles

Andor season 1 was a slow burn and I think that’s what I enjoyed about it. The quiet contemplation of how oppression happens while people either ignore it, or dismiss it.

Today, it’s not your vote that determines whether the government brutalizes you or sends officers to your door. It’s your neighbors’ vote. If you’re ok with this happening to Minnesotans, don’t get comfortable. You won’t be exempt for long. In the end, a lawless administration comes for everyone.

More and more people are saying it: We need a Caltrans for trains! "In California, we've really hollowed out our rail expertise," Blakespear said. "We don't have a Caltrans equivalent for rail, which would be great. www.kpbs.org/news/quality...

China is now the leading clean energy powerhouse with the West falling behind. The transition is inevitable; the key question is where and how fast it happens. I look forward to discussing this in Davos next week at the World Economic Forum, facilitating a live-streamed session on electrostates.

There’s a big story everyone is missing—but this article hits on it. We aren’t just seeing public health dismantled bc we’ve been taken over by conspiracy theorists and lunatics. What we’re really seeing is the giant, predatory, underegulated wellness industry come to Washington.

Wait, so you can just fund design and engineering instead of running everything through competitive grant programs? 🤯 Which CA governor candidate will do this for regional rail electrification?

AOC: I want everybody to understand that the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face.

terrific: apnews.com/article/arti...

Tonight!!

It’s true! Air pollution regulations actually do way more harm than good if you don’t count all the lives they save

An effort to raise awareness for rare diseases and improve lives of the 30 million people living with them! www.cnbc.com/cures/