He has *literally* created the swamp

Quintessential Trump: In 2025, Trump axed the program to combat New World Screwworm, stating that they had "saved" $1.5 million a year. In 2026, the Trump announces a $1 billion emergency program to combat the Screwworm outbreak. $1 billion would have funded the old program for 667 years.

Nancy Lacore spent 30+ years in the Navy, rising from pilot to vice admiral, leading the Navy Reserve. Last summer, Hegseth and his team kicked her out—no explanation, just a purge. It stung. But instead of fading into the background, she turned that fire into fuel.

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There's a surprisingly effective Republican playbook that's hard to unsee once you see it: 1) Enshittify a government service. Add red tape, means-testing, etc. to make it slower, costlier, more annoying for participants. 2) Use its shittiness to justify gutting or privatizing the service.

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Christ, you're the governor of the entire state. Shut the building down. It's not sovereign territory like a foreign embassy. Pull the certificate of occupancy. Cut the power. Back it up with state police. Stop coddling fascists and groveling every time they order you around. Act like an American.

At some point I’d appreciate the chance to chat/network with folks who left academia and learn about their experiences, especially people with humanities/social science backgrounds doing climate and energy transition work.

“My father prosecuted the Nazis at Nuremberg. He taught us a strong sense of right and wrong, and I refuse to stand by as Trump and his allies round up immigrants and terrorize our neighbors. Immigrants are the heart and soul of California.” ourunsilencing.substack.com/p/tom-steyer...

This is one of the most insane things I’ve seen from this regime. Please read this excellent summary and comment in the federal registry. 🧪🌊

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Nobody will show me a better public charging photo today… 🌶️🌶️🌶️ I challenge you! ⚡️⚡️⚡️ #alwaysbecharging 🇳🇴 nitter.net/RoamingNorwa...

Literally, choose your fighter.

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Excellent thread. Pretty staggering conclusion.

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False. Coal generated 54.6% of China's electricity in 2025 and is losing market share. An EV running on 100% coal (none do) would emit less CO2 than an oil burner that gets 25mpg. Why? EVs are much more efficient than oil burners. Petrostate supporters love this lie. #energysky

Lol

Timidity and pandering to the opposite party is something Republicans never do when nominating candidates. They pick who they like, and it gives their base encouragement to vote. Democrats are still running the Clinton 92 playbook, even though he never won a majority.

Talk about peak shaving!

Here’s a gift link for this story bsky.app/profile/silv...

“Here’s how often they took what some consider basic steps”

For those who care about the quality of criminal justice in Philadelphia, this new article is a big deal. www.inquirer.com/news/philade...

These are two sides to the same story. h/t to EPI for the research

This is not my congressman, but I appreciate the clarity and importance of his message. The sad fact is this sort of sober factual analysis does not get reposted enough (or selected by an algorithm), so many never see it. Let's change that.

I voted, especially for @tomsteyerhq.bsky.social

Tufts University commencement speaker Ken Frazier (former GC & CEO of Merck) spoke today about the limits of AI & the need to maintain & foster human connection. He received a standing ovation from graduates & parents.

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*taps the sign*

Eric Trump joining Donald Trump on an official state visit to China is much more corrupt than anything involving Joe and Hunter Biden, yet New York Times coverage indicates the opposite. I show the contrast here, and challenge anyone to explain how it isn’t media bias in Trump’s favor.

Atmospheric CO₂ of 340 ppm

It all comes back to "do you have a coherent theory of mind of your opponent"

Niche query for anyone who knows about pipeline safety outside the US, especially in Germany or Japan: I'm looking for data & other info on gas distribution system relining. Mileage, costs, outcomes, regulatory authorization, etc. I know it's prevalent & effective but I want details. #energysky

"John Brown was hanged for treason and Robert E. Lee was not"

Terrific photo that illustrates how prescribed burns work, with a band of fire sweeping through a longleaf pine stand in North Carolina, burning the undergrowth but leaving the canopy untouched. Source: www.ourstate.com/from-the-ash... (📸 Margaret Fields, who doesn't seem to be On Here)

Q: Why aren't young people starting families and having babies? RFK Jr: (Overlooking issues with modern dating, job security, hosing prices, child care costs, and general pessimism about the future) It must be lazy sperm.

My conspiracy theory: these people hear about falling "fertility rates" in the US, but don't understand what the term means, and take it literally. Thus, their solutions focus on the physical, medical elements of fertility rather than attempting to understand why people choose to have fewer babies.

Big SWERV endorsement here from Nate. It's daunting to me to think about what it will take to get products like this into homes, given what people know and value (and what they don't!) about energy and indoor air quality. But Nate training contractors with this top of mind is a solid start.

Not gonna dignify the NYT by dropping the link but the reason the Dems are unpopular isn’t because they talk about the climate it’s because they’re seen as feckless cowards as Trump destroys this country piece by piece

Siri, why did Martha Stewart go to prison?

Can you use a llm as a password manager?

Mad fact

Spiralling global temperatures (1850-2026) It is exactly 10 years since I first put this animated graphic of changes in global temperature online. #ClimateSpiral It instantly went viral. People watched it over and over again. It still offers the power to shock a decade on.

My favourite example of this is that a 2017 IEA study on the future of trucking didn’t even bother to model what EV heavy trucks could do, because it considered them so laughably implausible as to be a waste of time.

Philadelphia Inquirer (May 6, 2026) highlights PennFuture’s multi-year efforts to protect over 86,000 miles of waterways from unreported pollution spills. This is our constitutional environmental right to know what is in our water. share.inquirer.com/kVNsMH

I can’t process all this winning. Too much winning.

The single most defining thing Elon Musk has ever done is killing untold numbers of people by having DOGE illegally raid and disband USAID. Not rickets, not cars, not even the CSAMbot on X. It’s this, and so many media pundits just choose to unsee it.

genuinely crazy how much more of a fuss the Virginia redistricting vote got compared to Florida ignoring the state constitution or Louisiana literally suspending elections the incentives here are completely FUBAR