The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.

This reads like a subtweet about Fox.

In the wake of a flood of DOGE directives, Executive Orders, and memos, the pace of changes to the federal workplace has been difficult to record & understand. That’s why we built a tool to track changes, help us advocate for, rebuild, & revitalize the civil service. https://civilservicearchive.org/

Someone has sure already made this observation but the fact they can convert all those empty warehouses into prison camps means they could have converted them into housing, community centers, job training centers or, hell, libraries or schools all along. It’s always a matter of will not resources.

Pretty much the most important thing happening in the world right now. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Once again: the Trump administration isn't opposed to clean energy. They're opposed to cheap energy. Because it threatens the livelihood of their mediocre friends who can't compete against cheaper sources. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/c...

As I said on #WITHpod, the Administration is like a cartoon villain throwing thumbtacks in the road impeding renewable energy. Demand is up from AI, and they are artificially restricting supply and making clean energy functionally illegal to build. It's a crisis. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Moon Last Night

This is brilliant. I'm so grateful for this testimony. I've transcribed it to use in letters I'm writing. Sharing the full transcription here (see alt text to copy/paste it):

Don't agree with Cato Inst on much. But: Very glad they have quantified what has been obvious for years.

"By 2030, demand for grid-scale batteries is projected to be more than six times what domestic manufacturers produced last year, according to Wood Mackenzie." grid-scale batteries lfg www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/c...

context from @umairfan.bsky.social at @wired.com: "You could smooth over the drawbacks of intermittent power sources that don’t emit carbon dioxide, like wind and solar. You could have easy local backup power in emergencies when transmission lines are damaged." www.wired.com/story/grid-s...

Democrats demanding you follow the 4th Amendment? INSANITY

Some jawdropping CBP crime statistics here...

On the Tibetan plateau, China has installed a 16-17 GW mega solar plant that is turning an alpine desert into a “micro-oasis”: more moisture, more grass, and soils with more carbon under 64 km² of panels www.ecoticias.com/en/on-the-ti...

Liam and his father might be released.

Movie review from Guardian on Melania.

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Earlier I wondered if news would get so bad that there would be an Epstein Files dump to distract from that bad news. Today, we've reached that point.

Important update: a federal judge has ruled that Russ Vought & OMB were breaking the law & must tell the public exactly how they are spending (or not spending) funds appropriated by Congress. I wrote this law years ago to ensure transparency and accountability.

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Moon Tonight #astrophotography

A retired Minneapolis couple who had guns pointed at them by ICE in a church parking lot. "They were obviously not trained at all. I've known many police officers in my life. These people were right off the streets." "They had the professional demeanor of criminals." ht: @paulgraham.bsky.social

Composite of Moon and Pleiades Conjunction last night 1/27/2026 #astrophotography

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Thinking the attempt to pivot to affordability issues just before the release of Melania might not have been the best of plans.

It would sure frost dear leader if the city of Minneapolis won the Nobel Peace Prize for its pioneering work in nonviolent resistance! (h/t @bettybarcode.com)

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Non-masked MN National Guard are out handing out hot chocolate, coffee and donuts to protesters. One simple act has de-escalated the situation and helped gain the trust of people. See the difference between professional soldiers and the pretend tough guys in CBP and ICE?

It has been more than 30 days since the Department of Justice was required by federal law to make all of the Epstein Files public. According to the DOJ’s own estimates, it has released less than 1% so far. The last time the Department of Justice released any documents was Dec. 23, 2025.

One of the hardest things to do is bring campaign-level communications to the work of governance, and snowstorms are notoriously one of the biggest litmus tests that less-engaged voters use to judge mayoral administrations. This is an excellent way to communicate.

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Powerful statement that supports the accusation that federal agents murdered Alex Pretti.

I’m completely fed up with elected Representatives saying shit like, “Republicans will tell you behind closed doors that they don’t agree with what ICE is doing”. Playtime is over. Professional courtesy no longer exists. Name them, record them, and make it public.

ICE is now responsible for 66% of the homicides in Minneapolis this year.

I do not just throw out praise for Senate Dem leadership, but this is good. It’s what we need now - Dems using their leverage where they’ve got it and refusing to budge. Make GOP own this lawless goon squad. No Dem votes for it. Support Dems who are fighting back now regardless of past beefs.

Both of Nevada's senators--Catherine Cortez Masto and Jacky Rosen--have officially come out against the DHS funding bill following the execution of Alex Pretti by ICE agents in Minneapolis this morning. This effectively ends the DHS funding bill in the Senate.

this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

Good!

Minnesota is the best of us.

No more funding for ICE. Period, full stop. This cannot be allowed to go on.

Any Democratic senator who votes to give DHS more money paves the way for more violence from ICE and CBP in more peaceful communities. Schumer should whip his caucus to fully oppose this bill, and every Democratic senator should vote no on any funding package that gives ICE and CBP one more dollar.

Here’s one video shared with us of the state-ordered execution. The man was beaten in the head with a gun, shot once, then shot five more times while on the ground. State-ordered executions continue.

Democrats have no obligation to support a bill that not only funds the dystopian scenes we are seeing in Minneapolis but will allow DHS to replicate that playbook of brutality in cities all over this country.

Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland. And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a group of nearly 100 House Democrats, will announce later today that it's formally endorsing legislation to strip $175 billion from ICE and put it toward affordable housing. www.huffpost.com/entry/doj-fe...

Don’t tell him about the Mayflower.

RIP Bobby