Incredible thread-a must read:

48. That exception of course is the fossil fuel producer. They are hostile to energy productivity for the same reason John Henry didn't like the steam shovel. They can't compete with it. Wins for consumers come at their expense. Wins for the climate come at their expense.

45. Specifically, we've decoupled economic growth from fossil energy consumption. Coal demand has collapsed. Oil use is flat. Natural gas use is growing but < GDP, even as standards of living have gone up. That's happened because of higher efficiency and decarbonization.

27. Back to the chart. Look at how much dirtier Canadian oil is than US oil. (Because tar sands are very energy intensive to extract). You know who pushed to stop imports of dirty Canadian oil into the US? Obama! Google "keystone XL pipeline" if you've forgotten that history.

21. And before team Yglesias responds by saying "yeah, but it's bad politics to run on climate and energy"... I'd point out that I've won 4 elections in a very purple district running on climate and energy. Pro-tip: leadership is possible! You don't have to be stupid to win!

18. Because natural gas is used for so much of US power generation, increasing gas exports = higher gas prices = higher electricity. One climate negative impact of that is that after years of decline, we now are seeing an uptick in domestic power generation from coal.

11. That's a good thing! We're just as warm, just as able to travel as we were 20 years ago, and rising vehicle efficiency, EV deployment, etc. is giving consumers more useful energy with less oil expense. That's good for consumers, even if it hurts producers.

3. Leadership is about doing what is necessary, not just what is popular. Read literally anything our founders wrote about virtue, and the inherent risks to a society based on democratic processes to sustain the rule of law to the extent that unvirtuous people gain power.

The epitome of misleading bullsh*t from the WH deputy press secretary. 👇 Getty Images link to a 2003 pic of the same event. www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-...

With folks losing their healthcare there’s a growing number of seniors who will require support and care. I feel like we’re not talking about this enough. Extremely important information. I was estranged from an abusive parent, so I can’t imagine being forced to care for them.

www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...? Yes yes we can reward the truly hungry young among us. The patriots with a yawning appetite for security. We will choose a hungry warrior from among their kin. Maybe we call them to D.C. — the capitol, as it were — and promise them satiation. A game. For the hungry.

Former hostages Gali and Ziv Berman hold up the poster of Ran Gvili, z”l, who Hamas STILL holds hostage after 805 days. We will never abandon Ran, or his family, who fight on to give him a dignified burial. BRING RAN HOME 🎗️

I was so honored to join the groundbreaking celebration for Safe Passage DeKalb’s new, 24/7 shelter and see the federal funding I secured for this project being put to work for this incredible cause.

What’s that you say? FDA chief Marty Makary is a shitbird conspiracy theorist who thinks HIV came from a lab leak? But of course. It’s why he got the job.

It's not diversity, or too many Black policies, or migration, or Healthcare, or the economy. It is plain ol racism. The bane of America's existence. Our original sin! If white people can quiet their inner white supremacy gene then maybe just maybe we can make tremendous progress for us all!

I apologize for not posting lately. It's just very difficult to feign understanding when contempt is in order. I see many people, white people to be exact, acting like Democrats have a messaging issue when we actually don't! We have a racism problem! We lost crucial electing due to racism!

Reminder that focus group participants are by definition not low engagement voters. High engagement voters have much more fixed loyalties and are well practiced in motivated reasoning. And on the right, they lie all the time, about everything.

Hey so, i would encourage my fellow performers to not do any shows at the Kennedy Center until it reverts to it’s original name Thank you for your attention to this matter (yes I’ve already performed there so it’s an easier decision for me)

I keep saying this but no one is connecting the dots. The war is to satisfy legal preconditions for mass removal *domestically* of Latinos (i.e., suddenly a lot of people are going to be “Venezuelan” for purposes of removal). This is 100% Stephen Miller…oil claim is to make grandpa go along

Do you remember when the broadcast networks declined to air primetime speeches by Obama and Biden they deemed too overtly political? Because I do apnews.com/20ccd7a90e43... www.washingtonpost.com/media/2022/0...

LOL HitchBOT was decapitated in Philly

I trust my beloved Philly to treat Waymos the way they deserve to be treated. FYI, Waymo = I.C.E The surveillance tech company willingly shares you information, photos, data and more with I.C.E.

A high profile athlete had to return to sports to afford health insurance, so imagine how the average American is suffering (Also, this is the reason Venus Williams is back playing tennis again and folks ignored it)

If you've been wondering what kind of people are joining ICE's private bounty hunter army, here's a thread for you. ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Unbelievable that this guy just got a contract worth TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.

The Trump Doctrine is, essentially: “Who’s gonna stop you?”

One day after being appointed as Zohran Mamdani's City Hall director of appointments, Cat Almonte Da Costa has tendered her resignation in response to her offensive tweets about Jewish people surfacing. Statement from her and Mamdani:

Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.

By design, and with the support of the majority of the white electorate. 1/ ⚠️🚧WILL be triggering to those of us who've been here. Monkey Sounds, “White Power” and the N-Word: Racial Harassment Against Black Students Ignored Under Trump www.propublica.org/article/trum...

At least 20 people who have received clemency from President Trump so far this year were also forgiven of financial penalties totaling tens of millions of dollars. Some of these offenders owed money to real-life victims of fraud.

This is such a ridiculously unnecessary thought to post. FFS🙄

In ways both big (blowing off the law to release ALL Epstein files today) and small (putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center), today has a total "who's gonna stop me" vibe from the regime Maybe stop him?

Jessica Denson is one of the most ignorant of the grifting anti-Democrat activists. Focusing on impeachment now is such an ignorant idea no one should care about any opinion of anyone who agrees with her.

I would expect the lawsuit to be forthcoming (as the name adoption has not been preceded by necessary congressional approval). I would also expect this to fail to distract the public from whatever additional Epstein news might be coming today. www.nytimes.com/live/2025/12...

I’m old enough to remember when Mitt Romney said the problem was that 47% of America didn’t pay taxes and wanted to be freeloaders. But I welcome him to the resistance.

It's just so weird that the signage was ready the next day.

Biden: Stutters on a word. Media: 🔱😤🖊📖 Trump: Gleefully posts hype vids of extrajudicial murders. Media: Up next--PUMPKIN SPICE IS BACK! 🎃☕️💃🙌

It’s no wonder Trump won’t release all the Epstein files.

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never forget when he randomly ripped this celebration

Yes, Puka let's continue drawing attention to that time you promised to do an antisemitic TD celebration for a podcast host where you also happened to mention the refs do things for attention.

These kids are getting it! Which one represents you? #ACharlieBrownChristmas

I'm sure some Trump voters make delicious soup for neighbors when they're sick. But they’re not good people if they support Trump terrorizing immigrants, sexually abusing women, pardoning drug traffickers and murdering people on boats. Stop giving these people a break while they cut our throats.

Vanity Fair photographer Christopher Anderson deserves a Pulitzer Prize. No photographer has captured the authentic vile repulsiveness of cabinet members within the fascist authoritarian Trump regime like Anderson has. 🙌🙏👇

We will not forget come November 2026

Perfectly stated:

Always letting the perfect be the enemy of the good, and accomplishing abso-fucking-lutely nothing.

You were literally against reducing harm for Black people here in the US. You stood by and watched as the free Palestine movement got real racist towards Black people. You still at it even after Black people said it would make Gaza worse and Gaza is worse. Did u get the head pats u wanted??

NEW: A milestone pediatric cancer bill years in the making made it to the Senate floor last night. It was the last hurdle before passage. Cancer victims were watching in the gallery. Sibling survivors too. And then it failed. Because of 1 vote. BERNIE SANDERS'. www.thebulwark.com/p/pediatric-...

The U.S. has lifted sanctions on firms that supplied Russia’s defense sector: Veles Intl (Cyprus), 365 Days Freight (UAE), Etasis (Turkey), and Finland’s Hi-Tech Koneisto. The Russian end-users remain sanctioned. No explanation from Washington, nor word on future policy changes.

fuck every single person who did not vote for Kamala Harris.