Almost 100% of new cars sold in Norway last year were electric. Not just because of oil wealth. Because of carbon taxes, EV incentives, and thirty years of consistent policy. New newsletter: Norway: The World's Most Instructive Energy Paradox janrosenow.substack.com/p/norway-the...

Two nights ago, I said Trump had been using our troops as pirates in Iran and a Republican got mad. Well… the president just admitted it. He literally bragged about doing piracy.

They've been ignoring Congress for a year. Now this is becoming clear. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

“Each of us here has a story of generational struggle. Amazon is trying to erase that.” Warehouse workers, delivery drivers, and software engineers are organizing against America’s deportation machine.

Lessons of history "whenever a decision is, “in the judgment of Congress, subversive of the rights and liberties of the people,” it is the “solemn duty of Congress” to override it." Free read

Can someone let the AP know that violating court orders is not a sign of "executive power. " It is a sign of contempt, lawlessness and authoritarianism.

The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act of 1965 this week. It was a slap in the face to the countless activists who fought for the VRA — and those who died for it. But we cannot give up. Here's how we should respond.

This is really worth your time to read. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/dem...

This ruling amounts to a nationwide abortion ban. Mifepristone is safe, full stop. This isn’t about science and protecting women, it’s a calculated plot by Republicans obsessed with controlling the private health care decisions of women in America.

"75 days of pure political theater. Total incompetence."

Another cunning stunt from the Qld LNP

Futures markets suggest that trouble in the Middle East -- and higher energy prices -- will still be with us during the U.S. midterm elections in November.

1St Ammendment braces for more attacks.

“We should be deeply concerned when [Palantir] is embedded in institutions across Australia and vacuuming up ever more sensitive datasets.” #AUSPOL

'Support renewables or live with stranded assets.' "Sixteen ex-executives and professionals – who had worked for companies including Woodside, Inpex, Exxon Mobil and Esso – have urged the government to reject calls for fast-tracked gas and coal extraction"

1. I wouldn't take at face value anything a candidate up for reelection says about his future plans for a higher office. 2. He's running. 3. He's going to win. www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnj-...

Nuclear power plants take up to 17 years to build. Utility-scale solar and wind come online in 2 to 5 years. The gap defines the trade-off. I set out the arithmetic. powerpeakdigest.com/new-nuclear-...

From the courts to the state legislatures, Republicans are deploying every dirty trick in the book to avert a looming midterm wipeout. If Democrats want to decisively take America back from Trump and his cronies, here's what they must do. https://youtu.be/Uzc57eD3cWI?si=cW8IIKY9ZKcgw5c7

Hegseth blames Democrats for "getting us into" Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam (George W Bush and Richard Nixon would like a word ... )

Who's side is he on? Oh, right.

Powell: "After my term ends on May 15, I will continue to serve as a governor for a period of time to be determined"

Yup.

Shame on the Supreme Court for what it did today. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/the-supreme-court-republicans-makes

SCOTUS is showing its MAGA colours with a run of damning decisions. McConnell's decades of work to capture the judiciary in action. Democrats need a long-term plan. 🧵1/3

The never ending story of Farage's undisclosed gifts. What does £5million buy then?

It's a wonderful world. The brilliance of individually engineered cancer treatment (with a good, clear explanation of how CAR T-cell therapy is engineered). And we get Sam Neil back from the brink. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

My column on the latest OECD figures on how much workers are taxed. And no Australians are not highly taxed thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

He's such a needy dipshit. He cannot cope with anyone else getting attention.

Albanese is now delivering gas industry lines with aplomb. Absolute drivel

About to hit $70bn

This is so terrible. The third country removals are human rights catastrophes; South Americans fleeing persecution in their homes, then being dumped in Kinshasa and told they can’t stay and must go… somewhere. Preferably right back to where they fled.

The Administration Fossil Fools are trying their best to sabotage a golden opportunity. They're losing.

Ukraine is putting relentless pressure on Israel now. The Netanyahu government has made a catastrophic error by siding with Putin's dictatorial government.

Whether you like or dislike what’s said, free speech is at the heart of our democracy. Attacking it is a hallmark of authoritarianism. If there were ever a moment for the so-called “free speech warriors” to speak out, now would be the time.

Not so long ago, Donald Trump posted a picture of a bound & gagged President Biden in the back of a truck. Trump didn’t apologize & he didn’t take it down. I wrote about it here; the analysis stands up in light of the indictment of Jim Comey today. joycevance.substack.com/p/we-need-to...

An actual king understands democracy better than Trump.

Hemmingway had a point Wars "are made, provoked and initiated by straight economic rivalries and by swine that stand to profit from them..." 'Farewell to Arms'

This is a big win. Congress is waking up to the insanity of letting the government spy on Americans without a warrant. The only path forward on FISA is reform.

It Is Difficult for the Brain to Comprehend All the Ways Jeff Bezos Is Shafting Americans Does he deserve the title of World’s Worst Modern Day Robber Baron? https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/amazon-ceo-jeff-bezos

Scomo's AUKUS schmozzle is leaking at the seams. #AUSPOL

Am hearing that Albanese is very worried about the gas companies at this tough time. And look, the Iran War really has hit them... in the arse with a rainbow

Yikes! Fox 5 caught on hot mic talking about the security at the Correspondents Dinner. "They have like two random chicks holding the front door open. Like guys, they're not even trying anymore...they're not even secret service people. It's like the girls who work here are holding the door."

"Trump has attacked, demeaned and threatened nearly every prominent leader of the pro-democracy movement." "Yet the legacy media insist on asking those of us who stand up to him to tone down our rhetoric." "The answer is not for those who oppose this administration’s lawlessness to go quietly."

We did! We passed a bill to fund the Secret Service and TSA and FEMA 100-0. If Speaker Johnson would just call it for a vote, it would pass. That’s the problem.

The Trump admin is hiring a new crop of immigration judges with little immigration law experience and clear loyalties for Trump. They include a defense attorney for January 6 rioters and a lawyer who has posted racist conspiracy theories. It was never about legal immigration.

One example of people not looking at context is GDP per capita in the US versus Europe, where people say things like "Europeans are poorer than Americans". The thing is that in Europe and most other parts of the world people are not forced to work for scraps just to afford basic things.

The LNP: climate killers. "Queensland had several advantages that are “now evaporating”" “We forget we’re in a global race for investment.” #AUSPOL

A thread worth reading

Well worth a 9 minute listen.

Why are conservatives such money-grubbing killjoys? Have they no souls? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...