Reupping as less then 2 days left to file to run for these GA seats!!

Siding with ICE is VERY not popular (as should be the case)

Financial markets finally realizing that bombing Iran and taking out leadership is not some simple exercise with no consequences… Dow drops 1,200 points as oil surges, bond yields climb in response to deepening Iran conflict www.cnbc.com/2026/03/02/s...

trump removed the carrot version of EV incentives from IRA and has inadvertently replaced with a stick (punishment) version: gas prices jumping quickly with the chaos and violence Trump illegal war in Iran created.

“After analyzing crash data over a 13-year period in areas with separated bike lanes on city streets, researchers estimated that having a protected bike facility in a city would result in 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serous injuries than an average city.” Safer for ALL. Via @usa.streetsblog.org

Netanyahu to the U.S. Congress, 2002: "If you take out Saddam, Saddam's regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations on the region."

Two Year Postdoctoral Research Position in Economics at the University of Padua | The Economic Misfit Read more here: theeconomicmisfit.com/2026/02/28/t...

Yes, agree. In fact is very obvious. The price pressure this likely to create makes it basically impossible for the Fed to cut rates this month. Especially on top of high wholesale inflation report last week.

In these challenging times, trying to appreciate the good news as much as possible

CPI and PPI translations into PCE suggest core prices in January rose around 0.43%, give or take. That would be the highest month-over-month reading since February (which was +0.448%) and annualizes to 5.3%. It corresponds to a 3.1% y/y rate, the highest since March 2024, up from 2.6% in April.

Currently there are no Democrats running in the following flippable Georgia State House seats: HD 45 (Sharon Cooper, East Cobb), HD 147 (Bethany Ballard, Warner Robins), and HD 164 (Ron Stephens, Pooler/Bryan Co). Deadline to file is Friday at noon.

My statement on President Trump’s combat operations in Iran⬇️

The speed with which American voters are turning against data centers is breathtaking. One comparison might be what happened to nuclear after the doublewhammy of "The China Syndrome" debuting days before Three Mile Island, except there's no equivalent in terms of Hollywood or industrial accidents.

Trump & his EPA granted presidential exemptions from clean air standards to dirty power plants that burn coal & harmful air pollution from the exempted plants increased sharply: • 48% from 6 plants in TX; • 27% from 4 plants in KY; • 26% from 4 plants in WV; & • 18% from 5 plants in MO. 1/

Embarrassing

My latest with @cato.org’s Clark Packard: foreignpolicy.com/2026/02/26/t...

A whistleblower just disclosed that FBI experts were delayed by AT LEAST A DAY in deploying to investigate Charlie Kirk’s assassination. Why? There was an FBI plane and pilot shortage… because Kash Patel was using them for personal flights.

Huge congratulations to @tomflood.bsky.social and the team on the launch of @urbantruth.bsky.social Grateful to see this brought forward at such a pivotal time. h/t @brenttoderian.bsky.social @grantennis.bsky.social Cc: @uoftcities.bsky.social @imfgtoronto.bsky.social @iiutoronto.bsky.social

On top of its importance for strengthening local economies and decarbonizing, the way the GGRF funds were illegally frozen is key for democracy: “At its heart, this is a case about whether the executive branch can freeze and confiscate lawfully made funding awards” www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/c...

So wish we could buy BYD EVs here in the USA. They continue their rapid ascent in EUR (and I think anywhere they are sold without huge tariffs)

Trump’s 15% tariff can only apply for 150 days without congressional authorization. The tariffs are not popular, so would be horrible timing for GOP, just before whole House is up for election. Tariffs for only 150 days and without certainty in general will not get any businesses to move jobs to US.

About $1.7 billion flowed from two accounts at Binance, whose founder was pardoned by Trump, to Iranian entities with links to terrorist groups, a possible violation of global sanctions, investigators discovered. David Yaffe-Bellany @pekingmikenyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/t...

With gift link to NYT story www.nytimes.com/2026/02/23/c...

BREAKING: THE SUPREME COURT WILL HEAR A CASE IN WHICH THE OIL INDUSTRY CLAIMS IT SHOULDN’T BE SUED IN STATE COURTS OVER ITS ROLE IN GLOBAL WARMING, PER NYT ...

The cost differential between EVs and fossil fuel cars is rapidly closing. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋

No one is moving jobs to the USA or otherwise making investments in USA with this chaos and uncertainty

Ngl. Trump having a bad day always makes my day a little bit better.

I received notification of yet another death at an ICE facility, meaning 38 people have died in custody since Trump returned to office. ICE is failing to ensure the health and safety of the people it is responsible for. We need immediate oversight of this entire operation.

The President is taking a *pre-noon* nap. In public. At his big event. On World Peace. This will go mostly unremarked upon outside here. Meanwhile, the commentary class thinks it deeply important to inform you that AOC said "uhm" a few times in response to a question on the same topic a few days ago

Taking a break from my talk at the Board of Peace to plan for bombing Iran

Not true. Dont need an id to check out book at library. Plus, checking out books is not a constitutionally given right.

Disciplined for research that shows the truth. WOW. Not that I am surprised they think that, but that say it out loud.

Along with abolish ICE, tax the ultra rich more has become the moderate position. For the latter, demonstrated by WSJ even saving low taxes for ultra rich are a problem for the economy.

PIMCO: “.. the fact that Congress is having a hard time doing the very bare minimum – i.e., funding the government successfully – speaks to the lack of functioning of the institution .. Indeed, this most recent full Congress (ended Jan 2025) passed the fewest bills into law since the civil war ..”

Nice. Elections this Nov are going to be interesting in GA (and, really, everywhere). GA’s PSC has been VERY utility friendly, much to the harm of ratepayers. Perhaps things shall be changing…

I personally think this extreme wealth concentration and growth are the main reasons democracy is faltering. We can, as a public united, push for change. We do not have to accept this as our future.

Imagine if even a fraction of what this administration plans to spend on cages went toward housing people.

If AI is so amazing and is going to create so much value, why do they need +$2.5 billion in tax incentives to build data centers? This is just for GA, over $2.5 billion.

It’s once again Girl Scout cookie season so it’s time for me remind everyone to please consider buying from NYC’s Girl Scout Troop 6000, which is entirely made up of girls living in NYC homeless shelters 🙏❤️

Democracy is when voters choose their leaders. Autocracy is when leaders choose their voters.

Mike with the story you need to read. We are torturing children so far right assholes can laugh.

I've been getting a lot of requests from reporters for comments about the removal of the DOE Climate Working Group report from the EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding. Here are some comments:

If you, like me are furious about the #Atlanta illegal change for the beltline eastside rail, consider emailing a few of these folks, like I did this morning. We need to let them know this is not okay. List with email address and some phone numbers: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

There are ~90 million people alive today because of USAID. Russ Vought illegally shut it down and now is spending the money on himself. These are deeply evil people. www.reuters.com/world/us/whi...

Content of how Noem acts is not surprising (though disturbing), but does bring me joy the people leaking all the sordid details of her evil, stupid ways. And the WSJ reporting it :)

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Cities are flooding and forests are burning, but the EPA is ignoring both science and the law as it’s claiming that it doesn’t have the authority to combat the country’s biggest contributor to climate change.

Godspeed. “We will see them in court, and we will win,” said Manish Bapna, the president of the Natural Resources Defense Council. “The science and the law are crystal clear, and E.P.A. is issuing a rushed, sloppy and unscientific determination that has no legal basis.”

Listen to the doctors and nurses. www.lung.org/media/press-...