NEW: AI data centers are only the newest attempt to sacrifice communities to corporate greed in a state scarred by mining, nuclear testing, and oil extraction. It's time to say definitiely: New Mexico is not for sale. Ennedith Lopez and IPS scholar Feleecia Guillen in @abqjournal.bsky.social:

I have so many issues with this piece. Not even sure where to start with this one. A quick thread......

They kidnapped the head of a Latin American country, replaced him with an insecure white racist who has spent his entire life arguing that Latinos are subhuman, and made clear that their primary aim is to plunder the country for its resources. If it isn't yet clear, yes, we're the fucking baddies.

They will, because they have no moral compass, and treat that as a point of pride ("pragmatism," which translates to supporting the status quo, over pesky questions of ethics).

Small modular reactors are just like the unicorns at the end of the rainbow. They're always right around the corner, to justify continued fossil fuel use.

'Climate pragmatism' is logically broken for many reasons but among the worst imo is: (a) arguing against limiting fossil supply, bc cheap solar + free market will sort it out but (b) supporting data centre growth so new clean energy DOESN'T cut down on fossil demand, and just meets growth instead

Centrists base their disastrous policy proposals on vibes, not evidence. And the vibes they feel are entirely based on their own status quo, pro-establishment leanings.

One thing 2025 made clear: Durable progress on climate in the US will require structural reform to our corrupted political systems. Otherwise, steps forward will always be vulnerable to the bloody clawbacks we saw this year. A political strategy that doesn't center system reform is not "pragmatic."

It’s a Christmas present that he’s finally made his position as a fossil-fuel / Matt Yglesias supporter unambiguously clear. 🎁

The US detains people for political speech. If this happened just about anywhere else, other Western countries would be condemning it loudly.

Well, at least we finally found that War on Christmas. Trump, ICE, and MAGA are shutting down Christmas services in NOLA. It was never from the left. www.wwltv.com/article/news...

People defending Yglesias’ view that “Liberals should support America’s O&G industry” view policy through the mechanistic lens of finance, economics, & engineering. They’re oblivious to ecology & community. Which makes it quite ironic when they tell critics to “touch grass.”

“Treachery?” They spelled “principled” wrong.

This is the difference between a functional democracy (like Brazil), and a failed oligarchic plutocracy descending into fascist hell (like the US).

WHO GIVES A DAMN? It’s a public service, right there in the name. It exists as a public good for all the people in this country. It’s not supposed to turn a profit, you dolts. Go audit the Pentagon and see what kind of return on investment we’re getting there.

The US regime brags about warehousing and trafficking humans as if they're goods. Of course, this isn't new. It's a 21st century rebirth of one of the darkest stains on the history of this country.

This is exactly why the very premise of"national security" as a justification for anything is so dangerous. It's practically waiting to be misused.

Great news, for now. With the prospect of "permitting reform" dead in this Congress, we have time to fight the longer battle to discredit the false idea that our permitting system is delaying renewable energy projects, and kill "permitting reform" for good.

Lawless regime deports a citizen, in open violation of a court order.

The same can be said for many issues where the US media fabricates controversy. The scientific consensus on anthropogenic climate change is universal, but media insists on "both sides."

This widely prevalent belief is exactly why so much of the US elite willfully ignore and permit open corruption.

Bari Weiss is the logical endpoint of corporate media. This is what happens when people who hate journalism are in charge of it. The only way journalism works is when it’s independent from the power it’s supposed to hold to account, which means ownership can’t have anything to do with those in power

The US government has become one of the leading sources of disinformation in the world.

Hooray. She'll be with her family after all these months in ICE detention. www.cpr.org/2025/12/21/a...

Yes. And he's also the bad faith guy's smart guy, because he makes up intelligent sounding justifications for bad stuff that the bad faith guy wants to do.

A unifying characteristic of the present US regime is that they make wild assertions with zero evidence, and don't back down.

The US regime is using sweeping assertions without a shred of evidence to criminalize dissent. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Centrism is just fascism lite.

It should be no surprise that environmental NGOs are under specific, intensive, & sustained attack by a de facto alliance of right-wing (think Project 2025) & centrist forces (think Abundance).

Criminalizing doctors for providing life-saving treatment is a sure sign of totalitarianism.

If "Abundance" bros were acting in good faith, they would look at the evidence and start opposing LNG exports. But they're not acting in good faith.

Climate denialism in mainstream media appears to be more than just a US problem.

The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests. They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯

"ICE and CBP must be abolished" is the only reasonable position. We can debate the specifics of new agencies for immigration functions, but these agencies are simply too infected with a culture of impunity, racism, and fascism to continue. They're gangs with badges.

Read this thread. It's exactly right. But also note on the internet related stories—the banning of TikTok and the attack on Sec 230—Democrats happily helped MAGA accomplish their goals and people have cheered it on. Democrats trying to destroy 230 are not helping you. They're helping Trump.

There’s a specific mechanism in authoritarian movements that we’re seeing play out in real-time across American media and tech. It’s a simple rule: "If we cannot co-opt it, we must destroy it." It is the logic of "scorched earth." It's the logic of the Nero Decree and it's happening right now. 🧵

The US government is running a global extortion racket for the benefit of the oil & gas industry.

The US has backed paramilitary death squads in other countries for years. Now the current regime wants to bring the practice home to the US. This is classic imperial blowback.

This is your reminder that nothing human-made is inevitable and you hereby have all the permission you need to reject bad/harmful social, technological, and political paradigms and to work toward something better.

Driving is a privilege, not a right. Being able to walk safely in public, however, is a right. But US street design (in most places) turns this on its head. And, as with just about everything in this country, the harmful impacts disproportionately fall on Black and Brown people.

Great that both Burgum and Sinema were humiliated.

Pathetic failure of leadership. Hochul was effectively bribed by big tech to weaken a bill regulating their reckless AI development. prospect.org/2025/12/11/h...

An administration of pathological liars. grist.org/politics/epa...

The SPEED Act is an end run around communities having a say in infrastructure that could harm them. It's a polluters' bill of rights. Tell Congress to kill this monstrosity of a bill!

Along with liquefied natural gas, the US is also exporting toxic "Abundance" ideology.

She was sworn in at the beginning of the hearing. She swore to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth. And then she shamelessly, blatantly lied her way through the entire hearing.

But somehow, the powerful routinely get away with perjury.

More blatant global bullying by the US government.

The thuggish Homeland Security Secretary was lying and obfuscating in a House committee hearing this morning about how her agency is keeping Americans safe, even as her minions terrorize Black and Brown ppl for no reason except naked racism.