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And when Musk does f-all, the government will do what exactly?

kind of darkly funny that "gender studies" is the stereotypical "useless degree" because gender studies will help you understand a large and important chunk of the current psychosis in american life

I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...

BBC Europe Ed Katya Adler: ‘" #Europe should take President #Trump and his team seriously when they talk about "getting" #Greenland," Julianne Smith told me. "That means doing more than urging restraint. The leading powers in Europe may want to begin contingency planning;” 1/

The FT is so weird because it's about 80% 'Which hedge funds look most promising this quarter' and 'Fine wine as an investment option' but then you get 'Cannabis is cool and good actually' and 'Hey, bear in mind that we're heading for the Miocene and that's not very survivable for our species'.

It would be interesting to see whether these responses are numerically comparable to the media coverage each issue received in the past year.

Rep. Raskin: "Republicans today are observing this solemn anniversary by doing exactly nothing. They've even refused to hang up the plaque, which a bipartisan congressional majority voted to put up to honor the officers who defended the Capitol & the peaceful transfer of power."

Policies devoid of empathy that ignore evidence of best practice tend to fail to connect emotionally with voters.

Another great reminder that we don't need to retreat and scurry into silence when it feels like right wing forces are surging on climate. If anything, now is when it's most important to be persistent, clear and focused on message discipline!

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has been dissolved, ending its 58 years as the primary funder for PBS, NPR and local TV and radio stations

A key takeaway from Risk No. 2 on @eurasiagroup.net's excellent new Top Risks 2026 report, regarding the widening gap between "electrostates" (led by China) and "petrostates" (led by the Trumpified USA)

This is a demonstration of Ketan's Social Media Switching Decay Theory, where the idea of bsky's growth being dependent on outrage X exits decays each time, because the people who remain tend to be those either morally numb or actively supportive of whatever new nightmares are playing out

Right-wing media pretend that the electrification of transport isn't happening precisely because it is.

In 2024, 90 million Americans decided to not bother voting because they didn't care if Republicans destabilized the globe.

"MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The failure of our elites to hold Trump accountable for January 6th is as disgraceful as what happened on that awful day. Since 2010, 35 democratic leaders around the world have been criminally convicted. Only Trump went unpunished and unconstrained. Now he threatens democracy at home and abroad.

So many reasons I could not cut it in politics, but one is I would just laugh inappropriately too much. Imagine, you’re at a meeting of senior leaders and the CEO comes out with this crap.

This is why, even if there is a big electoral defeat for the GOP in '28, the Dems need to ruthlessly strike while the iron is hot and dole out real consequence to the major and minor players here. Four years later and swing voters will no longer believe any of this is bad.

Once again I ask myself why we are signing huge government contracts with companies owned & run by people who are open about being authoritarians, who call for public hangings to show masculinity, & who are publicly trying to engineer techno-fascism *via the products we buy from them*? It's madness.

“Putin envisions a world in which a small group of imperialists loot their portions of the globe as they see fit. Trump has been envious of this model for a long time. He’s implementing it himself in the Western hemisphere.” -an expert on global oligarchy, to me 3/ newrepublic.com/article/2049...

Over and over again, those with so little power stand up to bullies, at great risk to their own lives, not just for their own dignity and liberty, but the dignity and liberty of others, while politicians and elites are preemptively side with men that seek to consume and destroy everything

As the snowy UK shivers and “what about global warming?” resurfaces, over half of Australia is forecast to endure its worst heatwave since Black Summer (2019–20). Global = global. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

It's happened again. European electric vehicle sales set a new monthly record, breaking 30% of total sales for the first time. German and French growth is steady, while a sharp jump in Italy coincides with new incentivi statali

A reminder - before Trump, MAGA, Musk and Fox rewrote history - that this is what the entire country agreed had happened five years ago today:

Right-wing media pretend that the electrification of transport isn't happening precisely because it is.

If the biggest donor to the DCCC/DNC ran a website where you could use AI to take women's clothes off I feel like there'd be a demand for Dems to give the money back.

Starmer's tweet couldn't be clearer but a bit awkward when one of the main government comms platforms literally does this as a feature now

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Told ya Big Oil has half a trillion dollars invested in infrastructure for West Canada oilfields. That's where they went after Venezuela nationalised their oil. The Keystone Pipeline *alone* runs over 2000 miles from Alberta to the Gulf Coast in Texas! Venezuelan oil competes with that investment

Jan. 6, 2021:

Stephen Miller, who wants the U.S. to steal Greenland and shake down Latin America, says: ”We live in a world … that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” That‘s a criminal pretending that a civilized world is impossible.

‘A silent majority’: MPs underestimate support for green policies, study reveals From solar subsidies to meat taxes, minority rightwing voices appear to drown out the consensus www.theguardian.com/environment...

#ArtVArtist25 A year of #sweeneysprogress Work on the epic medieval Irish eco fable continues in 2026!! 🙂💚

This explains so much. People with psychopathic traits and low cognitive ability are over-represented in online political activity. If someone is being cruel, obnoxious and ridiculous, don't try to reason with them. Chances are you won't get anywhere. Just block. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

EV collapse latest.

#Graphicoftheweek: The race to 100% electric vehicles is underway. Emerging markets are rapidly scaling EV adoption, matching Europe and China’s high market shares – and in many cases leapfrogging legacy auto markets altogether. See Ember’s top graphics: https://loom.ly/AWSeFdE

Another one for the "Reform voters are really unlike everyone else" file.

It's their combination of 'deep, deep delusion' paired with 'unearned smugness about their sophisticated view of politics and moderation' topped off with 'a media analysis that would shame a teenager who has read the Google AI summary of Manufacturing Consent'.

The entire leadership of Labour needs ousting. Start afresh or say hello to Prime Minister Farage in 2029.

Denmark is a NATO ally. Talking about annexing Greenland is insane. Every pundit, think tanker, “professional”, etc. who whitewashes it should never be close to power again.

My hymn of praise for e-bikes in the evangelical Christian magazine Sojourners. We've invented a bicycle without hills. What could be finer? sojo.net/magazine/jan...

Possible this Venezuelan deal was part of the Witkoff-Kushner-Dmitriev talks... - Russia keeps their allies in charge of Venezuela, democracy does not advance - Trump gets some cut of the oil, Putin's blessing on becoming Emperor of the Americas esp Greenland (weakens EU) - Putin gets what else?

And on this kind of garbage hang the fates of nations

Trump told the oil companies about his illegal attack on Venezuela - most of them his major donors - but didn’t inform Congress.

What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids? Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.

If this is correct, it's far too slow a rate of growth to clip the burning wings of climate change.

Congestion pricing is a heckuva street safety strategy www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

NEW RECORD: Africa imports 2GW of solar panels for the first time in a month. And this is happening EVERYWHERE in Africa...