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"The future is already here—it's just not evenly distributed." --William Gibson

The overall tone of this piece by the vice chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee is that it is nearly certain that Trump will manufacture an emergency in order to justify a federal takeover of elections. (Gift link/no paywall) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/31/o...

This has never been much of a secret. Here's my interview with Drew Horn from last April in which he spoke openly about coordinating with the Trump administration while arranging minerals deals in Greenland. www.newsweek.com/trump-greenl...

The Smell of Death, by Edvard Munch, 1895

The #Nokings protest in Thomas, WV, population a little more than 600. (Thanks Frank Slider for pic.)

My friend @kimbakerwv.bsky.social took this pic of her father-in-law at the #Nokings protest in Huntington WV. Trump won 60% of Cabell Co in 2024.

In 2026 the climate, economic and national security aspects of energy fully intersect. Oil prices shocks will spread (as well as spikes in cost of LNG, fertilizer and helium) due to Trump’s war. Meanwhile, a strong El Nino seems likely to supercharge climate impacts this year. So, yeah: buckle up.

Bruce Springsteen. #NoKings

Watch this: Well over 1500 heat records smashed over the last week across the US. Likely the most deviant US #heatwave in memory. (There are many more, these are just the records tracked by CoolWx)

Some good news on the clean energy front: the US is building lots of grid-scale batteries. "[B]atteries will account for some 28% of new U.S. power plant capacity built this year. For the first time, the country will be able to produce enough grid batteries to meet that surging demand on its own."

Former WSJ editor equates Trump administration with Baghdad Bob.

This idiotic Iran war is also the biggest gift Trump could have given his buddy Putin. Literally hundreds of billions will flow from our coffers into Putin's now. It dwarfs any aid the US has given Zelensky. The US is doing such incredible damage worldwide at the moment! On purpose?

Never seen anything like this. 200+ monthly records set today alone! Every pink dot means a city set its new all-time highest March temperature! That’s around 570 new monthly records in the last 4 days. Some set multiple times. By far the most rogue #heatwave the US has experienced in memory.

The moment is ripe for an energy message on the win-win-win-win of clean energy: enhanced national security, job growth, affordability, and climate action. (Am I missing another win?)

"Once his knee had healed, Mueller went back to the military doctors. In 1967—just before Donald Trump received his own medical deferment for heel spurs—Mueller started Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia."

CCAAAYYUUTS!!!

New study finds the current heat wave in the West would be "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate pollution. We're on the verge of breaking an all-time March heat record for the US today/tmrw. www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/w...

Go Fightin' Saints!

107 in #Phoenix today would beat the monthly record by 7 degrees. The odds of that happening on any given March is roughly 1-in-8500!! Now this is based on the entire period of record. It is of course much more likely today due to climate change. #heatwave

Just the feel-good story America needs right now. POUND CAKE!

The oil price shock reveals (again) just how foolish fossil fuel dependency is for national and economic security. Countries that have invested in clean power and electrified more of their infrastructure will fare far better. Those that remain heavily dependant on oil and gas will suffer most.

I realize this isn't the main point of Trump’s remarks but it galls me that he claims Cuba is "not in a hurricane zone" and therefore won't ask for aid once he "takes" it. Cuba has been hit by dozens of hurricanes and tropical storms, more than 1 a year since 2000. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of....

As we head into another wildfire season: "We find that the observed increase in extreme fire weather bears a clear externally forced signal, detectable at 99% confidence above natural variability and attributable to human-induced climate change." www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....

Michael B. Jordan had to play two roles to win one #Oscar.

He @jay.bsky.team check out clue 94 Down in today's NYT Crossword.

One week apart.

Just so everyone is clear: We're heading into a likely extreme El Nino event on the heels of the hottest years in history and simultaneously dismantling NCAR, our best atmospheric science entity. It's like breaking your headlights before driving into a foggy night. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/13/c...

This one wins.

"We"?

I'm old enough to remember when Trump spent 20 minutes of his SOTU speech to brag about how low he made gas prices. Now Wright says, "Well akshually ysee $100 a barrel oil is good..."

"Missteps"? 😒 www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/u...

Wizards to change name to Washington Generals after Bam Adebayo's 83-point game. www.espn.com

Reaching net zero by 2050 is often framed as a cost burden. The UK Climate Change Committee’s latest analysis suggests the opposite. The real risk is fossil fuel dependency.

While we spend $1B daily in yet another oil-soaked war, China is building the future of electrified transportation. BYD's new Flash chargers deliver 1,500 kw to charge the company's newest batteries in about 10 minutes. insideevs.com/news/789118/...

The real winner in this war so far? Putin.

"[In] a global energy system largely tied to fossil fuels — where supply is concentrated in a few regions and every conflict risks sending shock waves through the global economy,” the U.N.'s António Guterres said. "The clean energy era cannot be blockaded or weaponized.” apnews.com/article/iran...

Roughly a fifth of reported campaign cash in the last election cycle came from billionaires. (gift article) www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...

Proud of @loucity.com for this (and the later win).

[Exit Murderer.]

Noem "quoting" Orwell (he never wrote that line) is pretty rich. My guess is she used some AI slop. Here's one Orwell really did write: "When I see an actual flesh-and-blood worker in conflict with his natural enemy, the policeman, I do not have to ask myself which side I am on."

Buhbye MAGA Barbie, hello MMA Himbo.

FT comments section this morning - saying what everyone else is thinking, right?

Times like these I'm especially glad to be able to drive electric

Americans alarmed by the death of four U.S. service members might have been expecting a formal presidential address ... Instead, they are observing a president treating this like every other day: talking about his ballroom, attacking Democrats, bashing the news media. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

The King is mad

Rand Paul reminding his party about the role of Congress and war powers.

Is there a Nobel category for hypocrisy?

Looking forward to the briefing on the re-obliteration

The Bezos-castrated @washingtonpost.com reporting on the forthcoming neutering of CBS and CNN. What a time to be a journalist.