Current Federal government structure.

A proposed national #EV registration fee starts at $130/year. That compares to $80-$90 in federal gas taxes paid by an ICE vehicle driver. The proposed national fee is on top of existing state fees. Michigan's $267 charge is the highest in the U.S. Hey, let's punish those damn EV owners MORE!

The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize.

Zeitgeist.

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #plinth

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Best thing on TV. #Caturday

Eel appreciation post

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Trump canceled EV tax credits to help his fossil fuel buddies. They made fortunes. We lost jobs & our planet became more polluted. Now we’re stuck with sky-high gas prices & there is no end in sight. Happy #EarthDay 🤬

Mort, sploot. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

My boy. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Mort's first text message! I'd set my phone down for a moment in the middle of a conversation with a friend watching an e-bay auction. Mort walked over, selected the emoji, and then hit send. All by himself. Screen shot, below. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats

Mort says: Know when to cease doomscrolling. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties #doomscroll

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Mort. Plinth. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties #plinth

Mister Mort. Helper cat. Catgineer. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Oregon Public Broadcasting is one of the crown jewels of public media in the US. This is a shot across its bow.

Mort takes up the whole bed (#3). #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

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Mort, airplane ears, wondering just what the hell is going on out there.

Mort takes up the whole bed. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Mort. Winter sun. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

So many surprises await. And yet, many will be... www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HvK...

Reports of demise have been greatly exaggerated. www.youtube.com/watch?v=284V...

The new City Council President goes into meme-o-genesis, right out of the box. So Portland.

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties

Don't take the bait. Peaceful, peaceful, peaceful.

Jacob Frye: Thank you for finally saying it.

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties #murdermittens

When a legal system fails to provide justice, people will seek their own remedies outside the process of law. This is inevitable, necessary, and dangerous. Better, then, that those within the legal system see their responsibility towards the living body politic and address that responsibility. -RF

So. Embrace the future, or pay to keep fighting last century's oil wars while falling hopelessly behind the rest of the world? www.autoblog.com/news/donut-l...

#Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #mort

Before we do something, we do nothing.

On a Segovia jag this xmas. Hector says, hang with it well past the two minute mark for the good stuff. The man makes more music with his right thumb than most guitarists do with all of their fingers. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCee...

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties #plinth

Real Talk: "Hide post for me" is crap. I often want a temp post hit for current events. But, when I repost on bS, it sticks like a bad rash, no matter how many times I hit "hide post for me". What's up with that? Is this really social media that -I- control? Not feeling it right now.

Mort. #Mort_Gütbag_de_Rorschach #cat #catsofbluesky #blueskycats #cats #kitties #plinth

This sums it up rather well.