Felt like I saw this newspaper piece before... and I did? But in the alt weekly? 🤔
September 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Felt like I saw this newspaper piece before... and I did? But in the alt weekly? 🤔
“Going Up” ⏫🔥
Thank you to The International Union of Elevator Constructors Local No. 16 for their endorsement of @helenamorenola.com for Mayor of New Orleans!
Let’s build a city that LIFTS everyone up!
Let’s build a city that LIFTS everyone up!
August 31, 2025 at 8:11 PM
“Going Up” ⏫🔥
"America's power bills surge as AI strains an aging grid"
The price of electricity is up 32% in five years...
www.axios.com/2025/08/29/e...
The price of electricity is up 32% in five years...
www.axios.com/2025/08/29/e...
5 reasons your electric bill is surging
Prices are up and projected to keep rising in 2026.
www.axios.com
August 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
"America's power bills surge as AI strains an aging grid"
The price of electricity is up 32% in five years...
www.axios.com/2025/08/29/e...
The price of electricity is up 32% in five years...
www.axios.com/2025/08/29/e...
The gulf south is in the bullseye.
“Damage from extreme weather will cost $32 billion annually across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by 2050 in a "middle of the road" climate change scenario”
“Damage from extreme weather will cost $32 billion annually across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by 2050 in a "middle of the road" climate change scenario”
Climate change will cost these states tens of billions by 2050
The Urban Institute's analysis is based on FEMA's Future Risk Index.
www.axios.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The gulf south is in the bullseye.
“Damage from extreme weather will cost $32 billion annually across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by 2050 in a "middle of the road" climate change scenario”
“Damage from extreme weather will cost $32 billion annually across Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida by 2050 in a "middle of the road" climate change scenario”
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New this week: crime plunged in the first half of 2025 including massive drops in murder and auto theft. My look at the nation's crime trends so far this year:
jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
Assessing Crime At Midyear
The trends aren't set in stone but they are clearly established.
jasher.substack.com
July 21, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New this week: crime plunged in the first half of 2025 including massive drops in murder and auto theft. My look at the nation's crime trends so far this year:
jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
jasher.substack.com/p/assessing-...
Read @rjamesfinn.bsky.social on @helenamorenola.com first big media campaign rolling out across all platforms.
Helena's ready to lead boldly with her heart and a real concrete vision to lead our city in a new direction 🚀
See more and watch the ads here: www.nola.com/news/politic...
Helena's ready to lead boldly with her heart and a real concrete vision to lead our city in a new direction 🚀
See more and watch the ads here: www.nola.com/news/politic...
Helena Moreno launches new TV ads, first of New Orleans mayor's race. See what she said.
Helena Moreno launches first TV ads of New Orleans mayor's race. Here's what she said.
www.nola.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Read @rjamesfinn.bsky.social on @helenamorenola.com first big media campaign rolling out across all platforms.
Helena's ready to lead boldly with her heart and a real concrete vision to lead our city in a new direction 🚀
See more and watch the ads here: www.nola.com/news/politic...
Helena's ready to lead boldly with her heart and a real concrete vision to lead our city in a new direction 🚀
See more and watch the ads here: www.nola.com/news/politic...
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Mayoral candidate Helena Moreno tells Reddit it's a ‘dangerous time for New Orleans’
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Mayoral candidate Helena Moreno tells Reddit it's a ‘dangerous time for New Orleans’
The vice president of the New Orleans City Council says she will focus on blight, infrastructural woes and public transit, and praised New York Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani for his push f...
www.nola.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Mayoral candidate Helena Moreno tells Reddit it's a ‘dangerous time for New Orleans’
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
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New, from me:
They are trying to shove through the massive reconciliation bill as quickly as possible.
Stepping back, the bill is:
*an assault on the poor to benefit the richest
*an assault on freedom
*an assault on the future
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
They are trying to shove through the massive reconciliation bill as quickly as possible.
Stepping back, the bill is:
*an assault on the poor to benefit the richest
*an assault on freedom
*an assault on the future
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
How the reconciliation bill would change America
An assault on the poor, on freedom and the future
donmoynihan.substack.com
June 30, 2025 at 2:39 AM
New, from me:
They are trying to shove through the massive reconciliation bill as quickly as possible.
Stepping back, the bill is:
*an assault on the poor to benefit the richest
*an assault on freedom
*an assault on the future
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
They are trying to shove through the massive reconciliation bill as quickly as possible.
Stepping back, the bill is:
*an assault on the poor to benefit the richest
*an assault on freedom
*an assault on the future
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/how-the-re...
Uneven climate risks across communities especially affect New Orleans.
"In New Orleans, for example, about 95% of Asian homeowners, 92% of Black homeowners and 86% of Hispanic homeowners are vulnerable to flooding, compared to 76% of white homeowners."
"In New Orleans, for example, about 95% of Asian homeowners, 92% of Black homeowners and 86% of Hispanic homeowners are vulnerable to flooding, compared to 76% of white homeowners."
Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities, EPA report finds
"This report punctuates the urgency of equitable action on climate change," the EPA said.
www.axios.com
June 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Uneven climate risks across communities especially affect New Orleans.
"In New Orleans, for example, about 95% of Asian homeowners, 92% of Black homeowners and 86% of Hispanic homeowners are vulnerable to flooding, compared to 76% of white homeowners."
"In New Orleans, for example, about 95% of Asian homeowners, 92% of Black homeowners and 86% of Hispanic homeowners are vulnerable to flooding, compared to 76% of white homeowners."
Jimmy Harris delivers better than anyone in Lege, but does it quietly.
When I first started, we were both aides to powerful pols who were sometimes at odds. But Jimmy was always awesome to work with. Unpretentious and smart. Great @rjamesfinn.bsky.social piece.
www.nola.com/news/politic...
When I first started, we were both aides to powerful pols who were sometimes at odds. But Jimmy was always awesome to work with. Unpretentious and smart. Great @rjamesfinn.bsky.social piece.
www.nola.com/news/politic...
How an under-the-radar Democrat brings millions home to New Orleans from GOP-led Legislature
At the state Capitol in Baton Rouge, he's New Orleans' most powerful advocate. Most New Orleanians don't know him.
www.nola.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Jimmy Harris delivers better than anyone in Lege, but does it quietly.
When I first started, we were both aides to powerful pols who were sometimes at odds. But Jimmy was always awesome to work with. Unpretentious and smart. Great @rjamesfinn.bsky.social piece.
www.nola.com/news/politic...
When I first started, we were both aides to powerful pols who were sometimes at odds. But Jimmy was always awesome to work with. Unpretentious and smart. Great @rjamesfinn.bsky.social piece.
www.nola.com/news/politic...
Blackout last week caused by unplanned plant outages and lack of transmission capacity:
www.nola.com/news/busines...
For years, fmr @nolautilities.bsky.social chair @helenamorenola.com fought for more transmission lines, but utilities said no... for e.g. 2021: www.all4energy.org/wp-content/u...
www.nola.com/news/busines...
For years, fmr @nolautilities.bsky.social chair @helenamorenola.com fought for more transmission lines, but utilities said no... for e.g. 2021: www.all4energy.org/wp-content/u...
www.all4energy.org
June 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Blackout last week caused by unplanned plant outages and lack of transmission capacity:
www.nola.com/news/busines...
For years, fmr @nolautilities.bsky.social chair @helenamorenola.com fought for more transmission lines, but utilities said no... for e.g. 2021: www.all4energy.org/wp-content/u...
www.nola.com/news/busines...
For years, fmr @nolautilities.bsky.social chair @helenamorenola.com fought for more transmission lines, but utilities said no... for e.g. 2021: www.all4energy.org/wp-content/u...
For those of you scoring latest Entergy power outage for New Orleans at home, a clue:
EIA.gov showing both Louisiana nuclear plants DOWN as of today shorting us 2GW(!!) of generation.
MISO runs the grid. Entergy/Cleco run power plants. If the plants don't make juice, MISO can't send it.
EIA.gov showing both Louisiana nuclear plants DOWN as of today shorting us 2GW(!!) of generation.
MISO runs the grid. Entergy/Cleco run power plants. If the plants don't make juice, MISO can't send it.
May 27, 2025 at 12:18 AM
For those of you scoring latest Entergy power outage for New Orleans at home, a clue:
EIA.gov showing both Louisiana nuclear plants DOWN as of today shorting us 2GW(!!) of generation.
MISO runs the grid. Entergy/Cleco run power plants. If the plants don't make juice, MISO can't send it.
EIA.gov showing both Louisiana nuclear plants DOWN as of today shorting us 2GW(!!) of generation.
MISO runs the grid. Entergy/Cleco run power plants. If the plants don't make juice, MISO can't send it.
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Massive feature in the T-P this morning about the multiple challenges to maintaining the Mississippi River as a shipping channel and as a source of fresh water amid rising seas, saltwater intrusion, and its own changing dynamics.
www.nola.com/news/environ...
www.nola.com/news/environ...
The River's Reckoning: The Mississippi created Louisiana, but can we contend with its new era?
Louisiana’s reliance on the Mississippi means the mighty river can take away as much as it gives – and both the state and the nation are reaching a moment of reckoning.
“The river’s constantly trying...
www.nola.com
May 18, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Massive feature in the T-P this morning about the multiple challenges to maintaining the Mississippi River as a shipping channel and as a source of fresh water amid rising seas, saltwater intrusion, and its own changing dynamics.
www.nola.com/news/environ...
www.nola.com/news/environ...
When Michelle Obama wanted healthier food for kids and in gov programs = tyranny nanny state liberals.
When RFK Jr. and right wingers do it to even greater extent? = "Make America Healthy Again"
www.nola.com/news/healthc...
When RFK Jr. and right wingers do it to even greater extent? = "Make America Healthy Again"
www.nola.com/news/healthc...
www.nola.com
April 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
When Michelle Obama wanted healthier food for kids and in gov programs = tyranny nanny state liberals.
When RFK Jr. and right wingers do it to even greater extent? = "Make America Healthy Again"
www.nola.com/news/healthc...
When RFK Jr. and right wingers do it to even greater extent? = "Make America Healthy Again"
www.nola.com/news/healthc...
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JP had Dan Stein on his little podcast thingy youtu.be/2Sp6Vqk2CUo?...
Dan Stein Breaks Down The Insurance Crisis FEAT. Dan Stein
YouTube video by JP Morrell (#AskJP)
youtu.be
February 18, 2025 at 8:17 PM
JP had Dan Stein on his little podcast thingy youtu.be/2Sp6Vqk2CUo?...
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Good on @gregsargent.bsky.social for reporting this from “blue town that shifted red” rather than from a diner in Trump country where everyone loves Trump. Something for everyone here, no matter your theory of what happened in 2024.
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
This Small Rust-Belt City Holds the Secret to Democrats’ Latino Woes
Latino voters shifted dramatically toward Trump in the last election. Reading, Pennsylvania offers a clue to how Democrats can claw them back.
newrepublic.com
February 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Good on @gregsargent.bsky.social for reporting this from “blue town that shifted red” rather than from a diner in Trump country where everyone loves Trump. Something for everyone here, no matter your theory of what happened in 2024.
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
newrepublic.com/article/1908...
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New Orleans City Council passes new ordinance to address building collapses, blight
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
New Orleans City Council passes new ordinance to address building collapses, blight
The New Orleans City Council has approved an ordinance to bring in an engineer to look at structural damage and blight after several high-profile building collapses
www.nola.com
January 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
New Orleans City Council passes new ordinance to address building collapses, blight
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Deepseek is a pretty important development, vis a vis the massive investment annoucements that have come with the AGI race. Good thread here.
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Deepseek is a pretty important development, vis a vis the massive investment annoucements that have come with the AGI race. Good thread here.
Reposted by Andrew Tuozzolo
Louisiana pays more for electricity from one of the least reliable grids, audit finds . @wesmuller.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/01/24/l...
Louisiana pays more for electricity from one of the least reliable grids, audit finds • Louisiana Illuminator
Louisiana residents pay more for electricity than the national average and live with one of the least reliable electric grids in the country.
lailluminator.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Louisiana pays more for electricity from one of the least reliable grids, audit finds . @wesmuller.bsky.social reports lailluminator.com/2025/01/24/l...
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I think Ganz is really on to something with this distinction between the old bourgeois right & the new right, the mob.
Mob Rule
On Social Media and the Universal Experience of Poverty
www.unpopularfront.news
January 16, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I think Ganz is really on to something with this distinction between the old bourgeois right & the new right, the mob.
So excited to have Renée be campaign manager for HM for Mayor - we're focused on bringing much-needed change to our city and finally get things working again for the people of New Orleans. Let's goooo! 🚀
Very proud to annouce Renée Lapeyrolerie will lead our team as campaign manager to deliver our message about a more functional, more affordable New Orleans for everyone. Her experience and deep roots in our community are unmatched, and I know she will be a strong asset to our movement for change. 🚀
January 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
So excited to have Renée be campaign manager for HM for Mayor - we're focused on bringing much-needed change to our city and finally get things working again for the people of New Orleans. Let's goooo! 🚀
New from @rjamesfinn.bsky.social:
A Wide-Open Council At-Large race for seat vacated by @helenamorenola.bsky.social could turn historic; with re-election of @jpmorrell.bsky.social, chances are there will be two African-American At-Large councilmembers for first time.
A Wide-Open Council At-Large race for seat vacated by @helenamorenola.bsky.social could turn historic; with re-election of @jpmorrell.bsky.social, chances are there will be two African-American At-Large councilmembers for first time.
After a popular New Orleans official dropped out, at-large council races 'wide open'
A popular New Orleans council member's choice not to run for an at-large seat opened a window for the city to elect two Black at-large members for the first time.
www.nola.com
January 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
New from @rjamesfinn.bsky.social:
A Wide-Open Council At-Large race for seat vacated by @helenamorenola.bsky.social could turn historic; with re-election of @jpmorrell.bsky.social, chances are there will be two African-American At-Large councilmembers for first time.
A Wide-Open Council At-Large race for seat vacated by @helenamorenola.bsky.social could turn historic; with re-election of @jpmorrell.bsky.social, chances are there will be two African-American At-Large councilmembers for first time.
Reposted by Andrew Tuozzolo
Here's ways to help New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack victims and families
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Here's ways to help New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack victims and families
The Greater New Orleans Foundation has set up a special fund to support the families of victims of the New Year's Day terror attack, one of several ways being created to help those directly affected b...
www.nola.com
January 2, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Here's ways to help New Orleans Bourbon Street terror attack victims and families
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
www.nola.com/gambit/news/...
Beautiful and poignant new bmike mural going up across from 1300 Perdido... the watchers. Four giants, ordinary people watching City Hall and its occupants - and holding them accountable. "Art has power. Create Change." www.nola.com/entertainmen...
New mural meant to keep City Hall on its toes: These are the people 'holding them accountable’
Artist BMIKE’s biggest mural so far includes four ‘everyday people depicted as giants.’ The 100-ft. mural is meant to keep City Hall vigilant. These are ‘the people that are holding them accountable’
www.nola.com
December 16, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Beautiful and poignant new bmike mural going up across from 1300 Perdido... the watchers. Four giants, ordinary people watching City Hall and its occupants - and holding them accountable. "Art has power. Create Change." www.nola.com/entertainmen...
Reposted by Andrew Tuozzolo
Story: Helena Moreno launches campaign for New Orleans mayor: 'We need a new direction' #lalege #lagov @nolanews.bsky.social
Helena Moreno launches campaign for New Orleans mayor: 'We need a new direction'
City Council President Helena Moreno is launching her long-anticipated campaign for mayor of New Orleans.
www.nola.com
December 11, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Story: Helena Moreno launches campaign for New Orleans mayor: 'We need a new direction' #lalege #lagov @nolanews.bsky.social