@dan411.bsky.social
Proud, freethinker who believes in the US and what it represents. Committed to protecting the climate and promoting reduction of economic inequality. World class education for all in this country.
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This is a watershed moment for Texas - for the first time ever, solar supplied more electricity than coal in 2025.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
Texas solar power surpassed coal in 2025 for the first year ever. Here's why.
In 2025 — for the first year ever — solar arrays provided more electricity to Texas’ main power grid than coal-fired power plants.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:54 PM
This is a watershed moment for Texas - for the first time ever, solar supplied more electricity than coal in 2025.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
I will say it again: At this rate, TX will likely decarbonize its electricity sector faster than CA.
TX clean electricity is growing at 13%,m more than twice that of CA's at 6%.
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INBOX: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith launches his own law firm alongside former Jan. 6 Committee counsel Tim Heaphy and DOJ alum David Harbach and Thomas Windom.
January 12, 2026 at 12:17 PM
INBOX: Former Special Counsel Jack Smith launches his own law firm alongside former Jan. 6 Committee counsel Tim Heaphy and DOJ alum David Harbach and Thomas Windom.
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As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
youtu.be
January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
The citizenry of a democratic state will use the institutions and norms of the state to correct wrongs and overturn injustice. However, if the ruling members of the state destroy or corrupt all of the democratic institutions and processes, how, then, can the people respond? Violence? Revolution?
January 9, 2026 at 12:05 AM
The citizenry of a democratic state will use the institutions and norms of the state to correct wrongs and overturn injustice. However, if the ruling members of the state destroy or corrupt all of the democratic institutions and processes, how, then, can the people respond? Violence? Revolution?
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Any and all statements like this that Trump makes about ANYONE, he is PROJECTING.
That is, he is unconsciously talking about himself.
That is, he is unconsciously talking about himself.
January 1, 2026 at 1:16 AM
Any and all statements like this that Trump makes about ANYONE, he is PROJECTING.
That is, he is unconsciously talking about himself.
That is, he is unconsciously talking about himself.
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Tim Walz nails Donald Trump perfectly...
May 19, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Tim Walz nails Donald Trump perfectly...
Trump and the Trump family are auctioning off America to the highest bidders, all to line his pockets and the bank accounts of his cronies. Crypto exchanges, memecoin, stablecoin, real estate ventures, venture capital, pardons - no grift is too small, nor too large.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches (Gift Article)
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Trump and the Trump family are auctioning off America to the highest bidders, all to line his pockets and the bank accounts of his cronies. Crypto exchanges, memecoin, stablecoin, real estate ventures, venture capital, pardons - no grift is too small, nor too large.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I get that rules about manners are classist and stodgy but if you are wearing a baseball cap in a nice restaurant, you’re a dope.
December 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I get that rules about manners are classist and stodgy but if you are wearing a baseball cap in a nice restaurant, you’re a dope.
Trump has definitely put his mark on the US. No wonder so many in this country feel like we're flying blind. Good luck in 2026 folks.
"Over the past 12 months, the US has seen every norm of economic policy—trade, fiscal, monetary—tossed aside. "
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"Over the past 12 months, the US has seen every norm of economic policy—trade, fiscal, monetary—tossed aside. "
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Investors Are Flying Blind Into the ‘Golden Age’
Ten years ago I praised a book by Mervyn King, former governor of the Bank of England, on the subject of “radical uncertainty.” Back then, I agreed with King that radical uncertainty – the kind that s...
www.bloomberg.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Trump has definitely put his mark on the US. No wonder so many in this country feel like we're flying blind. Good luck in 2026 folks.
"Over the past 12 months, the US has seen every norm of economic policy—trade, fiscal, monetary—tossed aside. "
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
"Over the past 12 months, the US has seen every norm of economic policy—trade, fiscal, monetary—tossed aside. "
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Trump vs Clean Energy & The Environment
"The policies have already helped contribute to the cancellation or delay of nearly $29.3 billion worth of clean energy projects since January"
Thousands of jobs lost.
Oil and gas subsidies??? Still pumping away!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
"The policies have already helped contribute to the cancellation or delay of nearly $29.3 billion worth of clean energy projects since January"
Thousands of jobs lost.
Oil and gas subsidies??? Still pumping away!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
Trump Is Rerouting Trillions in Capital During His Second Term
In the first year of his second administration, Donald Trump and his advisers have moved with uncommon speed to alter the flow of money in the US.
www.bloomberg.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Trump vs Clean Energy & The Environment
"The policies have already helped contribute to the cancellation or delay of nearly $29.3 billion worth of clean energy projects since January"
Thousands of jobs lost.
Oil and gas subsidies??? Still pumping away!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
"The policies have already helped contribute to the cancellation or delay of nearly $29.3 billion worth of clean energy projects since January"
Thousands of jobs lost.
Oil and gas subsidies??? Still pumping away!
www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
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First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
December 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
First, Trump and Bondi pledged to release the files.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Then Bondi gave ridiculous binders to ridiculous people.
Then Trump/Bondi said no more files.
Then Johnson refused to swear in Grijalva for months to block the bill.
When it finally becomes law, they release less than 1%.
Solar energy marches on, despite Trump's efforts to reward the oil and gas oligarchs. New U.S. solar in 2025 hits 30+GW, but 73GW of projects are stalled - thanks to Trump.
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
America Adds 11.7 GW of New Solar Capacity in Q3 - Third Largest Quarter on Record - Slashdot
America's solar industry "just delivered another huge quarter," reports Electrek, "installing 11.7 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in Q3 2025. That makes it the third-largest quarter on record and push...
hardware.slashdot.org
December 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Solar energy marches on, despite Trump's efforts to reward the oil and gas oligarchs. New U.S. solar in 2025 hits 30+GW, but 73GW of projects are stalled - thanks to Trump.
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
Our "smartest guy in the room" president continues to rail against wind and solar, while the rest of the world embraces it. China now produces 31% of its energy via renewables, Germany nearly 56%.
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
Germany Covers Nearly 56 Percent of 2025 Electricity Use With Renewables - Slashdot
Longtime Slashdot reader AmiMoJo shares a report from Clean Energy Wire: Renewable energy sources covered nearly 56 percent of Germany's gross electricity consumption in 2025, according to preliminary...
hardware.slashdot.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Our "smartest guy in the room" president continues to rail against wind and solar, while the rest of the world embraces it. China now produces 31% of its energy via renewables, Germany nearly 56%.
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/12/...
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If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
New recycling tech recovers nearly pure nickel and cobalt from old EV batteries
Researchers have developed an eco-friendly recycling tech that extracts 99 percent pure nickel and cobalt from waste batteries.
interestingengineering.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:17 AM
If anyone cares at all, EV battery recycling is now hitting 99% recovery for important metals
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
Please remind me again what the recycle rate for fossil fuels is
interestingengineering.com/energy/recyc...
While the rest of the world embraces solar, wind and alternative energies, the US (Trump) provides extended support for extractive industries - oil, gas, and coal.
Drill baby Drill!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Drill baby Drill!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Once a Gamble in the Desert, Electric Grid Batteries Are Everywhere
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
While the rest of the world embraces solar, wind and alternative energies, the US (Trump) provides extended support for extractive industries - oil, gas, and coal.
Drill baby Drill!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
Drill baby Drill!
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/b...
It's GOOD to be a Trump in 2025 America!
Don Jr. has reaped the benefits of his daddy’s presidency. Four of the companies in Trump Jr's 1789 fund’s portfolio received gov contracts this year, to the tune of more than $735 million.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-j...
Don Jr. has reaped the benefits of his daddy’s presidency. Four of the companies in Trump Jr's 1789 fund’s portfolio received gov contracts this year, to the tune of more than $735 million.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-j...
Trump Jr.-Backed Company Cashes In on Massive Pentagon Contract
What a coincidence!
finance.yahoo.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:50 AM
It's GOOD to be a Trump in 2025 America!
Don Jr. has reaped the benefits of his daddy’s presidency. Four of the companies in Trump Jr's 1789 fund’s portfolio received gov contracts this year, to the tune of more than $735 million.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-j...
Don Jr. has reaped the benefits of his daddy’s presidency. Four of the companies in Trump Jr's 1789 fund’s portfolio received gov contracts this year, to the tune of more than $735 million.
finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-j...
I keep thinking about those missile strikes on the "go-fast" boats in the Caribbean. If those boats had been attacked and severely damaged by US surface vessels, would the US ship pick up survivors? Or would it be ok to just machine gun the people in the water until everyone was dead?
December 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I keep thinking about those missile strikes on the "go-fast" boats in the Caribbean. If those boats had been attacked and severely damaged by US surface vessels, would the US ship pick up survivors? Or would it be ok to just machine gun the people in the water until everyone was dead?
Trump is truly Making America Great Again - for white collar criminals, scam artists, drug kingpins, and sex offenders. Pardon Power!
Meanwhile he cripples regulators, DOJ, FBI, Inspectors General, and gives away favorable rulings to tech bros, crypto scammers, and cronies. Follow the money folks.
Meanwhile he cripples regulators, DOJ, FBI, Inspectors General, and gives away favorable rulings to tech bros, crypto scammers, and cronies. Follow the money folks.
December 4, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Trump is truly Making America Great Again - for white collar criminals, scam artists, drug kingpins, and sex offenders. Pardon Power!
Meanwhile he cripples regulators, DOJ, FBI, Inspectors General, and gives away favorable rulings to tech bros, crypto scammers, and cronies. Follow the money folks.
Meanwhile he cripples regulators, DOJ, FBI, Inspectors General, and gives away favorable rulings to tech bros, crypto scammers, and cronies. Follow the money folks.
Coach leaves current football job for LSU - reportedly 7 year deal for $12M per year. Meanwhile, Trump attacks "woke" schools, e.g. Harvard, Columbia, Northwestern, withholds grants and research funds. Kills Dept of Ed.
US priorities are sports not smarts.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
US priorities are sports not smarts.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
Lane Kiffin to LSU official after weeks of speculation: Live updates, latest news, analysis and reaction
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Coach leaves current football job for LSU - reportedly 7 year deal for $12M per year. Meanwhile, Trump attacks "woke" schools, e.g. Harvard, Columbia, Northwestern, withholds grants and research funds. Kills Dept of Ed.
US priorities are sports not smarts.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
US priorities are sports not smarts.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/liv...
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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Senator McConnell regrets his role in placing a wholly owned subsidiary of Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office.
US Senator Mitch McConnell:
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
"Putin has spent the entire year trying to play President Trump for a fool. If Administration officials are more concerned with appeasing Putin than securing real peace, then the President ought to find new advisors. ...
November 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Senator McConnell regrets his role in placing a wholly owned subsidiary of Vladimir Putin in the Oval Office.
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He knows it's all falling apart. This is a clear reaction to that. He's going to be lashing out more and more as things get worse and worse for him. As I said in a previous post, it's called an 'extinction burst'...and it's happening now in real time.
November 20, 2025 at 9:57 PM
He knows it's all falling apart. This is a clear reaction to that. He's going to be lashing out more and more as things get worse and worse for him. As I said in a previous post, it's called an 'extinction burst'...and it's happening now in real time.
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At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
November 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
At least 30 individual or corporations who have given over $116M to Trump and his super PAC have received regulatory favors from the Trump White House.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
That includes Big Tobacco companies, Pharma giants, and crypto moguls like the Winklevoss twins.
Pay-to-play corruption.
Well, the alleged perpetrator should rest easy, knowing that he has a friend in the oval office. Maybe Trump will pull some strings with DeSantis and get this guy a pardon for his state charges?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
January 6 rioter who was pardoned by Trump arrested for child sexual abuse
Andrew Paul Johnson, 44, faces multiple charges in Florida and has pleaded not guilty to the crimes, authorities say
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Well, the alleged perpetrator should rest easy, knowing that he has a friend in the oval office. Maybe Trump will pull some strings with DeSantis and get this guy a pardon for his state charges?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...