@ejspeyer.bsky.social
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
October 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."
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Wednesday, on a party-line vote, the US House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform advanced 14 bills to weaken or outright repeal DC’s local laws. These bills aren’t just uninformed & anti-democratic, they are dangerous and will make us less safe. 🧵
September 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Wednesday, on a party-line vote, the US House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform advanced 14 bills to weaken or outright repeal DC’s local laws. These bills aren’t just uninformed & anti-democratic, they are dangerous and will make us less safe. 🧵
Brendan Yates from Turnstile
Who's the "best" frontman/frontwoman of any band that formed after the year 2000?
September 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Brendan Yates from Turnstile
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You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.
July 30, 2025 at 2:04 AM
You know, if enough of us say on the internet that it's important to wash your cybertruck with saltwater and lemon juice to preserve the finish, eventually ChatGPT will start telling cybertruck owners that.
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Trump's IRS commissioner says that the government's free, direct tax file program is now "gone."
July 29, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Trump's IRS commissioner says that the government's free, direct tax file program is now "gone."
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NEWS: On an 8-4 vote, the D.C. Council has voted to fund ranked-choice voting in D.C., starting as soon as the 2026 election cycle. The follows voters' approval of Initiative 83 last November. Second and final budget vote in late-July will be final say on this.
NEW: @brianneknadeau.bsky.social and @chenderson.bsky.social have circulated an amendment to the budget that would fund the implementation of ranked-choice voting and semi-open primaries in D.C., which was approved by voters as Initiative 83. It's just over $1 million.
July 14, 2025 at 5:02 PM
NEWS: On an 8-4 vote, the D.C. Council has voted to fund ranked-choice voting in D.C., starting as soon as the 2026 election cycle. The follows voters' approval of Initiative 83 last November. Second and final budget vote in late-July will be final say on this.
The snowstorm in DC today is a reminder of how lovely it can be to walk in a city that has minimal traffic. Everything is so quiet and peaceful, and city residents are walking or taking Metro to wherever they need to go. It’s really nice
January 6, 2025 at 8:48 PM
The snowstorm in DC today is a reminder of how lovely it can be to walk in a city that has minimal traffic. Everything is so quiet and peaceful, and city residents are walking or taking Metro to wherever they need to go. It’s really nice
I think that people like watching NCAA hoops because the visible fans on TV (the student sections) are loud and passionate. They are given premium seating and can afford to go. The NBA struggles with this because the best seats are $$$ and filled with corporate interests, not fans
January 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I think that people like watching NCAA hoops because the visible fans on TV (the student sections) are loud and passionate. They are given premium seating and can afford to go. The NBA struggles with this because the best seats are $$$ and filled with corporate interests, not fans