Dowling
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In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
February 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
In a democracy, we are supposed to feel like we have control over our lives because the people control the government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
But in the U.S., people feel like our lives are out of control because the people don’t control the federal government.
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Good stuff.
Australia’s grid now relies on renewable energy as much as coal. Those who doubted it look foolish
Solar met the majority of electricity demand between 9am and 6pm in the past week as much of the country cranked air conditioners
www.theguardian.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Good stuff.
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straight up Gestapo shit
January 31, 2026 at 8:54 PM
straight up Gestapo shit
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One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
January 25, 2026 at 10:39 PM
One of the best things I’ve read in a while:
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Within hours of Trump's bizarre rant about European 'windmills', new data confirms wind and solar provided more power than fossil fuels in the EU last year, helping to drastically reduce its reliance on costly fossil fuel imports. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524566...
Wind and solar generate more power than fossil fuels in Europe for first time
New Ember analysis attributes increase in renewables to 'staggering rise' in solar power
www.businessgreen.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Within hours of Trump's bizarre rant about European 'windmills', new data confirms wind and solar provided more power than fossil fuels in the EU last year, helping to drastically reduce its reliance on costly fossil fuel imports. www.businessgreen.com/news/4524566...
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"While the US has cooled on renewables, India -- often portrayed as a champion of fossil fuels -- moved in the opposite direction."
Budget 2026 may hold the next switch for India to power ahead in 'Drill, baby Drill' era
Union Budget 2026: India Renewable energy industry has achieved a significant milestone, with non-fossil sources now comprising half of its electricity generation capacity. Despite strong growth, the ...
economictimes.indiatimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 7:11 PM
"While the US has cooled on renewables, India -- often portrayed as a champion of fossil fuels -- moved in the opposite direction."
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Trump lets another drug trafficker out of prison because his father happens to be a Republican member of Congress.
January 17, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Trump lets another drug trafficker out of prison because his father happens to be a Republican member of Congress.
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The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Push to Audit Private Equity and Venture Capital Falters Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:48 PM
The IRS is effectively unable to audit private equity, venture capital, and real estate investment firms.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
Thousands of workers have been fired from the agency since DOGE and the world's richest man took an ax to it.
Now audits of these giant enterprises have dropped 80 or 90%.
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BREAKING: Republicans are trying to abolish the estate tax, as part of a bill they call "Making the American Dream Affordable Again."
The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.
The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.
January 13, 2026 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING: Republicans are trying to abolish the estate tax, as part of a bill they call "Making the American Dream Affordable Again."
The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.
The reality is this would let the super-rich transfer their wealth to the children, and cost the government $281 billion over the next decade.
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If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
January 6, 2026 at 2:07 AM
If the US holds Venezuela, we will seize 17% of oil -- yesterday's technology. If China uses this precedent to take Taiwan, it will own 60% of semiconductors -- tomorrow's technology. See what happens when you elect evil & stupid at the same time?
Really American FB
Really American FB
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Emmer: "There is no problem too large for government to solve and no concern too small for it to care about. That is a direct quote from Commie Mamdani! And it should terrify every single freedom-loving American."
Emmer: "Pro-terrorist, Marxist radicals are now the left's mainstream."
November 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Emmer: "There is no problem too large for government to solve and no concern too small for it to care about. That is a direct quote from Commie Mamdani! And it should terrify every single freedom-loving American."
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Everyone’s a libertarian until it affects them.
A principle that never costs you anything is instead a privilege.
A principle that never costs you anything is instead a privilege.
Rand Paul: "People say, 'Oh, people have a right to say things.' Well, actually they don't necessarily have a right to say things. Many people have in their contract what we call a morals clause ... I think it is time for this to be a crackdown on people."
September 16, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Everyone’s a libertarian until it affects them.
A principle that never costs you anything is instead a privilege.
A principle that never costs you anything is instead a privilege.
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Research indicates that older people have a more difficult time than younger people at discerning fact from opinion, but the real correlation isn't age, it's exposure to TV news www.splinter.com/fake-news-is...
August 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Research indicates that older people have a more difficult time than younger people at discerning fact from opinion, but the real correlation isn't age, it's exposure to TV news www.splinter.com/fake-news-is...
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Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
AI filmmaking is peeing. It’s pooping. It’s throwing up. It’s a new kind of liquid coming out. It’s hated by the establishment. It’s what goes in the toilet. It’s wet. It’s what’s in the bathroom.
August 6, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Generative AI by definition is conformity. It is an averaging of anything you ask of it - quite literally guessing what the most likely version of a thing might be. It is, by definition, mainstream, as is everything it creates old and deeply ideological, as every model trains on similar data.
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Universal healthcare is the only way to go.
August 4, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Universal healthcare is the only way to go.
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It's a bizarre and frankly alienating feeling realizing that if you know the basic fact that the murder rate has gone down significantly since 1990 you're in the ~90th+ percentile of fact-knowers
Once again, Gen X is super wrong, but they're confidently wrong.
July 31, 2025 at 4:47 AM
It's a bizarre and frankly alienating feeling realizing that if you know the basic fact that the murder rate has gone down significantly since 1990 you're in the ~90th+ percentile of fact-knowers
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Imagine what you would think of a neighbor who spent as much on their home security system as on their kids' food, education, daycare, and healthcare put together.
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Imagine what you would think of a neighbor who spent as much on their home security system as on their kids' food, education, daycare, and healthcare put together.
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it has never been clearer that undocumentedness is the outcome of processes of ILLEGALIZATION. it's not something a person does, it's something the state does to a person. The state is doing this to hundreds of thousands overnight, so it's especially shocking, but it's part of broader illegalization
🚨NEW: The Trump admin moves to terminate Temporary Protected Status for HALF A MILLION Haitians, claiming despite all reality that Haiti is a safe country to return to — even though large portions of the country are ruled by vicious gangs and civil governance has collapsed.
June 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
it has never been clearer that undocumentedness is the outcome of processes of ILLEGALIZATION. it's not something a person does, it's something the state does to a person. The state is doing this to hundreds of thousands overnight, so it's especially shocking, but it's part of broader illegalization
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An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US. www.wired.com/story/a-poli...
A Political Battle Is Brewing Over Data Centers
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US.
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
An AI-related provision in the “Big Beautiful Bill” could restrict state-level legislation of energy-hungry data centers—and is raising bipartisan objections across the US. www.wired.com/story/a-poli...
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