Josh White
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On here for mostly history and sports, and to take a break from the news.
Annapolis, MD.
Annapolis, MD.
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NEW: President Donald Trump’s EPA said it’s reconsidering whether the agency has the legal authority to update air pollution rules based on new scientific knowledge.
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules
In government records that have flown under the radar, the EPA is questioning its legal authority to revise pollution rules more than once when new science shows unacceptable health risks.
www.propublica.org
January 7, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: President Donald Trump’s EPA said it’s reconsidering whether the agency has the legal authority to update air pollution rules based on new scientific knowledge.
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Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun
Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun
Germany produced 18% of its electricity through solar power in 2025, up from 14% in 2024, a significant leap that meant solar overtook both coal and methane gas in the country’s electrical supply – despite the high latitudes the whole country sits at.
more…
electrek.co
January 7, 2026 at 12:33 PM
Solar power overtakes coal and gas in Germany, a country with little sun
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"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...
surreal times
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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous
Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...
dailynous.com
January 7, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato."
surreal times
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surreal times
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Danish guy gets it
January 7, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Danish guy gets it
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50 million barrels of oil (high end estimate)
$60 per barrel price (higher than it’d actually be)
We’re talking at most $3 billion in revenue, almost certainly less. How much has US military operations in and around Venezuela cost?
Corrupt, unconstitutional, and even on its own terms a bad deal.
$60 per barrel price (higher than it’d actually be)
We’re talking at most $3 billion in revenue, almost certainly less. How much has US military operations in and around Venezuela cost?
Corrupt, unconstitutional, and even on its own terms a bad deal.
January 7, 2026 at 2:47 AM
50 million barrels of oil (high end estimate)
$60 per barrel price (higher than it’d actually be)
We’re talking at most $3 billion in revenue, almost certainly less. How much has US military operations in and around Venezuela cost?
Corrupt, unconstitutional, and even on its own terms a bad deal.
$60 per barrel price (higher than it’d actually be)
We’re talking at most $3 billion in revenue, almost certainly less. How much has US military operations in and around Venezuela cost?
Corrupt, unconstitutional, and even on its own terms a bad deal.
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So, hear me out on this, I want my taxpayer dollars going to feeding, hungry people, educating kids, and building better roads. I have no desire to buy Donald Trump an island, & last time I checked, the power of the purse, still belonged to Congress.
"Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers that recent administration threats against Greenland didn’t signal an imminent invasion and that the goal is to buy the island from Denmark, according to people familiar with the discussions."
Exclusive | Rubio Tells Lawmakers Trump Aims to Buy Greenland, Downplays Military Action
The secretary of state said the White House is using rhetoric to pressure Denmark into negotiations.
www.wsj.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:28 PM
So, hear me out on this, I want my taxpayer dollars going to feeding, hungry people, educating kids, and building better roads. I have no desire to buy Donald Trump an island, & last time I checked, the power of the purse, still belonged to Congress.
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The technical term, in international law for this is "a smash and grab"
January 7, 2026 at 12:17 AM
The technical term, in international law for this is "a smash and grab"
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Today, Trump is:
* Rewriting history to paint the 1/6 insurrectionists as heros and Democrats as the real insurrectionists
* Rallying support for an imperialist invasion of Greenland
* Cutting off basic needs funding to 3 blue states
* Divvying up control of Venezuela w/ oil execs
Impeach him now!
* Rewriting history to paint the 1/6 insurrectionists as heros and Democrats as the real insurrectionists
* Rallying support for an imperialist invasion of Greenland
* Cutting off basic needs funding to 3 blue states
* Divvying up control of Venezuela w/ oil execs
Impeach him now!
January 6, 2026 at 9:20 PM
Today, Trump is:
* Rewriting history to paint the 1/6 insurrectionists as heros and Democrats as the real insurrectionists
* Rallying support for an imperialist invasion of Greenland
* Cutting off basic needs funding to 3 blue states
* Divvying up control of Venezuela w/ oil execs
Impeach him now!
* Rewriting history to paint the 1/6 insurrectionists as heros and Democrats as the real insurrectionists
* Rallying support for an imperialist invasion of Greenland
* Cutting off basic needs funding to 3 blue states
* Divvying up control of Venezuela w/ oil execs
Impeach him now!
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“.. In March 2022, Congress passed a law requiring that, within a year, a plaque be hung in the Capitol in honor of the hundreds of officers who put their bodies and lives on the line .. It still has not been installed.”
@raskin.house.gov
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January 6, 2026 at 9:23 PM
“.. In March 2022, Congress passed a law requiring that, within a year, a plaque be hung in the Capitol in honor of the hundreds of officers who put their bodies and lives on the line .. It still has not been installed.”
@raskin.house.gov
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@raskin.house.gov
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/06/o...
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From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:15 PM
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
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It’s like these Texas A&M administrators have spent their entire lives in a cave, understanding the world only through dim shadows on a wall.
From an email to one of our faculty members....
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
Not even Plato can escape censorship at Texas A&M!
January 6, 2026 at 8:50 PM
It’s like these Texas A&M administrators have spent their entire lives in a cave, understanding the world only through dim shadows on a wall.
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The story of the (Algerian) boxer is a blatant lie. She didn't "transition". She grew up as a woman but had a genetic anomaly that was only discovered when she was tested as an athlete.
January 6, 2026 at 3:47 PM
The story of the (Algerian) boxer is a blatant lie. She didn't "transition". She grew up as a woman but had a genetic anomaly that was only discovered when she was tested as an athlete.
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People can argue whether she should be allowed to box as a woman, but this narrative that she was some bloodthirsty man who got his kicks beating up woman is disgustingly dishonest.
January 6, 2026 at 3:49 PM
People can argue whether she should be allowed to box as a woman, but this narrative that she was some bloodthirsty man who got his kicks beating up woman is disgustingly dishonest.
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In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
January 6, 2026 at 12:46 PM
In 2019, Fiona Hill told Congress that Russia had suggested a “swap” of Venezuela for Ukraine. s3.documentcloud.org/documents/65...
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January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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Why, if it’s the windfall he says it is?
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment
President says a ‘tremendous amount of money’ will need to be spent repairing country’s infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Why, if it’s the windfall he says it is?
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"Epstein Files Might Not Be Released in Full Until After Trump Leaves Office" www.newsweek.com/epstein-file...
Epstein files might not be released in full until after Trump leaves office
The Department of Justice said it has released less than one percent of the files potentially related to the late sex offender.
www.newsweek.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:38 AM
"Epstein Files Might Not Be Released in Full Until After Trump Leaves Office" www.newsweek.com/epstein-file...
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"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that
Hannity: Did you at any point offered to give him the Nobel peace prize?
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
Machado: It hasn’t happened yet. We want to give it to him. Share it with him.
January 6, 2026 at 5:54 AM
"did you try to bribe the president of the united states by giving him your nobel peace prize so he will declare that you are in charge of venezuela after abducting its leader by military force" is just a thing that someone can be asked in an interview now and we all have to deal with that
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I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets.
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January 6, 2024 at 5:03 PM
I don't know why patriot Charlie Kirk deleted this patriotic tweet about patriotic buses busing patriots to DC on Jan 6th, but the Internet never forgets.
web.archive.org/web/20210107...
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Context:
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Before vaccines, 1 in 5 kids died before age 5 due to infectious diseases. Scientists spent time, money, and effort to make sure don't have to live this way — we've eradicated these diseases.
But that's going down the drain thanks to Trump and RFK Jr.
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Before vaccines, 1 in 5 kids died before age 5 due to infectious diseases. Scientists spent time, money, and effort to make sure don't have to live this way — we've eradicated these diseases.
But that's going down the drain thanks to Trump and RFK Jr.
Trump, RFK dramatically overhaul child vaccine schedule
The move is a public health gamble that assumes children's health won't be endangered by cutting the shots they get.
www.axios.com
January 5, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Context:
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Before vaccines, 1 in 5 kids died before age 5 due to infectious diseases. Scientists spent time, money, and effort to make sure don't have to live this way — we've eradicated these diseases.
But that's going down the drain thanks to Trump and RFK Jr.
www.axios.com/2026/01/05/t...
Before vaccines, 1 in 5 kids died before age 5 due to infectious diseases. Scientists spent time, money, and effort to make sure don't have to live this way — we've eradicated these diseases.
But that's going down the drain thanks to Trump and RFK Jr.
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Meanwhile, in Canada …
An excellent op-ed analysis: Connecting three key data points to provide a realistic risk scenario.
Gift link.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f532508...
Gift link.
www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/f532508...
We need to prepare for the possibility that the U.S. uses military coercion against Canada
After the capture of Venezuela’s president and Trump’s musing about Greenland, Canada must consider the worst-case scenario
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Meanwhile, in Canada …
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Page One in Milwaukee:
January 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
Page One in Milwaukee:
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Dear “Realists”:
We already “have” Greenland, in every meaningful strategic sense of the word.
We already “have” Greenland, in every meaningful strategic sense of the word.
January 6, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Dear “Realists”:
We already “have” Greenland, in every meaningful strategic sense of the word.
We already “have” Greenland, in every meaningful strategic sense of the word.
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“What J6ers rarely seem to acknowledge is the possibility that Mr. Trump’s government has failed to reveal the hidden truth about Jan. 6 because there is no hidden truth, no deep-state conspiracy, and therefore no legal reason to bring further charges related to the riot.”
For Many Jan. 6 Rioters, a Pardon From Trump Wasn’t Enough
www.nytimes.com
January 6, 2026 at 12:20 PM
“What J6ers rarely seem to acknowledge is the possibility that Mr. Trump’s government has failed to reveal the hidden truth about Jan. 6 because there is no hidden truth, no deep-state conspiracy, and therefore no legal reason to bring further charges related to the riot.”