Paddy McCully
@paddymccully.bsky.social
Analyste @ReclaimFinance. Views own. Ex dam fighter & solar builder. Climate hawk. Underwater archaeologist for a very short time. Irish Ulster-Scots franco-hispanophone Ardsman in California.
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Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
CCTV footage appears to show DHS agents posing as people having car trouble in order to lure a target out of his house before arresting them. The target comes out and starts helping them before 3 vehicles surround the scene. The car "experiencing" trouble then drives off with them.
February 15, 2026 at 1:10 AM
Sort of gives away the lie that they're arresting hardened criminals who are drags on society when they're setting up traps to lure in Good Samaritans
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"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms ... performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities, including during last month’s Winter Storm Fern." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @mariagallucci.bsky.social 🔌💡
Offshore wind showed up big during the East Coast’s brutal cold
America’s two utility-scale offshore wind farms performed as well as gas power plants and better than coal in January — including during Winter Storm Fern.
www.canarymedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM
"The data from January shows that the nation’s two operating utility-scale offshore wind farms ... performed as well as gas-fired power plants and better than coal-fired facilities, including during last month’s Winter Storm Fern." www.canarymedia.com/articles/off... by @mariagallucci.bsky.social 🔌💡
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We’ve been told that an internal letter circulating at Salesforce asking Benioff to denounce ICE and commit to no new contracts with them has over 2,000 signatures…
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/marc-benio...
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/marc-benio...
Marc Benioff’s Quarterly Crises Are Compounding
Salesforce workers (and executives!) are pissed off. How many more controversies until Benioff is pressured into an early retirement?
www.hardresetmedia.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:02 AM
We’ve been told that an internal letter circulating at Salesforce asking Benioff to denounce ICE and commit to no new contracts with them has over 2,000 signatures…
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/marc-benio...
www.hardresetmedia.com/p/marc-benio...
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
How Trump's withdrawal from Minneapolis is being covered abroad.
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
In Le Monde, the lead French daily, the homepage article starts with:
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
February 12, 2026 at 11:51 PM
"Two people dead, thousands arrested, two cities shaken, and Donald Trump defeated."
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Is Extinction Rebellion NYC on Pam Bondi's Secret Domestic Terrorist List?
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
February 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Is Extinction Rebellion NYC on Pam Bondi's Secret Domestic Terrorist List?
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
After the DOJ dodged questions for months, Bondi acknowledged in a House Judiciary Committee hearing that she had a list of targets under NPSM-7.
theintercept.com/2026/02/12/p...
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Barack Obama said the repeal will leave Americans “less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change – all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Barack Obama said the repeal will leave Americans “less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change – all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money”.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘The Great Regression’
The return of coal, a downgrade of trade agreements, a rejection of vaccines: Is America regressing?
Welcome to the Great Regression
Between the return of coal and the retreat on vaccines, the US is looking backwards.
bloom.bg
February 12, 2026 at 11:26 PM
‘The Great Regression’
What a racist moron. Still I can’t wait to tell my Irish and Italian friends that their cultures are sub-variants of the mighty ur-culture of the Ulster-Scots.
Trump nominated a legit white nationalist to a top post at the State Department. I asked him some basic questions about his belief in the “erasure of white culture”. Watch this embarrassing, fumbling answer. Like he has never before been asked to explain his views.
February 12, 2026 at 11:24 PM
What a racist moron. Still I can’t wait to tell my Irish and Italian friends that their cultures are sub-variants of the mighty ur-culture of the Ulster-Scots.
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Another hero in Minneapolis—this US postal worker.
"They’re shooting tear gas...And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"They’re shooting tear gas...And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I’m a Minneapolis postal worker. This is what I saw.
Come rain, shine, tear gas, or ICE shootings, postal worker Bianca Sonnenberg is delivering the mail.
www.motherjones.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:36 PM
Another hero in Minneapolis—this US postal worker.
"They’re shooting tear gas...And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"They’re shooting tear gas...And I’m like: “Yeah, I know, but I gotta keep doing my job. I may have medicine. I don’t know what I have in my packages.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
There is No Scientific Justification to Revoke the Endangerment Finding
The U.S. EPA's decision to repeal the Endangerment Finding will limit the government's ability to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act.
www.nature.org
February 12, 2026 at 9:45 PM
As I say here, there is no scientific justification to revoke the engagement finding. In fact, over the last 15+ yrs, the evidence of how climate change affects our health has only grown. Higher risk of allergies, dementia, fertility, heart disease, and death: that’s what’s on the line. @nature.org
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Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Barack Obama says move will leave Americans ‘less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change’
www.irishtimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Trump repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
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“Trump is telling our families: we’ll let you get sicker and watch your healthcare costs skyrocket as long as oil and gas CEOs can profit.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution from vehicles will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:41 PM
“Trump is telling our families: we’ll let you get sicker and watch your healthcare costs skyrocket as long as oil and gas CEOs can profit.”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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AP-NORC poll | 2/5-2/8
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
President Trump approval
Disapprove 62% (+3)
Approve 36% (-4)
apnorc.org/projects/abo...
February 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
February 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Nick Anderson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist.
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Tesla's China sales open the year down 45% YoY
Tesla's share of China's BEV market was down 17%, to 5.31%
Looks like the facelifts have worked through demand, and it's downhill from here in the world's biggest EV market
cnevpost.com/2026/02/12/t...
Tesla's share of China's BEV market was down 17%, to 5.31%
Looks like the facelifts have worked through demand, and it's downhill from here in the world's biggest EV market
cnevpost.com/2026/02/12/t...
Tesla Jan deliveries in China decline 45% while Shanghai plant exports surge 71%
Tesla's January retail sales in China fell to their lowest level since November 2022, while exports from its Shanghai factory hit the second highest on record.
cnevpost.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Tesla's China sales open the year down 45% YoY
Tesla's share of China's BEV market was down 17%, to 5.31%
Looks like the facelifts have worked through demand, and it's downhill from here in the world's biggest EV market
cnevpost.com/2026/02/12/t...
Tesla's share of China's BEV market was down 17%, to 5.31%
Looks like the facelifts have worked through demand, and it's downhill from here in the world's biggest EV market
cnevpost.com/2026/02/12/t...
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HASSAN: DHS officers have killed two American citizens in Minnesota this year. What were their names?
LYONS: Renee Good and Alex Pretti
HASSAN: I'm glad to hear you say their names. Because so far this morning, as well as in 3 hours of testimony Tuesday, you failed to say their names a single time
LYONS: Renee Good and Alex Pretti
HASSAN: I'm glad to hear you say their names. Because so far this morning, as well as in 3 hours of testimony Tuesday, you failed to say their names a single time
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
HASSAN: DHS officers have killed two American citizens in Minnesota this year. What were their names?
LYONS: Renee Good and Alex Pretti
HASSAN: I'm glad to hear you say their names. Because so far this morning, as well as in 3 hours of testimony Tuesday, you failed to say their names a single time
LYONS: Renee Good and Alex Pretti
HASSAN: I'm glad to hear you say their names. Because so far this morning, as well as in 3 hours of testimony Tuesday, you failed to say their names a single time
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Tom Homan unable to find any bags of $50,000 cash in Minneapolis - says he's moving on.
Homan in Minnesota: "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude. A significant drawdown has already been underway this week and will continue."
February 12, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Tom Homan unable to find any bags of $50,000 cash in Minneapolis - says he's moving on.
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The wheel upon which Minnesota broke them
February 12, 2026 at 4:35 PM
The wheel upon which Minnesota broke them
The retreat from the Twin Cities. (And of course Napoleon and his army really didn't live happily ever after . . .)
February 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
The retreat from the Twin Cities. (And of course Napoleon and his army really didn't live happily ever after . . .)
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never get involved in a land war in Minnesota
Bovino advanced all the way to within eyesight of Paisley Park, but his supply lines were stretched too thin and ultimately his frozen troops were encircled by Will Stancil and wine moms with whistles
February 12, 2026 at 4:13 PM
never get involved in a land war in Minnesota
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"The 19th century called, and it wants its fuel source back. While Americans are demanding clean, affordable energy, the Trump administration is using our tax dollars to prop up the nation’s dirtiest, least efficient power plants," said NRDC's Manish Bapna. www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
President Trump’s Soot-Stained Coal Award
The coal industry, the nation’s dirtiest source of power, is set to present President Donald Trump with an award today
www.nrdc.org
February 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
"The 19th century called, and it wants its fuel source back. While Americans are demanding clean, affordable energy, the Trump administration is using our tax dollars to prop up the nation’s dirtiest, least efficient power plants," said NRDC's Manish Bapna. www.nrdc.org/press-releas...
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February 11, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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I tried to cancel my WaPo subscription over some other recent outrage but they lured me to stay by cutting my rate to $4/mo. Guess I gotta call em back and this time don’t give in
"There may come a time when the people elected to enact laws decide the modest benefits of regulating greenhouse gases outweigh the considerable economic costs."
"Modest benefits" vs. "considerable economic costs"??? Did the WSJ editorial board write this? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
"Modest benefits" vs. "considerable economic costs"??? Did the WSJ editorial board write this? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach
If the federal government wants to more heavily regulate greenhouse gas emissions, Congress needs to pass a new law.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 11, 2026 at 7:46 PM
I tried to cancel my WaPo subscription over some other recent outrage but they lured me to stay by cutting my rate to $4/mo. Guess I gotta call em back and this time don’t give in
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The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
February 11, 2026 at 4:42 PM
The spreadsheet on this clay tablet, which is almost 4,000 years old, is organised into columns for furrowed area, grain produced, land not sown, and the field’s name.
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving
The first field is called “Of the soldiers who stood in for their fathers”.
It’s ancient Excel, but I find that incredibly moving