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As a big winter storm comes for the US, some may blame outages on renewable energy.
This is a pattern.
In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind.
Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
(more here⬇️)
This is a pattern.
In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind.
Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
(more here⬇️)
After Spain's blackout, critics blamed renewable energy. It's part of a bigger attack
When millions lost power in Spain and Portugal this spring, some were quick to blame too much solar and wind power. That wasn't the cause, but the misinformation had an impact.
www.npr.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:03 AM
As a big winter storm comes for the US, some may blame outages on renewable energy.
This is a pattern.
In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind.
Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
(more here⬇️)
This is a pattern.
In Feb 2021 when an outage hit Texas critics blamed solar + wind.
Investigations found the outage's cause was gas + coal plants forced offline because of freezing temperatures.
(more here⬇️)
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Oh fucking no. They couldn't take them to Tacoma, they had to ship them to Texas.
NEW: Federal agents have detailed a Spokane 10-year-old and her father.
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
They remain in a Texas immigration detention center.
The judge that is set to oversee the case has a 90%+ denial rate for asylum claims. www.spokesman.com/stories/2026...
Border patrol detains 10-year-old Spokane girl and her dad, sends them to Texas detention center
Arnoldo Tiul Caal dropped his daughter off for school at Logan Elementary the morning of Friday, Jan. 9 with the unnerving sense that they were being followed.
www.spokesman.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:30 AM
Oh fucking no. They couldn't take them to Tacoma, they had to ship them to Texas.
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🚨This is the new TikTok Privacy Policy I found on Reddit. Read it & pass this on. Looks like they can pull from USER CONTENT race, religious beliefs, mental/physical health diagnosis, sex life, status as transgender, citizenship/immigration status & more personal info.
January 23, 2026 at 7:56 AM
🚨This is the new TikTok Privacy Policy I found on Reddit. Read it & pass this on. Looks like they can pull from USER CONTENT race, religious beliefs, mental/physical health diagnosis, sex life, status as transgender, citizenship/immigration status & more personal info.
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NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
D.H.S. Cited Foreign Students’ Writings and Protests Before Their Arrests
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:54 AM
NEW: Docs unsealed tonight show the official reasoning DHS sent to the State Dept. recommending that Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, Mohsen Mahdawi, Badar Khan Suri and Yunseo Chung be deported.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
Marco Rubio signed off, despite warnings by DHS that their findings looked like protected speech.
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Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
January 23, 2026 at 4:59 AM
Sky News: Danish PM Mette Freideriksen’s note in the visitors book when she visited UK today
Former Miami resident here. Worst traffic of any city I've ever driven. One of my top three reasons I was so happy to leave.
Only greater Los Angeles has worse traffic, according to a new report from location technology company TomTom.
Miamians spend hundreds of hours a year in traffic. How does that affect workers?
Only greater Los Angeles has worse traffic, according to a new report from location technology company TomTom.
bit.ly
January 23, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Former Miami resident here. Worst traffic of any city I've ever driven. One of my top three reasons I was so happy to leave.
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As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
![A screen capture from Wikipedia stating that "Data showed that failure to winterize traditional power sources, principally natural gas infrastructure but also to a lesser extent wind turbines, had caused the grid failure,[15][16] with a drop in power production from natural gas more than five times greater than that from wind turbines."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z/bafkreiaymecl4di73c2noegebfizuuninjuzxbxary7uxlqsvuoxpa6kyy@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
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The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organization in the face of warnings that it will hit both US and global health, and in violation of a US law that requires Washington to pay the UN health agency $260 million in fees that it owes reut.rs/4a6aQPg
US set to quit World Health Organization
The U.S. is due to officially exit the World Health Organization on Thursday, in the face of warnings it will hit both U.S. health and global health and also in violation of a U.S. law that requires W...
reut.rs
January 22, 2026 at 12:06 PM
The US is due to officially exit the World Health Organization in the face of warnings that it will hit both US and global health, and in violation of a US law that requires Washington to pay the UN health agency $260 million in fees that it owes reut.rs/4a6aQPg
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BREAKING: Jack Smith Live - read his remarkable opening statement open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
Jack Smith Live
Jack testifies today before the House
open.substack.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM
BREAKING: Jack Smith Live - read his remarkable opening statement open.substack.com/pub/weissman...
Hell of a view from the ground in Minneapolis
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 6:02 AM
Hell of a view from the ground in Minneapolis
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A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
El Paso medical examiner rules death in ICE camp a homicide
Immigration officials initially said the 55-year-old Cuban detainee died of “medical distress” but later changed the cause to suicide. The medical examiner ruled he was suffocated while being restrain...
www.texastribune.org
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 AM
A Cuban detainee’s death at an El Paso federal immigration detention center was ruled a homicide Wednesday, with the medical examiner finding he was suffocated while restrained, contradicting immigration officials’ claim that he died by suicide.
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Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
This picture making the rounds on reddit, Columbia Heights. I'm not OK.
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Just saw on KARE 11 that this boy was sent to a detainment facility in Texas and that his family didn't know his whereabouts for almost 24 hours.
Fleetwood Mac
Springsteen
Santana
Clapton
The original Blues Brothers band with Belushi backflipping off a piano
Springsteen
Santana
Clapton
The original Blues Brothers band with Belushi backflipping off a piano
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen, no jambands.
Sonny Rollins
Radiohead
The Who
Jimmy Buffett
Cat Power
Sonny Rollins
Radiohead
The Who
Jimmy Buffett
Cat Power
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you’ve seen, no jambands.
Suzanne Vega
Paul McCartney
Julian Lennon
The Pretenders
Joni Mitchell
Suzanne Vega
Paul McCartney
Julian Lennon
The Pretenders
Joni Mitchell
January 22, 2026 at 1:25 AM
Fleetwood Mac
Springsteen
Santana
Clapton
The original Blues Brothers band with Belushi backflipping off a piano
Springsteen
Santana
Clapton
The original Blues Brothers band with Belushi backflipping off a piano
February 2021: Ted Cruz flees to Cancun as all of Texas loses power, freezes, hundreds die
January 2026: are you kidding me
January 2026: are you kidding me
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front.
January 21, 2026 at 12:44 PM
February 2021: Ted Cruz flees to Cancun as all of Texas loses power, freezes, hundreds die
January 2026: are you kidding me
January 2026: are you kidding me
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Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
January 20, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Using public voter files, Peter Lutz takes a first-of-its-kind look at partisan registration among pro athletes by league.
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I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:19 AM
I was present for the birth of the web, the explosion of personal sites, and the blogging revolution, and you know what we never had to do? Beg people to use our shit.
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A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others. https://to.pbs.org/4r2KIua
Barcelona commuter train crash kills 1, days after deadly train collision in Spain
A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others.
www.pbs.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:45 AM
A Barcelona commuter train crashed Tuesday after a retaining wall fell onto the tracks, Spanish regional authorities said, killing at least one person and injuring 37 others. https://to.pbs.org/4r2KIua
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This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 20, 2026 at 10:53 PM
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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The one thing that is growing extremely fast is the wealth of the top billionaires:
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The one thing that is growing extremely fast is the wealth of the top billionaires:
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
The top 0.00001% used to own the equivalent of 3% of national income in wealth in 2010
Now they own the equivalent of 12% of national income!
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Back to GDP:
There is no productivity miracle in the US.
The growth of productivity (= GDP per hour worked) has slowed down markedly.
From 1.9% in the period 1980-2010 to 1.1% in 2010-2025
If you think the rise of tech has made people more productive, think again
There is no productivity miracle in the US.
The growth of productivity (= GDP per hour worked) has slowed down markedly.
From 1.9% in the period 1980-2010 to 1.1% in 2010-2025
If you think the rise of tech has made people more productive, think again
January 20, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Back to GDP:
There is no productivity miracle in the US.
The growth of productivity (= GDP per hour worked) has slowed down markedly.
From 1.9% in the period 1980-2010 to 1.1% in 2010-2025
If you think the rise of tech has made people more productive, think again
There is no productivity miracle in the US.
The growth of productivity (= GDP per hour worked) has slowed down markedly.
From 1.9% in the period 1980-2010 to 1.1% in 2010-2025
If you think the rise of tech has made people more productive, think again
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Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
Trump administration concedes DOGE team may have misused Social Security data
Some DOGE personnel had more access to data than previously acknowledged, according to a court filing.
www.politico.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:10 PM
Two members of Elon Musk's DOGE team working at the Social Security Administration were secretly in touch with an advocacy group seeking to "overturn election results in certain states," and one signed an agreement that may have involved using Social Security data to match state voter rolls.
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I will always have a ton of respect for how Sean McDermott handled things in real-time when Damar Hamlin had his cardiac arrest. Something that no coach can be truly prepared for, and he met the moment.
January 19, 2026 at 2:51 PM
I will always have a ton of respect for how Sean McDermott handled things in real-time when Damar Hamlin had his cardiac arrest. Something that no coach can be truly prepared for, and he met the moment.
Sean McDermott is about to Mike Vrabel the crap out of whatever team lands him.
January 19, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Sean McDermott is about to Mike Vrabel the crap out of whatever team lands him.
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Parton has used her fortune and fame “to build medical centers, offer relief when floods and fires ravaged Tennessee, and support scientific research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine.“
Happy 80th birthday to humanitarian and musical genius Dolly Parton 🦋 www.salon.com/2026/01/19/a...
At 80, Dolly Parton remains our most unlikely national unifier
Parton offers a model for how Americans might better live together.
www.salon.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Parton has used her fortune and fame “to build medical centers, offer relief when floods and fires ravaged Tennessee, and support scientific research that led to the Moderna COVID vaccine.“