Andrew Alberg
@andrewalberg.bsky.social
Energy markets, policy, and regulation. Conversing on class and climate. Memeing occasionally. Views my own.
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Trump's NSPM-7 represses freedom of speech & association, investigating any organization with "anti-capitalism" or "anti-American" views. I ran a primary in 2003 against the Patriot Act & war in Iraq. NSPM-7 is a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.
September 30, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Trump's NSPM-7 represses freedom of speech & association, investigating any organization with "anti-capitalism" or "anti-American" views. I ran a primary in 2003 against the Patriot Act & war in Iraq. NSPM-7 is a greater infringement on freedoms than the Patriot Act.
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This is all absolutely correct; in some very important ways, the US is in a post-constitutional moment.
The prior constitutional regime is not completely destroyed, but it also does not fully govern. We can’t count on any constitutional limitations to the arbitrary use of executive power.
The prior constitutional regime is not completely destroyed, but it also does not fully govern. We can’t count on any constitutional limitations to the arbitrary use of executive power.
All the conventional wisdom about a constitutional crisis only coming when Trump flat out defies SCOTUS rulings ignores the obvious fact that this Court is a constitutional crisis in itself. We’ve been in full blown CC since it sided in Trump v USA against the USA:
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/u...
Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why
www.nytimes.com
July 16, 2025 at 1:39 PM
This is all absolutely correct; in some very important ways, the US is in a post-constitutional moment.
The prior constitutional regime is not completely destroyed, but it also does not fully govern. We can’t count on any constitutional limitations to the arbitrary use of executive power.
The prior constitutional regime is not completely destroyed, but it also does not fully govern. We can’t count on any constitutional limitations to the arbitrary use of executive power.
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If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
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Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
May 30, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Musk should be asked about this in every interview he does now and forever. To ignore it is a dereliction of duty.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/o...
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Zeteo commissioned this poll from Data for Progress and it is pretty clear that the Democratic base prefers the progressive/leftist position on every issue from Israel-Palestine to healthcare to even immigration.
Full poll results and analysis:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
Full poll results and analysis:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
April 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Zeteo commissioned this poll from Data for Progress and it is pretty clear that the Democratic base prefers the progressive/leftist position on every issue from Israel-Palestine to healthcare to even immigration.
Full poll results and analysis:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
Full poll results and analysis:
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Stephen Miller Unveils Bizarre New Attack on Birthright Citizenship
Stephen Miller has found a new excuse to ignore the Constitution.
newrepublic.com
April 26, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff for policy, has begun baselessly claiming that birthright citizenship is a massive welfare scam.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
Miller has previously endorsed a theory called “remigration” that refers to the forcible removal of non–ethnically European immigrants.
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Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
April 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Chris Van Hollen flying down to El Salvador and refusing to leave until he got in a room with Kilmar Abrego Garcia blows up every other “well what do you expect them to do?” defense for elected Democrats
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james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
April 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
james surowiecki has discovered where the completely fabricated trump tariff rate has come from for each country
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
"...for every country, they just took our trade deficit with that country and divided it by the country's exports to us."
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In the fight against authoritarianism, there is no stronger weapon than mass noncooperation: strikes, boycotts, etc.
Protests and direct action is important, but mostly as methods of convincing large numbers of people to not comply. We can stop the regime if we refuse to cooperate with them.
Protests and direct action is important, but mostly as methods of convincing large numbers of people to not comply. We can stop the regime if we refuse to cooperate with them.
March 31, 2025 at 12:50 AM
In the fight against authoritarianism, there is no stronger weapon than mass noncooperation: strikes, boycotts, etc.
Protests and direct action is important, but mostly as methods of convincing large numbers of people to not comply. We can stop the regime if we refuse to cooperate with them.
Protests and direct action is important, but mostly as methods of convincing large numbers of people to not comply. We can stop the regime if we refuse to cooperate with them.
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If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
March 27, 2025 at 1:14 PM
If you think what happened to Rumeysa Ozturk can't happen to you because you're a citizen and she's not, you are sorely mistaken. Ozturk was snatched off the street not for being a national security threat but for having a wrong opinion. If we don't put a stop to this, it's coming for all of us.
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The 66-year-old woman kicking this guy’s ass is a retired professor of medicine with 16,000 citations on Google Scholar
Goals
Goals
March 25, 2025 at 3:19 AM
The 66-year-old woman kicking this guy’s ass is a retired professor of medicine with 16,000 citations on Google Scholar
Goals
Goals
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Duke Energy Indiana's 2024 IRP assumed a new CCGT would cost $1,100-$1,250 per kW. (image below from www.duke-energy.com/-/media/pdfs...)
At the same time they're building a 1.5 GW combined cycle plant at over $2,200 per kW: www.therepublic.com/2025/02/17/d...
At the same time they're building a 1.5 GW combined cycle plant at over $2,200 per kW: www.therepublic.com/2025/02/17/d...
March 20, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Duke Energy Indiana's 2024 IRP assumed a new CCGT would cost $1,100-$1,250 per kW. (image below from www.duke-energy.com/-/media/pdfs...)
At the same time they're building a 1.5 GW combined cycle plant at over $2,200 per kW: www.therepublic.com/2025/02/17/d...
At the same time they're building a 1.5 GW combined cycle plant at over $2,200 per kW: www.therepublic.com/2025/02/17/d...
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i’m sure this will be reported on responsibly and accurately by our washington media elite
SCOOP: The US Dept. of Education and GOP Rep. Dan Crenshaw will each recognize "DeTrans Awareness Day" tomorrow with events featuring anti-trans activists.
In lieu of a press release, I’m told the Dept. event will be covered exclusively by a reporter from The Federalist.
In lieu of a press release, I’m told the Dept. event will be covered exclusively by a reporter from The Federalist.
GOP will observe “DeTrans Awareness Day” with multiple events Wednesday
Rep. Dan Crenshaw and the Dept. of Education are leading the charge.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
i’m sure this will be reported on responsibly and accurately by our washington media elite
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Let's be clear - kneecapping renewable deployment won't just increase emissions, it'll hamstring the economy too.
Energy demand is growing. The ability to build gas gens is not.
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heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
Energy demand is growing. The ability to build gas gens is not.
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heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
The Natural Gas Turbine Crisis
A Perfect Storm Is Coming for Natural Gas
heatmap.news
March 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Let's be clear - kneecapping renewable deployment won't just increase emissions, it'll hamstring the economy too.
Energy demand is growing. The ability to build gas gens is not.
💡 🔌
heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
Energy demand is growing. The ability to build gas gens is not.
💡 🔌
heatmap.news/ideas/natura...
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Spending funds Congress has not appropriated literally violates the Constitution and to do so knowingly and willfully is a crime punishable by two years in prison. See 31 USC 1341(a) and 1350.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
No one wants a paper trail because spending funds Congress has not appropriated is colloquially known as “stealing from the US Treasury.”
March 2, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Spending funds Congress has not appropriated literally violates the Constitution and to do so knowingly and willfully is a crime punishable by two years in prison. See 31 USC 1341(a) and 1350.
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?p...
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Hey look a portal open to public submission, hope no one floods it with the Bee Movie script to the point of being unusable or something
The Ed Dept is launching an “End DEI” portal and asking people to share “concerning practices”
February 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Hey look a portal open to public submission, hope no one floods it with the Bee Movie script to the point of being unusable or something
Really hope everything FERC is doing (particularly related to oil & gas as detailed in this release along with updates to transmission and interconnection planning) doesn’t fall under the radar of important climate things happening under the new admin
Oh wow. FERC Chair responds on behalf of FERC to the 'what 5 things did you do last week' memo:
Chairman Christie's letter to OPM on FERC actions during the week of February 17 | www.ferc.gov/news-events/...
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Really hope everything FERC is doing (particularly related to oil & gas as detailed in this release along with updates to transmission and interconnection planning) doesn’t fall under the radar of important climate things happening under the new admin
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Oh wow. FERC Chair responds on behalf of FERC to the 'what 5 things did you do last week' memo:
Chairman Christie's letter to OPM on FERC actions during the week of February 17 | www.ferc.gov/news-events/...
Chairman Christie's Letter Re: Review of Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Agency Actions During the Week of February 17, 2025
Downlo
www.ferc.gov
February 27, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Oh wow. FERC Chair responds on behalf of FERC to the 'what 5 things did you do last week' memo:
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It’s been a grim five weeks for the clean energy transition in North Carolina.
From rooftop solar to electric vehicle charging to offshore wind, a slew of renewable energy advances have faced setbacks:
From rooftop solar to electric vehicle charging to offshore wind, a slew of renewable energy advances have faced setbacks:
Duke Energy quietly proposes second massive gas plant in North…
Climate advocates say the power plant isn’t necessary and that the state would be better off waiting until demand forecasts are more certain.
buff.ly
February 27, 2025 at 7:15 PM
It’s been a grim five weeks for the clean energy transition in North Carolina.
From rooftop solar to electric vehicle charging to offshore wind, a slew of renewable energy advances have faced setbacks:
From rooftop solar to electric vehicle charging to offshore wind, a slew of renewable energy advances have faced setbacks:
You simply cannot make this stuff up
The Trump official currently dismantling USAID was caught in a secret meeting with a group of pro-Russian separatists in the Balkans.
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
Those he met with are under American sanctions for trying to restart the Bosnian war in the name of Christian nationalism. 1/
February 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
You simply cannot make this stuff up
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The most important climate fight in the country right now is in Connecticut.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
February 13, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The most important climate fight in the country right now is in Connecticut.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
If the investor-owned utilities there succeed in their naked attempt to knock off their top regulator, the chilling effect on other PUC commissioners' willing to challenge utility capture nationally could be devastating.
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From CFPB's former chief technologist:
February 14, 2025 at 12:54 AM
From CFPB's former chief technologist: