Chris Roughton
@chrisroughton.bsky.social
Born in Appalachia, grown in the Midwest, and call New England home. Climate and energy storage enthusiast🔋. Also, basketball 🏀, cooking 🧑🍳, and non-fiction books 📚.
Didn’t know that it was en vogue to give gifts for funerals. Dick Cheney would love this one. #NoWarForOil
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Didn’t know that it was en vogue to give gifts for funerals. Dick Cheney would love this one. #NoWarForOil
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New England has some of the largest minimum lot size requirements in the country.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
November 9, 2025 at 10:17 PM
New England has some of the largest minimum lot size requirements in the country.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
These rules make it illegal to build the kinds of modest homes that already define many of our neighborhoods, driving up prices, restricting new housing, and freezing communities in time.
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One thing I think Senate Dems should consider is my experience giving into my kid’s demands in exchange for the promise of a future bedroom clean up
November 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
One thing I think Senate Dems should consider is my experience giving into my kid’s demands in exchange for the promise of a future bedroom clean up
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This is extremely serious.
American soybean farmers don’t have a single order from China as they head into harvest season. China usually buys 25% of the entire crop.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Crisis looms for the farmers and there’s only one man responsible.
Farmer says 'we're in a very dire situation' ahead of harvest—with zero soybean orders from China, historically the largest buyer | Fortune
Caleb Ragland says his pleas to the Trump administration have fallen on deaf ears.
fortune.com
September 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
This is extremely serious.
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It’s back-to-school for many right now, and students are showing us what climate leadership looks like. Read the full edition of the newsletter at the link below, and don't forget to share what you learn!
Back to school, forward for climate
Students call for climate action, extreme heat threatens schools, and resources for a greener campus
www.talkingclimate.ca
September 3, 2025 at 11:12 PM
It’s back-to-school for many right now, and students are showing us what climate leadership looks like. Read the full edition of the newsletter at the link below, and don't forget to share what you learn!
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It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Says He Is Removing Lisa Cook From Federal Reserve Board
www.nytimes.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:08 AM
It’s hard to overstate how big a deal this is - for the economy (ours and globally), for the rule of law, and for the proper and efficient function of government.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/08...
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"But nearly three years later, it’s becoming clearer and clearer — the Massachusetts millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses. " #mapoli
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The Fair Share Amendment is delivering - CommonWealth Beacon
Nearly three years after its passage, it’s becoming clear that the millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses.
commonwealthbeacon.org
August 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"But nearly three years later, it’s becoming clearer and clearer — the Massachusetts millionaires tax has been a total success, and an incredible benefit for our state’s businesses. " #mapoli
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
commonwealthbeacon.org/opinion/the-...
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This graphic alone is like a fucking dissertation. Incredible stuff. Master class.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
July 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
This graphic alone is like a fucking dissertation. Incredible stuff. Master class.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
Blows a massive hole in every govt's excuse that their level of gov't has no control over freeway spending.
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Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass | USCCB
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.usccb.org/news/2025/pop...
#ClimateAction
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass | USCCB
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.usccb.org/news/2025/pop...
#ClimateAction
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass
Celebrating a new Mass "for the care of creation" in the papal gardens at Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV urged ecological conversion and denounced lifestyles ...
www.usccb.org
July 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass | USCCB
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.usccb.org/news/2025/pop...
#ClimateAction
Pope prays for conversion of those resisting climate action at new Mass | USCCB
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.usccb.org/news/2025/pop...
#ClimateAction
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Again, arguably the most effective and damaging lie of the past half century is that republicans are the “good at economy” party
The only reason Republicans have a reputation as "fiscal hawks" is that the press refuses to tell the public basic facts about what they do when they are in office.
June 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Again, arguably the most effective and damaging lie of the past half century is that republicans are the “good at economy” party
Zeldin turning the EPA into the Environmental Profiteering Agency.
The Environmental Protection Agency has drafted a plan to eliminate all limits on greenhouse gases from coal and gas-fired power plants in the U.S., according to internal agency documents reviewed by The New York Times.
Documents Show E.P.A. Wants to Erase Greenhouse Gas Limits on Power Plants
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Zeldin turning the EPA into the Environmental Profiteering Agency.
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Great interview on the Big Budget Bomb that is now before the Senate. Asked to summarize the impacts, @crampell.bsky.social said the bill is "a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, from the young to the old and from the future to the past."
Today’s episode of The Ezra Klein Show.
Trump’s Big Budget Bomb
With @crampell.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Trump’s Big Budget Bomb
With @crampell.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/23/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Big Budget Bomb
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Great interview on the Big Budget Bomb that is now before the Senate. Asked to summarize the impacts, @crampell.bsky.social said the bill is "a transfer of wealth from the poor to the rich, from the young to the old and from the future to the past."
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Well done, Miss Feldman.
May 16, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Well done, Miss Feldman.
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U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | The shift is driven by increased renewable capacity (wind and solar), seasonal demand, and the decline of coal.
https://www.europesays.com/2056664/
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time …
https://www.europesays.com/2056664/
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time …
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | The shift is driven by increased renewable capacity (wind and solar), seasonal demand, and the decline of coal. - EUROPE SAYS
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | The shift is driven by increased renewable capacity (wind and solar), seasonal
www.europesays.com
May 7, 2025 at 1:30 AM
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time Ever | The shift is driven by increased renewable capacity (wind and solar), seasonal demand, and the decline of coal.
https://www.europesays.com/2056664/
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time …
https://www.europesays.com/2056664/
U.S. Electricity From Fossils Fuels Dips Below 50% for the First Time …
It’s not often someone you know comes on the radio @npr.org, so I had a reverse “driveway moment” today and stayed in my car a few extra minutes before work to hear this powerful message from @amyspitalnick.bsky.social. Great job Amy! www.npr.org/transcripts/...
Trump exploiting antisemitism fears to undermine rule of law, warns Jewish coalition
A coalition of Jewish groups warns that the Trump administration stripping international students of visas under the guise of fighting antisemitism actually makes Jews less safe and undermines the rul...
www.npr.org
April 16, 2025 at 11:33 PM
It’s not often someone you know comes on the radio @npr.org, so I had a reverse “driveway moment” today and stayed in my car a few extra minutes before work to hear this powerful message from @amyspitalnick.bsky.social. Great job Amy! www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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“Do you know of any challenge in the history of humankind that was successfully overcome that began with pessimism and defeatism?
There isn’t. So optimism is a choice.”
— Christiana Figueres, who knows what it looks like to tackle seemingly impossible challenge – and succeed!
There isn’t. So optimism is a choice.”
— Christiana Figueres, who knows what it looks like to tackle seemingly impossible challenge – and succeed!
April 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Do you know of any challenge in the history of humankind that was successfully overcome that began with pessimism and defeatism?
There isn’t. So optimism is a choice.”
— Christiana Figueres, who knows what it looks like to tackle seemingly impossible challenge – and succeed!
There isn’t. So optimism is a choice.”
— Christiana Figueres, who knows what it looks like to tackle seemingly impossible challenge – and succeed!
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An absolutely incredible night.
Overwhelmed. What a joyful collection of humans.
Overwhelmed. What a joyful collection of humans.
EXCLUSIVE: Tonight at the Kennedy Center, Guster brought on cast members from Finn, an LGBTQ+ kids musical that was recently canceled when Trump took over the center. They performed the band’s song “Hard Times” to a standing ovation.
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
Full story, exclusive quotes and video on The Handbasket:
EXCLUSIVE: After Kennedy Center cancels LGBTQ+ musical, Guster brings cast on stage in protest
Finn's run at the storied DC venue was axed after Trump took over.
www.thehandbasket.co
March 29, 2025 at 2:38 AM
An absolutely incredible night.
Overwhelmed. What a joyful collection of humans.
Overwhelmed. What a joyful collection of humans.
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In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
March 13, 2025 at 4:37 PM
In answer to a question from the audience at SxSW last week. Full episode: open.spotify.com/episode/20Kb...
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In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
February 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
In light of everything happening, I wrote about how the KKK in the 1920s felt unstoppable, about the people that fought against them anyway, and about how fascism always fails. dansinker.com/posts/202…
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Today, I highly recommend giving Pope Francis' 2023 encyclical, Laudato Deum, a read. He minces absolutely no words about the injustice of climate change and how it disproportionately impacts those who've done the least to cause it. I felt like my screen would burst into flames while reading it.
February 3, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today, I highly recommend giving Pope Francis' 2023 encyclical, Laudato Deum, a read. He minces absolutely no words about the injustice of climate change and how it disproportionately impacts those who've done the least to cause it. I felt like my screen would burst into flames while reading it.
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Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
January 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Not everyone can fight Trumpism and Trumpists directly. But remember this: kindness, decency, and fidelity to American values are defiance in the face of Trumpism.
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
So be kind, decent, and faithful, particularly to the many kinds of people despised and attacked by Trumpists. That’s revolutionary./1
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No matter what this man says or does, trans people exist and deserve our unwavering support
🚨 Trump will instruct the federal government tomorrow via an executive order to not recognize that transgender people exist and exclusively recognize people as their sex assigned at birth.
www.thefp.com/p/trumps-day...
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EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s Day One Executive Order on ‘Male and Female’
The White House strikes out at gender ideology and pronouns. Also: ends housing of biological men in women’s prisons; self-ID on passports; and more.
www.thefp.com
January 20, 2025 at 2:29 AM
No matter what this man says or does, trans people exist and deserve our unwavering support