kathy tries
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EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
December 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
EVs beat petrol cars on lifetime emissions — even on “dirty” grids.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
Battery production is carbon-intensive, but EVs quickly repay that debt and end up 21–71% cleaner over 250,000 km.
We can’t wait for perfect grids: electrify transport and clean the grid now.
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And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
December 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
And think
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
The republicans have managed to do this to us, to the world, in les than a year.
Oh, goodie, it turns out that palpitations and dizziness can come along with hot flashes. Just as I was thinking this wild fever and fatigue isn't quite enough of a new & exciting challenge to my day, I really need to level up my game.
Body: ok, then, try this!
Body: ok, then, try this!
December 9, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Oh, goodie, it turns out that palpitations and dizziness can come along with hot flashes. Just as I was thinking this wild fever and fatigue isn't quite enough of a new & exciting challenge to my day, I really need to level up my game.
Body: ok, then, try this!
Body: ok, then, try this!
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renewable energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels, tilting us ever so slowly in the right direction despite politics, despite huge subsidies for oil producers
Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, the U.K has just generated a record amount of clean, domestic wind energy.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
Enough to power 23 million homes!
U.K decarbonisation policy is a recipe for energy security.
December 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
renewable energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels, tilting us ever so slowly in the right direction despite politics, despite huge subsidies for oil producers
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They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
Torture Techniques from CIA Black Sites Were Used at Alligator Alcatraz
Amnesty International, interviewing migrant detainees, identifies use of the confinement box. There can be no denying it is a torture prison
www.forever-wars.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:40 PM
They're using the confinement box, one of the most horrific methods of CIA torture in the post-9/11 black sites, against migrants now. This is the direct result of the lack of consequences for the architects of the torture program. Either there will be criminal penalties for this or it will expand.
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Another Year, Another Delco Property Tax Hike…What’s Going On?
Breaking down the reasoning behind two giant property tax hikes in a row.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Breaking down the reasoning behind two giant property tax hikes in a row.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Another Year, Another Delco Property Tax Hike…What’s Going On?
Breaking down the reasoning behind two giant property tax hikes in a row.
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Another Year, Another Delco Property Tax Hike…What’s Going On?
Breaking down the reasoning behind two giant property tax hikes in a row.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Breaking down the reasoning behind two giant property tax hikes in a row.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
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Philly Should Use Camden As Blueprint To Combat Homelessness
Camden County is building 60 efficiency apartments for people experiencing homelessness and Philly should look at it as an example.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Camden County is building 60 efficiency apartments for people experiencing homelessness and Philly should look at it as an example.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Philly Should Use Camden As Blueprint To Combat Homelessness
Camden County is building 60 efficiency apartments for people experiencing homelessness and Philly should look at it as an example.
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Philly Should Use Camden As Blueprint To Combat Homelessness
Camden County is building 60 efficiency apartments for people experiencing homelessness and Philly should look at it as an example.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
Camden County is building 60 efficiency apartments for people experiencing homelessness and Philly should look at it as an example.
open.substack.com/pub/delcoris...
this is incredibly dangerous
Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan Monday, reflexively jumping into the arguments to downplay the obvious dangers his majority will soon unleash in its seemingly imminent decision to destroy independent agencies.
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roberts...
talkingpointsmemo.com/news/roberts...
Roberts on Cleanup Duty as Court Prepares to Kill Independent Government Agencies
Chief Justice John Roberts scrambled around with a verbal broom and dustpan...
talkingpointsmemo.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:57 PM
this is incredibly dangerous
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Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Not only is ICE snatching hard working people who are trying to earn a living, they’re taking their money too?
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
A witness recorded ICE agents taking a cash box from a taco stand in La Puente during an operation where four people were arrested.
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You must admit it's remarkably serendipitous for the fossil fuel industry that, just as demand began dipping, Big Tech came to the rescue.
UAE aims to boost LNG exports as global demand outpaces supply, minister says
The United Arab Emirates plans not only to meet domestic demand for liquefied natural gas, but also to grow its exports, Energy Minister Suhail al-Mazrouei said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
You must admit it's remarkably serendipitous for the fossil fuel industry that, just as demand began dipping, Big Tech came to the rescue.
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Donald Trump is the only innocent man who doesn’t want you to see the evidence of his innocence
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Donald Trump is the only innocent man who doesn’t want you to see the evidence of his innocence
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Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Netflix's $83 billion takeover of Warner Bros Discovery would mean more corporate consolidation.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
Netflix, by far the #1 streamer, would take over HBO Max, the #3 streaming service.
This giant merger could violate antitrust law and hurt consumers.
December 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Five corporations control 90% of the US media market.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
Airlines merged from 12 major carriers in 1980 to 4 today.
Four giants control 80% of meat processing.
The evidence of corporate consolidation is everywhere.
It means more power for them and less freedom for you.
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"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
December 4, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"ICE is arresting the worst of the worst."
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
Everything this administration tells us is a lie.
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Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Himes: "What I saw in that room was one of the most troubling things I've seen in my time in public service ... any American who sees the video that I saw will see the US military attacking shipwrecked sailors."
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Report: Stagnant Economy Forcing More Americans To Take Jobs As Infrastructure https://theonion.com/report-stagnant-economy-forcing-more-americans-to-take-1819576811/
December 4, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Report: Stagnant Economy Forcing More Americans To Take Jobs As Infrastructure https://theonion.com/report-stagnant-economy-forcing-more-americans-to-take-1819576811/
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Clean tech spending may hit record high in US this year—DESPITE the political climate.
A structural shift: the transition is increasingly independent from temporary political will. Falling costs, long-term investment cycles & state-level momentum are driving growth.
www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
A structural shift: the transition is increasingly independent from temporary political will. Falling costs, long-term investment cycles & state-level momentum are driving growth.
www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
Surprise: Cleantech Spending May Hit Record Despite Trump’s Carbon Push
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how AI is ushering in a new nuclear age and investing in developing nations amid a pullback in U.S. aid and private funding
www.forbes.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Clean tech spending may hit record high in US this year—DESPITE the political climate.
A structural shift: the transition is increasingly independent from temporary political will. Falling costs, long-term investment cycles & state-level momentum are driving growth.
www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
A structural shift: the transition is increasingly independent from temporary political will. Falling costs, long-term investment cycles & state-level momentum are driving growth.
www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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And from here on in, every Thursday shall be called Trumpday, all federal land belongs to me, and all women must bow when I pass by.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
December 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
And from here on in, every Thursday shall be called Trumpday, all federal land belongs to me, and all women must bow when I pass by.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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North Korean-style. A Potemkin village of fake journalists.
December 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
North Korean-style. A Potemkin village of fake journalists.
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Rep Pramila Jayapal: "Remember the militarized raid on a Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night where agents rappelled from helicopters and zip-tied sobbing children? It has resulted in ZERO criminal charges two months later.
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
December 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Rep Pramila Jayapal: "Remember the militarized raid on a Chicago apartment building in the middle of the night where agents rappelled from helicopters and zip-tied sobbing children? It has resulted in ZERO criminal charges two months later.
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
The cruelty, chaos, and fear are the point."
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Meet Prince, my Amazon Milk tree froglet. Here he is resting in the moss. However, he is mostly arboreal, spending much of his time in the canopy of his paladarium.
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #frog #herps
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #frog #herps
December 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Meet Prince, my Amazon Milk tree froglet. Here he is resting in the moss. However, he is mostly arboreal, spending much of his time in the canopy of his paladarium.
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #frog #herps
#naturephotography #nature #wildlifephotography #wildlife #macrophotography #macro #photography #amphibian #frog #herps
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Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
November 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Walmart and McDonald’s are among the top employers of workers who rely on food stamps.
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
McDonald's CEO raked in $18.2M last year — over 1,000x the company's median employee pay.
Walmart's CEO pocketed $27.4M — 930x the company's median employee pay.
See the problem?
