Democracy Not Plutocracy
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Writer, editor, digital media. For the common good. Opinions my own.
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Texas Monthly does some of my favorite long-form energy reporting, and I just discovered that a 2 year digital subscription is only $25?? What a steal.
Recent energy stories: www.texasmonthly.com/category/ene...
And follow @russellgold.bsky.social if you haven't yet.
Recent energy stories: www.texasmonthly.com/category/ene...
And follow @russellgold.bsky.social if you haven't yet.
Energy Archives
Reporting and commentary on the Texas energy industry and innovations shaping its future
www.texasmonthly.com
November 13, 2024 at 9:37 PM
Texas Monthly does some of my favorite long-form energy reporting, and I just discovered that a 2 year digital subscription is only $25?? What a steal.
Recent energy stories: www.texasmonthly.com/category/ene...
And follow @russellgold.bsky.social if you haven't yet.
Recent energy stories: www.texasmonthly.com/category/ene...
And follow @russellgold.bsky.social if you haven't yet.
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As I said, the long term goal of Trump and the Republicans is to delegitimize and dismantle the Federal Government.
That’s why he wants to appoint a man who is under investigation for sex trafficking to head up the Justice Department.
That’s why he wants to appoint a man who is under investigation for sex trafficking to head up the Justice Department.
John Bresnahan reports that GOP senators are stunned—and not in a good way—by Trump's nomination of Matt Gaetz for AG.
Chuck Grassley was so exasperated by reporters asking him about Gaetz that he stopped talking and stood there stone-faced for 30 seconds.
Chuck Grassley was so exasperated by reporters asking him about Gaetz that he stopped talking and stood there stone-faced for 30 seconds.
November 13, 2024 at 9:44 PM
As I said, the long term goal of Trump and the Republicans is to delegitimize and dismantle the Federal Government.
That’s why he wants to appoint a man who is under investigation for sex trafficking to head up the Justice Department.
That’s why he wants to appoint a man who is under investigation for sex trafficking to head up the Justice Department.
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Elon, using Trump’s casual racism as a certificate of authenticity, warns Senators against confirming Biden nominated judges during the lame duck.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
November 12, 2024 at 5:28 PM
Elon, using Trump’s casual racism as a certificate of authenticity, warns Senators against confirming Biden nominated judges during the lame duck.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
Do not sleep on the Elon thuggery.
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Jack Smith plans to step down before Trump takes office. Just in case it was lost on anyone: Smith was an extraordinary public servant and a hero.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
Jack Smith Plans to Step Down as Special Counsel Before Trump Takes Office
The prosecutor who investigated and charged Donald J. Trump plans to finish his report and leave the job before he can be fired.
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Jack Smith plans to step down before Trump takes office. Just in case it was lost on anyone: Smith was an extraordinary public servant and a hero.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/13/u...
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Okay I made one because I was having a tough time finding Black academics in this space. Share your handle in the replies if you are a Black Academic and wish to be added to this discipline list :).
go.bsky.app/PHKhesN
go.bsky.app/PHKhesN
November 13, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Okay I made one because I was having a tough time finding Black academics in this space. Share your handle in the replies if you are a Black Academic and wish to be added to this discipline list :).
go.bsky.app/PHKhesN
go.bsky.app/PHKhesN
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A reminder to people that independent bookshops that are coming to here from Twitter are taking a financial risk as that social media outlet is a major factor in marketing and getting sales.
November 13, 2024 at 1:48 PM
A reminder to people that independent bookshops that are coming to here from Twitter are taking a financial risk as that social media outlet is a major factor in marketing and getting sales.
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Quite understandably, because he grew up in Pretoria and didn’t start working as an illegal immigrant in the United States until the mid- or late 1990s, Elon never got to watch that Schoolhouse Rock episode on bills and laws and stuff.
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Quite understandably, because he grew up in Pretoria and didn’t start working as an illegal immigrant in the United States until the mid- or late 1990s, Elon never got to watch that Schoolhouse Rock episode on bills and laws and stuff.
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Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Trump's pick for Defense Secretary "says he was removed from the 2021 inauguration mission after Jan 6 because he has a Deus vult cross tattoo - an image that has been appropriate with the far-right."
via military reporter @stevenbeynon.bsky.social
Beynon's thread⬇️
via military reporter @stevenbeynon.bsky.social
Beynon's thread⬇️
November 13, 2024 at 1:56 PM
Pete Hegseth, President-Elect Trump's pick for Defense Secretary "says he was removed from the 2021 inauguration mission after Jan 6 because he has a Deus vult cross tattoo - an image that has been appropriate with the far-right."
via military reporter @stevenbeynon.bsky.social
Beynon's thread⬇️
via military reporter @stevenbeynon.bsky.social
Beynon's thread⬇️
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The new Defense Secretary says women shouldn’t be in combat. The new Ambassador to Israel says the West Bank and Gaza don’t exist. The new Homeland Security Secretary is a dogkiller. The new SoS had a dick-measuring contest with Trump. Musk—who secretly talks to Putin—has an illegal job.
It’s Day 7
It’s Day 7
November 13, 2024 at 3:12 AM
The new Defense Secretary says women shouldn’t be in combat. The new Ambassador to Israel says the West Bank and Gaza don’t exist. The new Homeland Security Secretary is a dogkiller. The new SoS had a dick-measuring contest with Trump. Musk—who secretly talks to Putin—has an illegal job.
It’s Day 7
It’s Day 7
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The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones.
November 13, 2024 at 2:53 AM
The fall of the Roman Empire but very stupid and everyone has phones.
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Imagine taking a gun to a puppy’s head and pulling the trigger??
That’s our new Director of Homeland Security.
That’s our new Director of Homeland Security.
November 13, 2024 at 1:39 AM
Imagine taking a gun to a puppy’s head and pulling the trigger??
That’s our new Director of Homeland Security.
That’s our new Director of Homeland Security.
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I just realized that a self preservation habit I formed over at the other place was not looking at replies hardly at all to keep from seeing all the hate. Bear with me as I get used to actually chatting with decent folks again.
November 12, 2024 at 2:11 PM
I just realized that a self preservation habit I formed over at the other place was not looking at replies hardly at all to keep from seeing all the hate. Bear with me as I get used to actually chatting with decent folks again.
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The MSM is reporting on the failures of the losing campaign and the winning campaign’s picks for cabinet positions, because that’s what they’ve always done after an election.
If we’ve learned nothing else these last eight years, it’s that MSM is incapable of change.
If we’ve learned nothing else these last eight years, it’s that MSM is incapable of change.
It's pretty much already happening; he's already chosen Nosferatu for his deputy chief of staff. The thing that burns me is that the MSM has been treating all of this as normal. It doesn't surprise me, mind you.
November 13, 2024 at 12:40 AM
The MSM is reporting on the failures of the losing campaign and the winning campaign’s picks for cabinet positions, because that’s what they’ve always done after an election.
If we’ve learned nothing else these last eight years, it’s that MSM is incapable of change.
If we’ve learned nothing else these last eight years, it’s that MSM is incapable of change.
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Stay off of mainstream media, who want you to be scared and keep reading. Work on the things you can control. Accept the reality you live in. It might just be easy for for me because it’s how I do my job. Say the Serenity Prayer?
November 12, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Stay off of mainstream media, who want you to be scared and keep reading. Work on the things you can control. Accept the reality you live in. It might just be easy for for me because it’s how I do my job. Say the Serenity Prayer?
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A woman is challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban and six-week ban, arguing a violation of the right to privacy and self-determination and is requesting class-action status for those who may become pregnant, but are unable to access abortions. www.aclu-ky.org/sites/defaul...
November 13, 2024 at 12:34 PM
A woman is challenging Kentucky’s near-total abortion ban and six-week ban, arguing a violation of the right to privacy and self-determination and is requesting class-action status for those who may become pregnant, but are unable to access abortions. www.aclu-ky.org/sites/defaul...
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Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations).
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
November 13, 2024 at 4:55 AM
Was there today for the H.R. 9495 vote (bill that would have allowed labeling nonprofits as terrorist supporting organizations).
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
Voted no, of course - but I do want to report that the activism DID work and persuaded members.
I thought it’d be a lonely NO vote, which we take often. It wasn’t.
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May I suggest a book for the impending collapse? "Surviving the Future" by Shaun Chamberlain and David Fleming has been a comfort read for me lately. A gentle but prescient book about what it means to create community amidst societal collapse. Highly recommend for this moment.
November 13, 2024 at 2:05 AM
May I suggest a book for the impending collapse? "Surviving the Future" by Shaun Chamberlain and David Fleming has been a comfort read for me lately. A gentle but prescient book about what it means to create community amidst societal collapse. Highly recommend for this moment.
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Researchers say Twitter changed its algorithm to promote Elon Musk and Republican posts leading up to the election.
"The date at which [the spike] in engagement occurs coincides with Elon Musk's formal endorsement of Donald Trump on 13th July 2024." eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
"The date at which [the spike] in engagement occurs coincides with Elon Musk's formal endorsement of Donald Trump on 13th July 2024." eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
November 13, 2024 at 12:39 PM
Researchers say Twitter changed its algorithm to promote Elon Musk and Republican posts leading up to the election.
"The date at which [the spike] in engagement occurs coincides with Elon Musk's formal endorsement of Donald Trump on 13th July 2024." eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
"The date at which [the spike] in engagement occurs coincides with Elon Musk's formal endorsement of Donald Trump on 13th July 2024." eprints.qut.edu.au/253211/
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“Elon Musk's X is bleeding users after Trump's election win *** On Tuesday, Bluesky announced that it has welcomed one million users since the U.S. presidential election.” 11/12/24 #Xodus #bluesky www.yahoo.com/news/trump-v...
November 13, 2024 at 2:52 AM
“Elon Musk's X is bleeding users after Trump's election win *** On Tuesday, Bluesky announced that it has welcomed one million users since the U.S. presidential election.” 11/12/24 #Xodus #bluesky www.yahoo.com/news/trump-v...
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The best thing I've done for my mental health in years has been to start spending two hours a day working from my local library. Those places have healing energy.
November 12, 2024 at 11:50 PM
The best thing I've done for my mental health in years has been to start spending two hours a day working from my local library. Those places have healing energy.
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“The Santa Clara County [Californua] Registrar of Voters Office was evacuated over the weekend after a bomb threat that was sent by email was seen by an employee *** About 100 employees who were inside still counting & processing votes…were evacuated…” 11/11/24 localnewsmatters.org/2024/11/11/b...
November 12, 2024 at 2:33 AM
“The Santa Clara County [Californua] Registrar of Voters Office was evacuated over the weekend after a bomb threat that was sent by email was seen by an employee *** About 100 employees who were inside still counting & processing votes…were evacuated…” 11/11/24 localnewsmatters.org/2024/11/11/b...
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Gotta break the Elon rule because Musk just posted this 👇
November 13, 2024 at 1:08 AM
Gotta break the Elon rule because Musk just posted this 👇
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Funny how watching Russian television better helps you predict Trump’s staffing decisions than watching American television does. If in doubt follow @juliadavisnews.bsky.social
November 10, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Funny how watching Russian television better helps you predict Trump’s staffing decisions than watching American television does. If in doubt follow @juliadavisnews.bsky.social
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Trump is Musk’s client. Musk is Putin’s client. Putin is Xi’s client.
November 11, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Trump is Musk’s client. Musk is Putin’s client. Putin is Xi’s client.