Michael Purnell
@greenprepper.bsky.social
I'm a solar design and installation contractor in the ridge and valley region of southern Pennsylvania.
https://greenprepper.com
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Apparently, neither do AG Pam Bondi, VP J.D. Vance, nor POTUS, much less anyone else on the political right.
Bullets, shot into the dark.
Bullets, shot into the dark.
September 16, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Apparently, neither do AG Pam Bondi, VP J.D. Vance, nor POTUS, much less anyone else on the political right.
Bullets, shot into the dark.
Bullets, shot into the dark.
Andromeda, before the clouds moved in.
September 13, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Andromeda, before the clouds moved in.
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The DOE's climate report is a sham, with hand-picked contrarian experts and cherry-picked data that ignores 99% of the scientific literature. by @andrewdessler.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/09/03/t...
September 3, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The DOE's climate report is a sham, with hand-picked contrarian experts and cherry-picked data that ignores 99% of the scientific literature. by @andrewdessler.com www.realclearscience.com/2025/09/03/t...
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nice article from Nadir Jeevanjee (is he on bluesky?) about predictions climate models got right. successful predictions are the gold standard of science.
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
From rising global temperatures to the fast-warming Arctic, early climate models predicted the changes half a century ago.
theconversation.com
September 4, 2025 at 1:07 AM
nice article from Nadir Jeevanjee (is he on bluesky?) about predictions climate models got right. successful predictions are the gold standard of science.
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
5 forecasts early climate models got right – the evidence is all around you
theconversation.com/5-forecasts-...
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Jordy Meiselas: We're not chasing politicians or people. People are inherently flawed. They'll let you down. But values and strong core beliefs, I mean, that's been really our north star since we started…
July 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Jordy Meiselas: We're not chasing politicians or people. People are inherently flawed. They'll let you down. But values and strong core beliefs, I mean, that's been really our north star since we started…
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1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
1/4. On the White House’s theory, if they abduct you, get you on a helicopter, get to international waters, shoot you in the head, and drop your corpse into the ocean, that is legal, because it is the conduct of foreign affairs.
This is spot on.
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
How the Elite rigged Society (and why it’s falling apart) | David Brooks
YouTube video by Alliance for Responsible Citizenship
youtu.be
February 28, 2025 at 11:04 AM
This is spot on.
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
youtu.be/QSa52TR9tCA?...
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It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.
February 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.
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My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
February 4, 2025 at 4:56 AM
My instinct is to make the case that USAID is extremely good, actually. But I feel like it’s more important to say, “What is happening is antagonistic to the foundational document of the nation.”
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Fox’s chief national security correspondent fact-checks Trump as he again tells the lie about “turning on the water” in California
The water release alarmed local farmers and had no way of getting to SoCal. A total fabrication.
There is no bottom.
The water release alarmed local farmers and had no way of getting to SoCal. A total fabrication.
There is no bottom.
February 4, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Fox’s chief national security correspondent fact-checks Trump as he again tells the lie about “turning on the water” in California
The water release alarmed local farmers and had no way of getting to SoCal. A total fabrication.
There is no bottom.
The water release alarmed local farmers and had no way of getting to SoCal. A total fabrication.
There is no bottom.
For decades, I've been hearing about the downfalls of having unelected bureaucrats twiddling the knobs of the federal government. Those unelected bureaucrats nonetheless were accountable to independent inspectors general, whose role was to enforce legal standards and prevent corruption.
February 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
For decades, I've been hearing about the downfalls of having unelected bureaucrats twiddling the knobs of the federal government. Those unelected bureaucrats nonetheless were accountable to independent inspectors general, whose role was to enforce legal standards and prevent corruption.
Canada is America’s second largest trading partner, but number one export market. The 10 biggest stock market drops took place during the pandemic. We may set a new record soon.
economics.td.com/ca-canada-us...
economics.td.com/ca-canada-us...
Setting the Record Straight on Canada-U.S. Trade
Setting the Record Straight on Canada-U.S. Trade
economics.td.com
February 3, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Canada is America’s second largest trading partner, but number one export market. The 10 biggest stock market drops took place during the pandemic. We may set a new record soon.
economics.td.com/ca-canada-us...
economics.td.com/ca-canada-us...
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First 28 days of 2025 were 1.75°C above pre-industrial!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
January 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
First 28 days of 2025 were 1.75°C above pre-industrial!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
Even with La Niña cooling the planet down somewhat, this will be the hottest January in history.
The Global warming rate might have more than doubled!
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Why is this important? This policy increases job insecurity for federal employees in policy-making roles, pressuring them to align with political goals or risk termination. It discourages dissent, whistleblowing, and independent expertise, fostering a politically driven federal workforce.
January 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Why is this important? This policy increases job insecurity for federal employees in policy-making roles, pressuring them to align with political goals or risk termination. It discourages dissent, whistleblowing, and independent expertise, fostering a politically driven federal workforce.
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The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
January 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The people now in charge of the Office of Personnel Management apparently don’t know how to scrub PDF metadata, and have exposed the original authors of the guidance they’re publishing. Two, Noah Peters and James Sherk, have links to the Heritage Foundation and Project 2025.
Unintended? Nope. Chaos is exactly what was wanted.
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Unintended? Nope. Chaos is exactly what was wanted.
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Charles Spurgeon says good morning.
January 23, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Charles Spurgeon says good morning.
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Day 53 — January 22, 2025
While most of the orders and policies that Trump rescinded in his opening act were those of the Biden Administration, one order he eviscerated goes back 60 years—to the LBJ presidency, and the heart of the civil rights era.
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While most of the orders and policies that Trump rescinded in his opening act were those of the Biden Administration, one order he eviscerated goes back 60 years—to the LBJ presidency, and the heart of the civil rights era.
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January 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Day 53 — January 22, 2025
While most of the orders and policies that Trump rescinded in his opening act were those of the Biden Administration, one order he eviscerated goes back 60 years—to the LBJ presidency, and the heart of the civil rights era.
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While most of the orders and policies that Trump rescinded in his opening act were those of the Biden Administration, one order he eviscerated goes back 60 years—to the LBJ presidency, and the heart of the civil rights era.
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Most politicians totally misunderstand the trouble that artificial intelligence is going to bring. This isn’t a race for profit, it’s a race for power. And that power will be in the hands of a few very rich people. Does that sound like a good future?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJE...
What Everyone Gets Wrong about AI
YouTube video by Sabine Hossenfelder
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Most politicians totally misunderstand the trouble that artificial intelligence is going to bring. This isn’t a race for profit, it’s a race for power. And that power will be in the hands of a few very rich people. Does that sound like a good future?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJE...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNJE...
Who would WANT to be POTUS at a time like this?! Between the looming bloodbath for legacy auto, and increasing climate chaos, it's not going to be easy.
youtu.be/vK3C6sg5d3g?...
youtu.be/vK3C6sg5d3g?...
US Expert says America's auto industry is 10 to 15 years behind China
YouTube video by The Electric Viking
youtu.be
January 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Who would WANT to be POTUS at a time like this?! Between the looming bloodbath for legacy auto, and increasing climate chaos, it's not going to be easy.
youtu.be/vK3C6sg5d3g?...
youtu.be/vK3C6sg5d3g?...
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Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them…
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them…
January 22, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen:
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them…
to loose the chains of injustice
and untie the cords of the yoke,
to set the oppressed free
and break every yoke?
Is it not to share your food with the hungry
and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter—
when you see the naked, to clothe them…
We keep throwing around abstract terms and phrases.
January 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
We keep throwing around abstract terms and phrases.
"There’s a war brewing between a handful of billionaires to seize control of AI. They want you to think their tech will make the world better for all of us. We dug into what they really want."
youtu.be/WP5sQhGlxj4?...
youtu.be/WP5sQhGlxj4?...
The Secret Plan Behind Artificial Intelligence
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 8:23 PM
"There’s a war brewing between a handful of billionaires to seize control of AI. They want you to think their tech will make the world better for all of us. We dug into what they really want."
youtu.be/WP5sQhGlxj4?...
youtu.be/WP5sQhGlxj4?...