Eric 🌃⚡️🚲🚆
@hawkthoughts.bsky.social
Rose City urbanist and abundance advocate | musing on land use, transportation, renewable energy, and sometimes baseball
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you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
JD Vance: "A lot of young people are saying housing is way too expensive. Why is that? Because we flooded the country with 30 million illegal immigrants who were taking houses that ought by right go to American citizens."
November 13, 2025 at 10:12 PM
you could fact check this — there aren’t 30 million illegal immigrants and there is no evidence that the presence of an immigrant in say houston has any impact on housing in madison, wisconsin — or you could note straightforwardly that this is just nazi rhetoric
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A whale carcass has washed ashore near Depoe Bay.
Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale.
@tinakotek.bsky.social has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
Governor. Don't let the opportunity pass you by 🐋🧨💥
Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale.
@tinakotek.bsky.social has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
Governor. Don't let the opportunity pass you by 🐋🧨💥
November 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
A whale carcass has washed ashore near Depoe Bay.
Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale.
@tinakotek.bsky.social has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
Governor. Don't let the opportunity pass you by 🐋🧨💥
Wednesday is the 55th anniversary of the exploding whale.
@tinakotek.bsky.social has the opportunity to do the funniest thing ever.
Governor. Don't let the opportunity pass you by 🐋🧨💥
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BREAKING:
A federal judge in Oregon just issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard to the streets of Portland.
A federal judge in Oregon just issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard to the streets of Portland.
November 8, 2025 at 2:25 AM
BREAKING:
A federal judge in Oregon just issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard to the streets of Portland.
A federal judge in Oregon just issued a permanent injunction barring the Trump admin from deploying the National Guard to the streets of Portland.
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If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
open.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:10 PM
If I were running in next year's midterms, I'd be saying: Aussies are getting free electricity, and we're getting huge price spikes.
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
Because they built solar, and Trump is blocking it.
open.substack.com/pub/billmcki...
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The most New York victory post? I love mayors who love their cities. (And why do people who don't love their cities even run for mayor?)
November 5, 2025 at 2:58 AM
The most New York victory post? I love mayors who love their cities. (And why do people who don't love their cities even run for mayor?)
After the year we’ve had, I think we all deserved a night to lib out a bit
November 5, 2025 at 2:29 AM
After the year we’ve had, I think we all deserved a night to lib out a bit
A true World Series this year with a final game in Canada and an MVP that needs a translator. If MLB was smart they would expand more internationally. Start with a team in Mexico City.
November 2, 2025 at 6:36 AM
A true World Series this year with a final game in Canada and an MVP that needs a translator. If MLB was smart they would expand more internationally. Start with a team in Mexico City.
New rendering of trump’s next plan to renovate the west wing.
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
New rendering of trump’s next plan to renovate the west wing.
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Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling
The Trump administration plans to open whole swaths of the East and West Coasts to offshore drilling, including areas previously protected for environmental reasons, documents show.
www.yahoo.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Exclusive: Leaked documents detail Trump's plans to open East and West coasts to offshore oil drilling.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Portland frog spotted at Iowa City No Kings protest
October 18, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Portland frog spotted at Iowa City No Kings protest
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Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of the city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’
A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.
A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.
Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’
A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.
www.politico.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Portland leader says Trump’s portrayal of the city is ‘completely disconnected from the truth’
A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.
A Q&A with new city council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney.
Just an incredible chart here to describe the state of our politics
October 12, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Just an incredible chart here to describe the state of our politics
Happy for mariners fans. Happier the game is finally over so I can go to sleep
October 11, 2025 at 5:23 AM
Happy for mariners fans. Happier the game is finally over so I can go to sleep
Congress to Americans:
July 3, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Congress to Americans:
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The Senate version of GOP's budget bill dropped in the middle of the night. Astonishingly, it got EVEN WORSE. It raises energy costs, kills $100s of billions of investment in manufacturing, makes grids less reliable, increases pollution & constrains our ability to compete w/China on AI. Loser stuff.
June 28, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The Senate version of GOP's budget bill dropped in the middle of the night. Astonishingly, it got EVEN WORSE. It raises energy costs, kills $100s of billions of investment in manufacturing, makes grids less reliable, increases pollution & constrains our ability to compete w/China on AI. Loser stuff.
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The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡
June 28, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The energy provisions in the Republicans' One Big Horrible Bill are truly so bad! Who wants this? The country's automakers don't want it. Electric utilities don't want it. Data center developers don't want it. Manufacturers in energy intensive industries don't want it. 🔌💡
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Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
How the Senate GOP’s New Tax on Renewables Could ‘Kill’ the Industry
As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.
heatmap.news
June 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
This is bleak. Republicans want to kill the renewable energy industry while propping up fossil fuels. Many will lose jobs and climate change will continue to worsen. Elections have consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
G.O.P. Bill Adds Surprise Tax That Could Cripple Wind and Solar Power
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is bleak. Republicans want to kill the renewable energy industry while propping up fossil fuels. Many will lose jobs and climate change will continue to worsen. Elections have consequences. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/c...
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What he said!
This happens every year. It’s the Memorial Day closure of River View Cemetery, so no bikes!!
This happens every year. It’s the Memorial Day closure of River View Cemetery, so no bikes!!
A reminder for this weekend. No bikes in Riverview Cemetery. @bikeloudpdx.bsky.social @bikeportland.org
May 20, 2025 at 11:58 PM
What he said!
This happens every year. It’s the Memorial Day closure of River View Cemetery, so no bikes!!
This happens every year. It’s the Memorial Day closure of River View Cemetery, so no bikes!!
something something ‘crystal clean water’
The Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday that it plans to rescind four Biden-era limitations on pollutants in drinking water.
Read more in today’s climate briefing.
Read more in today’s climate briefing.
EPA Rescinds PFAS Protections in the Name of ‘Flexibility’
On drinking water, a ‘rogue’ discovery, and Northwest data centers
heatmap.news
May 15, 2025 at 6:36 PM
something something ‘crystal clean water’
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A clean energy boom was just starting. Now, a Republican bill aims to end it.
See where states would lose out on investments.
See where states would lose out on investments.
A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 12:00 AM
A clean energy boom was just starting. Now, a Republican bill aims to end it.
See where states would lose out on investments.
See where states would lose out on investments.
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NEW SHIFT KEY
THE FIGHT OVER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ARRIVED
@jessedjenkins.com and I chat with former Senate staffer Luke Bassett about what to expect during the reconciliation fight. Then we go section-by-section through the GOP’s new plan to cut the IRA.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
THE FIGHT OVER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ARRIVED
@jessedjenkins.com and I chat with former Senate staffer Luke Bassett about what to expect during the reconciliation fight. Then we go section-by-section through the GOP’s new plan to cut the IRA.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Shift Key Special Edition: The Fight Over the Inflation Reduction Act Has Arrived
Rob and Jesse digest the Ways and Means budget bill live on air, alongside former Treasury advisor Luke Bassett.
heatmap.news
May 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
NEW SHIFT KEY
THE FIGHT OVER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ARRIVED
@jessedjenkins.com and I chat with former Senate staffer Luke Bassett about what to expect during the reconciliation fight. Then we go section-by-section through the GOP’s new plan to cut the IRA.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
THE FIGHT OVER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT HAS ARRIVED
@jessedjenkins.com and I chat with former Senate staffer Luke Bassett about what to expect during the reconciliation fight. Then we go section-by-section through the GOP’s new plan to cut the IRA.
heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
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16 years to approve a wind farm. A developer to build solar is 5 years waiting too, and was forced into additional studies while tripling costs. Oregon and Washington rate dead last in adding green energy
We are going to give Ezra Klein a nervous breakdown. www.propublica.org/article/oreg...
We are going to give Ezra Klein a nervous breakdown. www.propublica.org/article/oreg...
Liberal Oregon and Washington Vowed to Pioneer Green Energy. Almost Every Other State Is Beating Them.
The Northwest states passed aggressive goals to decarbonize the power supply but left it to the Bonneville Power Administration to build the transmission lines needed for wind and solar. The agency ha...
www.propublica.org
May 12, 2025 at 2:35 PM
16 years to approve a wind farm. A developer to build solar is 5 years waiting too, and was forced into additional studies while tripling costs. Oregon and Washington rate dead last in adding green energy
We are going to give Ezra Klein a nervous breakdown. www.propublica.org/article/oreg...
We are going to give Ezra Klein a nervous breakdown. www.propublica.org/article/oreg...
chicago guy pope. i wonder if he is a cubs fan. papal 7th inning stretch when?
May 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
chicago guy pope. i wonder if he is a cubs fan. papal 7th inning stretch when?