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James Bradbury
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Climate policy research and analysis with a state focus. Transportation, equity & democracy.
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I lived on Capitol Hill, in DC, at the time and I recall biking past the Tea Party protests and I observed that many of their signs were racists AF.
The press coverage sane washed that shit like crazy
Gettyimage of a Tea Party protestor holding up a sign at a protest in 2009. The sign shows an old black and white photo of an SS officer with his right hand raised. Barak Obama’s head is photoshopped on the body and he has a fake Hitler mustache. The top of the sign simply says “Barack Hussein Obama” and the bottom of the sign says “The New Face of Hitler.”
October 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Exactly!
Bar chart showing Ipsos poll results, published Nov 15, 2024, titled, “Misinformed views on immigration, crime, the economy, correlated with ballot choice.” The image compares Trump vs Harris voters, who were asked four questions about key issues… For example: “violent crime rates are at or near all time highs in most major American cities. (False)” …and Trump voters answered incorrectly while Harris voters answer correctly by large margins, ranging from 29 to 91 point spreads.
September 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Image of the sage at CPAC 2022, with a red, white and blue banner that reads: "We Are All Domestic Terrorists." Snopes reports: The 2022 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) took place in Dallas, Texas, from Aug. 4-7, featuring Republican notables such as former U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, as well as an assortment of panel discussions. A digital banner displayed during one of those panel discussions became the subject of controversy when photographs and video clips of it went viral on social media. The banner read: "We Are All Domestic Terrorists." "Conservative panelists at CPAC Dallas embraced a new label on Saturday," read a tweet by the Houston Chronicle, "adopting 'domestic terrorist' as a badge of honor."
August 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
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Just leaving this here for no particular reason:
Nov 14, 2024 Ipsos poll. The understated headline speaks for itself
Bar chart showing Ipsos poll results, published Nov 15, 2024, titled, “Misinformed views on immigration, crime, the economy, correlated with ballot choice.” The image compares Trump vs Harris voters, who were asked four questions about key issues… For example: “violent crime rates are at or near all time highs in most major American cities. (False)” …and Trump voters answered incorrectly while Harris voters answer correctly by large margins, ranging from 29 to 91 point spreads.
June 17, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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Grab a sign LFG!
Three hand-made No Kings rally signs are resting on a coffee table, the first says “Defend our Democracy,” another says “No Kings in the USA,” the third says “It’s Later Than You Think.”
June 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Ok but you misspelled “rank corruption”
@washingtonpost.com
Screen grab of a Washington Post headline — with the word “blurring”highlighted — published this morning (May 11, 7:00am): “White House
“In Mideast, Trump plans to focus on business deals, not geopolitics
“The trip is expected to focus primarily on cementing trade ties. On the heels of Trump Organization business deals in the region, it also showcases the blurring of Trump’s private business ventures with foreign policy.”
Today at 7:00 a.m. ET
May 11, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Post a warning
Sign reads: DANGER HAZARDOUS FUMES STEEP CLIFFS ROUGH SURFACE HOT LAVA Flashlight Required After Dark
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Post a warning
March 24, 2025 at 12:37 AM
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Scott Goldstein, US DOT, kicking off the #TRBAM session on induced travel, reflecting on scholarly research showing that adding roadway capacity worsens pollution and congestion.
Scott Goldstein speaking from a TRB lectern, with Elizabeth Sall (presiding) looking on.
January 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Doggo day!
A good dog. A sweet black dog (mixed breed) with white markings on her chest, sitting obediently on some moss, under an oak tree.
November 19, 2024 at 10:08 PM
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That didn’t take long
Screenshot of a social media post by Neil Chatterjee, offering Trump transition team help with finding and firing people from FERC. In a second post he claims that the Trump team responded to his offer within 7 minutes.
November 8, 2024 at 1:23 PM
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Oh that’s cool! Side benefit of writing letters is learning about new addresses:
Barack Obama Blvd!
votefwd.org/about-us
Photo of a partial address written at the bottom of a page. The text says: “Barack Obama Blvd., Valdosta, GA.”
October 26, 2024 at 4:28 PM
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Sitting down to another 20 pack of letters! Nice day for it

votefwd.org/about-us
A photo of a stack of blank envelopes and unwritten Vote Forward letter bundles for GA & PA sitting on my picnic table, outside.
October 19, 2024 at 5:02 PM
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Woohoo! Lovin the skeets
September 18, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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My nickname in college was “Rob”
August 29, 2024 at 3:19 PM
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If you see this and are so inclined please post a picture you took at sunset
Sunset over the Pacific Ocean with waves crashing on a cobblestone beach, two sea stacks in the distance and two pelicans flying by
August 26, 2024 at 11:10 AM
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Stirring speech by Ali Zaidi at the #USDOT Transportation and Climate Symposium!
July 12, 2024 at 1:44 PM
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Always a good dog
June 28, 2024 at 5:16 PM
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June 28, 2024 at 4:22 AM
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Lots not to like about the WaPost’s editorial wapo.st/4bh8hZd
opposing Biden pausing permitting of certain new LNG export terminals.
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But the very worst part is definitely this:
Clip from article highlighting: “… the effect on global carbon emissions is likely marginal, even if it’s true, as climate activists maintain, that natural gas liquefaction and shipping are energy-intensive processes…”
January 30, 2024 at 11:43 AM
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Nova, a black dog with a little white mark on her chest, strolling through the snow on a beautiful snowy day.
January 15, 2024 at 11:14 PM
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Happy Thanksgiving!
Wild turkey foot prints in shallow wet snow
November 22, 2023 at 2:29 PM