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"the worst kind of guns are those that can shoot a lot of bullets quickly, easily, and accurately ... The harder it is to get these types of guns, the better." prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
Australia Proves Gun Control Works - The American Prospect
The Bondi mass shooting would have been a lot worse if not for Aussie gun regulations—which if anything aren’t strict enough.
prospect.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:08 PM
"the worst kind of guns are those that can shoot a lot of bullets quickly, easily, and accurately ... The harder it is to get these types of guns, the better." prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
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Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
December 17, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Massive defeat for Mike Johnson. Still has to clear the senate, but this is what Dems wanted all along. Johnson has essentially lost control of the gavel after Epstein and now this. Weakest speaker in history.
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
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An anonymous AI company wants to buy Dr. Tim Grosser's family land in Kentucky to build a data center.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
December 17, 2025 at 3:12 PM
An anonymous AI company wants to buy Dr. Tim Grosser's family land in Kentucky to build a data center.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
They offered him up to $8 million dollars, and he refused.
They asked him to name his price, and he still refused.
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The Sahm Rule is flashing red, and the unemployment rate is rising.
What does this mean?
- For sure the economy is in a MALAISE. (Close to no job growth since Liberation Day.)
- I reckon it's in a jobless SLUMP.
- It may be in or on the cusp of a RECESSION.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTN...
What does this mean?
- For sure the economy is in a MALAISE. (Close to no job growth since Liberation Day.)
- I reckon it's in a jobless SLUMP.
- It may be in or on the cusp of a RECESSION.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTN...
The Sahm Rule Is Flashing Red: Justin Wolfers on Looming Recession Risk
What if the U.S. hasn’t really created any net new jobs since April—just as unemployment is starting to climb?
In this conversation, economist Justin Wolfers unpacks a sobering jobs report that…
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The Sahm Rule is flashing red, and the unemployment rate is rising.
What does this mean?
- For sure the economy is in a MALAISE. (Close to no job growth since Liberation Day.)
- I reckon it's in a jobless SLUMP.
- It may be in or on the cusp of a RECESSION.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTN...
What does this mean?
- For sure the economy is in a MALAISE. (Close to no job growth since Liberation Day.)
- I reckon it's in a jobless SLUMP.
- It may be in or on the cusp of a RECESSION.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBTN...
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The aftermath of DOGE and Musk illegally dismantling USAID. This is the only thing any of them should be remembered for.
"Mothers had to choose which of their kids to feed...Pregnant women with life-threatening anemia were so desperate for calories that they ate mud. Out of options and mortally afraid, refugees began fleeing...They said they’d rather risk being shot or dying on the perilous route than slowly starving"
NEW: Without USAID funding to help buy food for refugees, the World Food Program rushed to prioritize families based on need, determining that only half the population would get food.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
Refugees learned which half they were in from a number stamped on the back of their ration card.
December 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The aftermath of DOGE and Musk illegally dismantling USAID. This is the only thing any of them should be remembered for.
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seems the permitting reform bill might go down in Congress because Republican hardliners are mad it will enable some renewables projects heatmap.news/politics/all...
The Party of ‘All of the Above’ Is Now ‘Anything But’
The tension between the two GOP energy philosophies — one admitting renewables, the other firmly rejecting — could tank a permitting reform deal.
heatmap.news
December 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
seems the permitting reform bill might go down in Congress because Republican hardliners are mad it will enable some renewables projects heatmap.news/politics/all...
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I remember writing years ago about a then-new initiative by Amazon to disrupt local government procurement of things like office and school supplies. Turns out Amazon's become very popular with school districts, and it's using dynamic pricing to rip those schools off.
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
Amazon Has Been Conning School Districts out of Millions - The American Prospect
Amazon Business is billed as a convenient one-stop shop for schools. Reality is more expensive.
prospect.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I remember writing years ago about a then-new initiative by Amazon to disrupt local government procurement of things like office and school supplies. Turns out Amazon's become very popular with school districts, and it's using dynamic pricing to rip those schools off.
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
prospect.org/2025/12/17/a...
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BREAKING: Democrats’ discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits has 215 signatures.
We only need 3 more Republicans to join us.
What are they waiting for? We can stop premium hikes and keep families insured if we act TODAY.
We only need 3 more Republicans to join us.
What are they waiting for? We can stop premium hikes and keep families insured if we act TODAY.
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
BREAKING: Democrats’ discharge petition to extend the ACA tax credits has 215 signatures.
We only need 3 more Republicans to join us.
What are they waiting for? We can stop premium hikes and keep families insured if we act TODAY.
We only need 3 more Republicans to join us.
What are they waiting for? We can stop premium hikes and keep families insured if we act TODAY.
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david duke probably wouldn't have shut down most of the CDC
there is really no difference between the current administration and having the country run by david duke
On that last post: I genuinely cannot think of any good-faith reason to bar international adoptions from those 39 countries. Under this new ban, consulates will refuse adoption visas for any baby from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, Nigeria, or any of the 39 other countries.
December 17, 2025 at 3:42 AM
david duke probably wouldn't have shut down most of the CDC
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A man was charged for allegedly wiping a phone before CBP could search it; an Anthropic exec forced AI onto a Discord community that didn't want it; and we talk the Disney-OpenAI deal.
Podcast: Is Wiping a Phone a Crime?
A man was charged for allegedly wiping a phone before CBP could search it; an Anthropic exec forced AI onto a Discord community that didn't want it; and we talk the Disney-OpenAI deal.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
A man was charged for allegedly wiping a phone before CBP could search it; an Anthropic exec forced AI onto a Discord community that didn't want it; and we talk the Disney-OpenAI deal.
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NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
Hack Reveals the a16z-Backed Phone Farm Flooding TikTok With AI Influencers
A hacker gained control of a 1,100 mobile phone farm powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok.
www.404media.co
December 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NEW: A hacker gained control of 1,100 mobile phones powering covert, AI-generated ads on TikTok. Then, he shared details of the operation with 404 Media.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
A look inside how startup Doublespeed, which is backed by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), is creating AI spam pages on TikTok to promote products.
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Powerful heat pump modules, each with capacity 82.5 megawatts, enough to supply 40,000 homes, via district heating system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The giant heat pumps designed to warm whole districts
Across Europe huge heat pumps are being installed that can heat tens of thousands of homes.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 16, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Powerful heat pump modules, each with capacity 82.5 megawatts, enough to supply 40,000 homes, via district heating system.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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My latest for @heatmap.news:
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
The Party of ‘All of the Above’ Is Now ‘Anything But’
The tension between the two GOP energy philosophies — one admitting renewables, the other firmly rejecting — could tank the SPEED Act.
heatmap.news
December 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
My latest for @heatmap.news:
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
It’s now safe to say the “all-of-the-above” Republican Party is dead.
A new anti-renewables movement is gaining steam in Congress and could derail the chances of a comprehensive deal to change the federal permitting process. And they nearly sank it today.
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Heng Guan risked his life to expose atrocities in China's Uyghur detention camps.
If we deport him now, he faces threats of persecution or worse. Cases like this are exactly why the American asylum system exists and protects those courageous enough to blow the whistle.
If we deport him now, he faces threats of persecution or worse. Cases like this are exactly why the American asylum system exists and protects those courageous enough to blow the whistle.
December 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Heng Guan risked his life to expose atrocities in China's Uyghur detention camps.
If we deport him now, he faces threats of persecution or worse. Cases like this are exactly why the American asylum system exists and protects those courageous enough to blow the whistle.
If we deport him now, he faces threats of persecution or worse. Cases like this are exactly why the American asylum system exists and protects those courageous enough to blow the whistle.
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AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: I think that overwhelmingly, Americans are opposed to this reckless interventionism—People are sick of these endless wars, and every time we wind one down in one area, there seems to be an excuse to start hostilities in another.
December 16, 2025 at 10:46 PM
AOC to @pabloreports.bsky.social: I think that overwhelmingly, Americans are opposed to this reckless interventionism—People are sick of these endless wars, and every time we wind one down in one area, there seems to be an excuse to start hostilities in another.
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Of course demand for the H200 is 'robust'.
China's companies and military have been trying to get their hands on H200s for years.
Now the President is ignoring his own DOJ to give it to them.
China's companies and military have been trying to get their hands on H200s for years.
Now the President is ignoring his own DOJ to give it to them.
Exclusive: Nvidia considers increasing H200 chip output due to robust China demand, sources say
China demand is exceeding Nvidia's current output level, sources said.
www.reuters.com
December 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Of course demand for the H200 is 'robust'.
China's companies and military have been trying to get their hands on H200s for years.
Now the President is ignoring his own DOJ to give it to them.
China's companies and military have been trying to get their hands on H200s for years.
Now the President is ignoring his own DOJ to give it to them.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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This is a litmus test of British people's patriotism. Do you back your national broadcaster? Or do you back this guy?
President Trump has filed a $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC after he accused the corporation of putting “terrible words in my mouth having to do with January 6”
Trump presses ahead with suing BBC over ‘fake news’
The broadcaster has apologised for a misleading edit of the president’s speech before the Capitol riot, which Trump said put ‘terrible words in my mouth’
www.thetimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:17 AM
This is a litmus test of British people's patriotism. Do you back your national broadcaster? Or do you back this guy?
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Faced with our lawsuit, the Trump Admin conceded that they can't strip SNAP benefits from immigrants with lawful status. Now, a court just halted their attempt to penalize states for administering the SNAP program.
We will continue to stand up to any attempt to weaponize hunger.
We will continue to stand up to any attempt to weaponize hunger.
December 15, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Faced with our lawsuit, the Trump Admin conceded that they can't strip SNAP benefits from immigrants with lawful status. Now, a court just halted their attempt to penalize states for administering the SNAP program.
We will continue to stand up to any attempt to weaponize hunger.
We will continue to stand up to any attempt to weaponize hunger.
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Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
Poll: Majority of Brits support renewables, but think their neighbours disagree with them
Major poll reveals 70 per cent of Brits would back a new solar farm in their local area, but only 27 per cent think that other people would support such a development
www.businessgreen.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Most Brits want climate action but think their neighbours don't. Most Brits support renewable energy but think their neighbours don't.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
This is the work of relentless misinformation by our right-wing press and the oiligarchy.
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Not surprising after Farley’s comments following the fuel economy standards rollback.
I love how he fans the myth that they *follow* consumer sentiment when the truth is they manufacture it through their creative agency Wieden+Kennedy. If every commercial was an EV every purchase would be an EV.
I love how he fans the myth that they *follow* consumer sentiment when the truth is they manufacture it through their creative agency Wieden+Kennedy. If every commercial was an EV every purchase would be an EV.
![What you should know is that this is a victory for affordability and common sense. As the president said, we will be able to offer more affordability on our popular models, and we'll be able to launch new vehicles built in America that are more affordable because of this rule change," Ford CEO Jim Farley said on "Fox & Friends" Thursday.
"Frankly, [the Corporate Average Fuel Economy] was totally out of touch with the market reality. We were forced to sell EVs and other vehicles. We're not going back to gas-guzzlers," he continued. "We have a lot of EVs and a lot of hybrids at Ford, but now customers get a chance to choose what they want, not by what we force on them."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rcu7ybho7gdw3x3cxp64jnue/bafkreigh5jmg65nu2zgbmtiuc4jga5xm7lxi5g2xzjlnqav3wka4n3gawq@jpeg)
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Not surprising after Farley’s comments following the fuel economy standards rollback.
I love how he fans the myth that they *follow* consumer sentiment when the truth is they manufacture it through their creative agency Wieden+Kennedy. If every commercial was an EV every purchase would be an EV.
I love how he fans the myth that they *follow* consumer sentiment when the truth is they manufacture it through their creative agency Wieden+Kennedy. If every commercial was an EV every purchase would be an EV.
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A myopic and probably a “bet the company” decision [derogatory].
Breaking: In a massive hit, Ford is writing down $19.5 billion in EV investments. It will also stop making the electric version of its F-150 pickup.
Ford Takes $19.5 Billion Charge to Write Down EV Investments
The sum is among the largest impairments taken by a company and marks the U.S. auto industry’s biggest reckoning to date that it can’t realize its electric-vehicle ambitions anytime soon.
on.wsj.com
December 15, 2025 at 9:05 PM
A myopic and probably a “bet the company” decision [derogatory].
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people who spend too much time on social media dramatically overestimate the real-world impacts of spending too much time on social media
December 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
people who spend too much time on social media dramatically overestimate the real-world impacts of spending too much time on social media
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1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.
December 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
1. For at least 10 years, Pepsi has conspired with Walmart to force up grocery prices. That’s the shocking evidence made public today in an unsealed FTC lawsuit. The suit was abandoned in May by the Trump FTC just before it was to be un-redacted. We went to court to get it unsealed & won.