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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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Sherrod Brown: "Lost in the discussion of these tariffs is the reason corporations outsource jobs and the reason they lobbied so hard for “free” trade deals in the first place: They want to pay lower wages and fewer benefits to their workers" and avoid regulation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
Opinion | Sherrod Brown: What Worries Me Most About Trump’s Failing Economy
www.nytimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Sherrod Brown: "Lost in the discussion of these tariffs is the reason corporations outsource jobs and the reason they lobbied so hard for “free” trade deals in the first place: They want to pay lower wages and fewer benefits to their workers" and avoid regulation.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/20/o...
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This country has only ever really "cared" about kids to the extent that doing so serves the interests of White supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Donald Trump’s war on children
The administration is divesting from future generations. It will cost America dearly.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
This country has only ever really "cared" about kids to the extent that doing so serves the interests of White supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism.
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
13-year study finds protected bike lanes make roads safer — for everyone
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 13, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Cities with dedicated bike lanes had 44% fewer deaths and 50% fewer serious injuries than the average American city, partly because that infrastructure tended to slow traffic down slightly.
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
theprogressplaybook.com/2023/11/20/1...
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Woah. Survival among the top wealth quartiles in northern/western/southern Europe were higher than that among the wealthiest Americans. Survival in the wealthiest US quartile were similar the poorest quartile in northern/western Europe www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
Association between Wealth and Mortality in the United States and Europe | NEJM
Amid growing wealth disparity, we have little information on how health among older Americans compares with that among older Europeans across the distribution of wealth. We performed a longitudinal...
www.nejm.org
April 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Woah. Survival among the top wealth quartiles in northern/western/southern Europe were higher than that among the wealthiest Americans. Survival in the wealthiest US quartile were similar the poorest quartile in northern/western Europe www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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“anything we can actually do, we can afford”
stamp this on the head of anyone who asks how we can afford universal health care or universal child care or public pensions or free college
stamp this on the head of anyone who asks how we can afford universal health care or universal child care or public pensions or free college
Posting this extract from a lecture by John Maynard Keynes, speaking on the BBC in the middle of the Second World War, to every Labour cabinet minister
April 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“anything we can actually do, we can afford”
stamp this on the head of anyone who asks how we can afford universal health care or universal child care or public pensions or free college
stamp this on the head of anyone who asks how we can afford universal health care or universal child care or public pensions or free college
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Due to gerrymandering, Republicans have a 16-seat advantage in the House, according to nonpartisan groups.
Democrats had a bill to end partisan gerrymandering in 2009, when they had 60 Senate seats to pass it, but they did not bring the bill to a vote. Here's the bill's full history.
Democrats had a bill to end partisan gerrymandering in 2009, when they had 60 Senate seats to pass it, but they did not bring the bill to a vote. Here's the bill's full history.
Democrats Could Have Passed Democracy Bills in 2009
In May, former House speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the editor of the New York Times Opinion section. In the brief missive, Rep. Pelosi pointed to four legislative reforms to reinforce American...
www.davidrussellmoore.net
April 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Due to gerrymandering, Republicans have a 16-seat advantage in the House, according to nonpartisan groups.
Democrats had a bill to end partisan gerrymandering in 2009, when they had 60 Senate seats to pass it, but they did not bring the bill to a vote. Here's the bill's full history.
Democrats had a bill to end partisan gerrymandering in 2009, when they had 60 Senate seats to pass it, but they did not bring the bill to a vote. Here's the bill's full history.
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It's extreme wealth inequality, ultimately, that just destroyed our economy. Yes it was the envy of the world under Biden, but because so many Americans weren't experiencing their share of our prosperity for decades, and instead finding it increasingly hard to live, here we all are, royally fucked.
April 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
It's extreme wealth inequality, ultimately, that just destroyed our economy. Yes it was the envy of the world under Biden, but because so many Americans weren't experiencing their share of our prosperity for decades, and instead finding it increasingly hard to live, here we all are, royally fucked.
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A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
April 1, 2025 at 7:03 AM
A former French military base, Vauban is a thriving neighbourhood of 5,500 residents connected to Freiburg town centre by bus and light rail. Built in the late 1990s as a radical experiment in low-car living, it forgoes virtually all on-street parking in favour of active, green, and social spaces. 🧵
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1/🧵 "More voters help Republicans" is reshaping Dem strategy after 2024. We put this claim to the test with a deep dive into voter files and survey data. Results? Non-voters remain disproportionately Democratic while GOP simply turns out their base better.
Does Higher Turnout Now Help Republicans? A Data-Driven Analysis of Partisan Turnout Dynamics (Part 1)
Data analysis reveals Democrats' problem isn't high turnout—it's losing the mobilization battle
open.substack.com
April 2, 2025 at 1:57 AM
1/🧵 "More voters help Republicans" is reshaping Dem strategy after 2024. We put this claim to the test with a deep dive into voter files and survey data. Results? Non-voters remain disproportionately Democratic while GOP simply turns out their base better.
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Red light cameras are a slam dunk safety measure. They reduce fatal collisions by 50%, and there aren't really other tools to prevent people from brazenly running red lights. We should be scaling these widely. (from a presentation at Seattle City Council this morning)
April 1, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Red light cameras are a slam dunk safety measure. They reduce fatal collisions by 50%, and there aren't really other tools to prevent people from brazenly running red lights. We should be scaling these widely. (from a presentation at Seattle City Council this morning)
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Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/r...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/r...
Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds
Researchers at the University of Sussex have found that widespread deployment of rooftop solar could cover the vast majority of the world's electricity consumption, while lowering global temperatures ...
www.pv-magazine.com
March 13, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Rooftop solar could supply two-thirds of global power, study finds
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/r...
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/03/13/r...
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As markets plummet again today from Trump's chaotic economic policies, ask yourself: Why would billionaires back policies that tank their own stock values?
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
Buy, Borrow, Die: How Billionaires Legally Avoid Paying Taxes While the Rest of Us Can't
A Step-by-Step Guide to How the Ultra-Wealthy Minimize Their Tax Burden While Their Fortunes Multiply
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
As markets plummet again today from Trump's chaotic economic policies, ask yourself: Why would billionaires back policies that tank their own stock values?
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
It’s the taxes.
I wrote a step-by-step explainer of how billionaires avoid paying taxes. People are often surprised when I explain it.🧵
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Big deal—after correcting, it turns out that moderate candidates do not perform better than extreme candidates in general elections.
Kudos to Andy, Dan, and Adam for updating a key question in political science
Kudos to Andy, Dan, and Adam for updating a key question in political science
March 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Big deal—after correcting, it turns out that moderate candidates do not perform better than extreme candidates in general elections.
Kudos to Andy, Dan, and Adam for updating a key question in political science
Kudos to Andy, Dan, and Adam for updating a key question in political science
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Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and @tjryan02.bsky.social, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social . Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵
March 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Excited to share that my paper on citizen-to-citizen persuasion, co-authored with Carlos Rueda-Cañòn and @tjryan02.bsky.social, was just accepted at the Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social . Link: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 🧵
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For context: yes, Delaware is a state where Dems are in control of all elected branches.
Yes, this plan to change state law to make sure oligarchs never face challenges from stockholders - and thus can loot investors more easily - is entirely Dem-led.
Yes, the bill *was* drafted by Musk’s lawyers.
Yes, this plan to change state law to make sure oligarchs never face challenges from stockholders - and thus can loot investors more easily - is entirely Dem-led.
Yes, the bill *was* drafted by Musk’s lawyers.
A roundup of reporting, sources, and analysis on the Delaware state government’s ongoing attempt to make sure Elon Musk gets his $50 billion bonus
daelnorwood.com/2025/03/02/d...
daelnorwood.com/2025/03/02/d...
DGCL Fiasco 2025: Sources
Or, A Bibliography of News and Articles Relating to the Latest Attempt to Neutralize Delaware’s General Corporation Law Emma Willard, “The Temple of Time” (1846), via Cartography Associates (CC BY…
daelnorwood.com
March 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
For context: yes, Delaware is a state where Dems are in control of all elected branches.
Yes, this plan to change state law to make sure oligarchs never face challenges from stockholders - and thus can loot investors more easily - is entirely Dem-led.
Yes, the bill *was* drafted by Musk’s lawyers.
Yes, this plan to change state law to make sure oligarchs never face challenges from stockholders - and thus can loot investors more easily - is entirely Dem-led.
Yes, the bill *was* drafted by Musk’s lawyers.
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People live healthier lives when they're able to walk places.
Walkability Isn’t Just Good Urban Planning: It’s a Public Health Intervention - The Urbanist
# A recent peer-reviewed study of identical twins illustrated the value of living in a walkable neighborhood, showing a strong correlation between walkable neighborhoods, time spent walking, and positive...
www.theurbanist.org
February 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
People live healthier lives when they're able to walk places.
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I've been thinking abt this smart John Ganz essay on the tendency of libertarians to support fascism & it reminds me that if we take a step back from the context of specific historical struggles, American conservatism appears to be less a coherent ideology than a *tactic* of plunder & power.
Gold and Brown
Libertarianism, Fascism, and Democracy
www.unpopularfront.news
February 14, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I've been thinking abt this smart John Ganz essay on the tendency of libertarians to support fascism & it reminds me that if we take a step back from the context of specific historical struggles, American conservatism appears to be less a coherent ideology than a *tactic* of plunder & power.
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Polity Score rating for the US has shifted dramatically in the past month down from an 8 to a 0, changing its designation to anocracy. It is no longer considered a democracy.
If you've ever used the Polity data, read this from Monty Marshall.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
tl;dr Polity is coding recent US events as an executive self-coup and an adverse regime change.
February 12, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Polity Score rating for the US has shifted dramatically in the past month down from an 8 to a 0, changing its designation to anocracy. It is no longer considered a democracy.
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I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I’ve been studying civil rights protests for 20 years. With new mobilization against Trump’s agenda, I’m sharing a thread summarizing my research on how nonviolent & violent actions by 1960s activists and police influenced media, elites, public opinion & voters. 1/ www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Delighted to see this coming out in @thejop.bsky.social. Some basic science that for data reasons was never done before. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
February 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Delighted to see this coming out in @thejop.bsky.social. Some basic science that for data reasons was never done before. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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First, microplastics are building up in the human brain -- not as people get older, but simply over time. Researchers found 50% more microplastics in brains from 2024 than 2016. That pattern persisted when they looked back as far as 1997.
February 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
First, microplastics are building up in the human brain -- not as people get older, but simply over time. Researchers found 50% more microplastics in brains from 2024 than 2016. That pattern persisted when they looked back as far as 1997.
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"One of the more distressing realities of homelessness in Atlanta is the growing number of unhoused people who are gainfully employed but don’t earn enough to afford rent in the city where they work."
A case manager "estimates half of the unhoused people with whom she works have full-time jobs."
A case manager "estimates half of the unhoused people with whom she works have full-time jobs."
Why Affordable Housing Advocates Worry Atlanta’s Unhoused Population Is Growing - Capital B News - Atlanta
As Partners for HOME conducts its annual census of people experiencing homelessness in Atlanta, experts fear another uptick.
atlanta.capitalbnews.org
February 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
"One of the more distressing realities of homelessness in Atlanta is the growing number of unhoused people who are gainfully employed but don’t earn enough to afford rent in the city where they work."
A case manager "estimates half of the unhoused people with whom she works have full-time jobs."
A case manager "estimates half of the unhoused people with whom she works have full-time jobs."
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"In the US from 1930s-80s, income tax for high earners was around 80%. This period was one of enormous prosperity for Americans...Reagan cut top-rate taxes in 1986. From 1990-2020, economic growth halved compared with 1950–90. Cutting taxes does not kick-start growth"
@richardhorton1.bsky.social
@richardhorton1.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"In the US from 1930s-80s, income tax for high earners was around 80%. This period was one of enormous prosperity for Americans...Reagan cut top-rate taxes in 1986. From 1990-2020, economic growth halved compared with 1950–90. Cutting taxes does not kick-start growth"
@richardhorton1.bsky.social
@richardhorton1.bsky.social