Wes
@wesrackley.bsky.social
⚡️🌡️🧪🌊💨☀️👨🔧Im a retired geothermal heat pump and energy management system contractor. Im interested in climate change; heat-pumps, solar, wind, wave, small modular reactors, battery electric vehicles, and the politics.
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Median homebuyer age is now 56. Turns out if you suppress wages and let investors hoard housing, people can’t afford… housing.
November 15, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Median homebuyer age is now 56. Turns out if you suppress wages and let investors hoard housing, people can’t afford… housing.
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New Orleans didn’t drown from Katrina. It drowned because the Bush admin gutted flood protection while writing blank checks for Iraq. FEMA was reoriented toward counter-terror, not hurricanes. The disaster was political long before it was natural.
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The Failure of FEMA: The Political and Fiscal Choices Behind Katrina’s Devastation
A critical examination of federal policy and fiscal decisions shaping FEMA’s readiness before Katrina
populareducationblog.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
New Orleans didn’t drown from Katrina. It drowned because the Bush admin gutted flood protection while writing blank checks for Iraq. FEMA was reoriented toward counter-terror, not hurricanes. The disaster was political long before it was natural.
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
populareducationblog.substack.com/p/the-failur...
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Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Yesterday, Trump defended the Saudi Crown Prince in the Oval Office.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
He said he had “nothing” to do with the murder of Jamal Khashoggi.
But I reviewed a call while serving on Trump’s NSC that I believe would be of interest to the Khashoggi family and the American people.
Release the transcript.
Brainiacs Meditation is an AI-generated remix inspired by Gorillaz, blending psychedelic trip-hop, distorted lo-fi beats, and experimental storytelling. youtube.com/watch?v=MBec...
Brainiacs Meditation - Gorillaz Inspired Psycho Album AI Remix [2000s electro pop]
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November 15, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Brainiacs Meditation is an AI-generated remix inspired by Gorillaz, blending psychedelic trip-hop, distorted lo-fi beats, and experimental storytelling. youtube.com/watch?v=MBec...
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"It may not be much comfort for those bitter about what they see as a needless surrender. But there’s at least a chance that we’ll look back at this moment as a key turning point, one that produced a Democratic Party less willing to live on its knees." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Cue the rebellion
The Democratic base is enraged at their party's capitulation — and that's a good thing.
www.publicnotice.co
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"It may not be much comfort for those bitter about what they see as a needless surrender. But there’s at least a chance that we’ll look back at this moment as a key turning point, one that produced a Democratic Party less willing to live on its knees." — @paulwaldman.bsky.social
Its crazy how they just assume we believe them even as I’m sitting here ordering groceries and comparing the past prices right there in front of me in my Walmart app...🤷🏼♂️. As if i wouldn’t even know? youtube.com/shorts/2DtJC...
There’s a lot Trump can lie about, but grocery prices aren’t one of them
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November 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Its crazy how they just assume we believe them even as I’m sitting here ordering groceries and comparing the past prices right there in front of me in my Walmart app...🤷🏼♂️. As if i wouldn’t even know? youtube.com/shorts/2DtJC...
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Jeffries: "It's incredible that Trump & Rs have decided to weaponize hunger & starvation by unlawfully withholding SNAP benefits from 42m Americans. But this is not surprise when you consider that in their one big ugly bill, Republicans already enacted the cut to SNAP benefits in American history."
November 7, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Jeffries: "It's incredible that Trump & Rs have decided to weaponize hunger & starvation by unlawfully withholding SNAP benefits from 42m Americans. But this is not surprise when you consider that in their one big ugly bill, Republicans already enacted the cut to SNAP benefits in American history."
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
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November 7, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Australia’s comfortable advantage in geothermal heating and cooling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
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Trump’s economy suuuuucks.
🚨 CNBC: "Announced corporate job cuts surging past 1 million so far this year, with 153,000 new layoffs just in October according to Challenger. That is the worst October since 2003."
November 6, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Trump’s economy suuuuucks.
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Renewable Energy Industry worldwide, maps, companies around the world, press release center, RENIXX Stock Index, renewable green industry, renewable jobs, events, research, education
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November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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rightwing guy inherits insurance empire from his dad.
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
The secretive donor circle that lifted JD Vance is now rewriting MAGA’s future
Chris Buskirk put tech elites in power in Trump’s Washington. His efforts are grounded in a controversial theory: An “aristocracy” is needed to move the country forward.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
rightwing guy inherits insurance empire from his dad.
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
struck with revelation that the rich should run everything! "a proper elite that takes care of the country".
builds JD vance from dust to ensure just that.
profits!
gets wapo treatment as a big thinker.
www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...
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“.. the bulletin cites five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers and says criminals are using Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s heightened profile to target vulnerable communities ..”
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November 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“.. the bulletin cites five 2025 incidents involving fake immigration officers and says criminals are using Immigration and Custom Enforcement’s heightened profile to target vulnerable communities ..”
@wired.com
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We love seeing events like this popping up 🤩
Bath & West Community Energy and the Centre for Sustainable Energy are teaming up for a Community Energy Open Day ☀️
The day will be packed with inspiring examples of local renewable energy projects and practical ways you can get involved!
Bath & West Community Energy and the Centre for Sustainable Energy are teaming up for a Community Energy Open Day ☀️
The day will be packed with inspiring examples of local renewable energy projects and practical ways you can get involved!
Chance to join the conversation at local energy generation event
A ‘Community Energy Open Day’ is to be held at The Hive on Saturday, November 8, from 10am to 1pm, to discuss local energy generation.
www.mnrjournal.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 10:11 AM
We love seeing events like this popping up 🤩
Bath & West Community Energy and the Centre for Sustainable Energy are teaming up for a Community Energy Open Day ☀️
The day will be packed with inspiring examples of local renewable energy projects and practical ways you can get involved!
Bath & West Community Energy and the Centre for Sustainable Energy are teaming up for a Community Energy Open Day ☀️
The day will be packed with inspiring examples of local renewable energy projects and practical ways you can get involved!
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The intimidation included threats that family members would lose visas, which is both in character and *friggin insane*
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting.
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 8:26 AM
The intimidation included threats that family members would lose visas, which is both in character and *friggin insane*
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Over 60 countries have submitted new national climate plans, but collective ambition still falls short of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5˚C. #COP30 must deliver a meaningful political response to this ambition gap.
More from #ACT2025: bit.ly/3Jo1Lqr
More from #ACT2025: bit.ly/3Jo1Lqr
November 1, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Over 60 countries have submitted new national climate plans, but collective ambition still falls short of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5˚C. #COP30 must deliver a meaningful political response to this ambition gap.
More from #ACT2025: bit.ly/3Jo1Lqr
More from #ACT2025: bit.ly/3Jo1Lqr
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The "elites" of our country have exposed themselves to be fascist and/or cowards and can't comprehend millions of normal people telling the wannabe king to go fuck himself
November 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
The "elites" of our country have exposed themselves to be fascist and/or cowards and can't comprehend millions of normal people telling the wannabe king to go fuck himself
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This really is part of it. So many of them rolled over without putting up a fight, so scenes of ordinary folks demonstrating and standing up to ICE goons are foreign and a bit shameful to them
The "elites" of our country have exposed themselves to be fascist and/or cowards and can't comprehend millions of normal people telling the wannabe king to go fuck himself
November 1, 2025 at 1:53 PM
This really is part of it. So many of them rolled over without putting up a fight, so scenes of ordinary folks demonstrating and standing up to ICE goons are foreign and a bit shameful to them