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Alan Zibel

@alanzibel.bsky.social
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Personal account. Trying to do the right thing and make the occasional joke. Former WSJ, AP & more. Now at @publiccitizen.bsky.social. (No, I don't actually have a mohawk).

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 30/09/2026
Not a lawyer, but "SEC. 209. ENEPA TECHNOLOGIES" (pages 74-94) appears to require creation of AI tools for a) company use to generate environmental docs and b) agency use to review environmental docs. AI-generated forms reviewed by AI tools in understaffed/underfunded agencies! What could go wrong.
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Erik Schlenker-Goodrich @riogranderift.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Senator @heinrich.senate.gov is making a grave mistake negotiating w/Trump & MAGA on “permitting reform.” If a deal is cut, it’ll bulldoze a path for AI data centers & fossil fuels, harming beloved landscapes such as Greater Chaco. And Heinrich will be responsible. I do not say this lightly.
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Opinion: Heinrich urged to protect New Mexico lands
An environmental advocate warns permitting reform could favor data centers and fossil fuels over public lands.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 20/09/2026
Joe Manchin remains an enormous piece of shit.
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Opinion | Why Joe Manchin’s endorsement of Susan Collins is so infuriating
Does the former West Virginia senator really believe his old colleague will transform from credulous to courageous?
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Fun fact: the word “invidious” is seldom used in common English language lexicon. It is, however, used with regularity by FCC chief Brendan Carr to attack companies over their DEI initiatives. What an invidious bunch of racist assholes.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/09/2026
I played as an investor in 'Thin Air,' Real Money, the 8-bit Trump crypto game. 🎮 My $2,000 → $12.33 (−99%). 💸 His reported 2025 take: $1.4B. His investors: down an estimated $4.7B (@publiccitizen.bsky.social). I tried to win. I couldn't. See for yourself: thinairrealmoney.com
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‘THIN AIR,’ REAL MONEY — The Trump Crypto Game
An 8-bit game about real money. Play as Trump: you only make money. Play as an investor: you only lose. Every figure is drawn from Public Citizen's report and the sources it cites.
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Wild letter from clown show leader Doug Burgum attacking now-resigned Smithsonian director over extremely mild comments from … 2000?!?! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/a...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 23/06/2026
lollllll -- Ossoff proposes a motion that would ban senators from trading stocks and crypto, prompting Sen. Lummis (who loves crypto) to immediately object
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW by me: When I saw that the White House had stolen 'The Magic School Bus' to promote its racist ICE deportations, I could not be quiet. The books' publisher, Scholastic, has remained noticeably silent, while others like Hasbro and Tetris have clapped back. www.thequeenzone.com/trump-regime...
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Trump Regime Keeps Stealing Kids Entertainment for ICE Ad Campaign. Companies are Clapping Back.
The Trump regime keeps stealing kids entertainment properties to promote its racist ICE deportations scheme. Some companies are saying no.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 13/09/2026
I should be inured to it by now but stories like this continue to just fucking infuriate me. The people in our society with the most wealth, the most social & institutional capital, were the *weakest* in the face of Trump's authoritarianism. Utterly cowardly and contemptible.
nybooks.com
The Dartmouth Exception | Jacob Weisberg
Among its peers in the Ivy League, Dartmouth was perfectly positioned to resist Trump’s attack on higher education. It chose not to.
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“It’s a testament to the madness of our era that Trump can marshal loyal political staffers to dutifully build monuments to himself all over the nation’s capital,” - yours truly quoted in great piece by @jamesctobias.bsky.social @chrisdangelo.bsky.social www.publicdomain.media/p/greg-wisch...
publicdomain.media
Meet The Young Political Appointee Boosting Trump’s ‘Vanity Projects’
A former mining executive is playing a key role in the president’s campaign to build monuments and stage spectacles in the Capitol. His financial disclosure contains inconsistencies.
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Kudos to peggy for realizing this.
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Good to see Patagonia taking a stand. Americans are getting fleeced.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Natural Allies' goal is to convince Democrats that methane gas, a climate super-pollutant, belongs in the same camp as renewables, not other fossil fuels like coal and oil. Hochul might be convinced, but every fight over AI data centers powered by polluting gas turbines proves otherwise.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In 2024 we put out a report with @publiccitizen.bsky.social digging deep into Natural Allies' roster of former politicians hired to peddle gas industry talking points to Democratic leaders. Among their hires: Mary Landrieu, Tim Ryan, Michael Nutter, Kendrick Meek, Terry McAuliffe, Heidi Heitkamp.
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Revolving Door Project @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Excellent reporting from @katyaschwenk.bsky.social for @thelever.bsky.social on how Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, a gas industry front group deploying former Democratic politicians to seed pro-fossil fuel positions among electeds, influenced Hochul's recent anti-environmental decisions.
levernews.com
A Natural Gas Astroturf Group Says It Flipped NY Gov. Hochul
How a front for fossil fuel is using affordability fears, former Democratic officials, and dubious polling to turn establishment Democrats against the climate left.
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Henry Burke @henryburke.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
I watched all six episodes of the Sean Duffy reality show so you don't have to. It's clear that after getting a negative reaction to the trailer, Duffy's team re-edited the show and left a bunch of footage on the cutting room floor. But that doesn't mean it's good. Thread:
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
This just makes me sad. Another little island of idiosyncratic culture, colonized by the inexorable tide of homogenizing slop.
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Bari Weiss Blew Up 60 Minutes. Now She Has to Fix it.
Inside her battles with the staff and her attempts to overhaul the show.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
Did you catch that the Trumpies want to permanently end appliance efficiency standards? They have saved US consumers billions of dollars over the years, but they are a mild inconvenience to the makers of less efficient appliances, so.
utilitydive.com
DOE wants to ‘permanently end’ appliance efficiency requirements
A proposed rule would create an “obstacle course of restrictions” bogging down the Department of Energy’s appliance efficiency program, a consumer advocate said.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 17/08/2026
Just in: "New complaint filed by Public Citizen on Monday alleges that Attorney General Todd Blanche violated the Hatch Act when he spoke at a campaign rally "
citizen.org
New Complaint Alleges Blanche Violated Hatch Act  - Public Citizen
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new complaint filed by Public Citizen on Monday alleges that Attorney General Todd Blanche violated the…
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Rhuta Bhayga @rhutabhayga.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
California will NOT be bullied to stay stuck in the past. www.yahoo.com/news/science...
yahoo.com
California produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world record
New batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar.
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Ian James @ianjames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Phoenix now averages more than three times as many days reaching 110 degrees as it did in the mid-1900s. apnews.com/article/extr... @apnews.com
apnews.com
Rising temperatures could keep more flights from taking off on time
Clear blue skies don’t always mean smooth flying. Extreme heat also can disrupt flights and travel plans.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026
Remember when Doug Burgum was touted as one of the sensible Republicans? At the Dept. of Interior, he's surrounded by a toxic, hyper-ideological leadership team, paranoia & secrecy & document shredding are rampant, career staff are stampeding out the door, & incompetence rules the day.
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Inside Doug Burgum’s rocky tenure at Interior
Recent broadsides from Washington’s top prosecutor, Jeanine Pirro, against the Interior secretary echoed what agency staffers have said privately.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026
I think one reason the public has such a shallow understanding of the extent of the damage Trump is doing is that *US political & media elites* have such a shallow understanding. Douthat's pleasant upper-middle-class life hasn't been unduly disturbed, so really, what's the big deal?
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026
I admit, when WA passed a law mandating a carbon-free electricity system by 2045, it did not occur to me that utilities would simply ignore the law & double down on gas plants. Laws mean nothing without credible, visible enforcement.
seattletimes.com
WA wanted clean energy. But utilities plan fleet of gas plants
WA's utilities must go carbon-free by 2045. So why are they turning now to natural gas?
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 04/08/2026
“‘Summer is nearly over and the American people haven’t seen a single episode of this reality TV show—so what did the corporate sponsors who helped fund this road trip actually pay for?‘ Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., told Forbes in an email.” Good scoop here from @srkelleher.bsky.social !
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
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The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
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Dave Karpf @davekarpf.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Personally I would love to see Bluesky expand. It shouldn’t just be the app for leftists who can’t stand Matt Yglesias! It should also be the app for liberals who can’t stand Matt Yglesias. And apolitical folks who can’t stand Yglesias. And, yes, even conservatives who can’t stand Matt Yglesias!
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All In with Chris Hayes @allinwithchris.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
WATCH: Is Don Jr. really a financial wizard? Or is his firm’s stunning success just another example of the Trump family cashing in?
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Don Jr.’s 200% returns look LESS 'financial wizard' and MORE corruption, says Hayes
YouTube video by MS NOW
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Joel S. @joelhs.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
It’s embarrassing that the rabbi of Central Synagogue - one of the most prominent Reform rabbis in the US - is portraying Mamdani’s accurate description of Netanyahu as a war criminal as a sign of antisemitism. This is part of why young people take antisemitism less seriously than they should.
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Russian-American private equity investor Konstantin Sokolov — who was recently appointed by the U.S. State Department to chair the TRIPP+ Enterprise Fund — gave $1 million to President Trump's super PAC on June 10th, new FEC docs show docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/form...
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Nothing says thank you after a favorable regulatory or enforcement action like massive super PAC contributions. www.levernews.com/the-winklevo...
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The Winklevoss Twins Gave Trump $20 Million After Regulatory Win
The crypto investors donated $20 million in bitcoin to Trump's super PAC weeks after his administration moved to abandon a federal enforcement action against their crypto exchange.
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Michael Beckel @mjbeckel.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Artificial intelligence company Anthropic spent a record $1.97M on lobbying during Q2, new docs show — an average of about $19,500 PER DAY That's more money than in any other quarter since it first hired federal lobbyists in 2024. lda.senate.gov/filings/publ...
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Search Registrations & Quarterly Activity Reports | LDA.gov
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 20/07/2026
In 10 years of covering Trump’s finances, this is his most-blatant attempt to profit off the presidency. And there’s close to 0% chance Trump Media didn’t consult Trump before launching this product.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Ossoff: In my view, he's obsessed with Georgia because he can't get over the fact that it was black voters and black political power who were instrumental to his defeat in Georgia and in a number of crucial battleground states.
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Schulze: "During her 10-month tenure, Weiss has hired far more MAGA-coded talking heads than journalists. ... There are upwards of 30 new pundits and contributors at CBS News. Most come from conservative media or right wing think tanks and share Weiss’ political ideology. Some are just quacks."
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Bari Weiss is hiring more right wing pundits than journalists at CBS News
Most of the new talking heads come from conservative media or right wing think tanks or both! Some are just quacks. All seem to share Weiss’ political ideology.
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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The Platner story shows how political consultants should not parachute into a state and pick a candidate. There were a bunch of solid Democratic candidates in the state. Maybe the elites don’t know better than the people who actually live in the state?
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Lux 🌸 Alptraum @luxalptraum.com · 10/07/2026
I don’t think men, as a category, are fixable
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
MacFarlane: Welcome back to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, which has retained its very swampy, green-like color. It’s still fenced off. It’s still inaccessible. It’s still not in its best shape. It is reflecting again, but it’s almost like it’s quarantined in its green-like state.
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
moonies!
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Sean T. Collins @seantcollins.com · 09/07/2026
I don't know what to call the specific political tendency represented by Ryan Grim, Ken Klippenstein, Matt Stoller, Michael Tracey, Glenn Greenwald, Matt Taibbi, and Zaid Jilani, mostly because words sort of fail, but it isn't "the Left."
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Jonathan Cohn @jonathancohn.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Glad to see him drop out. And of course he drops out in the same way as his campaign has been run: defiantly refusing to admit that he could have ever done something wrong.
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Mike Masnick @masnick.com · 08/07/2026
Same people promoting this are screaming about Mamdani's grocery stores as "communism."
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Okay, now it’s Republicans’ turn to kick out the most prominent rapist in their party
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Alan Zibel @alanzibel.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
good news
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Katelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 08/07/2026
I am once again asking people to stop listening to Ryan Grim.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026
"Now Trump has figured out how to exploit existing government nonprofits as a clearinghouse for cash, letting corporate donors buy their way into his good graces while the public is left guessing who paid for what — and what they got in return." — @lizdye.bsky.social
publicnotice.co
Trump's 'great' fair limps to its conclusion
But the grift goes on.
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Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
The technical term for getting beaten soundly by Belgium in soccer is “getting waffle housed.”
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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
FIFA announces that team USA can use their hands “just if they need to”
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George Gantsoudes @pedsortho.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I haven’t seen so many ineffective crosses in Mexico since Hernán Cortés couldn’t convert the Aztecs in 1519
Dennis Miller
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Genuinely don't remember soccer being as interesting as this game.
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