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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Here's the top 10 states in overall windmill electricity production from June:

Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

Democrats running for office in red states in the middle of the country should be mocking the Republican War on Windmills. Might seem like a fringe issue to some, but it is a pocketbook issue when people are being hit with higher electric bills.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Interesting that the farming-dependent rural counties have a lot of overlap with population loss counties.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Yep. Nothing but GOP talking points from Secretary of Ag Rollins. "We're making Agriculture Great Again by protecting 2 million farmers from the 'death tax.'" Longtime GOP bs. USDA ERS says only 0.3% (that's 3/1000th--the wealthiest farmers) had estate tax liability in 2024.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

I agree with Trump on one thing: taxing Ivy League/elite schools' excessive endowments. Democrats should join the fray and offer a bill to suggest that every school with over $20 billion in endowment funds lose their tax exempt status. (Note the last school on the list--Trump's alma mater)

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

For all of those trying to "set the record straight" on the Trump Trade War/Tariff disaster, a friendly reminder that Mexico and Canada are the top 2 U.S. trade partners. China is huge, but is #3. 2024 data from the Census Bureau:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

And a list of what the U.S. exports to China:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Here's a list of top 5 U.S. imports from China, by the way:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

So Trump just decided to "pause" reciprocal tariffs above the 10% baseline tariff rate for 90 days. Includes most countries (probably), but not China. China will face 125% tariffs. Trump is attributing the pause to interest in trade deals from many countries. Chaos. Craziness. Lack of a plan, etc.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Secretary of Agriculture Rollins directs U.S. Forest Service to expedite timber harvest on 113,000,000 acres of public land. Good writeup from @georginagustin.bsky.social @insideclimatenews.org.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Here's where U.S. agricultural exports go across the world in map form:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

And here's where those exports go:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

The U.S. does export a lot of soybeans and corn, plus other things:

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

And this is where the U.S. gets its food imports. Primarily fruit and veg from Mexico, wine and specialty foods from the EU, and grain and livestock from Canada.

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Bryce Oates @bryceoates.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Some charts and maps to understand U.S. agricultural trade. For instance, despite constant "we feed the world" rhetoric, the U.S. is a net importer of food.

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