Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialChris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 17/09/2026Solar passed nuclear in Texas 2 years ago. Now it's double. Texas is what makes this chart powerful. This isn't green ideology winning. It's pure economics. Solar is cheap, modular, scalable & incredibly fast to deploy. Wind keeps growing too. When economics take over, ideology becomes irrelevant. 992100773
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/09/20269/11 victim Michael Massaroli’s son: "You do my dad's legacy & the legacy of all victims no honor using this tragedy to spread hate. I've had to spend 25 years seeing people use it to hate on our Muslim brothers & sisters, people who don't look like them." 442225476065
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10/09/2026“.. The Atlanta Fed calculates that as of May, a household would need income of $124,674 a year to afford a median-priced home … that is 45% more than the median household makes.” - Schwab 8722811024
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026In 1937, Stalin's census found the famine killed millions. His government suppressed the report and shot the statisticians who made it. Three weeks ago, that kind of suppression was illegal in America. Now it isn't. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…newsletter.platypuseconomics.comThe Sentence That Used to Protect American Statistics"Protection from inappropriate influence is a hallmark of scientific integrity." That line governed the Census Bureau and then the White House quietly disappeared it. 14453256
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 07/09/2026The president is building a big golden ballroom for him and all the billionaires to have a party with our money, so quit your bitching, you dumb poors. 18995230
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/09/2026elaborating on some points i've made on here youtu.be/goSvMAf2UKQyoutu.beThere Was No Vibe ShiftYouTube video by Takes™ by Jamelle Bouie 2364890
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialemptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 04/09/2026CNN has more on how Todd Blanche interfered in a money laundering case against Trump's business partner to steal Venezuela's oil. edition.cnn.com/2026/09/04/p...edition.cnn.comTrump administration quietly closes criminal probe into Venezuela businessman amid oil deal | CNN PoliticsFor a decade, Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt has been ensnared in the tentacles of a sprawling Justice Department probe into a sophisticated billion-dollar money laundering scheme that US... 12473238
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 04/09/2026What a moment…💕 IG: Roslyn Farm & Vineyard Charlottesville, Virginia 23775721139
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.social💙🪄 Keep Rising 🪄💙 @keeprising.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🤎 a modern family ❤️🤎❤️🕊 love is love #caturday ❤️🤎🌱 1285628776
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Popok: I got to the section in the facts around this case about a husband-and-wife judge team, where she seals the deposition for this business dispute and his testimony. And at the same time, her husband is sealing the divorce depositions, and they’re big contributors to Ken Paxton’s campaigns. 9937641595
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJason Song Quinn (Comms Open) @hulkhoquinn.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Think about Miss Piggy. She lost a best friend and now an ex-lover in matter of 24 hours. 118313018378
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 18/08/2026!!! This is a public health disaster. And in any remotely functioning political system, it would be treated as a national emergency. But this is, of course, is exactly what the grifters, paranoid conspiracists, and ideological extremists who control the U.S. government want.steady.pageThe Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a NationMAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right. We must stop it 28292119
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialThomas Zimmer @thomaszimmer.bsky.social · 17/08/2026ICYMI yesterday: On why we need to approach MAHA as a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right, how it channels vague grievances into a radical project – and why we must stop it. Some thoughts from my piece: 🧵steady.pageThe Assault on Public Health and the Self-Sabotage of a NationMAHA channels vague grievances into a radical project. It’s a form of extremism that stands in a long tradition of paranoid conspiracism on the Far Right. We must stop it 4323135
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialIan Boudreau @ianboudreau.com · 16/08/2026A lot of people don't know this, but when you brush a cat, you are legally required to show them the wad of cat hair that came off of them and tell them "this is enough for another whole cat" 274124022097
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Defenders of Jeffries note (correctly) that he keeps different constituencies in his caucus happy, and that's why he's in charge. But do those House Democrats realize that voters can't stand him and aren't going to be motivated to donate/canvas/vote for a party with him as the head? 53931102
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 15/08/2026I know you're not allowed to say this during the current debate, but the reason the left dominates academics, art, comedy, and music is that the right has stupid, discredited ideas, they're not funny, and dull resentment does not make for good art. No grand conspiracy required. 204101612135
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.” 860210257934
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialEdward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Climate change recognized in 1912 9728921170
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialPammygirl10 @pammygirl10.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Just contacted my local shelter to find out which cat has been there the longest and requested to adopt it. Poor little girl has been there for eight years. 1431776155
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialEd BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 10/08/2026It's the basest, most regressive Lothrop Stoddard era eugenics stuff: how can a people achieve greatness while burdening itself to drag the weak along? Measles is there to help us and we've foolishly chosen to stop letting it do its job. If your kid can't survive it we don't want them to survive.patreon.com"IT'S BETTER SHE'S DEAD; SHE ONLY WOULD HAVE DISGRACED ME." | Gin and TacosThat's what turn-of-the-century celebrity quack, "health guru," and publisher Bernarr Mcfadden had to say when his sickly daughter died. And 117526
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialEd BooOOooOOmila @edburmila.bsky.social · 10/08/2026The only to understand about "MAHA" or Trumpism is that these people all believe the fundamental flaw with our society is that we devised too many ways to intervene against the laws of nature to allow The Weak to survive. They're solving the problem that some kids should be dying but aren't. 301329346
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialKate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Funny how no one asked russia to halt strikes on Ukrainian civilians. 1291209026451
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Fix your hearts or die? Sure. But also: Fix your hearts and live. Fixing involves doing the work, not having work done for you. People can build the path of liberation from patriarchy, but they can't walk it for you. So, walk the path. Do the work. Be a *man.* www.the-reframe.com/fix-your-hea...the-reframe.comFix Your Hearts or DieIt's a invitation, not a threat. The path to liberation for lonely men is feminism. 9494143
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Mark Rylance on the failure of UK governments to invest in the arts. 47530
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 12/08/2026@countyvalleyrescue has two very happy puppers in their new home #AGoodPlace 1106056584
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialAndrew Curry @andrewcurry.com · 11/08/2026The man's skeletal injuries looked like a train hit him, but he died in 1304 CE. At #ppa26Berlin last week, @uniofbradford.bsky.social scientist Jo Buckberry concluded he was likely whacked by a flying boulder, making him the first confirmed trebuchet death in the archaeological record. @science.orgscience.orgShattered skeleton in Scottish castle is first confirmed death from trebuchet“Devastation” across body of 14th century warrior indicates horrific demise from flying boulder 982954927
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJack Mirkinson @jackmirkinson.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Today in @thenation.com: a harrowing piece written from inside the Dilley ICE detention center by Maryam Tahmasebi, a green card holder who's been locked up along with her husband and son for months despite none of them committing any crime. www.thenation.com/article/soci...thenation.comOne Woman’s Message From the Hell of ICE DetentionMy husband, son, and I have been locked up for months—despite being permanent residents with no criminal record. It is an unendurable, unending nightmare. 11835272211
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialAaron Fritschner @fritschner.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Video of an ICE agent pulling a gun on a wife and mother, who is a US citizen born and raised in the area, near Bailey's Crossroads in Northern Virginia yesterday. Chillingly, they claimed she “almost ran them over” until she told them she had video proving that was a lie. 1814214058941
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJohn Collins @logicallyjc.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Todd Blanche: “I am not sure of the uproar of having a Border Patrol or ICE agent at a polling location. What's the risk?” Uhm, maybe because it’s illegal? Federal statute 18 U.S.C. § 592 prohibits deploying “troops or armed men” to locations where elections are held. An AG should know this. 978214967454
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialSeth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social · 11/08/2026Eight months ago, This American Life sent reporters from Chicago to cover the protests and counter-protests outside the ICE facility in Portland. They chose Karlyn Borsynko to be their local guide to the world of Antifa. What they failed to mention is that KB self-identifies as a fascist. 602585789
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialWajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Can't eat peppers, guac, salsa, or lettuce without peeing from your butt. Congrats, America. 2504149657
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialBill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026This is one absolutely wild story. Gift link wapo.st/4i1OByh 1916660
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJustin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 10/08/2026As of this morning, the WNBA has been mentioned on Fox News 163 times since last Monday. During that same timeframe, they have only mentioned Max Miller's name 5 times. 16755771407
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 10/08/2026We’re in scary times, but lots of folks in media are doing their damnedest to defend democracy. My Stop the Presses newsletter praises 25 of them and also cites other fierce fighters. See if you agree.stopthepresses.news25 must-follow people in pro-democracy mediaOne way to fight negativity is to lift up inspirational voices 1473037918
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 09/08/2026El-Sayed: "To me Medicare for All is not about what it takes away, it's about what it offers: Guaranteed health insurance from cradle to grave." 347100562325
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialPhilo of Alexan @philoof.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Doggie paddle 15682611092
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialDon Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Host of "Democracy Now" being treated as a subversive influence in Trump's America 1420957
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Private equity is price gouging firefighters now. Yes, you read that right. Firefighters. Is this the most evil thing they've done yet? 476105434886
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialDerek Beres @derekberes.bsky.social · 07/08/2026MS NOW senior reporter @brandyzadrozny.bsky.social spent 10 months tracking the conspiracy theories that evolved online in the wake of the death of Charlie Kirk. She joins me to discuss what her investigation found on a special Conspirituality drop. www.conspirituality.net/episodes/dro...conspirituality.netDROP: Who Killed Charlie Kirk? (w/Brandy Zadrozny) — ConspiritualityMS NOW senior reporter Brandy Zadrozny spent 10 months tracking the conspiracy theories that evolved online in the wake of the death of Charlie Kirk. She joins Derek to discuss what her investigation ... 55619
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialRep. Mike Levin @levin.house.gov · 07/08/2026$4 BILLION. That’s how much the Trump Administration has now spent paying companies to cancel offshore wind projects that would have lowered your electric bill. Yes, you heard that right: they are PAYING to keep more energy off the grid and your bills higher.nytimes.comTrump Administration to Pay RWE to Cancel Wind LeasesIt was the fifth such deal struck by the administration to get companies to drop offshore wind projects. 27743892315
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialDrew McKevitt @drewmckevitt.bsky.social · 06/08/2026And yet 1713897352
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.sociallaura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Abdul El-Sayed on capitalism: “I’m capitalist who just knows about capitalism. I have a bad habit of reading, I’m so sorry.” 10869211509
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Seems relevant: Canada is creating jobs at a rate that is roughly 4x that in the United States. 12433261239
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialScott Lemieux @lemieuxlgm.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Any chance to break the neoconfederate hold on the Court starts in November www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/08/any-...lawyersgunsmoneyblog.comAny chance to break the neoconfederate hold on the Court starts in November - Lawyers, Guns & MoneyIn the midst of a puff piece which pretends to believe Sam Alito when he explains that his robotically pro-Trump voting record is ACTUALLY the result of dispassionate historical analysis, Alito confir... 0202
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialJeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026WaPo making same claim that’s been disproven again & again. Who do they imagine these people are, willing to pay the price of abandoning home, friends, lives they’ve built. “Sorry, kids, we’re leaving the only home you’ve ever known & all our friends to pay 7% state tax instead of 8%.” 2124756732
Reposted by @danielbates.bsky.socialLeah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 05/08/2026El-Sayed, Lawrence and McKinney all won progressive campaigns in Michigan last night by talking about climate and clean energy like it was a kitchen-table issue — because skyrocketing energy bills and endless wildfire smoke matter to people. 11080401708
danielbates.bsky.social @danielbates.bsky.social · 06/08/2026There will always be sycophants around insisting the emperor is, in fact, wearing clothes 000