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The BlueGreen Alliance @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
BGA’s new interactive website shows how the Trump admin and GOP Congress’ attacks on #cleanenergy and manufacturing are hitting communities across the nation. See here: www.bluegreenalliance.org/site/fallout...
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Another banger
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Business Insider @businessinsider.com · 21/09/2026
Newark has been hit hardest so far, with about 350 flights canceled — roughly a third of all scheduled operations. bit.ly/4hfoBip
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What we know about the FAA outage disrupting thousands of flights across the Northeast
Airports across the Northeast are experiencing flight delays after the FAA ordered a ground stop due to a construction mishap.
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NC Newsline @ncnewsline.com · 21/09/2026
Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo ncnewsline.com/2026/09/21/r...
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Diesel prices shoot upward as top farm-state GOP senator begs Trump for export embargo • NC Newsline
Diesel prices hit a record average of $6.51 a gallon Monday, and some in President Donald Trump’s own party are breaking their support for the ongoing war in Iran that has driven fuel prices to stagge...
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Pete Hegseth is the enshittificafion of imperialism.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
CNN: A fake A.I. intelligence report just “almost started a war” with China when the military almost boarded one of their ships Nothing to see here, folks! 😕 www.cnn.com/2026/09/18/p...
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 18/09/2026
Exclusive: More American service members have died in the Middle East during the ongoing Iran war than the Pentagon has disclosed publicly, according to six U.S. officials familiar with the data.
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More U.S. troops have died amid Iran war than Pentagon has disclosed publicly
Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the Middle East is not reflected in the Defense Department’s casualty database.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
No shit. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/18/b...
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The Working Class Face a ‘Class Ceiling’ in Elite Occupations
Being female or a person of color has long been seen as a disadvantage in hiring and promotion. A new study of college professors shows that class may loom as large.
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Sam Thielmonster @samthielman.com · 17/09/2026
I just think it’s bad that we only have consequences for people who don’t have any money or power
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 17/09/2026
Trump: "We spent more than $2 billion in FEMA funding. You're waiting for some additional funding. I'm gonna get that to you. Now if Michael loses, I'm not sending it." Crowd: *groans*
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Rania Combs @raniacombs.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Exactly!
“If you showed up at Defcon and gave talk about how your autonomous malware did something unexpected and damaged someone else's computers, the first question from the audience would be "Why are you so shit at making secure sandboxes?" It wouldn't be "How are you so awesome at making hacking tools?"
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11/09/2026
Q: On the checks, we have $40t in debt. If your economic policies are working, why do you need an incentive for people to turn out to vote? T: I'm doing it as a reward for having to put up w/Biden Q: You also offered tariff refunds-- TRUMP: Not you Q: And that didn't happen T: You're the worst
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
A really interesting conversation. In Appalachia, much of the historically developable land is in river valleys and floodplains, which poses a lot of hard questions that were exposed by events like Hurricane Helene.
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 04/09/2026
Comer’s admission underscores how badly Trump is screwing the GOP. That he’s also hoarding the money—and not spending it on GOP races—is just the cherry on the melting sundae. trib.al/9OcLfo6
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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 04/09/2026
the extraction class (and the brunchlord trust fund editors they seed at outlets like The Atlantic) are positively desperate to redirect attention away from the popularity and real-world potential of progressive reform
Atlantic headline: "The Hasan Piker Question"
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Yes!!!
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hey North Carolina! actionnetwork.org/letters/work...
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Workers in North Carolina deserve Water, Shade and Rest
More than 1.5 million workers in North Carolina risk their health and their lives working in jobs that expose them to high heat with little to no protections in place. The people responsible for gover...
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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 30/07/2026
17. Last but definitely not least, @tedfertik.bsky.social calls for greater empowerment of labor in the next phase of the clean energy transition. It's not just normatively desirable, but good for making policy stickier. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Rebalance Capital and Labor
A case for putting organized labor at the center of U.S. climate and industrial policy to build durable political support for the clean energy transition.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A great listen.
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 28/08/2026
if I had presidential aspirations, I would be making clear that anyone who tries to take this sale has another thing coming
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
As Americans struggle to pay for their lives, gas prices stay up, the endless war drags on, cattle ranchers struggle— Trump is focused on changing “Lake Ontario” to “Lake America” 🤡 🎪
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
An interesting piece but oddly leaves out two of the most important pieces of industrial policy of the last administration. The IRA and the IIJA, which in my mind were actually more important than the CHIPS act. 1/2
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Screw Tape Letters @muleskinnerpress.net · 24/08/2026
Man fuck enes freedom, all somebody needed to do was send a point guard off a screen to get his ass out of there
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Just base solely on circumstantial plaque reading, it feels like fully three fourths of public infrastructure in the United States was built during the New Deal. This is somehow both impressive and depressing.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The collapse of the FDA and our entire food safety system is one of many great arguments towards rebuilding state capacity in government to improve everyone's daily life.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
FLORIDA: “Mike Caruso, Palm Beach County clerk + staunch ally of Gov. DeSantis, arrested on child sex abuse charges for allegedly molesting his grandson… could potentially face death penalty under a law he championed as a Republican state legislator…” www.rawstory.com/mike-caruso-...
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Convergence Magazine @convergencemag.com · 14/08/2026
Vishal Reddy: Being pro-union, anti-billionaire, and pro-working class isn’t a sufficient economic vision for the scale of crisis we’re in. To win, the Left needs to prioritize promises and outcomes working people can feel. convergencemag.com/articles/bei...
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Being Pro-Working Class Isn’t Enough: We Need Victories People Can Feel
We must reclaim populism from process. Being pro-union, anti-billionaire, and pro-working class isn’t a sufficient economic vision for the scale of crisis we’re in. To win, the Left needs to…
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 18/08/2026
Ken Paxton spokesperson endorses privatizing Social Security
retweet by Paxton spokesperson Madison Cercy: In 2001 George W Bush proposed a partial privatization plan for Social Security so you could put 10% of your SS contribution into the markets.

People rejected this.

We can now see that if it had passed, the 10% that went into the markets would have outperformed the 90% the government managed, the program would be solvent, and the average SS recipient would be receiving 2X what they currently receive.

The worst bet you’ll ever make is betting on government.
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damniel spookradski @self.agency · 18/08/2026
am i to understand that while our men and women in uniform are throwing themselves overboard from their ships due to a lack of basic sustenance and amenities and the strait of hormuz remains closed and oil skyrockets, the secretary of war is doing campaign cameos and sucking down barbeque pork ribs?
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Bonkers and obvious
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Big wind a keep on a blowin' Finally made it out to see the Central Virginia offshore wind project. What an engineering marvel it is! Large scale clean energy for the win.
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The BlueGreen Alliance @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Check out our latest substack on #lead service line replacement! Read here: loom.ly/Q0Q_Y18
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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 30/07/2026
NEW @rooseveltinstitute.org: as wildfires & heatwaves rage, we are not powerless. As 19 authors argue in our 157-page "Building Up in 2029" report, we can adapt & expand Biden & Trump experiments to create lasting state capacity to tackle climate change. 🧵🧵 rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Building Up in 2029: How to Make Green Statecraft Durable
Explore 17 essays on durable US climate and industrial policy after Inflation Reduction Act rollbacks, covering governance, planning, finance, and production.
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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 30/07/2026
2. @ksabeelrahman.bsky.social - former OIRA head - urges the next administration to be clear-eyed about how the Supreme Court and new surveillance state will attempt to limit progress, and to plan for a Reconstruction-scale project. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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Reconstruct the Bureaucracy, Don’t Just Rebuild It
How the next administration can rebuild federal capacity, strengthen climate governance, and create the institutions needed for durable green industrial policy.
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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Highly usable post from last year
@weedle.bsky.social: Pete Hegseth is not going to remember his soldiers need food.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 06/08/2026
Labor's share of national income just hit a new low, meaning less of the economy's gains is going to workers and more is flowing to capital. That's especially troubling as the AI boom is already inflating corporate profits and putting downward pressure on wages.
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U.S. workers' share of national income falls to a new low
Labor's bargaining position has worsened markedly in the last half-decade.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
80 full time jobs is a fraction of what this would be if there was a nuclear plant being developed on the site, for example. But I understand that a corporate utility wants to build what will employ the fewest amount of workers to save themselves money.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
No wonder half our food is poisoned.
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Only poor people in the US are used to having the administrative state dig into their affairs.
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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Interesting idea to pick someone who really wanted to be Fed Chair but had no interest in economic forecasting or monetary policy.
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Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/07/2026
The Fauci hearing perfectly illustrated how living through a once in a century pandemic somehow made Republicans far worse on public health. God forbid we face anything like covid again during Trump 2.0. There will be no Dr Fauci around to try to talk sense to Trump.
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Eleanor Courtemanche @ecourtem.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is why they’re going after Dr Fauci: he impeded grifters
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Dan Taylor @danotbob.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
This is interesting.
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Roosevelt Institute @rooseveltinstitute.org · 28/07/2026
For decades, the US has treated industrial capacity as something markets would maintain on their own. This plan recognizes that building the next generation of manufacturing requires a more intentional approach, combining public investment, workforce development, and stronger domestic capacity.
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SEIU_ORG @seiu.org · 23/07/2026
Congratulations to Prince William Workers with @seiuva512.bsky.social in Virginia on voting YES to form their union. When we fight, we win! #UnionsForAll
Graphic of workers with text "Victory. After four years of organizing, Prince William County workers in Virginia voted YES to win their union! More than 2,000 workers will join SEIU 512, gaining the collective bargaining power to win a strong contract and better working conditions. Congrats to our newest union siblings in Virginia!"
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 20/07/2026
NEW INFO HAS REVEALED that the 28-year-old Mexican man killed while running from ICE last week was just visiting on short tourist visa—and already had a plane ticket to go home. newrepublic.com/post/213277/...
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Man Who Died Running From ICE Was Tourist With a Ticket Home
The man has been identified as Juan Jairo Coronilla Duran, who was in the U.S. on a tourist visa and already had a plane ticket to go back to Mexico.
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Quinn Slobodian @quinnslobodian.com · 21/07/2026
As we describe in our book, Musk’s model of state symbiosis assumes that, in the end, you need to be backed up by Uncle Sam.
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