Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 16/10/2025The notion that John Bolton is being charged with retaining defense information when Trump had more than 300 classified documents at Mar a Lago is just more evidence that they are using the government to go after political enemies, not allies. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 14/10/2025Who thinks Republican leaders will speak out against the Young Republicans' racists chat? Me neither. www.politico.com/news/2025/10...politico.com‘I love Hitler’: Leaked messages expose Young Republicans’ racist chatThousands of private messages reveal young GOP leaders joking about gas chambers, slavery and rape. 010
Reposted by Jay BennettMichael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 14/10/2025If you as a world leader suck up to Trump you too can get $20 billion 3377
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 14/10/2025So maybe Trump and his regime are lying when they say most political violence comes from the left? 010
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 14/10/2025www.cbsnews.com/news/watchdo...cbsnews.comWatchdog group seeks probe of Comey, Letitia James casesFormer federal ethics officials are asking the Justice Department's watchdog to look into the prosecutions of James Comey and Letitia James, which they called a "turning point in our democracy." 000
Reposted by Jay BennettMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Vicious authoritarianism built on a pretext of shameless lies under the cover of scolding Christianity. 26964762166
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 11/10/2025So incredibly stupid. Trump: We don't want free, clean, and abundant energy. We want costly, dirty, and limited energy. Mindlessly dumb. heatmap.news/sparks/esmer...heatmap.newsEsmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM SaysIt would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power. 000
Reposted by Jay BennettThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/10/2025President Trump has weaponized the Justice Department to his own ends, critics say. His calls for prosecutors to file criminal charges against his adversaries have eroded the department’s decadeslong tradition of independence from the White House and threatened the rule of law. nyti.ms/46Zrz3W 3215767
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 08/10/2025Looks like Secretary of Energy Wright has been lying to us about the subsidies for fossil fuels and the positive role of renewable energy. www.eenews.net/articles/fac...eenews.netFact-checking Chris Wright on energyThe Energy secretary’s talking points are often heavy on data. Here’s what those numbers say. 001
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 02/10/2025The largest solar factory in the Western Hemisphere is in Dalton, Georgia, which is in Margorie Taylor Greene's congressional district. us.qcells.com/blog/qcells-...us.qcells.comQcells North America Completes Dalton Factory Expansion - Qcells North AmericaLearn about Qcells North America's completion of the Dalton factory expansion. Discover how our expanded capacity drives innovation in solar manufacturing. 021
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 02/10/2025Solar is passing wind this year and coal in 2028. It doesn't matter how much Trump whines and bitches. The market is driving clean, abundant solar energy to new highs. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/10/02/u...pv-magazine.comUS solar set to surpass wind in 2025, overtake coal by 2028US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) figures show solar developers adding 16 GW through July 2025, nearly three-quarters of new capacity, with solar and wind each near 12% of the mix versus ... 000
Reposted by Jay BennettWashington Post Opinions @postopinions.bsky.social · 01/10/2025"America’s cities ought not to be training grounds for preparing troops for future conflicts," the Editorial Board writes. "That’s not why soldiers serve. Defending the homeland is different from policing it."wapo.stOpinion | U.S. cities aren’t meant to be military training groundsOur soldiers didn’t sign up to be police officers. 273
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Trump's government owning parts of companies. Looks like socialism... Smells like socialism... www.wsj.com/business/u-s...wsj.comU.S. to Take Equity Stake in Lithium Americas and Its Nevada Mining ProjectThe Thacker Pass project would mine one of the largest known lithium deposits in the U.S. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Since when can Trump make irreversible cuts during a shutdown? Under what laws? www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comTrump warns Democrats of 'irreversible' actions in government shutdownWASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump warned congressional Democrats on Tuesday that allowing the federal government to shut down at midnight would allow his administration to take "irreve... 001
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 27/09/2025The Constitution gives Congress one power above all others -- The Power of the Purse: Appropriating funds and telling the govt how to spend it. Now the Supreme Ct just rewrote the Constitution to take that power away. It's letting the Pres rescind money Congress appropriated. Bye Bye Democracy. 100
Reposted by Jay BennettAdam Parkhomenko @adamparkhomenko.bsky.social · 26/09/2025Sometimes I can’t tell if it is better for these folks to stay or do this. Either way, admirable. 19043251060
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 23/09/2025Despite Trump being an idiot and opposing renewable energy, global investment is continuing to grow. "A separate report...found that big companies are also continuing to press ahead with their climate promises, despite hostility from Donald Trump’s admin..." www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comGlobal investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollbackGrowth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 21/09/2025Gotta love when Trump and Republicans say Democrats are socialists and then they do this... www.yahoo.com/finance/news...yahoo.comTrump is already wielding his ‘golden share’ authority at U.S. Steel, overriding the company’s plans for an Illinois plant, report saysThis marks the latest move by the administration to exert power over private industry. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 21/09/2025I wonder if he broke any state laws. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...msnbc.comTom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 20/09/2025Elon Musk said he would "go to war" to defend H1B visas. He hasn't said a word since Trump raised the fee to $100,000 per visa application. 144
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Russia wouldn't be violating the sovereignty of NATO members if Trump and the United States were firmly standing behind our allies. Putin is taking advantage of Trump's weak backing of NATO and unwillingness to the impose sanctions Russia he pledged. kyivindependent.com/breaking-est...kyivindependent.comBREAKING: 3 Russian MiG-31 jets violate Estonian airspace, Tallinn saysEstonia summoned Russia's charge d'affaires on Sept. 19 after three Russian MiG-31 fighter jets entered the Baltic nation's airspace for 12 minutes, the Foreign Ministry said. 000
Reposted by Jay BennettThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/09/2025A tip and some Instagram posts led New York Times reporters to a Turkish oil magnate’s megayacht — where President Trump’s daughter Tiffany and her husband were apparently cruising the Mediterranean.nyti.msHow Tiffany Trump’s Instagram Posts Led Us to an Oil Magnate’s MegayachtPhotographs left a trail of clues showing Ms. Trump and her husband, Michael Boulos, vacationing on luxury vessels owned by billionaires. 1610347
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 18/09/2025Senate Republicans dropped a nuke. www.politico.com/live-updates...politico.comSenate GOP confirms 48 Trump nominees under ‘nuclear’ moveThe group confirmation followed a long Democratic blockade of the president's administration picks. 001
Reposted by Jay BennettAsha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 16/09/2025One of these senators need to ask Patel whether the FBI is still abiding by the AG Guidelines, specifically that investigations cannot be opened solely of the basis of First Amendment activity 10589125
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 16/09/2025When you spend all of your time on the warfighting capabilities of the military... www.yahoo.com/news/article...yahoo.comHegseth targets beards, facial hair with military 'grooming standard'U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is targeting facial hair to establish a new "grooming standard" in the military that is "clean shaven and neat in presentation." 000
Reposted by Jay BennettSean Brodrick @seanbrodrick.bsky.social · 12/09/2025From Justin Wolfers: "Even after DOGE, the tariffs, and all the performative stuff, the reality is that they're blowing out the budget deficit, and this year is on track to be the largest in the post-pandemic period." My take: DOGE cut IRS staffing. DOGE is part of the problem. #EconSky 35617
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 09/09/2025The number of Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine 'rocketed' up (sorry) since Trump became president. 000
Reposted by Jay BennettNY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Whether it’s Barack Obama wearing a tan suit with reporters or Donald Trump raping children with Jeffrey Epstein, both presidents violated some of Washington’s most sacred norms. 201640267
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 09/09/2025Oopsie. Trump let Putin off the hook again. www.militarytimes.com/news/pentago...militarytimes.comTrump’s 2-week deadline for Russia to start peace talks comes and goesThe two-week deadline that President Donald Trump gave Russian President Vladimir Putin to make a peace deal with Ukraine ended Thursday. 212
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 03/09/2025Trump called the Epstein scandal a 'hoax' right after survivors demanded justice. These are sexual trafficking, assault, and rape survivors, and Trump is calling it a hoax. So offensive. 010
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 03/09/2025www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | I resigned from the CDC. Here are three questions for RFK Jr.I’ve seen the secretary’s effect on public health policy firsthand. 000
Reposted by Jay BennettProPublica @propublica.org · 28/08/202520 mostly white private academies, all founded in the 1960s and 1970s, brought in more than $20 million from North Carolina in three years. None reflected the demographics of their communities. Few even came close. (Published Nov. 2024)propublica.orgSegregation Academies Across the South Are Getting Millions in Taxpayer DollarsNorth Carolina offers an especially telling window into what is happening across this once legally segregated region where legislatures are now rapidly expanding and adopting controversial voucher-sty... 16400168
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 27/08/2025Has anyone noticed that in Trump's mindless attacks on renewable energy, he hasn't touched the huge 2.6 GW Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project. Why? VA has a Republican governor. RI, MD, CT, MA, NY all have Democratic governors, and Trump has torn into their wind power investments. 010
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 21/08/2025This is the future of how clean energy generated by homes with solar and batteries can serve as back up power to stabilize and support an electricity grid. www.canarymedia.com/articles/vir...canarymedia.comCalifornia’s biggest virtual power plant may get a funding reprieveHome batteries enrolled in the program can provide 700 MW of cost-effective grid support, new analysis finds — but only if state lawmakers preserve its… 000
Reposted by Jay Bennettjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/08/2025inching closer and closer to my “they’re segregationists” take 284100272152
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 21/08/2025Regardless of Trump bluster and the big ugly bill, "solar and wind accounted for over 90% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added in the first five months of 2025" and are expected to continue to do so. www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2025/08/new-...solarpowerworldonline.comNew utility-scale solar and wind installs continue to wallop fossil fuel setups in USA review of data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) shows that the combination of solar and wind accounted for over 90% of new 000
Reposted by Jay BennettCNN @cnn.com · 18/08/2025President Trump made a series of false claims about elections in a social media post in which he pledged to “lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS” and voting machines, including an inaccurate assertion that states have to run elections in the manner the president tells them to. | Fact checkcnn.comFact check: Trump falsely claims US is only country that uses mail-in voting | CNN PoliticsPresident Donald Trump made a series of false claims about elections in a Monday social media post in which he pledged to “lead a movement to get rid of MAIL-IN BALLOTS” and voting machines – includin... 67287121
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 18/08/2025Trump says he's going to act against mail-in ballots right after Vladimir Putin told him they are bad. (psst - There are mail-in ballots in Russia and 30 other countries.) 020
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 18/08/2025The Trump Regime is pushing another bathroom fight in its culture war against Northern Virginia. www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...washingtonpost.comEducation Dept. says it’ll pull funding from five Virginia districts over gender policiesThe Education Department investigated the schools’ transgender policies after a complaint was filed by a group founded by senior White House official Stephen Miller. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 16/08/2025How many US systems like Patriot are in this huge purchase? www.defensenews.com/global/europ...defensenews.comDenmark to complete $3.4 billion of air defense purchases by year-endGovernments across the continent are scrambling to either bolster what they already have or put in place the means to defend their skies. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 14/08/2025Come on, press. Isn't this relevant? I haven't heard any of you print this or discuss it on TV, social media, radio. Get your act together. 010
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Trump orders colleges to prove a negative. That'll work. apnews.com/article/trum...apnews.comTrump orders colleges to prove they don't consider race in admissionsPresident Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum requiring colleges to prove they do not consider race in admissions. 100
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Amazing counterintuitive numbers on the economy in this piece. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Don’t believe the MAGA doomers on tradeAmerica has flourished under free trade. Don’t upend the world based on exaggerations and lies. 000
Jay Bennett @jaybennett1234.bsky.social · 04/08/2025Richly deserved. If you're rich, you deserve it. 000
Reposted by Jay BennettThe Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 04/08/2025Markets’ muted reaction to Friday’s firing of the BLS Commissioner might be missing the potential gravity of the situation. Her sacking, and hints over the weekend of more changes, should give investors pause, Spencer Jakab writes.on.wsj.comTrump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances🔎 This is an online version of Spencer's Markets A.M. newsletter. Get investing insights in your inbox each weekday by signing up here—it’s free. 📧 Jerome Powell is a household name, at least to readers of this newsletter. [Erika McEntarfe 33823
