jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Ocean City MD is planning a music festival this weekend. The venues is basically under water thanks to an early season Nor’easter. Don’t worry though. Climate change is a hoax. 011
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you had $1 billion and invested it in (essentially risk-free) 10-yr bonds, you would gross about $50 million per year at today’s interest rates. Why does anyone need more than $1 billion? Explain it to me like I’m an 8-yr old. #TaxTheRich 011
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I suppose this is a sign of Greatness in action. 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 11/07/2026What is wrong with our country that the federal minimum wage is still $7.25 per hour? The system is broken. 000
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 26/05/2026My residential electricity billing rate has more than doubled in less than four years. August 2022: $0.0782/kWh May 2026: $0.16638/kWh So I have to ask, why am I footing the bill for data centers? www.nrdc.org/bio/tom-ruti...nrdc.orgBuilding Data Centers Without Breaking PJMUnless data centers are required to bring their own capacity, the region faces declining reliability and billions in excess costs. 110
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Why is it that I can run my #Mac for weeks (sometimes months) without rebooting and everything is just fine. But if I don’t pay homage to the #Windows reboot gods on a daily basis even simple tasks slow down to a snail’s pace?? 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Wholesale inflation reached 6% on an annualized basis in April. 110
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 13/05/2026A decade ago, if someone said a single data center in Kenya would consume roughly half of the country's available electricity supply, that would have been crazy talk. www.tomshardware.com/tech-industr...tomshardware.comMicrosoft's massive Kenya AI data center would require switching off 'half the country' to meet power requirements, government says — $1 billion project stalls over capacity disagreements and lack of ...“We would need to switch off half the country for the data center to be powered." 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Mountain laurels are starting to blossom in central Maryland. #SevernRiver #ChesapeakeBay 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 02/05/2026Not sustainable. We owe it to our children and their children to elect leaders who will reign in the deficit and pay down the debt. 000
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 31/03/2026What's remarkable about this ruling is that it was issued by the same judge who issued the original memo, cited by Mueller, stating that a sitting president cannot be prosecuted. 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Driving around western North Carolina and southwest Virginia over the past few days, and one thing that is notably absent - Trump signs. 000
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Pretty bleak set of headlines re: the state of the economy. 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 07/03/2026Evidence building that military actions have been planned for months. 000
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 03/03/2026From @cnbc.com - another case of socializing risk and privatizing profits. 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 28/02/2026Wtf why are we suddenly at war with Iran? I miss the days when the US govt at least tried to make a convincing case to the American public, like W’s infamous WMDs. 010
Reposted by @jshacat.bsky.socialNPR @npr.org · 19/02/2026Cities around the country are debating whether to keep their automatic license plate readers. Concerns about privacy and federal immigration agents can access local data are driving these debates. n.pr/4rYXPgyn.prSome cities are ditching license plate readers over immigration surveillance concernsCities around the country are debating whether to keep their automatic license plate readers. Concerns about privacy and federal immigration agents can access local data are driving these debates. 19402115
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Watching a great documentary about one of America’s greatest First Ladies on @netflix.com #MichelleObama 092
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 01/02/2026With a 30 pt swing from 2024, this outcome is further evidence that the MAGA brand is toxic. www.cnn.com/2026/01/31/p...cnn.comDemocrat Taylor Rehmet flips a Texas state Senate seat Trump won by 17 points | CNN PoliticsDemocrats notched another victory Saturday in special elections during President Donald Trump’s second term, flipping a seat in the Texas Senate that Trump won by 17 points in 2024. 051
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 01/02/2026Thank you, @wired.com for putting this information out there and not behind a paywall. 030
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 31/01/2026CNBC with a good report on the K shaped economy. The rich keep getting richer while the poor get poorer. 210
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 24/01/2026Who knew that these two movies share a common theme??? 131
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Does the concept of a deal equate to another avoided war? Or is it an avoided war for each NATO member country? So many avoided wars. 031
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 19/01/2026And why shouldn't those detained by ICE be allowed access to an attorney??? 021
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Really cool battery technology coming out of Estonia. Promising nearly double the capacity of the standard EV battery, with a 5-minute charge time. Potential game changer for EVs. www.pcmag.com/news/donut-l...pcmag.comDonut Labs' Solid-State Battery-Powered Motorcycle Turned Heads at CES, But Big Questions RemainThe startup’s invention seems to check off most of the remaining EV-battery wish-list boxes. But it's cagey on how exactly it cracked the code on solid-state batteries. 031
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 11/01/2026www.keranews.org/government/2... I'm done. No more Hilton hotels when I have a say in the matter... @hilton-hotels.bsky.socialkeranews.orgDallas woman fired after posting TikTok warning of ICE presenceThe Hilton Anatole in Dallas terminated a TikTok user after they posted a video that subsequently went viral. 011
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 09/01/2026I’m not normally one to agree with the Cato Institute, but on this topic, I think we’re on the same page. 021
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 04/01/2026Reflections of a cold winter day. #SevernRiver 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 03/01/2026What the actual fuck is this country doing by abducting the president of Venezuela?? www.jpost.com/internationa...jpost.comDonald Trump says Maduro captured after US strikes Venezuela | The Jerusalem PostThe Venezuelan government does not know the whereabouts of President Nicolas Maduro or his wife Cilia Flores, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said. 000
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 06/12/2025A great analysis of how the DOE Climate Working Group is tripping over its own shoelaces. www.theclimatebrink.com/p/is-this-th...theclimatebrink.comIs this the most embarrassing error in the DOE Climate Working Group Report?mistaking detection for emergence 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 04/12/2025It’s hard to imagine a world in which settlers and missionaries are not immigrants. 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 02/12/2025"This place is as crooked as a dog's leg." www.reddit.com/r/CringeTikT...reddit.comFrom the CringeTikToks community on Reddit: The reckoning had begun.Explore this post and more from the CringeTikToks community 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 19/11/2025Today’s headlines from @cnbc.com show a tale of two retail environments, with Target suffering as TJ Maxx and Marshalls find a sweet spot in these turbulent, inflationary times. 010
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The time has come (long ago) for this administration’s hateful and harmful immigration practices to end. 030
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 18/11/2025The impacts of DOGE will be endured for years, if not decades. One can only wonder what medical breakthroughs were stymied by these actions. www.ajmc.com/view/nih-gra...ajmc.comNIH Grant Terminations Disrupt 1 in 30 Clinical Trials, Impacting Over 74,000 Participants | AJMCInfectious disease was hit hardest by funding cuts to NIH grant for clinical trials that did not align with the Trump administration's priorities. 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 14/11/2025The ridiculousness of this proposed policy is overshadowed by its cruelty. 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 10/11/2025With air traffic controllers retiring at 3-4 times the “normal” rate, it’s safe to assume that air travel disruptions will continue through the holiday season even as the govt reopens. thehill.com/policy/trans...thehill.comDuffy: ’15 to 20′ air traffic controllers retiring daily during shutdownTransportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that “15 to 20” air traffic controllers are retiring daily amid the government shutdown. “I used to have about four controllers retire… 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 10/11/2025It took three separate sittings over the course of four days for me to watch The Alabama Solution. Horrifying and disturbing in so many ways. We can do better as a society. 010
Reposted by @jshacat.bsky.socialAll Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 04/11/202560 yrs ago today (Nov 5, 1965), the 1st US government report to warn about climate change was published. "Restoring the Quality of Our Environment" included warning of C02 build-up and sea-level rise/melting ice-caps. allouryesterdays.info/2025/11/04/6... 1/n 812068
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 06/11/2025For climate action to succeed, it needs to be aligned with populist “kitchen table” issues. “The state’s modeling has suggested that low-income city residents are the most likely to reap immediate savings from cap and invest…” 020
jshacat.bsky.social @jshacat.bsky.social · 06/11/2025"It’s not clear the extent to which the Kimmel boycott affected Sinclair’s financial results for the quarter; the company did not provide any discussion of the blackout in its earnings press release and the topic did not come up on the call with analysts." variety.com/2025/tv/news...variety.comSinclair CEO Slams Disney and Google Over YouTube TV Blackout as Company Reports Q3 Revenue Decline of 16% and Swings to Net LossSinclair saw a significant drop in revenue and swung to a net loss for Q3 2025. In September, the TV station group's ABC affiliates had preempted 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' over the host's Charlie Kirk comm... 010
