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Greg Shill @gregshill.com · 23h

They did the cartoon!

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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 27/09/2026

The "Environmentalism that builds things" is here. It is the same Environmentalism everyone has been shitting on for the last decade. Now it is saving all of our asses again. Join up if you want to win. God bless @hollybender.bsky.social and the @texassierraclub.bsky.social

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Old dogs, new tricks. Well known for its effective advocacy to stop dirty energy projects like coal plants and pipelines, @sierraclub.org is leaning into speed permitting for clean energy infrastructure. @hollybender.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/articles/202...

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Ditch Your Stereotypes of Environmentalists; The Energy Transition Will Not Succeed Without Us

It’s time to get to work building the good, and the environmental movement will help lead us there.

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Chris Conaton @conatonc.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

A familiar story for anyone who follows @volts.wtf. “The Chronicle spoke to more than half a dozen grid experts…to try to understand why Texas’s notoriously unreliable grid had a remarkably reliable summer. The answer was unanimous: solar panels and batteries.”

houstonchronicle.com

Texas shattered energy demand records this summer. Here's why the grid held up.

Texas repeatedly broke electricity demand records this summer, but ERCOT avoided emergencies as booming solar and battery capacity helped keep the grid stable.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Not only guilty of genocide against Palestinians, he abetted the murder of thousands of Israelis.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Phenomenal story on the Guna people on the Caribbean coast of Panama. We were fortunate to do a kayak trip in this area last year -- amazing, resilient culture that has maintained its identity and resisted assimilation

nytimes.com

They Kept Outsiders Away for 500 Years. Their World Is About to Change.

My father dedicated his life to studying the Guna people of Panama, and they may soon allow unprecedented development through their land. I went on a trek through the jungle to find out why.

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The love affair continues …

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Troy Jackson @troyjackson207.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Susan Collins is blatantly corrupt. Hollywood couldn't write this in a script.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I constantly think about the fact that the people we are murdering are fisherman from poor, often indigenous villages. Zero evidence has been presented that they were running drugs, but even if they were they were mules, pawns forced by poverty to accept the work. Unconscionable evil.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Voters increasingly aren't buying what Trump and the GOP are selling. it. “I actually feel really gaslit because I’m constantly hearing from Republicans, from conservatives just in the media in general, that ‘don’t believe your lying eyes, everything’s great, wages have increased." @nytimes.com

nytimes.com

Democrats Gain Edge as Trump Drags Down G.O.P., New Poll Finds

Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

White House: "we need to hunt down and prosecute anyone who is leaking information to the press and ban any media outlets publishing these leaks.... well, oopsie" www.status.news/p/white-hous...

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The Source Behind The Ban

The anonymous source behind one of the stories the White House cited to justify banning POLITICO was none other than Vice President JD Vance, Status has learned.

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Dante Atkins @danteatkins.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Something I want to be very clear about is that it is literally impossible for Musk to have used Starlink to change the results of elections and Musk's rantings on the subject shouldn't be taken as evidence that it happened, it should be taken as evidence that he's a drugged-out bugfuck pyscho

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I have thought about the revolutionary turned deranged dictator in "Bananas" a lot as Trump's dementia and megalomaniaworsens. Turns out I am not alone. @pkrugman.bsky.social

paulkrugman.substack.com

It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time

Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"The Republican Party has a neo-Nazi problem," our columnist Jamelle Bouie writes. "This is not slander or pejorative or innuendo; it is the plain truth of the matter, a conclusion drawn from simple observation. And the problem has been getting worse." nyti.ms/3T8DPwi

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Opinion | The G.O.P. Has Gone Off the Deep End

The Republican fringe is becoming the Republican mainstream.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Democratic consultants telling candidates to stay mum on a 70-30 issue sacrifice all credibility. Time to demand strong regulations for AI and data centers. @rbreich.bsky.social

robertreich.substack.com

The Rise of AI Populism

Are we on the cusp of a political realignment against corporate power?

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Cool (well, very hot to be exact). Thermal batteries are starting to be deployed at scale, allowing industries to take power from grid when it is cheap or free, while maintaining continuous operations. @janrosenow.bsky.social

janrosenow.substack.com

Thermal batteries aren’t coming. They’re already here.

Half of all operating thermal batteries came online since 2025. Policy, not technology, is now the main constraint.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Seattle writer Danny Westneat wrote a piece on a project a good friend of mine did back in college in the 70's, asking 50 prominent people to tell him what the American Dream meant to them. Amazingly, most sent personal letters with their thoughts www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

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This Seattle man has an archive of the American dream

When he was a freshman in college, Michael Martin, now 73, asked 50 of the most famous people in the world about the American dream. Incredibly, they wrote back.

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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

tl;dr: The US gets what it already has, Greenland and Denmark get to stop wasting their time on the US or meeting with half wits. Trump's goal was full control of Greenland: goal failed.

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 18/09/2026

I love this slide. I really don't think the geopolitical implications of the clean energy transition have sunk in for most people.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Great news. The Wash State Supreme Court strikes down initiative that was intended to perpetuate gas hookups to buildings. This is a "clear refutation of this cynical tactic by the fossil fuel industry” to rollback climate policies with a “misleading initiative.” Dylan Plummer @sierraclub

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Degrowth Donnie" strikes again. Global emissions projected to fall as a result of the Iran War triggered energy crisis. Despite all of Trump's pandering to fossil fuels and attacks on renewables, the results of his actions are having reverse impact around world. 1/@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social

heatmap.news

The Iran War’s New Fallout: Falling Emissions

Greenhouse gas pollution could drop by half a percent this year, according to a new analysis.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Let's stop hand wringing about perceived issues with the Democratic "brand" and go on offense focusing on the issues voters care about. @jenrubin.bsky.social nails it. www.contrariannews.org/p/democratic...

contrariannews.org

Democratic Hand-wringing About the Party’s ‘Brand’ Is Misplaced

🚨48 Days to the Midterms🚨

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Great essay. Pick your side -- fighting for life on a habitable planet with a stable climate or aligning with the tech oligarchs who are accelerating an AI apocalypse. @leahstokes.bsky.social

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Pick Your Apocalypse: Climate vs. AI Doom

Some Thoughts On the *Other* Existential Threat

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🇺🇲📎Gigi Alexander 🇺🇦 Democracy Defender! 🌊 ❤️America.🌈 @gigialexander123.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Kansas Senate Race. Incumbent Roger Marshall is an Election Denier, spewing Trumps nonsense every chance he gets. He hasn't helped his Constituents. Running against Marshall is Pastor Adam Hamilton. He wants to work for all Kansas residents. He's amazing. Sick of Trump's lies and corruption?

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Roger Marshall’s chances of losing to Adam Hamilton in Kansas after debate

The incumbent Republican was met with boos and chants of "shame on you" during a debate at the Kansas State Fair.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Speed running as much environmental destruction on behalf of the fossil fuel oligarchs as they can fit in before the midterm elections

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

One Nazi or white nationalist working for a Republican politician might be an unfortunate coincidence. 12 or more -- that's a pattern.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Since becoming president again, Trump has promised: -$5000 stimulus checks via "DOGE dividend" -$2000 stimulus checks via "tariff dividend" -$1000+ checks via "savings" from expiring ACA subsidies -$5000 "dividend" if Rs win midterms No checks have been issued www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-magi...

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Every Democrat needs to run this in an ad. "A vote for my opponent is a vote for Donald Trump"

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Excellent synopsis of the UN climate report. Highly recommended We need: **massive deployment of renewables and a rapid transition off fossil fuels ** focus on CDR while recognizing it is no substitute for cutting emissions ** major investments in building climate resilient infrastructure

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think the political left should be the loudest voice calling for an AI model development pause, frontier pacing, and mandatory third party audits right now. Put aside the doomer stuff (though I think it’s plausible), we just found out that OpenAI’s agents committed a pretty major felony!

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

While most of the chattering class and Democratic establishment have considered Mississippi a lost cause, a great candidate in @scolom.bsky.social and an incredibly weak incumbent, Cindy Hyde-Smith, is making it a close race! Proud that @waytowinus.bsky.social invested early. 1/

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Won't back down! Congressional Republicans are trying to bully conservation organizations who are opposing their efforts to sell off and exploit public lands for fossil fuel companies, developers, and polluters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvlT...

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Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers - I Won't Back Down

YouTube video by TomPettyVEVO

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

applying "Make ___ Great Again" to Germany really does kinda give the game away

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Trump's abuse of the Pardon power is increasingly brazen. "The secrecy that has surrounded the pardon process under this Administration is a breeding ground for corruption." The next Congress needs to enact reforms to insure transparency and guardrails against corruption @lizoyer.bsky.social

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Trump’s Secret Pardons

The money and influence-peddling surrounding Trump’s second-term pardons have been much discussed. But less attention has been paid to another alarming feature: the secrecy.

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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Largest Republican donor (by far): we should have a race war against non-whites. Corporate Media: Democrats really need to answer some hard questions about this Twitch streamer almost no one has ever heard of.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Had the incredible privilege of attending a Quinceanera with hundreds of people, including dozens of Mexican-American families this weekend. A joyous, loving celebration of community and unity in the face of the kind of hateful prejudice that Stephen Miller and his ilk represent. Vote Blue!

Quote from Stephen Miller: "The first sustained negative migration in 100 years, and picking up speed. the midterms is your chance to either press the accelerator or to let the Democrats smash the brake. You still control your destiny. Never blackpill."

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I will take "Things that Never Happened" for $1000, Alex. Trump previously described how he learned about the attacks: "I was sitting at home watching a major business television show early that morning." Grandpa is increasingly living in a fantasy land.

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

With the Don raking in billions, all the Capos want a taste, too

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Ross Macfarlane @rossmacfarlane.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Good article about the crazy grift that Kristi Noem's lover, Cory Lewandowski, engaged in while #2 at DHS. Quibble with headline, though, you can't call his corruption "unprecedented" when it pales in comparison to what Trump & family have been doing @newrepublic.com

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Noem’s Rumored Lover Used His Power for Unprecedented Corruption

Corey Lewandowski, who is alleged to be in a relationship with former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, used his role as special adviser to try to make himself richer.

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