Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialFinTwitter @fintwitter.bsky.social · 59mUS Senate blocks legislation to cap electricity bill increases tied to data centers 92620
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1h(FT) - Diesel prices will not return to normal for more than a year, according to US oil and gas executives surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. @financialtimes.com $CRAK www.ft.com/content/0d74... 25240131
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h🇺🇸 US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION: “We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation. It’s mind-boggling.” The Trump effect. 🤷🏼 www.semafor.com/article/09/2... 77729273
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.social404 Media @404media.co · 3hBREAKING: The Trump administration is using a grant program from the 1980s to force cities around the US to funnel their ongoing collection of Flock, Axon, and other ALPR data into large federal surveillance centers that fall under the White House’s jurisdiction, 404 Media has learned404media.coHow Cities Are Forced to Funnel License Plate Data to a Massive Federal Surveillance ProgramHow the federal government built a massive database of license plate reader data through an anti-drug trafficking program. 26588455
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 3hThe new era of travel under Trump and Duffy now includes deciding which airport I’d rather be stuck at during my connection when my flight is cancelled or delayed. 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialHome of the Brave @ofthebraveusa.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Trump has said the Iran war is almost over at least 60 times. It's been 212 days. 19 service members are dead, 800+ wounded, $43 billion gone. We counted every broken promise with @votevets.org. 27728391
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialCharlie Angus @charlieangus104.bsky.social · 18hThe US media is describing the Draganfly drone deal as a "TAMPA-BASED" company getting US investors (Don Jr. & a secret company) to expand US capabilities while feeding on a contract with the Canadian military. Why are we using taxpayers money to support US interests? tbbwmag.com/2026/09/28/t...tbbwmag.comTampa Drone Company Lands $10 Million Investment as Defense Business GrowsTampa drone developer Draganfly is raising $10 million as it expands its defense business following a Canadian military contract. 44401151
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The checkout counters are filled with elderly employees where I live. I asked one lady what her retirement plan is and she told me she is poor and poor people don’t get to retire. She works double shifts hunched over and trembling. The American dream has been killed by “trickle down economics”. 021
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Americans are desperate for leaders that bring hope and joy while delivering promised change for the people. 010
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialProPublica @propublica.org · 29/09/2026There’s no scientific basis to many of the public health concerns some critics have with solar development, an expert told ProPublica. “People try to come up with a rationale to justify their dislike of things they dislike for other reasons.” (Published April)propublica.orgUnfounded Health Concerns Are Powering a Solar BacklashAcross the U.S., critics are pressuring public officials to stop or stall new solar projects, often citing unfounded health concerns. 28583208
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026“The president has repeatedly exhibited bizarre conduct in the public eye. Not only does that include taking naps during public events, but also erratic behavior, slurred speech, appearing lost or disoriented, and sporting mysterious bruises.” newrepublic.com/post/215938/... 917120414017
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026America is spending billions for data centers instead of curing cancer or helping Americans so that theTrump administration can post Gilded AI Age slop. www.mediaite.com/media/news/l...mediaite.comCritics Slam Dan Scavino for Posting 'Tone Deaf' AI ClipA longtime key staffer of President Donald Trump's is catching heat over an AI video he posted of himself and his administration pals living it up. Late Saturday, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Dan... 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Why did Democrats stop talking about Russia and the Trump family? All roads lead to Russia and Trump is selling out the country. 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialSarah Posner @sarahposner.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Have you ever watched the TV show Hidden Assets? This could be a plot line on it (unfortunately, it's real life) www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...nytimes.comTrump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It (Gift Article)The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat. 35816
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Being told we have to beat China in the AI race and build more data centers while selling weapons to China makes a whole lot of sense. www.aljazeera.com/news-analysi...aljazeera.comArming an adversary: Why Trump’s offer to sell China weapons belies US policyAnalysts dismissed Trump's proposal as lacking any strategic logic – but said it revealed how he views Beijing. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Tech oligarchs should not own the skies. Data centers, satellites, and drones buzzing over your yard are controlled by a few handful of people while displacing human jobs. Vote for people willing to regulate the tech industry. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/21/u...nytimes.comIt’s Raining Boxes: Amazon Drones Overwhelm a Texas SuburbIn Richardson, a fleet of drones has started to deliver goods quickly. But the noise is drowning out life for some residents: ‘We can’t live like this.’ 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialPeter Kalmus @climatehuman.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Here's a segment on Democracy Now yesterday, where I talk about my forced resignation from NASA this week, how this administration has been dismantling science, and how we're still in so much danger from global heating. www.democracynow.org/2026/6/10/pe...democracynow.org“I Was Just Forced to Resign from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory”: Climate Scientist Peter KalmusWe continue to follow the impact of the Trump administration’s ongoing assault on scientific research in the United States with an update from climate scientist Peter Kalmus, who says he has been forc... 2193106
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialRon Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Russia is bombing museums, apartment buildings, hospitals, research facilities, schools, and parks. Ukraine is bombing military targets and refineries. Guess which one Trump has been complaining about? 9127281071
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The NYT gave full colored multiple page spreads on the horror of Mamdani, Hunter Biden, Biden’s age, and Hilary’s emails but rape, Don Jr. getting plastic surgery from Russian oligarchs, Trump’s mental decline, or murdering fisherman in the Caribbean aren’t really important. 010
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I should be seeing advertisements from Democrats reminding Americans about the infamous TSA security lines. Americans are creatures of convenience and they need to be reminded how inconvenient Trump has made their lives! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...theguardian.comHow long airport security lines are linked to Trump’s obsession with making voting harderUS president has rejected efforts to compromise with Democrats over funding for homeland security, saying Republicans should focus on Save America act 011
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Amb Kimberly Guilfoyle working hard to advance the interests of... the Kremlin. 514885
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 28/09/2026In a normal administration counterintelligence agents at the FBI would be investigating this photo. In this administration, the FBI director is in the photo. 17544401774
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Democrats should have a ten point list on how they would make things better for farmers. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Memphis just shrugs it shoulders when Elon does it. 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialAcyn @acyn.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Acosta: This is a Category 5 fuck-up of epic proportions. It is likely to go down as the worst presidency that we have ever witnessed in this country’s history. That tops the first administration that ended with an insurrection. 29099872893
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialAdam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 26/09/2026 480141393620
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialChristopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026A MORATORIUM ON DATA CENTERS SHOULDN’T EVEN BE IN QUESTION AT THIS POINT And we definitely need more reporting on this issue: HEAT Data centers devour electricity and water, dump heat into communities, and Big Tech is building them faster than lawmakers are dealing with the consequences. 24961703078
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Tech CEOs like Zuckerberg didn’t want to be held accountable for children’s mental health issues or suicides, so I doubt they want to be held responsible for their AI tech. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026We need a mass protest for no more wars now. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Trump and RFK’s MAHA movement includes forced pesticides connected to Parkinsons disease. Most of the world bans the pesticide. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comRevealed: the undisclosed safety data emerging as weedkiller maker faces Parkinson’s lawsuits in USSyngenta denies keeping relevant data from the EPA as paraquat stays in the US market despite global bans 011
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialScott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Who is Elon Musk? It all starts to come out. bsky.app/profile/hype... 1215485
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Imagine a President that wants to bring the arts and humanities to the people instead of demanding to self name buildings with threats of demolition. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Zuckerberg has dangerously created a product that every kid is going to want for Christmas to create a generation hooked on AI. tech.yahoo.com/ai/meta-ai/a...tech.yahoo.comIt’s cute. It’s cuddly. And it wants all your data.Meta is touting its new personal AI agent, Muse, as a product “built for everyone” — including those who lack experience with technology. 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialMichael McFaul @mcfaulmike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026When Xi invokes the Thucydides Trap, as he did again today, he means he sees China as the rising power and the U.S. as the declining power. Kinda weird for an American president to just let that go, especially in remarks delivered in the White House. But these are not normal times. 2719247
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Hey @MarshaBlackburn maybe at the UT game you can ask Trump about rolling out the red carpet for China? Kinda awkward after you literally crushed fortune cookies and did that whole racist ad and said y'all would be so tough on them😬 42546188
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Dear Democratic strategists and fundraisers. Please stop sending me thirty texts a day asking for money for races across the country. It’s gotten ridiculous and I’m not sending a penny towards this strategy. 120
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialKathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 24/09/2026“My nightmare is that we have bots on Emory Healthcare’s side, bots on Cigna’s side that keep talking to each other,” said Dr. Joon S. Lee, the chief executive of Emory Healthcare. “A whole data center could be occupied just doing that.”nytimes.comBattle of Hospital A.I. vs. Insurer A.I. Is Pushing Medical Costs HigherThe use of artificial intelligence by hospitals and health insurers is escalating their longstanding feud over paying for medical care. 114969
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If the Press really wants access back into the White House, then they should just show more videos and interviews with Obama. Trump will rage in jealousy and call them back in. 010
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialMark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Re-upping this post because Trump keeps sinking further into mental illness and major media keep pretending the mad pilot isn’t flying us into the side of a mountain. 21307108
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Marsha Blackburn said she wants to rubber stamp Trump’s agenda. Tennessee are you really going to continue this nightmare? 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 23/09/2026The whole world is being told they must suffer for the financial benefit of the Trump family and the ideological benefit of Netanyahu. www.cnn.com/2026/09/16/w...cnn.comSkyrocketing fuel prices spark protests around the globe | CNNProtesters are taking to the streets around the world to voice anger about skyrocketing fuel prices and rolling blackouts, as the now monthslong US war with Iran drives up the cost of energy globally. 000
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026REP. @justinjpearson.bsky.social : “I’ve never seen anything like this — hundreds of cars but I’ve yet to see any from Tennessee.” Musk’s xAI claimed to bring jobs to MEMPHIS but as predicted is hiring from outside TN. Reminder: Brent Taylor “doesn’t give a shit” 👇🏽🤔🤷🏼 #MemphisVsMusk 151153408
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialArs Technica @arstechnica.com · 22/09/2026Ultimately, this move will almost certainly be rejected by the courts, as it clearly fits the key standard for illegal administrative actions.arstechnica.comRussel Vought will reportedly be given veto power over all NIH grantsPending move comes over the objections of the NIH director. 21122751213
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialThe Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/09/2026NC5 NASHVILLE: “Workers should brace for biggest health insurance cost in decades” Not mentioned even once: the role played by Trump’s bill cutting OVER $1 TRILLION to (partially) offset his tax cuts for the rich. www.newschannel5.com/videos/news/... 10339166
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialSteven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Surely, a sane person goes to the United Nations and with one breath calls himself a peacemaker and with the next threatens to "annihilate" a nation of over 90 million people. Donald Trump is a psychiatric emergency. open.substack.com/pub/america/...open.substack.comWe Are Facing a Psychiatric EmergencyThe media needs to step up. Donald Trump needs to be removed from office. 951904568
Reposted by @taormint.bsky.socialAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 22/09/2026JD Vance is using AI to kick hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance. These are AI death panels. 15638861393
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026ProPublica is doing amazing investigative work. Detailed stories uncovering massive corruption. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026When Trump and his family are making money off the war and chaos, then they have no reason to end the war. 000
taormint.bsky.social @taormint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Tennessee Republicans feel so entitled to office that they are refusing to debate opposition candidates. They are pushing conspiracies, disinformation, racism, and culture wars. They aren’t sharing any policy because they have none and have controlled the state for over a decade. 000
