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Trump Moves to Cancel Esmeralda 7, a Giant Solar Project

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 1h

An Immense Solar Project Just Got Canceled Under Trump buff.ly/fl37qgb #solar #renewables #TrumpIgnorance

Known as Esmeralda 7, the project planned in the Nevada desert would have produced enough energy to power nearly two million homes.

S&P and Nasdaq Slump as Stocks Fall on Trump China Tariff Threat

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 1d

Stocks Fall Sharply on Trump’s Renewed Threat of China Tariffs buff.ly/T5EU8KT #Tariffs #TrumpIncomptence

The S&P 500 slumped more than 2 percent for the first time in six months, rattling investors after a long stretch of gains.

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 1d

Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. —Mark Twain #quotes

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 1d

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u... #Chicago #TrumpIncompetence Making peace in the Middle East and war at home.

María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 1d

Sickos all!

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 2d

María Corina Machado, Venezuela Opposition Leader, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States

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Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 2d

Strikes on Venezuelan Boats Prompt Rare U.N. Meeting on the United States buff.ly/9sIAMUc #UN #TrumpIncompetence

The U.N. Security Council met Friday to discuss the Trump administration’s deadly attacks on what it asserts were drug smugglers in the Caribbean.

Opinion | A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 2d

A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o... #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice

Underachievement and Campus Sweats

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 3d

Underachievement and Campus Sweats #stories #achievement #college #fail #math #friends #professor #memoir #author

I have explained elsewhere that I had a rocky start in college, at Austin Peay State University (APSU), where the campus motto is “Let’s Go Peay!” My poor start came as a big surp…

Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 3d

Live Updates: Hostages and Palestinian Prisoners Are Freed as Trump Hails ‘Historic Dawn’ in Mideast www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors

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Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 3d

Texas’ Blue-State Deployments Shred Relations Between Governors buff.ly/XxjLLpN #Illinois #Texas #TrumpIncompetence

State leaders have prided themselves on finding bipartisan consensus, but President Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops from Texas to Illinois has ripped the veneer off that image.

Opinion | A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 4d

A Perilous Difference Between the Trump and Nixon Eras www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o... #justice #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpIncompetence

Tesla Is Sued by Families Who Say Faulty Doors Led to Two Deaths

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla Is Sued by Families Who Say Faulty Doors Led to Two Deaths buff.ly/nBR9HYw #Tesla #justice

Two Californians were trapped in a burning Cybertruck because electronic doors made it difficult for them to get out or be rescued, lawsuits claim.

Opinion | Trump Disgraces American Justice

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 4d

The sun will shine on those who stand before it shines on those who kneel under them. —Chinua Achebe #quotes

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 4d

Trump Disgraces American Justice www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/o... #justice #TrumpFelon #TrumpIncompetence

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 5d

Pritzker Says Federal Agents Are Trying to Make Chicago a ‘War Zone’ buff.ly/zWs7vpf #Chicago #JBPritzker #TrumpIncompetence

Gov. JB Pritzker of Illinois said he had ordered state agencies to investigate a raid on a Chicago apartment building where there had been reports of “nearly naked” children zip-tied by federal officers.

Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Order Troops to Wherever He Wants

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 5d

No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants buff.ly/VSeI4TE #justice #TrumpIncompetence

The president’s claims about cities don’t hold up.

A troubling memory flooded back when we bought a pineapple for the ridiculously low price of 98 cents at a supermarket. I say ridiculously because they usually cost three to four times that much. T…

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 6d

Pineapple Man #sales #bargains #food #poverty #memoir #author #WritingCommunity

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Pam Bondi Goes on the Attack During Senate Hearing

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 6d

Pressed on Justice Dept. Politicization, Bondi Goes on Attack buff.ly/SpY9ODV #justice #TrumpIncompetence

At a Senate committee hearing, the attorney general avoided answering pointed queries by repeatedly laying into her questioners and casting her responses as a defense of the Trump administration.

Neighbors Warn Neighbors as Fear of ICE Ripples Across Chicago

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 7d

Neighbors Warn Neighbors as Fear of ICE Ripples Across Chicago buff.ly/M7lZR7x #Chicago #TrumpIncompetence

Parents are standing guard at schools. Some restaurants have stopped delivering food or simply closed. “Every single person who looks brown is scared,” a lawyer said.

Live Updates: Israel-Hamas Deal Paves Way for Gaza Cease-Fire

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 7d

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. —Mark Twain #quotes

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 7d

Live Updates: Israel-Hamas Deal Paves Way for Gaza Cease-Fire www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10... #Israel #Gaza

Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 8d

Texas Troops Head to Chicago as Trump Weighs Use of Emergency Powers buff.ly/RgeDOBx #Chicago #TrumpIncompetence

The president said he would consider using the Insurrection Act to bypass attempts to block National Guard deployments in Chicago and Portland, Ore. The governor of Illinois, JB Pritzker, called the mobilization...

Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns

Earl B Russell @earlbr.bsky.social · 8d

Kennedy’s Ties to Ally Leading Vaccine Lawsuits Raise Ethical Concerns buff.ly/fKzoo7T #Science #RFKJrIncompetence

Aaron Siri is leading legal efforts on policies that dovetail with parts of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s government agenda.