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Hakeem Jeffries @hakeem-jeffries.bsky.social · 10h

Can Republicans be trusted to fix the healthcare crisis they have created?

Hell No.

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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 10h

These are the same kind of weasels who would’ve called George Washington & America’s revolutionaries “terrorists.” They spend their days sucking up to King Trump & demonizing peaceful protest just as some in America sought to appease King George III.

Looking forward to No Kings Day.

Johnson describes planned No Kings rally as ‘hate America,’ ‘pro-Hamas’ gathering

Organizers largely blew off the rhetoric, but some Democrats online criticized the tone.

www.politico.com

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Congressman Bobby Scott @bobbyscott.house.gov · 9h

Happy 250th Birthday to the United States Navy! ⚓️ 🇺🇸

Thank you to every Sailor for your service, courage and sacrifice.

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Rep. Melanie Stansbury (NM-01) @repstansbury.bsky.social · 9h

Happy Indigenous Peoples’ Day!! In New Mexico, every day is Indigenous People’s day! 🪶💕

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Robert Garcia @robertgarcia.bsky.social · 9h

Absolutely no pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell. It’s time for her to answer our questions.

Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 11h

Garcia: It’s really shocking for him to essentially lean into this possibility of a pardon. And we know why that’s the case, right? He wants to control what she says. He wants her—someone who has a ton of information on what actually happened—to perhaps… omit memories she might have of the president

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 9h

I visited a community health center in Oak Harbor today, hearing directly from doctors about the need to extend the ACA tax credits.

Patients can't afford premiums that more than double—neither can providers.

It's past time to reopen government and SAVE the ACA tax credits!

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BucketShopBob @bucketshopbob.bsky.social · 13h

Nooo I just signed up for trump coal miner school. I was issued a pick are hard helmet a manual on how to not breathe coal dust. Also I received a pet canary! And a coal cleaning kit so that all coal i mine is certified clean!

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 13h

Gonna be funny when LNG ends up keeping coal uncompetitive long enough to block new builds, shutter old plants, and let the rest rot…only to hit utilities with sticker shock and further skew the LCOE competition toward renewables + batteries.

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www.wsj.com/business/ene...

Trump Wants More Natural-Gas Exports and Lower Energy Prices. It’s Going to Be Tricky.

Major gas basins are growing old, and the U.S. lacks the proper infrastructure to ferry molecules where they are needed.

www.wsj.com

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 13h

Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends #energysky -- via pv-tech:

Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends

The world is on pace to exceed 3TW of cumulative solar installations by the end of the year, according to a report from DNV.

www.pv-tech.org

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Lurker Envoy @lurkerenvoy.bsky.social · 12h

The choices are managed or unmanaged decline, and unfortunately they‘re getting the latter

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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 9h

The Navajo Energy Corporation was the only bidder and offered less than a tenth of penny per ton for the coal!

J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 15h

New coal leases in the Powder River Basin have been paused after the first one had only a bid for 1/10th of a penny. They are trying to blame previous administrations, but the writing is on the wall. We should be supporting coal workers and communities not doing wtf this clown show is doing.

US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 15h

New coal leases in the Powder River Basin have been paused after the first one had only a bid for 1/10th of a penny. They are trying to blame previous administrations, but the writing is on the wall. We should be supporting coal workers and communities not doing wtf this clown show is doing.

US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 12h

Unfortunately for these coal communities, many of the programs designed under BIL and IRA to give them a lifeline have been gutted.

Which means this administration has probably sentenced them to death, shackling them to an industry in terminal decline.

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 15h

New coal leases in the Powder River Basin have been paused after the first one had only a bid for 1/10th of a penny. They are trying to blame previous administrations, but the writing is on the wall. We should be supporting coal workers and communities not doing wtf this clown show is doing.

US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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Southern Alliance for Clean Energy @cleanenergy.org · 12h

Electric scooters and e-bikes will soon be available at ten Atlanta housing complexes at a 50% discount, increasing access to employment opportunities and essential services ow.ly/AHMv50X81CF 🔌💡

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 11h

Optimal sizing for AC multi-bus microgrids based on solar, storage #energysky -- via pv magazine global: www.pv-magazine.com/...

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Sustainable Us @havantenviro.bsky.social · 10h

NatPower UK £10bn investment
Developing 13 battery assets
Totalling 12.5GW

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renews.biz/103620/natpo...

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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 10h

Slashing utility-scale grading costs: a hidden lever for optimising ROI #energysky -- via pv-tech:

Slashing utility-scale grading costs: a hidden lever for optimising ROI

Brett Beattie of Castillo Engineering looks at some of the key land grading work that can make multimillion-dollar differences to projects.

www.pv-tech.org

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Robin Mills @robinmills.bsky.social · 10h

With abundant solar, hydro, wind & gas, Africa could have some of the cheapest electricity in the world. Why doesn't it? www.thenationalnews.com/business/ene... @thenationalnews.com
#energysky

Why Africa could have some of the cheapest electricity in the world, but doesn't | The National

Things are changing as the continent boosts imports of solar panels

www.thenationalnews.com

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Michael Paulauski♨️ @mike10010100.com · 9h

Gaza has both cooked brains and let the absolute worst aspects of the red-brown alliance set up shop in mainstream left-leaning movements.

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Glonzo Ball @groverhaustenbosch.bsky.social · 11h

lol man that reminds me of this crazy person who just completely unprompted said that "the ratio of zionists to praxis people among YIMBYs is 7:1"

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 9h

‘Batteries are earning a growing share of their revenue from energy trading…Negative prices hit record high across European power markets…Trafigura, one of the world’s largest suppliers of commodities, now owns 50 per cent of battery storage and renewables developer Nala Renewables’

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 11h

Musk is funding the legal battle of UK Far Right activist Tommy Robinson - real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon - as he faces charges brought by counterterrorism police.

Tommy Robinson claims Elon Musk is funding his legal battle — The Times and The Sunday Times

Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk was paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counterterrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. Robins...

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 10h

Happy birthday to a wonderful son!

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Earth Agora @earthagora.bsky.social · 10h

The Latest Nobel Winner Thinks ‘Creative Destruction’ Can Stop Climate Change.
Economist Philippe Aghion views carbon taxes as a tool to decarbonize, but not a solution in themselves.
heatmap.news/economy/nobe...

The Latest Nobel Winner Thinks ‘Creative Destruction’ Can Stop Climate Change

Economist Philippe Aghion views carbon taxes as a tool to decarbonize, but not a solution in themselves.

heatmap.news

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Dave Byrnes @djbyrnes1.bsky.social · 12h

Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson's full statement, in which she says she will sign an EO permitting protest "only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street," is up on the village's website.

"There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest," Thompson says.

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Broadview Shrinks Protest Safety Zones

The following statement can be attributed to Village of Broadview Mayor Katrina Thompson:

“The protests at the ICE facility on Saturday night degenerated into chaos. There were 15 arrests, and 10 of those were around the age of my own daughter. As a mother and a mayor, I am mad. Broadview didn’t choose to have the ICE facility in our community. But it’s here. And so are Broadview residents. There are too many protesters abusing their right to protest. Too many are raising their fists rather than their voices, creating chaos at the expense of the people who call Broadview home. Broadview residents lack the protestors’ privilege to return to calm, quiet neighborhoods for undisturbed rest.

Therefore, I have issued a new executive order, in consultation with the Illinois State Police and Cook County Sheriff, that permits protests only at the safety zone located at the ICE facility on Beach Street.

There will no longer be a designated protest safety zone at 2000 South 25th Avenue between Lexington and Fillmore.

Additionally, it has been only God’s grace alone that a protester has not been struck and killed by a motorist on 25th Avenue given how frequently protesters dash onto this busy, four-lane street. This new
measure will provide for both the serenity of residents and safety of protestors.

As I have repeatedly said, I respect, support, and defend the protesters’ free and – peaceful – speech against the outrageous injustices and deplorable unprovoked chemical arms attacks by ICE agents against American citizens, journalists, and ministers that put Broadview police and firefighters in harms’ way.

Nevertheless, my first priority is to defend public safety and the residents who live here and people who work here. They deserve stability, safety, and respect, a quality of life that is currently being denied to them. They deserve the love and kindness that they expect by being Broadview residents.”

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Ken Spurbeck @ogre-troll1975.bsky.social · 1d

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