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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 4h

In Germany, a standard 7kW rooftop solar system costs $10,000.

In Australia, it costs $4,000.

In the US, the same system costs about $28,000 — thanks partly to a mess of state, local, and HOA rules, per a new analysis shared with @alexckaufman.bsky.social:

heatmap.news/energy/solar...

Simpler Solar Regulations Would Save Americans $1.2 Trillion

A new analysis by Permit Power calculates the cumulative benefits of cheap rooftop solar over the lifetime of a typical rig.

heatmap.news

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 6h

Things like this keep happening.

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 4h

the best of the best - an elite kidnapping force

Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 9h

NBC News finds that:
-- ICE has shortened its training from 13 weeks to six.
-- Nearly half of recruits couldn’t pass an open-book written exam.
-- Recruits "are supposed to attest" they can pass the physical-fitness test, which requires them to run ... 6 mph.

www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Some new ICE recruits have shown up to training without full vetting

The recruits have had criminal backgrounds or failed drug tests or were unable to meet physical or academic standards, raising concerns about the agency’s rush to hire immigration officers, sources to...

www.nbcnews.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 18h

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

Nailed it

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 6h

I am, quite frankly, surprised at the lack of gold leaf in the White House's rendering.

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Joe Roberts 🔥💙🔥🐸 @robbyjoe.bsky.social · 8h

“We are not living in a functional democracy any longer.” - Sen. Chris Murphy, via @hcrichardson.bsky.social:

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 7h

Ok, this one made me laugh bc I've lived it, but it's usually bc it takes a few times of fixing something out of place to realize that's what's going on. 😂

kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 7h

My spouse used to think I was silly to carry a huge purse. I explained that women's clothing rarely has much in the way of pockets. But sure, I was carrying much more than he was, but he didn't seem to mind when he needed an aspirin, tissue, pen, measuring tape, etc.

That was an ah-ha moment.

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 7h

Many are socialized to expect female partners to be maid & secretary. Not just housework. Office manager stuff like making appointments, keeping the calendar & contacts, tracking inventory, making purchases, doing social outreach. This costs time & mental energy.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/51...

The Second Shift

Fifteen years after its first publication, The Second S…

www.goodreads.com

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 20h

But we'll keep you guessing as to which day

A road-side sign says "THIS BRIDGE WILL BE CLOSED FOR 1 DAY BETWEEN OCT 17 & 28."

kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 21h

😂

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Making Argentina Great Again

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, pedos gotta stick together, have one another's backs...

News Wire - World 🌎 Independent News Network Pro-Democracy @democracyblue.bsky.social · 2d

Trump Considers Commuting Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentence, Report Says
President Donald Trump is weighing whether to commute the sentence of another high-profile convicted felon, this time rapper, producer, and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the move could come soon, dailyvoice.com/md/potomac/t...

Trump Considers Commuting Sean 'Diddy' Combs Sentence, Report Says

President Donald Trump is weighing whether to commute the sentence of another high-profile convicted felon, this time rapper, producer, and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, and the move could come soon...

dailyvoice.com

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2d

An employee at Sequoia Park Zoo in Northern California found a black bear who came in from the wild, introduced itself to the zoo’s bears and played with their toys, before being shown the exit.

Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears

Officials at Sequoia Park Zoo have no idea how the young bear got into the zoo and went “nose-to-nose” with the three bears there.

nyti.ms

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 3d

Moskowitz: We need $30 billion to extend, obviously, these healthcare subsidies, which allow Americans—Americans, not illegal—Americans, citizens, to afford healthcare.

And the president’s like, “We don’t have $30 billion, but I am going to send $40 billion to my dear friend in Argentina.”

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 2d

I mean, there were millions of us out there...

Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 3d

NEW: George Soros files for bankruptcy. (probably).

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

Frogs in slowly heating water is a popular allegory for being unaware that you are being destroyed in an incrementally worsening situation.

But I'm drawing hope from the past week that we frogs may be a bit more aware of our situation than those allegorical frogs. #Hop

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The Editorial Board @editorialboard.bsky.social · 3d

Only the common folk pay taxes.

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

IRS files tax lien against Jim Justice

The former governor, who joined the Senate in 2025, has repeatedly brushed off questions about his finances.

www.politico.com

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 2d

The judge said anyone with daughters in college would find the crime horrifying. Apparently, sympathy requires knowing someone like the victim.

Then he sentenced the rapist to less than the prosecutor's recommendation. Yeah, those daughters didn't really help.

apnews.com/article/penn...

Man who sent 'So I raped you' message is sentenced to 2 to 4 years for 2013 campus assault

A man who sent a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” to a woman he admits sexually assaulting in college has been sentenced to two to four years in prison.

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

New developments in my 3 year Epstein investigation, this time regarding JP Morgan Chase and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. This is a long thread, but worth sticking around for.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 3d

Here's a gift link to the New York Times' coverage of the initial Tea Party rallies in April 2009 which inspired the media to treat it like a massive movement.

Check out how tiny the crowds were:

Philly: 200
DC: "several hundred"
Boston: 500
Austin: 1,000
Houston: 2,000

Tax Day Is Met With Tea Parties (Published 2009)

www.nytimes.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 3d

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 3d

You may be living in an absolutely racist country when 13-year-old Black boys are tried and sentenced as adults, but white dudes who *are* adults are called "kids" by JD Vance to shield them from culpability.

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kathy tries @defectivethoughts.bsky.social · 3d

And the normies embraced the weird! As a weird, I'm pleased. I think absurdism has to play a role, especially in helping counter Orwellian messaging.

newrepublic.com/article/2019...

How No Kings Embraced the Good Kind of Weird—and Won the Normies

In New Braunfels, Texas, a red county turned out against Trump, and made a joyous noise that was as American as apple pie ... or a fighting unicorn.

newrepublic.com

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