Jonathan Lyons
@jonathanglyons.bsky.social
Climate, mountains, dogs, politics.
What were the tariffs before a Trump took office? Are both nations better off today?
The press bakes in his extreme position as default and then rewards “relief”.
This is classic anchoring bias, and Trump is a master of confusing the media. Rinse and repeat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
The press bakes in his extreme position as default and then rewards “relief”.
This is classic anchoring bias, and Trump is a master of confusing the media. Rinse and repeat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
South Korea Says U.S. Agreed to Lower Tariffs and to Ease Investment Terms
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What were the tariffs before a Trump took office? Are both nations better off today?
The press bakes in his extreme position as default and then rewards “relief”.
This is classic anchoring bias, and Trump is a master of confusing the media. Rinse and repeat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
The press bakes in his extreme position as default and then rewards “relief”.
This is classic anchoring bias, and Trump is a master of confusing the media. Rinse and repeat.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
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A scheme by @nestauk.bsky.social to give heating engineers a free heat pump + training to install in their own homes is to be rolled out to thousands of people after a pilot showed it boosted confidence in the clean technology www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
Scheme to give heating engineers free heat pumps ‘boosts confidence’ in the tech
The programme is to be rolled out to thousands of professionals after a small-scale pilot found it boosted technical knowledge and understanding.
www.independent.co.uk
June 24, 2025 at 7:48 AM
A scheme by @nestauk.bsky.social to give heating engineers a free heat pump + training to install in their own homes is to be rolled out to thousands of people after a pilot showed it boosted confidence in the clean technology www.independent.co.uk/news/busines...
Republicans couldn’t find any meaningful cuts in defense spending and also increased both defense and DHS spending.
I’m stunned only by the lack of a desire to even pretend to be fiscal conservatives.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I’m stunned only by the lack of a desire to even pretend to be fiscal conservatives.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A List of Nearly Everything in the Senate G.O.P. Bill, and How Much It Would Cost or Save
The legislation includes tax cuts as well as big cuts to Medicaid, food benefits and other programs, and it would add more than $3 trillion to the national debt.
www.nytimes.com
June 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Republicans couldn’t find any meaningful cuts in defense spending and also increased both defense and DHS spending.
I’m stunned only by the lack of a desire to even pretend to be fiscal conservatives.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
I’m stunned only by the lack of a desire to even pretend to be fiscal conservatives.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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people who live near coal plants die faster because the pollution they generate is insanely toxic and there’s no way to avoid that
Trump’s exact quote to Fox today on this: “We’re doing coal. I don’t want windmills destroying our place. I don’t want these solar things where they go for miles and they cover up half a mountain and are ugly as hell.”
June 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
people who live near coal plants die faster because the pollution they generate is insanely toxic and there’s no way to avoid that
Everyone under the age of 50 should carry this moment into the voting booth for the rest of their lives.
Republicans sold out our future, sold out our parents, and sold out our children. They sold out our allies and our neighbors.
Never forget. Never again.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Republicans sold out our future, sold out our parents, and sold out our children. They sold out our allies and our neighbors.
Never forget. Never again.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Begins Debating Bill That Would Add at Least $3.3 Trillion to Debt
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Everyone under the age of 50 should carry this moment into the voting booth for the rest of their lives.
Republicans sold out our future, sold out our parents, and sold out our children. They sold out our allies and our neighbors.
Never forget. Never again.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Republicans sold out our future, sold out our parents, and sold out our children. They sold out our allies and our neighbors.
Never forget. Never again.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
The entire global market is hung up on the Straight of Hormuz today.
Another reminder that climate innovation will eliminate these economic bottlenecks.
So … don’t talk to me about tax incentives for clean energy until you price in these fossil fuel subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Another reminder that climate innovation will eliminate these economic bottlenecks.
So … don’t talk to me about tax incentives for clean energy until you price in these fossil fuel subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Why the Strait of Hormuz, A Vital Oil Route, Is Vulnerable to Israel-Iran Conflict
Every day, roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil supply squeezes through a narrow waterway on Iran’s southern border. It is one of the energy industry’s most important trading routes — and one of its m...
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The entire global market is hung up on the Straight of Hormuz today.
Another reminder that climate innovation will eliminate these economic bottlenecks.
So … don’t talk to me about tax incentives for clean energy until you price in these fossil fuel subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Another reminder that climate innovation will eliminate these economic bottlenecks.
So … don’t talk to me about tax incentives for clean energy until you price in these fossil fuel subsidies.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
This is what an actual #AmericaFirst energy policy looks like.
The security reason to electrify transport is not about oil imports, it’s economic resilience. Oil powers 90% of US vehicles, so when the price of oil spikes because of a war, people & companies pay more for energy, which hurts the economy. The more transport is electrified, econ security goes up.
June 22, 2025 at 6:22 PM
This is what an actual #AmericaFirst energy policy looks like.
Even if a military strike was justified, Donald Trump is the world’s least trustworthy person to make the case for why it was necessary.
If you wouldn’t trust a man to be alone with your daughter, you cannot trust him to send your son or daughter to war.
If you wouldn’t trust a man to be alone with your daughter, you cannot trust him to send your son or daughter to war.
June 22, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Even if a military strike was justified, Donald Trump is the world’s least trustworthy person to make the case for why it was necessary.
If you wouldn’t trust a man to be alone with your daughter, you cannot trust him to send your son or daughter to war.
If you wouldn’t trust a man to be alone with your daughter, you cannot trust him to send your son or daughter to war.
An incompetent Republican president blundering into the Middle East with global consequences?
We’ve seen this horror movie before.
No one asked for a reboot.
We’ve seen this horror movie before.
No one asked for a reboot.
June 22, 2025 at 3:25 PM
An incompetent Republican president blundering into the Middle East with global consequences?
We’ve seen this horror movie before.
No one asked for a reboot.
We’ve seen this horror movie before.
No one asked for a reboot.
America chose a simple man as its leader and is now learning what happens when you hand a bunch of kitchen knives to a toddler.
June 22, 2025 at 1:12 PM
America chose a simple man as its leader and is now learning what happens when you hand a bunch of kitchen knives to a toddler.
This. When Republicans talk about eliminating subsidies for clean energy, somehow they never mention the trillions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies spent by the US military.
June 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
This. When Republicans talk about eliminating subsidies for clean energy, somehow they never mention the trillions of dollars in fossil fuel subsidies spent by the US military.
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Unable to find enough tenants to support debt payments, about 3 in 10 commercial mortgages tied to office buildings in metro Denver are delinquent, the third-worst showing in the country out of 50 metros // Story by Aldo Svaldi and @jessalvg.bsky.social (4/6)
Time of reckoning has arrived for Denver’s troubled office towers
Several of Downtown Denver’s largest towers sit half empty as the clock ticks on unsustainable debts that must be refinanced, repaid or renounced.
www.denverpost.com
May 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Unable to find enough tenants to support debt payments, about 3 in 10 commercial mortgages tied to office buildings in metro Denver are delinquent, the third-worst showing in the country out of 50 metros // Story by Aldo Svaldi and @jessalvg.bsky.social (4/6)
The cost of the pardon for people who bribe Trump will be another $15 million.
Infinite profits!
Infinite profits!
Some of Paramount's directors are worried that settling giving President Trump $15 million to settle his lawsuit and maybe smooth the way to his administration's approval of their merger could expose them to criminal liability for bribing a public official.
www.wsj.com/business/med...
www.wsj.com/business/med...
May 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
The cost of the pardon for people who bribe Trump will be another $15 million.
Infinite profits!
Infinite profits!
Let’s talk about “energy independence.”
Republicans unveiled a spending bill that guts clean energy—from EV credits to wind, solar, and even nuclear. It throttles utility load growth and undermines U.S. energy production at home.
This isn’t independence. It’s fossil fuel fanaticism. #energysky
Republicans unveiled a spending bill that guts clean energy—from EV credits to wind, solar, and even nuclear. It throttles utility load growth and undermines U.S. energy production at home.
This isn’t independence. It’s fossil fuel fanaticism. #energysky
May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Let’s talk about “energy independence.”
Republicans unveiled a spending bill that guts clean energy—from EV credits to wind, solar, and even nuclear. It throttles utility load growth and undermines U.S. energy production at home.
This isn’t independence. It’s fossil fuel fanaticism. #energysky
Republicans unveiled a spending bill that guts clean energy—from EV credits to wind, solar, and even nuclear. It throttles utility load growth and undermines U.S. energy production at home.
This isn’t independence. It’s fossil fuel fanaticism. #energysky
Pre #mothersday brag alert...
My wife, @alackerlyons.bsky.social, is one of the country's top Democratic donor advisors. Recently, she decided to share the intel she provides to 6- and 7-figure donors so that everyone can access this info via 5 minute #Youtube vids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0n...
My wife, @alackerlyons.bsky.social, is one of the country's top Democratic donor advisors. Recently, she decided to share the intel she provides to 6- and 7-figure donors so that everyone can access this info via 5 minute #Youtube vids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0n...
PoliticAL Update 5.9.25
YouTube video by Alexandra Acker-Lyons
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May 9, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Pre #mothersday brag alert...
My wife, @alackerlyons.bsky.social, is one of the country's top Democratic donor advisors. Recently, she decided to share the intel she provides to 6- and 7-figure donors so that everyone can access this info via 5 minute #Youtube vids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0n...
My wife, @alackerlyons.bsky.social, is one of the country's top Democratic donor advisors. Recently, she decided to share the intel she provides to 6- and 7-figure donors so that everyone can access this info via 5 minute #Youtube vids.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Us0n...
Every Executive Order from this WH feels like someone typed into ChatGPT:
“Make this sound dumber and with bad punctuation. Make sure it’s probably illegal.”
“Make this sound dumber and with bad punctuation. Make sure it’s probably illegal.”
May 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Every Executive Order from this WH feels like someone typed into ChatGPT:
“Make this sound dumber and with bad punctuation. Make sure it’s probably illegal.”
“Make this sound dumber and with bad punctuation. Make sure it’s probably illegal.”
Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’
May 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Trump, on Tariffs, Says ‘Maybe the Children Will Have 2 Dolls Instead of 30’
What does MAGA stand for again?
U.S. Economy Shrank in First Quarter as Trump Tariffs Loomed
Underlying economic growth remained solid in early 2025, but tariffs and uncertainty are expected to cause a further slowdown.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
What does MAGA stand for again?
The world is nuts so here’s a photo from the bird cam I set up tonight. There are two eggs in that nest!
April 15, 2025 at 1:56 AM
The world is nuts so here’s a photo from the bird cam I set up tonight. There are two eggs in that nest!
Become a genius in three simple steps:
1. Hit yourself in the head with hammer
2. Stop
3. Declare yourself a genius
1. Hit yourself in the head with hammer
2. Stop
3. Declare yourself a genius
TRUMP: We were up close to 3,000 points. Nobody has ever seen a day like that. I think that's a record, isn't it, fellas?
LUTNICK: Definitely.
LUTNICK: Definitely.
April 9, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Become a genius in three simple steps:
1. Hit yourself in the head with hammer
2. Stop
3. Declare yourself a genius
1. Hit yourself in the head with hammer
2. Stop
3. Declare yourself a genius
My gut says that we'll see MORE shitty right win EOs and Agency announcements as Republicans in Congress panic over the economy and need a cookie to stay silent.
This EO is very serious in how it fake interprets the role of the Federal government.
This new White House executive order says that the US Attorney General is going to prevent states from implementing democratically passed laws regarding climate change and clean energy. It scarcely needs stating at this point that this is wildly, unambiguously unconstitutional. Dictator shit.
April 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
My gut says that we'll see MORE shitty right win EOs and Agency announcements as Republicans in Congress panic over the economy and need a cookie to stay silent.