@thomaspaineakagary.bsky.social
Art, History, Science, ethical vegetarian.
"Erecting the wall of separation between church & state is absolutely essential in a free society."-T Jefferson
humans have released more CO2 into the atmosphere since 1990 than in all prior history
"Erecting the wall of separation between church & state is absolutely essential in a free society."-T Jefferson
humans have released more CO2 into the atmosphere since 1990 than in all prior history
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1) There was no cease fire
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
December 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
1) There was no cease fire
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
2) The Epstein files will not be released
3) The “Warrior Dividend” is just the asshole putting his name on Congressional appropriations
4) The tariffs are taxes on us, paid by us
5) Venezuela is not sending fentanyl to our shores, and its oilfield were never ours
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I am grateful that there is a strong American leader whose soul is filled with compassion.
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I am grateful that there is a strong American leader whose soul is filled with compassion.
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one thing that is important to know is that BIRTH OF A NATION is so racist that people at the *time*, in 1915, were like, “holy shit this is racist”
When the slightest bit of research shows he was consistently racist and a daddy issues Confederate fanboy.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
People try to paint BIRTH OF A NATION as a masterpiece with some unfortunate racism. The whole movie is racist, the “masterpiece “ thing was backfilled to excuse it.
December 19, 2025 at 12:55 PM
one thing that is important to know is that BIRTH OF A NATION is so racist that people at the *time*, in 1915, were like, “holy shit this is racist”
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People see carbon reduction. Watersheds see concentrated runoff, compacted soils, erosion, and broken headwaters.
Solar panels on steep ridges rewire hydrology. Calling this “low impact” only works if you don’t look downhill.
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Solar panels on steep ridges rewire hydrology. Calling this “low impact” only works if you don’t look downhill.
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December 18, 2025 at 11:28 PM
People see carbon reduction. Watersheds see concentrated runoff, compacted soils, erosion, and broken headwaters.
Solar panels on steep ridges rewire hydrology. Calling this “low impact” only works if you don’t look downhill.
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Solar panels on steep ridges rewire hydrology. Calling this “low impact” only works if you don’t look downhill.
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They should be required to write bawdy poems and risqué/questionable drawings for him in a black book
jesus -- they're forcing the pharma CEOs to go to the podium and kiss Trump's ass
December 19, 2025 at 8:03 PM
They should be required to write bawdy poems and risqué/questionable drawings for him in a black book
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Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
December 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Trump has now conducted 28 boat strikes, killing over 100 people.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
Remember: no judge or jury has found these boats were trafficking drugs. We're simply taking Trump's word for it.
He’s unilaterally acting as judge, jury, and executioner.
This is a danger to us all.
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I am so glad @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote this. Immigration is an overwhelmingly sad and infuriating beat. So it's nice to highlight the heroes on occasion: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
The Americans Who Stood Up for Immigrants This Year
Faced with the Trump-Miller firehose of cruelty, many people rose up to defend their neighbors, friends, and fellow worshipers.
www.thebulwark.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I am so glad @adriancarrasquillo.bsky.social wrote this. Immigration is an overwhelmingly sad and infuriating beat. So it's nice to highlight the heroes on occasion: www.thebulwark.com/p/the-americ...
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Electrification is super energy efficiency, slashing primary energy consumption!
"The efficiency of electric vehicles reduces fossil fuel use even in markets where electricity is produced from fossil fuels."
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
"The efficiency of electric vehicles reduces fossil fuel use even in markets where electricity is produced from fossil fuels."
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
December 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Electrification is super energy efficiency, slashing primary energy consumption!
"The efficiency of electric vehicles reduces fossil fuel use even in markets where electricity is produced from fossil fuels."
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
"The efficiency of electric vehicles reduces fossil fuel use even in markets where electricity is produced from fossil fuels."
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky
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President Trump has every right to change the name of the Kennedy Center. But if a future Democratic president tries to change the name back, that would be completely unconstitutional.
by John Roberts
by John Roberts
December 19, 2025 at 1:25 PM
President Trump has every right to change the name of the Kennedy Center. But if a future Democratic president tries to change the name back, that would be completely unconstitutional.
by John Roberts
by John Roberts
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Renaming the Kennedy Center, our national fine arts center, after such a coarse, lowbrow, and ignorant buffoon is America at its very stupidest.
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Renaming the Kennedy Center, our national fine arts center, after such a coarse, lowbrow, and ignorant buffoon is America at its very stupidest.
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We knew this shitshow was coming. But still…
December 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We knew this shitshow was coming. But still…
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Pigs feel and enjoy life just like the dogs and cats that usually keep you company. Thank you arthursacres (IG) for giving pigs the dignity they deserve. 🐷💚✨
Sign up for Veganuary and discover the benefits of an empathetic diet this January:
👉 https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#pig #happyanimals
Sign up for Veganuary and discover the benefits of an empathetic diet this January:
👉 https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#pig #happyanimals
December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Pigs feel and enjoy life just like the dogs and cats that usually keep you company. Thank you arthursacres (IG) for giving pigs the dignity they deserve. 🐷💚✨
Sign up for Veganuary and discover the benefits of an empathetic diet this January:
👉 https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#pig #happyanimals
Sign up for Veganuary and discover the benefits of an empathetic diet this January:
👉 https://bit.ly/Veganuary26
#pig #happyanimals
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Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Trump is taking money out their housing allowances approved by Congress and giving it to them in a “bonus” so it looks like it came from him. It’s just a shell game with military pay from the ultimate con man
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Didn't get what they wanted.
December 18, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Didn't get what they wanted.
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Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen.
December 18, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Former OK schools chief Ryan Walters is melting down after the OK Supreme Court struck down the history curriculum he mandated, which included Bible study and materials arguing that the 2020 election was stolen.
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I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm told that HHS has just terminated all funding agreements with the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
Here's a letter HHS sent canceling one of the grants, relating to work on birth defects. Canceled because the project "emphasizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as key foundational components"
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218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
December 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM
218 members signed the discharge petition to force a vote to extend ACA tax credits.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
If Speaker Johnson refuses to bring forth the vote, he’s telling the American people loud and clear that rising health care costs are acceptable to him.
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A small group of moderate House Republicans are joining Dems to force a vote on a proposal to extend pandemic-era enhanced ACA subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, seizing control of the floor from GOP leaders yet again in a sign of the sharpest tensions yet within the party.
Moderate House Republicans join Democrats to force vote on ACA subsidies
The Senate has already rejected the plan, so the subsidies are still virtually certain to expire at the end of this year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A small group of moderate House Republicans are joining Dems to force a vote on a proposal to extend pandemic-era enhanced ACA subsidies that are set to expire at the end of the year, seizing control of the floor from GOP leaders yet again in a sign of the sharpest tensions yet within the party.
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Paul Krugman takes the early lead for headline of the day.
An A+++++ Economy, My A++
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-a-econo...
An A+++++ Economy, My A++
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-a-econo...
An A+++++ Economy, My A++
Trump made big boasts but he isn’t delivering
paulkrugman.substack.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Paul Krugman takes the early lead for headline of the day.
An A+++++ Economy, My A++
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-a-econo...
An A+++++ Economy, My A++
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/an-a-econo...
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Sen. Chris Murphy said Hegseth + Rubio admitted to senators yesterday that no fentanyl is coming out of Venezuela -- despite Trump’s misleading efforts to tie the country to the deadly drug so he can justify bombing boats.
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
Senator Reaches Damning Conclusions After Classified Briefing With Hegseth, Rubio
Sen. Chris Murphy trashed a meeting with the Cabinet duo about the Trump administration's boat bombings.
www.huffpost.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Sen. Chris Murphy said Hegseth + Rubio admitted to senators yesterday that no fentanyl is coming out of Venezuela -- despite Trump’s misleading efforts to tie the country to the deadly drug so he can justify bombing boats.
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
The boats have cocaine, bound for Europe. www.huffpost.com/entry/chris-...
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NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 AM
NSF is about to dismantle NCAR at Russell Vought's direction to protect the fossil fuel industry. It's hard to communicate just how much NCAR does, so let's take a look: I've never worked at NCAR, and I've worked with NCAR researchers once ever. What scientific discoveries has NCAR made possible? 👇
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The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Trump orders oil tankers blockade in Venezuela, labels Maduro regime a "terrorist" group
The escalation exerts unprecedented pressure on the Maduro regime, threatening to bankrupt Venezuela's already struggling economy.
www.axios.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 AM
The blockade of Venezuela is a disgusting echo of U.S. imperialism in Latin America. We were lied to about Iraq and WMDs, and an entire generation paid the price.
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
Here we are again.
We cannot let a wannabe dictator drag us into another forever war.
www.axios.com/2025/12/17/t...
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Western Australia grid was 55% wind and solar in October and probably more in November.
It is also an "isolated grid" like ERCOT in Texas.
Batteries are boosting wind and solar integration and decarbonization progress in the Western Australia grid.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wi... #energysky
It is also an "isolated grid" like ERCOT in Texas.
Batteries are boosting wind and solar integration and decarbonization progress in the Western Australia grid.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wi... #energysky
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Western Australia grid was 55% wind and solar in October and probably more in November.
It is also an "isolated grid" like ERCOT in Texas.
Batteries are boosting wind and solar integration and decarbonization progress in the Western Australia grid.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wi... #energysky
It is also an "isolated grid" like ERCOT in Texas.
Batteries are boosting wind and solar integration and decarbonization progress in the Western Australia grid.
reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wi... #energysky
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The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out
December 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The US is losing blue-collar jobs for the first time since the pandemic—year-on-year job losses have hit 65k as manufacturing, transportation, & mining industries lose jobs at a rapid pace while growth in construction has nearly zeroed out