Ben Davis
@ben-davis.bsky.social
BlueGreen Alliance Manufacturing and Industrial Policy
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Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Zohran Mamdani wins the New York city mayor election, NBC News projects.
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BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
November 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani wins the New York City mayoral race, NBC News projects. nbcnews.to/4nIzNUC
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SCOOP: The Trump administration’s plans to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an $600 million initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California. #energysky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Trump’s $7.6 Billion Energy Cuts Hit California Grid Upgrade
The Trump administration’s plan to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California.
www.bloomberg.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:03 PM
SCOOP: The Trump administration’s plans to cancel billions of dollars for energy projects following the US government shutdown includes an $600 million initiative to upgrade electric transmission lines in California. #energysky
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
What happened to Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez
Immigration agents shot and killed an unarmed 38-year-old father outside Chicago on Friday—and their initial narrative of events was quickly disproven by videos captured by witnesses.
unraveledpress.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:23 PM
New, w/ @mulchy.bsky.social & @djbyrnes1.bsky.social:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
ICE shot & killed an immigrant in the Chicago suburbs yesterday.
Then they immediately gave a misleading account of events.
Chicago erupted in chaos and a father who lived here for decades is dead. This is what really happened:
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On this day in 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It demanded fair wages, equal rights, and dignity on the job—and showed that civil rights and labor rights are inseparable.
August 28, 2025 at 1:54 PM
On this day in 1963, more than 250,000 people gathered for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. It demanded fair wages, equal rights, and dignity on the job—and showed that civil rights and labor rights are inseparable.
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It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
July 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
It’s been five days since floods in Texas killed at least 111 people and FEMA’s Acting Administrator David Richardson still hasn’t made a single public or internal statement.
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My remark that tree planting shouldn't be used to offset fossil fuel CO₂ emissions doesn't mean that I hate trees.
Cycling on a hot and humid day like this, you definitely notice the streets with trees. Planting trees in cities might not be a climate mitigation strategy but it’s definitely an adaptation one.
July 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
My remark that tree planting shouldn't be used to offset fossil fuel CO₂ emissions doesn't mean that I hate trees.
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NEW: Tucked inside the GOP mega-bill is an excise tax for solar and wind.
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators
"I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.
www.nbcnews.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:02 AM
NEW: Tucked inside the GOP mega-bill is an excise tax for solar and wind.
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
And Republicans say they have no idea who put this provision in, or why.
"I don't know where it came from," Senate Budget Chair Lindsey Graham, who released the bill, tells NBC News.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
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This is from 1978.
Nineteen SEVENTY-EIGHT
Almost 50 years, we've heard the same tired, wrong arguments!
Nineteen SEVENTY-EIGHT
Almost 50 years, we've heard the same tired, wrong arguments!
July 1, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is from 1978.
Nineteen SEVENTY-EIGHT
Almost 50 years, we've heard the same tired, wrong arguments!
Nineteen SEVENTY-EIGHT
Almost 50 years, we've heard the same tired, wrong arguments!
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The IBEW thinks the One Big Horrible Bill sucks too.
“Make no mistake, this bill will cost hundreds of thousands of good-paying construction jobs, billions of work hours, and hundreds of billions in lost wages and economic benefits to America’s middle class."
“Make no mistake, this bill will cost hundreds of thousands of good-paying construction jobs, billions of work hours, and hundreds of billions in lost wages and economic benefits to America’s middle class."
June 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The IBEW thinks the One Big Horrible Bill sucks too.
“Make no mistake, this bill will cost hundreds of thousands of good-paying construction jobs, billions of work hours, and hundreds of billions in lost wages and economic benefits to America’s middle class."
“Make no mistake, this bill will cost hundreds of thousands of good-paying construction jobs, billions of work hours, and hundreds of billions in lost wages and economic benefits to America’s middle class."
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Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
How the Senate GOP’s New Tax on Renewables Could ‘Kill’ the Industry
As bad as previous drafts of the reconciliation bill have been, this one is worse.
heatmap.news
June 29, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Republicans are now suddenly planning to TAX renewable energy, transforming the repeal of the IRA from a challenge to a full-blown crisis for American solar and wind.
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
I spent the last 24 hours putting this story together to explain why.
Please share! This is really important!!!
@heatmap.news
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Republicans have moved from killing the incentive programs that speed delivery of the cheapest and cleanest energy to consumers to actively taxing them, actively raising the prices on the most affordable electricity
The new bill in Congress puts a new tax on wind and solar. They’re taxing clean energy to give your money to billionaires.
The most intense part of this bill is a new excise tax on wind and solar projects above FEOC content threshholds (!!!)
Given the sprawling nature of FEOC, that might pull in all sorts of projects with unmanageable new tax liability
Tax the sun, tax the wind eh #energysky
Given the sprawling nature of FEOC, that might pull in all sorts of projects with unmanageable new tax liability
Tax the sun, tax the wind eh #energysky
June 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Republicans have moved from killing the incentive programs that speed delivery of the cheapest and cleanest energy to consumers to actively taxing them, actively raising the prices on the most affordable electricity
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"The BlueGreen Alliance conducted an analysis of the potential impacts of the policies in the House bill on the employment footprint of manufacturing and found that repealing the clean manufacturing tax credits puts over two million jobs at risk."
Killing 2 million jobs, ho hum.
Killing 2 million jobs, ho hum.
BlueGreen Alliance | Research Brief: House Budget Bill Puts over Two Million Jobs at Risk
www.bluegreenalliance.org
June 26, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"The BlueGreen Alliance conducted an analysis of the potential impacts of the policies in the House bill on the employment footprint of manufacturing and found that repealing the clean manufacturing tax credits puts over two million jobs at risk."
Killing 2 million jobs, ho hum.
Killing 2 million jobs, ho hum.
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#RepPeteStauber voted to kill jobs in Minnesota's 8th district, but you can help protect job creating investments. @ben-davis.bsky.social
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and #manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and #manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
June 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
#RepPeteStauber voted to kill jobs in Minnesota's 8th district, but you can help protect job creating investments. @ben-davis.bsky.social
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and #manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and #manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
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In a June Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani received more votes than 22 sitting US Senators received in their most recent general elections.
June 25, 2025 at 11:04 AM
In a June Democratic mayoral primary, Zohran Mamdani received more votes than 22 sitting US Senators received in their most recent general elections.
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might I just say
June 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
might I just say
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Rep. #MillerMeeks voted to kill jobs in #Iowa's 1st, but you can help protect job creating investments across the nation. @ben-davis.bsky.social
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
June 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Rep. #MillerMeeks voted to kill jobs in #Iowa's 1st, but you can help protect job creating investments across the nation. @ben-davis.bsky.social
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
Contact your senator and tell them to save #cleanenergy and manufacturing tax credits TODAY! https://loom.ly/gi8bYVg
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On Friday night, @seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activity in his community when ICE agents violently arrested him.
Join us across the country TODAY to peacefully demand justice for our union brother.
Join us across the country TODAY to peacefully demand justice for our union brother.
#FreeDavidEndRaids
On Friday afternoon, military-gear-clad ICE agents launched aggressive raids throughout Los Angeles. At one location, SEIU-USWW President David Huerta was assaulted, injured and detained while advocat...
actionnetwork.org
June 9, 2025 at 1:31 PM
On Friday night, @seiuca.bsky.social President David Huerta was lawfully observing immigration enforcement activity in his community when ICE agents violently arrested him.
Join us across the country TODAY to peacefully demand justice for our union brother.
Join us across the country TODAY to peacefully demand justice for our union brother.
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Over 2 million people are being intentionally deprived of food, water, medicine, and baby formula.
Israel must allow aid into Gaza immediately. This genocide must end and the U.S. must stop being complicit.
Israel must allow aid into Gaza immediately. This genocide must end and the U.S. must stop being complicit.
May 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Over 2 million people are being intentionally deprived of food, water, medicine, and baby formula.
Israel must allow aid into Gaza immediately. This genocide must end and the U.S. must stop being complicit.
Israel must allow aid into Gaza immediately. This genocide must end and the U.S. must stop being complicit.
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In these difficult times building community, and support for each other, is extremely important. That’s why I’m holding community dances around Vermont.
We just had a great event in Hardwick. People of all ages danced the night away.
We just had a great event in Hardwick. People of all ages danced the night away.
May 18, 2025 at 7:13 PM
In these difficult times building community, and support for each other, is extremely important. That’s why I’m holding community dances around Vermont.
We just had a great event in Hardwick. People of all ages danced the night away.
We just had a great event in Hardwick. People of all ages danced the night away.
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“Despite the unfavorable political environment nationally, states can continue to make progress toward the development of more unionized clean energy jobs. Activists can start now by working to preserve the best of the IRA.” (2/2) jacobin.com/2025/05/buil...
The Building Trades Want to Save the IRA
The Inflation Reduction Act has helped create good union jobs in the clean energy sector. Republicans want to derail this progress to pay for tax cuts for the rich. The building trades are starting to...
jacobin.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:22 PM
“Despite the unfavorable political environment nationally, states can continue to make progress toward the development of more unionized clean energy jobs. Activists can start now by working to preserve the best of the IRA.” (2/2) jacobin.com/2025/05/buil...
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Let's be real: if Republicans pass the House budget bill as is, it will murder the US nuclear industry, ruin our chances of winning the AI race (by constraining power supply), concede the global auto sector to China, and vaporize about half a trillion dollars of US manufacturing investment...
May 15, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Let's be real: if Republicans pass the House budget bill as is, it will murder the US nuclear industry, ruin our chances of winning the AI race (by constraining power supply), concede the global auto sector to China, and vaporize about half a trillion dollars of US manufacturing investment...
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Effectively a full repeal of the largest climate bill in history. There’s no strategy for America’s future. We all get sicker and pay more in energy bills and suffer climate disasters, while some rich folks pay less in taxes. That’s it. Disgraceful.
The House Republican's budget bill is starting to drop. It extends trillions in tax cuts for the wealthy while effectively crippling US manufacturing & energy industries and raising energy costs. It's effectively full repeal of the IRA. Here's tax portion waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/u... 🔌💡
waysandmeans.house.gov
May 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Effectively a full repeal of the largest climate bill in history. There’s no strategy for America’s future. We all get sicker and pay more in energy bills and suffer climate disasters, while some rich folks pay less in taxes. That’s it. Disgraceful.
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It’s unironically Very Good that every pro-democracy political actor from Angela Davis to David Brooks agrees we need an unprecedented popular front that mobilizes civil resistance to stop the march of tyranny and restore popular rule to our government.
Now, we just have to organize it.
Now, we just have to organize it.
April 18, 2025 at 1:49 AM
It’s unironically Very Good that every pro-democracy political actor from Angela Davis to David Brooks agrees we need an unprecedented popular front that mobilizes civil resistance to stop the march of tyranny and restore popular rule to our government.
Now, we just have to organize it.
Now, we just have to organize it.