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Garcia: Donald Trump is a liar and he's been lying to the American public and directly to everyone across this country about what happened in the 2020 election. He lost. He needs to move on. And now he's willing to break the law…
February 3, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Garcia: Donald Trump is a liar and he's been lying to the American public and directly to everyone across this country about what happened in the 2020 election. He lost. He needs to move on. And now he's willing to break the law…
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Four days before Trump’s inauguration, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M, according to docs & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front, steering $187M to Trump entities.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
‘Spy Sheikh’ Bought Secret Stake in Trump Company
$500 million investment for 49% of World Liberty came months before U.A.E. won access to tightly guarded American AI chips.
www.wsj.com
February 1, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Four days before Trump’s inauguration, lieutenants to an Abu Dhabi royal secretly signed a deal w/the Trump family to buy a 49% stake in World Liberty Financial for $500M, according to docs & people familiar. The buyer paid half up front, steering $187M to Trump entities.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
February 1, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Rep. Morrison on conditions at Whipple: "She said, 'they are treating us like animals in here. The women that are in this cell with me, we slept on a cold concrete floor last night. We were begging for a blanket, & guards were cruel'... we have to resolve that every single person deserves dignity"
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In fact, homicides spiked in 2020, the last year Trump was President, coincident with the Covid-19 pandemic. They then fell in 2023 and 2024, the last two years Biden was President.
February 1, 2026 at 3:36 PM
In fact, homicides spiked in 2020, the last year Trump was President, coincident with the Covid-19 pandemic. They then fell in 2023 and 2024, the last two years Biden was President.
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
Karoline Leavitt lies shamelessly: "Under Joe Biden, murders were up. Violent crime was up." (Biden brought crime dramatically down from where it was in 2020, the last year of Trump's first term)
February 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
It's not that the truth doesn't matter to them. It's that the lies are essential to their survival.
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"This is what it looks like when ideology drives energy policy. Keeping money-losing plants online skews the market, making it harder for companies to invest in the infrastructure of the future." writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4kkqSsj 🔌💡
Opinion | Trump’s pro-coal directives could raise energy prices by billions
Requiring aging plants to operate after their scheduled closures hurts consumers, who pay the price.
wapo.st
February 1, 2026 at 3:55 AM
"This is what it looks like when ideology drives energy policy. Keeping money-losing plants online skews the market, making it harder for companies to invest in the infrastructure of the future." writes the @washingtonpost.com editorial board: wapo.st/4kkqSsj 🔌💡
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One way you know America is not/no longer an actual democracy is that the Republican Governor managed to delay this election for almost a year, giving the GOP an artificial advantage in a narrowly divided parliament. This is something that does not actually happen in real democracies anywhere else.
BREAKING: Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, narrowing GOP's slim majority.
Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP's slim majority
Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.
bit.ly
February 1, 2026 at 5:29 AM
One way you know America is not/no longer an actual democracy is that the Republican Governor managed to delay this election for almost a year, giving the GOP an artificial advantage in a narrowly divided parliament. This is something that does not actually happen in real democracies anywhere else.
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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an Executive Order that holds federal agents criminally liable for any actions that violate the law
"If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice."
"If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice."
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 AM
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an Executive Order that holds federal agents criminally liable for any actions that violate the law
"If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice."
"If the federal government will not hold these rogue actors accountable, then Chicago will do everything in our power to bring these agents to justice."
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Democrat Taylor Rehmet is the victor in a special election for the Texas state Senate, flipping a reliably Republican district President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/...
Democrat wins special election for red Texas Senate seat
With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.
www.texastribune.org
February 1, 2026 at 5:21 AM
Democrat Taylor Rehmet is the victor in a special election for the Texas state Senate, flipping a reliably Republican district President Trump won by 17 points in 2024. www.texastribune.org/2026/01/...
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i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
Data Centers Are Driving a US Gas Boom
Gas projects in the US pipeline explicitly linked to data centers increased by almost 25 times over the past two years, according to new research from Global Energy Monitor.
www.wired.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:38 PM
i was actually shocked to see the numbers on new research from Global Energy Monitor on new gas projects in the US: nearly 100 gigawatts of power—enough to power tens of millions of homes—are currently in development explicitly to power data centers. At the end of 2023 that number was 4 gigawatts
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Report: humanoid robots set to drive demand for solid-state batteries
Report: humanoid robots set to drive demand for solid-state batteries
Just how big is the market for humanoid robots? Big enough to soak up a whopping ~75 GWh of solid-state battery capacity between now and 2035 – nearly 1500x growth!
more…
electrek.co
January 31, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Report: humanoid robots set to drive demand for solid-state batteries
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Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
January 30, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Thousands of people filled the streets of downtown Minneapolis in protest of federal immigration enforcement for the second consecutive Friday.
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
📷️: Aaron Lavinsky
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Protesters carried a giant rendition of the U.S. Constitution through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, chanting "ICE out now."
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
January 30, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Protesters carried a giant rendition of the U.S. Constitution through downtown Minneapolis on Friday, chanting "ICE out now."
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
📷️: Kyeland Jackson
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There destruction of humanity is being led by surprisingly few ̶m̶u̶r̶d̶e̶r̶e̶r̶s̶ public and state-owned companies:
"Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier."
"Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier."
Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 11:20 PM
There destruction of humanity is being led by surprisingly few ̶m̶u̶r̶d̶e̶r̶e̶r̶s̶ public and state-owned companies:
"Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier."
"Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024, down from 36 a year earlier."
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Donald Trump on home prices:
"People that own homes — we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value homes, so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home.
I don't want to drive housing prices down, I want to drive housing prices up"
"People that own homes — we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value homes, so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home.
I don't want to drive housing prices down, I want to drive housing prices up"
January 29, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Donald Trump on home prices:
"People that own homes — we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value homes, so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home.
I don't want to drive housing prices down, I want to drive housing prices up"
"People that own homes — we're gonna keep them wealthy. We're gonna keep prices up. We're not gonna destroy the value homes, so that somebody that didn't work very hard can buy a home.
I don't want to drive housing prices down, I want to drive housing prices up"
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Greg Bovino is a thug and the worst type of law enforcement officer. He doesn’t believe his job is to serve and protect—he thinks it’s about exerting control and flexing power.
Here he is telling the men under his command—the same men who killed Alex Pretti—that Minneapolis is HIS city now.
Here he is telling the men under his command—the same men who killed Alex Pretti—that Minneapolis is HIS city now.
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 PM
Greg Bovino is a thug and the worst type of law enforcement officer. He doesn’t believe his job is to serve and protect—he thinks it’s about exerting control and flexing power.
Here he is telling the men under his command—the same men who killed Alex Pretti—that Minneapolis is HIS city now.
Here he is telling the men under his command—the same men who killed Alex Pretti—that Minneapolis is HIS city now.
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This poll is the worst high-quality poll for Trump that I’ve seen this term.
Pew has Trump's approval at 37%. And:
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
"Only about a quarter of Americans today (27%) say they support all or most of Trump’s policies and plans, down from 35% when he returned to office last year. That change has come entirely among Republicans."
www.pewresearch.org/politics/202...
Confidence in Trump Dips, and Fewer Now Say They Support His Policies and Plans
Only 27% of Americans say they support all or most of Trump's policies – down since last year, with the change coming entirely among Republicans.
www.pewresearch.org
January 29, 2026 at 8:40 PM
This poll is the worst high-quality poll for Trump that I’ve seen this term.
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GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:
January 28, 2026 at 9:31 PM
GOP Senator Thom Tillis explains EXACTLY how incompetent he believes Kristi Noem is:
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Heat pumps seem an accessible bi-partisan option for household #energy. We should be helping more communities dig IN. There’s #ClimateInfluence in it - even if we strategically don’t mention that. #messaging #communications #marketing
TVA rebated an astounding 10,000 heat pump water heaters in Q4 of 2025 alone. Two to three times more energy efficient than their alternatives, heat pump water heaters can save families hundreds per year, story via CleanTechnica 🔌💡
TVA Rebates 10,000 Heat Pump Water Heaters in Q4 of 2025, Showing a Wildly Successful Model - CleanTechnica
Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. By Vidhisha Moopnar The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the largest public power provider in the United States, via its EnergyRight program has a straightforward mission: serve the Tennessee Valley by delivering affordable, reliable energy while conserving natural resources and supporting ... [continued]
ow.ly
January 28, 2026 at 9:33 PM
Heat pumps seem an accessible bi-partisan option for household #energy. We should be helping more communities dig IN. There’s #ClimateInfluence in it - even if we strategically don’t mention that. #messaging #communications #marketing
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Tesla invests $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI cash furnace
Tesla invests $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI cash furnace
Tesla disclosed in its Q4 2025 earnings report that it has invested $2 billion in xAI, Elon Musk’s private AI company. The investment comes while Tesla shareholders are actively suing Musk for breach of fiduciary duty over his founding of xAI in the first place.
You can’t make this up.
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electrek.co
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Tesla invests $2 billion in Elon Musk’s xAI cash furnace
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EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage
EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage
Solar, wind, and batteries are set to supply virtually all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to EIA data reviewed by the SUN DAY Campaign, continuing their strong 2025 growth.
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electrek.co
January 28, 2026 at 9:35 PM
EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage
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New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
DHS Says Critical ICE Surveillance Footage From Abuse Case Was Actually Never Recorded, Doesn't Matter
Court records reveal the incredibly sad state of ICE's evidence retention systems.
www.404media.co
January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
New: DHS now says that two weeks of missing surveillance footage from ICE's Broadview Detention center isn't "missing," it was never recorded in the first place and thus can't be produced in an abuse lawsuit. An utter shitshow:
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
www.404media.co/dhs-says-cri...
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“The US as the only country to have withdrawn from the pact, placing it alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. Some countries may also follow the US’s departure from Paris: Israel is reportedly considering such a move.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
‘Abdication’: Trump takes US out of Paris climate agreement for a second time
Experts are watching for how other countries will react as the ‘real economy’ shifts to cheaper, cleaner energy
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 6:39 PM
“The US as the only country to have withdrawn from the pact, placing it alongside Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries not party to the agreement. Some countries may also follow the US’s departure from Paris: Israel is reportedly considering such a move.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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NEW – Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/5g3BVAp
Read here: buff.ly/5g3BVAp
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
NEW – Analysis: EVs just outsold petrol cars in EU for first time ever | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/5g3BVAp
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