Jon Rienstra-Kiracofe
@jonrk1.bsky.social
Husband of Ed. Prof, Christine RK, Father of: Micah RK & Caleb RK, Chem Prof @ Purdue. Whitesox fan. EV enthusiast. Views & opinions are my own.
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Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
French troops deploying to Greenland because the United States might try to take it over.
Today in 2026 sentences.
Today in 2026 sentences.
❗️An initial group of 🇫🇷French mountain troops has arrived in 🇬🇱Greenland to prepare for the reception and deployment of the main contingent. French authorities have stated that additional land, aviation, and naval units will be dispatched in the coming days.
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Again, I’m going to keep banging the drum that the fact we are threatening the territorial sovereignty of our closest allies is not only a gross violation of our UN & NATO treaty obligations & poses a massive threat to national security & world order but also should immediately end this presidency.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Breaking news: The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation alleging that they are impeding federal law enforcement officers’ abilities to do their jobs in the state.
Justice Dept. launches criminal investigation of Minnesota governor
The Justice Department has issued subpoenas for Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey as part of an investigation into impeding law enforcement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM
Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
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It’s going to be difficult for the United States to compete globally as everyone passes by on renewables and EVs.
Only one chart to top them all;
"China's passenger EV sales will surpass all US passenger vehicles sales this year"
#alwaysbecharging
"China's passenger EV sales will surpass all US passenger vehicles sales this year"
#alwaysbecharging
January 15, 2026 at 3:55 PM
It’s going to be difficult for the United States to compete globally as everyone passes by on renewables and EVs.
"This cruelty will be measured in lives lost, as recovery centers shutter and the safety net we built is slashed overnight. We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
Just in: The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
Trump administration sends letter wiping out addiction, mental health grants
The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services.
n.pr
January 14, 2026 at 5:27 PM
"This cruelty will be measured in lives lost, as recovery centers shutter and the safety net we built is slashed overnight. We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows."
Please, get vaccinated
The U.S. is in the midst of its second-worst flu season in the past 15 years. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most of the country is seeing “high” or “very high” levels of respiratory illness. That includes the Hoosier State. https://tinyurl.com/yxjnfnm9
January 14, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Please, get vaccinated
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Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
January 13, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Jon Stewart on the disconnect between Trump excusing J6 protesters and MAGA condemning Renee Good
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Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
January 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Here's a summary of all the data that supports adding more red meat to your diet
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Obama deported more people than Trump is deporting even right now. By a lot. But you don’t know that bcuz Obama did it without all the very public cruelty, terror, & violence. For Trump, the cruelty & the spectacle is all that matters. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Another Reminder: Trump WANTS Violence. Don’t Give It To Him
Podcast Episode · The Social Contract with Joe Walsh · 01/08/2026 · 30m
podcasts.apple.com
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Obama deported more people than Trump is deporting even right now. By a lot. But you don’t know that bcuz Obama did it without all the very public cruelty, terror, & violence. For Trump, the cruelty & the spectacle is all that matters. Today’s show.👇 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
The Department of Homeland Security released a Maryland woman who was held for 25 days despite evidence that her lawyers say proves she was born in the United States and is a citizen.
After 25 days, ICE releases Maryland woman who says she is a U.S. citizen
Dulce Consuelo Diaz Morales was detained in December despite her legal team’s claims that she was born in the United States.
wapo.st
January 8, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Ah yes, the Kavanaugh stop. A brief law enforcement encounter that lasts a mere *checks notes* 25 days.
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Just back from Shanghai
So many well kept parks
Dedicated protected lanes for bikes and mopeds
Streets are clean - and safe
And, yes, the majority of the cars on the road are electric
Soon, trucks too
China soon won't need oil 🤯
US will soon be irrelevant to global energy
bsky.app/profile/prof...
So many well kept parks
Dedicated protected lanes for bikes and mopeds
Streets are clean - and safe
And, yes, the majority of the cars on the road are electric
Soon, trucks too
China soon won't need oil 🤯
US will soon be irrelevant to global energy
bsky.app/profile/prof...
In Shanghai, everyone can hear you scream
Not that you would scream coz most of the cars are electric - and quiet at low speed
No noise
If you’re in heavy traffic and all the EVs were crawling along, in Australia they'd all be legally noisy
Not in Shanghai
Listen to all that quietness
#EVs 🔊
Not that you would scream coz most of the cars are electric - and quiet at low speed
No noise
If you’re in heavy traffic and all the EVs were crawling along, in Australia they'd all be legally noisy
Not in Shanghai
Listen to all that quietness
#EVs 🔊
January 5, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Just back from Shanghai
So many well kept parks
Dedicated protected lanes for bikes and mopeds
Streets are clean - and safe
And, yes, the majority of the cars on the road are electric
Soon, trucks too
China soon won't need oil 🤯
US will soon be irrelevant to global energy
bsky.app/profile/prof...
So many well kept parks
Dedicated protected lanes for bikes and mopeds
Streets are clean - and safe
And, yes, the majority of the cars on the road are electric
Soon, trucks too
China soon won't need oil 🤯
US will soon be irrelevant to global energy
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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They lost their parents. Their parents were assassinated. And they actually are forced to go to the trouble of publicly asking the President of the United States to stop spreading lies & conspiracies about who killed their parents. He’s despicable. Trump is evil.
Colin and Sophie Hortman, the children of Minnesota state Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, are asking Trump to remove the false posts about their parents' killing:
January 5, 2026 at 7:48 PM
They lost their parents. Their parents were assassinated. And they actually are forced to go to the trouble of publicly asking the President of the United States to stop spreading lies & conspiracies about who killed their parents. He’s despicable. Trump is evil.
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It’s genuinely wild that the United States spent decades building an elaborate rules-based international order which de facto cemented its permanent status as the dominant global hegemon, sustained by ideology rather than might, and now is just blowing it all up for literally no reason
January 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
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Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
December 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Speaking as someone who just wrote a book on the Manhattan Project, I can assure you that refugee immigrants were the *entire* reason the US mastered the atom first. The most chilling part of writing my book was reading about them fleeing fascism … abroad. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/fleeing-on...
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Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. www.wired.com/story/people...
People Who Drink Bottled Water on a Daily Basis Ingest 90,000 More Microplastic Particles Each Year
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who...
www.wired.com
December 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t. www.wired.com/story/people...
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With Trump's stolen mantra of "Drill, baby, drill", first coined during a 2008 Republican campaign slogan at the 2008 Republican National Convention by former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele, the US is clearly being left behind by the renewables revolution underway in China. 🤨🙄😎
More recently, I made the case that the current administration's approach to energy is akin to trying to resist the transition from horse and buggy to automobiles, or from wood to coal. brnw.ch/21wYpXm
The World Is Going Electric, with or Without the United States
As the current administration tries to hold back the tide on energy innovation, China is dominating in the production and sale of clean technologies.
brnw.ch
December 25, 2025 at 10:54 PM
With Trump's stolen mantra of "Drill, baby, drill", first coined during a 2008 Republican campaign slogan at the 2008 Republican National Convention by former Maryland lieutenant governor Michael Steele, the US is clearly being left behind by the renewables revolution underway in China. 🤨🙄😎
🥲🥲🥲🥲
The Trump administration has directed five large-scale wind projects under construction off the East Coast to suspend their activities for at least 90 days, according to letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday. https://to.pbs.org/4qhrxMM
Trump order halts offshore wind projects for at least 90 days
Letters from the Interior Department obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press provide new details on the government's move to pause the offshore ventures.
to.pbs.org
December 24, 2025 at 5:26 PM
🥲🥲🥲🥲
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Only 1 of the 153 was fully vaccinated.
December 23, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Only 1 of the 153 was fully vaccinated.
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John Phelan just re-nuclearized the surface navy by saying the Trump class will carry nukes
That's utterly bonkers.
That's utterly bonkers.
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
John Phelan just re-nuclearized the surface navy by saying the Trump class will carry nukes
That's utterly bonkers.
That's utterly bonkers.
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New paper:
China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051
US & India won't get there until past 2130
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051
US & India won't get there until past 2130
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
December 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
New paper:
China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051
US & India won't get there until past 2130
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051
US & India won't get there until past 2130
pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a...
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Neville Rubio.
Rubio on Russia-Ukraine: "It's not our war. It's a war on another continent."
December 19, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Neville Rubio.
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How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea ⬇️ buff.ly/duPdOZS
How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea
In a region already bristling with all types of nuclear weapons, bestowing latent nuclear-weapon-state status upon South Korea is needlessly destabilizing.
thebulletin.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
How nuclear submarines could pave the way for nuclear weapons in South Korea ⬇️ buff.ly/duPdOZS