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Kevin Baird
@kevinbaird.bsky.social
US Navy Vet (VFA-115) and Dad of two. Trying to get a little bit wiser each day via Stoicism, history, and reading the thoughts of smart people.

Views are my own.
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The EU and the US agreed to a trade deal only last July, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pointed out in her speech to the Davos crowd on Tuesday. “In politics as in business, a deal is a deal,” she said. “And when friends shake hands, it must mean something.”

Does anyone learn?
Trump Brings Greenland Fight to Davos and Calls Europe’s Bluff
Along the illustrious Davos Promenade, the US administration has taken over a 19th century church that’s been reconsecrated for the week as a shrine to business and politics. On the eve of President D...
www.bloomberg.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Of course Josh Hawley chickened out.
Under pressure from Trump, Republicans Josh Hawley and Todd Young have FLIPPED on the Venezuela war powers resolution, now voting to "de-privilege" and effectively sink it. It's now at a 50-50 tie, which VP Vance can break and prevent it from advancing.
January 15, 2026 at 12:30 AM
"The framework does not mention renewables or energy sources with broad bipartisan support, such as nuclear and geothermal."
GOP unveils energy-heavy framework for ‘reconciliation 2.0’
The Republican Study Committee's proposals include ideas on permitting reform, environmental lawsuits and regulations.
www.eenews.net
January 14, 2026 at 1:31 PM
"In a Dec. 11 email reviewed by The Times, an E.P.A. supervisor wrote to his employees that political appointees in the Office of Air and Radiation planned to insert language about the “uncertain” benefits of reducing PM2.5 and ozone in all new clean-air rules."
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:35 PM
“I saw a light and crawled toward it in a hurry, because I feared there will be more landslides,” Antigua said. “It was traumatic. I feared that it was my end, so this is my second life.”
January 10, 2026 at 11:59 PM
In a time of sickening behavior all around, meeting to discuss the plunder of Venezuela's resources in front of the world is just really something.
Houston oil CEO calls Venezuela 'uninvestable' in tense White House meeting
Exxon was among more than a dozen companies represented during a White House meeting Friday. Leaders of Chevron, ConocoPhillips and others were also there.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:29 AM
"..some of the president’s longtime aides privately call Miller “the prime minister.”
Who Is Stephen Miller? The Trump Aide Driving Policy in the Second Term
From immigration to Latin America policy, the White House adviser excels at channeling the president’s desires.
www.bloomberg.com
January 9, 2026 at 8:07 PM
"man-made heat now penetrates as deep as 2,000 meters below the surface. According to Trenberth, it takes roughly 25 years for heat to travel to such depths, creating a warming effect that will likely persist for centuries."
January 9, 2026 at 5:54 PM
"It is about preventing the world from turning into a den of robbers, where the most unscrupulous take whatever they want, where regions or entire countries are treated as the property of a few great powers,"
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
January 8, 2026 at 3:37 AM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
Unhook ourselves from oil and gas and we unhook ourselves from dependency on dictators, autocrats and expansionist regimes all over the planet.
Renewables and other low-carbon energy sources are not just good climate sense. They are also good political sense.
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
What can we expect for electricity generation, load, and transmission in 2026? Read Peter Kelly-Detwiler to find out.
@yes-energy.bsky.social 🔌💡

www.rtoinsider.com/122184-the-y...
January 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
"The plant works by compressing and cooling air to –194°C, liquefying it, and storing it in specialized tanks. When electricity is needed, the liquid air expands over 750 times its original volume, driving turbines to generate power."

#LDES
China powers up world's largest liquid air storage project - Energy Storage
The 60 MW/600 MWh storage project is colocated with a 250 MW photovoltaic plant allowing for a high level of green energy self-sufficiency.
www.ess-news.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:22 PM
MO State Senator Joe Nicola wants to give businesses a way to hire cheaper labor while screwing over teenage workers.

It's the MAGA way.
Missouri Lawmaker Says Lower Wage Could Help Teens Keep Jobs - Missourinet
Missouri teens could soon earn less than the state’s minimum wage. A bill pre-filed for the upcoming legislative session would allow employers to pay workers under 18 a lower rate. Missouri Republican...
www.missourinet.com
December 23, 2025 at 10:25 PM
December 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
When Missouri lawmakers voted on the bill, the tax cut was estimated to reduce revenue by about $111 million annually. Now the state budget director says the loss could be as much as $500 million the first year. (@missouriindependent.com)
Missouri faces budget crunch as capital gains tax cut hits harder than expected
When Missouri lawmakers voted on the bill, the tax cut was estimated to reduce revenue by about $111 million annually. Now the state budget director says the loss could be as much as $500 million the first year and $360 million annual annually.
www.kcur.org
December 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
December 17, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
NEW: Last year we found the acceptable level of exposure to formaldehyde set by the EPA left people at risk for cancer.

Now the Trump administration has roughly doubled it

www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Ken Paxton sues to shut down Texas Latino voter registration group ahead of 2026 election

www.houstonchronicle.com/politics/tex...
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
Trump has now pardoned a murderous drug lord who smuggled 400 tons of cocaine into the country, AND the guy who ran the Dark Web's biggest drug marketplace.
December 2, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Reposted by Kevin Baird
in the midst of our supposed campaign against Venezuelan drug traffickers the President of the United States has chosen to pardon the Former President of Honduras, freeing him from his long prison sentence earned for trafficking more than 400 tons of cocaine into the United States
November 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM