Kevin Kirchner
@kevinkirchner.bsky.social
Working to protect our land, air, water, climate, and civil and human rights. Cuz if we don't hold them accountable, who will? Opinions my own.
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As Trump feeds on the carcass of the U.S. constitution, an alliance of tech, energy, & capital are circling around bedrock environmental laws like a pack of hyenas, seeking to assert energy & tech dominance over the country's future. That's my takeaway from this permitting summit.
Permitting Summit 2026: Building America’s Energy Infrastructure
YouTube video by Bipartisan Policy Center
www.youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:03 PM
As Trump feeds on the carcass of the U.S. constitution, an alliance of tech, energy, & capital are circling around bedrock environmental laws like a pack of hyenas, seeking to assert energy & tech dominance over the country's future. That's my takeaway from this permitting summit.
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NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
What’s happening in America is technofascism. It could happen here
Peter Thiel's data surveillance company Palantir is powering Trump's ICE operation in the US. Carole Cadwalladr argues that the UK will be next
www.thenerve.news
February 1, 2026 at 2:44 PM
NEW: What’s happening in the US is TECHNOFASCISM.
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
It’s fascism + surveillance technologies. Palantir is playing a central role. And the UK is next in line.
My latest for @thenerve.news
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www.thenerve.news/p/technofasc...
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Oh dear me no—he's not. The man is a serial sexual predator who has spent a lifetime committing property and violent crimes against 200+ people.
He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever.
As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.
He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever.
As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.
Trump’s a bully – but even he’s rattled by the ICE snatch squads
Trump’s a bully – but even he’s rattled by the ICE snatch squads
Trump’s a bully – but even he’s rattled by the ICE snatch squads
www.independent.co.uk
January 31, 2026 at 7:02 AM
Oh dear me no—he's not. The man is a serial sexual predator who has spent a lifetime committing property and violent crimes against 200+ people.
He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever.
As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.
He caused 400,000+ deaths during the pandemic and felt no upset over that whatsoever.
As one of his biographers I *promise* you he's not rattled by this.
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James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
January 25, 2026 at 4:41 AM
James O'Keefe says he's never seen anything so organized as the anti-ICE movement, observers--he seems to think this term is code--everywhere he goes. Who is paying for it??? he demands to know. It's like he can't even imagine people caring for one another.
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A new strategy in climate lawsuits:
Michigan is suing oil companies under anti-trust laws, accusing them of an “illicit conspiracy" to prop up fossil fuels and delay the transition to renewable energy.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/michigan-s...
Michigan is suing oil companies under anti-trust laws, accusing them of an “illicit conspiracy" to prop up fossil fuels and delay the transition to renewable energy.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/michigan-s...
Michigan Sues Big Oil, Alleging A Conspiracy To Delay The Energy Transition
The lawsuit, which comes after the Trump administration preemptively sued the state last year, brings claims under federal and state antitrust laws.
www.oneearthnow.org
January 25, 2026 at 6:35 PM
A new strategy in climate lawsuits:
Michigan is suing oil companies under anti-trust laws, accusing them of an “illicit conspiracy" to prop up fossil fuels and delay the transition to renewable energy.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/michigan-s...
Michigan is suing oil companies under anti-trust laws, accusing them of an “illicit conspiracy" to prop up fossil fuels and delay the transition to renewable energy.
www.oneearthnow.org/p/michigan-s...
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Not the last time this'll happen. Rushing through data centre development at the cost of environmental assessment was always a huge mistake
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
January 24, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Not the last time this'll happen. Rushing through data centre development at the cost of environmental assessment was always a huge mistake
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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A must read.
After Trump, the Flood
On the ending of things and the need for post-diluvian politics.
www.liberalcurrents.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:36 AM
A must read.
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Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Attn news commentators: Trump saying he could use force to obtain Greenland but won’t is not Trump saying he won’t use force to obtain Greenland. It is Trump using force as a threat to obtain Greenland. That is why he mentions it.
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“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
January 20, 2026 at 5:45 PM
“ICE isn’t the Gestapo. The Gestapo was…” (proceeds to describe qualities that apply to what ICE is currently doing)
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As Bill Gates recommends a “strategic pivot” away from climate change, the Gates Foundation made record investments in fossil fuel companies in 2024, despite its 2019 pledge to divest.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
January 20, 2026 at 12:27 PM
As Bill Gates recommends a “strategic pivot” away from climate change, the Gates Foundation made record investments in fossil fuel companies in 2024, despite its 2019 pledge to divest.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
No one should ever listen to Gates about climate change again.
If we start calling Trump’s Greenland plot a Green New Deal, will the GOP finally oppose it?
January 19, 2026 at 10:54 PM
If we start calling Trump’s Greenland plot a Green New Deal, will the GOP finally oppose it?
PSA:
Climate change is not “human-caused.” Fossil fuels and fossil fuel companies cause climate change. Their own internal documents admit it. (Link in comments)
No one says that lung cancer is human-caused. They rightfully say that cigarettes and cigarette companies cause lung cancer.
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Climate change is not “human-caused.” Fossil fuels and fossil fuel companies cause climate change. Their own internal documents admit it. (Link in comments)
No one says that lung cancer is human-caused. They rightfully say that cigarettes and cigarette companies cause lung cancer.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
PSA:
Climate change is not “human-caused.” Fossil fuels and fossil fuel companies cause climate change. Their own internal documents admit it. (Link in comments)
No one says that lung cancer is human-caused. They rightfully say that cigarettes and cigarette companies cause lung cancer.
1/n
Climate change is not “human-caused.” Fossil fuels and fossil fuel companies cause climate change. Their own internal documents admit it. (Link in comments)
No one says that lung cancer is human-caused. They rightfully say that cigarettes and cigarette companies cause lung cancer.
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Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/k...
Kaiser Permanente, DOJ reach $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind
Kaiser Permanente and the DOJ reached a $556 million Medicare Advantage fraud settlement, the largest of its kind.
www.statnews.com
January 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Which types of welfare fraud are politely litigated between white collar lawyers, and which types of welfare fraud are used to justify an immigration purge and shutting off resources to the poor?
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A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
You’ve Heard About Who ICE Is Recruiting. The Truth Is Far Worse. I’m the Proof.
What happens when you do minimal screening before hiring agents, arming them, and sending them into the streets? We're all finding out.
slate.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:11 PM
A few months ago, ICE hired me
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
I didn't sign and submit any paperwork. I almost certainly failed the drug test. I'm real outspoken about my opposition to the Trump administration, and I am extremely googlable
And yet, there it was, in plain English. "Welcome to ICE!"
My latest for Slate
No morals. No ethics. No shame.
NEW: A judge in the Kilmar Abrego case just UNSEALED a Dec 3rd order showing DOJ lied to the court when it said that Blanche's office didn't have anything to do with the decision to prosecute Mr. Abrego. 1/
December 30, 2025 at 9:59 PM
No morals. No ethics. No shame.
“Producers in the Permian Basin…produce copious amounts of toxic, salty water, which they pump back into the ground…It is creating a huge mess.”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
"Swaths of the Permian Basin appear to be on the verge of geological malfunction."
An unfolding disaster, shielded by centrist pundits who tell us to "support America's oil & gas industry."
Here's an idea: The oil & gas industry should support America, not wreck our land, air, & water.
An unfolding disaster, shielded by centrist pundits who tell us to "support America's oil & gas industry."
Here's an idea: The oil & gas industry should support America, not wreck our land, air, & water.
America’s Biggest Oil Field Is Turning Into a Pressure Cooker
Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of fossil-fuel production there.
www.wsj.com
December 26, 2025 at 5:07 PM
“Producers in the Permian Basin…produce copious amounts of toxic, salty water, which they pump back into the ground…It is creating a huge mess.”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
Undeterred…
“The basin is trying to lure data centers with cheap land and energy and has plans to become a hub for burying carbon dioxide…”
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This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 2:57 PM
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
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A bunch of famous chefs convinced Gavin Newsom to veto a bill banning nonstick pans with PFAS "forever chemicals." Turns out all the chefs had financial relationships with companies producing and selling the pans: heated.world/p/why-are-fa... via @emorwee.bsky.social @mirandagreen.bsky.social
Why are famous chefs fighting PFAS bans?
The answer, in retrospect, is obvious—and it’s part of a larger campaign to stop bans on Teflon cookware nationwide.
heated.world
December 13, 2025 at 12:17 AM
A bunch of famous chefs convinced Gavin Newsom to veto a bill banning nonstick pans with PFAS "forever chemicals." Turns out all the chefs had financial relationships with companies producing and selling the pans: heated.world/p/why-are-fa... via @emorwee.bsky.social @mirandagreen.bsky.social
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Imagine being Columbia University or CBS News and realizing you have less dignity and fewer principles than Republican Indiana state Senators.
December 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Imagine being Columbia University or CBS News and realizing you have less dignity and fewer principles than Republican Indiana state Senators.
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It's official: The Trump EPA no longer says climate change is caused by fossil fuels. Only natural causes now. (That is false, for the record.) www.latimes.com/world-nation...
EPA eliminates mention of fossil fuels in website on warming's causes. Scientists call it completely wrong.
Sometime in the past few days or weeks, EPA altered some but not all of its climate change webpages, de-emphasizing and even deleting references to the burning of coal, oil and natural gas, which scie...
www.latimes.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
It's official: The Trump EPA no longer says climate change is caused by fossil fuels. Only natural causes now. (That is false, for the record.) www.latimes.com/world-nation...
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The lack of accountability the SPEED Act would enable—championed by fossil fuels & Abundance folk alike—is exacerbated, ironically, by the fact that it would legislatively preclude the use of NEPA to substantively demand better outcomes in the public interest! WTF?
Riddle me this: The Abundance agenda, purports to seek outcome (vs. process) oriented decision-making via "permitting reform."
If that's the case, why the hell are they supporting the SPEED Act, which would neuter the National Environmental Policy Act by making it "purely procedural"?
If that's the case, why the hell are they supporting the SPEED Act, which would neuter the National Environmental Policy Act by making it "purely procedural"?
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
The lack of accountability the SPEED Act would enable—championed by fossil fuels & Abundance folk alike—is exacerbated, ironically, by the fact that it would legislatively preclude the use of NEPA to substantively demand better outcomes in the public interest! WTF?
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Perhaps the problem is U.S. policy fixation on the fossil fuel/AI data center House of Cards.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
December 2, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Perhaps the problem is U.S. policy fixation on the fossil fuel/AI data center House of Cards.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
Setting that aside, Flegal's post contains very serious omissions suggesting she: (1) Doesn't understand NEPA beyond centrist think tank data slop; and/or (2) Is attacking NEPA in bad faith.
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The Trump Admin will fire you for having a Pride flag on your desk but downplays & normalizes swastikas & nooses?
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The Trump Admin will fire you for having a Pride flag on your desk but downplays & normalizes swastikas & nooses?
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
Over 400,000 Americans died fighting Nazism. Hundreds of thousands died fighting slavery & Jim Crow.
This is a slap in the face to every American who died to defeat bigoted ideologies.
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If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
If the National Guard is really in D.C. to protect federal
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago
property, they should probably have been at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. two days ago