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HUGE: In a letter to Congress, more than 140 solar companies detail how the Trump permitting freeze on renewables is worse than imagined and hitting copious projects on private lands

They’re asking Congress to intervene and say “bipartisan permitting reform” won’t help without forcing Trump’s hand
Solar Industry Group Describes Trump’s ‘Complete Moratorium on Permitting’
A letter from the Solar Energy Industries Association asks for Congress’ help to reverse the administration’s effective permitting ban.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Two things the Democrats shouldn’t be shy about saying plainly these days: the Supreme Court is illegitimate and Pete Hegseth is a psychopath.
December 5, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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Full concert of Dr. John live at the Newport Jazz Festival in August 2006. Length: 52:25. m.youtube.com/watch?v=hHSA...
Dr. John - Full Concert - 08/13/06 - Newport Jazz Festival (OFFICIAL)
YouTube video by Wolfgang's Funk & Reggae
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December 3, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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The book provides a very *economics*y framework for figuring this out--maximizing your unique utility function. Tuning out both the "Girlboss" AND "Trad Wife" messaging to find *your* "Having It Almost," as this article describes.
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/o...
Girl boss or tradwife? An economist on how a workforce built for men has failed women
In her new book Having it All, Corinne Low outlines how stubborn expectations around work and home fail to accommodate working women
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October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.
December 2, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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this is a post where you (yes, YOU) can and should reply with underrated comic strips or other comic-y jokes. could be an unheralded entry from a classic strip or maybe a lesser-known strip altogether.
November 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Tina Turner backed by Masayoshi Takanaka, Sandii & the Sunsetz, and Kiyosiro Imawano

much livelier than the studio version

youtu.be/BH-fYYA7-k0
Tina Turner - Show some respect - Japan - 1985
YouTube video by TinaTurner Timeline
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November 16, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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November 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.

A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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Tax switch is good idea

Equalise CGT and income tax

Remove tax relief from wealthy pensioners

Tax land / expensive property

Criminal justice reform, so no need to build new prisons

Let asylum seekers work

Put some of money raised into pockets of people on low incomes

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This gives context to this proposal, which would significantly improve progressively.
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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And we knew this. This wasn't speculation. We studied it, we had the talking points. We trained volunteers to explain this to people. It's not a surprise. Rich people don't flee places with good quality of life when we increase the quality of life. They might try to cheat us, but they don't leave.
NEW: The first two years of Massachusetts' millionaire tax has raised $3 billion more than expected.

And rather than driving the rich away, IPS researchers found that the number of millionaires has *increased.*

Tax the rich. Greg Ryan in @bloomberg.com:
Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts
A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Holiday shopping may take some extra time and thought this year.
November 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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Here are my three truths about climate:
1. We fail if we don’t end free-to-pollute fossil fuel model. Period. Game over.
2. A crash looms, prefigured by collapse in home insurance/mortgage markets.
3. There are true villains in the story, and we have to tell it that way.
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November 2, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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November 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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November 20, 2024 at 4:57 PM
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Today, Mike Johnson will keep the House adjourned for the 81st day out of the last 93.

12 days of work in over 3 months.

With full pay and benefits.

The senate has been working, so this is not about the shutdown.

It is about avoiding a vote to release the Epstein files.
October 24, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Just a thought: How about we stop shaming the poor for buying things that may not be essential, and start shaming the rich for making a profit off things that are essential?
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Sunday President diarrheas on the country, Monday President bulldozes White House, Tuesday President steals $230 million, Wednesday President... fucks a horse? Let's see if he fucks a horse.
October 21, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Just a reminder that — in the middle of a shutdown — House Republicans are on a paid vacation solely to avoid releasing the Epstein files and lowering your health care costs.
October 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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You can understand this shutdown with 3 numbers.

15M — the number of people Republicans want to kick off health care

20M — the number of people Republicans want to 2x health premiums for

0 — the number of times Republicans have called the House back to reopen the government
October 14, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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More are united around a simple message: RFK Jr should not be HHS Sec. His decisions undermine our public health capacity and put lives and health at risk.

As 6 former Surgeon Generals argue:

"He has rejected science, misled the public and compromised the health of Americans."

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Opinion | Six surgeons general: RFK Jr. is a threat to the health of Americans
It was our duty in office to warn of dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.
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October 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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These are the lowest cost insurance options for a 62 year old Georgian making $65k.

2025: $228
2026: $1142

She will lose $704/month in credits because of GOP cuts to health care.

This is a crisis. We cannot wait to fix this.
October 3, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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"First they fascinate the fools. Then they muzzle the intelligent." - Bertrand Russell on how fascism starts.

Good grief, is this ever true given all that's happened to me.
September 24, 2025 at 3:32 PM