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I've started an EV newsletter named Freewheeling. (It's not 5 year old, but my Substack account is🙃) wheelingnews.substack.com?r=b3gm&utm_c...

Thousands of protesters shut down parts of Minneapolis and St. Paul on Friday as hundreds of businesses closed their doors. David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

genuinely stunning image

Disabled son of ICE detainee dies after 30 days of hospitalization It had been months since Wael Tarabishi seen his father. The family is calling on ICE to release Maher Tarabishi so he may attend his son's funeral.

In October, ICE grabbed Maher Tarabishi.

He was a 24/7 caregiver for his disabled son Wael.

At the time of Maher’s detention, disability advocates warned that taking away Wael’s caregiver put his life at risk.

Wael died on Friday at age 30.

ICE caused his death.

They didn’t get to say goodbye.

"America is an oil company with an army."

—George Carlin

Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack

Venezuelan Official Says at Least 40 People Were Killed in U.S. Attack www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/w...

Please strike a deal with our government to reduce or temporarily scrap import duties on battery-electric vehicles from the EU. Also encourage govt. to introduce fuel-efficiency and emissions standards. We are being poisoned by Euro 2 (!) diesel fumes!

EV sales *still* have not fallen, cooled, slowed or slumped. Media is lying to you. After two years of headlines begging for failure, EV sales keep defying false media narratives that they are dropping, and continue to rise.

Excellent article by @jamesondow.bsky.social
electrek.co/2025/11/12/e...

The thing about Mamdani is that he’s a talented politician but not otherworldly or one in a billion, he’s just a competent guy with popular ideas who ran against an entitled piece of shit and to me it’s a lot more optimistic to imagine 1000 campaigns like his than to view him as a unique phenomenon

Trump’s boycott and Europe’s backslide may make BRICS lead climate debate and action at COP30 As COP30 begins, BRICS may lead climate action amid U.S. absence and Europe's faltering resolve on global commitments.

"Trump’s boycott and Europe’s backslide may make BRICS lead climate debate and action at COP30."
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/ene...

NEW: Goodyear rolls out new all-terrain tire for EV drivers in Canada. As the winter driving season approaches, the Wrangler ElectricDrive AT joins a growing lineup of EV-specific tires designed to handle Canada’s toughest road conditions.

Read on: shorturl.at/eWWKL

#EVCanada #EVTires

Illinois is launching a first-of-its-kind legal hotline for LGBTQ+ individuals — Illinois Pride Connect.

As the only state in the nation that will provide free legal advice to protect the LGBTQ+ community, we'll help fight ignorance with information and cruelty with compassion.

Have the Zucks fallen on hard times?

Faaaaaak

One of the research studies set to be culled from National Science Foundation grants for being "woke" is 'Developing a device that could treat severe bleeding. It seems to have caught the committee’s attention for using the words “victims” — as in gunshot victims — and “trauma.”' - @propublica.org

One of the hospitals in Kharkiv after tonight's russian drone strike

This article is more relevant than ever after the Trump Epstein Files release scam

How it started/How it's going

Boycott Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok too.

A movement is calling for an 'economic blackout' on Friday. Here's what to know The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

Trump Says E.P.A. Layoffs Will Cut Staff by 65 Percent The president said Lee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, was planning mass layoffs. Several hours later, White House officials said the president was referring to budget cuts.

Do you want water that’s safe for your family to drink, air that’s safe for your family to breathe, or a livable climate?

We’re apparently cutting 2/3 of our capacity, so pick one of those three.

🤷

www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/c...

Exclusive: Anti-Trump podcaster wants to beat Fox News Meidas Touch host Brett Meiselas spoke with Newsweek about the podcast's rise, shifting political tides and what they want to do next.

Congrats @meidastouch.com !!!

www.newsweek.com/meidas-touch...

☀️ We've got a big new report out today☀️

A subset of the Russian info op known as "Portal Kombat" appears to be constructed not for human consumption, but machines.

It's seemingly grooming LLMs to spit out RU propaganda precisely when we're taking our eyes off the regulatory ball. ⤵️

Fun fact:

An actual “doge” was an oligarchic ruler of medieval Venice — appointed FOR LIFE by a cabal of insiders, totally unaccountable to the people or anyone but a tiny group of fellow super-wealthy elites.

The U.S. has officially recorded its first measles death since 2015. Texas health officials have confirmed that an unvaccinated child has passed away from measles amid a massive outbreak that has impacted nine counties in West Texas.

👉 meidasnews.com/news/the-uni...

Maybe he's the poster of those messages.

Emily Darlington confronting one of Musk’s (impotent) agents…Heroic stuff.

Why do media houses not simply boycott Trump's whitehouse wank-fest 'media conferences'?

Here’s the new Deputy Director of the FBI. 👇

Exclusive: BP to ditch renewables goals and return focus to fossil fuels BP's chief executive will scrap a target to increase renewable generation 20-fold by 2030, returning the focus to fossil fuels, as part of a strategy shift announced on Wednesday to tackle investor concerns over earnings, two sources told Reuters.

Hope none of you were planning a future
www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Today, the #BigOilBullies trial begins. Big Oil company Energy Transfer is suing @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social for $300,000,000 in an abusive lawsuit attempting to silence our free speech and right to protest through intimidation.
#WeWillNotBeSilenced
➡️ GreenpeaceOnTrial.org