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New report: wind and solar are driving down wholesale electricity prices across Europe.

On average, prices were ~24% lower in 2023–2025 than if gas had set the price at all times.

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it is legitimately unfathomable how the US squandered its significant EV early lead primarily through entirely backwards short-sighted policy decisions in support of the oil industry which likely has already set the stages of the US auto industry's demise. a death in slow motion.

Why are Koch-funded activists trying to derail a US city's public transit? Phoenix will vote Tuesday on a light rail system expansion. It faces opposition from business owners backed by activists affiliated with the Koch network

“Koch brother groups have tried to derail public transit plans in other cities around the country, from Little Rock, Arkansas and central Utah, to Nashville and Michigan. They have frequently called such projects ‘wasteful spending’. The Koch organization is also heavily invested in fossil fuels.”

At its core fascism really is about constructing an overarching binary of weak/strong, and assign identities to one or the other.

You can tell who is "strong" according to who is invited into decision-making space and who isn't.

“That’s all anybody can do right now. Live. Hold out. Survive. I don’t know whether good times are coming back again. But I know that won’t matter if we don’t survive these times.”

― Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower

Elon Musk basically accused Trump of being a pedophile and then got dinner with him again a few months later. Joe Rogan acted shocked and dismayed about ICE and Iran and now he’s standing behind Trump in the Oval Office. These guys only care about holding onto power through any means necessary

I’m running for Congress for the same reason I wrote this oped: the billionaires won’t save us — they’re the ones stealing our money!

Let’s reclaim what’s ours.

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After intense lobbying, Trump signed executive orders to fast-track data center construction and weaken state-level AI regulations.

AI firms are also pumping huge sums into our elections.

Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction. www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/number-...

Donald Trump post "The U.S.A. is the “HOTTEST” Country in the World right now. Just a short time ago, under Sleepy Joe Biden, IT WAS DEAD, LAUGHED AT ALL OVER THE WORLD!!! But not anymore - Nobody’s laughing!!! President DJT"

Trump slowly evolving into dril

Inside the surreal anti-science conference where Trump’s EPA chief gave the keynote address "Essentially, the climate deniers are in charge now."

Not only are these climate-denial weirdos still active, they're in charge. You know that subtle Chinese curse: May you live in interesting times? Yeah, well, we are living in them. Good reporting by Dharna Noor of the @theguardian.com @us.theguardian.com via @climatedesk.org

I would kill to see Sam Jackson yell at Hegseth “THE BIBLE, MOTHERFUCKER! DO YOU READ IT?”

Too good to be true? Unfortunately, yes. This forever chemical is not only a danger to your household, but will contaminate your local waterways.

Destroying forests for this, and affecting the watershed, along with ruining the Haw River riparian habitat by being adjacent to important natural areas. Disney does this in Florida, too.

This is @glutelord.bsky.social and he's completely fucking correct. The fundamental tension at the heart of all incel culture is that these guys HATE women and refuse to appeal to them but desperately want to get laid anyway, and this contradiction can only really be resolved through violence

They sell ANDOR action figures, of course, and of course the audience is 35-50-year-olds, but it's deeply funny to imagine children playing with little Luthen Rael and Saw Gerrera dolls.

CHILD 1: I think violence is not only justified, but demanded
CHILD 2: I agree, but haste could be our undoing

Heat pumps are the most efficient heating technology ever invented.

They harvest and compress pre existing heat in the air, ground or water and transport it where it is needed.

That energy is all around us.

And it does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Mammothssss

Disappointed, though not surprised, I began to describe various life- saving components of USAID’s global health portfolio, highlighting how we prepare for and respond to emerging pandemic threats; support the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV; and immunize millions of children from the deadliest childhood diseases. I spoke for about five minutes, focusing primarily on our infectious diseases work and hoping to keep the attention of people who seemed to have no experience—or interest—in global health. When I finished, the room was silent, the political appointees looking at one another in what appeared to be disbelief. The silence was broken by Ken Jackson, who chuckled softly and shook his head. “Wow, there really is so much that USAID does that we never knew,” he said. “This is the story that needs to get out there.” Joel, also smiling, chimed in next, echoing Jackson’s amazement. “I had no idea you did all this,” he said. “As a Republican, when I think of what USAID does in global health, I assumed it was just, you know, abortions.”

This is NUTS

www.thehandbasket.co/p/trump-usai...

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MOREOVER, ICE MUST BE DESTROYED

This reality check by Rebecca Solnit grabs you right from the killer first sentence. Do yourself a favor & give it a read.

“We want to live in a free, European Democracy. After 16 years of sorrow, corruption and Russian influence. We have had enough”

The organisers & singers at the massive Budapest concert told me why Orban has to go.

yay!! they're just hanging out!!! #artemis

you ever notice how media uses this weird framing when talking about men and boys?

it's always, "hmm, women are doing better according to this specific metric. how do we help men get back on top?"

Still thinking about this story out of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

A GENTLE REMINDER: we are trying to eliminate fossil fuels because using them kills us.

If fossil fuels were cheap (they're not) or reliable (they're SO NOT), it would still be urgent to get rid of them because their intended use destroys our life support systems.

Worth watching if you haven't!

Duke Bought a Duplex That Housed a Thriving Community Space. Within Months, It Was Gone. Was That a Coincidence? The closure of The Living Room is resurfacing questions about what growth costs Durham.

Duke Bought a Duplex That Housed a Thriving Community Space. Within Months, It Was Gone. Was That a Coincidence? indyweek.com/news/duke-li...