NEW: I've been shocked by some of the numbers I've been seeing on behind-the-meter power plants for data centers, so I did a little math.
less than a dozen gas plants being built to power data centers for big tech companies could emit a maximum of nearly 130 million tons of CO2e each year (!)
the media is now telling people to work from home to save on gasoline, immediately after their years-long crusade to tell us why returning to office is best for everyone. this isn't a gotcha, it's an example of how contradicting demands allow the ruling class to blame us no matter what we do
If the ID I use to drive and fly, it’s not enough to vote, that’s voter suppression and a poll tax
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You could say that Rock n Roll was born 111 years ago today in Arkansas, but probably not where you'd think. Before there was a Chuck Berry or Little Richard, there was those who wanted to be like her.
Rosetta Nubin better known as Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the godmother of Rock was born on this day
Disgusting decision.
An immigration judge has ordered the removal of Liam Consejo Ramos, a Minnesota toddler who was detained by ICE.
The politics of citizenship might seem like the detail that distinguishes Liam’s story from the stories of our kids. But his innocence, like the innocence of all kids, is unimpeachable.
It would be better removing Bari Weiss.
i have no inside knowledge but this has the vibe of the villain in a thriller executing one of the hostages just to discipline the rest
Petro Canada gas sign - $2.11 a liter. Solar panels on furniture store in background. This is at Hillside and Shelbourne in Victoria BC Canada.
Price of sunlight has not changed. Price of solar panels is way down. Gas price is way up. Cost of #climatecrisis is way up. What to do? #yyj #Solar
Alternate which kid goes to school each day.
Tips For Saving On Gas https://theonion.com/tips-for-saving-on-gas/
The info probably didn’t make the comic book version of the PDB. I’m pretty sure he doesn’t read the print version.
Ever hear of the First Amendment?
Homeland Security Wants Social Media Sites to Expose Anti-ICE Accounts www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/t...
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — Here are more scenes from the Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya on their passage through Central Virginia on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026.
GLEN ALLEN, Va. — The Venerable Monks of the Dhammacetiya passed through Central Virginia on their Walk for Peace on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. The nation can use their message these days.
That's the Constitution.
The biggest miscalculation of the Trumpists is about human nature. They assume we're all selfish and cowardly and can be cowed into silence or submission or surrender, which is to say they seem to base their version of human nature partly on themselves and partly on their scorn for the rest of us.
Love how the president of the United States, who historically couldn’t manipulate the stock market, is tanking our economy and whatever retirement funds millions of us have.
As always, thank you John Roberts and Mitch McConnell.
We cannot normalize this federal occupation of Minneapolis.
It is not normal to watch people abducted in front of our eyes—dragged from car windows, pulled from their homes, and children left without parents.
This is not about immigration. It’s about unchecked cruelty.
BREAKING
A federal judge STRIKES the words "United States Attorney" from Lindsey Halligan's signature and warns that he will refer her to disciplinary proceedings if she persists in calling herself one.
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The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:
Danish Parliament Deputy Speaker Lars-Christian Brask:
"If I could come with some advice, it would be for the Senate & House to start to take control of political power in America because with this erratic & mad behaviour, you have to ask the question, is the President capable of running the US?"
Amen to that, Andy!
Here's when AI-generated visuals get my enthusiastic approval. #greenland #nokings
Federal immigration agents forced open a door and detained a U.S. citizen in his Minnesota home at gunpoint without a warrant, then led him out onto the streets in his underwear in subfreezing conditions, according to his family and videos reviewed by The Associated Press.
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
Quite the statement from the Prime Minister of Poland
Torture …
