San Diego and Portland. Interested in climate, nutrition, real estate, and politics both local and national. Street Guru, @docappleyard is my husband.
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China is going to eclipse the US based off electricity alone. They have a modern grid and have been increasingly electrifying their economy. They have massive surpluses of electricity and a lot based in renewables. The US has an aging grid and is tied to a future of burning fossil fuel for energy.
Fascism arrived Teachers vilified Doctors arrested Scientists shunned Librarians threatened Pregnancy kills Disease welcome Hatred grows War approaches Reality manipulated Laws weaponized Violence rewarded Empathy demonized Books burned Schools closed Innocents killed Futures gone (2-14-2025)
Hooboy. What a shame.
There's a "tug of war" emerging between the Arctic (where air near surface is warming faster vs. high altitudes) and the tropics (where high-altitude air is warming faster), & the as-yet TBD outcome will have major implications for global weather patterns.
Oof. Where are you?
Tiktok is practically on a countdown, lol. Lots of content creators talking about his bruised hands, gait, glazed look, etc.
Solar and wind are still America's cheapest energy, even after GOP killed tax credits. But developers have just 11 months to start construction before losing incentives. States must fast-track permits now or miss this cost-cutting window.
Honestly, most of us learned this watching him on the Phil Donohue show in the 80s. 🤣
Yes, RE is finally looking at a period of adjustment.
Well how about we run Obama again then? Let's create a real referendum. 💪🏻
Or they're on the take from Big Oil.
Infuriating.
A Chinese cell phone company pivoted to making EVs and within three years is delivering 350K cars a year. It took Tesla ten years to get there.
Someday I am going to write a book about how America managed to create a strain of Christianity that is completely antithetical to, well, Christianity.
I'm still struggling through it. And have only got one guess left. 😰
Lol, it's definitely never being used again without triggering everyone.
Hang in there! Is there anything you're grateful for?
"Any book worth banning is a book worth reading." Isaac Asimov
Slowly and surely.
“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so. I will not resign," Lisa Cook said tonight in response to Trump
This feels like a spot of good news www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Is there anything more insidious than typing a password into your TV via the remote??
Otherwise known as communism.
Always fun to have a president who is not only an idiot, but also a vindictive prick. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/22/c...
D.C. has more residents than two U.S. states. They pay more per capita in federal taxes than any other state. But they don’t get a serious seat at the table to decide how they’re governed. D.C. statehood now.
I would ask him if he knows it's illegal and he could get a ticket. Then I'd call a staffer in my councillor's office to see if someone could issue a warning.
Sure Jan. 🙄
Residents of California, Texas, New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey are hit the hardest.
Wtf?
Friday: Trump says Putin claims voting by mail cannot be fair and it's how the 2020 was purportedly "rigged" against him Today: Trump announces executive order to ban mail voting and also voting machines Also today: Newsmax pays Dominion $67 million to avoid trial for lying about voting machines
Riding bikes is 10X more important than electric cars for reaching net-zero cities. And that’s just the climate emissions. Doesn’t include the massive public & personal cost difference, the air & noise pollution difference, the massive space difference, etc, etc. Via @theconversation.bsky.social
Wow! Love that USA is now mentioned as a petrochemical state.
I'm glad Macron is doing this. I hope he prevails.
Bingo.
Jay, anyone worthwhile has left Twitter a long time ago. There is simply no reason to be on it.
you’re telling me the trump administration was lenient toward someone accused of sex crimes against children? crazy
Outside Dupont north metro
He's great. Totally understands the issues.
He's effectively a Reagan Republican. To address houseless people, we need more housing in CA, and the only person doing anything about it is Scott Wiener.
Gov. Newsom and his social media team once again reaffirm my strongly held belief in the power and majesty of abject mockery
Greenlanders are smart.
Hoagie assault guy, if convicted, will be punished more strongly than J6 folks who beat police officers with poles and other objects and are now walking free (and probably joining CBP)
📢 My friends at ACLU of Michigan are looking to hire another lawyer. Check out this position description if you would like to use your skills to protect the civil liberties of our fellow Americans. www.aclumich.org/sites/defaul...
I wanted to capture this disparity this morning. In the foreground a box from wagyu beef, undoubtedly from one of Portland's best restaurants which is in the next block. In the background an umbrella obscures a woman sleeping on the sidewalk.
Absolutely insidious. Our TVs are listening to us. There should be no reason why we can't speak the code to enter it.
Maybe this will reach car-brained decision-makers. "The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA), Cervin notes, recommends bike lane networks as a low cost approach to improve traffic congestion." www.caa.ca/app/uploads/... www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...
What happened to the “Obama and the Clintons Are Going to be Indicted” story line from a week or two ago? Is it possible this wasn’t a serious thing?
It's been amazing to watch your journey. As Dems we stand for all people, so don't forget the Palestinians.
Our ongoing nightmare in every democracy.
“Can’t put solar panels on your roof? Plug-in ‘balcony solar’ may be for you. Balcony solar promises to cut energy costs and grid reliance for renters and apartment-dwellers. I did a trial run at my home.” Shown in historic Paris — can we avoid yet another “aesthetics vs sustainability” debate?
"“I ain’t ever bought no prostitutes. I ain’t never raped nobody. I ain’t never paid anybody off. None of that stuff,” said G, a resident from one of the photographed tents. “He’s much more of a criminal than I am”" streetsensemedia.org/article/home...
But hey, he doesn’t take a salary, right? www.mediaite.com/politics/tru...
My street has a huge green canopy of trees now - it makes a huge difference at street level.
Medicare for All - "That's socialism!" Social Security - "That's socialism!" Debt free education - "That's socialism!" Universal childcare - "That's socialism!" $1 trillion in tax cuts for the richest 1%... "That's just how it is."
Wow, he's just going for it.
Peter Thiel was the seed investor in Vance’s hedge fund. He invited his friends to “invest” in Vance. Then Thiel backed Vance for office and VP. Thiel is a genius. He bought the US government for $3M dollars! Trump is the fool, Vance is the tool, Thiel is in the shadows where monsters rule.
Apparently some companies have been absorbing the costs. And since a chip is one small component of a computer, it might not have a huge impact on the price. But I hear you. Everything is incredibly expensive.
Life-saving idea! Pass it on!
Those headlines are doing their job -- provocation. The problem is, only Newsom and Hochul appear to be fighting.
We just watched the Netflix documentary on it. Two thumbs up!
Books, removed from military academies. Names of civil rights leaders, erased from ships. History lessons, purged from museums. Transcripts, deleted from websites. But I see ample evidence that press attention and public pressure DOES make a difference 👇🏼
Climate change reports, deleted. DEI initiatives, banned. Local TV and radio stations, defunded. The list goes on and on. President Trump and his government appointees keep asserting more control over ideas and information. My latest analysis for CNN:
Wow - we’ve had 1,600 New Yorkers sign our petition asking @govkathyhochul to gerrymander our state. The more we have, the more we can show the Governor we have her back to do this. gerrymandernewyork.com
We’re at the “We need to rig the vote to win” stage of the takeover. If you still support this you’re broken.
At least he's acknowledging you and even smiling for the picture. Ours would have run away.
Yeah, I found this part really horrifying.
Thanks for the gift article, Seth. I heard a clip of the podcast this morning on tik tok and was flabbergasted at Hazony's responses. Perhaps it was because of the clip, and therefore there was a lack of context.... I'll listen to the whole thing now and see if it changes my mind. 😁
Heads up: the Bureau of Labor Statistics also calculates the Consumer Price Index.
BREAKING: China has officially banned cryptocurrency trading, mining, and related services
Pretty soon all economic and jobs data released by the federal government will be handwritten with a black Sharpie
What is the point of these tariffs? Was it to mitigate the tax cuts for the rich?
Dems. Wanna get your polling out of the gutter? Stop talking about redrawing house maps in blue states and do it. Go big. Don't match them seat for seat. Blow them out of the water. Then endorse Mamdani. You're welcome. Love, Allison
America: where someone suffering from homelessness or schizophrenia gets thrown in prison, but someone who openly molests children is elected president
That's the best case scenario. Remember, Murdoch probably has something up his sleeve, as do a whole host of other players.
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate. The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns. Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care. The list goes on and on. Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The #climate crisis and the #water crisis are part and parcel of the same thing. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Bloody hell.
HHS Advises Low-Income Seniors To Wallow In Mud To Stay Cool
Heard from a colleague spending a few months in the Netherlands. "Went on a 35-mile bike ride today, entirely on bike paths, through all kinds of landscapes. Turns out I love biking, I'm just scared of biking with cars." 😢
“Nations who fail to curb fossil fuels could be ordered to pay reparations, top UN court rules. Landmark opinion says those that fail to prevent climate harm could be liable for compensation and restitution.” #ClimateCrisis
The United Nations’ highest judicial body ruled that nations must prevent environmental harm and limit greenhouse gas emissions. The nonbinding decision pressures countries to fulfill climate pledges and opens doors for global climate cases.
He was sued in his personal capacity, not as President.
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Trump logic: We just need to produce Spanish olive oil in the United States!
There IS archive footage on Epstein. #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles
The monitoring station on Mauna Loa provides the longest direct measurements of CO2 in the atmosphere. Trump wants to shut it down, which is like taking the batteries out of your screaming smoke alarm and pretending the house isn't on fire. #climatechange
Wait. Are we talking about football team names? here's one:
Epstein accuser urged FBI and NYPD to investigate Trump's involvement with the sex trafficker in 1996 — and repeated those concerns to the FBI in 2006. #TrumpEpstein www.yahoo.com/news/epstein...
This definitely makes me forget about the Epstein files.
EXCLUSIVE: Not only does an Excel spreadsheet of Trump mentions in the Epstein files exist, but so do training videos explaining how to flag the files for Trump mentions. Plus, the number of people who had access is larger than previously known. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/the-epstei...
Enjoy your downtime, Jason. You've earned it.
Please post a link to the interview when it's available. Allison is very good at what she does. 💪🏻😍
And is it even real honey? Half the time it's corn syrup.
Yes, slump or decrease, is not as accurate. Plus, collapse has such a great ring to it. Love this for him!
What a joke. Also, heartbreaking.
This isn't "gold standard science", it's crap standard science. Actually, it's not science at all. blog.ucs.org/julie-mcnama...
Yes, we call it the sunshine tax! The traffic is only bad at rush hour.