Susan Conard

"So the tariff is paid in this country by the importer, is that right?" -- Eugene Robinson guides Scott Bessent into acknowledging that tariffs are in fact paid in the United States, not by foreign governments

He’s destroying the country and the white house

They can get a lot bigger than that if you miss one. The size you have is good for stuffing. Much bigger and they head to the compost heap in our house.

Unfortunately, Donald Trump doesn't give a damn about the Constitution. And way too many people seem unwilling (or brave enough?) to flaunt him.

Oh, boy, do we need more scientists in Congress! Go for it!

The rest of us make decisions on when and where to go boating based on water and weather conditions. Makes sense?

Go Bernie 👊👊

PC and android all the way for me!

The powerful lord presenting a golden gift to the capricious King. We are kidding ourselves if we believe we have a modern democracy.

Ann Johnson
@voteannjohnson.bsky.social
Representative for Texas House District 134 (Houston, Bellaire, Southside Place, and West University).

Good grief--Do they really imagine it is that easy to change the Constitution? 😂😱

Deleted or just "hidden" through broken or deleted links?

We are in big trouble if we don't solidly flip Congress in 2026.

Makes a lot of sense, eh? Send constituents to CFPB for help and then vote to reduce their budget. More hypocrisy on the part of Rs in Congress.⏬️

EVs are a great way to go for many people. My Hyundai Ioniq5 has a range of about 350 miles summer, 250 winter. Usually charge at home. Long trips take some planning, but new fast chargers keep appearing, and you can now get adapters for Tesla charging stations...

A New Chevy Equinox EV For $28,000 (With Incentives) - CleanTechnica Now comes another new Chevy Equinox EV, with state incentives from Colorado, not the soon-to-expire federal EV tax credit.

A New Chevy Equinox EV For $28,000 (With Incentives) - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/08/05/a...

Unfortunately the US is near the bottom of the list--but at least we can see the potential. Then add wind...

Wish the US was doing this well!!!
Current admin sure is taking us backwards as fast as they can.

Renewables generated 47% of Australia's electricity in October 2024, with solar generating 25.4% and wind 14.8%.

So, its goal of 82% RE electricity by 2030 is doable

It is accelerating wind, solar and battery storage by adding another 40 GW by 2030 to achieve its goal.
#energysky

Fascism - rule by dictator
Oligarchy - gvt by wealthy few
Theocracy - ruled by religion
Kakistocracy - gvt by least qualified

America has produced a most unique system of government

A theofascoligkakracy

Why is it that Haberman and other journalists at the Times can't tell us when Trump is lying because "nobody knows what's in his mind" or whatever excuse they always give but they can tell us when they think he believes his own bullshit?

this work saved millions of lives in 2021, won the Nobel Prize in 2023, and is cancelled in 2025

Disgusting.

Two graphs from the paper. The left graph shows US net greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022. The official EPA estimates decline fairly steadily from 6.6 gigatonnes per year in 2005 to 5.5 in 2022 (17% below 2005 levels), largely reflecting natural gas displacing coal for electricity generation. The adjusted estimates, which reflect independent measurements of methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure, end at 6.3 gigatonnes per year in 2022 (only 5% below 2005 levels). The right graph shows 2022 emissions increasing linearly with the assumed global warming potential of methane. Climate scientists are divided on whether to use the 100-year GWP, 20-year GWP, or something in between. With methane warming impacts assessed via the 20-year GWP, the central 2022 emissions estimate is 7.9 gigatonnes per year - 20% *above* the EPA's official 2005 estimate. Caption: Figure 1: Left: United States net greenhouse gas emissions over time. Right: Scaling of 2022 net emissions with methane’s GWP. After adjustment to reflect recent measurements of methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure, United States net emissions remain nearly as high as their 2005 level.

New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...

This is really unconscionable. Trump admin also appears to be decommisioning NOAA satellites. These instruments provide critical data. Do we really want to rely on EU and other countries for all the environmental data NASA and NOAA instruments are collecting?

Appeals court keeps order blocking indiscriminate immigration sweeps A federal appeals court ruled Friday to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.

A federal appeals court ruled Friday to uphold a lower court's temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California.

Good way to kill tourism. US used to be a favored destination. And tourism is a big boost to local and national economy. WTF are they thinking?

Happy Birthday President Obama !!
Sending you all the love in the world
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The only way to force Republicans to re-evaluate their rule-breaking is for blue states to break some rules themselves and end the double-standard. We can’t keep fighting with one hand tied behind our back.

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