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Passionate about fostering a prosperous, climate-friendly future for all. Thoughts on climate, clean energy and related issues at GetEnergySmartNow.com

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RFKjr (and entire Trump regime) are putting (multiple) thumbs on scale to sicken and kill Americans (through weakening medical system, reversing medical advances, promoting pollution, attacking social safety net, …).

02.03.2026 15:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Public health hanging in balance under RFK Jr. Almost 250 years ago, George Washington created America’s first mass immunization mandate, relying on science to protect public health. Oh, how times have changed. Back then, smallpox had just helped ...

Public health hanging in balance under RFK Jr.: rates of preventable diseases are high, and children are dying when it's preventable. Why? www.miningjournal.net/opinion/edit...

02.03.2026 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Sure cracking down on cars saves lives but people in Helsinki will never know all the positive sides of living in a fossil fuel death cult with big boy trucks that go vroom vroom, such as feeling very manly once you've climbed the little step ladder into your big boy truck

01.03.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 86    πŸ” 21    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

We’ll, also to Wag The Tail to divert attention from Trump’s child rapes with Epstein

01.03.2026 07:53 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Given how little he cares about Americans, the chance that Trump gives a shit about the Iranian people is zero.

28.02.2026 22:40 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf? The IRGC announced that it had closed the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and there are reports of British and other vessels turning around

Could China’s EVs be the Real Winner of Trump’s Oil War in Iran and the Gulf?

01.03.2026 07:09 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Helsinki just went a full year without a single traffic death The capital city is Finnish’ed with car-related fatalities.

β€œHelsinki hasn’t registered a single traffic-related fatality in the past year…Citing data that shows the risk of pedestrian fatality is cut in half by reducing a car’s speed from 40 to 30km/hr, city officials imposed the lower limit in most of Helsinki’s residential areas and city center in 2021.”

01.03.2026 04:01 β€” πŸ‘ 2334    πŸ” 789    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 93
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01.03.2026 02:50 β€” πŸ‘ 11859    πŸ” 3172    πŸ’¬ 429    πŸ“Œ 134
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A mad king's illegal war on Iran is a cry for regime change...in Washington | Will Bunch Democracy really did die in darkness as Donald Trump's unconstitutional war on Iran stamps America as a dictatorship.

No wonder Trump went to war with Iran in the dead of night, with the Capitol empty, most Americans soundly asleep

This war is illegal. Full stop. The worst abuse of presidential power in American history aims to cement a dictatorship on U.S. soil

My instant column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

28.02.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3393    πŸ” 1068    πŸ’¬ 74    πŸ“Œ 52

I served in the military for 20 years. Afterwards, I devoted another 25 years directly supporting the military, as contractor and civilian.

For those serving now, you are either participating in or supporting an illegal war. The orders to commit were illegal. You have an obligation to resist.

28.02.2026 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 7741    πŸ” 2468    πŸ’¬ 234    πŸ“Œ 86

Yet more proof of AI’s critical importance for and wide range of climate solutions. /s

@ketanjoshi.co

28.02.2026 20:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Southern California air board rejected pollution rules after AI-generated flood of comments The opposition appeared overwhelming: Tens of thousands of emails poured into Southern California's top air pollution authority as its board weighed a June proposal to phase out gas-powered appliances...

They were going to pass rules to phase out gas stoves, until they received 20,000 public comments against the regulations. Except, oops, it turns out the comments were generated by AI.

27.02.2026 20:32 β€” πŸ‘ 966    πŸ” 416    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 35

I was literally pulling up the FBI indictments of the Iranian hackers two days ago for a forthcoming article ab this 🫠

Trump dismantled the entire infrastructure that disrupted this op! Kate and Stamos and I were sued by America First Legal β€” case is entering its 3rd year. These fucking hacks.

28.02.2026 17:44 β€” πŸ‘ 817    πŸ” 286    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 1

First Venezuela, then Iran, and there's rumbling about Cuba. When will Democrats learn their lesson and stop talking about the Epstein files?

28.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1034    πŸ” 175    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 5

Operation Epstein Fury is the most sophisticated military operation in the history of the United States.

by Pete Hegseth

28.02.2026 18:06 β€” πŸ‘ 2814    πŸ” 574    πŸ’¬ 59    πŸ“Œ 25

When I said we wanted a multi-polar world, it was based on the idea that the USA wasn't going to act like we do. Not sure I like this version.

28.02.2026 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 512    πŸ” 59    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 3
RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn

RFK Jr. May Eliminate the USPSTF, Original Task Force Members Warn

Every single step that the anti-science, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr takes to dismantle the US medical, public health, & health research systems is incredibly painful & distressing

This one would hit so hard

Without the USPSTF, evidence-based screening & prevention would crumble 😒

23.02.2026 22:30 β€” πŸ‘ 90    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Far (FAR) worse:

- US essentially alone
- beyond incompetence in national security leadership
- no β€œafter” planning
- …

28.02.2026 15:46 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Wide protected bike-lane filled with people riding bikes in central Paris. #UrbanBiking #UrbanTruth

Wide protected bike-lane filled with people riding bikes in central Paris. #UrbanBiking #UrbanTruth

Paris urban biking investment helps cut pollution in half: β€œBetween 2005 and 2024, levels of nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter β€” 2 of the most harmful pollutants to human health β€” have been slashed by 50% and 55%, respectively.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social momentummag.com/paris-proves...

28.02.2026 01:47 β€” πŸ‘ 181    πŸ” 67    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4

Seems worth noting that ChatGPT Health failed to identify medical emergencies more than half the time in a recent study. The company that made that product just signed a deal with the "Department of War" and said trust us, it's all very safe and ethical.

28.02.2026 03:22 β€” πŸ‘ 528    πŸ” 219    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 4

😯😞

28.02.2026 05:10 β€” πŸ‘ 49    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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New meta-analysis of 26 published studies concludes that AVs will lead people to use cars a lot more β€” which would thicken congestion and worsen pollution (even if AVs are electric).

"AV deployment is anticipated to lead to an overall increase in Vehicle Miles Traveled."

doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...

27.02.2026 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 102    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 20

This draft Trump EO on voting is even nuttier than you imagined. Zeroing out all voter rolls and making everyone re-register in person. Mandatory annual online re-registration. Requiring anyone casting an absentee ballot to find a notary. No dropboxes. All post-election disputes federalized. 😟

27.02.2026 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1220    πŸ” 717    πŸ’¬ 83    πŸ“Œ 101

Every ICE officer who has broken the law should be arrested, tried, and imprisoned for their crimes.

27.02.2026 23:41 β€” πŸ‘ 15500    πŸ” 3119    πŸ’¬ 587    πŸ“Œ 156

a whole lot of businesspeople learning in real time that a predictable and stable regulatory state - even if you don’t like some of the regulations - is vastly preferable to β€œboss man doesn’t like you so you’re fucked now”

28.02.2026 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 3149    πŸ” 671    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 14

β€œif you won’t let us use your product to spy on Americans and kill without supervision we will single-handedly destroy your business by fiat” is the single most authoritarian anti-business action I can ever remember any administration taking

28.02.2026 01:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3871    πŸ” 877    πŸ’¬ 23    πŸ“Œ 26
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"Not, 'What nuclear reactor are you going to build for me 15 years from now?' What are you going to do for me today? That’s where solar has its hand up, saying, 'We’re ready to go right now.'"

-- Heather Reams, CEO of the conservative energy group Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions

27.02.2026 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A Warming Planet Makes Nor'easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann
YouTube video by Democracy Now! A Warming Planet Makes Nor'easters & Other Storms More Intense: Climate Scientist Michael Mann

"Nor’easters feed on the heat of the oceans. That’s why they become so strong. This storm actually had an eye-like feature. It was as strong as -- measured by the central pressure of the storm -- nearly as strong as a Cat3 hurricane."
#envhist
#ClimateChange
#noreasters
youtu.be/WtCm7zZUGbk?...

24.02.2026 19:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CBP abducted a BLIND refugee, realized his legal status, then dumped him to die Border Patrol SOP: kidnap you, then let you walk back in freezing temps. Post highlights the tragic death of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, a 56-year-old nearly blind Rohingya refugee legally in the U.S., who ...

When will a NY State District Attorney be taking criminal negligence / negligent homicide before a grand jury for an indictment?

The lies about 'we left him in a safe place' are, no, an indication of awareness of guilt of criminal negligence?

#CBP #RuleOfLaw

www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...

27.02.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0