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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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NEW ANALYSIS: UK emissions fell 2.4% in 2025 as coal fell to a 400-year low. Incredibly, we used less coal last year than than in 1600, when Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne and Shakespeare was writing Hamlet.

All the details in our article: www.carbonbrief.org/...

05.03.2026 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 452    πŸ” 205    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 19
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Quietly, calmly and forensically, BBC just dismantled the Trump communications shitshow on Iran.

No hyperbole, just laying out an unprecedented military, diplomatic and reputational shambles.

Worth a watch.

(πŸŽ₯ BBC News/BBC Verify)

05.03.2026 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3316    πŸ” 1808    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 158

It is so damning of US news media that so many outlets refuse to just straight up say that Senator Tim Sheehy assaulted an activist.

He did not "help" Capitol police. They did not need his help. He wanted to assault the guy and did. He should resign.

05.03.2026 03:28 β€” πŸ‘ 19187    πŸ” 5445    πŸ’¬ 480    πŸ“Œ 210

echoing the ever-so-brilliant John Bolton on the News Hour discussing lack of post-conflict planning, β€˜why bother writing a 500 page plan because we don’t know exactly what will happen.”

04.03.2026 23:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

One of the best people i know, @gruberte.bsky.social came on this podcast to talk about the work she is doing with two of the other best people i know, @jmijin.bsky.social and @jlappen1.bsky.social.

One big takeaway for me is this...

04.03.2026 22:54 β€” πŸ‘ 111    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

β€œThat’s aNOTHER war crime …”

04.03.2026 23:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Honestly, I wonder how many (if any) making these idiotic anti- e-bike legislative moves actually ride e-bikes?

Like all those politicians making transit decisions who get around in a car.

04.03.2026 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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No Help and Few Options for Travelers Stranded by Mideast Conflict

One woman who called the State Department helpline looking for help said they told her to "stop ranting and raving" and hung up on her.

Another woman said they asked her how to spell Oman.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/t...

04.03.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 5391    πŸ” 2126    πŸ’¬ 193    πŸ“Œ 221

Reading Rubio’s speech at the Munich conference is reading a 21st century call for a Crusade

04.03.2026 22:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Serious credit to @kamlager-dove.house.gov for asking this direct yes/no question which Noem refused to answer …

04.03.2026 22:27 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Republicans literally impeached a president over this basic question

04.03.2026 20:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1250    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 27    πŸ“Œ 9

In just two months, Zohran Mamdani has:

-Launched the first stage of his universal childcare program
-Rolled Trump into releasing a detained Columbia student
-Used fair wages to get New Yorkers to clear streets and sidewalks during a blizzard

FYI: This is what leadership looks like.

04.03.2026 20:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3114    πŸ” 643    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 11
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04.03.2026 20:40 β€” πŸ‘ 747    πŸ” 207    πŸ’¬ 42    πŸ“Œ 9

For all the but how can we afford space exploration folks…this means we’ve already spent more on this war that started last week than Cassini cost in the 26 years it took to build, launch, and operate it.

04.03.2026 20:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1461    πŸ” 541    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 7

Having suffered the pain of a tooth infection I can unequivocally say that this man died in absolute agony. The type of nerve pain that will have you screaming and wondering quite rightly if you’ve gone insane

This man was tortured through neglect, and everyone involved is an irredeemable monster

04.03.2026 20:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2358    πŸ” 745    πŸ’¬ 31    πŸ“Œ 29
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Iran War Live Updates: Trump β€˜Actively Considering’ U.S. Role in Iran After Conflict Ends The U.S. sank an Iranian warship in the Indian Ocean with a torpedo from a submarine. Follow along for live updates, news and analysis as the conflict in the Middle East unfolds.

Not only is there no Plan B, there is no Plan A.

www.wsj.com/livecoverage...

04.03.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 2

Horrifying. Jesus Lord in heaven.

04.03.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 7488    πŸ” 2648    πŸ’¬ 359    πŸ“Œ 124
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China’s 450km/h bullet train is the fastest ever built Dart between Beijing and Shanghai in under four hours, with airline-like business class comfort.

China is testing a train that will go 280mph, making it the fastest conventional train in the world.

The US can't get its shit together to build a single new line.

04.03.2026 03:58 β€” πŸ‘ 635    πŸ” 169    πŸ’¬ 37    πŸ“Œ 22

Liberty needs to have its access to federal student loans and grants revoked.

03.03.2026 15:24 β€” πŸ‘ 330    πŸ” 56    πŸ’¬ 11    πŸ“Œ 1

#ThamkYouTrump!

03.03.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When federal agents shoot people in D.C., there are few details β€” and little accountability - SpotlightDC D.C. police officers are held to one standard, federal agents another.

That's what happened to Phillip Brown. spotlightdc.org/federal-agen...

03.03.2026 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Military leaders pushing 'Armageddon views' on troops as Iran war begins: complaint A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers Monday that the Iran war was part of God's plan to usher in the End Times and bring about Jesus Christ's second coming, according to a complaint ...

This is insane. Trying to convince these young people to embrace becoming cannon fodder.
www.rawstory.com/military-267...

03.03.2026 14:30 β€” πŸ‘ 1260    πŸ” 429    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 91
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The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever Oil isn’t a normal commodity – it shapes politics around the world.

The strikes on Iran show why quitting oil is more important than ever

Electrification + renewables = energy that isn’t shipped through chokepoints.

Decarbonisation is national security.

theconversation.com/the-strikes-...

03.03.2026 05:51 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 76    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 5
πŸ—žοΈ Social media still sucks

Shout outs to blue sky + mastodon in today's @eurcorrespond.bsky.social, plus the role of misinformation as the War on Wind + Europe's economic heart is migrating S + E.

"Denmark generates 54% of its electricity from wind while maintaining a GDP per capita of $71,026 (the 12th highest globally)"

03.03.2026 06:39 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

My violin 🎻 is playing in sympathy for the Mettees …

bsky.app/profile/kash...

02.03.2026 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

RIP to hundreds of Iranians and one American vacation

02.03.2026 18:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5569    πŸ” 879    πŸ’¬ 124    πŸ“Œ 18
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MAGA media feud erupts over Trump’s war against Iran: "We're not supposed to be running around doing this anymore." Media figures in right-leaning spaces are bickering about President Donald Trump’s war on Iran. The strikes so far have reportedly killedΒ multipleΒ Iranian leaders andΒ many civilians; three American se...

β€œThe MAGA movement is surely dead”

β€œWe're not supposed to be running around doing this anymore”

β€œIllegitimate regime”

MAGA media feud erupts over Trump’s war against Iran

New from me @mmfa.bsky.social

www.mediamatters.org/us-iran-rela...

02.03.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 68    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
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The Almost Hit Hospital has filled up again as the debate on new bike lanes heats up at city hall.

a hospital entrance sign with Emergency and South Entrance noted (almost hit) The Almost Hit Hospital has filled up again as the debate on new bike lanes heats up at city hall.

The Almost Hit Hospital has filled up again as the debate on new bike lanes heats up at city hall.

02.03.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 133    πŸ” 25    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 3

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‘ 2    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