Emmet

Emmet

@emmet987.bsky.social

Scientist fighting misinformation. “Every public servant has an ethical obligation to serve the public interest.”

2,581 Followers 1,950 Following 5,454 Posts Joined Nov 2024
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As oil prices soar, Trump’s boast about “stabilizing” gas prices looks ridiculous Four days ago, the president touted the “decisive action” his administration took “to help keep down the oil prices.” Oops.

"Four days ago, the president touted the “decisive action” his administration took 'to help keep down the oil prices.' Oops."

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Zero in on Stephen Miller as a supervillain Democrats should make Trump’s unlikable adviser the face of the GOP

Stephen Miller is a fascist promoting a dictatorship. He's an offputting creep, too – the GOP's Dr. Evil. Republican Sen. Thom Tillis says he's a “big problem” for Trump. But that's true only if Democrats take advantage and tie Miller to Republicans in the midterms.
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This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.

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BREAKING: Judge Brann has ejected the new leaders of the NJ U.S. attorney's office, once again finding the Trump administration is illegally attempting to circumvent Senate confirmation.

He says this could result in dismissals of indictments.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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The NYT found that doctors hired by Epstein, for himself, the girls & women he associated with, bent or broke ethical rules. Epstein rewarded some of these medical professionals with substantial fees, gifts, & donations.
Complicity = guilt. Consequences 4 all!

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Every public servant has an ethical obligation to serve the public interest, not the interests of campaign contributors, family members, billionaire cronies, or themselves.

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Johnson: I think what we are learning from the Epstein files was a well-coordinated act of treason. If you think about how they use blackmail to get policymakers to act outside of the best interests of this nation and our Constitution, that’s treason.

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If Congress suddenly started to do the job they're paid for, Trump's signature would not be necessary.

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Let’s get one thing straight: We are not a Christian nation. We are a nation where you are free to be a Christian.

Your religion guides you, not all of us. It’s as simple as that.

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Schlossberg: If this becomes the new normal and the president is able to trademark America’s birthday and issue his own currency while weakening the dollar, having gold skyrocket, and increasing prices on every commodity and input cost in our economy, we’re getting screwed and he’s getting rich.

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In contrast to the coverup of the EPSTEIN crimes here in America, there are ongoing investigations in the UK, France, Turkey, Poland, Latvia & Lithuania that is sure to expose his central, filthy role in the largest crimes against humanity case in world history. #AccountabilityIsComing

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How ridiculous is it that cities that never get any snow have still been unable to build safe Copenhagen-style bike lanes!
I'm looking at you San Francisco, San Jose, Fremont, Santa Cruz, Berkeley, Oakland, Corte Madera, Cupertino, and just about every city in the SF Bay Area!

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People with electric vehicles don't care what "price at the pump" is.

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The Housing Angle Strait of Hormuz Edition

IMO the Iran bombing is a reminder that there's no "liberal abundance"/"dark abundance" synthesis to be had. You can't make progress on housing w/ someone who will take a wrecking ball to the market at a moment's notice, much less by doing war crimes. publiccomment.blog/p/the-housin...

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What about starving profiteering companies of your well earned dosh. Oil is stuck at the Straight of Hormuz but petrol and diesel in the station tanks did not get expensive overnight. It is profiteering. Plain and simple. Don't buy until the price comes down. Take the bus,train, cycle etc.

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Nominal gas tax increase to pay for safe streets and transit: 😡😡😡

A war with Iran jacking up prices at the pump significantly more: 🇺🇸🥳🥇

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Thank god we spent the last few years massively converting industry to renewables and incentivising household solar. We'd be in so much trouble right now.

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Microplastics in the air you breathe comes mainly from tires.

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Once a beacon of cheap homes, Nevada has become a symbol of America's struggle with high costs Many voters are frustrated by rising prices for essentials like housing

Let’s see. Expanding and overbuilding highways. Urban sprawl. Strip malls. Basically all the mistakes California made (mostly still makes). But God forbid people make choices that would allow the next generation to own homes.

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Economic Update: The US Housing Crisis Today Enjoying this ad-free episode of Economic Update? Please consider supporting our work by signing up as a monthly subscriber on our website at https://www.democracyatwork.info/donate, our Patreon community at https://www.patreon.com/democracyatwork, or as a paid subscriber to our Substack at https://democracyatwork.substack.com. On this week’s episode of Economic Update, Professor Wolff discusses the history of highly successful government-built and-operated housing launched in 1918, the gains won by UAW workers in the first contract at the Volkswagen factory in Chattanooga, TN, and the story of the three-year strike by the Newspaper Guild against the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, which was finally won—only for the paper's owners to shut it down. The second half features an interview with Rob Robinson about housing, affordability, and homelessness in the U.S. today. We hope you enjoy this discussion and look forward to joining you next week for another all-new episode of Economic Update. Economic Update with Richard D. Wolff is a production of Democracy at Work, Inc., and any reproduction in whole or part is strictly prohibited without written permission. We make it a point to keep the show ad-free and rely solely on viewer support to continue doing so. Every donation counts and helps us reach a larger audience with the information they need to better understand the events around the world that they won't find anywhere else. We want to thank our devoted community of supporters who help make this show and the others we produce possible each week. We kindly ask you to also support the work we do by encouraging others to subscribe to our YouTube channel and website: www.democracyatwork.info Professor Wolff's latest book, "Understanding Capitalism," is available now for purchase: https://linktr.ee/understandingcapitalism © 2026 Democracy at Work, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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Riders deserve to feel safe on the CTA: Steps to a safer transit system - Streetsblog Chicago By Noah Wright This piece also runs on the website A City That Works, a newsletter about public policy in the Chicago region. As a guest op-ed, it does not necessarily reflect Streetsblog Chicago staf...

Noah Wright says Mayor Johnson and CTA need to stop ignoring the elephant in the room and directly address the system's public safety problems. He cites DC's WMATA, which saw its lowest crime rate in 25 years, as a best practice.

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"Blair Lorenzo, Executive Director, Effective Transit Alliance
"This is a great decision by Gov. Sherrill, one which should have always been a no-brainer. Urban highway widenings have no place in the 21st century, and all too often, the need for structural replacement is used as an excuse for hidden road expansion. This is the right call not only for New Jersey, but for the entire metropolitan area."
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Last week, NJ Gov Sherrill announced that the NJ Turnpike would replace the Newark Bay Bridge with only one span, finally ending a wrongheaded highway expansion.

Urban highway widenings have no place in the 21st century, & ETA joins our partners in applauding this decision.

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Minnesota lawmaker Katie Jones rode in a cargo e-bike to the hospital for her baby's birth. Her husband, Peter Schmitt, pedaled the two miles there.

On the return journey, their son Hans – all 8 pounds and 1 ounce of him – was bundled up and handled it just fine, Jones said.

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The evolution of car free 14th Street.

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Both Porter and Swalwell would be better than Newsom. Newsom could have used a better science advisor and economics advisor.

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In a stunning ruling, a Reagan-appointed judge just erased every single move Kari Lake ever made. It turns out she was never even eligible for the job. 1,000+ layoffs? REVERSED. Her authority? ILLEGITIMATE. This is a total collapse of the regime's power play:

www.dworkinsubstack.com/p/its-monday...

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It was a US strike that killed 165 schoolgirls. Mostly aged 7-12.

While it was likely unintentional, the decision to strike a military target in a densely populated civilian area was not.

Yes, difficult decisions have to be made in war.

I don’t trust this bloodthirsty regime to make good ones.

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Live Nation settles US antitrust case Live ​Nation Entertainment ‌has ​reached ​a proposed ⁠settlement ​with ​the U.S. Justice ​Department, ​according to ‌a ⁠court hearing ​on ​Monday.

Instead of taking Live Nation-Ticketmaster to trial, Trump just let them off the hook.

The federal government had been building a case for years, and could have broken up the Live Nation-Ticketmaster monopoly.

But Trump just let them settle out of court.

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The best way to reduce your carbon footprint is one the government isn't telling you about Top strategies to combat climate change contain a surprise

The quickest and most effective way to fund Social Security while Boomers need it is to welcome young workers from other countries into the U.S. now.
Forcing young couples to have a child will not help at all, as Boomers need their benefits now, not in 20 years.
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Well, that’s not good.

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