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Solar+storage is so much farther along than you think On how plummeting battery prices make 24/7 solar power a reality today.

Today on Volts: the sun doesn't shine at night, but if you add batteries it might as well! If you're not closely tracking the industry, you're probably not aware of just how cheap solar+storage is getting, and how quickly. I talk with the authors of a new Ember report about the good news.

Yiiiiiikes

This whole story is insane

We have moved to a “Papers Please” Nazi regime!

“They walked the full length of the train and questioned every single passenger about their citizenship status. According to the conductor, who has worked nearly 40 years on that route, this was a first. In all his decades of service, federal agents have never boarded his train like this.”

With Harvard Threat, Trump Tries to Bend the I.R.S. to His Will Since the post-Nixon era, the Internal Revenue Service has had a degree of independence from the White House. President Trump is seeking to change that.

"Transforming the I.R.S. and its tens of thousands of employees into political enforcers for the president — a doomsday scenario long feared by conservatives — would shake a foundation of American civic life..."

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/u...

WH tweet annotating a NYT headline to insert the claim that Abrego Garcia is never coming back.

WH sharing story with AG Bondi saying Abrego Garcia is never coming back

With these posts, they’ve made it essentially inarguable that they’re deliberately defying the Supreme Court.

www.facebook.com/share/1BnCDv...

I had an amazing Birthday. Although we had to chaperone prom last night, Paul made it a day of celebration. I am so Lucky.

Food Banks Left in the Lurch as U.S.D.A. Shipments Are Suspended A representative of a nationwide food pantry network, said U.S.D.A. officials had informed him that some food aid distributed by the federal government was under review.

Trump suspends shipments of produce and poultry to US food banks:

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/20/u...

A huge anti-Erdoğan protest tonight in Istanbul, defying a four day national ban on protests, to denounce the arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu.

"Break down those barricades without harming the police. Take to the streets and squares", Ozgur Ozel, an opposition leader, told protesters.

Wait. What??

Veterans’ group unveils new ad targeting Musk and DOGE, raising 2026 stakes “I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country,” one U.S. veteran said.

“I did not put my life on the line for some tech bro billionaire from South Africa to come in here and try to destroy our country...”

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Rubio’s position seems to be:

- We get to say who is a terrorist. Our decision is final. It can’t be challenged. Just trust us.
- Once we decide you are a terrorist, we can immediately deport you. No judges.
- After we deport you, we can make you rot in a foreign prison. No criminal charges needed.

One way to understand what’s happening is that Republicans want to do to academia - colleges, universities, science, medical research - what they did to labor.

Trump fired hundreds at NOAA, Weather Service. Here’s what that means for forecasts. Current and former agency officials and lawmakers said the cuts could have major impacts on Americans and the economy, compromising important functions.

"Jobs were also eliminated at the National Hurricane Center and Storm Prediction Center... and the tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii..."

www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2025...

DOGE moves to cancel NOAA leases at critical forecasting centers NOAA's nerve center of national weather forecasting is on a lease cancellation list.

NEW: The Trump admin has informed NOAA that two buildings that are critical for weather forecasting will have their leases canceled. If this comes to pass, it's a really big deal. Includes weather fcst nerve center in College Park, Md.: www.axios.com/2025/03/03/d...

That’s right. 🇺🇦

Protests are taking place all over the country tonight against cuts to vital federal services. Here in Washington, people are marching to SpaceX’s offices demanding Musk be ousted from the government.

People need to understand this: Trump did not leave office willingly the first time. If his health holds up, he will not leave office willingly this time. He is not joking about serving more than two terms.

news.gallup.com/poll/656891/...

It’s time to checkmate the so called ( himself) King Rump ( the T is now banned by Exec order). America does not want a king, never wanted a king and it is treason to install a king. FYI

Happy Presidents Day! We honor this day for our first President Washington who walked away from power to prevent tyranny of a king existing on these shores. Happy Birthday 2/22!

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Be weary of the 50 state protest posters 2/5 . This has no group backing it. It may be a Proud boy/ Oath keeper setup to bust up protesters. Contact your statehouse to check on who is sponsoring and if they don’t know don’t go!

Biden Pardons Trump Targets Milley, Fauci and Cheney President Joe Biden has granted pardons to people his successor threatened to punish, fending off potential retribution by President-elect Donald Trump against those he perceived as political enemies.

New: Biden pardons retired Gen. Mark Milley, Anthony Fauci and lawmakers who served on the committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack

appy Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!
We celebrate the man and his vision of an inclusive America and our continued devotion and commitment to the dream. Although the ominous clouds of winter loom around us today, our hope springs from the anthem “We Shall Overcome”.