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  Abandon hope for democracy, all ye who enter here. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:lmqhsre4gxmruufovgmnzxmu/post/3mwbh7ewcs22x

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  I know new UK PM Andy Burnham doesn't have a lot of fans around here, but I mean, christ, can you imagine *any* US politician, of any party, backing a policy this good or writing something this forceful & clear? I despair. British people understand the ...

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  It's so funny that Mamdani is doing *exactly* what the abundance types are calling for -- competent government in service of constituents' quality of life -- but they can't embrace him because their billionaire donors hate Muslims. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fji27tmf5mynmv3wipvwfdfv/post/3mvsizv2dws2w

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  Recent discussions of "longtermism" remind me that the dissertation I never wrote for the PhD I never got in philosophy was going to defend the thesis that, to put it very simply, epistemic humility ought to be at the center of any naturalistic ethics.

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  I think it's under-appreciated how much the threat of physical violence by Trump supporters is an undercurrent in our politics, keeping a lot of people who might otherwise speak out quiet.

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  This single episode was a greater assault on free speech, & hurt more people, than *anything that happened during Woke 1*. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:pwsjq3xnal6auzgeqho4ecw7/post/3mv73bj3kyc2u

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  I am old enough to remember a time when repeatedly lying about your experience on 9/11 to glorify yourself would be viewed as morally contemptible and a disqualification from public service. Donald Trump Lies a Lot About ...

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  For a certain kind of white man, there is no fear more primal than the fear that the people they have abused will gain power and treat them the same way.

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  Under Biden's Solar for All program, $117 million in federal money was set to go to Indiana for solar, battery, & microgrid projects. Tens of millions of those dollars were headed to Gary, to improve its resilience. Then Trump canceled the program & yanked back all the money. Gary power outage underscores ...

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  Good job, California! California Becomes Latest Stat...

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  I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death. Evaluating the impact of two d...

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  Solar getting more efficient all the time. The world’s most efficient sol...

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  A good reminder that cities aren't loud. Cars are loud. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:crjgsju3qbtztj7sfgq3lrhh/post/3msloujoz422a

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  Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036. The World Crossed a Major Sola...

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  I wish that some journalist would at least ask a high-profile Democrat how they justify still posting on X, a site owned, run, & shaped by a racist Republican oligarch. At least make them articulate it! It's just wild no one talks about it, asks them about it, nothing.

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  In Q2, total global car sales fell, but EV sales *rose* -- to historic highs in at least 50 countries. The evident dangers of dependence on oil are making an impression. Oil crisis speeds up global tr...

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  Today on Volts: in lithium-ion batteries, the cathode has been evolving for 30 years, but the anode has remained stubbornly graphite. Now silicon anodes, which promise 5X the energy density & charging speeds, are finally reaching commercial viability. I talk with a silicon-anode pioneer. Silicon anodes for batteries u...

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  Kinda wild that @jamellebouie.net@bsky.brid.gy is the only person saying this clearly in a high-profile media outlet, but I'm so glad he is. Opinion | Why Do We Tolerate E...

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  This is morally monstrous behavior. These are ordinary, innocent people that Trump is condemning to suffering & death out of political vindictiveness. Every decent human being, regardless of political party, should condemn it. Where is the fucking *anger*? From the press? From civic leaders? Pols? FEMA said yes to Democratic di...

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  Europe is jamming the accelerator on electrification. Nine times faster: the EU want...

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  Israel is giving Trump's former campaign manager millions of dollars to fill the internet with pro-Israel articles written by AI, not so that anyone will actually read them, but so that *LLMs will train on them* & regurgitate their perspective. This is the future of the information environment. Israel Is Paying Millions to T...

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  The GOP is trying to kill public transit, full stop. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:fym46q73iqip75m2ployecav/post/3mrmy63uyas2m

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  Trump is every reactionary psychopathology laid bare. I once thought, back in the mists of 2015, that people would see this--see the reactionary psyche for what it is--& be repulsed. But lots of people see it & experience it as validation, as authenticity or honesty. "I share that psychopathology!" RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:4llrhdclvdlmmynkwsmg5tdc/post/3mrno6jvpz62k

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  Every Republican who passively watches on as the president loses his mind in public deserves to be loudly & repeatedly condemned in public. Everyone has decided that Republicans don't give a shit so it's not worth stating the obvious, but it *is* worth stating the obvious. ‘Mental Health Episode’: Trump...

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  I'm curious what people think about this "market humanism" idea. Market Humanism: A New Paradig...

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  I don't know why these two particular episodes (out of so many) stick out in my memory, but: the Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan & Claudine Gay "plagiarism" "scandal." *No* Trump scandal has received the quantity or intensity of mainstream press fury that those two attracted.

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  Are we still doing the "imagine if this were a Democrat" thing? Because imagine if this were a Democrat. How Trump Is Getting Richer in...

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  Very Savvy People are always asking, "what do you mean by fight?" Well, I guess they could start by not actively helping? RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:bpna2qi2e44fafbhhtqjak3x/post/3mrfyyekodc25

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  Is it stunning? Or is it something literally every sentient person knew already? Something that the media should have been able to point out a long time ago, without waiting for an official admission? RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:a23wa52b3acjeswnv357suj5/post/3mrfx62dmks2l

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  New word dropped. It’s so hot that Japan needs a...