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We could fund Medicaid & SNAP if we dumped 45Q tax credits for #carboncapture. Those billions could contribute to a healthier America instead of corporate profits

Rural hospitals & clinics are going to close. We’re going to feel this.

We applaud Dr. Shannon Emery for her clearsighted assessment of what the proposed cuts to Medicaid will mean for South Dakota southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/06/26/b... #Medicaid #budgetreconciliation #rural #healthcare

So even after the AI debacle in the Chicago Sun-Times this spring, we still have AI generated lists of nonexistent books #booksky

Brutal

This book is going to live rent-free in my head for a looonnggg time. Tilt by Emma Pattee writes so sharply & vividly that I felt like was there, walking through the devastation of the Cascadia earthquake. #Booksky

Well said, Seth! southdakotasearchlight.com/2025/06/19/p...

Over 80 South Dakota state officials sign onto a letter calling for #tax credits for #carboncapture be removed from the federal reconciliation bill. Let's hope that Senators Thune & Rounds are listening! www.keloland.com/news/capitol...

“Democrats are becoming the party of political junkies; Republicans, the party of people who would rather think about anything else,” David Litt writes:

Asbestos, really? Banned since the 80s, who is calling for this? Is there some supervillain in a lair with a stockpile & are now like “you know, maybe I can finally unload this shit now.”

South Dakota deserves better: To protect our communities and prevent waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer funds, South Dakotans should continue to reject #carboncapture schemes. www.thedakotascout.com/p/viewpoint-... #CCS #taxdollars #subsidies

In Star Valley, two residents took an uncomfortable stand in their hometown. In Casper and Jackson, hundreds attended larger rallies. wyofile.com/no-kings-ral...

www.wired.com/story/shooti... All roads lead back to #ChristianNationalism

The suggestion that Kristi Noem, a white woman, is the "delicate, beautiful, tiny" victim after a Latino man is physically dragged out of a room fits into the admin's pretext of criminality it attaches to people who are not white. Like Rep. LaMonica McIver.

Last night, Capitol Police arrested roughly 60 veterans and their family members outside the U.S. Capitol. The group had gathered to hold a peaceful sit-in on the Capitol steps, but police intentionally set up a barrier of bike racks to prevent them from demonstrating.

Absolutely horrific. I’m definitely not feeling safer these days. How about you?

I’ve seen a lot of hand wringing about the dangers of going to No Kings protests and gently, I want to tell people to chill a little. These are permitted marches and the point is to be out there and seen en masse. Please don’t scare off people who are maybe going to their very first protest

<thread> On the left: June 12, Judge Breyer writing that THE test for whether the US Marines/Guard violate Posse Comitatus will be whether they've engaged in "detaining" civilians. On the right: June 13: See for yourself. Note: The DoD has confirmed the detention of civilian to Reuters.

This cracked me up! I always enjoy reading @lyz.bsky.social but this was next-level. Thank you for your writing.

Satan’s very own pick-me, Kristi Noem, broke the glass ceiling of fascism this week. lyz.substack.com/p/satans-pic...

Hey #energysky check out this great post from @rstreet.bsky.social about how to make distributed power plants available to bring down energy costs. www.rstreet.org/commentary/p... #vppsforall #renewableenergy #rooftopsolar #energystorage #futureofthegridisnow #distributedpowerplantsarenonpartisan

After Trump floated the idea of arresting California Gov. Gavin Newsom, right-wing personalities began calling for the administration to actually follow through on it. Reality keeps intruding on what the extremists and conspiracy theorists want.

For all the Reps from #rural areas, you are hurting your own constituents. News deserts are already a problem & this makes it worse. #emergencyalerts

Despicable. Trump’s goons are roughing up and handcuffing @padilla.senate.gov as he tries to ask a simple question. This is what dictatorship looks like. Watch:

Reynolds caved to the corporate interests & billionaires. #carbongrifters are coming for your land #carbonpipeline

IA Governor Kim Reynolds has caved to corporate interests & billionaires while turning her back on her constituents by vetoing the #eminentdomain reform bill. So the corporate interests grafting off #45Q tax credits gets a win. Another win for the #carbongrifters I guess

UPDATE: • US evacuating personnel in Iraq • Pentagon authorizing departure of military dependents ACROSS Middle East • < 24hrs after Iran threat to hit US bases • Trump losing confidence in deal • Israel-Yemen escalation • Talks in Oman Sunday www.al-monitor.com/originals/20...

Au Canada, les feux de forêt se rapprochent de Vancouver

The Senate Commerce Committee has upped the stakes with ban on state regulation of AI by tying it federal broadband funds. This is so flagrantly irresponsible. While we’re over here hand-counting ballots our elections are going to be overrun with deep fakes & zero rules

Retirement goals - hunting down stolen artwork. Fun story: www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

“We came to the United States for protection because of what we encountered in Russia,” he said. “It seems that we are encountering here what we fled.” -- Russian asylum seeker who was detained and, he says, beaten by ICE agents. www.wsj.com/us-news/prot...

En direct, guerre à Gaza : à son arrivée à Paris, Greta Thunberg affirme que l’équipage du « Madleen » a été « kidnappé dans les eaux internationales »

Happy pub day to @greenwell.bsky.social and her important and fascinating book bookshop.org/p/books/bad-...

The Atlantic excerpted my book (which comes out TOMORROW)! This is a great one for all the folks who ask "but what can we DO about private equity?"