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A large majority of public commenters support Open Road Renewables’ plan to build a big agrivoltaics project in central Ohio 🔌💡 Great to see Ohioans getting on board with common-sense investments in a cleaner, healthier future! www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... by @kmkowalski.bsky.social

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Control the mail and you control access to ballots, any official notices, and delivery of all sorts of private information, which a totalitarian state could breach, censor or destroy.

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@wellesley.edu is tracking “over 550 projects, $315 billion in investments, and 400,000 estimated jobs in the solar, wind, battery, and electric vehicle supply chains (mine to factory) since 2010” 🔌💡 www.the-big-green-machine.com

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Breaking News: A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Trump’s crackdown on diversity programs, saying it violated freedom of speech protections.

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Federal career workers: We appreciate you and your work. You don't deserve this mistreatment. Here's a file with lots of resources if you are facing illegal termination. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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As a historian, I just to make the stakes really, really clear for you. Every dollar you cut from higher education is a direct investment in authoritarianism. – @melanienewport.bsky.social

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Wonder if this will let me know if DOGE accesses my SSN ?

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“We are witnessing a very sad moment in American history. The President of the United States is aligning himself with the dictator of Russia, Vladimir Putin, to undermine the independence of Ukraine and its democracy”

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Call your congressional representatives and senators and demand they take action to stop the unlawful and unconstitutional gutting of #USAID.

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I don’t often feel rage. That said, I’ve been getting pretty damn close, watching one of the few truly warrior like heroes in the world of leadership…Zelensky…being rat fucked by two of the biggest pieces of shit on the planet.

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Opposition groups can be very vocal in their efforts to block rural solar projects. But a new analysis shows substantial support for an Ohio solar project, both across the state and even within the local county. @canarymedia.com www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

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A new analysis shows that a clear majority of people submitting comments on a planned central Ohio solar farm support the project — a stark contrast with how opponents have portrayed public sentiment. Story by @kmkowalski.bsky.social

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The SARTA public transit system in Ohio started its fuel-cell bus fleet a decade ago. Now it's looking to move to locally produced green hydrogen, instead of grey hydrogen trucked in from Canada. @CanaryMediaInc www.canarymedia.com/articles/pub...

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I fear this will be a continuing series for Drezner’s World. danieldrezner.substack.com/p/galts-gove...

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Trump's "plan" is both depraved and unworkable paulkrugman.substack.com/p/a-belgian-...

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Zelensky is right on this.

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The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts

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We’re all getting worms in our brains

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How to contact @propublica.org using @signal.org www.propublica.org/tips/#signal

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JUST IN: 900+ former federal prosecutors sign open letter warning that Justice's Public Integrity Section could be eliminated and saluting DOJ lawyers for response to "ethical challenges." Among those signing on: former special counsel Jack Smith. Doc: www.thejusticeconnection.org/wp-content/u...

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Quite an exchange here between Judge Reyes and DOJ attorney on how "pronoun usage" affects military readiness.

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Over at EPA, new administrator Lee Zeldin is trying to "claw back" $20 billion that the agency has already dispersed. In other words, the government gave the money to private parties, and now it's going to steal the money back. It is straightforwardly illegal.

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State AGs are looking for federal workers who have just been illegally fired to stand as litigants in a new lawsuit trying to freeze further action by DOGE. DM me if that’s you and you’re interested and you’re live in one of the following states: NM, AZ, CA, CT, MD, MI, MN, NV, OR, WA, RI, or VT.

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If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

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I am recalling news articles where the teenagers were reported to have said to career civil servants, "do you want me to call Elon?" So let's gather the transcripts of hearings where DOJ lawyers tell judges in open court that he has no real authority.

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I loved all the art for this edition so much!

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i would love to spell out “climate programs” as what they are: -helping local communities stay safe from floods and fires -grants for farmers and small businesses -programs to maintain our electrical grids, drinking water, roads, and bridges -funding for public transportation in urban & rural areas

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ALA, AASL decry U.S. Defense Department censorship of schools and libraries on military installations Read the full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/02... #ShowUpForOurLibraries

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www.nytimes.com/2025/02/16/w...

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Urgent CDC Data on Influenza and Bird Flu Go Missing as Outbreaks Escalate

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Yet more violations of the Constitution by the Musk/Trump administration.

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If you swore an oath to protect and defend the Constitution, this is your chance to actually do it.

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seems like it is a big deal that the unifying ideology of the doge team is neo nazism

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Speakers during an online listening session yesterday gave witness to the value of #USAID for US businesses & farmers, foreign policy & humanitarian work. Even my cashier at an Ohio fabric store today talked about USAID’s importance. The GOP administration’s actions are unlawful & unconstitutional.

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“The thing that I can’t get over is that the actual richest man in the world directed my fucking firing. I make $50k a year and work to keep drinking water safe. The richest man in the world decided that was an expense too great for the American taxpayer.”

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“Nice country you got there, shame if something were to happen to it”. Not just a kleptocracy, US is now a full-blown Mafioso state. www.politico.eu/article/us-d...

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ATTN HHS EMPLOYEES: Firing notices are going out. I am in receipt of an email saying they will revoke your access as soon as you read the email that you've been fired. Please download everything you need before you open that email. SHARE FAR & WIDE. My latest: www.muellershewrote.com/p/attn-hhs-e...

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Now here’s a scary scenario one might worry about: Making nuclear defense systems vulnerable could help foreign enemies & facilitate a domestic dictatorship or other government overthrow. But are agencies to investigate treason also being hobbled?

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Kaja Kallas, the EU's top diplomat, denounced US President Donald Trump’s call with Russian leader Vladimir Putin today, saying any deal on Ukraine's future that is arranged without European involvement will be a non-starter.

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Go, Czech beavers! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/w...

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. @washingtonpost.com & @nytimes.com: For stories on the GOP administration's big #JobLosses, please show photos of offices for watchdog agencies, #USAID & other affected agencies, instead of more Musk & Trump mugs. I hate spreading more #FearlessLeader photos. giphy.com/gifs/cartoon...

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A lot of people ask me why I've been so active in the ABA over the years. This is why.

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That famously green company Shell has put out its new energy scenarios and, boy, they are worth your time. Here's a thread 🧵 By 2100, in the worst-case scenario, the oil company sees global warming peaking at 2.2C. In the most ambitious, it comes back down to 1.3C. www.shell.com/news-and-ins...

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“The Nazis were heavily armed and threatening, so we had to de-escalate the situation by fully accommodating them and even allowing them to break the law” certainly sends a message www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

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