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Edward Luce in the Financial Times about Musk:
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We’ve asked you to squawk up a lot over the last few months regarding Trump’s various idiotic schemes, so we thought you’d appreciate updates on two items.
Bernie Sanders and his progressive allies are on a hot streak.
The senator’s support has been instrumental in powering unknown candidates to major wins this cycle, a demonstration of how much political influence the 84-year-old progressive leader still commands.
At last! A coherent plan for dealing with the perversity of fossil gas largely setting electricity prices, even though it supplies only 1/4 of our power.
Stepping into the market like this offends the government's deepest instincts. But it needs to happen.
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A huge lift in fossil industry earning in the first quarter of this year. We cannot co-exist with an industry that (a) sells a dangerous product and needs us reliant on it and (b) makes even more money from those sales when war, conflict and crisis breaks out
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Just a quick reminder, our national Rise Up, Sing Out: A Concert for the First Amendment event is tomorrow night! Join us live online tomorrow, June 14, at 7:30pm ET | 4:30pm PT
RSVP & learn more at riseupsingout.com
#riseupsingout #Climatehawks
California has been counting its ballots slowly, but it's official: Congratulations to @villegas4congress.bsky.social in CA-22. Onward to victory in November and a Red-to-Blue pickup for this progressive #climatehawk!
The Vermont senator's primary endorsement hot streak continued on Tuesday.
"'It’s part of a deliberate scheme to raise costs for ratepayers by driving the grid to more expensive plants. It is a massive money pump from ratepayers to Trump's corrupt fossil fuel donors,' said EPW ranking member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)."
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BREAKING! The 17th #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals that fossil fuel financing from the world’s top 65 banks has reached $8.7 TRILLION in just 10 yrs, driving worldwide pollution and climate devastation. Learn more at bankingonclimatechaos.org #DefundClimateChaos #BOCC
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Government plan to de-link gas and electricity prices aims to reduce bills for consumers after global surge in prices
On the 1st day of Intro to American Gov, I play a game asking students to name something that is not political. One triumphantly shouted out "physics!" I told him guess who is a major funder of physical research? The US government. Other guesses: food items, rock stars like Taylor Swift, sports etc.
Stop the Money Pipeline
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The president announced $500 million in Defense Production Act funds and other grants to support existing coal plants, while also announcing other grants to
