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Artist Potter Sculptor Father and Grandfather U.S. Air Force Veteran CMU Grad Cancer Survivor Life Long Michigander Small batch Maple Syrup maker. www.skipbleecker.com

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What if we got more Wind and Solar Energy and had less need for Oil?

Less need for War in Middle East?

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Energy analyst discusses how high Iran war could drive oil prices NPR's Michel Martin asks energy industry analyst Clay Seigle how high oil prices could go amid the war with Iran.

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Clean energy is surging despite political attacks. But a slowdown may be looming The U.S. is forecast to add a lot less power from renewables than analysts previously expected. The potential slowdown comes as electricity demand is rising faster than it has in decades.

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The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.

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'Water batteries' could store solar and wind power for when it's needed San Diego has an ambitious plan to store renewable energy, using extra solar power to pump water up a mountain. This old-style "water battery" technology could be set for a revival.

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From Walmart To Google, Companies Teaming Up To Buy More Solar And Wind Power Walmart, GM, Google, Johnson & Johnson and other corporations are forming a trade organization to promote the interests of renewable energy buyers.

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The effects of a widening war in the Middle East : State of the World from NPR A week ago, the U.S. and Israel began airstrikes on Iran, killing the regime’s leader and starting a war that has now threatens to to expand throughout the Middle East. Iran struck back, firing missi...

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"Looksmaxxing" is teaching men that pretty hurts. : It's Been a Minute Who gets to be "hot" in America? And, at what cost?Some young men are pushing beauty boundaries with guidance from an online trend that's been making headlines: looksmaxxing. Looksmaxxing celebrates i...

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Justice Department releases missing Epstein files related to Trump : The NPR Politics Podcast It was another busy week in Washington. We discuss Kristi Noem getting fired from her position as Secretary of Homeland Security and the new release of missing Epstein files related to President Trump...

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'If You Can Keep It': The Private Companies Profiting Off ICE : 1A President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has real human costs. Some 13 people have been shot by ICE and federal agents since September, two of which were fatal. The number of people held in dete...

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Latest Trump-Epstein Mall Statue Inspired by Titanic The Secret Handshake strikes again. They have just put a new statue of Trump on the National Mall, this one a riff on the scene from the movie Titanic where Jack and Rose are standing at the bow of th...

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Trump’s propaganda princess gets busy spinning Iran war White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a whirlwind press briefing on Tuesday, where she lied and deflected when asked about President Donald Trump’s unpopular Iran war . When asked ...

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Cartoon: Insult bloat Follow me on Bluesky or Mastodon Related |οΏ½ 'No stupid rules of engagement': Hegseth is high on Iran ...

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Trump Makes 'Most BlasΓ© Admission of a War Crime by a US President in History' | Common Dreams "The ship was unarmed," wrote one war journalist. "That’s why Trump and Hegseth chose to murder them."

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Trump Energy Chief Accused of Manipulating Oil Markets With Deleted Post About Strait of Hormuz | Common Dreams "The fusion of war-making and market manipulation by top Trump officials isn't entirely without precedent," said one observer, "but the speed and brazenness does seem new."

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Cartoon: Why did we attack Iran? A cartoon by Jack Ohman. Related |οΏ½ Trump started a war without a ...

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Cartoon: Bomb scootin' boogie A cartoon by Clay Jones. Related |οΏ½ Here's how Trump wants the GOP to spin his war on ...

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Maybe we should have left Iran alone in the first Place, and planned a Coup to overturn a Democratically elected government? No Shah, no Brutally Repressive government, no Ayatollah and another Brutally Repressive government>

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CIA-assisted coup overthrows government of Iran | August 19, 1953 | HISTORY The Iranian military, with the support and financial assistance of the United States government, overthrows the gover...

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CIA activities in Iran - Wikipedia

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In first, CIA acknowledges 1953 coup it backed to overthrow leader of Iran was undemocratic While other American officials have made similar remarks in the past, the acknowledgment by the CIA in a podcast about the agency’s history comes as much of its official history of the coup still rema...

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Cartoon: Kristi Noem and her blankie Consider supporting my work so I can continue creating it: Substack: οΏ½ https://nickanderson.substack.com/ Patreon: οΏ½

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Cartoon: Victory posters As always, if οΏ½ you find value in this work I do, please consider helping me keep it sustainable by joining my weekly newsletter, οΏ½ Sparky’s List! οΏ½ You can get it in your inbox or read it on ...

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