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Thanks for sharing!

Our version on @grist.org includes an interactive that allows you to examine trends in your state, as well! grist.org/energy/power...

Happens to the best of us

I get these, too… I suspect the problem is rampant

One reason Minneapolis remains in the world's eye is we have one of the most robust & independent media ecosystems remaining in the country. You all need this...and more! @mprnews.org @startribune.com @sahanjournal.bsky.social @minnesotareformer.com @minnpost.bsky.social @racketmn.com etc.

Donate to Washington Post 2026 layoff fund, organized by Rachel Siegel On Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, The Washington Post laid off hundreds of journalists. We ar… Rachel Siegel needs your support for Washington Post 2026 layoff fund

Terrible day for many amazing, hard-working, intelligent journalists at the Washington Post. I'm still here and trying to figure out how to best support my colleagues who have lost their jobs.

If you feel able to share or contribute, please do:

www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

No, I do not want to be a “creator journalist” or “influencer” or run a newsletter by myself

I want health insurance and a decent editor to work under and a team of comrades to work with, attend union meetings with, do good with

Launch the billionaires into the sun and pass out their wealth

Alexa, increase darkness by one-third

Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.

Incredible contrast between this and Keir Starmer running a delivery driver over

I remember my first ceasefire

Despite her fear, the lady in the pink coat refused to stop recording, bearing witness to Alex Pretti’s “assassination in full view in the middle of the street. We all have to brave, we all have to take risks, and we’re all going to be given moments to make that decision”
www.cnn.com/2026/01/27/u...

ICE budget set to triple to $30 billion in 2026. Trump request: $11 billion, plus estimated $19 billion from reconciliation bill. The red line chart shows gradual increase in the ICE budget from 2016 to 2025, before skyrocketing to a projected $30 billion in 2026. 2026 estimate based on Trump's budget request and White House documents stating that 25% of reconciliation homeland security funding is for 2026.

Most of this year's ICE budget comes from last year's reconciliation bill. House Democratic leaders discouraged its members from offering amendments eliminating that funding. Didn't want the party to come across as anti-ICE.

www.stephensemler.com/p/ice-budget...

Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026

Voted for ICE funding

The consequences of Trump's war on climate in 7 charts Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.

All this while global clean energy investment ran 50% higher than fossil fuels last year (and renewables hit 40% of worldwide generation). Coal power fell in China + India for the first time in two generations. America cedes climate leadership; everyone else moves on

grist.org/politics/the... (9/9)

Line chart showing percent change in monthly U.S. export value to China versus 2024 average for three commodities: soybeans (orange), cotton (green), and beef (purple). All three start near or slightly below zero in January 2025, then plummet sharply. By September 2025, soybeans are down 100%, beef down 97%, and cotton down 91%.

Trump's tariffs hit commodity farmers hard. China stopped buying U.S. soybeans entirely from May to October, turning instead to Brazil and Argentina and driving Amazon deforestation. @fridagarza.bsky.social shows export volumes all plummeted relative to 2024. (8/n)

Treemap visualization showing $1.25 billion in tribal climate and clean energy programs terminated or rescinded in 2025. Largest block is Solar for All at $504 million, followed by Environmental and Climate Justice block grants at $450 million, Alaska projects at $132 million, Grid resilience at $88 million, and Energy loans at $73 million.

About $1.25 billion in tribal climate and clean energy programs were terminated or frozen: a significant inequity, given tribal households face 6.5x more outages than the national average and 28% higher energy burdens. @miacelselk.bsky.social details what's at stake for Indigenous communities. (7/n)

Bubble chart showing Trump administration actions in 2025 to remove or weaken protections on public lands. Three large circles represent: ESA habitat rollbacks (87.5M acres), Alaska public lands (44.9M acres), and Roadless forests (39.4M acres). Two smaller bubbles show mineral withdrawals (991K acres) and BLM land plans (2.7M acres).

The administration targeted 88 million acres for potential development: land previously set aside for conservation. BLM held 22 lease sales and approved 6,027 oil/gas permits, the highest since 2010. @juanpab.bsky.social illustrates which landscapes are now at risk. (6/n)

Bar chart comparing EPA actions in the first 9 months of presidential administrations. Shows civil cases filed (purple) and consent decrees (blue) for Obama 2009, Obama 2013, Trump 2017, Biden 2021, and Trump 2025, revealing a dramatic decline in enforcement.

Environmental enforcement dropped sharply. DOJ civil cases against polluters fell from ~40 in the first 9 months of previous administrations to just 11 last year. Consent decrees dropped from ~50 to 24. @naveenasadasivam.bsky.social documents the retreat amid 11,500+ agency layoffs. (5/n)

Area chart showing quarterly federal disbursements on hazard mitigation projects from 2022 to 2025. Spending peaks at approximately $600 million in late 2024, then drops precipitously to less than zero after the second Trump inauguration, which is marked by a vertical dashed line in January 2025.

FEMA's hazard mitigation spending collapsed under new approval requirements: Quarterly disbursements fell from ~$500M under Biden to below zero as the agency clawed back funds. Jake Bittle tracked how climate resilience projects stalled even as extreme weather intensified. (4/n)

Stacked area chart of U.S. quarterly electricity generation from 2010 to 2025, showing four sources: solar (orange), wind (teal), gas (blue), and coal (purple). Coal steadily declines from about 500 terawatt-hours to under 200, while solar and wind expand significantly, especially after 2020.

Yet despite attempts to slow renewables, solar generation jumped 27% last year and met nearly 2/3 of new U.S. electricity demand. California added 70% more storage capacity than the year before. @mrmattsimon.bsky.social's data shows market forces outweighing political headwinds in many states. (3/n)

Line chart showing electric vehicle sales by company from 2022 to 2025. BYD (China) rises sharply to 2.26 million vehicles, overtaking Tesla (U.S.) which plateaus at 1.64 million. Geely (China) reaches 1.07 million, VW Group (Germany) at 983,000, and GM (U.S.) remains flat at 170,000.

While Trump rolled back EV incentives and fuel standards, Chinese firm BYD overtook Tesla globally (2.26M vs 1.64M vehicles sold). U.S. EV market share briefly hit 10% as buyers rushed to claim expiring credits, then fell back to single digits. (2/n)

The consequences of Trump's war on climate in 7 charts Seven snapshots reveal how climate rollbacks altered the trajectory of U.S. energy, environmental protection, and economic security.

🌎🔥📊 On the climate front, one year into Trump's second term, the data tell a story of rapid retrenchment.

@grist.org assembled 7 charts tracking the consequences of climate rollbacks: from energy markets to disaster resilience to environmental enforcement.

grist.org/politics/the... 🧵 (1/n)

common dynamic with import quotas!

and other Volvo EVs. "quality upgrading" in trade econ

Somewhat on the nose that 2026 U.S. politics can be boiled down to whether you are pro-Good or anti-Good

Trump handing a piece of paper to Jonathan Swan

Jpow in a hard hat, holding a piece of paper

Jpow giving a speech rebuking the DOJ filing criminal charges against the Fed

When the charges are definitely about renovating a building

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