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Russia is losing in Ukraine, “paying an extraordinary price for minimal gains and … in decline as a major power.” Trump is the one propping up Putin. One must wonder why. www.thecipherbrief.com/russias-war-...
link:https://www.thecipherbrief.com/russias-war-ukraine
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Why are Democrats afraid to talk about climate, when so many people already connect the dots between fossil fuel polluting emissions and their family’s financial costs? Home insurance is a HUGE cost for so many families, and getting worse fast!!
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"Trump the Wheedler” resembles the man in Gulliver’s travels who spent “eight years upon a project for extracting sunbeams out of cucumbers.” And note: “the systemic stupidity and toadyism that tyranny breeds.” Meaning Putin or Trump? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
link:https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/02/27/trump-putin-russia-zelensky-ukraine-war/"
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“Stop Work” Trump has now become “Start War” Trump. This President is making all Americans less safe.
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Trump fossil-fuel thuggery in action. Very few U.S.-flagged vessels involved; near zero measurable effect on U.S. economy; yet Trumpsters go berserk.
link:https://subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2026/02/trump-delayed-a-global-carbon-tax-now-he-wants-to-finish-the-fight-pro-00799842
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Trump is mentioned more times in the Epstein files than Voldemort is in the Harry Potter series. In fact, Trump is mentioned in the Epstein files more than Voldemort, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Dumbledore COMBINED.
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“Entanglement in fishing gear and vessel strikes are the leading causes of North Atlantic right whale mortality, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and marine scientists everywhere.” And we have the whale corpses to prove it. ecori.org/all-the-righ...
link:https://ecori.org/all-the-right-moves-needed-to-save-these-endangered-whales/
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Let me offer a slight rebuttal on climate politics, beginning with us (enviros and Dems) having done a terrible job on climate communication for a long time. A legacy of bad work is not reason to stop work, it’s reason to do better work. 🧵
link:https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/opinion/clean-green-energy.html
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"[Y]ou have compelled me to testify, fully aware that I have no knowledge that would assist your investigation, in order to distract attention from President Trump's actions and cover them up despite legitimate calls for answers.”
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Patel fires agents but won’t disclose his own grand jury testimony in that same matter, instead repeatedly lying to lay false trails.
link:https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/25/politics/fbi-agents-fired-classified-documents-kash-patel-toll-records
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Take a second look, why don’t you. apnews.com/article/epst...
link:https://apnews.com/article/epstein-justice-department-trump-793e47b09863f5a55e54040c891291d8
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The excess heat is coming on by the zettajoules. Look it up.
link:https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/25/chronic-ocean-heating-fuels-staggering-loss-marine-life-study
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Put battery and low-cost solar and wind together, and you have inexpensive clean energy fossil fuel can’t beat. So they cheat.
link:https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/chart-grid-battery-installations-soared-2025
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Thomas Kilday, a union worker from the Revolution Wind project, was on a work boat the first time Trump halted the project. The second time, he was home awaiting his next four-week shift. Tonight, he’ll sit in the audience as Trump boasts his commitment to fossil fuels.
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Today marks four years since Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked assault on peaceful Ukraine. Allies and autocrats alike are watching how America will bring a just end to this war.
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Much credit to @sollenbergerrc.bsky.social sollenbergerrc.substack.com/p/doj-remove...
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“The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.” www.npr.org/2026/02/24/n...
link:https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell
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The MAGA trifecta cover-up of report on Trump’s crimes: on one “side,” the MAGA DOJ; on the other “side,” defendant Donald J. Trump; presiding, a MAGA Trump judge. So much for the “adversary system.”
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This storm has officially topped the Blizzard of ‘78. For everyone’s safety, and to help our emergency management teams perform their duties, please stay home.
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Guess that was too stupid even for Trumpsters.
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23 years after the Station Nightclub fire, we remember the 100 victims lost far too soon and the many survivors and first responders who live with scars from that night.
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Obviously, the Court’s long delay on tariffs was to fuss internally over statutory construction and “major questions.” How grandiose they are!
link:https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/20/politics/supreme-court-tariffs
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Victory for the Koch-Leo apparatus that actually picked Trump's justices. Trump was the chump there.
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Are Witkoff and Kushner the only two people on the planet who believe Putin is sincere about peace? And did they reach this conclusion during negotiations over side deals with Russia? Smells really bad.
link:https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/amp/entry/zelenskyy-denies-trump-claim-that-ukraine-is-blocking-peace-talks_uk_699592fee4b0b353293617c9/
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Ukraine needs more than American applause.
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Trump’s fossil-fuel stooges claim that 9-cent KWhs from offshore wind will raise prices on a grid averaging 18-cents/KWh. Anything to prop up natural gas.
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That doesn’t surprise me.
link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/16/jeffrey-epstein-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court
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Trump’s corrupt efforts to prop up his polluting fossil fuel donors can’t change the direction of our clean energy future.
link:https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/chart-energy-transition-attracted-record-investment-2025
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Ports like this are essential to Ukrainian victory.
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The world is entitled to know if our negotiators are entertaining side deals with Russia while negotiating for the United States. www.politico.eu/article/surp...
link:https://www.politico.eu/article/surprise-surprise-russia-ukraine-talks-yield-no-peace-breakthrough/
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Even actuaries are concerned about insurance markets, and corrupt fossil fuel efforts to impede climate risk research. Consumers will pay.
link:https://www.riskmarketnews.com/trumps-climate-supercomputer-plans-threaten-us-insurance-market-actuaries/
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I travelled to Ukraine to show that Congress and the American people stand with Ukraine in its fight for freedom. Ukraine can win this war, and Vladimir Putin must pay for his barbaric invasion.
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Trump’s corrupt fossil fuel stooges pretend clean energy is expensive, but reality keeps intruding. Fossil fuel paid good money for those lies, so they’ll keep at it. www.newscientist.com/article/2514...
link:https://www.newscientist.com/article/2514985-this-states-power-prices-are-plummeting-as-it-nears-100-renewables/
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Trump in person, Trump MAGA judge, and Trump MAGA DOJ all scheme together to destroy Special Counsel report. youtu.be/IosHp7M707M?...
link:https://youtu.be/IosHp7M707M?si=vvs5tL4Eo2L0JwrP
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More unnecessary horror for kids — this time at a high school hockey game in Pawtucket. My heart is with the victims and the entire community. I am grateful to law enforcement for their swift response.
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Incompetent lawyers always blame the judge. That tactic is so stupid that it further illustrates the incompetence. www.politico.com/news/magazin...
link:https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/02/15/jeanine-pirro-indict-democrats-failure-column-00782313
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I said it, and it’s true. rollcall.com/2026/02/12/e...
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“The bigger worry is what will be left to reclaim of the Justice Department once Bondi and Trump are done.” Corruption at MAGA DOJ is epidemic. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
link:https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/pam-bondis-contempt-for-congress
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The immense bravery of the Ukrainian people inspires awe around the world. I thank @gmfus.bsky.social for the @munsecconf.bsky.social conversation on lessons we’re learning from Ukraine’s resilience.
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The courage of this man is impressive. The conduct of the Ukrainians makes me proud to be a human being.
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Just watched our Secretary of State laud the Scientific Revolution and deride climate science as a “cult,” almost in same breath. The distorting effect of fossil fuel’s corrupt influence is astounding, like a warped fun-house mirror.
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Excellent, but lost the punchline: slowing clean energy drives the grid to fossil; higher-cost fossil drives money from customers to Trump donors.
link:https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/transmission/what-energy-secretary-wright-gets-wrong-us-grid
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There is no excuse for reckless violence from ICE. That’s why Democrats are demanding obvious, necessary reforms.
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After this court decision, any further MAGA DOJ efforts to charge Senators Kelly and Slotkin runs right into prospect of malicious prosecution/prosecutorial misconduct/attorney discipline. Bet your bar ticket, guys?
link:https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5735641-judge-rules-against-pentagon-kelly/amp/"
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It is literally zero surprise that they knew their hand-picked climate deniers weren’t putting out real science. Their nonsense has never been real, but part of a fraudulent propaganda campaign, designed by fossil fuel to protect its “free-to-pollute” business model.
link:https://www.ms.now/news/trumps-epa-rollback-emails
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Just arrived at the Munich Security Conference, where I’m honored to carry on the bipartisan tradition of CODEL McCain with Senator Graham.