Get ready for your electric bills to go through the roof. Demand for electricity is at all time high. Whether you believe that climate change is something that needs addressing or not, having electricity from as many sources as humanly possible is the best way to address record high demand. Period. 1/2 Trump's executive order on wind projects threatens jobs, climate: https://www.npr.org/2025/01/24/nx-s1-5268913/donald-trump-wind-energy-offshore-executive-order

I’m rolling back where I diversify my money. It won’t go to Target or any other company doing this. Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat:

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Target rolls back DEI initiatives, the latest big company to retreat

Target joins Walmart, Meta, McDonald's and a wave of other major companies pulling back on DEI programs.

What the fuck did they think would happen? He ran on it.

This is exactly the sort of thing I was talking about yesterday. They make little changes they hope will get drowned out and not noticed in all the chaos, but these little changes add up and before you know it, your rights are gone. Shockingly bad things happen. We should have done better than this, and not just in this last election. When will people actually learn? ‘Abortion' search results scrubbed on Trump's HHS.gov : Shots - Health News : NPR https://www.npr.org/sections/shots-health-news/2025/01/21/nx-s1-5269875/trump-abortion-hhs-reproductive-rights

Like anything connected to Trump, this didn’t age well.

In the very near future, America won’t have any allies anywhere and if you think that’s not important, you’d be wrong. Trump executive order threatens fate of Afghan refugees who helped the US, advocate warns | CNN Politics: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/21/politics/donald-trump-executive-order-afghanistan-refugees/index.html

Here comes Smoot-Hawley 2.0. He will spark an international trade war like the 1930 one that made the Depression Great. The long term goal is ending income tax and going back to tariffs as the primary source of revenue for the federal government. Regressive sales taxes, what a surprise. The rubes will think “yea, no more income tax” and will realize too late they are still paying taxes. Trump threatens 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada on Feb. 1, punting Day 1 pledge: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/20/economy/tariffs-trump-executive-order/index.html

Sooner or later, if history is any guide, Kekius Maximus becomes Kekius Icarus. Let’s hope sooner over later. For the record, I understand the assignment. I voted for the woman who wanted to invest in people buying their own homes for the first time and build up the middle class. Elon Musk's Salute Stirs Up Reaction From Right-Wing Extremists:

Elon Musk's Salute Stirs Up Reaction From Right-Wing Extremists

Right-wing extremists are abuzz over Elon Musk giving an awkward straight-armed salute during an inauguration rally for Donald Trump.

I’m not going to be drawn into time wasting arguments with strangers on social media. I will however, be doing what I’ve always done- attending school board meetings and borough meetings and city council meetings, being where my elected officials are, and where my neighbors in need are. Demand accountability and help whoever you can. Show up.