‘Seriously, this sucks’: How the small Minnesota town of Grand Meadow was stuck with a giant pile of wind turbine blades: startribune.com/seriously-this…

Alain Delon in Le Cercle Rouge is the coolest anyone has ever looked on film. RIP

The Walz way: Why climate hawks see Minnesota as a model ift.tt/IJasEt1

This example from The Economist's latest article on crypto mining in Texas is crazy.

Say what you will about Will Stancil, but his reflections on his failed race include a clear description of how “politics” differs once you’re trying to actually win and wield power, rather than just reading about it offmessage.net/p/what-i-learn…

NEW: Two former Trump White House officials told me they had to show voter data to Trump to get him to release disaster funding to CA wildfire victims. He released it after learning that he had as many GOP supporters in Orange Co. as he did in Iowa. eenews.net/articles/helen…

8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on

NEW: Elon Musk is a primary purveyor of hurricane response disinformation, amplifying many conspiracies and other false claims. FEMA said that is demoralizing responders, putting them at risk and confusing victims who then don't seek help. w/ Adam Aton politico.com/news/2024/10/0…

How Elon Musk is using X (yes, this very platform) to spread the kind of #Hurricane disinformation that feds say is hampering relief efforts: politico.com/news/2024/10/0…

Hurricane Milton

NEW: House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris said last night that North Carolina legislators should consider awarding their state's electors to Donald Trump before votes are counted, due to the impact of Hurricane Helene. politico.com/news/2024/10/2…

Hurricanes like Helene are deadly when they strike and keep killing for years to come. apne.ws/MZnsM4s

This is *still*’ interesting. When Oprah was the host of the Oprah Winfrey Show and endorsed Obama, the candidate did not pay for the show—Oprah (Harpo Productions) did. When Oprah endorsed Harris, the candidate paid for the show. An important power shift in media.

Did selling her stepdaughter strike her, the prosecutor asked, as something out of the ordinary? “It was done to me,” Naylor-Legg said. washingtonpost.com/investigations…

Montana's Supreme Court rules the state has violated young residents' environmental rights eenews.net/articles/monta…

Why Jay Inslee isn’t worried about Trump ift.tt/jshzMP9

Union logos are the last bastion of cool branding

Statement on Press Access:

Two coal companies owned by Jim Justice must pay delinquent mine safety fines by May 1 or face contempt. Additional sanctions are possible, including jail for company officers. wvpublic.org/court-to-justi…

Trump declares war on state climate laws ow.ly/zcby1065iwT