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#229: Tippy Top (5/19/25) May 19, 2025

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#229: Tippy Top (5/19/25) Links: Dems pushing the narrative that red states lose if we gut the IRA: https://bsky.app/profile/rossmacfarlane.bsky.social/post/3lp3e2gkzg22u The Era of the NeoCon is over… https://reason.com/2025/05/14/trump-declares-the-neocon-era-over/ Source: Reason David Souter: https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/05/09/david-souter-supreme-court-justice-dead/ Source: The Washington Post Single Best Action from the Trump Administration https://x.com/epaleezeldin/status/1921894994769575972 Source: Lee Zeldin/X Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/TalkinGiants/status/1922646258990145772

#228: Fighting the Oligarchy (5/11/25) May 11, 2025

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Links: Dems Fume https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5291197-biden-interview-criticism-dems/ Source: The Hill New Pope: Robert Francis Prevost / Leo XIV https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/world/europe/who-is-robert-francis-prevost-pope-leo-xiv.html Source: New York Times Tweet of the Week: https://x.com/Super70sSports/status/1920530927026925632 IER Blog: Don't Fall for the Phase-Out Fallacy: https://www.instituteforenergyresearch.org/renewable/dont-fall-for-the-phase-out-fallacy/

#227: Escalatory Escalation (4/30/25) Apr 30, 2025

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#227: Escalatory Escalation (4/30/25)

Unregulated Rewind: Chilling Until the Next Episode (4/27/25) Apr 27, 2025

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Unregulated Rewind: Chilling Until the Next Episode (4/27/25) by American Energy Alliance

#226: Unnamed Sources (4/20/25) Apr 20, 2025

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More Unnamed Sources: Rubio Firing of Marocco https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/18/marco-rubio-peter-marocco-usaid-firing-00297812 Source: Politico Energy More Oil, Less Methane https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_a366e439-f542-4083-878a-6691d40cc9e0.html Source: The Center Square California Crazy: Another Refiner Closing https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/article_8b775352-039d-4c2f-afc5-99f841870729.html Source: The Center Square

#225: Blast From the Past (4/14/25) Apr 14, 2025

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#225: Blast From the Past (4/14/25) Links: House passes Senate Budget https://www.reuters.com/world/us/republican-controlled-us-house-try-again-trump-tax-cuts-bill-2025-04-10/ Source: Reuters Trade Anonymous Sources Say Bessent Taking the Lead in Trade Negotiations https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/10/bessent-trade-lutnick-navarro-shakeup-00284597 Source: Politico Trump is going to lose the gamers. Nintendo Switch 2 Delayed https://tech.yahoo.com/article/nintendo-switch-2-pre-orders-release-date-prices-delays-and-everything-else-you-need-to-know-140931024.html Source: Engadget Trump Exempts Phones, Chips, Computers from Tariffs https://www.cnbc.com/2025/04/12/trump-exempts-phones-computers-chips-tariffs-apple-dell.html Source: CNBC China moves to cut off rare earth exports https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/chinas-rare-earth-exports-grind-halt-trade-war-controls-bite-2025-04-11/ Source: Reuters China halts US LNG imports https://finance.yahoo.com/news/china-halts-us-lng-imports-061447892.html Source: Bloomberg IRA Credits Senate Squish Squad https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/5245273-senate-republicans-energy-tax-credits/ Source: The Hill Sunset Crowd in the House https://www.eenews.net/articles/republican-bill-would-phase-out-wind-solar-credits/ Source: E&E New Congestion Pricing Lives On https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-congestion-pricing-mta-trump-administration-deal/ Source: CBS News EV Factories Cancelled https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/04/03/ev-factories-canceled/ Source: Washington Post AI helping PJM. What does that mean exactly? https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-deploys-ai-speed-up-connections-pjm-largest-us-power-grid-2025-04-10/ Source: Reuters

#224: Hello, Captain Obvious (4/4/25) Apr 04, 2025

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Links: Liberation Day https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-rates-math-b2726828.html The “Filibuster” https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5229361-cory-booker-floor-speech-unify-caucus/ Special Elections End in a Draw https://dailytorch.com/2025/04/republicans-hold-florida-congressional-seats-win-wisconsin-voter-id-and-lose-wisconsin-supreme-court-seat-as-democrats-overperform/#google_vignette No Toilet Paper or Privacy: Chaos in the Federal Office https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/us/politics/federal-workers-return-to-office.html 50 Actions the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Have Taken to Unleash Our Energy Potential https://www.americanenergyalliance.org/2025/03/50-actions-the-trump-administration-and-congressional-republicans-have-taken-to-to-unleash-our-energy-potential/ Climate Firm that worked with Meta, Microsoft goes Bankrupt https://www.seattletimes.com/business/climate-firm-that-worked-with-meta-microsoft-goes-bankrupt/#:~:text=Climate%20startup%20Aspiration%20Partners%2C%20which,about%20%24170%20million%20in%20debt. Hello, Captain Obvious https://nypost.com/2025/03/30/us-news/clean-energy-group-admits-going-green-may-mean-chaos-for-new-yorks-power-grid-as-industry-scrambles-to-meet-new-goals-report/ CA Rail https://dailycaller.com/2025/03/27/california-high-speed-rail-billions-more-boondoggle/ Cleaning the Air Causes Global Warming https://www.newscientist.com/article/2474067-dramatic-cuts-in-chinas-air-pollution-drove-surge-in-global-warming/ Bezos Bids for TickTok https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/amazon-has-bid-buy-tiktok-new-york-times-reports-2025-04-02/ Tweet of the Week https://x.com/RepMikeCollins/status/1907044476142358551

#223: Hopeless Frodo (3/28/25) Mar 27, 2025

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#223: Hopeless Frodo Links: WSJ Editorial https://www.wsj.com/opinion/signal-leak-houthis-pete-hegseth-mike-waltz-tulsi-gabbard-john-ratcliffe-6195ab3b?mod=opinion_lead_pos1 Europe Must Revive Patriotism https://nypost.com/2025/03/03/opinion/europe-must-revive-patriotism-to-halt-decline-combat-putin/ Are the Dems in Despair https://www.axios.com/2025/03/22/democrats-theories-identity-crisis Texas “Dispatchable Power Credits” https://www.utilitydive.com/news/texas-senate-bill-dispatchable-power-credits-trading/743185/ Source: Utility Dive How Much Does Big Oil Owe Californians? https://www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-much-does-big-oil-owe-californians Source: Breakthrough Journal SCOTUS Rejects Climate Suits https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/climate-crisis-youths-supreme-court/index.html Source: CNN Schneider Electric https://www.reuters.com/business/schneider-electric-invest-over-700-million-us-power-ai-boom-2025-03-25/ Source: Reuters Canada is Doing Something Right: Bike Lane Removal https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/24/politics/climate-crisis-youths-supreme-court/index.html Source: CNN Tweets of the Week: https://x.com/SN1onX/status/1904671257640972539 https://x.com/PlanetOfMemes/status/1904748410130817138

#222: Shutdown Showdown (3/24/25) Mar 24, 2025

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#222: Shutdown Showdown (3/24/25) Links: Canada: Election Set https://apnews.com/article/canada-election-mark-carney-trump-tariffs-us-183999b9ec9ca31c200a0d1a0cbbe01b Source: AP News LNG Report Shelved https://www.yahoo.com/news/biden-lng-study-shelved-pollution-183836883.html Source: Jen and Ari @ Bloomberg NVIDIA: Power Limited https://x.com/RichardMeyerDC/status/1902179627348504687 Greenpeace Loses Round 1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/19/greenpeace-dakota-access-pipeline-energy-transfer/ Source: Washington Post The electric vehicle revolution may be on shakier ground than you think. https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2025/03/20/trump-ev-tesla-tax-credits/ Source: Washington Post PG&E Wants Another Rate Increase https://www.kcra.com/article/pge-rate-request-california-investors/64247177 Source: KCRA Layoffs at Breakthrough https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/climate/bill-gates-breakthrough-energy-cuts.html Source: NY Times

#221: Intractable (3/14/25) Mar 14, 2025

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#221: Intractable (3/14/25) Links: Border Crossings Plummet https://www.axios.com/2025/03/04/illegal-border-crossings-february-decline-trump The CR Shut Down? Chuck initially says yes. https://nypost.com/2025/03/12/us-news/government-shutdown-likely-friday-night-after-schumer-says-senate-dems-will-block-gop-funding-bill/ Source: NY Post But not so fast… https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5191954-senate-democrats-government-shutdown/ Source: The Hill A history of shutdowns… https://www.history.com/news/us-government-shutdowns-facts Source: The History Channel Rahm is Running https://www.mediaite.com/news/no-ex-obama-aides-flirtation-with-2028-presidential-bid-gets-brutally-roasted/ Source: Mediaite The reviews are in: Governor Gavin’s Podcast https://www.latimes.com/politics/story/2025-03-12/gavin-newsom-democrats-2028-presidential-campaign-podcast-charlie-kirk-michael-savage Source: LA Times Column

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