Published

8 hours ago

September 15, 2026

Alice Rush

BREAKING: Texas Republicans are flailing after a party nominee posted vile racist commentary and refused to take it back.

The firestorm started Sunday when Bo French, the GOP nominee for Texas Railroad Commissioner, posted a photo of University of Texas football fans, “most of them people of color,” writing that “the problem is now obviously far worse than anyone imagined,” according to Politico.

The post appeared to target South Asian students and sent Texas Republicans into a panic over the damage it could do “down the ballot,” including Attorney General Ken Paxton’s struggling Senate bid and Abbott’s own reelection.

Before the Republican party aligned itself with rank stupidity, tacit racism was not really a huge problem. Now, however, we have the equivalent of mixing alcohol with opiates, a deadly combination, which has made the midterms very tough for the GOP–even in Texas.

Stupidity and Racism: A Lethal Combination

Renewable Energy

Trumpism Has Its Humorous Side

Published

5 hours ago

September 15, 2026

Alice Rush

Apparently, this guy believes that the majority of Americans think poorly of Trump supporters, and wonders if this the message we want to send.

News flash: This is precisely the message we want to send.

I wonder what his doctorate is in. Filth? Debauchery? White collar felonies? War crimes?

Trumpism Has Its Humorous Side

Renewable Energy

What Does “Support” Actually Mean?

Published

6 hours ago

September 15, 2026

Alice Rush

The idiot’s t-shirt shown here raises the question: How do you define the word “support?”

In a certain sense, I support all countries, insofar as the people living in each deserve to live freely.

As an American, I support the United States. I revere it for its strengths, while I advocate for remedying its considerable set of weaknesses: corruption, injustice, racism, indifference to human suffering, militarism, and greed.

What Does “Support” Actually Mean?

Renewable Energy

Ørsted Cuts 2,000 Jobs, CIP Orders Goldwind Turbines

Published

16 hours ago

September 15, 2026

Alice Rush

Weather Guard Lightning Tech

Ørsted Cuts 2,000 Jobs, CIP Orders Goldwind Turbines

CIP taps Goldwind for an Australian wind project even as Europe fights Chinese turbines. Plus, Alfanar’s $100 million bet on Senvion, and where laid-off Ørsted staff are landing.

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