i guess this goes here? anyone paying attention to the sham "audit" in arizona?
Are we witnessing the death of american democracy?
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You suppose they took it to the Unibomber's shack??
I don't want big government running my _____________
It's much better in the hands of (checks notes) PUBLICLY TRADED PRIVATE ENERGY COMPANIES
www.wfaa.com
The agreement states that in exchange for an entry into sweepstakes, electric customers allow them to control their thermostats during periods of high energy demand. EnergyHub’s list of its clients include TXU Energy, CenterPoint and ERCOT.
English said he unenrolled their thermostat as soon as he found out.
“I wouldn’t want anybody else controlling my things for me,” he said.
A scroll through a Houston Reddit board shows English is not alone. Several others said they found out during this week’s heatwave that their thermostats were being accessed, and turned up, remotely.
It's much better in the hands of (checks notes) PUBLICLY TRADED PRIVATE ENERGY COMPANIES
'Woke up sweating': Some Texans shocked to find their smart thermostats were raised remotely
Some said they didn't know their thermostats were being accessed from afar until it was almost 80 degrees inside their homes.
www.wfaa.com
The agreement states that in exchange for an entry into sweepstakes, electric customers allow them to control their thermostats during periods of high energy demand. EnergyHub’s list of its clients include TXU Energy, CenterPoint and ERCOT.
English said he unenrolled their thermostat as soon as he found out.
“I wouldn’t want anybody else controlling my things for me,” he said.
A scroll through a Houston Reddit board shows English is not alone. Several others said they found out during this week’s heatwave that their thermostats were being accessed, and turned up, remotely.
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Reading comprehension not one of English's strong suits, apparently.I don't want big government running my _____________
It's much better in the hands of (checks notes) PUBLICLY TRADED PRIVATE ENERGY COMPANIES
'Woke up sweating': Some Texans shocked to find their smart thermostats were raised remotely
Some said they didn't know their thermostats were being accessed from afar until it was almost 80 degrees inside their homes.
The agreement states that in exchange for an entry into sweepstakes, electric customers allow them to control their thermostats during periods of high energy demand. EnergyHub’s list of its clients include TXU Energy, CenterPoint and ERCOT.
English said he unenrolled their thermostat as soon as he found out.
“I wouldn’t want anybody else controlling my things for me,” he said.
A scroll through a Houston Reddit board shows English is not alone. Several others said they found out during this week’s heatwave that their thermostats were being accessed, and turned up, remotely.
Then again, who doesn't love a sweepstakes, amirite??
I don't know, I'm sure that clause was buried somewhere and designed to be missed. I don't fault the people who signed up for it as much as the regulation-free somalian texas hellscape elected officials are continually shooting for.
I suppose that's possible.
We have a similar thing here that Xcel Energy does, called the "Saver's Switch" that controls the A/C compressor via a "remote box" instead of the actual thermostat.
I get a yearly discount for allowing them to cycle my compressor during peak energy use periods in the summer.
Since we basically don't use our A/C in the summer, it was a no-brainer, but I *did* know what I was signing up for.
Assault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection
The Oath Keeper. The believer. The pastors. The Proud Boy. The cowboy. The political operative. Each played a role on Jan 6. Hear their stories.
www.cnn.com
cnn is such a piece of shitAssault on Democracy: Paths to Insurrection
The Oath Keeper. The believer. The pastors. The Proud Boy. The cowboy. The political operative. Each played a role on Jan 6. Hear their stories.
I do not want to "hear their stories"
The NYT made a likeable, acceptable down to earth humanized nazi out of richard fucking spencer. These moron 'news' agencies are highly responsible for continuing this cycle.
a quote from elsewhere:I don't want big government running my _____________
It's much better in the hands of (checks notes) PUBLICLY TRADED PRIVATE ENERGY COMPANIES
'Woke up sweating': Some Texans shocked to find their smart thermostats were raised remotely
Some said they didn't know their thermostats were being accessed from afar until it was almost 80 degrees inside their homes.
The agreement states that in exchange for an entry into sweepstakes, electric customers allow them to control their thermostats during periods of high energy demand. EnergyHub’s list of its clients include TXU Energy, CenterPoint and ERCOT.
English said he unenrolled their thermostat as soon as he found out.
“I wouldn’t want anybody else controlling my things for me,” he said.
A scroll through a Houston Reddit board shows English is not alone. Several others said they found out during this week’s heatwave that their thermostats were being accessed, and turned up, remotely.
"During a demand-response event, Smart Savers Texas increases the temperature on participating thermostats by up to 4 degrees to reduce energy consumption and relieve stress on the grid," Erika Diamond, EnergyHub's vice president of customer solutions, told Insider, adding that "the ability to reduce energy consumption is critical to managing the grid, in Texas and nationwide."
Nationwide?
The entire point of the texas grid is that it has no relevance to the national grid.
Also........what's 'elsewhere?'
You tradin prosthetics for texas nrg bitcoins?
The entire point of the texas grid is that it has no relevance to the national grid.
Also........what's 'elsewhere?'
You tradin prosthetics for texas nrg bitcoins?
At Statehood Hearing, One Senator Said D.C. Is Too Wealthy For Full Representation
Car dealerships didn't make it into the debate, but one GOP senator proposed that D.C. residents are too wealthy to grant the city statehood.
www.npr.org
Failed state
www.insurancejournal.com
TLDR:
Southwest air employee attends mandatory training during covid
gets it and brings it home
Husband gets it an dies
employee sues over lax protocols in place for training
Judge says "that's a solid case, however we can't proceed with it because it would mean other cases and golly gee that would be wacky so fuck off"
Judge Rejects Spouse's Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety
Citing a concern over "opening the floodgates" to litigation, a federal judge has dismissed a flight attendant's negligence lawsuit against her employer,
www.insurancejournal.com
TLDR:
Southwest air employee attends mandatory training during covid
gets it and brings it home
Husband gets it an dies
employee sues over lax protocols in place for training
Judge says "that's a solid case, however we can't proceed with it because it would mean other cases and golly gee that would be wacky so fuck off"
That judge should be fired frankly.
As should half the judiciary in the country at every level.
If you think american cops have egos......
LOL
the slow motion disaster continues
not like facebook wasn't already an avenue for this but it's good to see it codified
www.axios.com
the slow motion disaster continues
not like facebook wasn't already an avenue for this but it's good to see it codified
FEC allows foreign money in U.S. referendum campaigns
Foreign donors can now allowing them to support ballot committees.
www.axios.com
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LOL
FEC allows foreign money in U.S. referendum campaigns
Foreign donors can now allowing them to support ballot committees.
Mitch Mcconnel's wife needs you to get your bitch ass back to work to unload some ships at her daddy's ports
Ahh...so there's a business surplus I hear...Mitch Mcconnel's wife needs you to get your bitch ass back to work to unload some ships at her daddy's ports
Fuck Jack?
www.cnbc.com
Prince Harry says he warned Twitter CEO that a coup was about to happen a day before the Capitol riot
Prince Harry has revealed he told Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey ahead of the Jan. 6 Capitol riot that his platform was allowing a coup to be staged.
www.cnbc.com
you mean the guy pushing NFTs and crypto and who allowed (and still allows) straight up nazis to sound off on tweeter?
mesoshocked
Barring a miracle...looks like 2022 and 2024 are in the bag.
Y'all are fucked.
www.nytimes.com
With the rest of us not far behind.
www.theatlantic.com
Y'all are fucked.
Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps Emerge (Published 2021)
On a highly distorted congressional map that is still taking shape, the party has added enough safe House districts to capture control of the chamber based on its redistricting edge alone.
With the rest of us not far behind.
The Bad Guys Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
www.theatlantic.com
It's 100% too late. It's over. If Republican's don't win the election, they will steal it. They are very well organized and Democrats are doing nothing to protect democracy. The John Lewis Voting Rights Act is DOA, and Jolting Joe is fulfilling has campaign promise that "nothing will fundamentally change". They could not be more pathetic. Thanks to Manchin and Sinema they are tripping over themselves to get anything done. They look like a clown show. They won't legalizes weed. They won't get rid of the filibuster. They wont forgive student loans. Fuck all for a public option or health care improvement. Not only are the fascists taking over, but the democrats seem to be actively giving away the game. We are already in a very scary time in American history and it's clearly going to get a LOT worse.Barring a miracle...looks like 2022 and 2024 are in the bag.
Y'all are fucked.
Republicans Gain Heavy House Edge in 2022 as Gerrymandered Maps Emerge (Published 2021)
On a highly distorted congressional map that is still taking shape, the party has added enough safe House districts to capture control of the chamber based on its redistricting edge alone.
With the rest of us not far behind.
The Bad Guys Are Winning
If the 20th century was the story of slow, uneven progress toward the victory of liberal democracy over other ideologies—communism, fascism, virulent nationalism—the 21st century is, so far, a story of the reverse.
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bah, it's not like vicious capitalism is going anywhere. In fact it may get even more market and trade-based.
I mean...........
It's just investment industry news knowing most of his links
Just saw, JHFC.
If I remember I’ll try and drag them out tomorrow. The actual articles weren’t very exciting, one was a dude opining about that it was now likely to actually, really happen and the other was a investment portfolio risk thing.
Govern? Why would we want to do that? We have much more important work to do...must persecute democrats for very serious threats to our fascist ideology.
www.axios.com
Exclusive: Republicans plan aggressive Biden probes if GOP wins House
The plan includes an inquiry into accusations the NSA spied on Tucker Carlson.
www.axios.com
The Democrats Are Trying to Lose
Democrats are going beyond refusing to give Americans an affirmative reason to vote for them: in sabotaging their own purported agenda around Biden’s Build Back Better bill, they seem to be trying to lose to the authoritarians in the GOP they claim to oppose.
jacobinmag.com
right now its mostly manchin the moronThe Democrats Are Trying to Lose
Democrats are going beyond refusing to give Americans an affirmative reason to vote for them: in sabotaging their own purported agenda around Biden’s Build Back Better bill, they seem to be trying to lose to the authoritarians in the GOP they claim to oppose.
No it's mostly pelosi for not listening to the squad when they told her both bills had to be held together. She's a moron for thinking joe manchin was going to do anything other than what joe manchin does. Or she too knew this would happen and just doesn't give a shit because she made another cool million in the stock market.
i'm gonna go google if DC will be underwater from the climate wars