ᴮᵉⁿ ᴿᵒʸᶜᵉVOTE IN THE PRIMARIES17h ago

There are always signs and portents about all sorts of things, some are distant and vague, some are close and sharp

Here we have a radioactive red blaring klaxon saying "the #USA is a country in decline":

"The #Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French #energy giant #TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore #windfarms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue #fossilfuel projects in the #US"

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/23/climate/trump-totalenergies-offshore-wind-cancellation

#dystopia

Trump administration will pay a French company $1 billion in taxpayer funds to not build wind farms

The Trump administration announced it will pay nearly $1 billion to French energy giant TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore wind farms in the Atlantic Ocean and instead pursue fossil fuel projects in the US.

CNN
Show threadsix_grandfathers_mountain13h ago

@benroyce
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The #TrumpAdministration will pay $1 billion to French #energy giant #TotalEnergies in exchange for the company abandoning plans to build offshore #windfarms

Now aint that the shittiest birdbrain thing #Trump did, I bet #MAGA doesn't care, but their grandkids will fell the burn

#Windpower and #Solarpower don't get stuck in the Straits of #Hormuz

⭕SIMILAR article on #arstechnica
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/trumps-latest-anti-wind-effort-pay-companies-to-abandon-offshore-leases/?comments-page=1#comments

US to pay TotalEnergies $1 billion to stop developing offshore wind in US

Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.

Ars Technica
Show threadGareth 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿13h ago
@six_grandfathers_mountain @benroyce
This doesn't help the US, but I hope that company takes the money and uses it to build wind farms in France...
Show threadConny Nasch
@gareth they will 😁 thanks for the present - Luxembourg, my country, is a neighbour. 
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