Dennis Yates

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Retired Colonel, USAF, 27 yrs. BS Civil Engr UT Austin, MBA Boston U, Master of Strategic Studies Air War College. Architect/Engr infrastructure asset mgmnt biz.
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Hegseth's Pastor Prays 'God Kills' James Talarico: VIDEO

Ah yes, just as Jesus would do.

Comic Sands

RE: https://texasobserver.social/@TexasObserver/116279989575728617

I have a feeling that Corpus Christi is just the canary in the coal mine. Many other cities may soon find themselves in catastrophic water shortage conditions.

Trump's latest anti-wind effort: Pay companies to abandon offshore leases
Payment reimburses the company for two leases, one for a massive 3 GW wind farm.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/trumps-latest-anti-wind-effort-pay-companies-to-abandon-offshore-leases/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

New from Dylan Baddour of Inside Climate News: “If we get to the point where we have to declare a Level 1 #Water Emergency, we need to be ready for that and we have no precedent to follow. There’s no manual, there’s no video.” https://www.texasobserver.org/corpus-christi-timeline-disaster-abbott-emergency-orders/

#environment #ClimateChange #Texas #GulfCoast #news #politics #USpol #drought

Corpus Christi Cuts Timeline to Disaster as Abbott Issues Emergency Orders

The governor’s office said the city’s two main reservoirs could dry up by May, much sooner than previous timelines. But authorities still offer no plan for curtailment of water use.

The Texas Observer

These measures arguably promote one religion over others, and religion over non-religion, threatening to turn students, families, and teachers who don’t subscribe to Christian-nationalist religiosity into outsiders in their own public schools and communities. https://www.texasobserver.org/a-wall-thats-worth-defending/

#Democracy #politics #USpol #news #fascism #religion #Trump

A Wall That’s Worth Defending

Some evangelical Christians are hammering away at the very church-state separation that allowed them, and other believers, to first flourish in America.

The Texas Observer
@MAKS23 pretty sure there was a Norwegian TV series about this.
Former Federal Prosecutor Said Don Jr.’s Leaked Text Messages Prove Donald Trump Planned To Overthrow The 2020 Election From The Very Beginning https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/NmWK7c5pDzYXJMx6O9TsD8lTP0vptTFR?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Former Federal Prosecutor Said Don Jr.'s Leaked Text Messages Prove Donald Trump Planned To Overthrow The 2020 Election From The Very Beginning

 

Political Tribune

Tesla’s Fremont factory was “the plantation” over racist abuse, but that wasn’t enough for Elon Musk.

Workers building his Boring Company tunnels have been using the same language over the terrible and unsafe working conditions they’re being subjected to.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-02-26/elon-musk-las-vegas-loop-tunnel-has-construction-safety-issues

#elonmusk #tech #infrastructure #workers #safety

Elon Musk Las Vegas Loop Tunnel Has Construction Safety Issues

The Boring Company’s tiny Las Vegas Loop is all that’s come of Musk’s promises to build superfast mass-transit “hyperloops.” Workers say its tunnels are packed with chemical sludge.

Bloomberg

“There are creeks out here where there’s not any sign of #wildlife anywhere around them because of the discharge of the saltwater.”

All across the state, #energy industry spills are polluting soil, contaminating #water resources and killing animals while the government resists regulations. A new report from our friends at @insideclimatenews: https://www.texasobserver.org/oil-gas-wastewater-spills-across-texas?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=audience

#ClimateChange #Texas #pollution #nature #OilandGas #news

Elon Musk's problems at Twitter, Tesla prove his luck has run out

Buying Twitter was the biggest gamble of Musk's career. Now he — and his empire — are cracking under the pressure.

Insider