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Squad
Where some of your friends freed when your orange leader pardoned the J6 "hostages"?I remember people in this very forum telling me that there was no way Donald Trump would ever hold office again.
General Trump Administration F**kery Thread (2025-2029)
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Trump moves to sink offshore wind | TechCrunch
President Trump signed an executive order that halted federal leases for offshore wind development on the outer continental shelf.
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Climate
Trump moves to sink offshore wind
Tim De Chant
10:37 AM PST · January 21, 2025
One of Donald Trump’s first acts as president was issuing an executive order that could kill the nascent offshore wind industry in the United States.
Trump’s order, signed Monday, halted federal leases for offshore wind development on the outer continental shelf — a location far enough from shore that wind speeds are consistently higher, but near enough that it’s readily accessible.
“This withdrawal does not apply to leasing related to any other purposes such as, but not limited to, oil, gas, minerals, and environmental conservation,” the order states.
The order does not halt work on projects that have signed leases, though it does direct the Secretary of the Interior to review existing contracts for ways to terminate or amend them.
Offshore wind has had a rough go of it in the United States. There are just a handful of operating offshore wind farms in American waters, amounting to just 174 megawatts of capacity at the end of May, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. That’s a fraction of a percent of the worldwide total of 68 gigawatts, most of which are in Europe and China.
The sector’s prospects were starting to improve, though, with 4.1 gigawatts under construction, another 3.4 gigawatts approved, and another 19.8 gigawatts moving through the permitting process. Altogether, that would have helped reach the Biden administration’s goal of boosting offshore wind capacity to 30 gigawatts by the end of the decade.
While offshore wind is still expensive compared with other sources of power, its relative consistency and proximity to major population centers — and data centers — has made it attractive. In Europe, data centers operators have been keen to sign deals. Last year, Google agreed to buy 478 megawatts of offshore wind power to supply two data centers in the Netherlands.
In the U.S., offshore wind has been hampered by public resistance and a lack of infrastructure required to build and install the turbines. The availability of cheap, windy land in the interior of the country has also tilted the scales in favor of onshore turbines.
Since the majority of offshore wind development occurs in other countries, Trump’s executive order won’t kill offshore wind entirely. Instead, the sector is likely to mature in other countries where companies can gain expertise while waiting for the U.S. market to reopen.
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Highly recommend that bookI promote this book any chance I get, but it's just wild watching core philosophies and goals developed several decades ago appear in the mainstream in real time.
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Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok
7:01 AM PST · January 22, 2025
Image Credits: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
President Donald Trump has said he would be open to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle chairman Larry Ellison buying TikTok as part of a joint venture with the U.S. government.
Trump was asked at a press conference on Tuesday if he was open to “Elon buying TikTok.” He responded that he would be, and added: “I’d like Larry to buy it, too.”
Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay the TikTok ban deadline by 75 days and told the Department of Justice not to enforce the ban’s penalties. While the app is back online, it’s still missing from app stores.
To save the app, Trump is considering an arrangement where the government gives the company a permit to operate in the U.S. in exchange for half of TikTok.
“I have the right to make a deal,” Trump said. “So what I’m thinking about saying to somebody is buy it and give half to the United States of America, half, and we’ll give you the permit.” Topics
Apps , Donald Trump , Elon Musk , Government & Policy , In Brief , Larry Ellison , Social , TikTok , TikTok Ban
7:01 AM PST · January 22, 2025
Image Credits: Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images
Trump open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok
President Donald Trump has said he would be open to Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle chairman Larry Ellison buying TikTok as part of a joint venture with the U.S. government.
Trump was asked at a press conference on Tuesday if he was open to “Elon buying TikTok.” He responded that he would be, and added: “I’d like Larry to buy it, too.”
Trump signed an executive order on Monday to delay the TikTok ban deadline by 75 days and told the Department of Justice not to enforce the ban’s penalties. While the app is back online, it’s still missing from app stores.
To save the app, Trump is considering an arrangement where the government gives the company a permit to operate in the U.S. in exchange for half of TikTok.
“I have the right to make a deal,” Trump said. “So what I’m thinking about saying to somebody is buy it and give half to the United States of America, half, and we’ll give you the permit.” Topics
Apps , Donald Trump , Elon Musk , Government & Policy , In Brief , Larry Ellison , Social , TikTok , TikTok Ban
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...Oh Wait! 
The Country's Largest Police Union, Which Repeatedly Endorsed Trump, Is Dismayed by His Capitol Riot Pardons
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which supported President Donald Trump's election in 2016, 2020, and 2024, yesterday criticized his blanket pardon
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choc_cardigan
Squad
This development is fascinating. I also see them still falling in line with him.The Country's Largest Police Union, Which Repeatedly Endorsed Trump, Is Dismayed by His Capitol Riot Pardons
The Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), which supported President Donald Trump's election in 2016, 2020, and 2024, yesterday criticized his blanket pardon
Spidey Man
Superstar
They should let Florida handle hurricane season by themselves. I'm tired of my tax dollars continuing to rebuild. They need to rake the ocean or insert some other Trump sounding phrase.
Lots of nice beach front property that could use some resorts and golf courses down there
Did him and tim scott gain anything from trump presidency or they still in their same positions with no promotion
Poetical Poltergeist
Precise and cold hearted
Fillerguy
Veteran
Homie literally said "daddy's back" with a smile. They didn't give this clown any positions in the Trump administration but that smirk tells me Trump gave him the positions he really wanted.
Inb4 "where were his parents born" shytposts
Inb4 "where were his parents born" shytposts
@ReturnOfJudah see this what I’m talking about you got Ultra instinct c00ns now.
