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Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

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The United States Climate Politics Almanac

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17 Attorneys General v. 13 BAAJA Backers

Nov 13, 2026

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17 Attorneys General v. 13 BAAJA Backers

BAAJA's final votes begin Monday afternoon. Also: Schumer's leadership dilemma

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

ALERT FOR DEMOCRACY: Senate reconvenes today to fast-track final votes on BAAJA

Nov 11, 2026

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3 min read

ALERT FOR DEMOCRACY: Senate reconvenes today to fast-track final votes on BAAJA

The Mad Rush to Make Veterans Day a Day of Artificial Infamy. Call the Senate now.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

 “BAAJA wreaks havoc with environmental laws, legislative norms and, by insulating countless projects from the reach of all federal laws, our democracy. It must be stopped.”

Nov 10, 2026

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3 min read

“BAAJA wreaks havoc with environmental laws, legislative norms and, by insulating countless projects from the reach of all federal laws, our democracy. It must be stopped.”

election day isn't over

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

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The Week in Climate Hearings: The BAAJA Bulldozer Begins

Nov 9, 2026

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The Week in Climate Hearings: The BAAJA Bulldozer Begins

The rush to vote begins today. Also, nomination hearings on Tuesday for a Project 2025 architect and the Clean Power Plan's demolition man

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Blasting BAAJA Bros Back To Basics

Nov 5, 2026

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2 min read

Blasting BAAJA Bros Back To Basics

"It would be tone deaf if Congress makes it easier to build data centers right after an election with bipartisan rage against shoving them down the throats of local communities"

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Castles of Cruelty Collapse in a Wave of Democratic Discontent

Nov 4, 2026

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2 min read

Castles of Cruelty Collapse in a Wave of Democratic Discontent

Can a blue tsunami swamp the BAAJA Blast?

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Defending Democracy from the Dork Lords

Nov 3, 2026

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Defending Democracy from the Dork Lords

No rest for the weary! BAAJA is the next serious threat to American democracy, arriving Monday.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

U.S. Climate Politics Almanac: 2026 Local Climate Ballot Initiatives

Nov 2, 2026

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5 min read

U.S. Climate Politics Almanac: 2026 Local Climate Ballot Initiatives

Data centers, electric utilities, transit, and infrastructure initiatives from Pierce County, Washington Proposition 1 to Berkeley Measure U

Jordan Haedtler
Brad Johnson
Jordan Haedtler, +1

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

U.S. Climate Politics Almanac: 2026 State Climate Ballot Initiatives

Nov 2, 2026

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7 min read

U.S. Climate Politics Almanac: 2026 State Climate Ballot Initiatives

Will votes compound the climate crisis with a crippling tax revolt?

Jordan Haedtler
Brad Johnson
Jordan Haedtler, +1

BAAJA

Tearing Down Guardrails at the Cliff's Edge

Oct 30, 2026

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Tearing Down Guardrails at the Cliff's Edge

“This bad deal trades lifetimes of pollution and harm for pennies in relief.”

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

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Cultural Blastings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Trumpistan, Continued

Oct 28, 2026

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5 min read

Cultural Blastings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Trumpistan, Continued

How BAAJA Threatens a Free DC, Part III: "The President will have virtually free rein to implement his pet projects."

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

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Cultural Blastings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Trumpistan

Oct 27, 2026

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4 min read

Cultural Blastings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Trumpistan

How BAAJA Threatens a Free DC, Part II: “Expanding executive power, especially under this administration, is fucking unbelievable."

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

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Lame Ducks For The Glory of Trump

Oct 26, 2026

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4 min read

Lame Ducks For The Glory of Trump

How BAAJA Threatens a Free DC, Part I: Passage of S.5653 will lead to “the next death mask of America.”

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Speeding Up Elon Musk's 'Insane Execution' of America

Oct 20, 2026

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3 min read

Speeding Up Elon Musk's 'Insane Execution' of America

Talarico: "Elon Musk wants our land. He wants our water." And Congress plans to give it all to him with BAAJA

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Permitting the AI Bubble

Oct 13, 2026

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3 min read

Permitting the AI Bubble

BAAJA Meets All of the Data-Center Industry's Desperate Demands

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

BAAJA

Democrats for a Dirty Deal

Oct 7, 2026

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Democrats for a Dirty Deal

The lame duck Senate, including its top data-center investor Sheldon Whitehouse, wants "permit reform" for Big AI with the "Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs" Act

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
MONDAY 9 AM AT SCOTUS: The People v. Big Oil

Oct 4, 2026

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MONDAY 9 AM AT SCOTUS: The People v. Big Oil

The oil-soaked Supreme Court takes up Suncor v. Boulder

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

The Week in Climate Hearings: Padilla's Slaughter Our Sequoias Act

Sep 29, 2026

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4 min read

The Week in Climate Hearings: Padilla's Slaughter Our Sequoias Act

There's only one markup of note, but it's a killer.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
Did the Market Fail You, Or Did You Fail The Market?

Sep 28, 2026

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Did the Market Fail You, Or Did You Fail The Market?

Lessons from Climate Week NYC on the global market failure and the fight for humanity

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
Unplug AI!

Sep 21, 2026

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3 min read

Unplug AI!

Putting OpenAI, Amazon, and Google on blast during Climate Week NYC

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

Climate Week 2026: The Absolutely Imaginable in Times of the Artificially Inevitable

Sep 18, 2026

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Climate Week 2026: The Absolutely Imaginable in Times of the Artificially Inevitable

This year, choose your own Adventure Intelligently.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
Daring To Thrive

Sep 15, 2026

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4 min read

Daring To Thrive

A look at SEEC's Thriving Economy Project; and, it's End Times Fascism day!

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson

The United States Climate Politics Almanac

The Week in Climate Hearings: Cooking the Climate for Compute

Sep 14, 2026

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6 min read

The Week in Climate Hearings: Cooking the Climate for Compute

Slaughtering Sequoias, Nuclear Waste Innovation Campuses and End Times Fascism

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
Tired: MAGA. Wired: MGA!

Sep 13, 2026

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2 min read

Tired: MAGA. Wired: MGA!

A look at how the insurance industry is protecting profits amid rising climate disaster

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
That Week On The Hill That Was

Sep 8, 2026

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3 min read

That Week On The Hill That Was

A few Democrats decide to help Republicans attack whales and DSA.

Brad Johnson
Brad Johnson
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