21 Senate Democrats advance lame‑duck permitting bill for data‑center projects
I think this from @joshtpm.bsky.social is correct. The single most important question facing Senate Democrats is whether they'll assert the Congressional majority's power to govern like a majority. talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/forge...
Ned Resnikoff108If Schumer thinks he can dodge the filibuster question by getting to a 60 seat majority then yeah that will mean he absolutely needs to go. It’s a recipe for turning John Fetterman into the main character of US politics.
Nick4Hoping the Class of '26 understands this:
KC Clyburn (no relation), Author3i mean that's just it, right? Chuck is assuming two years from now they can net three to four seats. the problem is a filibuster proof majority means jack shit if one or two dems decide to wreck shit. and Chuck knows this. and Chuck does not care.
The US government is gutting American archaeology It's both Democrats and Republicans. The new bipartisan permitting bill #BAAJA threatens thousands of jobs and will cause permanent harm to archaeological sites in the US See more here: youtu.be/DH5Z9FSsUXE?...
Eman14I currently work in archaeological compliance. Section 106 is the backbone of everything we do, from scientific research and CRM to tribal consultancy and public outreach. It's true we need infrastructure, but can we really call it "progress" if it's detrimental to multiple cultures, ours included?
Kevin C. Nolan, PhD, RPA2It also, and arguably more importantly, hands State, Local, and Tribal authority to the Federal bureaucracy, shutting out any opportunity for citizens or their elected officials to be involved in decision making that effects their neighborhoods. This is a huge federal power grab. #NOBAAJA #106Strong
awlieb.bsky.social1is there a written version of this info?
ᎤᎵ / COMMS OPEN41If you stand with Native Americans, you need to FIGHT THIS BILL.
Iain Davidson AU20This is what we all have to fear, in all areas, when the greedy try to convince us that it is a good idea to "cut red/green/old tape". They forget that we know that the regulations were put in place to preserve the things we want to preserve, like the past, like biodiversity, like safe buildings.
Brandon Bishop8So, given our professional societies suck and never tell us anything or organize, do we know how BAAJA will affect the two main fields geo grads go into: geotechnical and environmental stuff?
Rachel Grant/R.S. Grant3Feeling devastated that Schumer's first act after an historic election night was to push through this horrific permitting bill that would gut historic preservation.
Weird Bisexual Wooper2Millions of us went to the polls to make sure Dems would win the election and before the new term even starts, Dem leadership has decided to help Trump destroy jobs and archeology sites. Cool. Really just a slap in the face to all of us who busted our asses trying to get Dems elected.
I’m on the ground at COP 31, where @whitehouse.senate.gov talked to the ocean community about the need to "villainize the enemy" when doing climate advocacy. Given the Senator’s outsize role in the toxic BAAJA permitting bill, I think maybe some people need a reminder about who the enemy is.
Sarah Schumann41The enemy is fossil fuel companies. It’s not the land defenders, not the water defenders, and not the ocean defenders who want to see both an end to fossil fuels AND a pathway to climate action that avoids repeating the environmental devastation of the past.
Bill Bullock1Stop attacking allies. He is trying to get wind energy projects permitted
🇺🇸 Radicalized1I have lost all respect for him because of this @whitehouse.senate.gov Stock trading has been allowed for TOO LONG
Sen. Whitehouse has called #BAAJA a "climate & clean energy bill." But Big Oil (& Big Tech) are amongst its biggest backers More here (w/ comments from @michaelemann.bsky.social, @ssteingraber1.bsky.social, @maibached.bsky.social, @profbobhowarth.bsky.social) www.oneearthnow.org/p/extremely-...
Rolf Erdahl6We need permitting reform & efficient energy distribution. We need to sharply curtail greenhouse emissions. We need to protect endangered species. We need to preserve fragile wilderness areas. It really seems like BAAJA can’t walk & chew gum at the same time. We can do better. #ClimateChangeBugsMe
Jaylene1Re: Senator Whitehouse 25 Million in inherited wealth White only beach club White only "reading room" Funneled money to wife's charity.
J. Smith1It is definitely a handout to #fossilfuel, #datacenter, and other polluting industries. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be slinging free tacos on Capitol Hill. bsky.app/profile/jool...
BR Griffey1He recently sold a significant Nvidia position (pre scandal) and shills for nukes for AI.
@usprogressives.bsky.social oppose #BAAJA because it "would undermine Tribal sovereignty and roll back key environmental laws, such as the National Environmental Policy Act, the Clean Water Act, the Endangered Species Act, and the National Historic Preservation Act." nodirtydatacenterdeal.com
Brad Johnson NODIRTYDATACENTERDEAL.COM #BAAJA25Thx to @rokhanna.bsky.social and @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social and Tlaib and @rephuffman.bsky.social and @repstansbury.bsky.social for their leadership
atj152#BAAJA ~ If passed as written, the progressive lawmakers warned, the bill would mean that “the public would lose key tools used to protect the environment and hold the administration accountable against ICE detention centers, Trump vanity projects, and more.”
I genuinely think Sen. Whitehouse is entirely unaware of the fact that he negotiated a bill (BAAJA, the permitting deal) that, on substantive & rhetorical terms, does not "villainize the enemy," but in fact "surrenders to and aligns with the enemy." Actions > Words Effects > Intentions.
