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Trump rails against wind energy in fundraising pitch to oil executives | At a Mar-a-Lago dinner, Donald Trump doubles down on promises to derail a key form of clean energy (wapo.st)

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“I hate wind,” Trump told the executives over a meal of chopped steak at his Mar-a-Lago Club and resort in Florida, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe a private conversation.

If you're an American, and you want to stop this, here's what you need to do:

Check your voter registration today to make sure it's still valid — you'll need to update it if you moved, changed name, or if Republican officials in your state managed to purge your registration
Volunteer if you have time
Donate if you can
Make sure you vote for Democrats up and down the ballot in the fall

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[–] Hugh_Jeggs@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

This is a discussion about US climate policy. The inflation reduction act is the most important piece of legislation in US history on the subject of climate. Maybe even including the clean air and water acts. I'd encourage you to read up on it.

And I'd encourage you not to use initialisms that are unfamiliar to the vast majority of people on a global forum without explaining them

Americans are the first to complain when it happens the other way around because their worldview is so blinkered!

The IRA is definitely the Irish Republican Army 😂

[–] FatLegTed@piefed.social 1 points 6 months ago

Being ex British Forces, this always makes me laugh.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 1 points 6 months ago

I was wondering what it had to do with Individual Retirement Accounts.