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Hallo

Today I start using Substack

I used to like Twitter but always felt very constrained by the 144 limit

This brought problems for the irony-challenged, who misunderstood a lot of what I was trying to say

This is a particular problem for me because I seem to be regarded as ‘on the left’ by people on the right, and' ‘on the right’ by people on the left

Apparently this makes me controversial, and therefore box office poison

Contrary to what some in the far-right echo chamber have been saying this week, I have not been silenced. I’m right here folks. And I am ready to get started!

I closed my X account recently. I’d love to say letting my few thousand followers there know that I was leaving for good led to an influx of new subscribers here but it didn’t. No one saw the post because the muppets at X buried it.

I’m happy to be somewhere sane.

If you’re interested in ecology, biodiversity, climate change, freshwater, join me here.

You made it, you own it

You always own your intellectual property, mailing list, and subscriber payments. With full editorial control and no gatekeepers, you can do the work you most believe in.

I’ve read and analyzed every executive order signed by Trump since the inauguration, and painstakingly taken tons of notes and written a pretty okay article about it if I do say so myself. Please read it if you’re interested, my substack is and always will be 100% free, I just want to empower others with knowledge. I attempt to make some sense of loads of insanity. It’s out now.

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Thanks for the warm welcome. Just posted something on how I’m thinking about the path before us. Looking forward to reading your thoughts and ideas.

Conservatives are going Covidian.

How do they read this then?:

Trump’s Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent becomes highest-ranking out gay person in US history

Donald Trump’s gay nominee for secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent, who lives in Charleston, South Carolina with his husband and family, is the first Senate-approved LGBTQ+ member in a Republican cabinet.

In November 2024, President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to nominate billionaire hedge fund manager Scott Bessent to be secretary of the Treasury, after he helped raise millions of dollars for Trump.

In a statement posted on Truth Social at the time, Trump praised Bessent as “one of the world’s foremost international investors and geopolitical and economic strategists”, adding: “Scott’s story is that of the American Dream… together, we will make America rich again, prosperous again [and] affordable again.”

According to Forbes, the “pro-tariff Wall Street veteran” and former colleague of Democratic megadonor George Soros is likely to become the most prominent voice shaping the Trump economy.

And especially THIS part?:

What’s more: As the secretary of the treasury is fifth in the United States presidential line of succession, he becomes the highest-ranking openly LGBTQ+ person in American history. But what do we know about Scott Bessent and most importantly his Family Values(like it's 1992/3?) Here are all of the key facts about him, as well as his husband and family values mkay.

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