@SamTRicketts

Seattleite in DC area. Dad. Energy transition glue guy. Co-founder, S2 Strategies. Former @JayInslee @WAStateGov @SEEC @EvergreenAction @CAPenergypolicy

 Washington, DC
s2strategies.org/
Joined May 2009
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Entirely too much violence and fascism on this site now.
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Ramez Naam
@ramezOct 24
Unlimited pardon power + executive branch control of the DOJ + (recently) Presidential immunity for 'official' acts = a dictator-sized hole in the US Constitution. All three of those need to go.
Jeff Stein
@jstein_sunOct 24
SCOOP: White House lawyers weigh preemptive pardons for large numbers of junior admin staff, as MAGA allies press for protections for lower ranking aides Under discussion is pardons everyone in certain policy, like deportation Does not seem imminent washingtonsun.com/whitehouse…

White House Is Weighing Mass Pardons for Junior Staff

Conservative groups influential with the Trump administration have pressed for the preemptive acts of clemency.

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NRDC 🌎🏡
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The U.S was the world’s only major economy to see greenhouse gas emissions go up significantly last year. It happened as the Trump administration gutted pollution safeguards and forced dirty coal plants to stay running. npr.org/2026/10/21/nx-s1-600…

United Nations report highlights significant increase in U.S. climate pollution

The U.S. is the only major economy where planet-warming pollution dramatically increased last year. The United Nations warns the planet is on track for catastrophic warming.

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Igor Bobic
@igorbobicOct 24
Murkowski tells DOJ to butt out
Sen. Lisa Murkowski
@lisamurkowskiOct 24
Alaskans don’t need any help voting for their preferred candidates, and the State of Alaska has already handled this by clearly distinguishing the candidates on this year’s ballot. The Department of Justice should never have filed this lawsuit. apnews.com/article/alaska-se…

Trump says he ordered the Justice Department's lawsuit over Alaska's US Senate race

President Donald Trump says he ordered the Justice Department lawsuit over Alaska’s U.S. Senate race.

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Lakshya Jain
@lxeagle17Oct 24
Got our final poll of the cycle back @TheArgumentMag. I've just never seen the bottom fall out *this badly* for a party before. There is nothing — and I mean *nothing* — good for Republicans in this one. It might well be our ugliest one yet for them.
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The Trump administration is giving out free passes to polluters Great reporting from @maxinejoselow and @EricLiptonNYT nytimes.com//2026/10/24/clim…

5 Takeaways From Our Investigation of Trump’s Waivers for Polluters

Chemical plants and other industrial facilities had been required to curb their toxic emissions. A New York Times investigation shows how they got out of it.

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A big thank you to Trump’s SEC for its rules this summer allowing data center debt to be securitized. Since 2008 was so fun.
unusual_whales
@unusual_whalesOct 21
BREAKING: "Speculative data center debt is being repackaged and sold to pension and retirement funds, university endowments, and other institutional investors in a manner eerily reminiscent of the subprime bubble," per AFR
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Jeff Stein
@jstein_sunOct 22
The Civil War almost literally came out of a national conflict to decide the Senator from Kansas
Patrick Ruffini
@PatrickRuffiniOct 21
In the grand sweep of American history, it’s not normal or natural for someone from New York to care who the Senator from Kansas is
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This is a huge deal Wash Post: As the nation obsesses over Congress, shifts in governors could signal big changes washingtonpost.com/politics/…

Analysis | Republicans’ grip on state power is also at risk in elections

The GOP has had a majority of governorships for more than a decade.

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Rohan Patel
@rohanspatelOct 21
If @megynkelly had a shred of integrity, she would issue a heartfelt apology to @amyactonoh and beg for forgiveness. Then she would denounce the utterly vile actions of @VivekGRamaswamy and ask him to drop out immediately. Acton and her brother (as pre teens!) were abandoned by their mother after physical and sexual abuse from their step father. All of the is documented in court records - it’s not a matter of debate.
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Enjoyed speaking with Karen for this important piece about the past and future of @DemGovs
Karen Tumulty
@ktumultyOct 19
The GOP has had a majority of the nation's governorships since 2010. After November, maybe not. While so much attention is on what will happen in Washington, Republicans’ grip on state power is also at risk in elections wapo.st/4zDyywf

Analysis | As the nation obsesses over Congress, shifts in governors could signal big changes

The GOP has had a majority of governorships for more than a decade.

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Meta took down the No Kings organizing page today - the biggest day of protest this fall. They provided zero explanation. It stayed down for the entire afternoon until most of the protests were done. Outrageous. Put this on the January investigation list.
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Jesse Lee@JesseCharlesLeeOct 14
Trump’s core 2024 promise was bringing down costs by being the energy president — “when you bring down energy costs, everything else falls.” The story of 2026 is that his energy policy, killing clean energy to make us dependent on oil, gas, and coal, has been a massive failure.
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Shakshuka is a top 5 food name
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Trump is raising electricity costs by blocking low-cost clean energy, forcing grids to meet demand with high-cost fossil fuel units. Sucks for you; but Trump’s corrupt big fossil fuel donors make a bundle.
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Today’s sky tour of American clean energy (IAD✈️SEA) Solar in Virginia Wind in South Dakota Hydro in Washington
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Why yes I did cause my little 9yo self was there. Gar is god
MLB
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Edgar Martinez's heroics in 1995 ALDS Game 5 went down in history. But did you know he set the stage in Game 4 with a game-winning grand slam?
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good god
Rob Friedman
@PitchingNinjaOct 7
Yoshinobu Yamamoto, 87mph Slider and 91mph Splitter, Overlay.
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This is cool
Talkin' Baseball
@TalkinBaseball_Oct 6
Chris Sale and Yoshinobu Yamamoto show each other respect before facing off
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Sam Newton@SamNewtonOct 6
Very important message for @ZachLahn before the Iowa gov debate from where else but Kansas 👇
Laura Kelly
@LauraKellyKSOct 6
I care deeply about all of my constituents, even those running for office two states away. My message to Kansan Zach Lahn:
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need a moratorium on my computer tbh
Sam Ricketts@SamTRickettsSep 14
Breaking: some are calling on big tech execs to address the latest AI crisis stopping me from staying up late arguing with Claude about policy design, again
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