Skip Descant

Skip Descant writes the Siskiyou County Dispatch, a local news site on Substack.

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Attention states! Don't even think about considering the struggles of poor people when you award funding for the buildout of broadband. You have been warned by the Trump Administration. #Broadband @NTIAgov
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Let it not be said the @realDonaldTrump administration is not pro-immigration. (You just gotta be white.) https://t.co/O0TJjuTgde

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The world certainly seems to be having a good laugh over the utterly unserious people running very serious agencies in this pathetic little country... https://t.co/gcKYnngQAr

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Gutting legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act, with its incentives to advance clean transportation and energy, has rattled the electric industry, who want to see more certainty out of this White House. @NEMAupdates https://t.co/qWvuftIucv

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@SenJohnKennedy Is Sen. Kennedy unsure about who is president...? (Oh, and has he seen the Stock Market lately...?)

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I suppose the word "Liberty" isn't so great after all... Or at least, it doesn't surpass the splendor of the word "Bragg," honoring a disgraceful figure of the Southern Confederacy. https://t.co/RQGFOnJbCa

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New urban design concepts are emerging as cities search for solutions to solve the package delivery chaos at the curb. https://t.co/3Xyn6t7bZj @populus_ai @smartccouncil

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Rather than compromise core government systems to dismantle government, @USDS tech workers walked out. Much to @elonmusk dismay, there are a lot of folks in government with a lot of integrity. @govtechnews https://t.co/P9HgSn8En4

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Perhaps the largest infrastructure project in the country, pledges to keep chugging ahead. https://t.co/OGai5lkD82 @CaHSRA

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Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch.
President Trump now oversees the military and the FAA. One of his first acts was to fire and suspend some of the key personnel who helped keep our skies safe. Time for the President to show actual leadership and explain what he will do to prevent this from happening again.

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Sean Duffy, the new @USDOT secretary, says he plans to end the "electric vehicle mandate," according to a release by his office. Which should be easy, since there is no mandate.

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What @mariannbudde did was show the kind of leadership so many in the so-called Evangelical community have abdicated. Thank you for standing up, and speaking truth to power. Her voice inspires many. https://t.co/trmKATeGaN

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This new charging station in Weed, Calif., at the Pilot Travel Center is everything EV charging should be: seamless, plug-and-charge, pull-through parking and covered. @evgonetwork @generalmotors

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@collier_np @LAGovJeffLandry @Meta I would definitely question the green energy claim. How much renewable energy is actually created in that part of the state? And how much fresh water will this facility consume...?

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Broadband infrastructure buildout -- a hallmark feature of the Biden Administration -- will likely continue to move forward in the new Trump administration. (It probably helps that so many of these projects are happening in such politically red districts.) https://t.co/PCXkWTcOHM

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Broadband equity is moving forward in Oakland, Calif. @OakUndivided @OaklandPromise @oaklandhousing

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@AGLizMurrill @JoeBiden @KamalaHarris Spoken like true Aunt Lydia. #HandmaidsTale

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Artificial Intelligence could end up crushing sustainability goals. The data centers needed to support A.I. consumes massive amounts of power and water. https://t.co/BXu8IlykHH @ACEEEdc

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Streetlights support a lot more than lighting a dark sidewalk. They are eliminating the need for unsightly cell towers. https://t.co/ocmrtimRI7 @ubicquia @smartcityc @rumfordmaine

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@AGLizMurrill What a positive message, full of encouragement to vote…🙄 (Then again, this is a state which has never thought very much of democracy…)