MC Hammond

Clean energy, nuclear, & national security. Regulatory attorney. Administrative law nerd. Incurable optimist. Karaoke enthusiast. Views are my own.

[Bo Erickson Reuters @BoKnowsNews]

WASHINGTON, May 26 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that the 2020 election was stolen from him at least 107 times in the last six months, keeping the grievance front and center even as he faces new political risks from the war with Iran and looming midterm elections.

Trump devotes near-daily attention to ​the issue, a Reuters review of his public events, interviews and online posts found, and his comments often come in waves. One Saturday in April, amid a fragile ceasefire with Iran, Trump posted allegations about the ‌2020 election - when he lost to his predecessor Joe Biden - seven times on his Truth Social account.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@ThomasHochman @nukebarbarian Oh thank goodness that guidance has been down for like a year

[Rini Sampath @RiniSampath]

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[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@jacob_wass 😂

[Tennessee Valley Authority @TVAnews]

That's a wrap! 🙌
This weekend, operators at Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Chattanooga, TN safely synchronized Unit 1 back to the grid after a maintenance and refueling outage.
This 63-day planned outage contained approximately 16,000 work activities which come together to ensure that the unit runs safely and reliably for the long term.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@JigarShahDC We out here.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@cornoisseur It was very smart policy making, giving the taxpayer the upside.

[Fred Stafford @fredstaffordcs]

Thanks @harrysiegel for posing my question to NYC progressive Congressional candidate Brad Lander about nuclear energy and specifically his past opposition, as city council member, to Indian Point. Kudos to Lander for admitting it was an error and that nuclear is important.

[Vaishnavi @_vmlops]

SOMEONE BUILT A MAP THAT SHOWS EXACTLY WHERE EVERY POWER PLANT, TRANSMISSION LINE, SUBSTATION & DATA CENTER SITS ON THE US GRID

all on one interactive map. all free

you can see how the grid is laid out... where the datacenters cluster... which transmission corridors carry the load... where the high-capacity connection points are

https://t.co/bRWJj6OA5P

zoom into any region and the whole picture comes into focus why energy costs what it costs, why data centers go where they go, why some states are power exporters and others aren't

this is the kind of infrastructure visibility that used to require expensive industry reports

now it's one tab

[Rini Sampath @RiniSampath]

12,000 homes is 1/3 of the Bowser admin’s goal and utterly fails to meet the moment. 1500 family sized affordable units by 2035 is only 188 units a year and will not meaningfully contribute to the shortage of family-sized homes in DC.

These unambitious goals, in combination with his idea to subsidize demand through the Home Purchase Assistance Program, will drive housing costs even higher.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

Just as @MayorBowser is proposing cuts to the Pay Equity Fund that helps increase pay for child care workers, @urbaninstitute has released results from a survey that found that the fund was good for providers and in some prevented increases to the tuition that parents pay.

[Sen. Lisa Murkowski @lisamurkowski]

The President’s threat that “a whole civilization will die tonight” cannot be excused away as an attempt to gain leverage in negotiations with Iran.

This type of rhetoric is an affront to the ideals our nation has sought to uphold and promote around the world for nearly 250 years. It undermines our long-standing role as a global beacon of freedom and directly endangers Americans both abroad and at home.

The oppressive, terror-spreading regime of the Islamic Republic must be distinguished from the people and the civilization of Iran. Everyone involved—especially the President and Iran’s leaders—must de-escalate their unprecedented saber-rattling before it is too late.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@isabelleboemeke @HarksenNiels @AaloAtomics @valaratomics @xenergynuclear @oklo @AntaresNuclear Yes, I was about to suggest GE-Vernova. Also Kairos.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

Still beating the bots.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

Westlaw AI citing accurate sources but inaccurate quotations and case holdings.

[Rob Freund @RobertFreundLaw]

More lawyers misusing AI (Westlaw's CoCounsel):

6th Cir. opinion today focuses on criminal defense attorney who "used artificial intelligence to draft the briefs in this case and then filed them without properly verifying the cited legal authorities."

"The first tell" that AI use was in play was the file name of the principal brief: "CoCounsel Skill Results."

"CoCounsel is the name of Westlaw’s internal artificial-intelligence platform."

"Further suspicions arose" when the briefs included three fake quotations and several misrepresented case holdings.

Lawyer admitted he directed a staff member to upload district court docs to CoCounsel to create a first draft of the brief.

He said this was his first time using Westlaw CoCounsel.

Court notes that the fact that the cases are real, and only the quotes were fake, "does not absolve him."

"The fact remains that Howe committed inexcusable transgressions during the appellate phase of this case. And that misconduct had consequences."

Sanctions:

-Lawyer will not be compensated under Criminal Justice Act for time spent on the appeal.

-Referred to Chief Judge of 6th Cir. to consider disciplinary proceedings.

-Opinion to be served on E.D. Ky. chief judge and clerk and Disciplinary Clerk for Kentucky Bar Association.

-Lawyer removed from further representation in the case.

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@fredstaffordcs @SimonMahan Oh yep, you’re right!

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@SimonMahan Link: https://t.co/G0gN9Q1ArO

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

@fredstaffordcs @SimonMahan Includes 30%

[MC Hammond @mchammo]

Go Vols!

[NCAA March Madness @MarchMadnessMBB]

Tennessee is Sweet 16 bound 🤩

#MarchMadness

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

It’s a nice spring day, but hardly peak cherry blossom crowds down by the National Mall and Tidal Basin. But the 15th Street protected lane that the Trump administration will start tearing out next week was still busy with people on bikes and scooters; locals and tourists alike.