Jason Westrope
Focused on sustainability, transit oriented urban development, green buildings, renewable energy, energy efficiency, green roofs and a healthier planet.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeDuckworth: "He's accepting a bribe, which is unconstitutional and illegal. And he's gonna accept an aircraft that then is gonna cost taxpayers another billion dollars at a time when he wants to cut funding for Medicaid. It's simple unacceptable."
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- Reposted by Jason Westrope"fully operational mobile McDonald’s unit" is a phrase that makes me feel like maybe i've passed away and all the news i read is all just the final neurons in my brain racing around making haphazard connections in the moments before darkness
- Reposted by Jason WestropeWhenever you hear conservative politicians preach from the gospel of "fiscal responsibility," remember that one of the biggest drivers of deficits lately are the Bush and Trump tax cuts, which have added nearly $10 trillion to the national debt.
- Reposted by Jason WestropePlease watch this in its entirety. I defy you to get through it without several "Holy fucks!" We are completely sleeping on how mass deportations will destroy the economy. And we need to wake up. It's far worse than the tariffs. youtu.be/ENyHfi6Y8W8?...
- Reposted by Jason WestropeI am just sick watching this Little fish have no chance at all Its no longer a man and a fishing rod or small boats fishing but huge Industrial trawlers with nets the size of a football pitch, scooping up every form of marine life that exists creating a desert of the ocean Why is this not banned
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- Reposted by Jason WestropeTrump calls the Qatar Royal Family’s luxury jet a “free gift”—but experts warn American taxpayers will be forced to pay over $1 billion to convert Qatar’s “Palace in the Sky” into a secure Air Force One. This isn’t a deal. It's a disaster. www.defensenews.com/air/2025/05/...
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- Reposted by Jason WestropeAccepting a private jumbo-jet from a foreign nation is a clear violation of our Constitution, which plainly prohibits U.S. officials from accepting gifts from foreign governments.
- Reposted by Jason Westrope"First, the plane is 13 years old. You read that correctly. A piddling little Middle Eastern autocracy is trying to bribe our president with a used plane" read @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org on the Qatari 'gift' www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...
- Reposted by Jason WestropeNo Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State.
- Reposted by Jason Westrope3/ But most importantly, there is absolutely no reason why our public discussion of what is or is not corrupt should be limited by the stunted conception that the Roberts Court has chosen to apply.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeOK, this is wild. In September 2023, geophysicists across the world started monitoring a very odd signal coming from the ground under them. It was picked up in the Arctic. And Antarctica. It was detected everywhere, every 90 seconds, as regular as a metronome, for *nine days*. What the HELL? 1/
- Reposted by Jason WestropeMy daughter’s speech therapist went out of business because Medicaid reimbursement rates were too low. We do not have Medicaid. I’m going to keep posting this until people understand that when Medicaid gets cut *everyone* loses services.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeAccording to the NYT, people making donations to a charity run by the Clintons -- donations used to help poor people -- is corruption. Making a giant gift directly to the president is not.
- Reposted by Jason Westrope30% is an enormously high tariff!
- Reposted by Jason Westrope"BP, Exxon & Shell, who have recently noted their exit from renewables, are also withdrawing from core oil & gas production investments too. Over 50% of their operating cashflow is now going to shareholders, not explorers or construction crews."
- Reposted by Jason WestropeThis is an achievement for any country but a truly incredible one for the workshop of the world. If only we could unleash these capacities to electrify the whole world! It is so much more possible today than ever before.
- Happy Mothers Day to all who celebrate!
- At the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center in Chicago tonight to see Los Pleneros de la Cresta live with lots of other entertainers and delicious food and drinks… Sabor Rico!
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- Reposted by Jason WestropeI've been a doomer about DOGE data grabbing, but I'll admit it never occurred to me Musk could fire his way to stealing all copyrighted material ever
- Holy shiitake! Trump fired Shira Perlmutter, the Director of the US Copyrights Office apparently because she refused to let Elon Musk raid the place to steal author’s intellectual property rights democrats-cha.house.gov/media/press-...
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- Reposted by Jason WestropeBREAKING NEWS: Stephen Miller makes clear the Trump regime will suspend habeas corpus—effectively ending American democracy—if the Supreme Court does not rule the way Trump and Miller want. We are getting close now.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeTHEY ARE ARRESTING ELECTED OFFICIALS FOR PEACEFULLY OPPOSING THE REGIME’S ILLEGAL ACTIONS. DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO OVERWHELM YOU. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.
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- I wonder why
- Reposted by Jason WestropeNEW: Chaos at the ICE detention centre in New Jersey. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been arrested by the DOJ after Members of Congress (apparently being shoved by agents) attempted to include him on a visit. Baraka has opposed the facility, saying it opened without permits. (🎥 News 12 New Jersey)
- Reposted by Jason WestropeMy local library just sent out this email in appreciation of Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black woman to be Librarian of Congress, who was fired by Trump because she's apparently a disloyal "DEI" hire.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeHAPPENING NOW: Newark Mayor Ras Baraka was just taken into custody while protesting outside the Delaney Hall ICE detention center
- This is the op-Ed that got Rumeysa Ozturk kidnapped and removed from her hometown to an undisclosed detention center by Trump’s secret police. You may not agree with the assertions or positions but this is clearly a free speech issue (also habeas corpus) and she is not a threat:
- What an amazing thread. This is first draft history. Thank you @annabower.bsky.social - also a just outcome. This is habeas and certainly claims could have been brought without kidnapping Ozturk to a previously undisclosed location over a freedom of expression issue.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeSo therefore the court finds that she does not pose danger to community or present risk of flight. THE COURT ORDERS THE GOVERNMENT TO RELEASE OZTURK FROM CUSTODY IMMEDIATELY. "Ms. Ozturk is free to return to her home in Massachusetts."
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- Reposted by Jason WestropeToday on Volts: ground-source heat pumps! They're the most efficient way to heat & cool your home, but they're expensive up front. Dandelion is working to bring the costs down, with custom-designed equipment, digital tools, & a big new partnership with a home developer. I talk with CEO Kathy Hannun.
- Hey NY. See this band.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeJust a few days after Columbia announces the Pulitzers, the university goes and suspends its own student journalists.
- Several Columbia Univ student journalists are suspended after covering protests (while wearing press ID) in the main library. Their access to campus is blocked, and they can't take final exams. Also: Columbia's acting president is a former ABC journalist www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2025/05...
- Reposted by Jason WestropeI wrote about Trump’s repeated comments about little girls’ dolls, and the gendered imaginary of the Trump trade war. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- Reposted by Jason WestropeThe last fellas who came from Chicago, were given a rigorous education in Catholicism and then claimed to be on a mission from God? They destroyed a suburban shopping mall, wrecked about 300 police cars and ended up in Joliet penitentiary. Just saying.
- Reposted by Jason WestropeA report from the scene of a horrifying kidnapping on the streets of Worcester, MA today by @billshaner.bsky.social www.welcometohellworld.com/they-dont-ne...
- Reposted by Jason Westrope🚨BREAKING: Right wing group DISMISSES case challenging the Arizona's maintenance of its voter rolls. Another victory for Arizona voters and for my law firm and its clients. www.democracydocket.com/cases/arizon...
