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Why Democrats Joined Republicans to Block a California Climate Policy (www.nytimes.com)
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What's missing here is that you can make EVs cheaply; they're just not made by US automakers.

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[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 16 points 3 days ago

Why Democrats Joined Republicans to Block a California Climate Policy

Because Democrats are controlled opposition who ultimately serve the interests of the ultra-rich?

[-] shaggyb@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I'm not loading that many ads just to read the word "bribery".

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