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Democrawonk — Trump tries to put an oversized chair labeled MARSHALL into an E15 measuring jug beside a corn cob.

Trump’s Ethanol Deal Now Includes One Renewable Senator

PoliticsOctober 22, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

Corn growers want dependable access to the fuel market. Trump has added a Kansas Senate seat to the negotiations.

Democrawonk — A giant government hand erases a pink YES stamp on a permit while a completed offshore wind turbine stands behind it.

Congratulations On Finishing Your Wind Farm. About That Permission To Build It.

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

A faster permit is a modest improvement when the administration can ask to reconsider it after construction.

Democrawonk — Trump caricature pumps a bundle of emergency orders toward a car fuel tank while a driver watches.

The Emergency Order Cannot Be Poured Into Your Gas Tank

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 9:05 AM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

The president can accelerate a permit. Gasoline insists on going through a refinery.

Democrawonk — A hardhat-topped geothermal pipe stands behind a pink CLEAN ENERGY rope while a wind turbine and solar panel remain outside.

Renewable Energy Is Welcome, Provided It Dresses Like Oil

PoliticsOctober 19, 2026 at 11:01 AM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

Geothermal power has found bipartisan friends. Apparently clean energy’s political problem was insufficient drilling equipment.

Democrawonk — A gas stove in a powdered wig poses beside an unfinished portrait marked Proposed and a closed Colorado Constitution book in an imaginary studio.

Colorado’s Gas Stove Would Like To Be A Founding Father

Washington’s CircusOctober 17, 2026 at 7:14 AM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

An imagined constitutional portrait sitting for an appliance with unusually grand political ambitions.