Wirepoints’ Mark Glennon on AM560: Why We Need to “Relentlessly” Make the Blue State-Red State Case
November 5, 2026
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Glennon raised the stakes of the moment in broader civilizational terms: “This election in Illinois is not about the usual pedestrian issues… it’s about nothing less than whether Western civilization survives in our democratic republic of America because [the left], just on the open border alone, will destroy the country, and now they’re bringing in the jihadists, frankly, into the party.” Audio and summary linked here.Audio and summary linked here.
New Trier High School made national headlines nine years ago as a “canary in a coal mine” for political indoctrination in public schools. The canaries lived.
Among the consequences of economic growth that badly lags national averages are billions of lost revenue every year. Yet denial reigns in Illinois, fueling the vicious cycle of demand for higher taxes.
Well , helion is building a fusion reactor for Microsoft that is scheduled to go online in 2028 or29
Fusing hydrogen into helium at very high
temp, what possibly could go wrong.
nothing to see here move along.
Renewables are going to be more expensive going forward with the end of federal tax credits and the need to build massive amounts of transmission to get it to the load in and around Chicago.
Solar is alright but Nukes do it all night!!
Can I steal your tag-line? It’s the best usable energy phrase I’ve ever read!
It’s not his tag line so no need to ask.
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Quantum computing means MORE energy, not less. A day when renewable energy is our only source is enviable, but we can’t get there instantly. We still need other sources of energy lest we start have rolling blackouts.
Letting the theater kids tell the engineers how best to produce power will guarantee astronomical costs. BOHICA