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2 gigantic vertical screens cycled through the “Guardian of the Truth” covers. Jamal’s came up as people danced to Michael Jackson. I watched as Jamal’s cover faded out.
Minutes later, the image of MBS appeared. His April 2018 cover was the headlined, “Charm Offensive: Should the World Buy What the Crown Prince Is Selling?” I realized then that the party was a celebration of all that Time had done that year. I'd forgotten that #MBS was one of Time’s 100 most influential people in 2018.
"The order, issued Thursday night, could allow #Texas power plants to surpass #pollution limits through Friday night to meet “abnormally high” demand for electricity.
Jennifer Granholm, US secretary of energy, determined in the order that “an emergency exists in Texas due to a shortage of electric energy, a shortage of facilities for the generation of electric energy and other causes.” #ERCOT
https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/08/energy/texas-power-emergency-heat-wave/index.html
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