Brad Johnson<p>It's really important for Democratic politicians to understand that the Manchin-Barrasso Energy Permit Reform Act is political suicide for Democrats on both the left and the right. It's one of the most aggressively anti-populist bills I've seen in ages. It's written by fossil-fuel-industry allies on behalf of the fossil fuel industry, with a Project 2025 laundry list.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/manchinbarrasso" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>manchinbarrasso</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/dirtydeal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dirtydeal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/project2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>project2025</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>uspol</span></a> <a href="https://www.commondreams.org/news/permitting-reform-bill" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">commondreams.org/news/permitti</span><span class="invisible">ng-reform-bill</span></a></p>