Aimee Tuck
@aimeenvironment.bsky.social
Renewable energy nerd, graphic designer with a strategic branding focus, reader o’ sci-fi and urban fantasy. The internet was built by and for cats.
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Aimee Tuck
@aimeenvironment.bsky.social
· May 22
Rewatched Andor with my better half last night and Nemik's manifesto hit differently than it did a year ago.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear."
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Chattanooga’s small municipal utility is doing big things with batteries.
Batteries are helping Chattanooga keep the lights on — and bills low
In Tennessee, municipal utility EPB is scaling up its battery fleet in order to improve grid resilience and also shave costs for its customers.
www.canarymedia.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Chattanooga’s small municipal utility is doing big things with batteries.
Every time I see a story about a fossil fuel spill, all I can think of is the quip:
What do you call a solar spill? A nice day.
www.kuow.org/stories/jet-...
What do you call a solar spill? A nice day.
www.kuow.org/stories/jet-...
Jet fuel spill shuts down Northwest's main oil pipeline
Spill-response crews planned to start digging up a blueberry farm near Everett on Tuesday to find the cause of a jet-fuel spill that shut down the Pacific Northwest’s primary oil pipeline.
www.kuow.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Every time I see a story about a fossil fuel spill, all I can think of is the quip:
What do you call a solar spill? A nice day.
www.kuow.org/stories/jet-...
What do you call a solar spill? A nice day.
www.kuow.org/stories/jet-...
That today is "World Toilet Day" works on so many levels if you're paying attention to the news.
(Also, that's not to belittle the actual issue.)
(Also, that's not to belittle the actual issue.)
November 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation." n.pr/3X1BB07
World Toilet Day is today! Um .. is that really the best name?
November 19 is World Toilet Day — officially declared by the United Nations to bring attention to the the 3.4 billion people who live without "safely managed sanitation."
n.pr
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
That today is "World Toilet Day" works on so many levels if you're paying attention to the news.
(Also, that's not to belittle the actual issue.)
(Also, that's not to belittle the actual issue.)
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We're in federal court today challenging President Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to send Venezuelans to a brutal El Salvador prison with no due process.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
November 19, 2025 at 2:10 PM
We're in federal court today challenging President Trump's illegal use of the Alien Enemies Act to send Venezuelans to a brutal El Salvador prison with no due process.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
Everyone deserves their day in court. This administration's actions are cruel and unlawful.
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Today kicks off our National Week of Action, organizations and people across the nation saying #yestowind >>>
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
November 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Today kicks off our National Week of Action, organizations and people across the nation saying #yestowind >>>
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
As many people struggle to pay their bills, they seek an affordable energy solution — this is where offshore wind comes in. @climateactionri.org
Food for thought: What if it were a requirement for presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members, senators, and representatives to take and pass the same test those applying for citizenship had to pass prior to being sworn in?
And they had to do so every time they were elected/re-elected or seated?
And they had to do so every time they were elected/re-elected or seated?
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Food for thought: What if it were a requirement for presidents, vice presidents, cabinet members, senators, and representatives to take and pass the same test those applying for citizenship had to pass prior to being sworn in?
And they had to do so every time they were elected/re-elected or seated?
And they had to do so every time they were elected/re-elected or seated?
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NEW in Heatmap AM:
📤 FEMA director resigns
💧 EPA may roll back Clean Water Act wetlands protections
🔦 Power outage length is increasing in US
Get all that — plus more! — from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/fema-head...
📤 FEMA director resigns
💧 EPA may roll back Clean Water Act wetlands protections
🔦 Power outage length is increasing in US
Get all that — plus more! — from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/fema-head...
FEMA’s Controversial Head Steps Down
On EPA’s wetland protections, worsening blackouts, and a solar bright spot
heatmap.news
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
NEW in Heatmap AM:
📤 FEMA director resigns
💧 EPA may roll back Clean Water Act wetlands protections
🔦 Power outage length is increasing in US
Get all that — plus more! — from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/fema-head...
📤 FEMA director resigns
💧 EPA may roll back Clean Water Act wetlands protections
🔦 Power outage length is increasing in US
Get all that — plus more! — from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/fema-head...
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Who does this benefit other than the major airline CEOs?
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Who does this benefit other than the major airline CEOs?
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Imagine an abortion ban so radical that even leading anti-abortion groups have lined up to denounce it.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
South Carolina's abortion bill is so extreme even anti-abortion groups have doubts
“It’s like a Frankenstein construction of all the worst possible restrictions from around the country.”
www.motherjones.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Imagine an abortion ban so radical that even leading anti-abortion groups have lined up to denounce it.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
That’s what abortion “abolitionists” are hoping eventually to unleash on South Carolina, with a key legislative hearing scheduled for today.
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3/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
November 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
3/3 I have made three of my cartoons into new, limited edition prints. You can get them now at www.tomgauld.com/shop
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Everything Alex Jones feared would come to pass has been brought to fruition by his own party.
He's so partisan that he won't admit that it was Trump and his cronies who have deployed everything he claimed to oppose.
He's so partisan that he won't admit that it was Trump and his cronies who have deployed everything he claimed to oppose.
license plate data merged with credit header data, marriage records, vehicle ownership, and voter registrations, in one app for ICE agents. oh and it sends push notifications when someone they're seeking is nearby.
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
🆒: www.404media.co/this-app-let...
This App Lets ICE Track Vehicles and Owners Across the Country
Material viewed by 404 Media shows data giant Thomson Reuters enriches license plate data with marriage, voter, and ownership records. The tool can predict where a car may be in the future.
www.404media.co
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Everything Alex Jones feared would come to pass has been brought to fruition by his own party.
He's so partisan that he won't admit that it was Trump and his cronies who have deployed everything he claimed to oppose.
He's so partisan that he won't admit that it was Trump and his cronies who have deployed everything he claimed to oppose.
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Looking to finish what they started.
79-year-old Paul Bojerski was born to Polish parents in a WWII German refugee camp. His family legally emigrated to the U.S. when he was 5.
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
He’s been taken by ICE in Florida.
www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/11/16/s...
Sanford grandfather, born in refugee camp, nabbed by ICE after 70 years in U.S.
Paul Bojerski never gained official residency, but he checked in regularly with ICE for years. Then in July, at age 79, he was detained and sent to Alligator Alcatraz.
www.orlandosentinel.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Looking to finish what they started.
WTF?
Jaw dropped. Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content
Trump Administration Removes Report on Missing and Murdered Native Americans, Calling It DEI Content - Oklahoma Watch
The Trump administration removed a congressionally mandated report on missing and murdered Native Americans from the DOJ website, citing compliance with an executive order against DEI. Senators who ch...
oklahomawatch.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
WTF?
I'm a fan of personal mobility rentals - scooters, ebikes, etc. - AND I think it's important for the company and users to be aware where they're parking them.
As an able-bodied person, I have the luxury of walking around them on grass and dirt when they BLOCK THE SIDEWALK. Not everyone does.
As an able-bodied person, I have the luxury of walking around them on grass and dirt when they BLOCK THE SIDEWALK. Not everyone does.
November 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I'm a fan of personal mobility rentals - scooters, ebikes, etc. - AND I think it's important for the company and users to be aware where they're parking them.
As an able-bodied person, I have the luxury of walking around them on grass and dirt when they BLOCK THE SIDEWALK. Not everyone does.
As an able-bodied person, I have the luxury of walking around them on grass and dirt when they BLOCK THE SIDEWALK. Not everyone does.
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An early test of the future Mamdani-Trump dynamic? Security clearance.
Before taking office as NYC's mayor, Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government — something Trump has revoked before to punish his political enemies.
Before taking office as NYC's mayor, Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government — something Trump has revoked before to punish his political enemies.
An early test of a Mamdani-Trump relationship? Security clearance.
The president has revoked security clearances as a way to punish political enemies.
www.politico.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
An early test of the future Mamdani-Trump dynamic? Security clearance.
Before taking office as NYC's mayor, Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government — something Trump has revoked before to punish his political enemies.
Before taking office as NYC's mayor, Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government — something Trump has revoked before to punish his political enemies.
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Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
Well, well, well. What have we got here? Another city slicker who thinks he can waltz into my town and start causin’ all sorts of trouble. I’d be careful if I was you, fella. Because however they do t...
theonion.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Not Sure How They Deal With Criminals In Your Town, But ’Round Here We Use A Restorative Justice Process
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New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that both podcast hosts and their guests skew very heavily male — and white.
Bros really are dominating podcasting
New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that both podcast hosts and their guests skew very heavily male — and white.
n.pr
November 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
New research from the USC Annenberg Inclusion Initiative shows that both podcast hosts and their guests skew very heavily male — and white.
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Gosh.
Last year, the owner of a sawmill in North Carolina voted for Trump. This year, he’s closed down his mill and blames the squeeze from Trump’s tariffs. On the Big Take podcast, Bloomberg economics reporter Shawn Donnan visits the “Old North State” to understand the ripple effect of tariffs
They Voted for Trump. His Tariffs Took Down Their Family-Owned Sawmill
On today’s Big Take podcast: How Trump’s trade war led to the closure of a family-run sawmill in North Carolina.
bloom.bg
November 16, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Gosh.
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Life under a dictatorship.
This picture says everything about the state of our nation right now, peaceful clergy being arrested and forced face-down on the pavement.
November 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Life under a dictatorship.
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For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
Latino US citizens racially profiled by federal immigration agents in Chicago: ‘I felt like a piece of trash’
The Tribune spoke to U.S. citizens and green card holders who have either been questioned or detained during Trump’s Operation Midway Blitz.
www.chicagotribune.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
For two months, the U.S. government has been racial profiling as masked federal agents hunted for immigrants throughout Chicago. They’ve repeatedly snatched up U.S. citizens while traumatizing communities. “I felt like a piece of trash.” Here is our story www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/15/l...
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The Gates Foundation has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by climate crisis skeptic Bjørn Lomborg.
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Climate Denier Bjørn Lomborg’s Think Tank - Truthdig
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.truthdig.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Gates Foundation has donated more than $3.5 million to a think tank run by climate crisis skeptic Bjørn Lomborg.
I read. A lot. 68 books so far this year. I also have a mind like a steel sieve, so I pay attention when books stick with me. If you’re looking for gifts for the holidays, here are books I’ve read this year that have stuck with me:
November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
I read. A lot. 68 books so far this year. I also have a mind like a steel sieve, so I pay attention when books stick with me. If you’re looking for gifts for the holidays, here are books I’ve read this year that have stuck with me:
Ok, this industrial heat pump technology sounds cool (or hot as the case may be): www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
This industrial heat pump is cheaper to run than a boiler. Yes,…
Skyven Technologies is making clean steam in a cost-effective way. The tech could boost efforts to decarbonize heavy industry.
www.canarymedia.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Ok, this industrial heat pump technology sounds cool (or hot as the case may be): www.canarymedia.com/articles/hea...
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This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
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As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX