Aimee Witteman
@aimeewitteman.bsky.social
Pro-housing decarb strategist. Midwest kid in D.C.⚡️
Also skeets on democracy, bikes, trail running, and Lake Superior shipwrecks. Personal Account.
Also skeets on democracy, bikes, trail running, and Lake Superior shipwrecks. Personal Account.
“staggering incompetence, cold indifference, and jaded cruelty…” is a terrific description of this entire administration
Rep. Raskin: “You ignored the law and even with over 100,000 employees at your disposal, you acted with some mixture of staggering incompetence, cold indifference, and jaded cruelty towards more than 1,000 victims raped, abused, and trafficked. This performance screams cover-up.”
February 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
“staggering incompetence, cold indifference, and jaded cruelty…” is a terrific description of this entire administration
Gives new meaning to ‘cooked’ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Exclusive | Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback
The move would reverse a legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health.
www.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
Gives new meaning to ‘cooked’ www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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I finally got what I wanted, a chart that shows how much of a given year a heat pump is suitable for a given climate.
I find that I can get heat pumps to work pretty well in most houses down to 25° or so.
I find that I can get heat pumps to work pretty well in most houses down to 25° or so.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 PM
I finally got what I wanted, a chart that shows how much of a given year a heat pump is suitable for a given climate.
I find that I can get heat pumps to work pretty well in most houses down to 25° or so.
I find that I can get heat pumps to work pretty well in most houses down to 25° or so.
I had a tiny gravel race this last weekend and wore a mask on the flight out and pumped all the vitamins. Seems so obvious - why catch a cold or virus if you don’t need to!
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 PM
I had a tiny gravel race this last weekend and wore a mask on the flight out and pumped all the vitamins. Seems so obvious - why catch a cold or virus if you don’t need to!
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Bluesky’s own @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social!
Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...
Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.
Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”
news.wisc.edu
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Bluesky’s own @jmelendezbadillo.bsky.social!
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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The electricity grid making an appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show 🤯
February 9, 2026 at 1:31 AM
The electricity grid making an appearance at the Super Bowl half-time show 🤯
Back in Patagonia AZ for gravel. This time tho, single-track running. What an exceptionally beautiful and special place. #trailrunningsky #arizona
February 7, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Back in Patagonia AZ for gravel. This time tho, single-track running. What an exceptionally beautiful and special place. #trailrunningsky #arizona
We’ve got a big-ass Minnesota flag flying in Takoma Park, Maryland
February 7, 2026 at 3:10 AM
We’ve got a big-ass Minnesota flag flying in Takoma Park, Maryland
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Batteries run 24/7
On 1 February 2026, batteries in CAISO never reached zero discharge rate while the sun was down, displacing gas and imports in California and supplying renewable electricity all night long.
#energysky
www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...
#energysky
www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...
February 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Batteries run 24/7
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“Infinite Jest,” which turns 30 today, “proposed that the compulsive, addictive character of America, not least its addiction to entertainment, could best be resisted through the engaged reading of fiction,” Hermione Hoby writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tqkrZb
“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
David Foster Wallace’s novel, in all its immensity, became the subject of sanctification and then scorn. But the work rewards the attention it demands.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
February 1, 2026 at 2:00 PM
“Infinite Jest,” which turns 30 today, “proposed that the compulsive, addictive character of America, not least its addiction to entertainment, could best be resisted through the engaged reading of fiction,” Hermione Hoby writes. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/tqkrZb
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This is what one afternoon drop looks like for one (1) Minneapolis mutual aid distributor (read: random mom who wants to help families at her kids’ schools)
February 4, 2026 at 5:16 PM
This is what one afternoon drop looks like for one (1) Minneapolis mutual aid distributor (read: random mom who wants to help families at her kids’ schools)
Been using yaktrax all week for tapering. Wish Moco could make them available for kids so they could get to back to school safely!! Can’t be snow days forever. #runningsky #snowdays
February 2, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Been using yaktrax all week for tapering. Wish Moco could make them available for kids so they could get to back to school safely!! Can’t be snow days forever. #runningsky #snowdays
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Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
February 1, 2026 at 5:40 PM
Liam is home now and we are grateful to @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social for traveling to Minneapolis with him and his dad.
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Welcome home Liam ❤️❤️
Love seeing the pictures rides all over the U.S. and the world in honor of Alex Pretti. Our family in SF drew his name across San Francisco with their bikes.
February 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Love seeing the pictures rides all over the U.S. and the world in honor of Alex Pretti. Our family in SF drew his name across San Francisco with their bikes.
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Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
January 31, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Hundreds of people spelled out the distress signal "SOS" on Bde Maka Ska in Minneapolis on Friday, Jan. 30.
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
📷️ Provided by Jeff Schad
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I won't be recognizing this Catherine O'Hara news, sorry. Thanks for checking in though
January 30, 2026 at 6:18 PM
I won't be recognizing this Catherine O'Hara news, sorry. Thanks for checking in though
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The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
January 30, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The Minnesota Star Tribune, @mprnews.org @minnesotareformer.com , @spokesmanrecorder.bsky.social, @sahanjournal.bsky.social, Center for Broadcast Journalism and Minnesota Newspaper Association today released the following statement:
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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there’s something about the fixation on polling when people are being brutalized in the streets by federal agents that doesn’t sit quite right
January 29, 2026 at 9:18 PM
there’s something about the fixation on polling when people are being brutalized in the streets by federal agents that doesn’t sit quite right
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The Trump administration has “virtually stopped enforcing the Clean Air Act,” lodging just one consent decree in a relatively small case since Trump’s inauguration, compared with 26 in the first year of Trump's first term, & 22 in Biden’s first year. peer.org/under-epas-z... 1/
Under EPA’s Zeldin, Pollution Enforcement Dying a Quick Death
Department of Justice Civil Pollution Settlements Plummet to Record Lows
peer.org
January 27, 2026 at 8:11 PM
The Trump administration has “virtually stopped enforcing the Clean Air Act,” lodging just one consent decree in a relatively small case since Trump’s inauguration, compared with 26 in the first year of Trump's first term, & 22 in Biden’s first year. peer.org/under-epas-z... 1/
