JoAnn Welch
@bebobestcat.bsky.social
Nashville, TN
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Parent of 2
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Parent of 2
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
AI data center 'frenzy' is pushing up your electric bill — here's why
Energy-hungry data centers that underpin artificial intelligence are contributing to higher residential electricity bills, say experts.
www.cnbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:40 AM
data centers are driving up electricity prices for households — and price relief may not be coming anytime soon… Residential retail electricity prices in September were up 7.4%, to about 18 cents per kilowatt hour, according the Energy Information Administration... www.cnbc.com/2025/11/26/a...
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i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
Is this platform still massively against AI or has it moved more towards acceptance?
November 26, 2025 at 5:34 AM
i think tech and ai positive people are going to be in for a big shock when anti tech and anti ai sentiment becomes a major part of leftwing politics going forward especially as datacenters continue to destroy communities and raise electricity bills
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If Mamdani could meet with Trump every day we’d have Medicare for All by the end of January.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
If Mamdani could meet with Trump every day we’d have Medicare for All by the end of January.
You don’t get views like this when you commute by car.
November 14, 2025 at 12:05 AM
You don’t get views like this when you commute by car.
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If you need food, Second Harvest has a helpful tool to help you find it:
www.secondharvestmidtn.org/find-resourc...
www.secondharvestmidtn.org/find-resourc...
Find Food | Food Distribution Centers & Mobile Pantries
Looking for food for you and your family? Find a food distribution center in the Middle Tennessee area and where our Mobile Pantries will be.
www.secondharvestmidtn.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
If you need food, Second Harvest has a helpful tool to help you find it:
www.secondharvestmidtn.org/find-resourc...
www.secondharvestmidtn.org/find-resourc...
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If you are going to have kids, be prepared to fold queen size bedsheets by yourself.
September 21, 2025 at 1:16 AM
If you are going to have kids, be prepared to fold queen size bedsheets by yourself.
Just biked home from work, time to do like three hub Nashville requests…
September 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Just biked home from work, time to do like three hub Nashville requests…
Unsubscribed from a company whose marketing includes sustainability and carbon offsets yet started using an “AI concierge” to text me every month about my order. 🙄
September 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Unsubscribed from a company whose marketing includes sustainability and carbon offsets yet started using an “AI concierge” to text me every month about my order. 🙄
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One of my neighbors planted sunflowers in a traffic circle.
Another one of my neighbors added this sign.
I love Capitol Hill.
Another one of my neighbors added this sign.
I love Capitol Hill.
August 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
One of my neighbors planted sunflowers in a traffic circle.
Another one of my neighbors added this sign.
I love Capitol Hill.
Another one of my neighbors added this sign.
I love Capitol Hill.
Is there a hub Nashville request to get a traffic light changed to whatever type can recognize cyclists and doesn’t need the weight of a car to change?
August 7, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Is there a hub Nashville request to get a traffic light changed to whatever type can recognize cyclists and doesn’t need the weight of a car to change?
Excited for this!
A bit of news:
@wesmars.bsky.social & I are launching Look Both Ways, a new podcast where we’ll debate everything transportation – from street design to robotaxis to fare-free transit.
First episode will be recorded live on Thurs, July 17th at 6p ET.
Join us then (and subscribe) ⤵️
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@wesmars.bsky.social & I are launching Look Both Ways, a new podcast where we’ll debate everything transportation – from street design to robotaxis to fare-free transit.
First episode will be recorded live on Thurs, July 17th at 6p ET.
Join us then (and subscribe) ⤵️
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Look Both Ways Podcast: Episode 1
YouTube video by Look Both Ways with David & Wes
www.youtube.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Excited for this!
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ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
July 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
ICEblock, which allows users to alert others to the geographical location of ICE officers, is the top social networking app in the App Store right now after Karoline Leavitt condemned it from the podium yesterday.
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Seems like a problem that the "city's lead East Bank planner" thinks transit and bike lanes CAUSE gridlock.
Where are you @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social?
Where are you @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social?
June 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Seems like a problem that the "city's lead East Bank planner" thinks transit and bike lanes CAUSE gridlock.
Where are you @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social?
Where are you @freddieoconnell.bsky.social @nashvilledot.bsky.social?
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I just have to say, as a historian of the Reconstruction-era Klan, that masked paramilitaries are very bad and masked vigilantes are even worse and there are causal links between the two and none of this is good for democracy.
Just some creepy armed Mad Max guys trying to gain entry to Dodgers Stadium.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
ICE says it wasn’t them. DHS says they were Border Patrol. But honestly who the hell knows? They’ve given permission for any psycho to put on a ski mask, point a gun, grab people & throw them into an unmarked vehicle.
June 19, 2025 at 10:11 PM
I just have to say, as a historian of the Reconstruction-era Klan, that masked paramilitaries are very bad and masked vigilantes are even worse and there are causal links between the two and none of this is good for democracy.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Improperly parked vehicle requests should probably just expire after some amount of time (maybe 4-8 hours?). Sending someone out days later does not seem like the best use of resources of @hubnashville.bsky.social & @nashvilledot.bsky.social
June 15, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Improperly parked vehicle requests should probably just expire after some amount of time (maybe 4-8 hours?). Sending someone out days later does not seem like the best use of resources of @hubnashville.bsky.social & @nashvilledot.bsky.social
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Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.
June 15, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Truly wild photos coming in from Los Angeles right now.
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📌This one’s for you, #Nashville, in particular anyone who may be working on the design for that new East Bank Boulevard….
“We found there’s this perfect one-to-one relationship. If a city increased its road capacity by 10% then driving in that city went up by 10%.” Still one of the best articles on why building bigger roads leads to more cars stuck in the same congestion. Understanding #InducedDemand Via @wired.com
What's Up With That: Building Bigger Roads Actually Makes Traffic Worse
The concept is called induced demand, which is economist-speak for when increasing the supply of something (like roads) makes people want that thing even more. Though some traffic engineers made note ...
www.wired.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
📌This one’s for you, #Nashville, in particular anyone who may be working on the design for that new East Bank Boulevard….
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Over the weekend, a woman was killed in a crosswalk in Germantown and a pedicab operator was sent to the hospital and yet this is what I have to contend with on Church St this morning. @nashvilledot.bsky.social & @hubnashville.bsky.social, have we just given up completely on Church St?
June 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Over the weekend, a woman was killed in a crosswalk in Germantown and a pedicab operator was sent to the hospital and yet this is what I have to contend with on Church St this morning. @nashvilledot.bsky.social & @hubnashville.bsky.social, have we just given up completely on Church St?
Holding the baby and scrolling Bluesky in the middle of the night really makes me appreciate the people who use dark mode before taking screenshots and posting them.
June 6, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Holding the baby and scrolling Bluesky in the middle of the night really makes me appreciate the people who use dark mode before taking screenshots and posting them.
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If you’re waiting for there to be more bikers in order to build bike lanes, you’ve got it backwards
Protected bike lanes have a near-magical ability to produce cyclists.
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
This new study of 28 US cities finds that census block groups w/protected bike lanes expanded bike commuting almost 2x faster than those w/standard bike lanes & >4x faster than those w/o new lanes.
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
June 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
If you’re waiting for there to be more bikers in order to build bike lanes, you’ve got it backwards