Caleb Heeringa
@calebheeringa.bsky.social
Climate, energy, insurance, political change. Holding Big Oil accountable at @climateintegrity.org - I like my cities dense, my wilderness wild and my baseball teams winning. He/him.
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One of my very few woo woo beliefs is that humans need to be able to see the night sky at least periodically to function properly and my evidence is that if I don’t go somewhere with dark skies at least every 4 months, I get really irritable and sad.
If you ever have the experience of seeing a night sky out in the deep countryside you can understand this; it really is a fundamentally different experience, and I can't imagine it not being formative to people.
December 27, 2025 at 5:59 AM
One of my very few woo woo beliefs is that humans need to be able to see the night sky at least periodically to function properly and my evidence is that if I don’t go somewhere with dark skies at least every 4 months, I get really irritable and sad.
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Leaving taxpayers to deal with huge environmental mess is framed here as a unique problem to the Permian. But you’d be hard pressed to find any huge oil and gas buildout that didn’t have it at the core of the business model. US abandoned wells number in the millions. www.reuters.com/article/busi...
December 26, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Leaving taxpayers to deal with huge environmental mess is framed here as a unique problem to the Permian. But you’d be hard pressed to find any huge oil and gas buildout that didn’t have it at the core of the business model. US abandoned wells number in the millions. www.reuters.com/article/busi...
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[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
December 25, 2025 at 11:20 PM
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
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“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
Texas A&M University will not reinstate a lecturer who was fired after a video of her teaching about gender identity in a children’s literature class went viral, despite a faculty appeals panel unanimously concluding that her dismissal was not justified.
Texas A&M won’t reinstate fired lecturer despite findings
A vice chancellor upheld the firing of Melissa McCoul, seen in a viral video being confronted by a student on her gender identity teachings, saying the termination was done with “good cause.”
www.texastribune.org
December 26, 2025 at 2:11 PM
“Went viral” is an old stock phrase in journalism that really does not capture the dynamic of how X dot Com has been tuned to give people like the one specific legislator here the power to intentionally cause this kind of outcome
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What's a few life-threatening mass blackouts when you can type in a few keywords and get a picture of Sydney Sweeney as Lara Croft but with 3 boobs
Texas faces a power grid overload due to a surge in demand from Al
Utility CEO on the data center crunch: America's 'check engine light' is on and 'no one's going to pay attention until it breaks down' | Fortune
"We are telling policy makers the warning lights are on," Exelon CEO Calvin Butler told Diane Brady at Fortune Brainstorm AI in San Francisco.
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December 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
What's a few life-threatening mass blackouts when you can type in a few keywords and get a picture of Sydney Sweeney as Lara Croft but with 3 boobs
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There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.
GOP operatives Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman, convicted election fraudsters, were paid $960,000 in the second quarter to secure a pardon for a former nursing-home operator who defrauded the government of $38 million. Trump pardoned the man, Joseph Schwartz, last month.
Inside the New Fast Track to a Presidential Pardon
Even some of the president’s closest advisers have been surprised by a number of the recent series of pardons.
www.wsj.com
December 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
There are only two offenses the Constitution goes out of its way to specifically say merit impeachment, and this is one of them.
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And (took me AGES to find this), have a read of this excellent piece by @rebleber.bsky.social on the history of cooking with gas.
bsky.app/profile/rebl...
bsky.app/profile/rebl...
NEW STORY
How did the gas stove become the icon of the kitchen?
Well newly uncovered documents show how natural gas industry paid Julia Child and Hollywood for promotion , at a time the health risks of gas emissions were becoming clear
www.vox.com/23941889/jul...
How did the gas stove become the icon of the kitchen?
Well newly uncovered documents show how natural gas industry paid Julia Child and Hollywood for promotion , at a time the health risks of gas emissions were becoming clear
www.vox.com/23941889/jul...
Julia Child, the natural gas industry’s most famous influencer
Documents reveal the untold story of how the natural gas industry infiltrated American’s kitchens through the beloved chef.
www.vox.com
December 26, 2025 at 12:12 AM
And (took me AGES to find this), have a read of this excellent piece by @rebleber.bsky.social on the history of cooking with gas.
bsky.app/profile/rebl...
bsky.app/profile/rebl...
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Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
We caught up with one of the kids who sang on 'A Charlie Brown Christmas.' He's 72 now
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
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December 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Dave Willat was just 11 years old when he showed up for what he thought would be a routine church choir practice in 1965. He and his fellow singers ended up making history.
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Stopped in the Richmond Target this evening and shared it with the descendants of African slaves, Asian refugees, English settlers, and Hispanic immigrants - all doing that most American of activities: last-minute Christmas shopping.
That's the America I swore an oath to support and defend 🇺🇸
That's the America I swore an oath to support and defend 🇺🇸
I love the east Bay Area. People of different races and religions live and work together to build the American Dream. We in liberal society take this for granted but the national rise of extremism stemming from online content seeks to take this away from us.
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The American Beauty of the East Bay
Americanism is facing its biggest challenge from extremism. The people of the Bay Area show why its worth fighting for.
darrellowens.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Stopped in the Richmond Target this evening and shared it with the descendants of African slaves, Asian refugees, English settlers, and Hispanic immigrants - all doing that most American of activities: last-minute Christmas shopping.
That's the America I swore an oath to support and defend 🇺🇸
That's the America I swore an oath to support and defend 🇺🇸
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Engles saw workers in 19th century Manchester paying 25 percent of their income towards rent and was so aghast he invented communism.
25 percent of income going towards rent doesn’t even qualify as being rent-burdened in America today.
25 percent of income going towards rent doesn’t even qualify as being rent-burdened in America today.
you think about scrooge and he basically gave cratchit reasonably stable long term employment and paid him more or less enough to raise a family on a single income and he's still a fucking villain. today's billionaires are like 10x worse
December 25, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Engles saw workers in 19th century Manchester paying 25 percent of their income towards rent and was so aghast he invented communism.
25 percent of income going towards rent doesn’t even qualify as being rent-burdened in America today.
25 percent of income going towards rent doesn’t even qualify as being rent-burdened in America today.
It was all a lie…
December 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
It was all a lie…
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Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
Pope Leo, on Christmas Eve, says denying help to poor is rejecting God
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon on Wednesday that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and stra...
www.reuters.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Pope Leo said in a Christmas Eve sermon that the story of Jesus being born in a stable because there was no room at an inn should remind Christians that refusing to help the poor and strangers today is tantamount to rejecting God himself. For @reuters.com
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Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
Context for Trump withdrawing dozens of ambassadors
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
*China has invested heavily in expanding diplomacy
*The US has significantly degraded soft power
*The US already has scores of diplomatic vacancies
December 25, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Not saying the people running State are foreign agents but also if you were a foreign agent running State this does feel like the kind of thing you’d do.
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It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
The USPS faces a tight squeeze. With fewer people using the mail, it’s lost more and more money: $9 billion in the 12 months ending in September alone.
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
https://cnn.it/4qkeNoF
December 24, 2025 at 5:33 PM
It’s not “losing money” any more than air traffic controllers or public highways or street lights or fire departments are “losing money.” It is a government service. It’s not SUPPOSED to make money. It’s supposed to reliably deliver to anywhere in the US, even the unprofitable places.
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this is always my favorite It's a Wonderful LIfe Trivia
December 24, 2025 at 7:40 PM
this is always my favorite It's a Wonderful LIfe Trivia
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J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,” Franklin Foer argues.
J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test
The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.
bit.ly
December 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
J. D. Vance has “clearly made the calculation that anti-Semites are part of the Republican Party’s base, and he can’t afford to shunt them to the side as he plots his own presidential bid,” Franklin Foer argues.
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this isn’t bringing up any historical parallels or anything
“Like Prime, but with human beings.”
December 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM
this isn’t bringing up any historical parallels or anything
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dumping the epstein files right before christmas is incredible news for cousins
December 23, 2025 at 8:32 PM
dumping the epstein files right before christmas is incredible news for cousins
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Anyone else just hear this lyric banging around their heads all the time these days
December 23, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Anyone else just hear this lyric banging around their heads all the time these days
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There is no energy emergency in WA. There is a climate emergency. The Centralia coal plant needs to close as scheduled. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/keep...
Keeping Centralia plant open for trumped-up emergency makes no sense | Op-Ed
Never mind the flooding emergency in Washington. The Department of Energy thinks we have an energy supply emergency and is flouting state law.
www.seattletimes.com
December 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
There is no energy emergency in WA. There is a climate emergency. The Centralia coal plant needs to close as scheduled. www.seattletimes.com/opinion/keep...
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We all deserve to know when we’re being lied to.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
December 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We all deserve to know when we’re being lied to.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
CCI’s Charlotte Marcil explains how BP, Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell sold false climate promises for 25 years — and how to identify Big Oil's most common lies, one by one.
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Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
ExxonKnews: The year in review
This year, ExxonKnews reported on Big Oil targeting its critics, pushing false solutions, and encouraging political allies to help the industry escape accountability.
www.exxonknews.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...