John Farrell
@johnffarrell.bsky.social
Distributed energy nerd | Anti-monopoly policy guy @ ILSR | Making clean power local + fair | 📍Minnesota dad energy 🔌💡
Don't be Charlie Brown, senators.
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Don't be Charlie Brown, senators.
Would you like to save $1600 on your annual electric costs and join millions of Americans in collectively saving over $1 trillion? Then let's start bulldozing permitting barriers to rooftop solar: vist.ly/4dpm6 @michael-thomas.bsky.social
Coming Soon
Coming Soon
www.distilled.earth
November 10, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Would you like to save $1600 on your annual electric costs and join millions of Americans in collectively saving over $1 trillion? Then let's start bulldozing permitting barriers to rooftop solar: vist.ly/4dpm6 @michael-thomas.bsky.social
The price of fame...
I would love it if public discourse on data centers could be just a skosh more sophisticated than "data centers good vs. data centers bad."
November 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM
The price of fame...
I've heard of word salad, but thanks to our most smartest president, I was today years old when I found out about number salad: youtu.be/F0cHNY8qW7o?...
Fox and GOP Admit Anti-Trump Backlash Fueled Huge Democratic Election Wins: A Closer Look
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 4:15 AM
I've heard of word salad, but thanks to our most smartest president, I was today years old when I found out about number salad: youtu.be/F0cHNY8qW7o?...
Now on to starving American children by refusing to fund SNAP!
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Now on to starving American children by refusing to fund SNAP!
The death party
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 3:16 AM
The death party
Here's an option
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Here's an option
We know the economy is bad, but we use dollars in the U.S., not pounds.
Oz: We thought it was 125 million pounds. Our estimate is Americans will lose 135 billion pounds by the midterms
November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We know the economy is bad, but we use dollars in the U.S., not pounds.
Reposted by John Farrell
How's this for energy abundance? Millions of Aussies will start receiving three hours of free power each day in 2026. This is what happens when you make rooftop solar less than a buck a watt!!
"Rooftop solar installations cost about $840 (U.S.) per kilowatt of capacity before rebates." 🤯
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"Rooftop solar installations cost about $840 (U.S.) per kilowatt of capacity before rebates." 🤯
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November 6, 2025 at 12:46 AM
How's this for energy abundance? Millions of Aussies will start receiving three hours of free power each day in 2026. This is what happens when you make rooftop solar less than a buck a watt!!
"Rooftop solar installations cost about $840 (U.S.) per kilowatt of capacity before rebates." 🤯
🔌💡
"Rooftop solar installations cost about $840 (U.S.) per kilowatt of capacity before rebates." 🤯
🔌💡
I am SHOCKED that Trump just made up a reason to invade Portland with federal troops. SHOCKED.
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 AM
I am SHOCKED that Trump just made up a reason to invade Portland with federal troops. SHOCKED.
Warning to utility commissioners who mindlessly pass utility rate increases onto customers: FAFO.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
Democrats flip two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission • Georgia Recorder
Democrats have flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission, which is currently an all-GOP panel. The PSC regulates Georgia utilities.
georgiarecorder.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Warning to utility commissioners who mindlessly pass utility rate increases onto customers: FAFO.
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
georgiarecorder.com/2025/11/04/d...
Unbelievable! Saving parents $15,000 per year or more is a cheap way to get more adults into the workforce.
New Mexico is now officially the first state to offer free child care to all residents.
Under the program all families, regardless of income, can get their child care fees covered.
Proponents say the program will help the economy, improve education, and boost child welfare.
Under the program all families, regardless of income, can get their child care fees covered.
Proponents say the program will help the economy, improve education, and boost child welfare.
November 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Unbelievable! Saving parents $15,000 per year or more is a cheap way to get more adults into the workforce.
No state better illustrates the Shareholders First model of utility regulation dominant across the United States. It's worst in Alabama, but rampant everywhere. ilsr.org/articles/rep...
November 3, 2025 at 6:53 PM
No state better illustrates the Shareholders First model of utility regulation dominant across the United States. It's worst in Alabama, but rampant everywhere. ilsr.org/articles/rep...
Local governments all over the country are building clean energy economies and fighting utility monopoly power — so @ILSR created a toolkit to help yours do the same. vist.ly/4cpqz #cities #climate #solar 🔌💡
Local Energy Policy Toolkit | ILSR Energy Democracy Initiative
Find policy tools, examples, and interactive stories from cities and towns taking action to promote local, clean energy and fight corporate control.
ilsr.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Local governments all over the country are building clean energy economies and fighting utility monopoly power — so @ILSR created a toolkit to help yours do the same. vist.ly/4cpqz #cities #climate #solar 🔌💡
This is why running a political party based on polling is a losing strategy. You are following narratives. Winners CREATE narratives.
I really am just working from the basic premise of political science that public opinion isn’t just measurable — you can and should CREATE it.
This never stops being true, but I’m not sure Ds have ever, at least in my lifetime, learned to apply it for good. *Creating* public opinion either never occurs to them, or if it does, offends their sensibilities? It’s exasperating
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
This is why running a political party based on polling is a losing strategy. You are following narratives. Winners CREATE narratives.
Totally above board 🙄
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Totally above board 🙄
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
Even accounting for the cost to buy out for-profit utility Duke Energy, the city of Clearwater, Fla., could offer its residents and businesses a significant discount on electricity with a public takeover. #publicpower vist.ly/4ci6g
Clearwater study says leaving Duke could drop residents’ electric bills
The long-awaited analysis estimates residents could save millions.
www.tampabay.com
November 1, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Even accounting for the cost to buy out for-profit utility Duke Energy, the city of Clearwater, Fla., could offer its residents and businesses a significant discount on electricity with a public takeover. #publicpower vist.ly/4ci6g
My daughter went out for Halloween as Charlie Brown so I tried my hand at a Woodstock pumpkin
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM
My daughter went out for Halloween as Charlie Brown so I tried my hand at a Woodstock pumpkin
Great video explains how and HOW MUCH for-profit electric utilities squeeze their captive customers in the U.S.: vist.ly/4cfhb h/t @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
How Investors Are Getting Rich Off Of This Montana Town
Investor-owned utilities are building expensive & polluting energy projects to drive up shareholder profits.The scheme enriches massive firms like Blackrock ...
www.youtube.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Great video explains how and HOW MUCH for-profit electric utilities squeeze their captive customers in the U.S.: vist.ly/4cfhb h/t @moreperfectunion.bsky.social
Monopoly utility Southern Company shut off power to more than 180k people last year, but how great that their marriage to Big Tech makes their shareholders tons of money!
October 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Monopoly utility Southern Company shut off power to more than 180k people last year, but how great that their marriage to Big Tech makes their shareholders tons of money!
When we're told we NEED gigawatts of new electricity capacity for AI data centers, this is apparently what we'd be paying for...
AI-generated videos claiming to show Hurricane Melissa have been circulating on social media, causing confusion.
Phony AI-generated videos of Hurricane Melissa flood social media sites
AI-generated videos claiming to show Hurricane Melissa have been circulating on social media, causing confusion.
bit.ly
October 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When we're told we NEED gigawatts of new electricity capacity for AI data centers, this is apparently what we'd be paying for...