Mark Chediak
@mchediak.bsky.social
Journalist for Bloomberg News writing about utilities, renewables and climate disasters. Opinions are my own.
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A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
A side story is there’s a ton of insider trading on these prediction markets. New accounts making hundreds of thousands on their first and only trade, that maduro would be ousted. Seems like insider trading is legal if not encouraged on these platforms
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Delcy Rodríguez, vice president of Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro before his capture by US forces, will work with the US to transition to a democratically elected government, President Donald Trump said
Venezuelan Vice President to Help US With Transition, Trump Says
Delcy Rodríguez, vice president of Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro before his capture by US forces Saturday, has been sworn in as president and will work with the US to transition to a democratically elected government, President Donald Trump said.
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January 3, 2026 at 6:10 PM
Delcy Rodríguez, vice president of Venezuela under Nicolás Maduro before his capture by US forces, will work with the US to transition to a democratically elected government, President Donald Trump said
US energy policy 2026!
"We're in the oil business" - Trump
January 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM
US energy policy 2026!
January 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM
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🚨 New: “Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year”
“Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.”
@danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
“Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.”
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Trump Jumps 118 Spots On The Forbes 400 List Thanks To Presidency
Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:56 AM
🚨 New: “Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year”
“Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.”
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“Vaulted him 118 spots on The Forbes 400, where he lands at No. 201 this year.”
@danalexander21.bsky.social for @forbes.com
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Parsons, Kansas, will be the site of the world's first 1-mile deep nuclear reactor, a California startup says. And it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week: www.kcur.org/environment-...
#Kansas #ksleg #ArtificialIntelligence #datacenters #AI #advancednuclear #NuclearPower
#Kansas #ksleg #ArtificialIntelligence #datacenters #AI #advancednuclear #NuclearPower
Kansas will get the world’s first mile-deep nuclear reactor and the groundbreaking is next week
Deep Fission says it plans to install a nuclear reactor underground at an industrial park in southeast Kansas. State and local government leaders are on board. It’s part of a national push for new nuc...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Parsons, Kansas, will be the site of the world's first 1-mile deep nuclear reactor, a California startup says. And it will hold a groundbreaking ceremony next week: www.kcur.org/environment-...
#Kansas #ksleg #ArtificialIntelligence #datacenters #AI #advancednuclear #NuclearPower
#Kansas #ksleg #ArtificialIntelligence #datacenters #AI #advancednuclear #NuclearPower
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We spent a year investigating billionaires for @washingtonpost.com.
We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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We found: the wealthiest 100 Americans gave $1.1 billion to influence the 2024 elections — 140x more than they did in 2000. And almost all of that giving boosted Republicans.
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November 22, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills.
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Trump Calls on New York’s Con Ed to Cut Rates in Meeting With Mamdani
President Donald Trump said he talked about the need for New York utility Consolidated Edison Inc. to lower rates during a meeting with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House.
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November 21, 2025 at 10:27 PM
NEWS - Trump and Mamdani agree that NY utility ConEd needs to lower utility bills.
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
🎁 Link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Do not miss this stunning investigation that reveals how a Koch-funded machine and Silicon Valley's new found interest is behind the dangerous advanced nuclear hype in the US.
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The Risky Movement to Make America Nuclear Again
A Silicon Valley startup called Oklo is leading the charge to bring nuclear power back to the US with small reactors. Its backers have wealth and political connections that could undermine nuclear saf...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Do not miss this stunning investigation that reveals how a Koch-funded machine and Silicon Valley's new found interest is behind the dangerous advanced nuclear hype in the US.
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
October 30, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Nighttime polar orbiter satellite photos of Jamaica before and after #Melissa show how the power grid was affected. Melissa knocked out power to about 77% of Jamaica’s customers, said Minister of Local Government Desmond McKenzie. Photos from worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov
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“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀
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October 13, 2025 at 12:38 AM
“.. a nagging worry is beginning to grow louder on Wall Street: What if these kinds of collapses, capable of taking bonds from par to cents on the dollar in a matter of days or weeks, are not an aberration after all?” 👀
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Solar panel installations in China slowed again in August to hit the lowest since late 2022, as producers turned to overseas markets amid sluggish domestic demand
China’s Solar Installations Fall to Near Three-Year Low
Solar panel installations in China slowed again in August to hit the lowest in nearly three years, as producers turned to overseas markets amid sluggish domestic demand.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Solar panel installations in China slowed again in August to hit the lowest since late 2022, as producers turned to overseas markets amid sluggish domestic demand
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President Donald Trump said his administration will use funds collected from tariffs to assist US farmers, who have thus far been hit hard by his trade policies
Trump Says Tariff Revenue Will Fund Relief for US Farmers
President Donald Trump said his administration will use funds collected from tariffs to assist beleaguered US farmers, who have thus far been hit hard by his trade policies.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
President Donald Trump said his administration will use funds collected from tariffs to assist US farmers, who have thus far been hit hard by his trade policies
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Chinese carmaker BYD just broke the speed record for a production car, and it's all electric. 308 mph.
September 23, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Chinese carmaker BYD just broke the speed record for a production car, and it's all electric. 308 mph.
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A good reminder to *have an earthquake kit*. Headlamp, gloves, water, protein, radio,🔋, chocolate
If you made one ages ago that canned food is expired
If you made one ages ago that canned food is expired
September 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
A good reminder to *have an earthquake kit*. Headlamp, gloves, water, protein, radio,🔋, chocolate
If you made one ages ago that canned food is expired
If you made one ages ago that canned food is expired
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M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
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September 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
M 4.6 - 2 km ESE of Berkeley, CA Link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/nc75240492
Felt the shaking intensely in central Berkeley. Knocked a few things over but everyone is ok.
September 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Felt the shaking intensely in central Berkeley. Knocked a few things over but everyone is ok.
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“The top 10% of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, a record high since data collection on this metric began in 1989.”
@weisenthal.bsky.social @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
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September 16, 2025 at 11:28 AM
“The top 10% of U.S. households now account for nearly half of all consumer spending, a record high since data collection on this metric began in 1989.”
@weisenthal.bsky.social @mikezaccardi.bsky.social
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ICYMI - News from late last night on the Trump administration seeking to void the permit of a Maryland offshore wind farm. 👇🏼
The Trump administration asked a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6 billion wind project planned off the coast of Maryland as part of a wider effort to halt the development of the offshore clean- energy resource.
Trump Files to Cancel Approval of Maryland Offshore Wind Farm
The Trump administration asked a federal court to cancel the approval of a $6 billion wind project planned off the coast of Maryland as part of a wider effort to halt the development of the offshore clean- energy resource.
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September 13, 2025 at 2:25 PM
ICYMI - News from late last night on the Trump administration seeking to void the permit of a Maryland offshore wind farm. 👇🏼
A thoughtful and important take on the online culture that pervades our lives 👇🏻
said it yesterday but the people who commit this violence increasingly show us that they deeply understand how our information ecosystems process it. It appears to be part of the appeal for them. And yet the response doesn't really change. www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
September 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
A thoughtful and important take on the online culture that pervades our lives 👇🏻
ICYMI👇🏼
The Trump administration plans to reconsider a permit issued to a large wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, the latest move in its campaign to stymie the US offshore wind industry.
Trump to Review Approval of Wind Farm Off Massachusetts Coast
The Trump administration plans to reconsider a permit issued to a large wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts, the latest move in its targeted campaign against the clean energy resource.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:38 AM
ICYMI👇🏼
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NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work
Offshore Wind Opponents Target Work of Brown University Researcher
The group asked for the retraction of work led by Timmons Roberts and said it is preparing to escalate the matter to the Trump administration.
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August 25, 2025 at 3:10 PM
NEW: An anti-offshore wind group is targeting a Brown researcher who studies climate obstruction. It's not the first time they've done it, but there's a new twist: They're threatening to go to the Trump administration unless the university retracts the work
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How can something like the Spanish blackout be prevented from happening again? Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi and Laura Millan discuss on the Zero podcast
The 100-Ton Rotating Mass That Can Stop Blackouts
How can something like the Spanish blackout be prevented from happening again? Bloomberg Green’s Laura Millan joins Zero to discuss.
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August 22, 2025 at 4:30 AM
How can something like the Spanish blackout be prevented from happening again? Bloomberg Green’s Akshat Rathi and Laura Millan discuss on the Zero podcast
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“This is a happy industry, and this is a pretty unhappy time to be in it.” Trump's tariffs add unexpected costs to Christmas decorations
Christmas Decorations Come With Higher Price Tag This Holiday Season Thanks to Tariffs
Higher levies already added millions of dollars in unexpected expenses in a sector that orders artificial trees and ornaments months ahead of time
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August 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
“This is a happy industry, and this is a pretty unhappy time to be in it.” Trump's tariffs add unexpected costs to Christmas decorations
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Vanguard suggests a 70% bond and 30% stock portfolio for the next decade, per BI
August 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Vanguard suggests a 70% bond and 30% stock portfolio for the next decade, per BI