Jesse
@misctakes.com
~he/him • Boston area • IfNotNow + DSA
also @misc@mastodon.social / formerly @misc on twitter
also @misc@mastodon.social / formerly @misc on twitter
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some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
Clean energy is going to win. It's just a question of when.
Clean energy is still winning. These 10 charts prove it.
Solar and wind are beating new power demand, steelmaking is slowly getting off coal, and more clean energy victories are clear in these charts.
www.canarymedia.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:09 PM
some good climate/energy news:
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
* 96% of new US power capacity was carbon-free in 2024 (56 gigawatts!)
* 2025 included the first month ever when 51% of power on the U.S. grid was carbon-free
* The golbal trend is overwhelming: The world is now investing more $ in clean energy than fossil fuels
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If anyone tried this on my mother I would end up in jail.
The comments on this are all about how sweet it is and I feel insane. Using AI to make fake memories of your grandma with dementia and telling her they happened and then filming her reaction
December 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
If anyone tried this on my mother I would end up in jail.
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DIE HARD has great lighting. Look at those blues and skin tones enshrouded in darkness, we got a light blasting through smoke in the next room to give you the contrast; you wanna know why I dunk on modern blockbusters? This is why, the visual poverty, the fear of lighting a set properly
December 25, 2025 at 12:58 AM
DIE HARD has great lighting. Look at those blues and skin tones enshrouded in darkness, we got a light blasting through smoke in the next room to give you the contrast; you wanna know why I dunk on modern blockbusters? This is why, the visual poverty, the fear of lighting a set properly
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This is how normal police departments operate too, so any expectation that police will treat this as a crime is ... unlikely. For example: www.propublica.org/article/mass...
December 26, 2025 at 1:15 PM
This is how normal police departments operate too, so any expectation that police will treat this as a crime is ... unlikely. For example: www.propublica.org/article/mass...
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abolishing ICE is a necessity but *merely* abolishing ICE should be viewed as the most moderate of positions
ICE detain father shopping on Christmas Eve—then steal his family's groceries.
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
Then 3 agents divvy up his paid for food—taking what they want for themselves.
"Can I just get the wife's number to call and let her know?" woman asks.
"No, guess he should've complied," agent says.
Yakima, Washington
December 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
abolishing ICE is a necessity but *merely* abolishing ICE should be viewed as the most moderate of positions
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RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
December 26, 2025 at 2:43 AM
RFK: “Where did all this autism come from? It never existed when I was a kid!”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
“A Christmas Story”, a 1983 movie based on a 1971 memoir about a childhood in the 1930s: “This is my brother Ralphie. He has a ton of sensory issues and behaviors we don’t understand. Every family has a child like him.”
Listifications is a waste of time I should stop using but it can be mildly interesting, like just now getting added to a mod list for being pro AI.
December 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Listifications is a waste of time I should stop using but it can be mildly interesting, like just now getting added to a mod list for being pro AI.
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This quote is from a piece that’s 8 years old now.
Thinking about that time I got quoted in the National Review about Bari Weiss
December 26, 2025 at 2:51 AM
This quote is from a piece that’s 8 years old now.
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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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We're living in a Paul Verhoeven movie...
Indiana State Senator wishes you a Merry Christmas by… posting images of himself assaulting Santa Claus.
Are the fascists okay?
Are the fascists okay?
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 AM
We're living in a Paul Verhoeven movie...
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It's a true wiki, it even has a "Featured agent" section.
A public database of ice, ice agents, DHS, etc. Has now been built and it's entirely outside of the US and US government reach.
We Built a Public Record of ICE Because They Refuse to Keep One
Tracking Immigration Enforcement as It Accelerates Under Authoritarian Rule
open.substack.com
December 25, 2025 at 3:39 AM
It's a true wiki, it even has a "Featured agent" section.
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donald trump: no
Pope Leo asks for 24 hours of peace worldwide at Christmas
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
www.vaticannews.va/en/pope/news...
Pope Leo asks for 24 hours of peace worldwide at Christmas - Vatican News
Pope Leo addresses journalists outside Castel Gandolfo and answers questions on Ukraine and on assisted suicide laws in the United States.
www.vaticannews.va
December 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
donald trump: no
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The biggest empty market basket parking lot ride yet!
December 26, 2025 at 12:05 AM
The biggest empty market basket parking lot ride yet!
Live every day like it might be your last Merry Christmas
December 26, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Live every day like it might be your last Merry Christmas
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multi step processes, man
December 25, 2025 at 9:19 PM
multi step processes, man
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Bolsonaro hospitalized for hospital withdrawal
December 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Bolsonaro hospitalized for hospital withdrawal
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Larry David teaches us how to slam a door when someone mentions Bari Weiss.
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Larry David teaches us how to slam a door when someone mentions Bari Weiss.
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Fascinating thread on new research—my fellow Autistic, AuDHD, and ADHD folks will find this of particular interest (and likely find it reflects our lived experience):
“Stimulants mimicked the effects of getting more sleep and anticipated reward, not attention.”
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“Stimulants mimicked the effects of getting more sleep and anticipated reward, not attention.”
🧵👇🏼
This is your brain on Ritalin. Got your attention? Stimulant medications like Ritalin (methylphenidate) do, but not in the way you might think. They don't act directly on the brain’s attention systems! Find out what's really happening in @cellpress.bsky.social. doi.org/10.1016/j.ce...
December 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Fascinating thread on new research—my fellow Autistic, AuDHD, and ADHD folks will find this of particular interest (and likely find it reflects our lived experience):
“Stimulants mimicked the effects of getting more sleep and anticipated reward, not attention.”
🧵👇🏼
“Stimulants mimicked the effects of getting more sleep and anticipated reward, not attention.”
🧵👇🏼
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nice try your honor, but I too brought a gavel
December 21, 2025 at 5:28 AM
nice try your honor, but I too brought a gavel