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Nick Cunningham
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Reporter for Gas Outlook, covering oil and gas industry. Previously at DeSmog.

Portland, Oregon

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70sbachchan.bsky.social
Bootlegging
samizdat
VPN’s
Pravda state media
Secret prison camps
Welcome America to life under authoritarianism
marisakabas.bsky.social Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d
!! Here’s a link to full video of the 60 Minutes segment that Bari Weiss killed last minute, via @jasonparis.bsky.social:

is.gd/paU8Ko

(It was uploaded to the Global TV app in Canada, seemingly by accident, and has now been taken down)
December 22, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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jamellebouie.net
bari weiss saw this and decided that she had to hide it from the american public
akivamcohen.bsky.social AkivaMCohen @akivamcohen.bsky.social · 4d
Guards began beating him. Beat him until he bled. Knocked his face into the wall, broke all his teeth. No access to outdoors, no contact with relatives.

Now describing US knowledge of CECOT's torture practices, followed by footage of Trump praising those practices.
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
nickcunningham.bsky.social
Russia’s economy keeps driving its war, but it could break in 2026
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Russia’s economy keeps driving its war, but it could break in 2026
Problems in the oil sector, a possible banking crisis and consumer woes lie ahead for Russia’s economy as prices for Russian oil plummet over sanctions.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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steventdennis.bsky.social
Bloomberg Analysis: 15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
Note: Tesla said on a new safety page on its website last week that when a serious collision is detected, "doors will automatically unlock for emergency access."
GIFT LINK: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
15 People Have Died in Crashes Where Tesla Doors Wouldn’t Open
There are no official statistics on the dangers of electric handles. So Bloomberg did its own analysis.
www.bloomberg.com
December 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
He's a YIMBY abundance guy
Alec Stapp❤ @AlecStapp Follow Excited to see Burgum land a cabinet role in the new administration. He's a YIMBY abundance guy: "We invented zoning. And zoning came during the Industrial Revolution when there was a lot of air pollution. People said, "Hey, we're going to have the factories here and the people here, and we got to keep them separate." And then we went even further and said, "Well, here's the kind of homes that can be and retails there." It was a one dimensional map, and you draw it out and say, everyone, all these four things have got to be separate. And yes, that was great for people that built roads, and was great for the car companies. And then we built cities all over America that are designed for automobiles and not designed for people.
December 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Just like anyone who toadies up to Trump, Hochul gets humiliated.

Now we get the super polluting pipeline that she approved, which also raises utility bills, AND Trump continues to attack the big NY offshore wind projects, which she was nominally trying to protect.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/c...
Trump Halts Five Wind Farms Off the East Coast
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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U.S. Lake Charles LNG project suspended amid global supply glut
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U.S. Lake Charles LNG project suspended amid global supply glut - Gas Outlook
Energy Transfer has suspended its Lake Charles LNG project and is reallocating capital to higher return gas pipeline projects.
gasoutlook.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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So Bari Weiss’s first real editorial intervention at CBS is to repress coverage of American concentration camps.
December 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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worth reading in full
annabower.bsky.social Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 5d
Per NY Times’s Michael Grynbaum on X, this is Sharyn Alfonsi’s email to her “60 Minutes” colleagues in full:
News Team, Thank you for the notes and texts. I apologize for not reaching out earlier. I learned on Saturday that Bari Weiss spiked our story, INSIDE CECOT, which was supposed to air tonight. We (Ori and I) asked for a call to discuss her decision. She did not afford us that courtesy/opportunity. Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct. In my view, pulling it now-after every rigorous internal check has been met is not an editorial decision, it is a political one. We requested responses to questions and/or interviews with DHS, the White House, and the State Department. Government silence is a statement, not a VETO. Their refusal to be interviewed is a tactical maneuver designed to kill the story. If the administration's refusal to participate becomes a valid reason to spike a story, we have effectively handed them a "kill switch" for any reporting they find inconvenient. If the standard for airing a story becomes "the government must agree to be interviewed," then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state. These men risked their lives to speak with us. We have a moral and professional obligation to the sources who entrusted us with their stories. Abandoning them now is a betrayal of the most basic tenet of journalism: giving voice to the voiceless. CBS spiked the Jeffrey Wigand interview due to legal concerns, nearly destroying the credibility of this broadcast. It took years to recover from that "low point." By pulling this story to shield an administration, we are repeating that history, but for political optics rather than legal ones. We have been promoting this story on social media for days. Our viewers are expecting it. When it fails to air without a credible explanation, the public will correctly identify this as corporate censorship. We are trading 50 years of "Gold Standard" reputation for a single week of political quiet. I care too much about this broadcast to watch it be dismantled without a fight. Sharyn
December 22, 2025 at 3:45 AM
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Bari Weiss spiked a major story at CBS, reporters say it's 'political'

www.wsj.com/business/med...
“Our story was screened five times and cleared by both CBS attorneys and Standards and Practices. It is factually correct,” Alfonsi wrote in the email. If the standard for airing a story became the government agreeing to be interviewed, she wrote, the network would cede editorial control. “We go from an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state,” Alfonsi wrote.
December 22, 2025 at 3:16 AM
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Rick Steves the GOAT
ricksteves.bsky.social Rick Steves @ricksteves.bsky.social · 6d
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.

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December 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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A November YouGov poll had ICE favorability underwater by 14 points among all Americans and 37(!) points among political independents today.yougov.com/politics/art...
December 21, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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holz-bau.bsky.social
data, folks.
adambonica.bsky.social Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · 6d
The Abundance movement often points to environmental groups as the obstacles to building. But who actually files the lawsuits blocking projects? It’s not environmental groups. It’s been lawyered-up HOAs protecting property values all along. Regulation by litigation is the problem.
Bar chart titled “Who’s Really Blocking California Development?” showing the share of CEQA lawsuits by plaintiff type. HOAs and NIMBY groups account for the majority at 54%. Business and commercial plaintiffs file 20% of cases, government entities 13%, environmental groups 8%, tribal or cultural groups 4%, and labor unions 2%. The chart notes the analysis is based on 1,234 CEQA court opinions from 1973–2025 using CourtListener data, with HOAs/NIMBYs defined as homeowner associations, neighborhood groups, and ad hoc project-opposition groups.
December 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
nickcunningham.bsky.social
thorough rebuttal of a crap op-ed
seancasten.bsky.social Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 6d
This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?
www.nytimes.com
December 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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Bill Clinton in a hot tub with a redacted individual
December 19, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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Too many factual inaccuracies to count. Pass on this
nytopinion.nytimes.com New York Times Opinion @nytopinion.nytimes.com · 8d
“The mind-set shift needed here is to acknowledge that while climate change is real and harmful, the utility of fossil fuels is not something the oil and gas industry tricked the public into,” Matthew Yglesias writes.
Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Do. Why Don’t Democrats?
Liberals should reconcile with America’s oil and gas industry.
nyti.ms
December 19, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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timdickinson.bsky.social
More Bill.
December 19, 2025 at 11:47 PM
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dustinmulvaney.bsky.social
This week the Westlands Water District board approved the Valley Clean Infrastructure Plan to develop 21 GW of solar + 21 GW of batteries on 136,000 acres of the west Central Valley into solar farms, with over 400 miles of new transmission lines and substations. ☀️🔌💡 ceqanet.lci.ca.gov/2024020124/3
Aerial photo of the Westlands water district’s already existing 2.7 GW master planned solar park
December 19, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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weird!
bencollins.bsky.social Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d
The Epstein Files, everybody!
December 19, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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⚠️ It’s official! New York has repealed the “100-foot rule” subsidy for new gas hookups, joining five other states that have ended similar subsidies.

Statement from Hochul:
GOVERNOR HOCHUL SIGNS LEGISLATION TO ELIMINATE UNFAIR UTILITY SUBSIDY THAT PASSES THE BUCK FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL GAS HOOKUPS TO ALL CUSTOMERS Legislation S.8417/A.8888 Will Do Away With Outdated 100-Foot Rule for Natural Gas Hookups That Cost New Yorkers Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Each Year Governor Kathy Hochul today signed legislation to eliminate the “100-foot-rule” for new natural gas hookups that costs New Yorkers hundreds of millions of dollars a year. “It’s simply unfair, especially when so many people are struggling right now, to expect existing utility ratepayers to foot the bill for a gas hookup at a brand new house that is not their own,” Governor Hochul said. “I have made affordability a top priority and doing away with this 40-year-old subsidy that has outlived its purpose will help with that.” Each year, New Yorkers spend hundreds of millions of dollars on connecting new homes to the gas system. Currently, all existing ratepayers of a utility subsidize the first 100 feet of new gas lines. Under legislation S.8417/A.8888 signed by Governor Hochul, new applicants must pay 100 percent of the material and installation costs for gas service, as opposed to other ratepayers. State Senator Liz Krueger said, “Kathy Hochul just gave New Yorkers a $600 million Christmas present by signing our bill to repeal the 100-foot rule. This is a massive win for New York’s gas customers, and for clean air and a livable climate. In recent years the 100-ft rule has forced all ratepayers to subsidize gas hookups for new customers and a tidy profit for utility shareholders, at a cost of $600 million every year, which compounds many times as it is paid off on gas bills for years down the road. That burden on New Yorkers will now be lifted.” Assemblymember Jo Anne Simon said, “This is a victory for hard-working New Yorkers, our wallets, and our climate. Utility companies have had a blank check to expand polluting gas infrastructure and pass those co…
December 19, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Science's 2025 Breakthrough of the year:

"The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy"
www.science.org/content/arti...
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM
nickcunningham.bsky.social
Good piece on New Fortress Energy's demise

and great line on its current distressed debt situation

"Holders of NFE’s $9 billion of distressed debt are certainly running out of patience—some have taken to calling the company No F—ing Exit"

energynow.com/2025/12/how-...
December 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Good LNG market overview from @nickcunningham.bsky.social

This sums it up.

“It’s a tough way to make a living,” Jason Feer, head of business intelligence at Poten & Partners

He is referring to exporting US LNG. About to get tougher.
U.S. LNG profitability window temporary closed - Gas Outlook
Rising U.S. gas prices and ample LNG supplies around the world have served to slam shut the window of profitability to export spot gas.
gasoutlook.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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U.S. LNG profitability window temporary closed

Analysts are now talking about how many US LNG cargoes might be cancelled in the coming years

“You’re seeing an erosion of those margins right now,” he said. “Some people could be under water.”

gasoutlook.com/analysis/u-s...
U.S. LNG profitability window temporary closed - Gas Outlook
Rising U.S. gas prices and ample LNG supplies around the world have served to slam shut the window of profitability to export spot gas.
gasoutlook.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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first US LNG project halted b/c of the glut and poor financials
December 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM