Robertupstate
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Robertupstate
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Former a few things
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A snippet of me singing Dylan’s great song last night, what a band, thank you Iris Adler for the video. A magical night.
November 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
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Free Electricity. Like, at no cost. For everyone. Now.
Let's talk about affordability, abundance, and Australia--and why thanks to Trump we can't have nice things
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November 6, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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📢 New paper out!

🌊 We discuss how well mechanisms of variability in the subpolar gyre are represented in climate models, finding that models that do this best are also the models in which abrupt shifts are found 😬.

It's a technical story, so here's a simple overview 🧵

doi.org/10.5194/esd-...
Causal mechanisms of subpolar gyre variability in CMIP6 models
Abstract. The subpolar gyre is at risk of crossing a tipping point under future climate change associated with the collapse of deep convection. As such, tipping can have significant climate impacts; i...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
How Petty and Self-Defeating Can You Get? DOJ is now a cauldron of corruption. open.substack.com/pub/harrylit...
How Petty and Self-Defeating Can You Get?
DOJ punishment of prosecutors who merely mentioned January 6
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October 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Pritzker: "Imagine it. Children who woke up that morning, expectant with joy & excitement to put on their costumes & celebrate with their neighbors in what they thought was a safe place at their homes. Armed, masked agents, terrorizing innocent people, especially children, is unconscionable."
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
How Two Michigan Republicans Cash In While Their Districts Get Cut Off
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How Two Michigan Republicans Cash In While Their Districts Get Cut Off
Reps. Bill Huizenga and John James will rake in thousands in tax breaks while their constituents struggle.
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October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Meet the Fascists: First Up, Greg Bovino
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Meet the Fascists: First Up, Greg Bovino
A sector chief of the CPB just got hauled in before a federal judge in Chicago to answer for his actions.
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October 29, 2025 at 4:50 PM
186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?
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Surprise: S. Miller is full of it.
186. When Can States Prosecute Federal Officers?
Stephen Miller claims that ICE officers have "immunity" for anything they do while enforcing immigration law. Even as an argument about *state* criminal prosecutions, that claim is overstated at best.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Tump’s Permitting For Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Is A Test
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Tump’s Permitting For Alaska National Wildlife Refuge Drilling Is A Test
If Americans can stop this administration’s pillage anywhere, it’s going to begin on the north slope
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October 27, 2025 at 7:23 PM
October 26, 2025
open.substack.com/pub/heatherc... Renewable energy and the Erie Canal
October 26, 2025
Economist Paul Krugman probably didn’t have the Erie Canal in mind today when he wrote about the rise of renewable energy, but he could have.
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October 27, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Beyond the solar panel
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Beyond the solar panel
Finding all the clever paths forward!
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October 26, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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What we have wrought:
Heat Has Essentially Wiped Out 2 Key Coral Species on Florida Reefs
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 6:18 AM