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If you can’t police in a free society without hiding your face, the problem is with the policing — not the public. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie
Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 10, 2026 at 5:39 PM
If you can’t police in a free society without hiding your face, the problem is with the policing — not the public. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-mask...
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Neat graph generator from @energysmartwv.bsky.social
In Indianapolis, a heat pump can carry your house's thermal load without back up 99% of the year.
www.natethehousewhisperer.com/how-much-of-...
In Indianapolis, a heat pump can carry your house's thermal load without back up 99% of the year.
www.natethehousewhisperer.com/how-much-of-...
February 10, 2026 at 2:11 AM
Neat graph generator from @energysmartwv.bsky.social
In Indianapolis, a heat pump can carry your house's thermal load without back up 99% of the year.
www.natethehousewhisperer.com/how-much-of-...
In Indianapolis, a heat pump can carry your house's thermal load without back up 99% of the year.
www.natethehousewhisperer.com/how-much-of-...
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If Instagram ads are anything to go by, the fossil fuel industry intends to stay relevant in UK domestic heating by flogging hybrid (fossil gas) heat pumps.
February 9, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If Instagram ads are anything to go by, the fossil fuel industry intends to stay relevant in UK domestic heating by flogging hybrid (fossil gas) heat pumps.
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This is also the way to protect people from cars.
Minneapolis tells residents to stop building anti-ICE barricades, but they keep popping up
Minneapolis officials are urging residents not to block traffic as neighbors build makeshift checkpoints to slow and track federal immigration agents.
www.startribune.com
February 8, 2026 at 5:44 PM
This is also the way to protect people from cars.
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I do not believe that is possible to be honest while pushing the lie that switching to a heat pump, which provides heat two to four times more efficiently than burning fossil fuels is not cleaner than burning fossil fuels.
I don't know if you are incapable at mathematics or if you are dishonest.
I don't know if you are incapable at mathematics or if you are dishonest.
February 7, 2026 at 5:09 PM
I do not believe that is possible to be honest while pushing the lie that switching to a heat pump, which provides heat two to four times more efficiently than burning fossil fuels is not cleaner than burning fossil fuels.
I don't know if you are incapable at mathematics or if you are dishonest.
I don't know if you are incapable at mathematics or if you are dishonest.
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The best way to oligarch-proof your information ecosystem is to follow this starter pack I made of news outlets that actively avoid Generative AI Slop
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
February 8, 2026 at 12:41 AM
The best way to oligarch-proof your information ecosystem is to follow this starter pack I made of news outlets that actively avoid Generative AI Slop
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
go.bsky.app/8cn1XfT
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Sodium-ion battery shipments are expected to grow 100x in four years? <spit take>
The world’s first sodium-ion battery EV is here and it could be a game changer
The world’s first sodium-ion battery EV is here and it could be a game changer
Leading global battery maker CATL and Changan Automobile unveiled the world’s first passenger EV powered by a sodium-ion battery on Thursday.
more…
electrek.co
February 5, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Sodium-ion battery shipments are expected to grow 100x in four years? <spit take>
This @sevendaysvt.bsky.social story is so beautiful. The great human drama of an entire life unspools from a single letter. Please read to the end. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...
In Passumpsic, a Long-Lost Love Letter Is Found Under an Attic Floor
At four pages long, the 1879 letter strikes a range of emotions, with mentions of “sweet kisses,” his-and-hers pillowcases, illness, and untimely death.
www.sevendaysvt.com
February 6, 2026 at 8:25 PM
This @sevendaysvt.bsky.social story is so beautiful. The great human drama of an entire life unspools from a single letter. Please read to the end. www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...
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“Where the GOP learned to lie as a matter of course is an interesting question, and I’m afraid I’ve had a front row seat. I think it’s the climate fight, more than anything else, that taught them to regard reality as optional.”
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Thinking about lying
Climate denial taught our leaders shamelessness
open.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:32 AM
“Where the GOP learned to lie as a matter of course is an interesting question, and I’m afraid I’ve had a front row seat. I think it’s the climate fight, more than anything else, that taught them to regard reality as optional.”
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
Read @billmckibben.bsky.social on how we reached this moment
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classic Loony Tunes have much to teach us about class solidarity
January 31, 2025 at 2:18 PM
classic Loony Tunes have much to teach us about class solidarity
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This is a terrific and rich discussion on critical minerals. Key point for me is that if you want minerals ot batteries for drones or for other military applications, demand pull from EV sector was the way to create sufficient commercial market for them. Very difficult to get without EV demand pull.
I told y’all it'd be a busy day for critical minerals content!
I joined @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on Shift Key podcast to discuss all things minerals, including some of the splashy new Trump initiatives and progress reports.
Stockpiling, tax credits, and more!
🔌💡
shows.acast.com/65bac3af0334...
I joined @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social on Shift Key podcast to discuss all things minerals, including some of the splashy new Trump initiatives and progress reports.
Stockpiling, tax credits, and more!
🔌💡
shows.acast.com/65bac3af0334...
Trump’s Most Self-Defeating Move on Rare Minerals | Shift Key with Robinson Meyer and Jesse Jenkins
Rob digs deep on critical minerals with Full Tilt Strategies’ Nathaniel Horadam.
shows.acast.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 PM
This is a terrific and rich discussion on critical minerals. Key point for me is that if you want minerals ot batteries for drones or for other military applications, demand pull from EV sector was the way to create sufficient commercial market for them. Very difficult to get without EV demand pull.
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I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
Accountability for ICE and CBP
However bad you think the corruption and misconduct at ICE and CBP is — the reality is far far worse.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
February 1, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I testified Friday before Gov. Pritzker's commission studying abuses of ICE and CBP and tried to explain how the agencies went so far off track. It's actually way worse than I ever realized. Please read and share my testimony as Congress considers reform: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/accountabi...
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According to the EIA's short-term outlook, the cost of natural gas fuel to generate electricity is going to increase in price 73% by 2027. So, we should use less gas as soon as possible to save people money.
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
According to the EIA's short-term outlook, the cost of natural gas fuel to generate electricity is going to increase in price 73% by 2027. So, we should use less gas as soon as possible to save people money.
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NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
How to Film ICE
Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.
www.wired.com
January 31, 2026 at 10:55 AM
NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...
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“Groundwater from wells across half of 45-ha development will be drawn by high-efficiency electric heat pumps, powered in part by solar panels, to provide low-cost heating and cooling with little GHG emissions for 850 homes and several light-industrial buildings” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The LED of heating’: cheap geothermal energy system makes US comeback
Minnesota housing project to draw energy from water stored deep underground, 45 years on from city’s initial research
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:54 AM
“Groundwater from wells across half of 45-ha development will be drawn by high-efficiency electric heat pumps, powered in part by solar panels, to provide low-cost heating and cooling with little GHG emissions for 850 homes and several light-industrial buildings” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Want to change energy policy where you live, but not sure how? This episode will get you started!
In Ep. 268, veteran organizer @carterlavin.bsky.social joins us to share some of the insights, tactics and lessons learned from his 15 years as a transportation advocate. Listen in and learn how you can help advance energy transition policies in your community! xenetwork.org/ets/episodes...
[Episode #268] – Activism 101 | The Energy Transition Show
What do aspiring energy transition advocates need to know to become effective changemakers in their communities?
xenetwork.org
January 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Want to change energy policy where you live, but not sure how? This episode will get you started!
@esaagar.bsky.social Florida’s plan moves north.
January 30, 2026 at 3:20 AM
@esaagar.bsky.social Florida’s plan moves north.
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"Global investment in the energy transition grew by 8% to a record $2.3 trillion last year..."
Asia Pacific region — led by China, India and Japan — was ~50% of global clean energy spending in 2025.
EU: $455 billion, up 18%.
US: $378 billion, up 3.5%
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
Asia Pacific region — led by China, India and Japan — was ~50% of global clean energy spending in 2025.
EU: $455 billion, up 18%.
US: $378 billion, up 3.5%
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
January 29, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"Global investment in the energy transition grew by 8% to a record $2.3 trillion last year..."
Asia Pacific region — led by China, India and Japan — was ~50% of global clean energy spending in 2025.
EU: $455 billion, up 18%.
US: $378 billion, up 3.5%
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
Asia Pacific region — led by China, India and Japan — was ~50% of global clean energy spending in 2025.
EU: $455 billion, up 18%.
US: $378 billion, up 3.5%
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... #energysky
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Balmy 5F in coastal downeast Maine this morning. Checking to be sure the sump pump outflow isn’t frozen. I also checked the heat pump. Still kind of grumpy the defrost mode takes so long to kick in. This is not efficient. But we’re still happy with our heat pumps. #heatpumps #energysky #greensky
January 29, 2026 at 1:34 PM
Balmy 5F in coastal downeast Maine this morning. Checking to be sure the sump pump outflow isn’t frozen. I also checked the heat pump. Still kind of grumpy the defrost mode takes so long to kick in. This is not efficient. But we’re still happy with our heat pumps. #heatpumps #energysky #greensky
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I've now had AI bots impersonate high-profile people I know and engage me in a DM chat that was initially passable on both Bluesky and Mastodon. Be careful out there folks. And if the account is new with few followers, that's a big tell.
January 22, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I've now had AI bots impersonate high-profile people I know and engage me in a DM chat that was initially passable on both Bluesky and Mastodon. Be careful out there folks. And if the account is new with few followers, that's a big tell.
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This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
January 27, 2026 at 11:47 PM
This mid-afternoon Alex Pretti vigil at the Portland VA was not heavily promoted. But the crowd probably stretches a quarter mile or more. Americans are galvanized and grieving.
Reposted by Matthew Smith
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
January 27, 2026 at 11:02 PM
Wow.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
The front page of tomorrow’s Charlie Hebdo magazine in France.
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It's not fashionable to talk about consuming less as a climate solution because our economy is based on selling us crap that no one needs.
August 8, 2023 at 10:25 AM
It's not fashionable to talk about consuming less as a climate solution because our economy is based on selling us crap that no one needs.
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Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
"ICE 101" — How Trump changed ICE and CBP into a fascist secret police
ICE and CBP are fatally flawed products of the post-9/11 War on Terror — now Trump has weaponized those very flaws to occupy America.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 25, 2026 at 3:24 PM
Curious why ICE and CBP agents are so brutal? Here's a useful explainer I wrote last week, before Saturday's outrageous murder, about how uniquely unsuited ICE and CBP are for this moment—and why they were so corruptible into Trump's own fascist secret police: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-101-ho...
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