whet moser
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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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this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
If there is a tamiflu shortage this year I blame twitter's #1 catastrophist EFD for advising people to stockpile prescription antivirals.
December 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
this is really reckless, unethical, and irresponsible behavior, especially as we approach the peak of flu season. it’s also not the first time he’s done this — he’s fully aware what he’s doing is not okay because we have already explained that to him. this guy shouldn’t be repping public health
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The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
December 26, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The Wisconsin component of the analysis here is revealing. Evidence is consistent with DOGE strategically delaying contract terminations in WI until after the 2025 state Supreme Court elections to mitigate electoral risk.
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My audience
December 24, 2025 at 1:35 AM
My audience
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December 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
December 25, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I’m from Whoville, and I say kill the Grinch!
“In 1914 Thomas W. Bicknell, a wealthy eastern author, historian, and Education Commissioner for Rhode Island, offered a thousand-volume library to any Utah town that would rename itself after him.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicknel...
December 26, 2025 at 4:11 AM
“In 1914 Thomas W. Bicknell, a wealthy eastern author, historian, and Education Commissioner for Rhode Island, offered a thousand-volume library to any Utah town that would rename itself after him.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicknel...
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I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Judge Blocks Detention of British Researcher Who Scrutinizes Online Hate
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
I did not understand this: one of the five Europeans the US has barred from traveling to the United States...is a permanent resident who lives with his family in the US.
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Now he is worried about being arrested and deported for the crime of monitoring online hate.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
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roko's basilica
[somberly] You cannot serve both god and money [upbeat music hits] Until now. Introducing god as a service
December 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
roko's basilica
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Everybody already knew you played hockey once you described basketball as “DEI for tall people”
No, I played hockey, a sport where it doesnt matter how tall you are as long as you can play.
December 25, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Everybody already knew you played hockey once you described basketball as “DEI for tall people”
“Mr. Ackman, who has used X to turn himself into a celebrity far beyond the investment world, declined through a spokeswoman to comment about sharing posts that amplified false claims.”
Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
Prominent Leaders Amplify Disinformation About Brown University Shooting
Prominent business and government figures spread rumors about the attack on Brown University’s campus this month, reigniting questions about accountability in online discourse.
nyti.ms
December 25, 2025 at 9:33 PM
“Mr. Ackman, who has used X to turn himself into a celebrity far beyond the investment world, declined through a spokeswoman to comment about sharing posts that amplified false claims.”
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We Wish You Baby,
A Merry It's Cold
Christmas Outside
🤝
not going until
you get some
A Merry It's Cold
Christmas Outside
🤝
not going until
you get some
December 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
We Wish You Baby,
A Merry It's Cold
Christmas Outside
🤝
not going until
you get some
A Merry It's Cold
Christmas Outside
🤝
not going until
you get some
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this, to me, is blueskyism
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This is one of those moments where people who otherwise talk a lot about mental health solidarity or whatever go full mask off.
quoting Sky Marchini
@sky.skymarchini.net
· 15h
OK team, there is a debate in the girls chat, and I have absolutely no idea which side to join in with, if any
If you, a girl, go home with a guy, and he has dishes in his sink or dish drying rack, does that give you the ick
12:37 PM · Dec 25, 2025
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Yeah girl of course you get the ick for a guy who doesn't have perfect OCD hygiene, or who can't hold visual contact, or who is shy and so on.
Of course you RT the suicide prevention hotline. Of course you have a "Mental Health Awareness" pin. Of course you get into fights over using the "r-word".](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j2kmiyhld5btzozgzwy3lc2m/bafkreic5mmihrlqodz355jmkii3zlhzuypzko4wskzrewgj27tokty6gsy@jpeg)
December 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
this, to me, is blueskyism
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I got martha's iconic first book, entertaining, for xmas and love that she's always been totally nuts
December 25, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I got martha's iconic first book, entertaining, for xmas and love that she's always been totally nuts
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Middle kid wrote me a book about us and this is my favorite bit
December 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Middle kid wrote me a book about us and this is my favorite bit
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Merry Christmas. You will log.
December 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Merry Christmas. You will log.
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The Swiss typeface designer Adrian Frutiger — creator of Univers, Frutiger, and Avenir — designed this book as a Christmas gift for personal and professional friends in 1969. It contains the creation myth from Genesis in four languages, accompanied by his own modernist illustrations. 1/n
December 25, 2023 at 10:56 PM
The Swiss typeface designer Adrian Frutiger — creator of Univers, Frutiger, and Avenir — designed this book as a Christmas gift for personal and professional friends in 1969. It contains the creation myth from Genesis in four languages, accompanied by his own modernist illustrations. 1/n
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1921 Christmas Greeting from the Newberry Library archive.
December 25, 2025 at 4:25 PM
1921 Christmas Greeting from the Newberry Library archive.
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Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
December 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Look, I'm sure that Nolan's adaptation of "The Odyssey" will be fun, but I highly doubt it will be as good as the original.
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low stakes posting today reminds me that 1) Facebook is for talking to people you know IRL but don’t like and 2) microblogging sites are for talking to people you don’t know but do like.
we forget these things at our peril
we forget these things at our peril
December 24, 2025 at 9:11 PM
low stakes posting today reminds me that 1) Facebook is for talking to people you know IRL but don’t like and 2) microblogging sites are for talking to people you don’t know but do like.
we forget these things at our peril
we forget these things at our peril
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There are multiple reindeer farms in the U.S., but the animals are just there to be charming — you will not be able to try their meat!
Some new holiday fare from Karen Fischer:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Some new holiday fare from Karen Fischer:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Herders at the Edge of Extinction - Offrange
“There is a lot of divine design around reindeer.”
ambrook.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:15 PM
There are multiple reindeer farms in the U.S., but the animals are just there to be charming — you will not be able to try their meat!
Some new holiday fare from Karen Fischer:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...
Some new holiday fare from Karen Fischer:
ambrook.com/offrange/liv...