Charles Heck
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🚨🔥 Warmest Christmas on record for the Contiguous U.S.! The average high of 57.9F and the average low of 36.6F each broke the Christmas record by a full 3F. 🔥🚨
December 26, 2025 at 3:39 PM
🚨🔥 Warmest Christmas on record for the Contiguous U.S.! The average high of 57.9F and the average low of 36.6F each broke the Christmas record by a full 3F. 🔥🚨
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Previously, I posted that Na-ion batteries were likely to reach Li-ion battery energy density faster due to the prior advances and experience from Lithium work. Well, that’s appears to be the case. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.uh.edu/news-events/...
Breakthrough New Material Brings Affordable, Sustainable Future Within Grasp
Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This break...
www.uh.edu
December 25, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Previously, I posted that Na-ion batteries were likely to reach Li-ion battery energy density faster due to the prior advances and experience from Lithium work. Well, that’s appears to be the case. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.uh.edu/news-events/...
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Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
ExxonKnews: The year in review
This year, ExxonKnews reported on Big Oil targeting its critics, pushing false solutions, and encouraging political allies to help the industry escape accountability.
www.exxonknews.org
December 23, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Some of my stories this year included:
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
- how the gas industry pushed state bills to redefine gas as “clean” energy
- how the DOE partnered with plastics lobbyists
- how Exxon is building CO2 pipelines through communities after Trump withdrew safety regs
More: www.exxonknews.org/p/exxonknews...
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
December 23, 2025 at 1:41 AM
We at ProPublica obtained internal government data in May that showed the Trump administration knew the vast majority of Venezuelans sent to El Salvador had not been convicted of violent crimes. Our reporting is featured in Frontline. Read our full coverage: www.propublica.org/series/depor...
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Today the Trump administration suspended leases for 5 offshore wind farms in federal waters that would generate electricity to some 2.5 million homes.
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
December 22, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Today the Trump administration suspended leases for 5 offshore wind farms in federal waters that would generate electricity to some 2.5 million homes.
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
I wrote about the high cost of Trump's fossil fuel industry-induced opposition to to wind for @rollingstone.com
www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...
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Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
December 22, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Radical bearded cleric issues new fatwa -->
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Republican Gov Candidate Breaks With JD Vance Over Including Nick Fuentes in the Party: ‘He’s Dangerous’
Republican Gov Candidate Breaks With JD Vance Over Including Nick Fuentes in the Party: ‘He’s Dangerous’
"Let me say this about Nick Fuentes: I think he's a nut, he's dangerous, and we don't need him in our party.”
The post Republican Gov Candidate Breaks With JD Vance Over Including Nick Fuentes in the Party: ‘He’s Dangerous’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Republican Gov Candidate Breaks With JD Vance Over Including Nick Fuentes in the Party: ‘He’s Dangerous’
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In 2025, America saw the highest number of measles cases in over 30 years. That’s just a preview of what’s to come as RFK Jr continues his rollback of vaccine guidance.
December 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
In 2025, America saw the highest number of measles cases in over 30 years. That’s just a preview of what’s to come as RFK Jr continues his rollback of vaccine guidance.
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This is a key goal of the Trump admin, esp. Rubio.
It's working: Cuba’s economy is nearing collapse as the result of the U.S. oil blockade and military buildup against Venezuela.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
It's working: Cuba’s economy is nearing collapse as the result of the U.S. oil blockade and military buildup against Venezuela.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
U.S. Oil Blockade of Venezuela Pushes Cuba Toward Collapse
Cuba’s economy, dependent on cheap Venezuelan oil for decades, now struggles to function as a result of the U.S. military’s buildup in the Caribbean and the sharp drop in oil shipments from Venezuela...
www.wsj.com
December 21, 2025 at 5:28 PM
This is a key goal of the Trump admin, esp. Rubio.
It's working: Cuba’s economy is nearing collapse as the result of the U.S. oil blockade and military buildup against Venezuela.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
It's working: Cuba’s economy is nearing collapse as the result of the U.S. oil blockade and military buildup against Venezuela.
www.wsj.com/world/americ...
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The New York Times knows this is disinformative fossil fuel industry propaganda but published it anyway. This (via @amywestervelt.bsky.social) might have something to do with it:
drilled.media/news/drilled...
drilled.media/news/drilled...
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The New York Times knows this is disinformative fossil fuel industry propaganda but published it anyway. This (via @amywestervelt.bsky.social) might have something to do with it:
drilled.media/news/drilled...
drilled.media/news/drilled...
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Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
December 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Here's a quilt of Volume 4 of the Epstein document dump. Gives you a 10,000 foot view of the redactions. that's 2,704 docs.
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Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
The American Oil Industry’s Playbook, Illustrated: How Drillers Offload Costly Cleanup Onto the Public
Oil executive Tom Ragsdale walked away from his old wells, making the pollution left behind the state of New Mexico’s problem. His tactics, however, are ubiquitous in the industry.
www.propublica.org
December 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Although Tom Ragsdale’s oil companies owe New Mexico more than $3.5 million for pollution and unpaid fees, the state has recovered only about $50,000.
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
Drillers across the industry have employed similar tactics in what is known as “the playbook.”
(Published Dec. 2024)
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Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
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 4:58 PM
Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
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Trump Boasts Unemployment Bump Was Caused by His Federal Workforce Cuts: ‘Those Jobs Are Not Necessary’
Trump Boasts Unemployment Bump Was Caused by His Federal Workforce Cuts: ‘Those Jobs Are Not Necessary’
President Donald Trump boasted that the slight uptick in unemployment last month was attributable to cuts his administration has made to the federal workforce.
The post Trump Boasts Unemployment Bump Was Caused by His Federal Workforce Cuts: ‘Those Jobs Are Not Necessary’ first appeared on Mediaite.
dlvr.it
December 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Trump Boasts Unemployment Bump Was Caused by His Federal Workforce Cuts: ‘Those Jobs Are Not Necessary’
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Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
www.volts.wtf
December 19, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
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John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
We Went to Arkansas. The Farm Crisis Will Shock You
YouTube video by More Perfect Union
www.youtube.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:53 PM
John Deere got this video taken off our YouTube for two weeks. It took our lawyers reaching out to YouTube to get it back up.
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
The video lays out how a handful of corporations took control of the agriculture industry, bankrupting farmers and screwing us all over.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cl02...
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My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
A Terrorism of Vengeance
Understanding incels, school shooters, and the new category of terrorism, “nihilistic violent extremism.”
www.lawfaremedia.org
December 16, 2025 at 8:07 PM
My latest in @lawfaremedia.org: Nihilistic Violent Extremists (NVE) closely resemble two other forms of mass violence that have evaded simple characterization: incels and school shooters. Ambitious efforts to better classify such violence should be applauded. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/a-te...
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Very proud of @naemas.bsky.social and my story yesterday on how thousands of the estimated 16,000 known plastic chemicals get into our food.
“The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
“The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
These kitchen items may be contaminating your food with chemicals
See the thousands of plastic chemicals in what we eat.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Very proud of @naemas.bsky.social and my story yesterday on how thousands of the estimated 16,000 known plastic chemicals get into our food.
“The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
“The problem is, none of the plastics that we have right now are safe... That’s what the data tell us.”
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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When an Omaha mother discovered high levels of lead in her son’s blood, she looked up EPA soil tests and discovered potentially harmful levels of the metal in her yard.
City officials said her home didn’t qualify for a government-funded cleanup.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
City officials said her home didn’t qualify for a government-funded cleanup.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
The EPA Was Considering a Massive Lead Cleanup in Omaha. Then Trump Shifted Guidance.
The Trump administration says it will speed cleanups, but residents of the largest residential lead Superfund site worry fewer properties will be remediated.
www.propublica.org
December 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
When an Omaha mother discovered high levels of lead in her son’s blood, she looked up EPA soil tests and discovered potentially harmful levels of the metal in her yard.
City officials said her home didn’t qualify for a government-funded cleanup.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
City officials said her home didn’t qualify for a government-funded cleanup.
With @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social
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This from a huge story about the buildout of methane gas plants to fuel data centers for the AI bubble written by @emdashsanders.bsky.social and edited by @emorwee.bsky.social.
Today's must-read!
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
2/2
Today's must-read!
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
2/2
Exxon’s new greenwashing ploy
The oil giant claims it can eliminate more than 90 percent of emissions from gas-powered AI facilities. Critics say that’s nonsense.
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This from a huge story about the buildout of methane gas plants to fuel data centers for the AI bubble written by @emdashsanders.bsky.social and edited by @emorwee.bsky.social.
Today's must-read!
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
2/2
Today's must-read!
open.substack.com/pub/heated/p...
2/2
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another good chart www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
December 18, 2025 at 3:04 PM
another good chart www.ms.now/opinion/trum...
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matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
December 18, 2025 at 3:56 PM
matt & co’s theory of how public opinion on immigration would respond to new information was simply empirically wrong.
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
at this point the only reasonable conclusion is they refuse to update their priors w/ new data because the data is inconvenient for them
www.gelliottmorris.com/p/the-cost-o...
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People say you’re driving a moral panic, that you’re blocking good regulation, that there’s no point in resisting. And then you enforce a phone ban and miracles happen (qualitatively): nymag.com/intelligence...
How the Phone Ban Saved High School
Since the bell-to-bell device lockup, teens in New York have rediscovered the simple pleasures of conversation, board games, and poker.
nymag.com
December 17, 2025 at 7:27 PM
People say you’re driving a moral panic, that you’re blocking good regulation, that there’s no point in resisting. And then you enforce a phone ban and miracles happen (qualitatively): nymag.com/intelligence...
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Unbelievable. The center, founded in 1960, is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Unbelievable. The center, founded in 1960, is responsible for many of the biggest scientific advances in humanity’s understanding of weather and climate. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/c...