Dustin Cote
@dustincote.bsky.social
Writing about the business strategy and opportunities created by positive climate action.
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I’ve never donated to Wikipedia before but I set up a small monthly donation as a fuck you to the world’s richest psychopath.
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
December 26, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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- if you don't have a spare buck, just repost
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I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Saturday that food benefits under one of the country's biggest social assistance programs will not be issued next month amid the ongoing federal government shutdown.
reut.rs
October 26, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
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Just learned that our monthly healthcare expense is increasing by $92 per month next year (almost a 30% increase for each of us). Love being a self-employed small business owner during Donald Trump's presidency. This is awesome. Everything is fantastic.
October 14, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Just learned that our monthly healthcare expense is increasing by $92 per month next year (almost a 30% increase for each of us). Love being a self-employed small business owner during Donald Trump's presidency. This is awesome. Everything is fantastic.
This is bananas. For anyone who has ever been to the national mall on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, this looks like it would if there was a blizzard or something. Ghost town in what is supposed to be a point of national pride 😔
Slideshow of today in Washington DC, and how it looks when a terrorizing government scares people away.
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
By me, no paywall: fallows.substack.com/p/a-summer-a...
August 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
This is bananas. For anyone who has ever been to the national mall on a gorgeous Saturday afternoon, this looks like it would if there was a blizzard or something. Ghost town in what is supposed to be a point of national pride 😔
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Everybody living in a city/town, here's a Sunday practice for you: search "town name + tree plan" & if you have one, reply to this post with a link! They're often looking for volunteers. I'll start pvdtreeplan.org
August 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Everybody living in a city/town, here's a Sunday practice for you: search "town name + tree plan" & if you have one, reply to this post with a link! They're often looking for volunteers. I'll start pvdtreeplan.org
Getting to 15 minutes or less wait times for buses is an inflection point for ridership. Want traffic to improve? Want equitable access to transportation? This is a way forward. A good one to share with other Raleigh folks @wademinter.com @raleighreporter.bsky.social @triangleblogblog.bsky.social
Raleigh increased bus service from every 30 min to every 15 min on its route serving Glenwood Ave. Ridership then doubled in the year that followed.
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
Over last year, city’s high-frequency routes have had 89% ridership growth.
People will ride when you give them service that they can rely on!
When does the next bus come? GoTriangle reduces wait time on its busiest routes
The regional agency joins GoDurham and GoRaleigh in offering bus service at 15-minute intervals between Durham and Chapel Hill.
www.heraldsun.com
August 3, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Getting to 15 minutes or less wait times for buses is an inflection point for ridership. Want traffic to improve? Want equitable access to transportation? This is a way forward. A good one to share with other Raleigh folks @wademinter.com @raleighreporter.bsky.social @triangleblogblog.bsky.social
Grid scale change over 6 years in Texas. NY has really changed over the years too but it looks behind the meter.
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
July 12, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Grid scale change over 6 years in Texas. NY has really changed over the years too but it looks behind the meter.
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
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Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
June 4, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Lyft driver picked me up from UNC, turned out he was a medicinal chemistry post-doc in a building near mine, until his grant got cut last month.
Worked on novel antivirals.
Worked on novel antivirals.
So who wants to start a bike business? 🚲
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
Missed opportunities in the bike business
Product innovation in a space in sore need of a new entrant disruptor
open.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
So who wants to start a bike business? 🚲
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
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They’re arresting judges now
April 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
They’re arresting judges now
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Democracy isn’t dying in darkness it’s being dismantled at the hands of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. @allisonjriggs.bsky.social won this election fair and square back in November. Her opponent is a petulant Confederate cosplayer who can’t handle losing. Concede Jefferson Griffin.
April 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Democracy isn’t dying in darkness it’s being dismantled at the hands of the Supreme Court of North Carolina. @allisonjriggs.bsky.social won this election fair and square back in November. Her opponent is a petulant Confederate cosplayer who can’t handle losing. Concede Jefferson Griffin.
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"I'm here because I don't want people in Austin telling me & other rural landowners what we can do with our land... We have $30 million coming into our school district. It changed our community & it changed our family and I'm thankful I don't live in California." 4/5
April 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
"I'm here because I don't want people in Austin telling me & other rural landowners what we can do with our land... We have $30 million coming into our school district. It changed our community & it changed our family and I'm thankful I don't live in California." 4/5
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I’ve watched energy hearings in Texas for over 20 years. The hearing on SB 819 was unlike anything I’ve ever seen for an energy bill.
50+ Texans spoke up to oppose the bill, including this rancher from Armstrong County: "Y'all don't realize what small counties need." 1/5
50+ Texans spoke up to oppose the bill, including this rancher from Armstrong County: "Y'all don't realize what small counties need." 1/5
April 11, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’ve watched energy hearings in Texas for over 20 years. The hearing on SB 819 was unlike anything I’ve ever seen for an energy bill.
50+ Texans spoke up to oppose the bill, including this rancher from Armstrong County: "Y'all don't realize what small counties need." 1/5
50+ Texans spoke up to oppose the bill, including this rancher from Armstrong County: "Y'all don't realize what small counties need." 1/5
The party of small government strikes again
In case you missed it, Trump also signed an executive order today directing the AG to go after state and local climate policies. Potentially bigger deal than coal order, imo…
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Protecting American Energy From State Overreach
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose.
www.whitehouse.gov
April 10, 2025 at 5:36 PM
The party of small government strikes again
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Hello! We are a scrappy three-year-old civics blog based in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
We just updated
thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!
We just updated
thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!
The Griffin List
A list of 60,273 North Carolina voters – these are registered voters who showed ID to
early vote in the November 2024 election – whose votes Jefferson Griffin wants to not be counted.
...
thegriffinlist.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Hello! We are a scrappy three-year-old civics blog based in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC.
We just updated
thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!
We just updated
thegriffinlist.com, which contains detailed instructions for 65,000 NC voters whose votes might be thrown out in the state Supreme Court race. Please share!
If you're in NC, check for your name, validate your id if you're in the list. Tell your friends!
Via @abreezeclayton.bsky.social, here's a tool to find out if your vote is on the list of those being challenged in North Carolina, along with instructions on what you can do next/who to contact re: ballot curing.
Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina
Please share widely, especially if you're in North Carolina
April 4, 2025 at 11:14 PM
If you're in NC, check for your name, validate your id if you're in the list. Tell your friends!
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Has a reporter directly asked Trump if he personally approved the strikes on the Houthis in Yemen?
March 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Has a reporter directly asked Trump if he personally approved the strikes on the Houthis in Yemen?
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The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans?
'Heads are exploding': How security experts see the Signal war-plan breach
The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans?
www.npr.org
March 25, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The breach left military and intelligence experts asking the same questions as the public: Why would top U.S. officials use a free messaging app to discuss classified military plans?
Still settling into a writing routine but I hope you enjoy this one about incumbents showing some hints of clean energy urgency.
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
Toyota EVs, PJM solar, and AI (of course)
Clean energy transition becoming mainstream
open.substack.com
March 21, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Still settling into a writing routine but I hope you enjoy this one about incumbents showing some hints of clean energy urgency.
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
open.substack.com/pub/sustaina...
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In case anyone was planning on having kids, our daycare costs for 2024 was $19,318.00.
Both kids were there in some form Jan-July, with just our youngest there Aug-Dec.
(Compared to $19,349.68 in 2022 for both kids, all year.)
Both kids were there in some form Jan-July, with just our youngest there Aug-Dec.
(Compared to $19,349.68 in 2022 for both kids, all year.)
March 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
In case anyone was planning on having kids, our daycare costs for 2024 was $19,318.00.
Both kids were there in some form Jan-July, with just our youngest there Aug-Dec.
(Compared to $19,349.68 in 2022 for both kids, all year.)
Both kids were there in some form Jan-July, with just our youngest there Aug-Dec.
(Compared to $19,349.68 in 2022 for both kids, all year.)
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
Predicting El Niño and La Niña is tough, but new research analyzing 20+ years of forecasts finds dynamical models outperform statistical ones, especially for El Niño. La Niña onset? That's been much harder. Read more in our new ENSO blog post! www.climate.gov/news-feature...
February 27, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Please enjoy my last ever post at Climate.gov/ENSO Blog. This afternoon I was fired by the Trump Administration 15 days before my 2yr probationary period ended on March 13.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
I have worked at NOAA since 2010, and I'm so incredibly proud of the work I did. If anyone wants a quote, let me know.
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If anyone who receives this would like help writing a suitable prompt injection for when they use an LLM to evaluate responses, I am at your service. DM or @hmason.64 on Signal.
Here’s the email everyone is getting from OPM. Embarrassing stuff.
February 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
If anyone who receives this would like help writing a suitable prompt injection for when they use an LLM to evaluate responses, I am at your service. DM or @hmason.64 on Signal.