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Mayukh Datta
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Thinking about energy justice and rural energy policy at the National Renewable Energy Lab || Mississippian | Msstate Bulldog | MN Humphrey School
Everything Thanksgiving, I give thanks for being a Msstate alum and a Dawg, and every Egg Bowl, and my gratitude and resolve are tested. www.nytimes.com/athletic/684...
Ole Miss looks Playoff-bound after Egg Bowl win, but Lane Kiffin decision looms
www.nytimes.com
November 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
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@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social shows if you stand on principle from a deep place, the world including Trump will move to you.
November 22, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Slow news day today, huh?
November 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
And the major story tomorrow will be “Democrats are the problem and they are losing the messaging war.” Come on folks 😒
New AP/NORC poll finds:

- 47% of U.S. adults are “not very” or “not at all confident” they could find a good job if they wanted to

- 36% say electricity bills are a "major" source of stress; 50% say the same about grocery prices

apnews.com/article/poll...
How Americans are feeling about their chances on the job market, according to an AP-NORC poll
Americans are increasingly worried about their ability to find a good job under President Donald Trump.
apnews.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:17 AM
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Trump at the site of the Texas floods: "Now we have the hottest country in the world. That's why I'm so saddened by this."
July 11, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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this is like drake and kendrick lamar but they're both drake
June 5, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This is the type of hard hitting journalism this country needs right now. And no, I’m not being sarcastic
May 8, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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I said my main goal of this trip was to meet with Kilmar. Tonight I had that chance. I have called his wife, Jennifer, to pass along his message of love. I look forward to providing a full update upon my return.
April 18, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Sen. John Polk, a Republican from Hattiesburg who has served the residents of Mississippi Senate District 44 since 2012, is retiring from the Mississippi Senate after lawmakers redrew his district following a court order requiring more Black voting power.
Republican Mississippi Senator Retires as District Lines Change
Sen. John Polk, a Republican from Hattiesburg, Miss., is retiring from the Mississippi Senate after court-ordered redistricting.
buff.ly
April 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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I, for one, welcome the “abundance” fight. It shows the left can fight Trumpism while wrestling with how we can be better than we’ve been.

I have no interest in “actually the government has been doing great” liberalism.
March 30, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Finally, a bit of good news for the climate!

www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2...
Mississippi plant closed after getting millions in incentives
Mississippi plant closed after getting millions in incentives.
www.clarionledger.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Early View Alert!

Explore this PSJ article on redesigning institutional feedback pathways for energy transitions.

By Matthew Grimley, @mayukhdatta.bsky.social, Anna Giesting, Sarah Komoroski, George Masson, Marrianne Sciamanda & Gabriel Chan.

Read here:
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
<em>Policy Studies Journal</em> | PSO Public Policy Journal | Wiley Online Library
Electric utilities, challenged by a rapidly unfolding energy transition, use many informal institutions to bridge across technologies and sectors. Little is known, however, about how electric utilit...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Bedrock Energy wants geothermal (boreholes and heat pumps that is) to make data centers cooler (and more efficient and flexible consumers of electricity).

techcrunch.com/2025/01/23/b...

I just got back from two days at NREL to kick off a project modeling exactly this proposition! Stay tuned...

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Bedrock Energy wants geothermal to make data centers cooler and offices more comfortable | TechCrunch
To cut costs and minimize geothermal’s footprint, Bedrock drills deeper.
techcrunch.com
January 25, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Having grown up in Mississippi, I’ve been screaming this since I got interested in politics back in my sophomore year. National Dems need to learn from folks like Ty Pickens and Brandon Pressley!
I am such a believer in this. Down-ballot is the way.

It’s also how we build a sustainable future of good leaders and infrastructure to elect and support them, as well as the movements they represent.

We don’t just need strong candidates. We need strong organizers, managers, CoS, grassroots, etc.
I’ve been organizing in rural areas since the first Trump administration. Rural Dems can make the difference in races at the top of the ticket.

Republicans have all of the electorate they’re ever going to have. Organize to turn out 5% to 10% more Dems in rural spaces. Watch what happens…
November 30, 2024 at 12:50 PM
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i think Drake’s only option at this point is try to appeal to Liz Cheney
November 26, 2024 at 2:37 AM
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Hopepunk is the opposite of grimdark. Finding hope in the darkness is a radical, rebellious, beautiful, terrifying act--and is necessary to fight on.
November 7, 2024 at 1:11 AM
I wake up every morning and work to make sure my children are protected against the climate crisis, that an equitable clean energy transition can be the catalyst for wealth creation in the Deep South. Tomorrow is not going to be any different.

Well, maybe not tmrw cuz imma sleep in.
November 6, 2024 at 7:12 AM