Michael McLean
@mclean.bsky.social
Ideal city: ⚛️ nuclear-powered, 🏙️ dense housing, 💰 affordable, 🚇 transit. Aka Chicago.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
Posting about those things here, and trying to make them better IRL.
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Michael McLean
@mclean.bsky.social
· Nov 11
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While we debate the Chuy Garcia maneuver, Greg Abbott waits 13 months to fill an empty democratic seat
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/17/t...
Abbott sets Jan. 31 runoff for 18th Congressional District
The Houston-based seat will have been without representation for about 11 months.
www.texastribune.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:02 AM
While we debate the Chuy Garcia maneuver, Greg Abbott waits 13 months to fill an empty democratic seat
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/17/t...
www.texastribune.org/2025/11/17/t...
I am all for R&D for new reactor designs. But this chart shows that its not just getting them built that will be a major challenge. Its operating them too!
Even if they get built, how long will it take these startups to get to 80% capacity factor? AP1000 is >90%!
Even if they get built, how long will it take these startups to get to 80% capacity factor? AP1000 is >90%!
November 17, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I am all for R&D for new reactor designs. But this chart shows that its not just getting them built that will be a major challenge. Its operating them too!
Even if they get built, how long will it take these startups to get to 80% capacity factor? AP1000 is >90%!
Even if they get built, how long will it take these startups to get to 80% capacity factor? AP1000 is >90%!
Reposted by Michael McLean
if Chicago don't want Prop 13, then why did they name their L stations after the father of Prop 13, Howard Jarvis?
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
if Chicago don't want Prop 13, then why did they name their L stations after the father of Prop 13, Howard Jarvis?
There is a property tax revolt starting in Chicago. One group is calling for a new policy 'modeled after California's Prop 13'
Folks, I will self-immolate in front of city hall if that happens
abc7chicago.com/post/propert...
Folks, I will self-immolate in front of city hall if that happens
abc7chicago.com/post/propert...
November 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
There is a property tax revolt starting in Chicago. One group is calling for a new policy 'modeled after California's Prop 13'
Folks, I will self-immolate in front of city hall if that happens
abc7chicago.com/post/propert...
Folks, I will self-immolate in front of city hall if that happens
abc7chicago.com/post/propert...
I work at a remote company with like 3 Chicago coworkers.
One just DM’d me “had this guy stop by leafleting my neighborhood the other night www.jamesforillinois.com “
💪 @jamesforillinois.bsky.social putting in work
One just DM’d me “had this guy stop by leafleting my neighborhood the other night www.jamesforillinois.com “
💪 @jamesforillinois.bsky.social putting in work
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 PM
I work at a remote company with like 3 Chicago coworkers.
One just DM’d me “had this guy stop by leafleting my neighborhood the other night www.jamesforillinois.com “
💪 @jamesforillinois.bsky.social putting in work
One just DM’d me “had this guy stop by leafleting my neighborhood the other night www.jamesforillinois.com “
💪 @jamesforillinois.bsky.social putting in work
Legislation introduced in New Jersey to develop 1.2 gigawatts of nuclear energy
This is a state that just had a landslide election where the cost of energy was a major issue
🔌💡 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... cc @jessedjenkins.com
This is a state that just had a landslide election where the cost of energy was a major issue
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POLITICO Pro: Bill could pave way for New Jersey’s first new nuclear plant in decades
It creates a state-backed incentive program to develop 1.2 gigawatts of nuclear power.
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November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Legislation introduced in New Jersey to develop 1.2 gigawatts of nuclear energy
This is a state that just had a landslide election where the cost of energy was a major issue
🔌💡 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... cc @jessedjenkins.com
This is a state that just had a landslide election where the cost of energy was a major issue
🔌💡 subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025... cc @jessedjenkins.com
Most of the British shows on AppleTV prominently feature people riding bicycles
November 17, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Most of the British shows on AppleTV prominently feature people riding bicycles
British people visit the midwest one time and fall in love like this bloke
November 17, 2025 at 2:54 AM
British people visit the midwest one time and fall in love like this bloke
How is a pint of Guinness just 125 calories?
November 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
How is a pint of Guinness just 125 calories?
✅ Covid
✅ Flu
✅ TDAP
Trying out novavax this time to see if it has less side effects
✅ Flu
✅ TDAP
Trying out novavax this time to see if it has less side effects
November 16, 2025 at 6:00 PM
✅ Covid
✅ Flu
✅ TDAP
Trying out novavax this time to see if it has less side effects
✅ Flu
✅ TDAP
Trying out novavax this time to see if it has less side effects
What happened here? I don’t think Trump has talked about it much
November 16, 2025 at 7:53 AM
What happened here? I don’t think Trump has talked about it much
The more I listen to Hunter Biden the more I like him. They can’t make me hate him tbh.
November 16, 2025 at 6:40 AM
The more I listen to Hunter Biden the more I like him. They can’t make me hate him tbh.
Reposted by Michael McLean
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
November 16, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Here’s a story for every national news outlet:
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
In N.C., churchgoers are literally running into the woods as federal agents descend on the property.
“Inside the church, women and children sobbed as they wondered whether their loved ones had been taken.”
www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
Rats are fleeing the ship before the files drop
November 15, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Rats are fleeing the ship before the files drop
Reposted by Michael McLean
Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
POLITICO Pro: Trump administration proposals seek to eliminate transit funding
DOT recently sent two proposals to the White House budget office seeking to pare back transit money.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Trump Admin is planning to ask Congress to dramatically cut funding for transit as part of the 2026 infrastructure law.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
The proposal would eliminate the transit account, which funds billions of dollars in capital expenses. It would also prevent states from “flexing” roads funds for transit.
Just awful news. A contractor died after being electrocuted during planned work on a transformer at Clinton power station yesterday
www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
Man dies after being electrocuted at Clinton nuclear plant
Officials at the Clinton nuclear plant say they are investigating what caused a man to die by electrocution at the plant on Friday.
www.wglt.org
November 15, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Just awful news. A contractor died after being electrocuted during planned work on a transformer at Clinton power station yesterday
www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
www.wglt.org/local-news/2...
I wonder how much of Trump’s return to power can be explained by the existence of the filibuster. Voters have been insulated from the real GOP agenda for decades. They are getting closer now with Trump’s unitary theory of the executive and they hate it.
November 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I wonder how much of Trump’s return to power can be explained by the existence of the filibuster. Voters have been insulated from the real GOP agenda for decades. They are getting closer now with Trump’s unitary theory of the executive and they hate it.
EXCLUSIVE
I talked to the Wall Street Journal about an app I used to save my wife 8 hours of hell during Trump’s air traffic controller shortage
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I talked to the Wall Street Journal about an app I used to save my wife 8 hours of hell during Trump’s air traffic controller shortage
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
The Smartest Fliers Use This App to Survive America’s Travel Hell
There’s a product that makes flying less miserable—and it has never been so valuable.
www.wsj.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
EXCLUSIVE
I talked to the Wall Street Journal about an app I used to save my wife 8 hours of hell during Trump’s air traffic controller shortage
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
I talked to the Wall Street Journal about an app I used to save my wife 8 hours of hell during Trump’s air traffic controller shortage
www.wsj.com/tech/persona...
Mayor Bass is a Vichy Democrat
After failing to stop a major state housing bill from becoming law, Los Angeles leaders are turning to plan B: Delaying Senate Bill 79's implementation and pushing for unspecified legislative changes next year. My dispatch for @politico.com Pro subscribers subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2025...
POLITICO Pro: Los Angeles failed to defeat a major housing law, so it's turning to Plan B: Delay, delay, delay
A report from the city planning department outlines strategies for pushing off many of the effects of SB 79 through 2030.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Mayor Bass is a Vichy Democrat
CBP agent drunkenly stumbles into women’s restroom with a gun, tries to force a girl to go on a date with him.
Officers respond, he resists arrest. Later cries on video about being “doxxed”.
Then dies of a drug overdose
ca.news.yahoo.com/border-patro...
Officers respond, he resists arrest. Later cries on video about being “doxxed”.
Then dies of a drug overdose
ca.news.yahoo.com/border-patro...
Border Patrol agent who went viral over arrest video died of overdose, lawyer says
Isaiah Hodgson, 29, passed away in August after appearing in widely seen clip of a U.S. citizen being brutally detained in California and then being arrested himself over drunken incident a month late...
ca.news.yahoo.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:08 PM
CBP agent drunkenly stumbles into women’s restroom with a gun, tries to force a girl to go on a date with him.
Officers respond, he resists arrest. Later cries on video about being “doxxed”.
Then dies of a drug overdose
ca.news.yahoo.com/border-patro...
Officers respond, he resists arrest. Later cries on video about being “doxxed”.
Then dies of a drug overdose
ca.news.yahoo.com/border-patro...
It’s hard to keep up with all the atrocities going on. But when the dust settles, people need to go to prison for these boat strikes.
November 15, 2025 at 4:22 AM
It’s hard to keep up with all the atrocities going on. But when the dust settles, people need to go to prison for these boat strikes.
TIL that people in Louisiana and Florida pay more for home and car insurance than they spend on food
www.moneygeek.com/insurance/au...
www.moneygeek.com/insurance/au...
Home and Auto Insurance Burden: Up to 18.4% of Pay
Americans pay 2% to 18% of their income for home and auto insurance. See where your state ranks and why geography affects costs more than your driving record.
www.moneygeek.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:52 AM
TIL that people in Louisiana and Florida pay more for home and car insurance than they spend on food
www.moneygeek.com/insurance/au...
www.moneygeek.com/insurance/au...
We should make these legal again
November 15, 2025 at 1:35 AM
We should make these legal again