@pballweg.bsky.social
Trying to stick to sports, economics, etc.
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An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
December 17, 2025 at 2:52 AM
An absolute bedrock institution for understanding how the planet works, just civilization-scaled vandalism by the most incurious morons on Earth
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This photo just reminds me of how Nick Collins had his career ended in a similar fashion and made me sad all over again.
The Cowboys beat both the Eagles and Chiefs in less than a week, keeping Dallas' playoff hopes alive 💪
November 28, 2025 at 1:46 AM
This photo just reminds me of how Nick Collins had his career ended in a similar fashion and made me sad all over again.
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I dreamed about killing you again last night
And it felt alright to me
Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies
I sat and watched you bleed
And it felt alright to me
Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies
I sat and watched you bleed
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 AM
I dreamed about killing you again last night
And it felt alright to me
Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies
I sat and watched you bleed
And it felt alright to me
Dying on the banks of Embarcadero skies
I sat and watched you bleed
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I remember a time, a long, long time ago now, when I used to go entire seconds without hearing something about the President of the United States of America.
November 20, 2025 at 7:04 AM
I remember a time, a long, long time ago now, when I used to go entire seconds without hearing something about the President of the United States of America.
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When states like Colorado passed policies requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings, what happened?
It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.
Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.
It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.
Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.
November 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
When states like Colorado passed policies requiring employers to disclose salary information in job postings, what happened?
It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.
Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.
It increased competition, and raised wages, without harming employment or changing skill requirements.
Improved functioning of markets, helped workers.
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There isn't a single goddamn chocolate brownie alive that wouldn't be made better with nuts
November 9, 2025 at 3:50 AM
There isn't a single goddamn chocolate brownie alive that wouldn't be made better with nuts
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im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
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It likely was. God knows what Counsell said in private, but he now has another reason to feel like a jackass for leaving Milwaukee.
Any chance it was ownership?
September 22, 2025 at 3:05 AM
It likely was. God knows what Counsell said in private, but he now has another reason to feel like a jackass for leaving Milwaukee.
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- stretch the definition of this, but he'd met Kirk once, I think. Yet Counsell allowed it, so he can go to hell too. Either he was all for it, which on baseball terms I doubt, or he considered it the path of least resistance, which makes me seriously re-think his ability with players.
September 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
- stretch the definition of this, but he'd met Kirk once, I think. Yet Counsell allowed it, so he can go to hell too. Either he was all for it, which on baseball terms I doubt, or he considered it the path of least resistance, which makes me seriously re-think his ability with players.
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The Brewers now have as many wins (90) as the 2008 team. Summer of Sabathia. Braun's homer vs. Cubs. First playoff berth in 26 years. Prince, Rickie and Corey. Yost replaced by Sveum late. Ben Sheets dazzles, but gets hurt. Dave Bush. Mike Cameron. Seth McClung? Manny Parra? Here's to you, 2008.
September 13, 2025 at 2:53 AM
The Brewers now have as many wins (90) as the 2008 team. Summer of Sabathia. Braun's homer vs. Cubs. First playoff berth in 26 years. Prince, Rickie and Corey. Yost replaced by Sveum late. Ben Sheets dazzles, but gets hurt. Dave Bush. Mike Cameron. Seth McClung? Manny Parra? Here's to you, 2008.
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Turang and Durbin hitting absolute nukes like we all predicted in March
September 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Turang and Durbin hitting absolute nukes like we all predicted in March
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“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
4.6 Billion Years On, the Sun Is Having a Moment
In the past two years, without much notice, solar power has begun to truly transform the world’s energy system.
www.newyorker.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:38 AM
“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...
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Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7.
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
Big Plastic wants you to think you can recycle your yogurt container
Those numbered labels, vetted by private interests, can be misleading.
www.motherjones.com
July 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Most plastics are not recyclable, largely because there is no market for materials labeled 3 through 7.
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
from @grist.org via @climatedesk.org
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The City of Waukesha did a wonderful tribute to Uecker. He would hate it, but funerals are for the living.
July 4, 2025 at 10:58 PM
The City of Waukesha did a wonderful tribute to Uecker. He would hate it, but funerals are for the living.
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Instead of a tech-neutral or innovation-focused tax credit, we’ll get subsidies for a favored resource subset — not based on capacity value (excludes offshore wind & others) — paired w/ efforts to overturn long-standing market rules (“queue jump”) to benefit those same resources.
June 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Instead of a tech-neutral or innovation-focused tax credit, we’ll get subsidies for a favored resource subset — not based on capacity value (excludes offshore wind & others) — paired w/ efforts to overturn long-standing market rules (“queue jump”) to benefit those same resources.
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“Take and eat; this is my body.” - The Ueckarist
May 4, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Take and eat; this is my body.” - The Ueckarist
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We have a tremendous macro opportunity to accelerate the energy transition: data center load growth creates that inflection point. (ie: necessity is the mother of all invention)
Enter strategically places batteries and Virtual Power Plants
Good nuanced conversation in the thread attached.
Enter strategically places batteries and Virtual Power Plants
Good nuanced conversation in the thread attached.
@tylernol4thepain.bsky.social has asked me to write a thread elaborating on some comments I had made to him about the paper via DM to further the discussion on this topic and to bring up some extra nuances that to his credit he put into the introduction of his paper:
April 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We have a tremendous macro opportunity to accelerate the energy transition: data center load growth creates that inflection point. (ie: necessity is the mother of all invention)
Enter strategically places batteries and Virtual Power Plants
Good nuanced conversation in the thread attached.
Enter strategically places batteries and Virtual Power Plants
Good nuanced conversation in the thread attached.
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I’m amazed at how youth sports addresses so many ills of modern life for kids:
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
March 30, 2025 at 12:19 AM
I’m amazed at how youth sports addresses so many ills of modern life for kids:
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
-exercise
-hanging out with friends
-avoiding screens
-learning teamwork
-having low-stakes opportunities for failure and resilience
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Says quite a lot about Colorado Democratic leadership that the first members of Congress to address a rally/protest crowd in Colorado during the second Trump administration are going to be the senator from Vermont and a representative from NYC.
March 17, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Says quite a lot about Colorado Democratic leadership that the first members of Congress to address a rally/protest crowd in Colorado during the second Trump administration are going to be the senator from Vermont and a representative from NYC.
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Today is a great day to go get tacos just like May 5 is a great Irish pub day
March 17, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Today is a great day to go get tacos just like May 5 is a great Irish pub day
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It's going to be a leaseback scam.
This includes 2/3 of the Chicago Federal Center Plaza complex, one of the two biggest federal buildings in Manhattan, lots of courthouses across the country as well.
*TRUMP SEEKS TO PUT 443 FEDERAL PROPERTIES UP FOR SALE
*PROPERTIES INCLUDE HHS AND HUD HEADQUARTERS IN DC
Listed properties here: www.gsa.gov/real-estate/...
*PROPERTIES INCLUDE HHS AND HUD HEADQUARTERS IN DC
Listed properties here: www.gsa.gov/real-estate/...
March 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It's going to be a leaseback scam.
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Some context for the un-emBloomberged masses of Bluesky: today's GDPNow estimate is literally the worst number excepting COVID that has happened since the indicator existed
March 3, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Some context for the un-emBloomberged masses of Bluesky: today's GDPNow estimate is literally the worst number excepting COVID that has happened since the indicator existed
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Gas is down to 29% of California's electricity in the first 7 weeks of 2025!
Zero-carbon generation, led by solar and boosted by batteries, is pushing gas off the California grid.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/23/b...
#energysky #greensky
Zero-carbon generation, led by solar and boosted by batteries, is pushing gas off the California grid.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/23/b...
#energysky #greensky
March 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Gas is down to 29% of California's electricity in the first 7 weeks of 2025!
Zero-carbon generation, led by solar and boosted by batteries, is pushing gas off the California grid.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/23/b...
#energysky #greensky
Zero-carbon generation, led by solar and boosted by batteries, is pushing gas off the California grid.
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/02/23/b...
#energysky #greensky
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Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
Georgia Nonprofit That Produces Life-Saving Food For Kids Has Federal Contract Cut
An estimated 300,000 children globally are expected to lose access to a nutrient-dense peanut butter that’s specially formulated to treat severe acute malnutrition.
www.huffpost.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Again, the richest man in human history personally individually directed this