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Cullen Hendrix
@cullenhendrix.bsky.social
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Senior Fellow at Peterson Institute. Sustainability, security, and political economy. Heart masquerading as head since 1977. You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10h
This has been my limited but personal experience with the Guard.
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Securitas @securitas.bsky.social · 13h
For all the legitimate worry about the abuse of the US National Guard, we should acknowledge that leaders and soldiers have behaved incredibly professionally. Stephen Miller's hopes for escalation will not be fulfilled by them.

It's ICE we all need to worry about.
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Securitas @securitas.bsky.social · 13h
For all the legitimate worry about the abuse of the US National Guard, we should acknowledge that leaders and soldiers have behaved incredibly professionally. Stephen Miller's hopes for escalation will not be fulfilled by them.

It's ICE we all need to worry about.
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Denny Carter @dennycarter.bsky.social · 16h
Wrote about why it *really* feels like Stephen Miller's nuclear-level on-air gaffe should be getting more attention.
badfaithtimes.com/the-stephen-...
The Stephen Miller Gaffe Every Judge Needs To Bookmark
Maybe Miller realizes the 2024 election did not mark the end of history.
badfaithtimes.com
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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 1d
I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?
Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.
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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 2d
NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...
Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana
A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.
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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 2d
Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d
COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 3d
I spoke with @cnbc.com about digital store labels and their impacts for US retail: efficiency gains, automating a thankless task (changing price tags is like watching paint dry except more labor-intensive), but also challenges related to transparency and fears of surge pricing.
How digital price tags could change the future of grocery shopping
The rising popularity of electronic shelf labels in U.S. grocery stores could pave the way for dynamic pricing in brick-and-mortar food retailers.
www.cnbc.com
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🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 9d
“You are hereby liberated to be an apolitical, hard-charging, no-nonsense, constitutional leader that you joined the military to be,” Hegseth told them.

they were forced to come
to be political props at a partisan speech
wear dress uniforms
and listen to nonsense

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...
A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win
www.nytimes.com
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 9d
I can't hum a single Bad Bunny song.

But unlike a lot of people, I understand that just because something isn't for me doesn't mean it's against me.
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 9d
Whether or not we’ve hit Peak Oil, we’re well past the point of Peak Oil Employment in the West.

And even with automation to support exploration, drilling, and operations, that dwindling workforce spells secular decline.

🔌💡

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Exxon to Cut 2,000 Workers as Oil Sector Job Losses Mount
Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its long-term restructuring plan.
www.bloomberg.com
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10d
If the Supreme Court's response is more than half a page they spent way too much time on it. This isn't up for debate.
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13d
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...
www.cnn.com
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10d
This isn't a provocative take - but it will be consumed as one.
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 10d
Despite the president’s remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or—like China—use the U.S. retreat to their advantage, writes Alice Hill.
Trump's UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort
Despite the president's remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or--like China--use the U.S. retreat to their advantage.
www.cfr.org
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Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 10d
Despite the president’s remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or—like China—use the U.S. retreat to their advantage, writes Alice Hill.
Trump's UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort
Despite the president's remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or--like China--use the U.S. retreat to their advantage.
www.cfr.org
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10d
This is almost always the challenge - incumbent technologies will always have their backers and a war chest - the future doesn't vote and doesn't spend.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10d
Fun fact: the Indian subcontinent's largest lake is only about the size of the Salton Sea.
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 10d
America is blessed with a lot of fresh water
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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 10d
America is blessed with a lot of fresh water
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10d
This is just so short sighted. The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 10d
* BLS: BLS WILL SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

* US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS

* BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

@reuters.com
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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 10d
ICYMI: @cullenhendrix.bsky.social joined PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss climate change, national security, critical minerals, & more. Watch here or listen/subscribe wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McS6ktV0Ups
Climate change, security, and the race for critical minerals
YouTube video by Peterson Institute for International Economics
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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 10d
1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 10d
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 11d
There is no free lunch when it comes to energy - but solar is about as close as we're going to get.

Oh, and oil, coal, and LNG infrastructure catches fire as well.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Zeldin on why renewable energy is bad: "Those battery storage sites cost a whole lot of money, and they then catch on fire and these local municipalities, fire departments, they aren't prepared for those massive fires that end up resulting and those environmental impacts."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Zeldin on why renewable energy is bad: "Those battery storage sites cost a whole lot of money, and they then catch on fire and these local municipalities, fire departments, they aren't prepared for those massive fires that end up resulting and those environmental impacts."
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11d
Thune: "We've got a big harvest coming in here in South Dakota, corn and soybeans, and no place to go with it ... we are looking at potential solutions to make sure we can help support farmers until some of those markets come back."
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Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 13d
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...
Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...
www.cnn.com
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d
I think Frischmann is married to a professor at UC Davis.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d
More and more every day.
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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 13d
Reading between the lines (isn't hard) report got shelved because it featured a heavy dose of climate change and (I suspect) language on democratic backsliding.

Everything can't be optics. Reality is insistent. And processes like climate change have all the time in the world.

We do not.
Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.
www.nytimes.com
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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 13d
Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...
ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts
Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.
www.bleedingheartland.com
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