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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 5m

the most overrated band in the entire world: the decemberists

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2h

I’ve never felt more joy and comfort in my entire life

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Quiet Brandon @quietbrandon.bsky.social · 5h

Great show tonight!

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2h

😁❤️ best experience of my life

Aaron Weiss @aweiss.bsky.social · 5h

Found the one and only @jael.bsky.social and @ekkoastral.bsky.social in Denver

A rockstar and an awkwardly smiling middle-aged dude at a merch table

Jael playing bass on stage with a purple background

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 6h

it’s the end of pupstock. i’m not crying you’re crying

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7h

me

H. I. McDunnough @jtheis.bsky.social · 8h

Who's ready for Ekko Astral/Death Rosenstock/PUP?

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 7h

extra extra read all about it

JEERFROSENSTICK @jeffrosenstock.bsky.social · 11h

It was the scoops!!!

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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1d

No ship, Sherlock.

NEW from me 🚢

https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/no-ship-new-york-offshore-project-empire-wind-faces-yet-another-hurdle

No ship? New York offshore wind project faces yet another hurdle

Equinor’s embattled Empire Wind project was banking on a new ship to install turbines. The vessel is almost 99% complete, but now the shipbuilders are…

www.canarymedia.com

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 1d

BREAKING: Friday night massacre underway at CDC. Doznes of "disease detectives," high-level scientists, entire Washington staff and editors of the MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report) have all been RIFed and received the following notice:

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

generous read of conflations in writing. definitely agree we shouldn’t be ok with capitulating on stuff. but this comes after she called NDAA an appropriations bill and declined to correct her work

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 1d

Huh: TikTok took down my 8-second video featuring this image of Debbie Brockman — the news producer just detained by Trump’s CBP agents — saying it violates the “joy of TikTok”

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

Among the many sudden federal funding cuts: $6.7 million to pay for expanding a solar farm in order to power the Indianapolis airport

www.indystar.com/story/news/p...

Federal government rescinds $6.7 million energy grant for Indianapolis airport solar farm

The $6.7 million grant was earmarked for the Indianapolis International Airport in 2023 under the Biden administration. IND never received the money.

www.indystar.com

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

Cortez Masto voted to confirm Doug Burgum, saying she “believe[d] Governor Burgum understands the need for a balanced approach to Nevada’s public land management that safeguards our environment [and] spurs clean-energy development”

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)

In a statement sent to the Las Vegas Sun, U.S. Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto lambasted the administration’s “lack of transparency” and urged Burgum to provide clarity.

“Solar energy production makes electric bills cheaper, creates good-paying jobs, and drives economic growth,” Cortez Masto said.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 1d

very curious where the debates are at these days re: "climate politics should be about the wonky details of energy transition" vs "climate politics and advocacy should be vocally connected to all the other progressive issues"

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 1d

Starting to suspect that the main opposition to renewable energy isn't climate groups seeking to improve environmental regulations

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

SCOOP: The Bureau of Land Management says the largest solar project in Nevada — the Esmeralda 7 mega-farm — has been canceled

The news was quietly dropped via a sudden website update with no public word from any of the companies involved or a statement from the agency

@heatmap.news

Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

heatmap.news

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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 1d

Yes, information is definitely what’s lacking here, this will help

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

Nevada Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov calls on Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to provide more information about the gigantic solar project in her state that just got axed with zero public explanation (via @lasvegassun.bsky.social)

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 2d

Me: I literally wrote my file sent to eds ran to sign a line full of fans vinyl then ran back to post to bluesky
Friend: Meanwhile 90% of dc news media can’t break a scoop without a typo in the tweet

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

feoc wasn’t created by IRA at all

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Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

chat is it a good idea to raise tariffs on the toy maker before Christmas

Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · 1d

oh no

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

…and what happened to that law

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

i think the politics have appeal but when the policy rubber meets the road, it’s nowhere near as popular as people expect

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

explain the end of the IRA then

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

this is not to say there isn’t value in U.S. competition with china. there’s lots of value in that

but competition is different than policy targeting a major exporter of our goods and services

americans like goods and services

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 1d

trying to fight china with industrial policy? americans will hate how much money it costs

trying to fight china by banning websites or cutting off cheap online retailers? americans will hate losing those things

trying to fight china with military force? good luck being popular

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