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Liam Denning

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Writing about the transformation of energy systems for Bloomberg Opinion. Also: The Arctic. Opinions are my own.

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☠️deadward niedermurder☠️ @niedermeyer.online · 9m

quite a take from someone who called COVID restrictions "fascism" and "a violation of constitutional rights," and argued that SEC penalties for announcing a fake leveraged buyout of Tesla trampled on his first amendment free speech protections

San Francisco Chronicle @sfchronicle.com · 18m

The remarks from the tech leaders come as city officials tout falling crime rates even as overdose deaths continue to climb.

‘The only solution’: Elon Musk backs call to deploy federal troops to San Francisco

The remarks from the tech leaders come as city officials tout falling crime rates even as overdose deaths continue to climb.

Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 2d

Trump is blocking GW of new power capacity while electricity bills rise at 2x inflation. No wonder Dems are already targeting this ahead of midterms @opinion.bloomberg.com

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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

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Esmeralda 7 Solar Project Has Been Canceled, BLM Says

It would have delivered a gargantuan 6.2 gigawatts of power.

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 2d

While you’re at it, give Scott Baio an Oscar for best actor

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Rep. Buddy Carter: "Donald Trump deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. That's why I'm introducing a resolution today that will honor him with the Nobel Peace Prize."

(It doesn't work like that lol)

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David Waldman @kagrox.bsky.social · 3d

"The President of Peace Who Lost Portland to War" is a thing that exists in their heads.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 3d

VARNEY: There's virtually universal agreement on this program that the president should get the Nobel Peace Prize. After all, if Obama can get one for doing very little, surely President Trump can get one for bringing peace.

JONI ERNST: Exactly. President Trump is the president of peace.

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla's stripped-back, ~$5k cheaper Model 3/Y (now that the $7.5k fed subsidy is gone) are a tacit admission that taxpayers were funding a lot of the cool stuff
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 4d

The Speaker's default argument is to plead ignorance about things it's his job to know.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Q: Do you agree that the mayor of Chicago and governor of Illinois should be in prison?

MIKE JOHNSON: Should they be in prison? I'm not the attorney general. I'm not following the day to day on that

Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla's stripped-back, ~$5k cheaper Model 3/Y (now that the $7.5k fed subsidy is gone) are a tacit admission that taxpayers were funding a lot of the cool stuff
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

www.bloomberg.com

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla: Enervation eclipses innovation
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla: Enervation eclipses innovation
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

www.bloomberg.com

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Bloomberg Opinion @opinion.bloomberg.com · 4d

This is one chart climate denialists can’t ignore, @markgongloff.bsky.social says: bloom.bg/3IZ3pi1

Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Elon Musk said Tesla didn’t need EV subsidies. The new ‘cheaper’ model 3/Y show how wrong he was
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

www.bloomberg.com

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla's cheaper EV trims signal enervation, not innovation
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

www.bloomberg.com

Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 4d

Tesla's cheaper EV trims signal enervation, not innovation
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Musk’s Cheap Teslas Are the Wrong Kind of Cheap

This has not been a vintage year for Tesla Inc. product launches. This summer, it launched a long-delayed robotaxi service that came with a free human. Now, it has unveiled two long-awaited cheaper el...

www.bloomberg.com

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Francis Wilkinson @franciswilkinson.bsky.social · 5d

“People talk a lot about ‘can you get a deal with Trump?’,” said Gerald Butts. “As someone who spent a lot of time trying to do that … the … question is, ‘Is a deal even possible with a person who does not believe in the dictionary definition of the word deal?’” www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

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James Gibney @jamesgibney.bsky.social · 5d

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, Canada’s future is less secure than perhaps at any time in postwar history, says @franciswilkinson.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Can Canada Survive Donald Trump?

Under assault from an increasingly aggressive and authoritarian United States, the country’s future looks less secure than at any time in postwar history.

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 8d

So much for Tesla's bumper 3Q EV sales:
- Consensus for full year +6.1K since release
- Still implies another down year, -10%
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Musk Can Cheer the End of EV Subsidies This Once

Tesla Inc. just moved a lot of metal. But it wasn’t alone in enjoying a surge in electric vehicle sales this summer as buyers locked-in expiring tax credits. That makes the third-quarter EV rush less ...

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Dan Saltzstein @dansaltzstein.bsky.social · 9d

“Mr. Trump was first told of the cuts by Ms. Hochul during a phone call on Sunday evening, according to three people with knowledge of the conversation.”

Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 9d

Tesla's sales: On one hand, the pull-foward of EV demand and loss of credits tees up a weaker Q4/'26.
OTOH, this is the last qtr before investors vote on Tesla awarding Musk a $1T pay package and putting $$$ into his private AI co.
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Musk Can Cheer the End of EV Subsidies This Once

Tesla Inc. just moved a lot of metal. But it wasn’t alone in enjoying a surge in electric vehicle sales this summer as buyers locked-in expiring tax credits. That makes the third-quarter EV rush less ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 9d

Tesla’s stock hit 200x earnings. The last time that happened, EV euphoria was ramping up. Not so much these days, so what gives?
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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 9d

The deepening hackery of self-professed "science geek" Energy Sec. Chris Wright

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright: "Reducing the CO2 emissions, that's expensive but really wholly unnecessary. Extremely expensive, very little benefit from that. Again, it's just returning common sense. Americans want affordable energy."

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Doug Lewin @douglewin.bsky.social · 9d

Texas is now #1 in utility scale battery storage with 14 gigawatts, passing California. That gives Texas the #1 spot in wind, utility scale solar, and storage. Good thing, too, because yesterday Texans shattered ERCOT's previous October peak demand by nearly 4 gigawatts. 1/2

Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 9d

Tesla's sales: On one hand, the pull-foward of EV demand and loss of credits tees up a weaker Q4/'26.
OTOH, this is the last qtr before investors vote on Tesla awarding Musk a $1T pay package and putting $$$ into his private AI co.
@opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Musk Can Cheer the End of EV Subsidies This Once

Tesla Inc. just moved a lot of metal. But it wasn’t alone in enjoying a surge in electric vehicle sales this summer as buyers locked-in expiring tax credits. That makes the third-quarter EV rush less ...

www.bloomberg.com

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Nick Cunningham @nickcunningham.bsky.social · 9d

Pakistan pivoting away from LNG b/c it's too expensive.

Petroleum Minister says it's "not a blip" but a strategic shift
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LNG is No Longer a Key Energy Source for Pakistan, Says Minister

Liquefied natural gas is no longer playing a key role in meeting Pakistan’s energy needs, according to its petroleum minister, a stark shift for the South Asian nation once seen as a fast-growing buye...

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 10d

Altman should read the room on power demands for AI
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Altman’s AI Power Grab Is Tone Deaf and Infeasible

Sam Altman may be a visionary but he could use some help reading the room.

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Liam Denning @liamdenning.bsky.social · 10d

- Oxy is selling its chemicals business with profits there at a 5-year low
- Oxy's adj. net income this year is expected to be lower than the year before it bought Anadarko
- Berkshire is the buyer of Oxychem
All of these things are connected
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Buffett Got a Win-Win With Oxy’s $9.7 Billion Chemicals Deal

Over the past six years, Occidental Petroleum Corp. has morphed from being a large oil company with a reputation for discipline to an even larger oil company well on its way to becoming a business sch...

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