Jeff
@jbworkshop.bsky.social
Stargazer. Solar power guru. Occasional baker. Frequent hiker. Seeker on the unalome path, alive in the contemplative mind and the forest cathedral.
This is what happens when your elected officials consider empathy to be a weakness instead of a strength.
Thank you @michaelemann.bsky.social for the heads up
Thank you @michaelemann.bsky.social for the heads up
Latest from the Energy Profits Agency:
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:12 PM
This is what happens when your elected officials consider empathy to be a weakness instead of a strength.
Thank you @michaelemann.bsky.social for the heads up
Thank you @michaelemann.bsky.social for the heads up
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New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
January 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
New York City turned OUT.
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
@handsoffnyc.bsky.social ✊❤️
The moon this morning, silently sailing above the last, fleeting clouds from last night’s ice storm.
#vermont #seestar #astrophoto #lunar
#vermont #seestar #astrophoto #lunar
January 11, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The moon this morning, silently sailing above the last, fleeting clouds from last night’s ice storm.
#vermont #seestar #astrophoto #lunar
#vermont #seestar #astrophoto #lunar
An extremely powerful statement from clergy, that to bear witness we must stand between the powers of this world and those who are vulnerable. ❤️
The Virgin Democratic Party Establishment Candidate: "ICE isn't coordinating with local police. This is no way to bring down prices!"
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
The Chad Episcopalian Bishop: "I have instructed my priests to prepare for martyrdom."
At last night’s candlelight vigil for Renee Nicole Good, Bishop Rob Hirschfeld of the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire announced he had asked the clergy of the diocese to get their affairs in order and to make sure they have their wills written ...,
January 11, 2026 at 1:47 PM
An extremely powerful statement from clergy, that to bear witness we must stand between the powers of this world and those who are vulnerable. ❤️
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Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
January 9, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Ok, I couldn't stop thinking about this. Apologies to the literally dozens of people I've lifted from... I want to do a fully credited version, but I'm sitting here sobbing and, well, maybe you'll feel some release, too.
Thank you @vermontgmg.bsky.social Garrett Graff
That heaviness you feel after events like yesterday is real. We've all accumulated a lot of mental and emotional weight in the first year of Trump's disastrous presidency. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/the-physic...
The physical weight of Trumpism
That heaviness you feel, that drag on your mental health, that drain on your emotional energy and lethargy in the face of world events, like yesterday, is real.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 9, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Thank you @vermontgmg.bsky.social Garrett Graff
Who leads us is less important than what leads us.
January 7, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Who leads us is less important than what leads us.
Bravo to the Financial Times for calling it out when they see it.
this is how every outlet should refer to X
January 6, 2026 at 7:19 PM
Bravo to the Financial Times for calling it out when they see it.
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I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
Five Ways To Remember January 6th
Too many people saw January 6th as the final aggrieved death throes of Trumpism. We can now understand it was the start of something much darker.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
January 6, 2026 at 4:57 PM
I believe the original sin Democrats, and especially the Biden administration, made after January 6th was viewing January 6th as the *end* of something, rather than the *beginning* of something. My post on how to remember this somber anniversary for democracy: www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/five-ways-...
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Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
Venezuela: The Precedents
And America: The Future
snyder.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Trump is weak at home, and he can be stopped – so long as the domestic political logic of foreign intervention is recognized and turned against him. This act of war is about regime change in the United States. It only succeeds if Americans allow it to do so.
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
snyder.substack.com/p/venezuela-...
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Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
10 Crucial Things You Can Do in 2026
Your activism will be even more important this year
robertreich.substack.com
January 4, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Your activism will be even more important this year.
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
Here are 10 crucial things you can do in 2026. https://robertreich.substack.com/p/what-you-can-do-in-2026
January 3, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Crisp night for this big bright moon illuminating the snow-dusted landscape this evening Vermont.
#astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont
January 3, 2026 at 1:37 AM
Crisp night for this big bright moon illuminating the snow-dusted landscape this evening Vermont.
#astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #lunar #vermont
Going to be a cold one this evening. If it’s clear where you are, take a look up tonight at the nearly-full moon!
#astrophoto #moon #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #vermont
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Going to be a cold one this evening. If it’s clear where you are, take a look up tonight at the nearly-full moon!
#astrophoto #moon #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #vermont
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Don't let naysayers fool you:
Batteries added to grid now cost little:
At $70/kWh-pack & $140/kWh-system, 11.2 GW of 4-h batt (current level on CAISO grid) w/15-y life, w/2025 demand 208,576 GWh, cost only 0.2 c/kWh extra:
100c/$ x $140/kWh-st x 11.2 GW-st x 4h/(208600GWh-el/y x 15y)=0.2 c/kWh-el
Batteries added to grid now cost little:
At $70/kWh-pack & $140/kWh-system, 11.2 GW of 4-h batt (current level on CAISO grid) w/15-y life, w/2025 demand 208,576 GWh, cost only 0.2 c/kWh extra:
100c/$ x $140/kWh-st x 11.2 GW-st x 4h/(208600GWh-el/y x 15y)=0.2 c/kWh-el
Battery pack storage costs for WindWaterSolar are dropping so low that they eliminate the argument for using fossil fuels or nuclear moving forward.
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
Battery pack prices for stationary storage now down to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease in just one year.
www.ess-news.com/2025/12/09/b...
BNEF: Lithium-ion battery pack prices fall to $108/kWh, stationary storage becomes lowest price segment - Energy Storage
According to BNEF, battery pack prices for stationary storage fell to $70/kWh in 2025, a 45% decrease from 2024. This represents the steepest decline among all lithium-ion battery use cases and and ma...
www.ess-news.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Don't let naysayers fool you:
Batteries added to grid now cost little:
At $70/kWh-pack & $140/kWh-system, 11.2 GW of 4-h batt (current level on CAISO grid) w/15-y life, w/2025 demand 208,576 GWh, cost only 0.2 c/kWh extra:
100c/$ x $140/kWh-st x 11.2 GW-st x 4h/(208600GWh-el/y x 15y)=0.2 c/kWh-el
Batteries added to grid now cost little:
At $70/kWh-pack & $140/kWh-system, 11.2 GW of 4-h batt (current level on CAISO grid) w/15-y life, w/2025 demand 208,576 GWh, cost only 0.2 c/kWh extra:
100c/$ x $140/kWh-st x 11.2 GW-st x 4h/(208600GWh-el/y x 15y)=0.2 c/kWh-el
The Pleiades on a recent (and aggravatingly rare) clear evening. About 25 minutes. One of the joys of winter, offsetting the cold days, is we have the luxurious hibernal constellations to hold us till Spring!
#astrophoto #pleiades #taurus #seestar #vermont
#astrophoto #pleiades #taurus #seestar #vermont
December 31, 2025 at 12:49 PM
The Pleiades on a recent (and aggravatingly rare) clear evening. About 25 minutes. One of the joys of winter, offsetting the cold days, is we have the luxurious hibernal constellations to hold us till Spring!
#astrophoto #pleiades #taurus #seestar #vermont
#astrophoto #pleiades #taurus #seestar #vermont
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Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Open up this picture fully.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
Then look at the surface of Mars.
Then look up to the top right.
Spot Mars' moon Phobos high in the sky.
Then notice the bright spot beside Phobos.
That's Earth.
A beautiful quarter Moon hangs delicately over the snow-dusted fields of Vermont this evening.
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
December 28, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A beautiful quarter Moon hangs delicately over the snow-dusted fields of Vermont this evening.
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
#astrophoto #moon #astronomy #vermont
Continuing with @timothysnyder.bsky.social ‘s On Freedom. Every single page is a call to action, a warning.
#onFreedom
#onFreedom
December 26, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Continuing with @timothysnyder.bsky.social ‘s On Freedom. Every single page is a call to action, a warning.
#onFreedom
#onFreedom
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On this Christmas Eve, I have a humble wish that all of us endeavor to meet the current challenges in our world and in our lives with steady care, courage, and wisdom, and that we encounter all beings with the boundless compassion of an awakened heart.
December 24, 2025 at 2:33 PM
On this Christmas Eve, I have a humble wish that all of us endeavor to meet the current challenges in our world and in our lives with steady care, courage, and wisdom, and that we encounter all beings with the boundless compassion of an awakened heart.
Today’s beautiful weather brought to you by our local star. A surprisingly low amount of sunspot activity, given the recent aurorae.
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont
December 18, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Today’s beautiful weather brought to you by our local star. A surprisingly low amount of sunspot activity, given the recent aurorae.
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont
#astrophoto #seestar #vermont
December 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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