Paddy McCully
@paddymccully.bsky.social
Analyste @ReclaimFinance. Views own. Ex dam fighter & solar builder. Climate hawk. Underwater archaeologist for a very short time. Irish Ulster-Scots franco-hispanophone Ardsman in California.
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Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Today, after months of requests, I toured the Broadview ICE Processing Facility. I want to share what I saw.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
The facility has no food vendor, no medical care, and detainees have to use toilets in the middle of shared cells. These are in no way suitable conditions to be holding anyone — period.
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"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
Cost of direct air carbon capture to remain higher than hoped
The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped. This is the conclusion reached by ETH researchers on the basis of new calcu...
ethz.ch
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 AM
"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
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The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
Send in the Clowns
The Trump/Rubio Ukraine FUBAR
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November 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
The Trump surrender of Ukraine descends into utter chaos. But “chaos” is too mellow a word: What we have here is a rich bouillabaisse of incompetence, mendacity, tragedy, farce, and diplomatic blunder. Words have a hard time keeping up with the story. But we’ll try. open.substack.com/pub/charlies...
As of 5pm today, batteries were the largest single source of power for the Californian grid www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...
November 24, 2025 at 1:09 AM
As of 5pm today, batteries were the largest single source of power for the Californian grid www.caiso.com/todays-outlo...
happy days
“.. Any speculator who bought Trump’s memecoin at its peak after it was announced inauguration weekend .. would have lost almost the entire value of their investment by this month.”
@bloomberg.com $DJT $WLFI
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@bloomberg.com $DJT $WLFI
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November 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
happy days
WTF
Great gods. We are letting this happen in public—imagine what happens behind closed doors— to women and children too—!
Local police officers and sheriffs in Mobile, Alabama, are abducting a man from the waiting room of a car dealership mechanic shop on behalf of ICE/DHS. During the kidnapping, he is administered an unidentified sedative.
November 23, 2025 at 10:54 PM
WTF
The climate-insurance crisis is important & worsening part of affordability squeeze yet mostly ignored by nat'l politics. Home values must drop to keep ownership affordable & lower home values = lower property taxes = less $ for local govts = less $ for resilience www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
A Climate ‘Shock’ Is Eroding Some Home Values. New Data Shows How Much.
Changes in the insurance market have started to affect home prices in the most disaster-prone areas, new research finds, pushing some homeowners’ finances to the breaking point.
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 PM
The climate-insurance crisis is important & worsening part of affordability squeeze yet mostly ignored by nat'l politics. Home values must drop to keep ownership affordable & lower home values = lower property taxes = less $ for local govts = less $ for resilience www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Floods in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in last week
Au Vietnam, les inondations ont fait au moins 90 morts en une semaine
Au Vietnam, les inondations ont fait au moins 90 morts en une semaine
La majorité des victimes ont été recensées dans la province montagneuse de Dak Lak, dans le centre du pays.
www.lemonde.fr
November 23, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Floods in Vietnam have killed at least 90 people in last week
Can't argue with that www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Trump’s world view: cynical, self-interested and money-grabbing
Latest Ukraine peace plan presented by the US would be a capitulation to Moscow
www.ft.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Can't argue with that www.ft.com/content/8ccf...
Shit the President says: "groceries, its sort of an old-fashioned word, but its very accurate”
Trump on Zohran Mamdani: "We’ve had some interesting conversations … Some of his ideas really are the same ideas that I have."
November 22, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Shit the President says: "groceries, its sort of an old-fashioned word, but its very accurate”
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Some of the phrases in the US’s “peace proposal” for Ukraine appear to have been originally written in Russian.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Ukraine risks losing key partner or its dignity, warns Zelenskyy, as Trump sets Thanksgiving deadline to accept deal – Europe live
US president says ‘Thursday is an appropriate time’ in radio interview as Ukrainian leader weighs up US proposal
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Some of the phrases in the US’s “peace proposal” for Ukraine appear to have been originally written in Russian.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
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The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
@nypost.com
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November 21, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The AI buildout takes your water, electricity and jobs — but you DO get this. 🤡
@nypost.com
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In hindsight, this will be one of those projects that marks the peak LNG bubble insanity.
Building a pipeline over the Rockies to take New Mexican methane to an LNG export facility....somewhere yet to be determined.
Embarrassing for all involved.
Building a pipeline over the Rockies to take New Mexican methane to an LNG export facility....somewhere yet to be determined.
Embarrassing for all involved.
The Japanese ambassador made a stop in New Mexico to help promote the idea of building a gas pipeline over the Rocky Mountains to deliver gas to a theoretical LNG export facility.
As Jack McDonald writes, "This bizarre situation raises some obvious questions."
Read his analysis.
As Jack McDonald writes, "This bizarre situation raises some obvious questions."
Read his analysis.
Boats in the Desert? New Mexico’s Natural Gas Export Ambitions - Oilfield Witness
Earlier this month the Japanese ambassador visited New Mexico. He was not in town to visit Carlsbad Caverns or to throw a pizza onto the roof of the Breaking Bad House. Unlike the usual tourists, he w...
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November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
In hindsight, this will be one of those projects that marks the peak LNG bubble insanity.
Building a pipeline over the Rockies to take New Mexican methane to an LNG export facility....somewhere yet to be determined.
Embarrassing for all involved.
Building a pipeline over the Rockies to take New Mexican methane to an LNG export facility....somewhere yet to be determined.
Embarrassing for all involved.
So fecking stupid.
The House of Representatives voted 285–98 in favor of a resolution condemning socialism.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
86 Dems joined Republicans in supporting the measure, incl. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
November 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
So fecking stupid.
Seems like this should have gotten more attention . . . subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
E&E News: Hurricane Melissa packed the most powerful wind gust ever recorded
A NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft measured a 252-mile-per-hour gust at the ocean surface as the monster storm approached Jamaica.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Seems like this should have gotten more attention . . . subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...
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"Climate shock." New study shows that rising property insurance premiums caused by growing weather extremes are cascading into the real estate market. Homes in the ZIP codes most exposed to hurricanes and wildfires would sell for an average of $43,900 less than they would otherwise.
November 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
"Climate shock." New study shows that rising property insurance premiums caused by growing weather extremes are cascading into the real estate market. Homes in the ZIP codes most exposed to hurricanes and wildfires would sell for an average of $43,900 less than they would otherwise.
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November 20, 2025 at 11:39 PM
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So if fusion is only 20-30 years away, as its boosters have always claimed, and if AI speeds it up by 20-30 years, then fusion is here!! At last! Abundant, cheap, clean electricity for all!! www.axios.com/2025/11/19/r...
Data center CEO: AI speeds fusion by "two or three decades"
Tech and data center heavyweights are helping fund and signing power deals with fusion startups.
www.axios.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:35 PM
So if fusion is only 20-30 years away, as its boosters have always claimed, and if AI speeds it up by 20-30 years, then fusion is here!! At last! Abundant, cheap, clean electricity for all!! www.axios.com/2025/11/19/r...
Batteries on the brink of overtaking pumped hydro storage as biggest source of electrical storage in Europe. The days when storage basically meant pumped hydro are long gone. www.energy-storage.news/europes-fast...
‘Europe’s fastest-growing clean energy technology’: 100GW of energy storage installs
Europe is on track to reach 100GW of cumulative energy storage deployments this month, according to LCP Delta and Energy Storage Europe.
www.energy-storage.news
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Batteries on the brink of overtaking pumped hydro storage as biggest source of electrical storage in Europe. The days when storage basically meant pumped hydro are long gone. www.energy-storage.news/europes-fast...
Nothing makes sense, but pretending that it does, surely the Turd Reich freaking out about affordability would mean that they drop their determination to pump money into the pockets of their coal industry cronies and allow this decrepit coal plant to close www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
Trump cites ‘emergency’ to keep Michigan coal plant online into winter
The Energy Department’s orders to keep the J.H. Campbell plant running are driving up costs and pollution. States and advocates are challenging the move…
www.canarymedia.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Nothing makes sense, but pretending that it does, surely the Turd Reich freaking out about affordability would mean that they drop their determination to pump money into the pockets of their coal industry cronies and allow this decrepit coal plant to close www.canarymedia.com/articles/fos...
Everything is stupid
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
Elon Musk Could 'Drink Piss Better Than Any Human in History,' Grok Says
Grok has been reprogrammed to say Musk is better than everyone at everything, including blowjobs, piss drinking, playing quarterback, conquering Europe, etc.
www.404media.co
November 20, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Everything is stupid
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Venezuelan man came to the US legally 10 years ago. Now he’s in Florida ICE lockup
Venezuelan man came to the US legally 10 years ago. Now he’s in Florida ICE lockup
www.independent.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Venezuelan man came to the US legally 10 years ago. Now he’s in Florida ICE lockup
Smart messaging! Mohammed Adow of @powershiftafrica: “what could have been a traumatic event was handled well and speaks to the possibility of collaboration.The climate crisis doesn’t care for our borders or diplomatic dramas. It requires the same urgency, solidarity and shared purpose we saw today”
A literal fire has erupted in the middle of the United Nations conference devoted to stopping the planet from burning.
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
heatmap.news/sparks/cop30...
COP30 Is on Fire
Flames have erupted in the “Blue Zone” at the United Nations Climate Conference in Brazil.
heatmap.news
November 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Smart messaging! Mohammed Adow of @powershiftafrica: “what could have been a traumatic event was handled well and speaks to the possibility of collaboration.The climate crisis doesn’t care for our borders or diplomatic dramas. It requires the same urgency, solidarity and shared purpose we saw today”
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Remember the horrifying text messages that showed a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month?
The government just abandoned their charges against the woman who was shot to avoid even *more* embarrassing texts being released, it seems. New @motherjones.com
The government just abandoned their charges against the woman who was shot to avoid even *more* embarrassing texts being released, it seems. New @motherjones.com
The feds suddenly want to drop charges against a woman shot by a Border Patrol agent
The move avoids the release of more messages from a Border Patrol agent whose previous texts showed he had bragged about shooting her.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Remember the horrifying text messages that showed a Border Patrol agent bragging about shooting someone in Chicago last month?
The government just abandoned their charges against the woman who was shot to avoid even *more* embarrassing texts being released, it seems. New @motherjones.com
The government just abandoned their charges against the woman who was shot to avoid even *more* embarrassing texts being released, it seems. New @motherjones.com