ALAN!
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I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.
Hell yeah: @science.org's official Breakthrough of the Year for 2025 is ... [drumroll] ...
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
... the unstoppable rise & spread of renewable energy.
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I'm pretty sure that at this point in time, the remaining opposition to renewables are nothing but the tantrums of those with interest in fossil fuels and/or could not get the logic of "there's no cost to obtaining the fuel" to sink into the brain.
It is so nice to hear about the good things 🌎
Seven quiet wins for climate and nature in 2025
Here are the year's breakthroughs for the climate and nature you might have missed.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
It is so nice to hear about the good things 🌎
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AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
November 5, 2025 at 9:21 PM
AI and Crypto data centers need to be the first ones to lose power in a brown out.
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Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
October 1, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.
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The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh
September 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The Libby app is one of the miracles of modern tech tbh
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this exists it is called thinking
September 20, 2025 at 12:15 PM
this exists it is called thinking
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Man, the worst thing is I'm working on some very cool stuff with some very cool people and despite that I just feel like shit.
Gonna have to unplug for a bit.
Be kind to your neighbors and rude to bigots.
Gonna have to unplug for a bit.
Be kind to your neighbors and rude to bigots.
September 15, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Man, the worst thing is I'm working on some very cool stuff with some very cool people and despite that I just feel like shit.
Gonna have to unplug for a bit.
Be kind to your neighbors and rude to bigots.
Gonna have to unplug for a bit.
Be kind to your neighbors and rude to bigots.
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My videos are proudly made without the use of artificial sweeteners, flavors, dyes, or intelligence.
September 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
My videos are proudly made without the use of artificial sweeteners, flavors, dyes, or intelligence.
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Dangerously, President Trump and HHS Sec. Kennedy are wreaking havoc on our already broken and dysfunctional healthcare system.
You don’t make America healthy again by throwing 15 million people off of their health care and undermining science.
Secretary Kennedy must resign.
You don’t make America healthy again by throwing 15 million people off of their health care and undermining science.
Secretary Kennedy must resign.
RFK Jr. Must Resign | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
September 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Dangerously, President Trump and HHS Sec. Kennedy are wreaking havoc on our already broken and dysfunctional healthcare system.
You don’t make America healthy again by throwing 15 million people off of their health care and undermining science.
Secretary Kennedy must resign.
You don’t make America healthy again by throwing 15 million people off of their health care and undermining science.
Secretary Kennedy must resign.
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Cost of public college tuition:
Sweden: $0
Norway: $0
Finland: $0
Denmark: $0
United States: $9,596
When Republicans say it's OK to give billions in tax breaks to the top 1%, don't tell me we can't afford to make public college available for free.
Sweden: $0
Norway: $0
Finland: $0
Denmark: $0
United States: $9,596
When Republicans say it's OK to give billions in tax breaks to the top 1%, don't tell me we can't afford to make public college available for free.
August 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Cost of public college tuition:
Sweden: $0
Norway: $0
Finland: $0
Denmark: $0
United States: $9,596
When Republicans say it's OK to give billions in tax breaks to the top 1%, don't tell me we can't afford to make public college available for free.
Sweden: $0
Norway: $0
Finland: $0
Denmark: $0
United States: $9,596
When Republicans say it's OK to give billions in tax breaks to the top 1%, don't tell me we can't afford to make public college available for free.
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The thing about headlines like this is that
A) racists wouldn't care (or worse)
B) systemic racism requires more than a headline to explain
C) the same sort of brain which can accept "sea level rise isn't a big deal, people can just sell their property" will ask "why don't they just move?"
A) racists wouldn't care (or worse)
B) systemic racism requires more than a headline to explain
C) the same sort of brain which can accept "sea level rise isn't a big deal, people can just sell their property" will ask "why don't they just move?"
Deaths, illness from air pollution related to gas and oil hit people of color hardest, study finds
Deaths, illness from air pollution related to gas and oil hit people of color hardest, study finds
Americans of color are dying and getting sick at increasing rates from air pollution linked to gas and oil, according to a new study.
www.latimes.com
August 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
The thing about headlines like this is that
A) racists wouldn't care (or worse)
B) systemic racism requires more than a headline to explain
C) the same sort of brain which can accept "sea level rise isn't a big deal, people can just sell their property" will ask "why don't they just move?"
A) racists wouldn't care (or worse)
B) systemic racism requires more than a headline to explain
C) the same sort of brain which can accept "sea level rise isn't a big deal, people can just sell their property" will ask "why don't they just move?"
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The United States has the highest rates of maternal and infant deaths among all wealthy countries.
The Healthy Start Program improves maternal and infant health by supporting parents and their babies.
We must continue the bipartisan tradition of protecting this program.
The Healthy Start Program improves maternal and infant health by supporting parents and their babies.
We must continue the bipartisan tradition of protecting this program.
July 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
The United States has the highest rates of maternal and infant deaths among all wealthy countries.
The Healthy Start Program improves maternal and infant health by supporting parents and their babies.
We must continue the bipartisan tradition of protecting this program.
The Healthy Start Program improves maternal and infant health by supporting parents and their babies.
We must continue the bipartisan tradition of protecting this program.
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This is magnificent! I love Seurat, and this painting is simply astonishing in real life. What a great idea, brilliantly executed!
Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."
June 26, 2025 at 2:44 AM
This is magnificent! I love Seurat, and this painting is simply astonishing in real life. What a great idea, brilliantly executed!
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"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
I'm going to be honest here, I think AI is going to do so much damage to the usable internet that even after it's inevitably crashes out, it's going to take years to disentangle from every space it's polluted, like digital asbestos it's gonna be time consuming effort and likely expensive venture.
I think AI is going to eventually tank in the longterm, but...
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
the only real way to combat this is single-interest communities. Forums, user comms, etc, with a barrier to entry. They become trustable knowledgebases. It's really the only way forward is to return to what worked best the first time
June 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
"digital asbestos" is fantastic framing.
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To every Democratic Party consultant, candidate, staffer, and operative I have ever said “money doesn’t vote” to, I would like to reiterate…MONEY DOESNT VOTE.
June 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
To every Democratic Party consultant, candidate, staffer, and operative I have ever said “money doesn’t vote” to, I would like to reiterate…MONEY DOESNT VOTE.
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Sometimes I don’t understand how Jim Henson ever sold his absolutely wild ideas to colleagues and gatekeepers alike, but then I look at a picture of him and am like “yes, I also would have done whatever he told me to do.”
June 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Sometimes I don’t understand how Jim Henson ever sold his absolutely wild ideas to colleagues and gatekeepers alike, but then I look at a picture of him and am like “yes, I also would have done whatever he told me to do.”
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I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
The fact that there's an ASL interpreter there.... Thank you @aoc.bsky.social 🥹😍🤟🏼
May 3, 2025 at 12:01 AM
I like telling authoritarians where to shove it in multiple languages
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This is what a rigged economy looks like:
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
April 26, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This is what a rigged economy looks like:
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
In the 1970s, CEOs made 27 times more than the average worker.
In the 1980s, CEOs made 48 times more than the average worker.
This decade, CEOs are making 354 times more than the average worker.
That has got to change.
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Can we stop saying “ICE deports”?
We should say “Without due process, teen incarcerated for the rest of his life in an El Salvadoran prison”
Because ICE just sentenced this kid to death, they didn’t take him out of the country and release him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We should say “Without due process, teen incarcerated for the rest of his life in an El Salvadoran prison”
Because ICE just sentenced this kid to death, they didn’t take him out of the country and release him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Ice deports Venezuelan teen despite reportedly knowing he was not a target
Merwil Gutiérrez sent from New York to El Salvador prison although family says he has no criminal history or gang ties
www.theguardian.com
April 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Can we stop saying “ICE deports”?
We should say “Without due process, teen incarcerated for the rest of his life in an El Salvadoran prison”
Because ICE just sentenced this kid to death, they didn’t take him out of the country and release him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
We should say “Without due process, teen incarcerated for the rest of his life in an El Salvadoran prison”
Because ICE just sentenced this kid to death, they didn’t take him out of the country and release him.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Is DOGE cutting the size of the federal government? No. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpNg...
DOGE Is Not Cutting Government Spending
YouTube video by vlogbrothers
www.youtube.com
April 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Is DOGE cutting the size of the federal government? No. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpNg...
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wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist
ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
April 3, 2025 at 1:32 PM
wow look at all of these better alternatives to Adobe that exist
ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
ask me about Pixelart programs if interested in that aspect specifically because you *definitely* don't need PS for that, lol
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The thing about chasing charging speeds on-par with gasoline refueling is that, as I've said zillions of times, day to day charging at home or work can be slow AF and you won't care (so for the love of god get more chargers at workplaces and apartments etc.) and also
ffs you could just be patient
ffs you could just be patient
Fast charging is viable, but experts say building the actual charging stations will be the tricky—and potentially very expensive—part.
BYD's 5-Minute EV Charging Sounds Great. But How Useful Is it?
Fast charging is viable, but experts say building the actual charging stations will be the tricky—and potentially very expensive—part.
wrd.cm
March 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
The thing about chasing charging speeds on-par with gasoline refueling is that, as I've said zillions of times, day to day charging at home or work can be slow AF and you won't care (so for the love of god get more chargers at workplaces and apartments etc.) and also
ffs you could just be patient
ffs you could just be patient
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just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.
March 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
just for the record, I have a zero-tolerance policy towards transphobia and if I see it in my mentions it's an instant block.
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AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
March 21, 2025 at 3:34 AM
AOC: I want to live in an America that guarantees healthcare to every person.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.
I want to live in an America that has a living wage for every person
I want to live in an America where you have free speech to express yourself and not be afraid of being put on a list or deported.