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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 17h

Excellent work disemboweling the proposed higher ed "Compact". I am appalled that the initial reaction from the University of Texas was positive. Disgusting.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 1d

I can’t believe my life is being affected by the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Sam Cohen @samcohen.bsky.social · 19h

👏👏👏

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you - the link appears to still be paywalled.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 3d

Preach. Journalists need to do a better job of putting things into context. Moss Landing was a terrible event. And it will not be repeated. Period.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 3d

science and tech denial in the associated press

if you’re going to say people are afraid of another giant battery fire, you have to put as high as possible that there’s almost no facility like the one you’re citing anywhere in the u.s.

also, mention climate change. this story doesn’t say it once.

AP: More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand.

But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing back due to fears that the systems will go up in flames, as a massive facility in California did earlier this year.

Proponents maintain that state-of-the-art battery energy storage systems are safe, but more localities are enacting moratoriums.

Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder if this will get even a small fraction of the press that the battery fire at Moss Landing received. Fires happen. But fossil fuel-related fires are far more common than fires at lithium ion facilities. And, a fire like Moss Landing will never happen again given design changes.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d

I hope this is a historic piece of writing. You should read it.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 7d

Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:

Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261
Filed 09/30/25
Page 1 of 161
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
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TRUMP HAS PARDONS
AND TANKS..
WHAT DO
You
HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS -- HARVARD FACULTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AT NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS-AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, and
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiffs,
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-10685-WGY
v.
MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and the DEPARTMENT OF STATE, KRISTI NOEM, in her official
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 12d

This company has zero revenue, ~200 employees, is burning $60 million per year on operations, will not have its first project online for another 3 years, but has a market cap of almost $18 billion. Encapsulates everything wrong with the market right now. finance.yahoo.com/quote/OKLO/

Oklo Inc. (OKLO) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance

Find the latest Oklo Inc. (OKLO) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.

finance.yahoo.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 13d

Without further ado, here is the trailer for Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile.

Against all odds, it will air in select theatres on October 2nd, along with the theatrical debut of Sex House.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

And, yes, this is real.

The Onion @theonion.com · 13d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is in select theaters October 2.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 12d

Typical American human age, say, 40? Urban dweller, household income $120k, w/ liquid net worth, outside 401(k), of $50k. I think $250k (net of tax) would be "life changing" for this person in terms of stress reduction. This "5x" liquid net worth ratio probably holds for many people.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 12d

Hard question to answer as it matters where a person is coming from. The first $20k in "extra" savings that someone has can be life changing. While $20m for someone else might be "meh". I think this is better expressed in terms of an increase that is multiplies liquid net worth by X.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 15d

The bullying of children that the Republican party is doing is going to backfire on them just as hard as Epstein. Only psychopaths *want* to be on the side of bullies. Others have been convinced that the bullies are doctors/parents/teachers of trans kids. 100% false, of course. We can turn this.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 17d

Holy shit www.youtube.com/watch?v=emiB...

Pledge of Allegiance

YouTube video by Save America Movement

www.youtube.com

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 18d

This is an immensely powerful 3 minute video. Please ignore what it is selling and feel the message. We need more of these stories made to help break down barriers of misunderstanding of trans people. It is hard to see today, but love wins! #LGBTQ+ #TransIsBeautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOVV...

J&B - She, un cuento de J&B, English subs ("She, a tale by J&B", Diageo Spain, Christmas, 2022)

YouTube video by Marketing The Rainbow

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 18d

the way you do this is you encourage more people to protest. numbers provide safety, anonymity weakens any protest

Adam Miller @ajm6792.bsky.social · 18d

You can protest without making yourself an easier target

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Sasha Costanza-Chock @schock.cc · 18d

Ok my cis friends, we are going to need a lot of you to step the fuck up and fight hard for us

www.them.us/story/trump-...

FBI to Categorize Trans People As "Nihilistic Violent Extremist" Threat Group, Report Says

The choice is being championed by the Heritage Foundation, which is behind Project 2025.

www.them.us

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 18d

This man is one of the campaign’s super volunteers, the nicest dude you’ll ever meet, wildly dependable, and apparently capable of taking the coolest photo of 2025.

Dan Vock @danvock.bsky.social · 18d

At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans www.chicagotribune.com/2025/09/19/t...

At Broadview ICE facility, federal agents hurl tear gas and pepper spray at protesters blocking vans

Federal agents hurled tear gas and pepper spray into a crowd of about 100 protesters who attempted to block vans from entering and exiting a U.S. Immigration and Customs holding facility in Broadvi…

www.chicagotribune.com

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Irontuna @irontuna.bsky.social · 19d

There was a tv movie with the home alone dad

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_o...

Cross of Fire - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 19d

It is an excellent book. I think it could be a great movie! I couldn't believe how powerful the KKK was, how nobody seems aware of this period in history today, and how relevant this all is.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 19d

I'm reading "A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them " and I would very much like to be in a room with Timothy Egan plying him with questions.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 19d

Heritage Foundation has released an absolutely insane policy proposal to label all trans people as domestic terrorists. It uses completely made up instances of terrorism and made up statistics but facts don't matter to them.

They want us all eradicated.

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Flyer from The Heritage Foundation Oversight Project titled “Transgender Ideology-Inspired Violent Extremism (TIVE): Background and FAQs on Need for an FBI Domestic Terrorism Designation.” The page defines “Transgender Ideology” and “TIVE,” outlining beliefs allegedly associated with them. It claims such ideology justifies violence against opponents or frames opposition as violence. The text references the alleged assassination of Charlie Kirk, urging the FBI to classify TIVE as domestic terrorism.

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Continuation of flyer with a section titled “Recent Instances of TIVE-Motivated Acts of Domestic Terrorism.” Lists multiple violent events from 2018 to 2025, attributing them to transgender ideology. Includes mugshots of two alleged attackers. Followed by a “Frequently Asked Questions and Key Terms” section, addressing whether transgender people are terrorists, comparing TIVE with “Nihilistic Violent Extremism,” and discussing FBI designations.

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Section titled “Terminology Used by TIVE.” Defines terms including cisgender, deadnaming, Gillick competence, misgendering, “Right to Exist,” “Trans genocide,” and a phrase “You either have a live boy or dead girl, you choose.” Each is presented as terminology used in or associated with TIVE. Page layout is text-heavy, no additional graphics.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 19d

It is all just pretext for censorship. Facists gonna do facism.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 19d

CNN has made the editorial decision to keep playing this clip on air for guests making sure they get the full context of what Kimmel said.

Good.

Yashar Ali 🐘 @yasharali.bsky.social · 20d

1. Just so we’re clear, this is the clip that got Jimmy Kimmel’s show shelved by ABC.

If I’m missing any other clips please let me know.

Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 20d

Preach. We need your voice again. Forget "decorum" and past practice. Things are different now and the opposition needs leadership.

Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 20d

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

Let’s be clear about what happened to Jimmy Kimmel

Trump’s most brazen attack on free speech yet.

www.yahoo.com

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Jul 18

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 20d

Yes. We have to stop fighting with a hand tied behind our back. You must have power before you can enact policy. If Wyoming, Alaska and Vermont qualify as states, so should DC.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20d

New in PN: Dems need get serious about DC statehood. For real.

"Republicans act like DC residents need to earn their political rights, something they supposedly have not yet done. But consider this: If DC were populated by white Republicans, would it have statehood by now? We all know the answer."

Dems need to get serious about DC statehood. For real.

No more pussyfooting. With troops in the streets, the time is now.

www.publicnotice.co

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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 21d

I think Democrats win by being the best version of the Democratic Party: a forceful, assertive, dynamic liberal coalition that stands up for the rights of the vulnerable, unrelentingly opposes the endless corruption and bigotry of MAGA and Trump, and wants a fair prosperous America

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