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Jonas Nahm @jonasnahm.com · 26d

1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.

www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...

China Green Leap Outward — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab

A new China Low Carbon Technology FDI Database

www.netzeropolicylab.com

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DEMSEC @demsec.bsky.social · 20h

Stephen froze like a deer in the headlights and pretended to have connection issues because he unintentionally gave away the game plan.

“Plenary authority is complete, absolute power over a specific area or issue, with no significant limitations."

Show people this clip. This is an insane slip up.

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Robinson Meyer @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social · 19h

NEW: Trump is moving to kill all funding for proposed Texas and Louisiana mega-hubs to capture CO₂ from the atmosphere

The bipartisan-backed hubs represented a rare clean tech industry where the US was on the cutting edge

by @emilypont.bsky.social for @heatmap.news

heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by 2021 infrastructure law.

heatmap.news

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 22h

COONS: How did you conclude that these strikes on boats in the open ocean are legal?

BONDI: I'm not going to discuss any legal advice that my department may or may not have issued

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke with @cnbc.com about digital store labels and their impacts for US retail: efficiency gains, automating a thankless task (changing price tags is like watching paint dry except more labor-intensive), but also challenges related to transparency and fears of surge pricing.

How digital price tags could change the future of grocery shopping

www.cnbc.com

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🎃 Trick or Pete 🎃 Lucier @peterlucier.bsky.social · 7d

“You are hereby liberated to be an apolitical, hard-charging, no-nonsense, constitutional leader that you joined the military to be,” Hegseth told them.

they were forced to come
to be political props at a partisan speech
wear dress uniforms
and listen to nonsense

www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

A Novice Defense Secretary Lectures the Brass on What It Takes to Win

www.nytimes.com

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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 8d

Whether or not we’ve hit Peak Oil, we’re well past the point of Peak Oil Employment in the West.

And even with automation to support exploration, drilling, and operations, that dwindling workforce spells secular decline.

🔌💡

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Exxon to Cut 2,000 Workers as Oil Sector Job Losses Mount

Exxon Mobil Corp. plans to cut about 2,000 jobs globally as the Texas oil company consolidates smaller offices into regional hubs as part of its long-term restructuring plan.

www.bloomberg.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 7d

I can't hum a single Bad Bunny song.

But unlike a lot of people, I understand that just because something isn't for me doesn't mean it's against me.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 8d

If the Supreme Court's response is more than half a page they spent way too much time on it. This isn't up for debate.

Anthony Michael Kreis @anthonymkreis.bsky.social · 11d

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship www.cnn.com/2025/09/26/p...

Trump asks Supreme Court to decide whether he can end birthright citizenship | CNN Politics

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Friday to review the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, pushing the issue back bef...

www.cnn.com

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Paul Waldman @paulwaldman.bsky.social · 8d

1. More Americans work at the Cheesecake Factory than in the entire coal industry, and that won't change. It's because of automation, not snooty libs.

2. Coal energy is now more expensive than wind and solar.

3. So this means: higher energy prices, more pollution, no jobs benefit. Genius!

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Rachel Kleinfeld @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social · 13d

People like me, who have spent a lifetime building credibility, face a real problem when most Americans no longer trust institutions. We need to face the new terms of trust for our expertise to matter. Renée DiResta@noUpside & I wrote this to explain why & how: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

For Expertise to Matter, Nonpartisan Institutions Need New Communications Strategies

To avoid irrelevance when they are needed most, experts and nonpartisan analysts must rethink not just their channels of communication but also their theory of influence.

carnegieendowment.org

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 8d

This isn't a provocative take - but it will be consumed as one.

Council on Foreign Relations @cfr.org · 8d

Despite the president’s remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or—like China—use the U.S. retreat to their advantage, writes Alice Hill.

Trump's UN Speech Cannot Steer the Global Climate Effort

Despite the president's remarks criticizing global efforts to address climate change, other countries will pursue a clean energy transition or--like China--use the U.S. retreat to their advantage.

www.cfr.org

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 8d

This is almost always the challenge - incumbent technologies will always have their backers and a war chest - the future doesn't vote and doesn't spend.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 8d

Fun fact: the Indian subcontinent's largest lake is only about the size of the Salton Sea.

Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias.bsky.social · 8d

America is blessed with a lot of fresh water

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 8d

This is just so short sighted. The Stone Age didn't end because we ran out of stones.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Fox: "We're announcing today expanded programs to help the American coal industry. We're helping it because for years it has been under assault. It was out of fashion with the chardonnay set in San Francisco, Boulder, and NYC ... coal just makes the world go round."

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 8d

* BLS: BLS WILL SUSPEND ALL OPERATIONS IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

* US ECONOMIC DATA RELEASES TO PAUSE IN GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SAYS

* BLS: ALL ACTIVE DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES FOR BLS SURVEYS WILL CEASE IN EVENT OF GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

@reuters.com

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Peterson Institute for International Economics @piie.com · 8d

ICYMI: @cullenhendrix.bsky.social joined PIIE Insider LIVE to discuss climate change, national security, critical minerals, & more. Watch here or listen/subscribe wherever you get podcasts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McS6ktV0Ups

Climate change, security, and the race for critical minerals

YouTube video by Peterson Institute for International Economics

www.youtube.com

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Tahar 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇺🇳 🇪🇺 @rochaa.bsky.social · 9d

2 things that Senator Thune could have done to protect the farmers in his state, & in neighboring states: 1-oppose Elon Musk killing USAID; & 2-oppose tariffs.

He had the power to do that, but instead he was much of a coward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Thune: "We've got a big harvest coming in here in South Dakota, corn and soybeans, and no place to go with it ... we are looking at potential solutions to make sure we can help support farmers until some of those markets come back."

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 9d

There is no free lunch when it comes to energy - but solar is about as close as we're going to get.

Oh, and oil, coal, and LNG infrastructure catches fire as well.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9d

Zeldin on why renewable energy is bad: "Those battery storage sites cost a whole lot of money, and they then catch on fire and these local municipalities, fire departments, they aren't prepared for those massive fires that end up resulting and those environmental impacts."

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 11d

a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

ALT: a man with a beard says " now that 's a name i 've not heard in a long time .

media.tenor.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 11d

I think Frischmann is married to a professor at UC Davis.

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Laura Belin @laurarbelin.bsky.social · 11d

Breaking news from Des Moines: ICE has detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent of Iowa's largest school district.
The Des Moines Public Schools said "We have no confirmed information as to why Dr. Roberts is being detained or the next potential steps."
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/09/26/i...

ICE detains Des Moines Superintendent Dr. Ian Roberts

Iowa's largest school district had "no confirmed information" on why ICE detained Dr. Ian Roberts, the superintendent since 2023.

www.bleedingheartland.com

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 11d

More and more every day.

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Cullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 11d

Reading between the lines (isn't hard) report got shelved because it featured a heavy dose of climate change and (I suspect) language on democratic backsliding.

Everything can't be optics. Reality is insistent. And processes like climate change have all the time in the world.

We do not.

Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.

www.nytimes.com

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David Darmofal @daviddarmofal.bsky.social · 12d

If you're an international pharmaceutical manufacturer who wants to build a plant in the U.S. & employ Americans, you have six days to identify a site, get governmental approval, purchase it, & break ground if you want to avoid a 100% tariff. Sounds like a rational way to conduct trade policy.

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