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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 23h

Energy note. Inch by inch.

"The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 5d

I think we will still get there. Money still talks and renewables are cheapest.

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Dave Infante @dinfontay.com · 5d

“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"

CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom

EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.

www.independent.co.uk

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 5d

I am just so fucking proud of her.

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 5d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means that in the first half of this year, its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019 ... wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the European Union average."

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

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 13d

Ever higher electricity costs to consumers. Why?

I started missing the podcast hosting in energy topics by Stephen Lacey and so I tracked down where he was working today. Sure enough he's still at it and he still has the best panelists talking about energy.

www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...

Electricity is the new price of eggs

Electricity affordability is becoming a defining political issue in America.

www.latitudemedia.com

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Le Caghoul @lecagle.bsky.social · 15d

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

‘Fear and hopelessness’: one in four professors in the US south are leaving

Survey by American Association of Professors shows nearly quarter of respondents are switching due to states’s politics

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 15d

Trump's model for his emerging drug war has been imprisoned and awaits trial for war crimes.

NPR @npr.org · 15d

Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.

ICC charges former Philippine President Duterte crimes against humanity

Duterte was arrested in March by Philippine authorities on a warrant issued by the ICC. He is now being held at an ICC facility in the Netherlands.

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 15d

The Department of Energy posts have become almost comical too. Almost.

Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 15d

I made the mistake of venturing onto Facebook… Where HHS no longer seems to know how to spell acetaminophen. Of course, that’s the least troubling part of their proclamations.

Dr. Dorothy Fink: "All too often, it's easy to think that medicines we buy without a prescription pose little to no risk for the mom or the baby. As you heard today, pregnant women who need high fever or pain reduction during pregnancy should take the lowest effective dose of acetimetophin for the shortest possible duration."

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Andrew Stroehlein @andrewstroehlein.bsky.social · 20d

There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"?

This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’

It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled

www.theguardian.com

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 15d

At least he didn't note autism was largely genetic, according to current scientific research, and then roll out a eugenics program.

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NY Times Pitchbot @nytpitchbot.bsky.social · 16d

Now that Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, can the left stop freaking out about Trump‘s supposed hostility to free speech?

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 16d

Laughable if it wasn't so serious.

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 16d

BREAKING: President Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence.

Trump promotes unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without new evidence

President Donald Trump is using the platform of the presidency to promote unproven ties between Tylenol, vaccines and autism without giving new evidence.

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 16d

More batteries mean cheaper electricity.

"Arbitrage involves buying electricity when prices are relatively low and selling that electricity when prices are high."

www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · 18d

The Soviet Union Collapsed. Then the Fight Over Food Began. - Bloomberg

www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

The Soviet Union Collapsed. Then the Fight Over Food Began

In a wave of gastro-nationalism, food became a political tool for nation-building. A new cookbook ties that history to the author’s own table.

www.bloomberg.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 26d

This is why it riles me up when people accuse environmentally-focused criticism of AI of being hollow or without evidence, when every single one of these Very Serious men can just say whatever they like, and still get treated as being 'experts'

Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · Jan 23

Sam Altman is just blurting out words now

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

Nvidia Corp. CEO Jensen Huang speaking at an event in Tokyo on Nov. 13, 2024. Photographer: Kyodo/AP Images
So energy …

Fusion’s gonna work.

Fusion is going to work. Um. On what time frame?

Soon. Well, soon there will be a demonstration of net-gain fusion. You then have to build a system that doesn’t break. You have to scale it up. You have to figure out how to build a factory—build a lot of them—and you have to get regulatory approval. And that will take, you know, years altogether? But I would expect [Helion 20] will show you that fusion works soon.

20 Helion, a clean energy startup backed by Altman, Dustin Moskovitz and Reid Hoffman, focuses on developing nuclear fusion.

In the short term, is there any way to sustain AI’s growth without going backward on climate goals?

Yes, but none that is as good, in my opinion, as quickly permitting fusion reactors. I think our particular kind of fusion is such a beautiful approach that we should just race toward that and be done.

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Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 28d

reminder that bsky.team only has jurisdiction over what happens on their servers. If you self-host or are hosted by blacksky.app they cannot remove your posts.

they can hide it on bsky.app but it will still be up elsewhere.
signups and migrations are open.

Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 28d

Violence is always unacceptable, and threats of violence have no place in public discourse. Our thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · Sep 7

Shouldn't Trump be shooting for the Nobel War Prize?

The Peace Prize seems so wimpy.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/tru...

Trump signs executive order rebranding Defense Department as Department of War

The order permits the use of titles like "secretary of war" but it does not formally rename the department. That would require congressional approval.

www.nbcnews.com

Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · Sep 1

Great panel discussion.

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Make Russia great again? Why Putin won’t relent on Ukraine • FRANCE 24 English

YouTube video by FRANCE 24 English

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · Aug 29

"This time around, Trumpworld understands that—in controlling the infrastructure layer of global finance, technology, and security—it has vast machineries of coercion at its disposal."

www.wired.com/story/enshit...

The Enshittification of American Power

First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.

www.wired.com

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Dennis Keim @denniskeim.bsky.social · Aug 21

"No, this is not about reform. It is about retribution.

It is about breaking people and breaking institutions by sowing fear and mistrust throughout our government.“

- William J. Burns, former US Deputy Secretary of State and director of the CIA

substack.com/redirect/3dd...

A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants

You all deserved better.

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Rebecca Williams @rebeccawilliams.info · Jul 2

Save the date: I’m teaching Burner Phone 101 at the Brooklyn Central Library on Saturday, August 16, 2025, from 1:00 to 2:30 pm.

Come through to learn about the full spectrum of “burner phone” options.