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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 10h

Our time of use rates (we charge overnight, have net metering so get credit for our overproduction during the day): co.my.xcelenergy.com/s/billing-pa...

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 10h

We have two EVs that we charge at home (except for road trips). We have time of use charging and pay about 1.8* cents per mile. Compared to a 30 mpg ICE vehicle, that's about $0.60 per gallon currently.

*We also have solar panels + battery, so it averages out to less than half of that.

JB stan account @johnbrownstan.bsky.social · 11h

We have two EVs. Currently my wife charges them at work at a rate of (for our commutes/typical driving) 17 cents for every 4.5 miles. For a 30 mpg car, this comes out to about $1.13 per gallon of gas equivalent.

jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 12h

we charge our hyundai ioniq 5 around once every two to three weeks at a muncipal charger and i’d say it runs about $9 for 250 miles of range.

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 22h

If she's okay with it, then no big deal.

But (and this will be no surprise to you), for *me* practicing for something that isn't worthwhile (and taking away time to actually learn) is a big problem. (Of course I continuously fought and lost that battle over and over again when I was teaching.)

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 22h

Does she want to take it again? If not, just opt out.

(I don't know the rules there, but as far as I know they can't force you to take it. I mean, optional vaccines but mandatory PSAT seems like a stretch.)

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to all of the Jerry Jones style thumbs up people will be giving to ICE.

Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 1d

Well, she voted for the CR, so I"m not sure you do.

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Rep. Jason Crow @crow.house.gov · 2d

Here are the FACTS. House Republicans have:

Worked 12 days since August.

Voted to cut Medicaid & take away health care.

Tried unsuccessfully to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

Failed to stop huge premium increases.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "Let me look right into the camera and tell you very clearly: Republicans are the ones concerned about healthcare. Republicans are the party working around the clock everyday to fix healthcare. This is not talking points for us: we've done it."

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 2d

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Adam Douglas Thompson. #NewYorkerCartoons

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Jill Fisch @jillfisch.bsky.social · 2d

This was fascinating.

Brian Klaas @brianklaas.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about all the lived experiences and strange structures of modern society — many of which we take for granted — that were literally impossible for all previous generations of Homo sapiens. www.forkingpaths.co/p/we-are-dif...

We are different from all other humans in history

Countless experiences that have become routine for us are unprecedented in the history of our species. Here's why that matters.

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 2d

New Post; Colorado’s E-Bike Tax Credit Decreases January 1, 2026

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Colorado’s E-Bike Tax Credit Decreases January 1, 2026

I’ve written previously about Colorado’s excellent e-bike tax credit. Each Coloradan currently qualifies for a $450 tax credit (applied at the time of purchase) for eligible e-bikes. Th…

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 2d

Thread.

Charles Ghoul-ba ✡️ @charlesgaba.com · 2d

I could write several blog entries about this, but I’ll just focus on one here: No, Dems aren’t putting anyone earning 4x the poverty level on Medicaid; the cutoff under the ACA is 138% FPL.

And if they were, that could actually cost less than the subsidies provided to enrollees earning 138-400%.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

KERNEN: Watch your colleagues in some of the red states wimp out and decide that we're gonna pretend that we care and we're gonna renew these subsidies

HASSETT: Right. Well, a lot of people share your opinion about Obamacare

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 2d

@jessedjenkins.com Thoughts on these plug-in solar opportunities? www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Is it similar to your views on solar panels on roofs, that you think they sort of "take away" from utility solar opportunities?

Plug-in solar bills are in the works in New Hampshire and Vermont

DIY "balcony" solar kits, which can save residents money and give them more independence, are piquing interest from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle.

www.canarymedia.com

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 3d

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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 3d

Video taken one hour ago outside the Portland ICE facility of the violent insurrectionists in question

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Governor Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov · 3d

Congratulations to everyone running in the most beautiful urban marathon in America today! Hope and I crushed the 10 mile.

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 3d

Enjoyed spending some time with two former students who were in town for their 30th high school reunion.

The only problem is that means they graduated high school 30 years ago, which means I'm....really old.

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Jane Coaston @janecoaston.bsky.social · 4d

Again, patriotism isn’t about loving America as is, it’s about believing it can be something better. Also, anyone who says my grandfather fought in a segregated unit at Normandy for fascism can take a hike.

We can BBs @bf4u.bsky.social · 4d

I’m personally done ceding our national symbology to those that get off on perverting it for their political ends. If you want to convince people you’re trying to improve the country, you have to prove that you sincerely like the country, which many an extremist proudly dos not.

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 4d

I'm going to choose glass-half-full on this one. It's not taking money from e-bikes and giving it to cars, it's taking (likely a small amount of) money from ICE vehicles to EVs.

Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 4d

I also wonder if some of this is that they have the latitude to unilaterally make this change without legislation because the legislation/source of the funds allows it?

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 4d

While I would like to see the e-bike rebates continue at the same level, I still think increasing the cash for clunkers temporarily is still a good thing (especially because it is directed at lower income folks).

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 4d

I'm not seeing anything that indicates the two things are tied to each other? It's not mentioned in the article? I see that the e-bike tax credit is scheduled to decrease January 1st, but so are the Colorado EV tax credits.

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Chris Lehmann @clehmann.bsky.social · 4d

Seriously… there aren’t three Republican Senators that will switch parties and end this madness?

Minnesota Star Tribune @startribune.com · 5d

The messages show high-level officials in the Trump administration discussing the possible deployment of the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, an infantry force that has dropped into combat zones in both World Wars, Vietnam and Afghanistan.

Trump officials discussed sending elite Army division to Portland, text messages show

A high-ranking White House official was indiscreetly texting about the Portland, Ore., planning last weekend, according to messages shared with the Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Karl "Born in 319 ppm" Fisch @karlfisch.bsky.social · 5d

This is the actual Gulf of America.

Popehat Agitates And Irritates @kenwhite.bsky.social · 6d

There is a gulf in America. I submit it is the gulf between good and evil, or at least not-evil and evil.

The gulf is not just between people who oppose this and people who are indifferent to it or reluctantly accept it in support of immigration policy or see it as collateral damage.
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