Tim O’Leary
@mrtimoleary.bsky.social
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August 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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It is just INSANE that the GOP is going to tax new solar and wind capacity, as well as a whole bunch of other terrible energy policies in the BBB, when electricity prices have risen 20% since start of 2022, and the grid is ever more fragile.
Prepare for a lot of rolling blackouts.
Prepare for a lot of rolling blackouts.
June 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It is just INSANE that the GOP is going to tax new solar and wind capacity, as well as a whole bunch of other terrible energy policies in the BBB, when electricity prices have risen 20% since start of 2022, and the grid is ever more fragile.
Prepare for a lot of rolling blackouts.
Prepare for a lot of rolling blackouts.
As the Senate considers the reconciliation bill which could rapidly phase out/eliminate the ITC, PTC, and other tax credits, it is important to remember that renewables like solar PV are currently the least expensive and quickest to deploy power generation source in the U.S.
June 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
As the Senate considers the reconciliation bill which could rapidly phase out/eliminate the ITC, PTC, and other tax credits, it is important to remember that renewables like solar PV are currently the least expensive and quickest to deploy power generation source in the U.S.
Remembering when President Obama enjoyed this chicken taco.
June 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Remembering when President Obama enjoyed this chicken taco.
“The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut NASA’s science budget in half, eliminating future space telescope and other astrobiology projects. If that happens, Dr. Krissansen-Totton said, “the search for life elsewhere would basically stop.””
Astronomers Detect a Signature of Life on a Distant Planet
Further studies are needed to determine whether K2-18b, which orbits a star 120 light-years away, is inhabited, or even habitable.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“The Trump administration is reportedly planning to cut NASA’s science budget in half, eliminating future space telescope and other astrobiology projects. If that happens, Dr. Krissansen-Totton said, “the search for life elsewhere would basically stop.””
Trump would have been on Trevelyan’s side.
March 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Trump would have been on Trevelyan’s side.
Seen today in Sabba Park, Sunnyside Queens, NYC
January 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Seen today in Sabba Park, Sunnyside Queens, NYC
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Confirmation by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social that 2024 was the hottest year, 1.5C was well & truly breached all year, & greenhouse gas concentrations rose again.
"I have run out of metaphors to explain the warming we're seeing" @carlobuontempo.bsky.social #climate
www.independent.ie/irish-news/2...
"I have run out of metaphors to explain the warming we're seeing" @carlobuontempo.bsky.social #climate
www.independent.ie/irish-news/2...
2024 declared hottest year on record and first to breach 1.5C critical global warming threshold
The world’s top climate monitoring organisations have jointly confirmed that 2024 was the year the planet heated more than any other on record.
www.independent.ie
January 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Confirmation by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social that 2024 was the hottest year, 1.5C was well & truly breached all year, & greenhouse gas concentrations rose again.
"I have run out of metaphors to explain the warming we're seeing" @carlobuontempo.bsky.social #climate
www.independent.ie/irish-news/2...
"I have run out of metaphors to explain the warming we're seeing" @carlobuontempo.bsky.social #climate
www.independent.ie/irish-news/2...
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There is a treat coming for all you folks who liked The Haunted House on Hollow Hill…
open.spotify.com/episode/6hLm...
open.spotify.com/episode/6hLm...
Christmastime with Romeo Gideon - official trailer
Skulduggery Pleasant: The Haunted House on Hollow Hill · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 13, 2024 at 9:55 PM
There is a treat coming for all you folks who liked The Haunted House on Hollow Hill…
open.spotify.com/episode/6hLm...
open.spotify.com/episode/6hLm...
Stick this on when you have the chance. Tá fáilte romhat.
Watch Kneecap | Netflix
Fighting against the constant threat of censorship, a rowdy Irish rap trio become the unexpected faces of a movement to save their native language.
www.netflix.com
December 4, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Stick this on when you have the chance. Tá fáilte romhat.
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Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
November 17, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Annual morbidity in the 20th century, before and after vaccines:
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
Measles:
Before: 530,000, After: 47
Mumps:
Before: 160,000, After: 429
Rubella:
Before: 50,000, After: 3
Diphtheria:
Before: 20,000, After: 2
Smallpox:
Before: 30,000, After: 0
Polio:
Before: 16,000, After: 0
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Tonight Rte2 10.10PM. My short film "Did you read about Erskine Fogarty" starring Robert Sheehan.
November 14, 2024 at 10:44 AM
Tonight Rte2 10.10PM. My short film "Did you read about Erskine Fogarty" starring Robert Sheehan.