Jack Teener
@teenerj.bsky.social
Ann Arbor native in Chicago, just a guy trying to boost walkable cities and decarbonized buildings. 🏳️🌈
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#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
Ellis, apparently wrapping up, is quoting George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and others.
November 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#BREAKING U.S. District Judge Sara Ellis in Chicago is entering a preliminary injunction governing the use of force against protesters and journalists.
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"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in U.S.
“Many people who have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what is going on right now,” Chicago-born pope says.
chicago.suntimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:02 AM
"Pope Leo said Scripture emphasizes the question that will be posed at the end of the world:
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
'How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not? I think there is a deep reflection that needs to be made about what is happening'..."
chicago.suntimes.com/pope-leo-xiv...
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
November 5, 2025 at 2:21 PM
good morning specifically to the FBI agent who introduced Mamdani’s dad to Marx
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Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
June 25, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Zohran at the rally for trans youth on february 8 ❣️ he was polling single digits.
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Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
Solar Power Finance Without the Jargon
www.worldscientific.com
October 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Time for 2025 updates to my annual “opinions about solar” thread. If you like these, you might like the second edition of my book, Solar Power Finance Without The Jargon. A 30% discount code WSQ0437 is valid on publisher website until end of November 2025.
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
www.worldscientific.com/worldscibook...
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How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
October 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
How W. E. B. Du Bois responded to government policing of "anti-American" sentiment during the 1910s:
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
"I took great satisfaction in being able to sit back in my chair and answer blandly, 'We are seeking to have the Constitution of the United States thoroughly and completely enforced.' ”
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Fantastic column by Frank Rich (?!) on the NYC mayoral race.
Zohran Mamdani, the Power Breaker
Why the Democratic Party, the New York Times, and the donor class got Zohran Mamdani so wrong.
nymag.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Fantastic column by Frank Rich (?!) on the NYC mayoral race.
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The ordinances that will increase the zoned housing capacity on Broadway by over 15,000 homes just passed city council on a voice vote!
Congrats @leniann.bsky.social!!!
Congrats @leniann.bsky.social!!!
October 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
The ordinances that will increase the zoned housing capacity on Broadway by over 15,000 homes just passed city council on a voice vote!
Congrats @leniann.bsky.social!!!
Congrats @leniann.bsky.social!!!
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The far right has been looking for a reason to commit mass political violence and it’s extremely important to unite around the principle that all political violence in America is unthinkable and unacceptable.
September 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
The far right has been looking for a reason to commit mass political violence and it’s extremely important to unite around the principle that all political violence in America is unthinkable and unacceptable.
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Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Political violence is bad. It usually begets more political violence.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
Celebrating political violence is bad. It usually encourages more political violence, against various targets.
Campus shootings are bad. They make everyone on campus less safe.
It's bad that what I wrote here is controversial.
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I'm going to say this as many times as it's necessary: you shouldn't kill your political opponents
September 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I'm going to say this as many times as it's necessary: you shouldn't kill your political opponents
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The administration plans to attack public festivities in Chicago around Mexican Independence Day (which may include this weekend's parade in Pilsen or related activities) because they want to attack folks in settings where people will try to protect and hold onto community members.
September 4, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The administration plans to attack public festivities in Chicago around Mexican Independence Day (which may include this weekend's parade in Pilsen or related activities) because they want to attack folks in settings where people will try to protect and hold onto community members.
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in 4 weeks, Chicago City Council will vote on whether to end the ban on ADUs citywide.
sign this petition (once!) in support of allowing ADUs citywide, please – actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
sign this petition (once!) in support of allowing ADUs citywide, please – actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
Support ADUs citywide in Chicago
What's going on? Currently, Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are only legal in five pilot areas in Chicago, which were established May 1, 2022. Since the pilot areas were established, 106 permits tota...
actionnetwork.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:34 PM
in 4 weeks, Chicago City Council will vote on whether to end the ban on ADUs citywide.
sign this petition (once!) in support of allowing ADUs citywide, please – actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
sign this petition (once!) in support of allowing ADUs citywide, please – actionnetwork.org/petitions/su...
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Ganz killing it here, combining a critical methodological perspective on how polling is done with fundamental political theory about what politics is & what it involves:
August 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Ganz killing it here, combining a critical methodological perspective on how polling is done with fundamental political theory about what politics is & what it involves:
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FRED is the world's greatest collection of graphical economic data, as long as you know the database query code like you're on a 1996 Bloomberg terminal and you possess godlike skills at guessing at the location of lines between intermittent clues of their paths.
July 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
FRED is the world's greatest collection of graphical economic data, as long as you know the database query code like you're on a 1996 Bloomberg terminal and you possess godlike skills at guessing at the location of lines between intermittent clues of their paths.
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We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
July 14, 2025 at 10:18 PM
We should be putting a gargantuan amount of money into solar and storage. War economy levels. It should be free to have a guy from the government solar your house up. Electricity should basically cost nothing.
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he's right and he's right to say it
June 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
he's right and he's right to say it
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david hogg off the top rope on the other site
June 24, 2025 at 12:21 AM
david hogg off the top rope on the other site
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A new Carrier home heat pump is designed for cold (and hot) climates: "The new product is also claimed to operate “reliably” at -30 C (-22 F) and to achieve 100% heating capacity at -17 C (1 F), with full cooling capacity being achievable at 50 C (122 F)." www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/05/c... 🔌💡
Carrier debuts residential heat pump for cold climates
The U.S. heating specialist said its new heat pump system can operate "reliably" at -30 C and achieve 100% heating capacity at -17 C, with full cooling capacity being achievable at 50 C.
www.pv-magazine.com
June 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
A new Carrier home heat pump is designed for cold (and hot) climates: "The new product is also claimed to operate “reliably” at -30 C (-22 F) and to achieve 100% heating capacity at -17 C (1 F), with full cooling capacity being achievable at 50 C (122 F)." www.pv-magazine.com/2025/06/05/c... 🔌💡
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happy pride month to them
June 3, 2025 at 2:58 AM
happy pride month to them
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happy pride month to them
June 3, 2025 at 3:01 AM
happy pride month to them