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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 15h

If you're a casual fan on this Jays bandwagon wondering why they'd throw a pitch anywhere near where Judge could hit it, they kinda didn't

James Smyth @jamessmyth621.bsky.social · 15h

on the Aaron Judge home run off the pole:

99.7 MPH is the fastest pitch he's ever hit for a homer

1.2 feet is the furthest-inside pitch he's ever hit for a homer

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 15h

They never show fans running onto the field on any MLB broadcast. I'm not sure if it's official policy or simply tacit agreement, but it's the standard approach

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 17h

My cup runneth over and then some

CJ Fogler @cjzero.bsky.social · 17h

SUPERMAN IS IN THE BUILDING

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 18h

I'm running out of veins for these little factoids to be hooked to

Nick Ashbourne @nickashbourne.bsky.social · 18h

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has driven in as many runs as the entire Yankees lineup in the series (8).

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

This really takes me back to my last day of journamalism school, where they handed my journamalizing licence and said "you are now entitled to do a news"

max tani @maxtani.bsky.social · 1d

Bari Weiss introduced herself to CBS News staff today on the network's 9AM call, saying she wants to "win," which requires restoring trust to CBS. She also said she was excited for staff to get to know the Free Press, and ended her remarks by saying: "Let's do the fucking news."

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Blake Shaffer 🇨🇦 @blakeshaffer.bsky.social · 1d

China and the US going in opposite directions now when it comes to energy.

And it looks like China is poised to win…

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

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

And always worth recalling that the IEA has always siginficantly underestimated solar power's growth in its forecasts

Graph showing that solar PV has grown more than five times more quickly than International Energy Agency forecasts for the last 20 years

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

More encouraging energy transition news today: IEA forecasts renewable power installations to more than double by 2030, with 80 percent of that growth provided by solar panels www.iea.org/news/global-...

www.iea.org

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

Simply can't be overstated how powerfully transformative the rise of cheap, ubiquitous solar power has been

Screencap of BBC article reading "Most solar generation (58%) is now in lower-income countries, many of which have seen explosive growth in recent years.

That's thanks to spectacular reductions in cost. Solar has seen prices fall a staggering 99.9% since 1975 and is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year, especially where grid electricity is expensive and unreliable, says Ember.

Pakistan, for example, imported solar panels capable of generating 17 gigawatts (GW) of solar power in 2024, double the previous year and the equivalent of roughly a third of the country's current electricity generation capacity."

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

"Solar ... is now so cheap that large markets for solar can emerge in a country in the space of a single year."

Another historic milestone for the energy transition, which is doing things seemingly daily that I was told quite often until quite recently were impossible www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 1d

Regular season capacity is right around 42k (42,083 at the last regular season game this year). I heard there was at least one tranche of 500 general admission tickets dropped the morning of the first game of this series, so I assume they're just packing them into the common GA areas

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 2d

“Tamara Lich performed at a benefit concert for the ostriches” explains a lot of it in a way

Alex Boyd @alexboyd.bsky.social · 2d

In which @raisapatel.bsky.social and I try to explain why people are asking Pierre Poilievre about ostriches—and why he’s not really answering. www.thestar.com/politics/fed...

Why everyone suddenly cares what Pierre Poilievre thinks about ostriches

Why the Conservative leader is weighing in on the fate of more than 300 birds after avian flu was discovered in the flock.

www.thestar.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 2d

It’s 22 now

Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 2d

Yankees team is making history

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MOST RUNS ALLOWED OVER 2-GAME SPAN IN POSTSEASON FRANCHISE HISTORY 21 runs Aaron Boone pictured

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 2d

Maybe they were guessing at Yesavage’s strikeout count, but they underestimated that too

Tao of Stieb @taoofstieb.bsky.social · 4d

Ladies and gentlemen: The Athletic.

Screencap from The Athletic: Staff predictions for Yankees versus Blue Jays.

New York Yankees 92%
Toronto Blue Jays 8%

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 6d

Good read here.

Solar panels are cheap today everywhere because Germany's government created a 100,000-solar-roof program to build a pro-renewable constituency, creating the political capital for the wider subsidies that made the German industry boom and then get exported to China and made cheap

Max Fawcett @maxfawcett.bsky.social · 6d

For more than a decade, the economists have led the design of Canadian climate policies. It's time for the political scientists to take over -- and the debate over rooftop solar offers a perfect example of why. #cdnpoli

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/02/o...

The political case for rooftop solar

If there’s one lesson progressive politicians should take to heart from the last decade, it’s that the durability of their climate policies is more important — way, way more important — than their eco...

www.nationalobserver.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 7d

I admire the clarity and focus of @sellingamirror.bsky.social, though I wish they had occasion to post more

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 7d

What's your favorite Bluesky account that primarily posts about something other than current events/politics?

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 8d

Hooboy, if the physical health and mental acuity of the aged president of the United States was still of vital concern to the US news media and especially political journalists, this would be quite a morning. But thankfully that all ceased to be a serious issue forever in July 2024

FactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 8d

Trump: I'm not a fan of some of the ships you do. I'm a very aesthetic person and I don't like some of the ships you're doing, aesthetically.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 8d

Time is a flat circle

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 9d

Tense, fun end to the season for a delightful surprise of a team, led offensively by a 36-year-old who plays the game with an infectious joy that made me root for him even as an Astro. Bring on the division series!

Ben Nicholson-Smith @bnsbaseball.bsky.social · 9d

After 162 games, you are where you deserve to be. For the Blue Jays that’s 1st place in the AL East.

Blue Jays win the division for the 7th time in franchise history, win 94 games for their highest total since 1993 and return to the ALDS for the first time since 2016.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 9d

Correct

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 11d

No sane fan is arguing it isn’t

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 12d

As I was just saying…

Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12d

Renewables are winning — because they are cheaper and better.

Trump has little to no effect so far.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback

Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 12d

The old man can yell at clouds and talk about “clean beautiful coal” all he wants, the energy transition’s pace is not being set by the White House

Ember @ember-energy.org · 12d

☀️ In July 2024, 40 US states set new all-time monthly highs for solar generation, building on June's record of 38 states.

The trend shows that solar continues to be an important contributor to the US power mix, despite recent moves by the US government to restrict clean power deployment.

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 12d

On a possibly related note, Joe Carter does not measure up all that well by post-Moneyball metrics, despite seeming like a top-tier hitter due to the 100+ RBIs every year

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Chris Turner @theturner.bsky.social · 12d

Full details here on Chinese solar projects being used to combat desertification
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

China enlists solar panels in war to halt desert sands

In arid northern China, dozens of workers prune goji berry bushes that stretch out under the protective shade of thousands of solar panels.

www.reuters.com

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