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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10h

I saw some references to a study showing fewer young people were trans. The author is "Director of the Centre for Heterodox Social Science" who recently published "The Third Awokening: A 12-Point Plan for Rolling Back Progressive Extremism."

His "science" has the credibility of a wet fart.

Hex Anderson @dexanderson.com · 12h

The "study" is by Eric Kaufman, a DeSantis supporter who left his post at the University of London citing "cancel culture." He believes that trans identity is a social contagion.

Here's what he believes his study proves.

Executive Summary
• After surging in the 2010s and 20s, trans and queer identities are in decline among young Americans
• The transgender share among university students peaked in 2023 and has almost halved since, from
nearly 7 percent to under 4 percent
• The share of students identifying as not heterosexual fell by around 10 points in the same period
• The decline in non-heterosexual share is concentrated in the queer or other sexual categories (i.e.
pansexual, asexual) and, to a lesser extent, bisexuality
• Today’s freshmen are less BTQ+ than seniors, suggesting that decline will continue
• The decline in BTQ+ identification does not appear to be connected to lower social media use, religious
revival, a shift to the political right or lower support for woke ideology
• There is evidence that improved mental health has reduced BTQ+ identification

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 1d

Indeed. And LFP cell prices, at least in China, are down another 30-40% so far in 2025. It is an amazingly powerful story that will continue to transform electric grids and transportation.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 2d

Literally every single day we have multiple stories that make you just want to hit something. ICE is an organization populated with people who only seem to want to inflict suffering. Is their hiring criteria as simple as "are you a sociopath?" - if so, sign here, please. Seems like it.

Lynn Becker @cmgiulini.bsky.social · 3d

After spending 43 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit, evidence hidden by the prosecution reversed his conviction. Rather than finally enjoying freedom, ICE abducted him for deportation

Depraved.

www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

He was wrongfully imprisoned for 43 years. Moments after being released, ICE took him

Subramanyam “Subu” Vedam now faces deportation.

www.miamiherald.com

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 4d

Marc Rowan's argument for the Trump extortion scheme in universities is the biggest mass of Orwellian Doublespeak I have seen in the pages of NYT in years. His central argument is that it means the "restoration of free speech" on campus. It means exactly the opposite.

Opinion | Academia Is Broken. Trump’s University ‘Compact’ Can Help Fix It.

www.nytimes.com

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 4d

Cool - agreed!

Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 4d

Depends on what you mean by "win out". Will there be room for iron air/flow/zinc/etc. batteries for some long duration storage applications? Sure. Will any of these technologies replace lithium ion for shorter duration applications? No. Maybe other tech will (sodium?), but not these.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 4d

Good for MIT. I am pretty sure my alma mater, The University of Texas will bend the knee because the Board of Regents is stacked with Trumpist toadies. But hopefully the other universities on the list, as well as all others, respond at least as strongly as MIT has done.

Joshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 4d

MIT says no to the Trump admin higher-ed compact clearly and emphatically. Other universities would be well served to read, remix, and respond similarly.

"In that free marketplace of ideas, the people of MIT gladly compete with the very best, without preferences."

orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...

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Vivek Mutalik @vivekmutalik.bsky.social · 4d

How to carry out peaceful protest ❤️

The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 5d

Things are happening at Portland's ICE facility tonight.

Read more of our protest coverage here: www.oregonlive.com/crime/2025/1...

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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 5d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 5d

This is going to be tested soon. There is an approved location in Chelsea, MA that is supposed to come on-line in 2027. Building design. Will be very interesting to see how it progresses. A second location in Brighton by the same developer has permitting issues.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 7d

Excellent work disemboweling the proposed higher ed "Compact". I am appalled that the initial reaction from the University of Texas was positive. Disgusting.

Siva @sivav.bsky.social · 7d

I can’t believe my life is being affected by the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

newrepublic.com/article/2013...

Why This Essay Could Cause the University of Virginia to Shut Down

How Linda McMahon’s latest “compact” would do deep and permanent harm to American higher education

newrepublic.com

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Sam Cohen @samcohen.bsky.social · 7d

👏👏👏

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 7d

Thank you - the link appears to still be paywalled.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 10d

Preach. Journalists need to do a better job of putting things into context. Moss Landing was a terrible event. And it will not be repeated. Period.

jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 10d

science and tech denial in the associated press

if you’re going to say people are afraid of another giant battery fire, you have to put as high as possible that there’s almost no facility like the one you’re citing anywhere in the u.s.

also, mention climate change. this story doesn’t say it once.

AP: More and more, big arrays of lithium-ion batteries are being hooked up to electrical grids around the U.S. to store power that can be discharged in times of high demand.

But as more energy storage is added, residents in some places are pushing back due to fears that the systems will go up in flames, as a massive facility in California did earlier this year.

Proponents maintain that state-of-the-art battery energy storage systems are safe, but more localities are enacting moratoriums.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 11d

I wonder if this will get even a small fraction of the press that the battery fire at Moss Landing received. Fires happen. But fossil fuel-related fires are far more common than fires at lithium ion facilities. And, a fire like Moss Landing will never happen again given design changes.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · 11d

A fireball lit up the sky across the Los Angeles area on Thursday night after an explosion at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, alarming nearby residents who said it felt like an earthquake. The cause of the explosion was not clear. No injuries were reported. nyti.ms/42pPCaW

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 14d

I hope this is a historic piece of writing. You should read it.

Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · 14d

Omg. I’ve never seen anything like this in a judicial opinion:

Case 1:25-cv-10685-WGY Document 261
Filed 09/30/25
Page 1 of 161
Post card dated June 19, 2025
(On file in Chambers)
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TRUMP HAS PARDONS
AND TANKS..
WHAT DO
You
HAVE?
Dear Mr. or Ms. Anonymous, Alone, I have nothing but my
sense of duty.
Together, We the People of the
United States -- you and me --have our magnificent Constitution.
Here's how that works out in a
specific case --
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
DISTRICT OF MASSACHUSETTS
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS -- HARVARD FACULTY CHAPTER, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AT NEW
YORK UNIVERSITY, RUTGERS AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS-AMERICAN
FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, and
MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ASSOCIATION,
Plaintiffs,
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CIVIL ACTION NO.
25-10685-WGY
v.
MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, and the DEPARTMENT OF STATE, KRISTI NOEM, in her official
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 19d

This company has zero revenue, ~200 employees, is burning $60 million per year on operations, will not have its first project online for another 3 years, but has a market cap of almost $18 billion. Encapsulates everything wrong with the market right now. finance.yahoo.com/quote/OKLO/

Oklo Inc. (OKLO) Stock Price, News, Quote & History - Yahoo Finance

Find the latest Oklo Inc. (OKLO) stock quote, history, news and other vital information to help you with your stock trading and investing.

finance.yahoo.com

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 19d

Without further ado, here is the trailer for Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile.

Against all odds, it will air in select theatres on October 2nd, along with the theatrical debut of Sex House.

Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

And, yes, this is real.

The Onion @theonion.com · 19d

Forget everything you already know about America's most notorious dead person. Jeffrey Epstein: Bad Pedophile is in select theaters October 2.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 19d

Typical American human age, say, 40? Urban dweller, household income $120k, w/ liquid net worth, outside 401(k), of $50k. I think $250k (net of tax) would be "life changing" for this person in terms of stress reduction. This "5x" liquid net worth ratio probably holds for many people.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 19d

Hard question to answer as it matters where a person is coming from. The first $20k in "extra" savings that someone has can be life changing. While $20m for someone else might be "meh". I think this is better expressed in terms of an increase that is multiplies liquid net worth by X.

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 22d

The bullying of children that the Republican party is doing is going to backfire on them just as hard as Epstein. Only psychopaths *want* to be on the side of bullies. Others have been convinced that the bullies are doctors/parents/teachers of trans kids. 100% false, of course. We can turn this.

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 24d

Holy shit www.youtube.com/watch?v=emiB...

Pledge of Allegiance

YouTube video by Save America Movement

www.youtube.com

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Energy Storage Pro @besspro.bsky.social · 24d

This is an immensely powerful 3 minute video. Please ignore what it is selling and feel the message. We need more of these stories made to help break down barriers of misunderstanding of trans people. It is hard to see today, but love wins! #LGBTQ+ #TransIsBeautiful www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOVV...