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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 4h

Most efficient motorized transport is elevators, no?

A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 4h

And an e-bike more efficient than bike

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It's electric! Measuring energy expenditure and perceptual differences between bicycles and electric-assist bicycles

One way to promote regular activity in communities is through bike share systems, which are increasingly integrating electric-assist pedal bikes (e-bi…

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 6h

"Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom."
www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-hu...

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 5h

Months before catastrophic floods swept through an Alaska Native village on Sunday, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant meant to protect the community from extreme flooding. At the time, the EPA administrator said he was eliminating "wasteful DEI and Environmental Justice grants."

E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant to Alaska, Parts of Which Just Flooded

The remote village of Kipnuk planned to use the money to protect against flooding. On Sunday, it was inundated.

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 4h

Tomorrow is a critical day for democracy in court. Compare how the Washington Post framed it vs Democracy Docket.

Right now, fearless, pro-democracy media is more important than legacy media platitudes. Sign up now to say informed. hubs.ly/Q03M8rql0

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 6d

During the fall of Afghanistan, a free press repeatedly surfaced new info about how U.S. troops were in danger and coping w/ an unprecedented situation, prompting adjustments in a crisis.

That's the job. Not repeating talking points.

Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 6d

Urgent new statement from the Pentagon Press Association, on Pete Hegseth’s new, forthcoming media restrictions:

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 4h

NewsMax has any principles? You learn something new every day.

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Dan Lamothe @danlamothe.bsky.social · 1d

Not signing Pete Hegseth’s new media restrictions at the Pentagon:

Washington Post
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
CNN
AP
NPR
The Atlantic
Washington Times
Washington Examiner
Newsmax

There are others.

Signing:

OANN.

End of list, at least so far.

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Julie Votes Blue @juliededit.bsky.social · 4h

We are so fucked

Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 7h

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12h

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery.

@politico.com
www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 12h

My response to @janetmills4me.bsky.social fundraising text (and to yet another bad @schumer.senate.gov #DSCC intervention in a primary):

No.
Just NO!

A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 18h

Convertible to self storage?

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Dr Lisa 🇰🇳🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈❤️🥳🧘🏽‍♀️🎸🏝💃🏽🛸 @xitter-refugee.bsky.social · 1d

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 1d

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 1d

For the Golden State, this has been the year of the sun + batteries.
www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

Solar is crushing gas power in California this year

The state’s combination of solar and battery plants has pushed clean generation of electricity to new heights, offering a welcome reprieve from high gas…

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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 1d

Trump is a lying asshole. He has to ruin everything by lying about everything and making everything about himself. Obama did not hate Israel. And Joe Biden is a proud Zionist, who repeatedly calls himself a Zionist, and who stood by Israel and supported Israel after Oct 7.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump: "What we're doing now, it could've happened a long time ago, but it was strangled and set back almost irretrievably by the administrations of Barack Obama and then Joe Biden. There was a hatred toward Israel."

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

When it comes to tennis, football (okay, soccer to Americans), and, well, all sports, reporters almost invariably fail to "connect the dots" between extreme weather and the fossil-fuel driven climate crisis.

getenergysmartnow.com/2025/10/13/s...

@billmckibben.bsky.social @climatebrad.hillheat.com

Sports reporting so often fails to “Connect the Dots”

Around the globe, from little kids playing with friends to premier professional athletes battling for prize money, climate change is increasingly impacting the sports world. Even so, most sports re…

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Sparked a brief post: getenergysmartnow.com/2025/10/13/s...

Sports reporting so often fails to “Connect the Dots”

Around the globe, from little kids playing with friends to premier professional athletes battling for prize money, climate change is increasingly impacting the sports world. Even so, most sports re…

getenergysmartnow.com

A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

ChatGPT is why electricity prices are so high.

Virginia local & state officials tout data center real estate tax benefits but gloss over the huge impacts on families and businesses from higher electricity prices & lower power reliability/resiliency.

@cleanvirginia.org @bluevirginia.bsky.social

Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 1d

Bloomberg analysis reveals that electricity in areas near data centers has risen, a lot: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Energy is up to 267% costlier in areas w/ a data center nearby:

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Cartoon is great though, of course, answer is

"ChatGPT is WHY my electricity price is so high."

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Blue Virginia @bluevirginia.bsky.social · 1d

Fox News Catches Sears in an Outright Lie About Virginia’s Unemployment Rising Under Her Watch - @vademocrats.bsky.social bluevirginia.us/2025/10/vide...

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Acoording to Bessent, only King Trump can pay Federal salaries?

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elias isquith @eliasisquith.blog · 1d

the israeli electorate, in its infinite wisdom, has chosen to stake its country’s future on the idea that netanyahu and trump will be remembered positively by the rest of the world. what could go wrong?

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent article with a glaring (especially for @data.ft.com @financialtimes.com ) gap: failure to discuss the huge (indirect) financial implications of batteries driving down # of peak price surges.

www.linkedin.com/posts/abby-h...

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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 1d

Trump calls himself "the best friend that Israel ever had." He used to be the best friend Jeffrey Epstein ever had. How did that work out?

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