Dennis Keim
@denniskeim.bsky.social
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Foreign languages, computer sci, wind energy, Cornhuskers, producer coops, political economics & electric bikes. Breast cancer survivor. Degrees in engineering, microbiology and early childhood education. Yes, it's complicated. Слава Україні!
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"The Tennessee Valley Authority, which is a major utility serving more than 10 million people in the Southeast, is facing criticism after data revealed its nuclear reactors shut down unexpectedly 12 times over the past year."

www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Utility hit with backlash after troubling data emerges about its nuclear facilities: 'Fuel expenses are higher than projected'
The Tennessee Valley Authority, which is a major utility serving more than 10 million people in the Southeast, is facing criticism.
www.yahoo.com
Fantastic actress and apparently a very good human being. I loved her in "Reds".

RIP, Diane Keaton.

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Reds (1981) Trailer
YouTube video by The Duke Mitchell Film Club
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Energy note. Inch by inch.

"The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
www.theguardian.com
I think we will still get there. Money still talks and renewables are cheapest.
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“'The fact that we don't have money to pay journalists, but we have money to pay Bari Weiss between $100 and 200 million is indicative of what the Ellisons' true goal here is,' a network correspondent said. 'And it's not journalism.'"
CBS News staffers are ‘literally freaking out’ about Bari Weiss taking over newsroom
EXCLUSIVE: ‘People are using words like depressing and doomsday – feels like some sort of doomsday,’ one source told The Independent about the mood inside CBS News right now.
www.independent.co.uk
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I am just so fucking proud of her.
"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means that in the first half of this year, its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019 ... wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the European Union average."

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices
Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.
www.bloomberg.com
Ever higher electricity costs to consumers. Why?

I started missing the podcast hosting in energy topics by Stephen Lacey and so I tracked down where he was working today. Sure enough he's still at it and he still has the best panelists talking about energy.

www.latitudemedia.com/news/open-ci...
Electricity is the new price of eggs
Electricity affordability is becoming a defining political issue in America.
www.latitudemedia.com
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Trump's model for his emerging drug war has been imprisoned and awaits trial for war crimes.
The Department of Energy posts have become almost comical too. Almost.
I made the mistake of venturing onto Facebook… Where HHS no longer seems to know how to spell acetaminophen. Of course, that’s the least troubling part of their proclamations.
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There is no organization called "antifa" - so, why label a non-existent group "terrorists"?

This gives the regime maximum scope to hunt down opposition and critics. They label you "antifa", and then they come for you.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump says he plans to designate antifa as ‘major terrorist organization’
It is unclear how anti-fascists, an umbrella term for far-left-leaning groups rather than a single entity, will be labeled
www.theguardian.com
At least he didn't note autism was largely genetic, according to current scientific research, and then roll out a eugenics program.
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Now that Jimmy Kimmel is back on the air, can the left stop freaking out about Trump‘s supposed hostility to free speech?
More batteries mean cheaper electricity.

"Arbitrage involves buying electricity when prices are relatively low and selling that electricity when prices are high."

www.eia.gov/todayinenerg...
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This is why it riles me up when people accuse environmentally-focused criticism of AI of being hollow or without evidence, when every single one of these Very Serious men can just say whatever they like, and still get treated as being 'experts'
Sam Altman is just blurting out words now

www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
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reminder that bsky.team only has jurisdiction over what happens on their servers. If you self-host or are hosted by blacksky.app they cannot remove your posts.

they can hide it on bsky.app but it will still be up elsewhere.
signups and migrations are open.
Violence is always unacceptable, and threats of violence have no place in public discourse. Our thoughts are with Charlie Kirk and his family.
"This time around, Trumpworld understands that—in controlling the infrastructure layer of global finance, technology, and security—it has vast machineries of coercion at its disposal."

www.wired.com/story/enshit...
The Enshittification of American Power
First Google and Facebook, then the world. Under Trump 2.0, US statecraft is starting to mimic the worst tendencies of Big Tech.
www.wired.com
"No, this is not about reform. It is about retribution.

It is about breaking people and breaking institutions by sowing fear and mistrust throughout our government.“

- William J. Burns, former US Deputy Secretary of State and director of the CIA

substack.com/redirect/3dd...
A Letter to America’s Discarded Public Servants
You all deserved better.
substack.com
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