Dennis Keim
@denniskeim.bsky.social
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!
Degrees in engineering, microbiology and early childhood education. Yes, it's complicated.
Слава Україні!
"The CDC said that, among all confirmed measles cases, 92% of patients are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status."
"There have been three confirmed deaths from measles this year, and [...] 21% of those younger than five years have needed hospital care."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
"There have been three confirmed deaths from measles this year, and [...] 21% of those younger than five years have needed hospital care."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
US exceeds 1,900 measles cases as outbreaks expand
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 11, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"The CDC said that, among all confirmed measles cases, 92% of patients are unvaccinated or have unknown vaccination status."
"There have been three confirmed deaths from measles this year, and [...] 21% of those younger than five years have needed hospital care."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
"There have been three confirmed deaths from measles this year, and [...] 21% of those younger than five years have needed hospital care."
www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-e...
One more DEIA policy reversed. Assholes.
"...Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, decided to use Calibri in 2023 to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities..."
people.com/marco-rubio-...
"...Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, decided to use Calibri in 2023 to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities..."
people.com/marco-rubio-...
Marco Rubio Removes State Department’s Official Typeface, Says It ‘Lacks Decorum’ — It’s One of the Most Common Fonts
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has reversed former Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken's decision to use Calibri as the State Department's official communications font.
people.com
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
One more DEIA policy reversed. Assholes.
"...Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, decided to use Calibri in 2023 to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities..."
people.com/marco-rubio-...
"...Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, decided to use Calibri in 2023 to improve accessibility for readers with disabilities..."
people.com/marco-rubio-...
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wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
December 5, 2025 at 7:21 PM
wtf is a FIFA peace prize? that's like being an NFL laureate in physics
When do people in sunny and/or windy area and with high utility rates decide to go off-grid with a renewables, battery and small generator combo?
A detailed study from last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A detailed study from last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
The threat of economic grid defection in the U.S. with solar photovoltaic, battery and generator hybrid systems
Solar photovoltaic (PV) costs have dropped rapidly making PV the fastest growing and least expensive electricity source. Grid-tied PV systems owned by…
www.sciencedirect.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
When do people in sunny and/or windy area and with high utility rates decide to go off-grid with a renewables, battery and small generator combo?
A detailed study from last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A detailed study from last year.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Target continues to disappoint.
Target is now allowing 🧊to stage raids in their parking lots in Minneapolis. Maybe plan your holiday shopping according to whether it will be dorectly responsible for the abduction and disappearing of your neighbors.
#ClearTheIceFromOurStreets
#TargetTarget
#ClearTheIceFromOurStreets
#TargetTarget
December 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Target continues to disappoint.
"This is the last chance for Western countries to convince the rest of the world that they are capable of dialogue rather than monologue, consistency rather than double standards, and cooperation rather than domination."
- Alexander Stubb
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
- Alexander Stubb
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The West’s Last Chance
How to build a new global order before it’s too late.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 4, 2025 at 4:32 PM
"This is the last chance for Western countries to convince the rest of the world that they are capable of dialogue rather than monologue, consistency rather than double standards, and cooperation rather than domination."
- Alexander Stubb
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
- Alexander Stubb
www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The new DoE head seems to be a complete idiot. Electricity from these plants is going to be crazy expensive.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Eyes Backup Generators From Walmart in Quest for Power
The US is looking to tap the nation’s network of large industrial diesel generators used at data centers, big box stores and elsewhere to help curb rising electricity costs and support the surge in po...
www.bloomberg.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The new DoE head seems to be a complete idiot. Electricity from these plants is going to be crazy expensive.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Energy note.
This video on new wooden towers for big wind turbines is nicely done. It will be interesting if they catch on, especially with larger and taller turbines.
youtu.be/jmWn02vwVrU?...
This video on new wooden towers for big wind turbines is nicely done. It will be interesting if they catch on, especially with larger and taller turbines.
youtu.be/jmWn02vwVrU?...
How a Wooden Tower Could Unlock Bigger Wind Turbines
YouTube video by Engineering with Rosie
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Energy note.
This video on new wooden towers for big wind turbines is nicely done. It will be interesting if they catch on, especially with larger and taller turbines.
youtu.be/jmWn02vwVrU?...
This video on new wooden towers for big wind turbines is nicely done. It will be interesting if they catch on, especially with larger and taller turbines.
youtu.be/jmWn02vwVrU?...
Energy note.
Lots of cool things in the works to use the wind to power ships.
youtu.be/S-V2vbKA5gg?...
Lots of cool things in the works to use the wind to power ships.
youtu.be/S-V2vbKA5gg?...
The Future of Global Shipping: Back to the Sail 2.0? | FD Finance
YouTube video by FD Finance
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Energy note.
Lots of cool things in the works to use the wind to power ships.
youtu.be/S-V2vbKA5gg?...
Lots of cool things in the works to use the wind to power ships.
youtu.be/S-V2vbKA5gg?...
"In March of last year, Hernández was convicted in US courts of accepting millions of dollars in bribes to protect US-bound cocaine shipments belonging to traffickers he once publicly proclaimed to combat."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump to pardon ex-Honduras leader serving drug trafficking sentence in US
Hernández was convicted in 2024 of accepting millions in bribes to protect cocaine shipments
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
"In March of last year, Hernández was convicted in US courts of accepting millions of dollars in bribes to protect US-bound cocaine shipments belonging to traffickers he once publicly proclaimed to combat."
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
All of that inexpensive renewable energy plays a big part in Spain's current economic success. And sensible labor practices.
youtu.be/_YRDACPwRYM?...
youtu.be/_YRDACPwRYM?...
Why Spain's Economy is Outperforming the Rest of Europe
YouTube video by TLDR News EU
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 AM
All of that inexpensive renewable energy plays a big part in Spain's current economic success. And sensible labor practices.
youtu.be/_YRDACPwRYM?...
youtu.be/_YRDACPwRYM?...
'U.S. emissions from many of the activities that produce greenhouse gases – transportation, industry, agriculture, heating and cooling of buildings – have remained about the same over the past 30 years."
theconversation.com/how-the-us-c...
theconversation.com/how-the-us-c...
How the US cut climate-changing emissions while its economy more than doubled
A fast drop in coal use played a big role, but there was more, as these charts show.
theconversation.com
November 12, 2025 at 12:37 AM
'U.S. emissions from many of the activities that produce greenhouse gases – transportation, industry, agriculture, heating and cooling of buildings – have remained about the same over the past 30 years."
theconversation.com/how-the-us-c...
theconversation.com/how-the-us-c...
The idea that there's a 50 megawatt wind turbine being built blows my mind. The reduction in the cost of off-shore power from it is even more incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Chinese Firm Plans World’s Largest Wind Turbine as Rivals Flop
Ming Yang Smart Energy Group announced plans to build the world’s largest floating wind turbine, as Chinese firms seek a larger share of the global market while rivals grapple with rising costs.
www.bloomberg.com
October 21, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The idea that there's a 50 megawatt wind turbine being built blows my mind. The reduction in the cost of off-shore power from it is even more incredible.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
"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...
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
October 18, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"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...
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials | Grist share.google/Xb3bRfhZGb9p...
As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials
A coalition of 11 governors has threatened to withdraw from grid operator PJM.
share.google
October 17, 2025 at 2:50 AM
As data centers upend electric grids, the largest operator in the US is facing down a revolt from state officials | Grist share.google/Xb3bRfhZGb9p...
Fantastic actress and apparently a very good human being. I loved her in "Reds".
RIP, Diane Keaton.
youtu.be/CLL3QVpXNdc?...
RIP, Diane Keaton.
youtu.be/CLL3QVpXNdc?...
Reds (1981) Trailer
YouTube video by The Duke Mitchell Film Club
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Fantastic actress and apparently a very good human being. I loved her in "Reds".
RIP, Diane Keaton.
youtu.be/CLL3QVpXNdc?...
RIP, Diane Keaton.
youtu.be/CLL3QVpXNdc?...
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/...
"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
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
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/...
"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/...
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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
October 3, 2025 at 8:49 PM
“'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.'"
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I am just so fucking proud of her.
October 3, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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...
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
October 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
"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...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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...
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
September 25, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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...
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...
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