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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 11h

Nebraska Farmer Calls Out Agriculture Machinery Companies Over High Prices

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 11h

The U.S. housing market is currently in a “disinflation and deflationary vortex,” according to real estate analyst Nick Gerli, founder of real-estate analytics platform Reventure App. www.newsweek.com/us-housing-m...

US housing market falling into "deflationary vortex," analyst warns

Slower demand in the U.S. housing and rental markets will combine to create a “deflationary vortex,” a real estate analyst said.

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 13h

Planted Tank Setup — Why I’d Add Fish Right Away | Father Fish

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Planted Tank Setup — Why I’d Add Fish Right Away | Father Fish

YouTube video by Father Fish

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 14h

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 14h

MAGAs reality is flipped.

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Jeff Brady @jeffbradynews.bsky.social · 1d

Natural gas prices are relatively low now, but residential gas utility rates are nearing record highs. Customers are paying more for infrastructure, construction, utility costs and taxes than they are for the actual fuel. My @npr.org story: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 15h

Lol if you think JPMorgan, with $175 billion in annual revenue, against $2.5 trillion dollars of liabilities, is going to magically invest $1.5 trillion in the United States, you need to go back and retake 6th grade.

lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 16h

Scientists’ new method uses batteries’ own energy to recover 95% of key metals
This breakthrough allows a battery’s own chemical energy to be used as a heat source. interestingengineering.com/energy/scien...

New method uses batteries' own energy to recover 95% of key metals

Scientists have developed a groundbreaking battery recycling method that uses a cell's own stored energy to recover key materials.

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 16h

Volkswagen-backed Chinese battery maker Gotion High-Tech announced that its self-developed all-solid-state “Jinshi Battery” has entered the pilot-scale production phase.
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Volkswagen-backed Gotion reports solid-state battery milestones, begins 2 GWh line design

Volkswagen-backed Gotion’s all-solid-state Jinshi Battery reportedly achieves key milestones, with a 2 GWh production line now in design.

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 18h

lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 19h

Base Power Company shrugged off the market trends and just raised $1 billion to turbocharge its home battery buildout. www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat...

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 19h

“.. Look no further than the automotive industry for the latest indication of a potential “K-Shaped” economy for U.S. consumers.”

@cnbc.com @mikewayland.bsky.social
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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 19h

The fossil fuel fantasy is over—and the math proves it.

"How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power" ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 19h

"How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power" ig.ft.com/mega-batteri...

How mega batteries are unlocking an energy revolution

Vast battery units are shoring up grids and extending the use of clean power

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 20h

4th Turning investing... get it right.

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 21h

Kinda how I cook dinner. Buy *all* the vegetables that I like, then throw them all into a pan together to cook at a low temperature…and I’m happy with it.

Very logical.

‘1.87 MW…supply 70% of gravel plant’s electricity, covering ~4.65% of lake surface…4 meter wide rows…improved water quality’

World’s ‘1st’ Vertical Floating Solar PV Plant, In Germany

German clean technology company SINN Power GmbH has switched on what it says is the world’s 1st vertically installed floating solar PV project with 1.87 MW inst

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Patrick Dunleavy @patrickdunleavy.bsky.social · 21h

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US anti-fascism expert leaves country day after being blocked from flying to Spain

Rutgers University professor who published book on antifa was told at gate his trip was cancelled after Trump threats

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lleopard11.bsky.social @lleopard11.bsky.social · 21h

Would-be homebuyers are getting cold feet and backing out of deals at a record pace as some sellers have a ‘hard time adjusting’ to new reality fortune.com/2025/10/13/h...

Would-be homebuyers are getting cold feet and backing out of deals at a record pace as some sellers have a ‘hard time adjusting’ to new reality | Fortune

About 56,000 U.S. purchase agreements were canceled in August, representing 15.1% of homes that went under contract that month, Redfin said.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 22h

'The US and UK governments’ attack on the integrity of their own #nuclear safety regulators makes no sense. Perhaps because they are unwilling to face up to the conclusion that the problem with nuclear is the technology itself.'
www.newcivilengineer.com/opinion/a-go...

A ‘Golden Age’ of nuclear? | New Civil Engineer

The reason is simple. Nuclear costs are huge and rising and significant delays are the norm. The result is that nuclear power faces the same fundamental

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 22h

THIS: 👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇👇

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 21h

‘forecast 2060, solar 47% of world’s electricity, up 5X vs 2024…China’s <50% share of global solar capacity peaks next year, before decreasing…distributed capacity additions to exceed utility-scale in Europe & North America in 2030s, China by 2040s…50% co-located solar+storage by 2050, vs 2% today’

Solar power’s ‘meteoric’ rise, growth of distributed solar and battery co-location among key DNV energy trends

The world is on pace to exceed 3TW of cumulative solar installations by the end of the year, according to a report from DNV.

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 21h

Good morning with good news: Solar generated 26% of Chile's electricity in September, up from 10.7% in 9/2020!

Chile deploys big solar-battery projects

Grenergy’s 11 GWh battery & 2 GW solar & 960 MWh battery & 340 MW solar projects will operate in 2027!
www.ess-news.com/2025/10/13/g... #energysky

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❤️Kai in Kanada🇨🇦 @kleinekin.bsky.social · 1d

Well, he and his dear old daddy used to attend KKK "rituals" together, so yeah, def tracks.

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