Bryan McAvoy
@bryanmcavoy.bsky.social
Former NWS met, currently involved in state air quality work. Read the same cyberpunk novels the tech bros did. Reached different conclusions. Ardent Bokononist. Don't follow me! I mainly repost, which is to say, there is no original content herein. (:
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It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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December 21, 2025 at 2:51 AM
It’s the “season of love and giving”…but this year, doesn’t it seem more like a “season of fear and taking”? Like many of you, I’ve been saddened by the human impact of draconian government budget cuts and how angry many housed Americans are at unhoused Americans.
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Or to put it in homes lingo, 3013 homes.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
December 21, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Or to put it in homes lingo, 3013 homes.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
The power issue with AI is 332X the size of the water issue.
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"What goes around may come around, but it never ends up exactly the same place, you ever notice? Like a record on a turntable, all it takes is one groove's difference and the universe can be on into a whole 'nother song."
December 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
"What goes around may come around, but it never ends up exactly the same place, you ever notice? Like a record on a turntable, all it takes is one groove's difference and the universe can be on into a whole 'nother song."
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GS: Record Highs for US Data Center Growth
December 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
GS: Record Highs for US Data Center Growth
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Holy cow this is brilliant!!! 👀
Legacy firm MPN Boilers, long rooted in fossil-fuel systems, is rethinking its future under Local Law 97. Now, MPN is positioning itself as a leader in the clean energy transition with water-source heat pumps:
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
https://tinyurl.com/2f64yvfx
Steam heat systems learning new tricks | Skylight
A legacy boiler company is pioneering boiler replacement with a steam-generating heat pump powerful enough to heat New York's biggest apartment buildings
tinyurl.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Holy cow this is brilliant!!! 👀
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The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
I'm dubious about Amazon's commitment to keeping pre-existing conditions a thing of the past.
December 14, 2025 at 11:50 PM
The ACA isn't just "health care for people who don't have a conventional employer." It also disallows something that was incredibly common 20 years ago, which I fear is getting lost to generational memory: insurance companies could deny you health care for essentially any previous health problem.
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If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
December 7, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If you've ever been to a naturalization ceremony, you know they're filled with people whose palpable love of this country is twenty times stronger than the pinched "patriotism" of any native-born MAGA chud.
Just unspeakable assholery.
Just unspeakable assholery.
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Applications for air quality permits confirm figures that Source NM previously reported: If approved, Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually.
Data center Project Jupiter’s greenhouse gas emissions could rival NM’s largest cities • Source New Mexico
Project Jupiter's developers have asked the state for permission to emit as many greenhouse gases as the state's largest cities combined.
buff.ly
December 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Applications for air quality permits confirm figures that Source NM previously reported: If approved, Project Jupiter could emit more than 14 million tons of greenhouse gases per year. By comparison, Albuquerque and Las Cruces emit a combined 6.7 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually.
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I cannot over-emphasize how absolutely fucking insane this is.
These are the most expensive fuel sources in existence, with no abatement equipment to speak of, no smoke stacks to disperse pollution.
We could just build a power line, but instead we’ll suck on tractor tailpipes.
These are the most expensive fuel sources in existence, with no abatement equipment to speak of, no smoke stacks to disperse pollution.
We could just build a power line, but instead we’ll suck on tractor tailpipes.
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
I cannot over-emphasize how absolutely fucking insane this is.
These are the most expensive fuel sources in existence, with no abatement equipment to speak of, no smoke stacks to disperse pollution.
We could just build a power line, but instead we’ll suck on tractor tailpipes.
These are the most expensive fuel sources in existence, with no abatement equipment to speak of, no smoke stacks to disperse pollution.
We could just build a power line, but instead we’ll suck on tractor tailpipes.
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'The Earthlycrumb Tragedies'
(with apologies to Edward Gorey & for being overly morbid)
A poem in 26 Skeets... 🧵
(with apologies to Edward Gorey & for being overly morbid)
A poem in 26 Skeets... 🧵
November 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
'The Earthlycrumb Tragedies'
(with apologies to Edward Gorey & for being overly morbid)
A poem in 26 Skeets... 🧵
(with apologies to Edward Gorey & for being overly morbid)
A poem in 26 Skeets... 🧵
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⚠️ BREAKING:
Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Ever
The virus is spreading across the world and mutating into an expanding family of viral strains unlike anything seen before.
Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Ever
The virus is spreading across the world and mutating into an expanding family of viral strains unlike anything seen before.
November 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
⚠️ BREAKING:
Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Ever
The virus is spreading across the world and mutating into an expanding family of viral strains unlike anything seen before.
Scientists Warn H5N1 Bird Flu Is Mutating Faster Than Ever
The virus is spreading across the world and mutating into an expanding family of viral strains unlike anything seen before.
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This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
November 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This came from the 2021 infrastructure bill signed by Biden. Mace voted against it.
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Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
November 28, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Universities are assembling larger and larger teams to deal with academic integrity issues--mostly focused on AI--while simultaneously holding AI "writing" contests, AI-themed events, "hey, come play with these fun tools!" The messages are so mixed, it's criminal. Because AI is bloated with money.
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And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
And I swear, once again, this is not dunking on kids. We are seeing this at all levels--even grad students. AI + social media has had a profound impact on how we think and process our world, and we can't stop to reflect on it, because billionaires keep hurling addictive tech at us.
Not sure if this is a case of old man shakes fist at cloud (me, not the poster), or if we really are seeing a convergence of events that are decimating young adults' ability to reason. I'm thinking long covid, Gen AI, social media shortening attention spans, college as a service, etc
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Not sure if this is a case of old man shakes fist at cloud (me, not the poster), or if we really are seeing a convergence of events that are decimating young adults' ability to reason. I'm thinking long covid, Gen AI, social media shortening attention spans, college as a service, etc
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🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
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• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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[P] goddammit
We are now further away from the theatrical release of Raiders of the Lost Ark (June 12, 1981) than it was from the year it takes place in (1936). We have reached the Indiana Jones event horizon.
November 28, 2025 at 12:33 AM
[P] goddammit
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Amazon signs agreement with utility NIPSCO to buy 2.4 GW of power for its massive IN data center complex - all of which will come from new gas plants. @beninskeep.bsky.social : “It is outrageous that none of the electricity .. will come from additional renewable energy or energy efficiency.”
NIPSCO to supply 3 GW to Amazon data centers in northern Indiana
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. and an affiliate expect to spend about $7 billion on 2.6 GW of gas, 400 MW of storage and transmission — to be paid for by Amazon.
www.utilitydive.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Amazon signs agreement with utility NIPSCO to buy 2.4 GW of power for its massive IN data center complex - all of which will come from new gas plants. @beninskeep.bsky.social : “It is outrageous that none of the electricity .. will come from additional renewable energy or energy efficiency.”
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This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
November 26, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This is the scandal. Trump isn’t targeting dangerous people. He’s targeting peaceful immigrants. Almost exclusively.
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happy whatever the fuck day it is
November 24, 2025 at 4:13 PM
happy whatever the fuck day it is
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This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year
November 21, 2025 at 9:59 PM
This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year