Robinson Meyer
@robinsonmeyer.bsky.social
Founding executive editor of Heatmap News. Contributing Opinion writer for The New York Times. Cohost of the Shift Key podcast. 📍NYC
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How EVs Can Actually Help the Electricity Crisis
Rob and Jesse touch base with WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava.
heatmap.news
There’s 40 gigawatts of spare capacity sitting around in Americans’ driveways. Why aren’t we using it to keep down electricity rates? On this week’s episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with the cofounder and CEO of a company trying to do just that: heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
Just as pizza was not perfected until it left Naples for New York, the pasty was not perfected until it left Cornwall and became the Uncrustable
November 14, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Just as pizza was not perfected until it left Naples for New York, the pasty was not perfected until it left Cornwall and became the Uncrustable
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just a reminder that King folded in September. don't believe he ever voted against cloture.
not sure he really is the guy to talk to re: what the people who moved their votes were thinking.
not sure he really is the guy to talk to re: what the people who moved their votes were thinking.
Straightforward confirmation from Angus King that the gang of eight made the deal out of earnest concern for the filibuster. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 13, 2025 at 9:28 PM
just a reminder that King folded in September. don't believe he ever voted against cloture.
not sure he really is the guy to talk to re: what the people who moved their votes were thinking.
not sure he really is the guy to talk to re: what the people who moved their votes were thinking.
Straightforward confirmation from Angus King that the gang of eight made the deal out of earnest concern for the filibuster. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/13/w...
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Straightforward confirmation from Angus King that the gang of eight made the deal out of earnest concern for the filibuster. www.pressherald.com/2025/11/13/w...
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New Marron survey of 400+ subway lines across the world from London to Paris to Shanghai finds just 6% still use two-person train operation, which would be required by a TWU-backed bill.
“It doesn’t really matter to us what the data shows,” says TWU boss Samuelsen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
“It doesn’t really matter to us what the data shows,” says TWU boss Samuelsen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
Does the Subway Still Need Train Conductors?
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
New Marron survey of 400+ subway lines across the world from London to Paris to Shanghai finds just 6% still use two-person train operation, which would be required by a TWU-backed bill.
“It doesn’t really matter to us what the data shows,” says TWU boss Samuelsen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
“It doesn’t really matter to us what the data shows,” says TWU boss Samuelsen
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/n...
It is noteworthy that — seemingly in trying to protect Trump — House Republicans have created a big database of corrupt-looking emails that can be endlessly searched, screenshotted, and posted on social media.
November 13, 2025 at 4:58 AM
It is noteworthy that — seemingly in trying to protect Trump — House Republicans have created a big database of corrupt-looking emails that can be endlessly searched, screenshotted, and posted on social media.
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I think this helpfully confirms the notion that the end of the filibuster was a big motivator for the eight Dems.
November 12, 2025 at 11:45 PM
I think this helpfully confirms the notion that the end of the filibuster was a big motivator for the eight Dems.
goin g to start postg like jemy epste . no i won t
November 13, 2025 at 4:20 AM
goin g to start postg like jemy epste . no i won t
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Putting the bit in obit
November 12, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Putting the bit in obit
I will always link to a good conceptual obit. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
The Penny Dies at 232
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I will always link to a good conceptual obit. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/b...
Flight attendant just announced that Delta has a “quiet cabin policy” that requires you to use your device either on mute or with headphones. This is the way. We are winning.
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Flight attendant just announced that Delta has a “quiet cabin policy” that requires you to use your device either on mute or with headphones. This is the way. We are winning.
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*WAYMO LAUNCHES DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXIS ON FREEWAYS IN FIRST FOR US
*WAYMO FREEWAY ROUTES TO BE OFFERED IN LA, SF AND PHOENIX AREA
*WAYMO FREEWAY ROUTES TO BE OFFERED IN LA, SF AND PHOENIX AREA
November 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
*WAYMO LAUNCHES DRIVERLESS ROBOTAXIS ON FREEWAYS IN FIRST FOR US
*WAYMO FREEWAY ROUTES TO BE OFFERED IN LA, SF AND PHOENIX AREA
*WAYMO FREEWAY ROUTES TO BE OFFERED IN LA, SF AND PHOENIX AREA
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Toyota, a longtime hybrid car and truck promoter, is making one of the industry’s biggest bets on green transportation and opening a $14 billion battery plant in North Carolina.
Toyota Doubles Down on Hybrids in the U.S. With $14-Billion Battery Push
A new North Carolina plant is aimed at selling more hybrid cars and trucks to Americans.
on.wsj.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Toyota, a longtime hybrid car and truck promoter, is making one of the industry’s biggest bets on green transportation and opening a $14 billion battery plant in North Carolina.
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Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Great piece by Zadie Smith. When the right talks about classics or "Western" culture, these works are only important to the extent that it demonstrates their superiority, they have no interest in art in and of itself beyond that www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
“Berkshire will always be managed in a manner that will make its existence an asset to the United States and eschew activities that would lead it to become a supplicant.” on.ft.com/3WSy6Jk
November 12, 2025 at 3:44 PM
“Berkshire will always be managed in a manner that will make its existence an asset to the United States and eschew activities that would lead it to become a supplicant.” on.ft.com/3WSy6Jk
It’s taken me a long time to accept but I am more of a Goose person than a Geese person.
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 PM
It’s taken me a long time to accept but I am more of a Goose person than a Geese person.
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everything is "performative" because we're in a social media panopticon where everything becomes free content for our tech overlords so they can be rich and we can get a strangely unfulfilling but addictive form of attention
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
everything is "performative" because we're in a social media panopticon where everything becomes free content for our tech overlords so they can be rich and we can get a strangely unfulfilling but addictive form of attention
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This aligns with my experience talking to a lot of staff at environmental organizations who understand the necessity for land use and permitting reform but can't bring along senior leadership or donors. bsky.app/profile/robi...
Interesting to see @meganwachspress.bsky.social observe that the Sierra Club’s staff were clear-eyed about the need for clean energy development while the *members/small-dollar donor base* were more resistant to it.
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
November 7, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This aligns with my experience talking to a lot of staff at environmental organizations who understand the necessity for land use and permitting reform but can't bring along senior leadership or donors. bsky.app/profile/robi...
Interesting to see @meganwachspress.bsky.social observe that the Sierra Club’s staff were clear-eyed about the need for clean energy development while the *members/small-dollar donor base* were more resistant to it.
I was at the Sierra Club during the period described in this article and although I have my criticisms, it gets the issues in the Club fundamentally wrong. A 🧵
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...
The Sierra Club Embraced Social Justice. Then It Tore Itself Apart.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Interesting to see @meganwachspress.bsky.social observe that the Sierra Club’s staff were clear-eyed about the need for clean energy development while the *members/small-dollar donor base* were more resistant to it.
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my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against rampant AI development.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM
my latest: i spent weeks investigating how frustrations about data centers were about to swallow american politics…
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
…and then the 2025 election happened, proving the electoral impacts are already here.
read and share my deep dive on the bipartisan AI techlash shaping our elections before our eyes!
There’s 40 gigawatts of spare capacity sitting around in Americans’ driveways. Why aren’t we using it to keep down electricity rates? On this week’s episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with the cofounder and CEO of a company trying to do just that: heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
How EVs Can Actually Help the Electricity Crisis
Rob and Jesse touch base with WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava.
heatmap.news
November 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There’s 40 gigawatts of spare capacity sitting around in Americans’ driveways. Why aren’t we using it to keep down electricity rates? On this week’s episode of Shift Key, @jessedjenkins.com and I chat with the cofounder and CEO of a company trying to do just that: heatmap.news/podcast/shif...
“The available data generally suggests that Democratic gains were driven slightly more by flipping Mr. Trump’s supporters than by benefiting from a superior turnout, at least for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in NJ,” @natecohn.bsky.social writes: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
Two Signs That Democrats Flipped Trump Supporters on Tuesday
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:02 PM
“The available data generally suggests that Democratic gains were driven slightly more by flipping Mr. Trump’s supporters than by benefiting from a superior turnout, at least for Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in NJ,” @natecohn.bsky.social writes: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/u...
As a fellow 34-year-old bearded guy I’m already finding it psychologically comforting to have Zohran around. If one of us is still wearing Ludlow-style navy suits and occasionally dealing with Slightly Puffy Face from certain angles, then I don’t have to worry about it either
November 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
As a fellow 34-year-old bearded guy I’m already finding it psychologically comforting to have Zohran around. If one of us is still wearing Ludlow-style navy suits and occasionally dealing with Slightly Puffy Face from certain angles, then I don’t have to worry about it either
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Breaking: Nancy Pelosi will retire from Congress at the end of this term, drawing to a close the decadeslong career of the first woman speaker of the House on.wsj.com/4ouErXw
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Breaking: Nancy Pelosi will retire from Congress at the end of this term, drawing to a close the decadeslong career of the first woman speaker of the House on.wsj.com/4ouErXw
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Another great piece on Mamdani and climate. I see a lot of people saying "but his transit/housing campaigns ARE about climate" and... yeah. But the observation that he did not campaign ON climate despite his past work to the issue is meaningful.
Mamdani barely campaigned on climate, but the movement has rallied behind him.
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
Here’s my look at his agenda and what it might tell us about climate politics moving forward. nysfocus.com/2025/11/05/z...
What Zohran Mamdani’s Win Means for New York's Climate Politics
Whether intentionally or not, the mayor-elect’s approach reflects a view that is going mainstream in climate circles: To succeed, climate policies need to…
nysfocus.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Another great piece on Mamdani and climate. I see a lot of people saying "but his transit/housing campaigns ARE about climate" and... yeah. But the observation that he did not campaign ON climate despite his past work to the issue is meaningful.
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Today on SHIFT KEY: will EVs be bad or good for the grid? It all depends on how we coordinate charging (or don't), and today's guest is leading the charge to make charging cleaner, cheaper, and grid friendly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or @heatmap.news heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡
How EVs Can Actually Help the Electricity Crisis
Rob and Jesse touch base with WeaveGrid CEO Apoorv Bhargava.
heatmap.news
November 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Today on SHIFT KEY: will EVs be bad or good for the grid? It all depends on how we coordinate charging (or don't), and today's guest is leading the charge to make charging cleaner, cheaper, and grid friendly. Listen wherever you get your podcasts or @heatmap.news heatmap.news/podcast/shif... 🔌💡