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Alan Ohnsman

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Former baby, future ghost. Writing about transportation & cleantech for Forbes | ❤️ LA

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Before calling someone a “dirtbag,” the Senator should have had his facts straight. An apology is in order. Glad one of us knew the difference between the Atlanta Hawks and the Iowa Hawkeyes!
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Gobsmacked by the elite levels of not knowing ball in the Senate today, thinking an NBA team is called the Hawkeyes then, refusing to Google it, then accusing a guy of treason because you didn’t know the Iowa Lady Hawkeyes aren’t in the NBA. Somehow I don’t trust these people to Save Girls Sports.
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John Paczkowski @pczki.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
with the average price of diesel spiking, Tesla would seem perfectly positioned to sell as many units of its long-delayed electric Semi as it can crank out. There’s just one problem: The company still hasn’t built enough of the high-powered chargers the truck depends on.
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Tesla’s Big Rig Bet Has A Big Problem
The company has booked thousands of orders for its electric Semi. But without enough high-powered megawatt chargers, it may deliver only about 250 this year.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: Tesla’s big rig rollout has a charger problem The company has booked thousands of orders for its electric Semi. But without enough megawatt chargers, it may deliver only about 250 this year, despite surging diesel prices #Tesla #electricvehicles www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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Tesla’s Big Rig Rollout Has A Charger Problem
The company has booked thousands of orders for its electric Semi. But without enough megawatt chargers, it may deliver only about 250 this year.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
In this week’s Current Climate: ☀️ Al Gore is a climate optimist: ‘We have urgency. But we also have agency’ ✨ Using star power to raise funds for nature at THE NAT 💡 Can Amazon curb its rising carbon footprint www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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Al Gore, Climate Optimist: ‘We Have Urgency. But We Also Have Agency’
Climate Week Edition: This week’s newsletter also looks at using star power to raise funds for nature and whether Amazon can curb its rising carbon footprint.
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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 25/09/2026
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US being left behind in EV charging speeds as China goes sub-5 min to 70%
The new LFP battery charges from 10 to 70% in 4.5 minutes at just 65˚C.
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Rashi Shrivastava @rashis.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“I would dread to do this in the first place.” People are using Meta’s Muse and other personal AI agents to uncover forgotten funds, negotiate bills, cancel subscriptions and chase refunds—recovering hundreds or even thousands of dollars. www.forbes.com/sites/rashis...
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People Are Turning To AI Agents Muse And Instinct To Save Them Thousands Of Dollars
Meta’s viral new AI agent Muse’s number one use case is helping people recover money lying around in old, forgotten accounts, which would be hard to find manually.
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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Peptides like “tesa” and sermorelin are landing fitness fans in the hospital with allergic reactions. *NEW* from @iainmartin.bsky.social and me for @forbes.com www.forbes.com/sites/iainma...
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Peptides Like ‘Tesa’ And Sermorelin Are Landing Fitness Fans In The Hospital With Allergic Reactions
A class of peptides that are meant to stimulate human growth hormone has been linked with a spat of severe allergic reactions and anaphylactic shock-like symptoms.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
just horrible: Young boy killed after father backs Cybertruck into him www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Young boy killed after father backs Cybertruck into him, police say
A California man accidentally hit and killed his 6-year-old son while backing a Tesla Cybertruck out of the family’s driveway near Temecula, according to police reports.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 24/09/2026
OMG -- under questioning from Hassan, Trump's FDA nominee Heidi Overton refuses to acknowledge that Trump can ever be wrong about anything even after she's confronted with a specific example of something Trump is clearly wrong about
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Amy Feldman @amyfeldman7.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Alice Walton on why she’s funding a big new Arkansas hospital, the biotech billionaire versus the physician in the Ohio governor’s race and more in this week’s @forbes.com InnovationRx newsletter www.forbes.com/sites/innova...
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Alice Walton On Her Plans For A Major New Arkansas Hospital
Alice Walton talks about why she's funding a major new Arkansas hospital in this week's Forbes innovationRx newsletter.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Federal judge rules against Trump administration over canceled Solar For All grants insideclimatenews.org/news/2109202...
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Federal Judge Rules Against Trump Administration Over Canceled Clean Energy Grants - Inside Climate News
The Solar for All program was intended to provide dozens of grants for clean energy programs in underserved communities. The Trump-appointed judge said the program’s termination was unlawful.
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨NEW🚨 In an astonishing cyberattack, a Chinese-speaking hacker told AI agents powered by DeepSeek and Anthropic's Claude to go breach a bunch of retailers and hospitality companies. Within five days, the agents hacked 30+ websites and stole over 600,000 credit cards. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Massive AI-Fueled Hack Hit 100 Companies In Days
Anthropic, DeepSeek and Moonshot AI agents carried out a wide-ranging cyberattack, obtaining 600,000+ credit card numbers in just a few days. It’s a worrying new milestone in cybercrime.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NEW: Waabi said it completed the first fully autonomous truck run without the system previously practicing the 300-mile drive in simulation or relying on new real-world data #selfdriving www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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This Robotrucker Says Its AI Drives Highways Without Advance Training
Waabi said it completed the first fully autonomous truck run without the system previously practicing the 300-mile drive in simulation or relying on new real-world data.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/09/2026
The Army awarded an artillery shell project to General Dynamics in a rushed process without the typical vetting. The result: a fiasco in a Texas factory with robots in flames and half a billion dollars in taxpayer funds that yielded no usable shells.
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The Costly Blunders in the Army’s $533 Million Fiasco
ProPublica revealed how a rushed effort to arm Ukraine with artillery shells wasted half a billion dollars in taxpayer funding. Here are the biggest takeaways from that reporting.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Climate Week! In the latest Current Climate newsletter: ⚛️ Nuclear reactors are shrinking. Bluecore Energy's are going to float 🚖 The economics of Tesla’s Cybercab aren't so appealing ♨️ Mazama Energy on the benefits of super-hot-rock geothermal power www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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Nuclear Reactors Are Shrinking. Some Will To Float
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the economics of Tesla’s Cybercab and Mazama Energy's CEO on the benefits of super-hot-rock geothermal energy
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Professor Amanda Sturgill @drsturg.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'm far from a military strategy expert, but don't you usually hide tempting targets, not put gold statues on them and place them in flight paths?
Screenshot from news story reading "proposed triumphal arch will double as military complex with snipers and drones.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
He forgot the shark moat and lasers www.nytimes.com/2026/09/20/u...
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Trump Says His D.C. Arch Would Be a ‘Military Complex’ Housing Drones and Snipers
The president’s announcement on Sunday echoed his justification for the White House ballroom: that the project was necessary for national security.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Press releases no longer come from the U.S. Transportation Department, but "Trump's Transportation Department" 🙄 www.nhtsa.gov/press-releas...
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Jae @jaehanley.social · 15/09/2026
We fucked over domestic EV production and banned the Chinese ones, only to make oil changes unaffordable in less than a year.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
The rich are worried about an AI apocalypse—but it’s already hurting the poor (and new college grads) www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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Fears Of An AI Apocalypse Are Growing—But It’s Already Hurting The Poor
How artificial intelligence is already making community decisions in marginalized neighborhoods.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
any idea where we could find one? 🤔 Trump Says a Smart President Is All That’s Needed to Rein In A.I. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/14/u...
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Trump Rejects Talk of A.I. Regulation and Calls Out Anthropic’s CEO
The president again rejected calls to try to regulate the industry, even as some of its leaders are speaking more openly about the risks of rapidly developing artificial intelligence.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
In the latest Current Climate: 🔋R3 is turning old batteries into new refined lithium 🥵 Threats to pregnancy from a changing climate ☀️ Corning’s plan to turbocharge solar power #recycling #solar www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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Turning Old Batteries Into New Refined Lithium
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at the threats to pregnancy from a changing climate and Corning’s plans to turbocharge solar power.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Trump administration to roll back carbon emission rules for fossil fuel power plants www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
But Hunter’s laptop!: Russian oligarch bankrolled Don Jr’s wedding www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Donald Trump Jr.’s Wedding Bankrolled by Putin-Linked Russian Oligarch
The oligarch, Umar Kremlev, spent hundreds of thousands on expenses like renting out a private island. He appears to have met Trump Jr. only recently, but he attended the intimate wedding with a large...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
In rare sighting, whale shark spotted between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island www.latimes.com/california/s...
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In rare sighting, whale shark spotted between Malibu and Santa Barbara Island
Carl Sbarounis was flying his plane over the ocean, scouting for fish as a commercial fisherman, when a friend called him with news of a rare sighting: A giant whale shark cruising through the blue Pa...
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Elizabeth Kolbert @elizkolbert.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
“The labs are saying to governments: ‘We’re quite likely to kill every human being on Earth; please stop us.’ Governments respond with ‘Can we give you a tax break? Build you a datacenter?’ Perhaps at some point governments will remember that their voters prefer not to be dead.”
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Why the AI race has its creators fearing human extinction
Advances in autonomous agents and bitter rivalry between Anthropic and OpenAI have pushed once-fringe fears into the mainstream
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John Hyatt @johnhyatt.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
How Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Went From 9/11 Hero To 'Most Hated Guy On Wall Street’ www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Howard Lutnick Has Doubled His Net Worth To Over $7B As Commerce Secretary
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
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Thomas Brewster @thomasbrewster.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
🚨NEW🚨 Apple slams Meta for its role in getting the DOJ to launch an antitrust probe into smartphone industry monopolization, previously-unreported court filing shows. It's also after Mark Zuckerberg's communications, potentially including those with Joe Rogan. www.forbes.com/sites/thomas...
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Apple Slams Meta’s Role In DOJ iPhone Antitrust Investigation
Apple alleges Meta is refusing to provide documentation in the DOJ’s iPhone monopoly suit, despite being a key player in helping the Justice Department put together its case in the first place.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Trump keeps promising cash to Americans—but they haven’t received any www.forbes.com/sites/maryro...
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‘Trump Dividend’ Is Fourth Check He’s Promised Voters—But None Have Ever Been Issued
The so-called “Trump Dividend”—a possibly illegal form of voter coersion—is the fourth time the president has suggested giving checks directly to Americans, but not a single one has ever been issued.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
File under: No Shit Sherlock
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Forbes @forbes.com · 09/09/2026
Richard W. Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer, said Trump’s $45,000 gifts to Natalie Harp and other employees are a “classic case of supplementation of government salary,” which he argued violates federal law.
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Do Trump’s $45,000 Cash Gifts Violate The Law? Some Legal Experts Think So
Richard W. Painter, a former chief White House ethics lawyer, said Trump’s $45,000 gifts to Natalie Harp and other employees are a “classic case of supplementation of government salary,” which he argued violates federal law.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Glad that "not a war" thing with Iran is over 🤥
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Kyle Khan-Mullins @kylekhanmullins.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
NEW from me for @forbes.com: The president has a very different approach to his own debts versus the country's. I catalogue all his properties that are newly debt free. www.forbes.com/sites/kylemu...
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Trump Runs Up National Debt While Paying Off His Own
Crypto sales to supporters and cozy deals with Middle Eastern monarchs have poured more than $1 billion into the president’s pockets. A previously unreported $5.7 million mortgage payment is a clue to...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Unlike Apple & Google @apstylebook.com is clear on what to call a certain Great Lake: "Lake Ontario has carried that name for more than 400 years. Refer to it by its original name. If it is relevant to the story, acknowledge and explain the name Trump has chosen." ckpgtoday.ca/2026/09/08/t...
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The Associated Press says it will still refer to Lake Ontario, not Lake America
The Associated Press says it will continue to refer to Lake Ontario by its original name, and not Lake America. It says that as a global news agency, it must ensure place names are easily recognizable...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
It's the attention to the small details that matters: "The seats are not particularly comfortable. The back part is completely flat with no lumbar support” www.motortrend.com/reviews/tesl...
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Tesla Cybercab First Ride: What It’s Really Like to Use Tesla’s New Autonomous Taxi
We took five rides in Tesla's new Cybercab in Austin to see how the robotaxi works, what it costs, how it rides, and where it presently falls short.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Trump said in 2016 he didn’t know who David Duke was. So why do so many of his actions as president seem inspired by the ex-Ku Klux Klan leader? www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump officials strip military language criticizing Confederate memorial
A new sign at Arlington National Cemetery omits wording that said the 32-foot bronze statue “mythologized” the Confederacy and gave “sanitized” depictions of slavery.
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Dan Alexander @danalexander21.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Donald Trump is obsessed with the hot dogs at one of his golf courses. So obsessed that he orders one for everyone around him, including his Secret Service detail. Then, according to a former employee, the club bills the Secret Service for the hot dogs. www.forbes.com/sites/danale...
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Hot-Dog Heaven: Inside Trump’s Golf Getaways
At his private golf clubs, the president barrels through foursomes, knocks away putts, and generally has the time of his life—with the government picking up the Secret Service’s hot-dog tab.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sure it’s tacky but it’s also going to cost a lot www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Trump’s Capital ‘Vanity Projects’ Reach Estimated $1.4 Billion—With Imminent Arch Groundbreaking
The Trump administration has not stated publicly how much the arch might cost.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NEW: Tesla’s launch of self-driving Cybercab rides sparks federal probe NHTSA is investigating a day after Tesla launched a ride service in Austin using the EV that doesn’t have a steering wheel or pedals #Tesla www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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Tesla’s Launch Of Self-Driving Cybercab Rides Sparks Federal Probe
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is probing Tesla’s safety procedures a day after it launched a ride service in Austin using the new model.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
NEW: Google will tap a $350 million solar plant powered with zinc batteries for data centers in West Virginia #batteries www.forbes.com/sites/alanoh...
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Google Tapping A $350 Million Solar Plant Powered With Zinc Batteries
Its data centers will be the main customers for a grid-connected solar and battery plant that blends lithium packs for short-term use with 10-hour zinc modules.
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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 02/09/2026
LOVE THIS SO MUCH! Huge win for Forbes' amazing newsroom! CONGRATS!
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ForbesUnion @forbesunion.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
A HUGE WIN: The @forbesunion.bsky.social has ratified our first contract. Highlights: Strong editorial integrity protections, a new $68.5K salary floor, gold-standard job security protections, and more. Read here for details: nyguild.org/post/nyguild...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We're still discovering all the damage done by DOGE. Musk's young tech bros killed a climate monitoring program run by NASA and USAID that was on the lookout for disasters just like the one that devastated Nepal www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Major mountain safety aid programme cut by Trump before Nepal floods
Jeremy Konyndyk, who ran the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to the 2015 Nepal Earthquake, has criticised the government for closing climate and disaster-focused programmes in the Hima...
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Mark Coatney @mcoatney.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@aohnsman.bsky.social was way ahead of this back in the day; I remember him flagging this as a risk factor for self-driving cars...
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Samuel Alito holds more than $175,000 in fossil fuel investments ahead of hearing Exxon case, disclosure shows www.forbes.com/sites/alison...
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Supreme Court Justice Alito Keeps Oil And Gas Stocks As He Faces Pressure To Recuse In Upcoming Case
The court will hear oral arguments as part of a dispute over whether fossil fuel companies can be held liable for their role in exacerbating climate change.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
betting apps, crypto and AI chatbots turn people into morons in new and fun ways 🤦 www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politic...
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NC’s Laurie Buckhout suspended from Kalshi after betting on her own campaign
A candidate running to represent North Carolina’s eastern counties in Congress faces a $2,589 fine after betting on her own campaign.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
A Supreme Court justice's only job is to interpret what's permissible under the Constitution, a document many current justices seem entirely unacquainted with 🤔 www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction Can Continue, Supreme Court Rules
The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 against the historic preservationists who sought to block the project.
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Very cool idea: Virginia seeks to cut rooftop solar costs with the country's first bulk-buy program ☀️ www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...
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Virginia to cut rooftop solar costs with nation-first bulk-buy program
Teaming up to buy solar can get residents deep discounts. Virginia is the first to try a statewide campaign as utility bills rise and data centers stress…
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Alan Ohnsman @aohnsman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
In the latest edition of Current Climate: ⚛️ Standard Nuclear thinks safer fuel will power a nuclear energy boom 🌊 Human-caused climate change is making El Niño stronger ☀️ Peter Davidson on growing demand for community solar #nuclear #solar www.forbes.com/sites/curren...
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Can Safer Fuel Power A Nuclear Energy Boom?
This week’s Current Climate newsletter also looks at how human-caused climate change is making El Niño stronger and growing demand for community solar projects
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