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Brian Setzler

@briansetzler.bsky.social
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Electrochemical engineer obsessed with energy. AEM electrolyzer researcher.

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Alan Elrod @aselrod.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“…people want something higher, something better. We all do. Democrats: Don’t hold back. Speak to this still-flickering sense of hopefulness forthrightly and unflinchingly.” Yes, @gregsargent.bsky.social! Shout it from the rooftops. The people crave genuine, moral leadership.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Now that's an idea!
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This is the way, but add an hourly match or "value match" requirement. Value match means the aggregate wholesale value of surplus renewables exported much exceed the aggregate wholesale value of purchased grid electricity. No offsetting polar vortex LNG with mid day spring solar.
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ellen teapot 🇨🇦🏳️‍⚧️ @ellenteapot.ca · 14/07/2026
(you can get virtually all of the benefits of automated traffic safety enforcement without creating a surveillance panopticon by making careful decisions about law, technology, and hardware/software implementations!)
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
The official DHS statement is that they murdered him. That is what these words mean.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I do hate these bad arguments. Military aid to Israel is bad because they commit genocide, not because we can't afford it. We can afford worse.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The ICE murder of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo deserves the same fury as Renee Good and Alex Pretti
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Razzball @razzball.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
my kind of Jubilee, the Japanese national team vs. 100 kids
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
I especially love this diagram.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Who cares if carbon capture will work? Just ban or heavily tax unmitigated fossil fuels and see what happens. If it works, bye bye emissions. Yay! If it doesn't, bye bye fossil fuels. Yay!
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Maxwell Frost @maxwellfrost.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
THE HOUSE JUST VOTED TO EXTENDED TPS FOR HAITI!!! Thank you, Rep. Ayanna Pressley for your leadership on this. Proud to help co-lead this effort for our Haitian brothers, sisters, and siblings. What a day.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Hyundai is trying their best to fix this!
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 29/03/2026
Reuters: Pope Leo said on ‌Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood", in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month. www.reuters.com/world/pope-l...
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Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars
Pope Leo said on ‌Sunday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have "hands full of blood", in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Oh my goodness, thank you!! I want to test people's conviction here by inventing a direct methane capture system that emits 40 tons CO2 for every 1 ton methane that it destroys. If you really believe in a 20 year GWP, you'll let me turn it on.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Surely, his paying customers deserve more of his time. Take a few weeks off, Donald.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
More golf, please!!
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 20/03/2026
I will not vote for another dime for Trump's war. This war is making us less safe. It's taken 13 American lives. Killed thousands of civilians. And is costing billions in taxpayer dollars. The best way to protect our troops, save lives, & end this war is to cut off funding.
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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 16/03/2026
SCOOP: One of the nation's top "justice facility" architecture firms will no longer work on ICE detention centers or deportation facilities after its employees staged a revolt. “I think what ICE is doing is the worst thing America has probably done since the internment camps during World War II.”
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Top architecture firm won’t design more ICE prisons after employees revolt
They thought their firm focused on humane design. Then they learned of the private detention center contract.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
This chart would tell a totally different story on a log scale. Which is right? Well, the log scale would tell the same story no matter which year you made the reference. As is, the story will change if we change the baseline year.
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Sarah Taber @sarahtaber.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Someone at the NYT asked me a couple years ago for an opinion piece on "how to solve the Colorado River water crisis." So I made a nice little writeup on the most obvious answer: charging for water. Once the editorial board saw it, they freaked out & cancelled the piece.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I've never loved NEPA more!
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Exactly my sentiments.
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Daniel Suitor @danielsuitor.com · 09/03/2026
This puts me at 10 people released. I filed my 1st habeas petition 29 days ago. I am an incredibly small-time, nobody lawyer who knew nothing about immigration law the day I submitted that case. I barely know any more today. I had never sued the federal government and now I've beaten them 10 times.
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Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy
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George Pearkes @peark.es · 06/03/2026
This is a big deal *ORACLE AND OPENAI END PLANS TO EXPAND TEXAS DATA CENTER SITE *ORACLE-OPENAI TALKS TO LEASE STARGATE EXPANSION SITE BROKE DOWN *META IN DISCUSSION WITH DEVELOPER CRUSOE TO LEASE EXPANDED SITE
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Ethical engineers shouldn't work for AI companies that help the military with targeting.
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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 04/03/2026
Polymarket has created a betting market on the use of nuclear weapons. Everyone involved in this should be put in prison for life.
A screenshot of the Polymarket website showing a prediction market titled "Nuclear weapon detonation by...?" under the Geopolitics and Ukraine categories. The market displays three betting options with their current probabilities and "Buy Yes" or "Buy No" prices: "March 31" at 5%, "June 30" at 12%, and "Before 2027" at 22%. The total trading volume shown is over $843,000.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Imagine if the worst punishment for stealing was just giving back what you stole. The Trump Administration knows they can do as much illegal stuff as they want. Even if this victim found a lawyer, what's the worst a judge would do? Probably make ICE give back her things.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
✅ Blizzard warning ✅ Snow removal emergency ✅ Delaware state of emergency ✅ School closures ✅ University closure ❌ Below freezing temperatures 5/6 isn't bad
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/02/2026
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance theonion.com/terrified-conservative…
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
NBC, this is pathetic. Money makes cowards.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
Damn, I love setting solar records in early February!
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 04/02/2026
one thing the trump era has made clear, i think, is that the american people themselves are far more committed to the values of our founding documents than our elites
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James Fallows @jfallows.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
I love the US. But if I were not American, I would not set foot in the US now. As long as Stephen Miller is in power, the US cannot plausibly host international sporting events. (And all the *foreigners* they would bring.)
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
At the conclusion of her introduction Judge Reyes emphasizes what's really at stake here: "Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight."
Finally, the balance of equities and public interest favor a stay. The Government does not cite any reason termination must occur post haste. Secretary Noem complains of strains unlawful immigrants place on our immigration-enforcement system. Her answer? Turn 352,959 lawful immigrants into unlawful immigrants overnight. She complains of strains to our economy. Her answer? Turn employed lawful immigrants who contribute billions in taxes into the legally unemployable. She complains of strains to our healthcare system. Her answer? Turn the insured into the uninsured. This approach is many things—in the public interest is not one of them. For the reasons below, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs’ Renewed Motion for a Stay Under 5 U.S.C. § 705, Dkt. 81.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
Fantastic news for now!
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 01/02/2026
The people who are saying shit like "well it's either this or the borders are totally open" are doing their best to convince America that we should have completely open borders.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
it's great to say everyone protest on a saturday two months from now but people showing up last minute in subzero temperatures and on their free time to protest is something slightly different
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Indivisible Newark DE @indivisiblenewark.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
WHEN WILL ENOUGH BE ENOUGH? ICE has killed nine people this month alone. Join us today (01/31)from 5-6 PM to protest the lack of accountability taken over these murders and remember their sacrifice. Note the updated location due to the snow.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
SRECs from distributed solar are an accounting scam. If you sell your SRECs, then your electricity use is just as polluting as the grid. Your solar is not powering your house, it is reducing the amount of solar somebody else has to install in your state.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
I want to invent direct air capture for methane that emits 50 tonnes CO2 per tonne methane destroyed just to force people to admit 20 year GWP is too short.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/01/2026
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Well this sucks. The Minneapolis resistance is so inspiring! We need to hear more, not less!
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
"100-hr battery" is brilliant marketing speak for battery so shitty it can only handle 0.01C discharge.
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Black Hart of Saint Paul @blackhartstp.com · 28/01/2026
You walk into this bar and show your ICE mugshot, you don't pay a dime.
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Brian Setzler @briansetzler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Perfect! Reforms are insufficient, but abolishing ICE is currently impossible. Stephen Miller is exceptionally evil. I hope Democrats can unite around this demand.
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Gillian Branstetter @gbbranstetter.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
"The secret fear of the morally depraved is that virtue is actually common, and that they’re the ones who are alone."
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Robin Bougie @robinbougie.bsky.social · 25/01/2026
Comics retailing legend Greg Ketter standing up to ICE in Minneapolis. Yes, that's tear gas. He's 70 years old.
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