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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another 0.8mmb SPR drawdown to 283.0. Sweet down to 96.8, Sour down to 186.2.

Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I have met some people like that in my time. Their paths are different. Some have done OK in the military. Some went to more remote places.

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Sarah O'Connor @sarahoconnorft.ft.com · 07/10/2026

Cheering chart of the day, from an excellent FT piece by @simonmundy.ft.com on China's battery breakthroughs www.ft.com/content/b847...

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Reads like nobs deliberately endangering schoolchildren.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Sad to learn this. Thanks for sharing.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

The teenage years are wild for everyone, especially the teenagers. It's a lot.

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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The list of reported benefits of the GLP-1 drug family that are weight-loss independent continues to grow. My tally with citations

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John Sipher @johnsipher.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

One thing we know for certain. Russia is the best in the world at lying and hiding these things. saltypolitics.substack.com/p/breaking-w...

saltypolitics.substack.com

Breaking: What Russia May Be Hiding About the Plague

A likely case of pneumonial plague is prompting questions the Kremlin won’t answer

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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The gate besides the Thames Path, Days Lock in South Oxfordshire.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Reminds me of silly people getting involved in the middle east for Crusades. Stick to your knitting.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Imhe it is a considerate person who notices. Also a good path to growing a career. I found an expense receipts person once, and a receptionist another time. Amazing cost savings. Everyone happy including landlord.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Ha, “useable“ doors, lights, locks, such a long list. Sometimes it’s fun to find the pettiest person in your organization who will delight in countless small victories. Good for morale and saves money too.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Sometimes it appears that the “doing it poorly” is a test of how low the budget can go on other matters overall.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Coming soon, no toilets. Oh. So if you’re doing plumbing etc already just add a shower.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Boringly adding the water, the post office, the railways

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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've decided to compile a definitive thread of photos of the best trees I've photographed during my walks in the countryside, together with supporting biographical information. I will put the vital story associated with each tree in the alt text, since some of it is a little long to fit in a post.

A man I met high in the Peak District who, due to crimes he would not disclose to me, had been turned into two conjoined Sycamore trees by a coven of witches and condemned to spend eternity waving his useless branch hands at the cold, cruel sky.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That’s awkward. I’m grateful to have just two contacts who insist on WhatsApp. Both are tech privacy advocates 🤪

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Is the scale-up the temporary happy place?

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Word 3 and 4 in this sentence are a red flag

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Sad to read this. Hope you are all doing better tomorrow.

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 02/10/2026

Barring a couple of massive COVID lockdown-driven swings, Spain just booked its strongest month of job creation in over 20 years.

Chart of Spain registered employment MoM change since 2006

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Wouf @zeseadog1966.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I can but strongly recommend everyone to read this article from the (now retired) former big boss of French Marine Infantry, colonel Michel Goya. "The strength of small powers" - brilliant. michelgoya.substack.com/p/de-la-forc... If you don't know French, use deepl.com to help you.

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De la force des petites puissances (I)

Quel est le principal point commun entre la guerre entre la Russie et l’Ukraine d’une part et celle de la coalition des États-Unis et d’Israël contre l’Iran et ses organisations alliées ?

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George Pearkes @peark.es · 01/10/2026

This is a good thread and for some reason it unlocked something that's been brewing in the back of my head for a while.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🚨🚨Under-reported but strikingly radical #enlargement proposal from the @ec.europa.eu where the EU would offer unprecedented "gradual integration" into the EU SM and access to research programs for candidate countries, while their applications are being worked on. www.politico.eu/article/ursu...

politico.eu

EU to offer single-market access to candidate countries

Economic benefits would be conditional and can be taken away if non-members backslide on democracy or share sensitive tech with unfriendly governments, the plan says.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Electricity is 23% of global final energy but delivers 37% of useful energy and powers 46% of the global economy. We don't need to replace every fossil joule. We need to replace the services. A much smaller task. Great to see the @iea.org’s new Electrification report finally measure this.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Makes me wonder again about Social Media.

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Bill Tubbs @billtubbs.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Copenhagen during rush hour. If they were in cars it would be grid lock.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Were you under the cloud? ...and sent the drone above?

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was wondering why the drawdown flow had almost stopped.

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ironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Someone wishes for the good old days and the monkeys paw has decided we should do: (1) a 1970s oil crisis (2) a 1990s tech cycle (3) a 2010s eurozone debt crisis All at once.

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National Trust @nationaltrust.org.uk · 28/09/2026

We have something very cute to share with you today 🦉 This summer, a pair of barn owls successfully reared four owlets at Kedleston Hall, marking Kedleston's first known breeding success in over two decades.

Four young barn owls jostle onto the small wooden ledge of their nest box, fixed to a huge oak tree behind them

A young barn owl in flight, its wings stretched up above it against a blurry green background, its white heart-shaped face facing the camera

A young barn own in flight, a blurry oak tree behind it, its huge white and brown wings beating downwards as it looks at the camera

A barn owl swooping down with its wings fanned wide across a field of long purplish grass

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Ben Chu @benchu.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

ADD @theifs.bsky.social have actually modelled what would have happened since 2010 if the new proposed system had been in place - as you can see, growth in the state pension would have been closer to growth in earnings over that time ifs.org.uk/articles/how...

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Gasoline will have a big impact on September CPI. EIA data show Sep YoY gasoline inflation is 36%. Diesel (not a line item in CPI) will be worse, at 68% YoY. (Diesel demand is half of gasoline by volume; shows up more on the PPI side, and/or embedded in inflation of other goods with lag in CPI)

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Official monthly data is in, and US solar power generation hit a new record high, up 21% compared to this time last year!

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Higher 0.8 mmb SPR drawdown last week to 283.8mmb, no change in sweet at 98.6, sour now at 186.9.

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Chris von Simson @chrisvonsimson.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thought experiment: Can you imagine if the mayors from the 100 biggest cities in the US elected the President?

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Chris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

A fascinating thought experiment here - well worth the read for AI, energy, & macro watchers.

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