Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/05/2026The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize. 198115023756
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialPatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Watching a series of former Confederate states rush to eliminate any vestige of black representation in the House pretty much answers the question whether the Voting Rights Act was still necessary. 233168315157
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/03/2026As Suzanne Simard brings out a new book, and a film inspired by her "Mother Tree"/ "Wood Wide Web" hypothesis is in development, please be aware that - to use the technical jargon - it's mostly bollocks. A huge media phenomenon, running miles ahead of the science. www.nature.com/articles/s41... 2420737
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialPaleoJim @paleojim.bsky.social · 08/03/2026Utah deserves its own Dinosaur Documentary. No other place in the world has such a continuous record in one place intersperced with spectacular National Parks and Monuments. @scinews.bsky.social @netflix.com @altnps.bsky.social @whydinosaurs.bsky.social @agu.org @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social 518921
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialRep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Deadnaming a former Assistant Secretary of HHS and selfless public servant on her official portrait is an act of cruelty and a clear violation of basic dignity. Admiral Levine served this country honorably. Targeting her, and all trans Americans, is bigoted, cruel, and completely unacceptable.npr.orgHHS changed the name of transgender health leader on her official portraitAdmiral Rachel Levine was the first transgender person to be confirmed by the Senate to serve in the federal government. Her official portrait at HHS headquarters has been altered. 341293299
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 04/12/2025We are so far off the playing field here we can't even see the stadium. 27668041898
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialAkshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post. Start: 1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close! 2822892
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.social𝔅𝔲𝔱𝔱𝔬𝔫𝔰 𝔒'𝔊𝔥𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔦𝔥𝔞𝔫 @johnxuandou.bsky.social · 13/08/2025This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable. 461222298467
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 10/08/2025In the words of @timharford.ft.com: “Whatever records there may have been had been destroyed in the Blitz. The moral of the story: institutional memory is valuable, and if an organisation starts forgetting important matters (such as the existence of the plug) bad things happen”timharford.com 652558
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialAmanda Kolson Hurley @amandakhurley.bsky.social · 01/07/2025This is info and expert analysis (thousands of pages of it) that US taxpayers paid for 1248
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialEnergy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 01/07/2025🔌💡 "China is sitting there, I'm sure, just watching this with delight," @robbieorvis.bsky.social said. "It's handing it to them on a silver platter." www.newsweek.com/these-maps-s... #greensky #energyskynewsweek.comThese maps show where Trump's 'big beautiful' bill will cancel clean energyAnalysis shows that by 2030, the bill could result in the loss of 840,000 potential clean tech jobs and raise annual energy costs by billions of dollars. 054
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialChris Morran @themorrancave.bsky.social · 30/06/2025Opponents of social safety net programs claim that gobs of cash are being paid to people who refuse to work. But as @propublica.org showed in 2021, several states have refused to spend BILLIONS in federal funds meant for families in need - or made it effectively impossible for them to qualify.propublica.orgStates Are Hoarding $5.2 Billion in Welfare Funds Even as the Need for Aid GrowsBonnie Bridgforth supported five children with an $8.50-an-hour job when she was told she no longer qualified for welfare in Maine. But the state — like so many others — was sitting on a huge stockpil... 7342179
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialFelipe De La Hoz @felipedlh.bsky.social · 27/06/2025SCOTUS clears the way for some people to be U.S. citizens in some states but not others 118823
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialDetroit Breakdown @detroitbreakdown.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Happy June 14th. #NoKings 150121381860
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialGeorge Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/05/2025“[One] of our amazing grants that have been cut … looked into how … in the inner ear …neurotransmitters … help us hear. … It’s actually possible that the reason that got flagged early on is the word ‘neurotransmitter,’ because it has the word ‘trans’ in it.” h/t @Cathy2NotToday on X.com 1552514681
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 28/05/2025‘This is “not a legitimate government interest, and the order’s unsupported assertion of national security will not save it!” he wrote.’ 000
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/05/2025looking at the photo that headlines this piece i think i know what the university of austin means when they say they don't tolerate "DEI" quillette.com/2025/05/16/i...quillette.comIs the University Of Austin Betraying Its Founding Principles?Created as a haven for free thinkers, UATX was the last place where I’d expected to encounter ideological litmus tests. 507103491838
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialwomensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Artist Courtney Mattison creates large scale ceramic sculptural works inspired by the fragile beauty of coral reefs to raise awareness of the blue planet, urging protection of our oceans #womensart 02057358
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 11/05/2025Nachruf auf Dramaturg Carl Hegemann: Er war auf Erkenntnis aus taz.de/Nachruf-auf-... “mehr Rhapsode als Denker”taz.deNachruf auf Dramaturg Carl Hegemann: Er war auf Erkenntnis ausDer Dramaturg Carl Hegemann prägte an der Volksbühne das Kulturleben Berlins. Er verzichtetet auf Machtgesten und demonstrativen Ehrgeiz. Ein Nachruf. 010
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 08/05/2025News Analysis: On the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, echoes of past tyrannies are shaking Europe as the continent tries to find its footing in the face of President Trump’s hostility. Read more: nyti.ms/3YABREsnyti.msEurope Alone and in Shock on V-E DayOn the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat, echoes of tyrannies past shake a continent that is trying to find its footing in the face of President Trump’s hostility. 918740
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/05/2025Increase in productivity since 1979: 86% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 31% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power. 16865332241
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 29/04/2025On the other hand, our alliance with El Salvador has never been stronger 825620
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 26/04/2025www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | What Is the Defining Image of Trump’s First 100 Days?Opinion columnists share the piece of media that most defines the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s second term. 000
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 17/04/2025A new study finds that wind, solar, & battery projects are creating enormous tax revenue for small Texas towns that don't have many other sources.yaleclimateconnections.orgClean energy is powering local economies in Texas » Yale Climate ConnectionsWind, solar, and battery storage projects are generating billions in tax revenue for communities, a University of Texas study finds. 10376121
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialJonathan Blitzer @jonathanblitzer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025“The customs official canceled Ms. Petrova’s visa on the spot and began deportation proceedings.” One way to understand Trump effect in govt: an ever widening circle of people, like low-level customs officials, get to make categorical decisions abt lives of others. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/s...nytimes.comShe Worked in a Harvard Lab to Reverse Aging, Until ICE Jailed HerPresident Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there. 421063368
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 10/04/2025The budget bill that House Republicans passed on Thursday calls for more tax cuts and fewer reductions in spending. It would increase the federal debt by a lot more. Here's a breakdown of what's in the budget.nytimes.comHere’s What’s in the House Republican BudgetIt calls for more tax cuts and fewer reductions in spending. It would increase the federal debt by a lot more. 2317865
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialderek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Andrew Chen, co-founder of one of my favorite denim brands, 3sixteen, breaks down how the tariffs affect his company IG 3sixteen 292151974733
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 10/12/2024Quantum Computing Inches Closer to Reality After Another Google Breakthrough www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...nytimes.comGoogle Makes New Quantum Computing BreakthroughGoogle unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.) 000
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialFlorian Scheuba @florianscheuba.bsky.social · 25/11/2024Bemerkenswert, dass nur wenige heimische Medien bislang über dieses gestrige Abstimmungsergebnis berichten: Die Schweizer wollen nicht Autoland bleiben. orf.at/stories/3376...orf.atSchweiz sagt Nein zu Autobahnausbau 29836187
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 24/11/2024youtu.be/RhBkMaqUxNo?...youtu.beSelf Immolation at Red Onion State Prison by Rashid JohnsonYouTube video by Virginia Prisons Accountability Committee 000
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialSpace @redditspaceviewes.bsky.social · 23/11/2024First ever image of another multi-planet solar system captured by ESO Telescope 315227731462
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialChris Nelder @chrisnelder.bsky.social · 21/11/2024I am really unaccustomed to seeing The Economist get the story of the #energytransition right, with appropriate context and caveats, but by gum, they have this time! “the cost of a transition away from fossil fuels is consistently exaggerated.” www.economist.com/interactive/...economist.comThe energy transition will be much cheaper than you thinkMost analysts overestimate energy demand and underestimate technological advances 48225
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialScott Shapiro @scottjshapiro.bsky.social · 19/11/2024Interesting (and heartening) piece from my colleague Bruce Ackerman www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/t...project-syndicate.orgTrump Won, but Trumpism Did Not | by Bruce Ackerman - Project SyndicateBruce Ackerman thinks the president-elect’s agenda will falter as many congressional Republicans eye the midterm elections. 56512
Reposted by @eckf.bsky.socialTaylor Lorenz @taylorlorenz.bsky.social · 18/11/2024It's interesting that TikTok is the ONLY social platform where news influencers don't skew overwhelmingly conservative, and TikTok has the highest number of LGBTQ news influencers, and it's the only app getting banned www.usermag.co/p/the-majori... 471088229
eckf.bsky.social @eckf.bsky.social · 18/11/2024www.economist.com/finance-and-... #Tariffs Interesting, although I wonder if the article underestimates retaliatory tariffs' impact on U.S.economist.comThe biggest losers from TrumponomicsAmerica’s president-elect wants to reshape trade, capital and labour flows 000
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