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@epicfubar.bsky.social
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Alt account to keep track of what's happening in the world and what I think might happen. Not very sanguine about the near-term future.

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 20h
The White House Accord on AI: • We Do Not Want to Be Regulated • We Will Not Be Regulated • Donald Trump is really, really smart • We promise to pay him in crypto all he wants
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15h
Eric Schmitt is what happens when a state becomes so red that you don’t need to be a talented politician to become a US Senator. And to be fair, there are examples of this in blue states too. Iron sharpens iron.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
JVL is right: "In their death throes, authoritarian movements can cause tremendous damage...A failing soiciopath, surrounded by loyalists and bitter-enders, facing the end of his rule, while the world burns. The period of maximum danger may still lie ahead." open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...
open.substack.com
The Forces of Trumpism Are in Disarray
This is what it looks like when a movement begins to come apart.
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
France 🇫🇷 doubles electrification support to €10bn/year through 2030 — EVs, heat pumps, industry. The reason? The Strait of Hormuz crisis making fossil fuel dependence impossible to ignore. Geopolitical shocks don’t just raise prices. They change what’s politically possible.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
As we wrote, Policy shifts are coming fast. France accelerates Electrification - a ban on gas boilers in new houses from end of 2026 - increased support for replacing old heating with heat pumps -more support for EVs www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/daw... bsky.app/profile/janr...
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Hoping this is not a parallel with our time.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Better than #Tradewars - The EU's growing network of #tradeagreements helps EU businesses to access new export markets and creates a more predictable trade and investment environment, according to a report published today. ec.europa.eu/commission/p... #DonaldTrump #inflation #businesses #startups
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EU trade agreements continue to benefit European businesses
The EU\'s growing network of trade agreements helps European businesses to access new export markets and creates a more predictable trade and investment environment, according to a report published to...
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This too
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
WOLFE: “.. the potential for a vicious cycle between deficits and yields is getting increasingly concerning. .. rising yields create a quite imminent risk of negative feedback loops with the deficit, because the risks on interest expense are skewed sharply to the upside ..”
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Japan imports 99.9% of its oil. It has already cut oil consumption in half from its peak. It knows what it must do to go further: move from hybrids to pure electric. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
FEDWATCH: “.. the long‑dated prediction market now assigns roughly a 65% chance that the Strait won't fully reopen until 2028 .. .. That leaves the prospect of a 6% handle on the 10‑year still lurking, driven by increasingly adverse demand dynamics in the Treasury market.”
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
#California remains America’s leading solar state when utility-scale and small-scale rooftop solar are considered together. It is transforming its electricity system faster than ever. In the first five months of 2026, #solarpower surpassed gas generation #DonaldTrump #oilandgas #ActOnClimate
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
#BYD announced its new flagship electric sedan will launch next month with over 1,000 km (621 mi) of range on a single charge. Pre-orders opened last month, starting at around $37,000 electrek.co/2026/09/25/b... #ElectricVehicles #Tesla #Volkswagen #BMW #Renault #Mercedes #Citroen #ActOnClimate
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BYD sets launch date for the new flagship Han EV with over 1,000 km of range
BYD announced its new flagship electric sedan will launch next month with over 1,000 km (621 mi) of range on...
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"Even post-Trump, [other nations] see the United States as unstable and unpredictable...Several are hoping that over the next decade the EU will be joined by Canada, Japan, South Korea, Australia, and New Zealand"
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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"In the longer term, though, many of them are now looking for ways to wean themselves off LNG. Renewables such as solar and wind, coal and nuclear, or locally produced fuel or piped supply are some of the options."
straitstimes.com
A $9.4 billion fuel bill sees developing Asian nations sour on LNG
The more than doubling of costs threatens to tarnish the reputation of LNG as a reliable energy source. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
this is absolutely insane, what tf are we even doing here
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Dean Baker @deanbaker13.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Is Oracle the Bear Stearns of the AI bubble deanbaker22.substack.com/p/is-oracle-...
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Is Oracle the Bear Stearns of the AI Bubble?
This could be the beginning of the end
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Masterful gambit, sir.
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
A really important point- we are not solving the problem of fossil fuel emissions with renewables yet. We're not even slowing it down at this point.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
APOLLO: “The Diesel Shock Is a Core Inflation Shock” ⛽️ @tbpinvictus.bsky.social
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It’s amazing how many Republican senators and senate nominees in close races are suddenly against the Iran War this week after backing it 100% for 7 months. Is there an election coming up soon?
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Yet another way for the very stable orange genius to screw things up even more.
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I feel more and more like things are coming to a head as we approach the mid-terms, driven by Trump's accelerating descent into cognitive decline-driven rage and paranoia. His actions seem likely to become even more erratic and possibly very dangerous at a time when multiple crises are colliding.
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even Fox? Are they actually growing spines?
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Is the corruption worse than the incompetence? Or is the incompetence worse than the corruption? The answer, of course, is yes.
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
I think I’d feel better about Ai if there was one non-freak CEO.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Trump misstating and touting a meaningless deal over Greenland, while the entire Middle East security architecture falls apart due to his own actions, is emblematic of this administration’s foreign policy.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
China has dropped its US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008. Beijing’s holdings of US debt slid to about $618 billion in July, as governments step back from US investments. The Netherlands moved 86 tons of gold, while France moved 129 tons from the NY Fed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/b...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
3 months ago.
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Just another facet of our overall decline under the Trump regime. If you still think things will go back to (pre-2016) "normal", uh...no
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Interesting …
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Under Pete Hegseth, the Pentagon has become an unreliable source of information about its own financial and military performance. Many suspected this, but a new IG report seals the case. www.ft.com/content/e89b...
ft.com
Trump’s Iran war has cost US $38bn and caused munitions ‘shortfall’
New federal government reports shed light on sweeping fiscal toll of Middle East conflict
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David Rothkopf @djrothkopf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Trump is a toxic waste dump of the worst of human character. His greed, corruption, ego, stupidity, arrogance, cruelty, prejudice, and active contempt for virtue, the law and people are manifest daily in ways that are destroying our institutions and our country. And he is getting worse daily.
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David Rothschild @davmicrot.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
It is big deal that the President is this insanely wrong about basic economic reality.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Across #Africa, 20 countries are building something extraordinary together: the #GreatGreenWall. This massive belt of trees stretches from coast to coast along the southern edge of the Sahara, designed to stop the desert's spread and restore land that's been degraded for generations. #ActOnClimate
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
She said the “constant changes make it so you can’t really develop a long-term plan”. “.. As a business owner, you really rely on having stability and clarity on what’s going on, and that is not happening right now,” she said. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/e145...
ft.com
US manufacturers hit by fresh burst of supply chain cost inflation
Donald Trump’s war in Iran and tariffs push up input prices while AI boom squeezes availability of some components
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Pat G🇨🇦 🍁🏳️‍🌈🍉 @pguist.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
“We have what the world wants: the energy, the resources, the talent, the technology and the capital” ~ PM Mark Carney 🇨🇦
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Heating oil won’t be ignored, either. @bobeunlimited.bsky.social
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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
speechless. at this point, we're talking $7/gal diesel again becoming a possibility in the days ahead in more places, specifically Great Lakes- MI, IN, OH, IL (less so WI- lower taxes)
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is just one of the things that will be driving oil prices higher.
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PEIPolitical 🇨🇦 @peipolitical.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Gerald Butts - Canada is, by far, the largest export market for American autos. Detroit should call their president before he causes permanent damage. #cdnpoli
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The Trump administration despises solar energy and is doing what it can to suppress it. But in fact a global solar revolution is now well underway, fueled by major breakthroughs in technology that have dramatically reduced the price of solar installations while strengthening their efficacy.
ft.com
‘Offensively cheap’: solar power is looking up
Chinese-made panels on rooftops across the world are changing the facts of life for big utilities
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Nearly 4 million #solarpanels - The Sunstone #Solar project in Morrow County, Oregon, is a massive 1.2 GW solar-and-storage development. Amazon acquired the project in 2026, with commercial operation targeted for December 2027. #DonaldTrump #oilandgas - #ActOnClimate #Solarpower #renewables
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epicfubar.bsky.social @epicfubar.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thread on Trump's long-standing and ongoing support for Putin.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When you understand, as Pro Publica disclosed today, that Trump Jr is fully funded by the Kremlin, this makes a lot of sense.
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Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Solar has overtaken Wind, even though it is far more recent. #SolarHockeyStickOfHope Wind started off in 1980s in wind farms. But it is a technology of the 20th century. It is not modularizable in manufacturing. it not shippable as is buljy with deployment of wind farms close to manufacturing.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
MERCX: “.. Moving 2 million barrels of oil from West Africa to China now costs $15.88 per barrel. No wonder all my tanker stocks hit new 52-week highs last Friday. .. I still think the biggest problems in the oil market are ahead of us, not behind us.”
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