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Tom Watson

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Gardener. Guitar player. Sustainability.

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digby @digby56.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
At the end of the day there is really only one way to describe Donald Trump: A whiny little bitch, the sorest looser in the history of the world.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Ref also paid by the UAE sovereign wealth fund? So much open corruption. 😡
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Rich Son @rich-son.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Tom Morello when Trump won.
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Zombieland: Tallahassee's Money Tears
ALT: Zombieland: Tallahassee's Money Tears
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
President Clinton a lot sharper than the guy in the WH.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"I suppose I could take all my time to discuss building an Arc d'Triumph in Washington DC ... to hold all our drones." #cgi2026
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
What a loss! RIP Cheetah Chrome 🥺 Dead Boys Guitarist Was 71 share.google/bMelvYh2R1Fp...
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Dead Boys Guitarist Cheetah Chrome Dies at 71
Cheetah Chrome, the guitarist of Dead Boys, died Sunday. He was 71.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
The best performance from the greatest concert in New York history. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aruD...
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The Who at The Concert For New York City - 2001
YouTube video by Leonardo Nogueira
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As always on this day, I think about the New Yorkers who ran *toward* danger. The ones who climbed toward the fire, and the selfless human instinct to help others. #343
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In our politics of outrage and algorithm, the pioneers of 2nd Wave Feminism don’t get the respect they deserve. Feminism is too often treated as a settled issue - a gauzy film from the silent age. The icon of that generation was Gloria Steinem - and she sure didn’t treat feminism as ancient history.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
"Political fortunes across the globe once rose and fell with the price of gasoline. Increasingly, they are tied to the monthly electric bill," writes Ben Storrow: www.politico.com/news/2026/08... 🔌💡
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Is electricity dimming oil’s political power?
Surging power demand is turning electricity prices into a political flashpoint across the U.S. and Europe.
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Will Stancil @whstancil.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Where does this madness with the renaming on Google end? Can Trump call the Atlantic Ocean the “Trump Ocean” and they’ll fall in line? Can he name Minnesota “Big Fat Loserville” and it goes on the map the next day?
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails in Switzerland has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France, and Korea: www.nytimes.com/2026/08/28/c... by @quinnglabicki.bsky.social
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Sun-Ways Is Testing Out Train Track Solar Farms (Gift Article)
A pilot program placing solar panels between the rails has proven successful enough that the idea is spreading to Italy, France and Korea.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Another draw but they looked better and there's a pretty deep well of talent on this team. Iraola's job is to bring it together. Long season.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton @hillaryclinton.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
It’s Lake Ontario.
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Lindsay Beyerstein @beyerstein.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This is the antivaxer playbook: When someone dies of a vaccine-preventable disease pretend they died with it not of it. Pound the table. Allege a coverup.
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Senator Pete Harckham @senatorharckham.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The numbers don't lie, 90% of what was built in the first half of this year is either solar, storage, or wind power, per U.S. Energy Information Administration data because it is cheaper than fossil fuels or nuclear. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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Solar and storage still dominate US power plant construction
Despite Trump’s attacks on renewables, it’s the same old story so far this year: The U.S. is building lots of solar and storage and a little bit of…
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Jeffries will be a crusading liberal Speaker. A moderate NYS Governor* has banned data centers and installed congestion pricing. * Really a liberal. Also needs to be pushed more on clean energy. Criticism there is fair.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I wouldn't say centrists, as much as liberals. Certainly in the context of the national polity.
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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The best county songs definitely call up both their Irish & blues roots, both musically & lyrically.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
I play it every solo gig since 2016.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton may have been the most Irish songwriter in history who wasn't really Irish. But man, she opened up a vein for any of us who weep openly for the old songs. What a storyteller.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Always loved Coat of Many Colors about a poor mother's love for her children. youtu.be/c1zJzr-kWsI?...
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Dolly Parton - Coat of many colors
YouTube video by Stephan Konings
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 22/08/2026
What we know (and can and do quantify) is bad enough. The stuff we don't (and can't) is an even bigger problem. gwagner.com/politico-sto... @politico.com
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Politico: "The stock market may have a climate change problem"
by Jean Chemnick
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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
In a first, Germany drew more power from wind and solar than from fossil fuels last year.
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In Germany, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels
Together, wind and solar generated 44 percent of Germany’s electricity, while fossil fuels generated roughly 43 percent, according to data from the Energy Institute, a think tank based in London. The figures represent a major milestone for the German “Energiewende,” or “energy turnaround,” a national push to ramp up renewable energy and phase out gas, coal, and nuclear power. 
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 26/07/2026
Not the most important aspect of extreme heat. (That's people dying, in case that isn't clear.) But yes, pinpointing winners & losers, “‘…is the trillion-dollar question,’ says [me], a climate economist at @columbiabusiness.bsky.social.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article... @bloomberg.com gift link
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How Extreme Heat Is Shifting Corporate Bottom Lines
The economic burn of heat waves isn't evenly spread across industries, creating new investment opportunities and concerns for Wall Street.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
This is a great midterm sign. cc: @electdemocrats.bsky.social
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Are you a Michigan primary voter?
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Nah, she'll be a solid liberal from the midwest tradition.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Everybody who had a "let's mock Haley" morning is having a "holy crap!" evening. And it's very well deserved.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
One of the real ones. Please help if you can.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
"Do you live in the U.S. and want balcony solar? A new initiative could help you get a deal on one of these small but mighty systems that plug into a standard outlet and push clean power into your home," reports @alisontakemura.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... 🔌💡
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A new deal on balcony solar just dropped in the US
Plug-in panels can lower your bills. To boost the American market for the tech, nonprofit Bright Saver is selling kits with no markup, starting at around…
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Bluesky was right about Platner.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
🤦🏻
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 02/07/2026
Lunchtime temperatures are already pushing over 95°F (35°C) across much of the eastern U.S. today, driven by a large heat dome pattern. We also know that human-caused climate change is making these temperatures at least 5 times more likely, as well as increasing the chance of dangerous humid heat.
Current 2-m air temperatures from the real-time RTMA analysis across the Northeast. Graphic from https://www.pivotalweather.com/maps.php?ds=rtma_ru.Graphic showing the Climate Shift Index for July 2, 2026 using data from the 18z GFS model for minimum temperatures. The graphic shows the change in likelihood due to climate change. Many areas are seeing a maximum of temperatures being at least 5x more likely due to climate change. This tool is available at https://csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shift-index.
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HELL Kennedy @helenkennedy.com · 30/06/2026
Oh my god
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
"In a sense, warehouse rooftops are like open fields in dense urban landscapes, with acres of flat space available for solar panels," writes @jeffstjohn.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol... 🔌💡
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Community solar needs space to grow. Warehouse rooftops have lots of…
Industrial buildings could host gigawatts of shared solar to deliver low-cost power to underserved urban communities — if states and utilities allow it to…
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
KNICKS.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Solar ftw abcnews.com/US/solar-gen...
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Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report
The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow.
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alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
In April 2024, Spain ran its entire national grid on 100% renewable electricity for a full day — and solar was the single largest contributor. No gas. No coal. No nuclear on standby. The lights stayed on in Madrid and Barcelona with nothing but wind, hydro, and sun. Stop #oilandgas !! #ActOnClimate
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
She ran for Senate in a Maine primary? 🤔
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Get a new candidate. This guy is toxic.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Brava @joanwalsh.bsky.social for this masterful and brilliantly stated column: Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics share.google/4mSCU64AU1No...
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Graham Platner and the Rise of White-Male Identity Politics
Platner’s rocket to stardom reflects something ugly that’s developed, not only on the right but the left as well.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
The number of people completely fooled by "populist" gun guy in Maine - central casting astro turf consultant sculpted bullshit from the jump - is just shocking. "Oooh, WWC guys will looooove him!" Did you fall off the damned turnip truck? God almighty. 🤦🏻
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
It would be good to switch candidates asap because this is a national story with more likely coming out. The Kik story seems very bad. We can't tank the midterms for this guy.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
It's the right move. Mo Salah was correct.
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"Electricity costs will fall for households and businesses on most parts of Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage combine to push down wholesale electricity prices and to insulate the local market from ... global volatility." reneweconomy.com.au/solar-wind-a... by Sophie Vorrath
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Solar, wind and batteries push down electricity bills for homes and business, despite global fuel crisis
Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia's main grid, as wind, solar and battery storage push down wholesale electricity prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
Based on Trump's success with Iran, Greenland is gonna end up annexing Maine.
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
What "working class" - hopefully you're not referring to Platner, lol.
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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The wind is the perfect complement to the sun for energy generation. When the sun goes down the wind comes up. It blows harder in the darker north, and in the winter. They are the dynamic duo, with their faithful assistant the Battery billmckibben.substack.com/p/everyone-k...
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Everyone Knows It's Windy
A Breezy Rant
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
Bullshit.
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