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Jesse King

@jessifin.bsky.social
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Liberal. I care about sustainability and urbanism

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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We should invest in fusion. But I have to wonder, how much wind & solar could we build for 10 billion? heatmap.news/energy/fusio...
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House Science Leaders Introduce a $10 Billion Fusion Bill
The bipartisan proposal from the House Science Committee comes with the backing of the Fusion Industry Association.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
I like that this design appears to show the birth date of liberty as 1776, and its death as 2026
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fuck these guys grist.org/regulation/t...
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Trump administration advances plan to open national forests to development
The proposal would repeal the Roadless Rule, opening up nearly 45 million acres of national land to roadbuilding and logging.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/08/2026
At this point in my life there's barely anything left of my politics *other* than a deep, burning, boundless hatred for these fascist fucks. It is so disheartening, day after day, to look out on the internet & see so many prominent people firing in so many other directions.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Literally idiocracy www.kut.org/crime-justic...
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Inmate who escaped Hays County Jail through impersonation is back in custody
Xavier Isiah Gutierrez, 21, left jail the same day he was booked by impersonating another inmate who was set for release.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
This is such a cool story.
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The tiny cell that broke a big rule of biology
It took two scientists decades to find a new nitrogen-fixing organelle. It could change the future of sustainable agriculture.
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
They should call these witnesses in January if they have the gavel, then initiate contempt proceedings when they refuse to show, then hold hearings with an empty chair for each of them.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Such a cool read about how life evolved gears for bacteria to move. www.quantamagazine.org/what-physica...
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What Physical ‘Life Force’ Turns Biology’s Wheels? | Quanta Magazine
The bacterial flagellar motor is finally understood after 50 years. In its workings, columnist Natalie Wolchover finds the essence of life.
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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
New from me: www.governing.com/urban/parkin... We’ve seen more progress on parking reform than I ever imagined. And yet, some of the places that could benefit from it the most (eh hem, NYC) are still hanging on to parking mandates.
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Parking Reform Is Reshaping Housing Policy
But some cities with the best opportunity are leaving it on the table.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Orange man bad
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
This is a neat idea. Have other cities tried this?
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Austin ISD turns closed school into affordable housing to keep teachers in the city
Teaching in one of the most expensive metro areas in Texas has become unaffordable for many. In an effort to keep teachers, Austin ISD is doing something about it.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Fuck this, I was so excited for Sublime. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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Clean cement startup Sublime cuts jobs after Trump pulled funding
Sublime Systems lays off two-thirds of its staff months after pausing work on a planned Massachusetts factory, following the loss of an $87 million…
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 08/03/2026
We should build new homes for middle class people in American cities.
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Adam Radwanski @aradwanski.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Any country that doesn’t produce its own oil keeps getting more and more incentive to accelerate the shift to renewables, even if it couldn’t care less about climate change.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Spotted in Austin
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Max Berger @maxberger.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
They should invent laws that rich people have to follow.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Anti-ICE protest in Austin TX yesterday. Turnout was so high that I could barely see the stage. People are fired up.
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Emily Hamilton @ebwhamilton.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Boomers be running around turning off every light that no one is standing directly under in their 3,000 square foot detached house for two people
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/12/2025
Financial markets see the end of fossil fuels on the horizon & they're beginning to price it in. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 13/12/2025
Today, I spoke with Kilmar Abrego Garcia and his wife, Jennifer. In April, when I met with him in El Salvador, Trump said he would never set foot in the U.S. again. This case has never been about one man alone; if the govt can violate the constitutional rights of one, all our rights are threatened.
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Sam @samd.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
someone should make a list of every company with maga leadership, from local small businesses to massive corporations so we can boycott them. I vote with my dollars and don’t want to support fascists
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Senator Schumer is no longer effective and should be replaced. If you can’t lead the fight to stop healthcare premiums from skyrocketing for Americans, what will you fight for?
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
This moment demands fighters, not folders.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Good turnout today at the #nokings rally in Austin
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 14/10/2025
Trump has no legal authority, "standing" or otherwise, to order the killing of people in international waters for unsubstantiated accusations of non-capital crimes. Calling them "narcoterrorists" does not make it right or legal to order their deaths without any due process.
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California YIMBY @cayimby.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
[VICTORY ALERT] Governor Newsom has signed SB 79, which will make it legal to build multi-family housing near high quality transit! Our statement: cayimby.org/news-events/...
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 05/10/2025
They’re using American tax dollars to fund infrastructure in Argentina because that’s where they’re all going to flee when we kick them out of office
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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Now might be a good time for Democrats to remind people that when they return to power they will not hesitate to prosecute people who murder civilians.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
The absolute minimum that congressional dems should be demanding re:shutdown is to stop the illegal impoundments. Like, what is the point of a budget if Trump can just ignore it? If republicans want to keep this clown show going they can kill the filibuster and pass it themselves.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
This article about Madrid’s metro system has some great insights about how its growth was quick, cheap, and of good quality. They identified 4 key points that made it possible and successful. Great read. worksinprogress.co/issue/how-ma...
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How Madrid built its metro cheaply
Madrid tripled the length of its metro system in just 12 years — faster and cheaper than almost any other city in the world. What can its expansion teach other cities?
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Hayden Clarkin @thetransitguy.com · 07/09/2025
Trump putting his name on projects from Biden’s infrastructure bill he didn’t support is actually crazy
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Occurs to me that Trump's entire regime consolidation strategy is to persuade everyone through displays of force that the regime is already consolidated and there's no point in resisting. Which I don't think will work, but also shows how important public acts of noncompliance are.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
Some amazing things are happening on the California grid. blog.gridstatus.io/caiso-solar-...
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In CAISO, Solar Generation Jumps Again While Batteries Reshape Demand
April 2025 saw another round of record solar and storage participation in CAISO. We’re taking a look at how these resources, on both sides of the meter, continue to reshape market dynamics across the ...
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 19/07/2025
This tactical urbanism is kinda cool
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Wooden benches appearing at bus stops across Bay Area
YouTube video by ABC7 News Bay Area
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 11/07/2025
A State Department employee shared with PBS News an image from inside the department. The image includes a piece of paper taped to a mirror with the words, "Colleagues, if you remain: RESIST FASCISM. Remember the oath you vowed to uphold."
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Senator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 01/07/2025
I mean this is just unbelievable — they don't even know what's in THEIR OWN DAMN BILL. This provision guts renewable energy and they have no clue know where it came from?? This entire process is rotten to its core.
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A megabill mystery: New solar and wind tax comes as a surprise to Republican senators
"I don't know where it came from," Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., the chairman of the Budget Committee, told NBC News after he released the 940-page legislation.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 27/06/2025
Republicans are getting what they paid for: a court willing to cede its power to an executive but only if a Republican is in power. But Democrats will retake power, and John Roberts is all but guaranteeing that Trump’s Supreme Court will barely outlast the Trump administration.
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 25/06/2025
A meme image of JD Vance
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Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
really sums up the media’s coverage of the Trump presidency
Screen shot of CNN site with a Saturday breaking news alert explaining that Trump launched a strike against Iran atop a CNN story from the same day headlined “Always a peacemaker”: How Trump decided to hold off on striking Iran
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
This is quite the headline. Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran - a day after nominating him for Peace Prize - www.reuters.com/world/asia-p...
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Pakistan condemns Trump's bombing of Iran - a day after nominating him for Peace Prize
In Karachi, a large American flag with a picture of Trump on it was placed on the road for demonstrators to walk over, along with chants against America, Israel and India.
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Kraut @derparrot.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
This is not about the merits of Iran’s nuclear program. No president has the authority to bomb another country that does not pose an imminent threat to the US without the approval of Congress. This is an unambiguous impeachable offense.
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Jesse King @jessifin.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
Any congressional dem who doesn’t come out against these strikes needs to be primaried
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Senator Ron Wyden @wyden.senate.gov · 20/06/2025
Any corporate executive who signs off on a bribe to Trump should be prepared to explain their crimes in front of Congress and to the public when Democrats retake power
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
mood
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Trump’s go-to line about every foreign policy crisis and war - from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, to October 7th, to the Israel’s devastation of Gaza - was “It would never have happened if I was president.” Welp.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio tried to give a press conference to announce his lawsuit against DOJ. Much to my surprise it turned out to be the greatest press conference of all-time.
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Raffi Melkonian @rmfifthcircuit.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
“I could” Seems pretty relevant.
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