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@joobilly.bsky.social
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Land, Carbon, and Capitalism. Professor @ Temple. Founding Strategic co-director @cplusc.bsky.social. Pre-order my new book, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions" here: linktr.ee/billyfleming

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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Had a great time w/ @llassabe.bsky.social talking about how private equity, real estate, and other industries have captured our boards of trustees + how that shapes the teaching and resarch in schools of design + climate/energy policy centers americancampuspodcast.buzzsprout.com/2396665/epis...
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Real estate, private equity, and Abundance with Billy Fleming - American Campus Podcast
References and suggested readings:Billy Fleming, Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026).Marshall Terrill, “ASU ranks No. 1 national...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I'm back in Philly for a couple of weeks. Come hangout with me, @akirarodriguez.bsky.social, and Kimberley Thomas tomorrow at Temple's Tyler School of Art to help launch my new book. now.temple.edu/events/2026-...
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Panel Discussion: Building Postcarbon Futures
What would a postcarbon future look like? What would it take to build and maintain a more just, regenerative world?
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Had a great time yapping with @dianabudds.bsky.social about my new book, the broken state of design, and the kinds of better, postcarbon worlds we can still build in @fastcompany.com www.fastcompany.com/91612547/pos...
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Our post-carbon future is already here—if you know where to look
A new book by the landscape architect Billy Fleming illustrates how communities have successfully addressed decarbonization and climate justice.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Last month, @joobilly.bsky.social joined KPFA Radio's program Behind the News to discuss how his new book "Building Postcarbon Futures" can serve as an antidote to the feeling of resignation that many experience in response to the climate crisis. Listen to the episode: kpfa.org/episode/behi...
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The political economy of slavery • building postcarbon futures | KPFA
David McNally, author of Slavery and Capitalism, on the political economy of the institution • Billy Fleming, author of Building Postcarbon Futures, on how to get from here to there
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I'm heading to LA this week for a book launch with Alissa Walker, Jenny Jones, and the lovely folks at Terremoto. Come hangout with us and stay for the firm's ASLA afterparty. www.laforum.org/events/at-re...
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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wednesday, Sept 23, 6:30 PM Building Postcarbon Futures Featuring @joobilly.bsky.social, CCI Co-Founder, @aldasky.bsky.social, CCI Founding Co-Director, and @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, CCI Fellow www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Had a truly special night in Boulder to help launch my new book at The Trident
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Building Postcarbon Futures" editor @joobilly.bsky.social will be in Los Angeles next Thursday for a conversation about climate, design, and the future of our cities.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm in Boulder this week for a series of events to help launch my new book, Building Postcarbon Futures. Stoked to see it--and this stellar group of contributors--finally in print. CUP: cup.columbia.edu/book/buildin... A*azon: cup.columbia.edu/book/buildin... Bookshop: bookshop.org/beta-search?...
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Daniel Aldana Cohen @aldasky.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
I'm thrilled to share our new chapter on green social housing, looking at Vienna *and* Uruguay. It was super fun to put state- and movement-led housing projects in dialogue. It's in the brilliant @joobilly.bsky.social's new book, Building Postcarbon Futures.
Chapter title: Decommodify, then Decarbonize: Lessons in Housing from Austria and Uruguay
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
I'm heading to LA next week to join @awalkerinla.bsky.social and Jenny Jones (Terremoto) in conversation about my new book and the city's future in a warming world. www.laforum.org/events/at-re...
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At Recess 03: Postcarbon Futures
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Building Postcarbon Futures" editor @joobilly.bsky.social will be in Boulder next week to discuss how we can respond to the climate crisis in our cities, communities, and landscape.
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Meet the Author: Building Postcarbon Futures - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
New Book: Property Tax in Europe
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
In a piece for @archpaper.com, @joobilly.bsky.social profiles some of the peoples & projects already responding to the climate crisis at incredible scale, from the Aboriginal peoples of West Arnhem in Australia to the residents of Cano Martin Pena in Puerto Rico. www.archpaper.com/2026/08/buil...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
For all the Colorado folks on here: I'm kicking off my "Building Postcarbon Futures" book tour in Boulder next week. I'll be on campus w/environmental design on 9/9: calendar.colorado.edu/event/buildi... And at Trident Bookstore w/Phaedra Pezullo on 9/10: tridentcafe.com/events/2026/...
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social) recently joined @commonedge.bsky.social's Martin C. Pedersen for a conversation about his latest book, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice and Energy Transitions," published by the Lincoln Institute.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I joined @doughenwood.bsky.social this week to talk about my new book, “Building Postcarbon Futures”, and the many people and projects responding to the climate crisis in it that should give all of us hope. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...
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Behind the News, 8/27/26
Podcast Episode · Behind the News with Doug Henwood · August 27 · 53m
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Doug Henwood @doughenwood.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Just added to my radio archive: • David McNally, author of Slavery and Capitalism, on the political economy of the institution • Billy Fleming, author of Building Postcarbon Futures, on how to get from here to there www.leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S...
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Check out the piece to learn about the flaws behind "sustainable" design projects and what makes the projects covered in his book different: commonedge.org/when-authent... Learn more about the book: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/202...
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When Authentic Public Engagement, Political Will, and Good Design Come Together
Landscape architect and activist Billy Fleming discusses his new book, Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Cristian’s work brings these ideas to life, transforming a wealth of text, imagery, and maps into a book whose form matches its function. Learn more about the book: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/202...
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Building Postcarbon Futures - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
What would a postcarbon future look like? How would a more just, decarbonized world require us to change the way we live? What would it take to build this world? These questions lie at the heart of...
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
As Billy writes in the acknowledgements, Cristian "took the mountain of text, images, and maps and made it into a cohesive, engaging volume."
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social), editor of our latest book "Building Postcarbon Futures," explains how federal cost-benefit requirements can lead to projects that fall short of what communities ultimately need—while exhausting the political capacity needed to improve them later.
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The Anti-Flood City Is Finally Taking Shape
From concrete walls to hilly landscapes, New York is beginning to see its new defenses against future catastrophe.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
We're excited to begin a weekly campaign diving into our latest book "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice and Energy Transitions," edited by Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social). First, we're highlighting the book's design, crafted by Cristian Ordóñez @cristian-ordonez.bsky.social)
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
🎙️ Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social) joined Cultures of Energy earlier this month to discuss his latest book "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice and Energy Transitions" (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, 2026). Listen to the episode: open.spotify.com/show/3RN7fu3...
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Cultures of Energy
Podcast · Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe · Cultures of Energy brings writers, artists and scholars together to talk, think and feel their way into the Anthropocene. We cover serious issues like climate...
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
"...If nothing else, this book is trying to get our professions to stop looking in all of the wrong places for exemplars of what it looks like to build more just, low-carbon projects and to expand our case study library to include those in this atlas (and the many more outside of it)."
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
In a recent interview with Urska Skerl in Landezine, Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social) takes a deep dive into his new book from the Lincoln Institute, "Building Postcarbon Futures": landezine.com/building-pos... Check out the book: go.lincolninst.edu/l/153411/202... Photos by Cristian Ordóñez
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I’m in Curbed, along with a bunch of design colleagues, checking in on New York’s compelling and imperfect resilience work 14 years after Sandy. www.curbed.com/article/new-...
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The Anti-Flood City Is Finally Taking Shape
From concrete walls to hilly landscapes, New York is beginning to see its new defenses against future catastrophe.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
I'm going to keep a running thread of book launch events for this fall (and now stretching into spring 2027). So far, I'll be in Boulder/Denver, Los Angeles, New York, Philly, Boston, Ann Arbor, Miami, Berkeley and San Francisco, New Orleans, and DC. www.lincolninst.edu/publications...
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Meet the Author: Building Postcarbon Futures - Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I too had an extremely alienating experience upon landing at an Ivy, fresh out of a PhD, after growing up poor in the rural south. I was shocked to find a campus rumored to be replete with Marxists and liberal indoctrination trainings was instead…
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
"And if this summer is a preview of how we will manage a warmer, more volatile future, one might reasonably conclude that we are all fucked." www.archpaper.com/2026/08/buil...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I’m in @archpaper.com today, writing about my new book, the Super Nino summer(s), and the failure of the design professions to meet this moment of crisis. www.archpaper.com/2026/08/buil...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"When the levers of government are unavailable to us, we have to think about how to prepare for the next moment that they are—to think big, and pragmatically, about how to push as many good ideas through a window as possible." commonedge.org/when-authent...
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When Authentic Public Engagement, Political Will, and Good Design Come Together
Landscape architect and activist Billy Fleming discusses his new book, Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This week, I'm on the Cultures of Energy Podcast with @dominicboyer.bsky.social and @cymene.bsky.social to talk about my new book, "Building Postcarbon Futures." open.spotify.com/episode/1JEm...
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261 - Building Postcarbon Futures (feat. Billy Fleming)
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Dominic Boyer @dominicboyer.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
New episode of Cultures of Energy looking at initiatives around the world to design & build postcarbon futures. Lots to inspire the imagination (and a few cautionary tales to beware). Our guide through these marvels is the one and only Billy Fleming. Please listen & share! tinyurl.com/94z8tauz
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Cultures of Energy: 261 - Building Postcarbon Futures (feat. Billy Fleming)
The Queen and King of Jetlag recount tales of airplane toilets, surprise geckos and AI abominations on this week’s episode. Then (16:32) Billy Fleming saves the podcast by joining us to talk about his...
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Climate and Community Institute @cplusc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
On Sept 23 in Brooklyn, @joobilly.bsky.social will present a selection of case studies from his new book, Building Postcarbon Futures, and moderate a discussion between @aldasky.bsky.social, @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social, and Keller Easterling. Register: www.bklynlibrary.org/calendar/cbh...
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CBH Talk | Building Postcarbon Futures | Brooklyn Public Library
In honor of Climate Week, join us for a conversation about what it will take to build a more just and sustainable future.
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Nowcowan @nowcowan.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Check out this thread, this book looks amazing 😻
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"The energy transition is a material thing that requires us to balance the need to build as much stuff as has ever been built, as fast and as well as we have ever built anything, with the desire to practice democracy." landezine.com/building-pos...
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Billy Fleming: We Need a Wider Aperture – Landscape Architecture Platform | Landezine
Interview with Billy Fleming on landscape architecture’s service to capital and what design could become in a just postcarbon transition: moving beyond he…
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Billy Fleming (@joobilly.bsky.social) recently joined Monocle’s "The Urbanist" podcast to discuss his—and the Lincoln Institute's—new book, "Building Postcarbon Futures: Land, Justice, and Energy Transitions."
Screenshot of The Urbanist podcast, episode 770. The episode explores collaboration among institutions in London’s South Bank and features an interview with the author of a book imagining a post-carbon future for cities. Hosted by Andrew Tuck and produced by David Stevens. Green-and-black The Urbanist cover art appears on the left.
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
🎙️ "I think it grew in many ways out of a recognition that good design, good planning, good urbanism work happens all the time in all kinds of places, often by people who don't have professional credentials or perhaps professional associations..."
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Joe Sudbay @joesudbay.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
"Searchlight is essentially a blog of sub-Yglesias-level quality that takes in money from donors and produces news stories about why the left is wrong and Democrats must embrace moderation. There is an entire industry of this sort of thing in Washington. What a job!"
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
I'm over in my favorite European design mag, Landezine, this week to talk about my new book (due out in 2 weeks!), design culture and capitalism, and the small but important role we might play in responding to the climate crisis. landezine.com/building-pos...
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Billy Fleming: We Need a Wider Aperture – Landscape Architecture Platform | Landezine
Interview with Billy Fleming on landscape architecture’s service to capital and what design could become in a just postcarbon transition: moving beyond he…
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
My brilliant book designer, Cristian Ordonez, just did a photoshoot for my beautiful child. I'm going to share one a day on here and remind you all to Preorder it soon! CUP: cup.columbia.edu/book/buildin... Indie Bookshops: bookshop.org/beta-search?... Ama*on: a.co/d/0hnib2jU
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
I don't think it's hyperbole to say that legalized, online gambling is one of the most socially destructive forces in society today.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
I'm on Monocle Radio this week to talk about my new book, Building Postcarbon Futures, and a few of the projects it features that show us how to manage land in ways that prevent the kinds of wildfires breaking out in Canada and the PNW right now. open.spotify.com/podcast-chap...
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Billy Fleming on Designing a Sustainable Future
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Worst heat wave + El Nino in 150 years, cataclysmic wildfire outbreaks, data center overbuilds creating massive new price spikes and reliability risks, GHG emissions still growing. If only there was a way to talk about + address these obviously related issues at once.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
There are so many problems with the data center overbuild. But two of them present particular problems for climate policy and the broader energy transition: the overbuild is driving up the price of clean energy infrastructure + stoking backlash to its construction www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Generative AI Is an Engineering Disaster
A shockingly inefficient trillion-dollar project
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Starting to send some promo images around for the book, including these maps: 1. Tu Deh-Kah Geothermal Power Plant 2. MAMMOTH DAC Plant 3. Blackfeet Prairie Restoration Initiative 4. West Arnhem Land Fire Abatement Project linktr.ee/billyfleming
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Another preview of my new book. Advance copies are just beginning to arrive! www.linkedin.com/posts/lincol...
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👀 Behind the scenes: Members of our editorial team took a field trip to the printer to watch our latest book, "Building Postcarbon Futures," come together. Written by Billy Fleming, the boo...
👀 Behind the scenes: Members of our editorial team took a field trip to the printer to watch our latest book, "Building Postcarbon Futures," come together. Written by Billy Fleming, the book guides r...
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Lincoln Institute of Land Policy @landpolicy.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Behind the scenes: Members of our editorial team took a field trip to the printer to watch our latest book, "Building Postcarbon Futures," come together. Written by @joobilly.bsky.social, the book guides readers through 29 efforts to build a more just, regenerative world across 6 continents.
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I don't quite know how to say this without sounding insane, but my hometown (Fort Smith, AR) has a vampire running for Mayor this year: vampiremayor.com
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Fort Smith Vampire Mayor Shayne McKinney - Fort Smith Mayor
Fort Smith needs to be ReVamped Learn about my plan to resurrect the city and give it an eternal future. We are going to get the government out of your business and make sure the government is working...
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Billy Fleming @joobilly.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
It's halftime in Portugal v Spain, so a good time to note that it's hard to take reports like this seriously when (1) the author worked on the policy they are evaluating, (2) it is relegated to white paper commentary, and (3) it employs an atypical model. ceepr.mit.edu/workingpaper...
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Glass Half Full: Building a Decarbonized U.S. Power Sector -
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) was built, sold, and attacked as the largest climate investment in U.S. history. […]
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