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'Share with me the sun, you forget sometimes it's yours.' I do YIMBY stuff and self study math in my spare time. Currently Studying: Introduction to Probability (Freund) 💡🐦 🧦🦢🥑🦚🔰🏢🏘️🏛️🗽🗳️🐝

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Bill Grueskin @bgrueskin.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I wonder what it would be like to write the same column, over and over again, endlessly. Seems like it’d be boring. But maybe it brings one comfort, like having your parents read you the same story every night before you go to bed.
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Opinion by Megan McArdle
The Great Awokening is over.
This lesbian bar shows why.
A meltdown over masking shows where cancel culture is now.
Today at 07:00 ET
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
There's always back and forth on what subjects provide and which are needed for a liberal education. Everyone should be exposed to as much as possible because most of it will not impart anything to most people. It's a matter of hoping something sparks an individual to self enlightenment.
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
As a former engineering student, I took several history and philosophy classes. It turns out wherever you work with other people there always seems to be politics to parse, investigate, and navigate.
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Didnt see this was just 21st century at first, but I'm surprised Rome isn't on here. And I never understood all the fervor over Friday Night Lights but maybe that's just me.
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Here's a neat thing! My mom retired after 25+ as a children's librarian at public libraries yesterday. (It was very cool! Hundreds of former Story Hour kids arrived, some as adults!) I let Ed Markey's office know in case they wanted to send a nice email back and they sent this! He's still got it!
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
God damn, how is it even the head of a company like Nvidia is just spouting in public the worst half baked ideas.
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
We used to decry the elevation of a single voice in our media but now that voice is just one of thousands of voices and isn't that just as bad?
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 22/09/2026
. I am not sure AI will replace math. See this piece. (My mathematics experience ended after some undergrad set theory and formal logic courses and I have never done math research so I defer to the mathematicians of which this author is just one) davidbessis.substack.com/p/the-fall-o...
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The fall of the theorem economy
How AI could destroy mathematics and barely touch it
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This list is so awful, I want to cry
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Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux @bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Higher Education is not just about training workers, but also about training citizen leaders and good citizenship in part means thinking that the details matter, that getting them right matters, because it impacts some of your fellow citizens. "It only matters if job" is poison to citizenship.
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tweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 19/09/2026
eliminate EV subsidies, ban cheap overseas EVs, ban EV component import, deport people bringing battery technology to the US, pay billions to kill clean energy projects, end fuel economy standards, and then do THIS is such an elaborate prank on the American people you almost have to respect it
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Jaws Slayer 🎃 @jesawyer.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We always have the option of building bike lanes and promoting bike transit in general but Americans hate cyclists like we hate socialists and atheists. Segways, scooters, etc. will also all fall under the same umbrella. We sacrifice everything for the sake of cars.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
i am genuinely bewildered by people who say that the rise of white nationalism in the republican party is a response to the "woke left." like, did the woke left cause pat buchanan's 1992 presidential campaign? is the woke left why steve king had a long career in congress?
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Robin Wigglesworth @robinwigglesworth.ft.com · 18/09/2026
‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’ www.ft.com/content/7a28...
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Antonio Banderas' Satisfied Reaction
ALT: Antonio Banderas' Satisfied Reaction
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/09/2026
i’m sorry but this entire worldview seems not just evil but deeply stupid? the far future is fake! it doesn’t exist! what matters are people here and now!
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is a vindication of the long running wisdom that when your enemy makes a mistake, let them! Constantly running cover for GOP mismanagement in a misguided sense of 'responsibility' has ironically enabled too much pain and irresponsibility.
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is just sad. The deep addiction to the algorithmic feed is pitiable.
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Joshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 16/09/2026
I know we’re numb to this, but it is really bad that journalists and politicians both feel so comfortable lying. Society cannot sustain itself when its elites just lie like this.
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Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
Average Price: Ground Beef, 100% Beef (Cost per Pound/453.6 Grams) in U.S. City Average
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Even though Congress may be looking great, many state and many many local positions detached from the broader zeitgeist need constant pressure in order to rout the GOP top to bottom. There are plenty of city/county level 'non-partisan' positions that act as reservoirs for future conservative talent.
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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...
mathandai.org
Declaration — Math and AI
Read the declaration and add your name.
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
as a former jon stewart teen i would like to pull my hair out
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 09/09/2026
Not to brag, but our product has been foldable since 1828.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 08/09/2026
my take on the ocarina of time remake is that it looks fun and i am excited to play it with my children
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Jay Troyer @gr8flbluejay.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026
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WildPartyInviteDecliner @ratelimitexceeder.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Francis Fukuyama keeps the winning streak alive.
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
China's solar capacity exceeds its coal capacity! Coal also falls below 50% of China's total electricity in first half of 2026, for first time ever. Coal generated 49.7%. July 2026 Capacity Solar 1288 GW Coal 1285 GW Wind 660 GW Hydro 436 GW Nuclear 61 GW oilprice.com/Latest-Energ... #energysky
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Solar Overtakes Coal as China's Largest Power Source | OilPrice.com
Solar capacity in China hit 1,286 GW in July, overtaking coal as the country's top power source for the first time, new data shows.
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
"Political Twitch streamer" is just a euphemism for "Twitch streamer who can't beat Dark Souls."
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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Good morning with good news: Solar was the single largest source of electricity in European Union in July 2026! Solar was 24.8% of EU power in 7/2026, compared to 21.3% in 7/2025. Wind & solar were 39.1%. Solar rose 21% to 55.3 TWh from 45.8 TWh in 7/2025. It was vital in July heatwave #energysky
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kkmbol @kkmbol.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
California passes legislation allowing plug-in or 'balcony' solar Also known as "balcony solar," the less-expensive panels plug into a home's existing electrical system. www.cbs8.com/article/news...
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 27/08/2026
There are 2 positions on housing. YIMBYs believe we should build enough housing for everyone. NIMBYs believe we should only build housing for people who *really deserve it* and that they should get to pick and choose who gets to live in their neighborhood.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 27/08/2026
Remember when I said that batteries are eventually going to make the grid abundant, reliable, & boring?
heatmap.news
The Texas Grid Has Had a Boring Summer Thanks to Batteries
Temperatures are high, but electricity drama is low.
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Starfire’s Deranged Neocon Foreign Policy Podcast @irhottakes.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is the only response to anyone who thinks they'll win history after the singularity/revolution/a McDonalds gets built in every country/etc.
"In the end? Nothing ever ends, Adrian. Nothing ever ends." -Dr. Manhattan in Watchmen
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River_Tam @rivertam.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
This is bonkers
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Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The image is of a four panel comic.
The title above the first two panels reads, "Dog Toys".
The first panel shows Sarah, the protagonist, holding a bone shaped dog toy. She says, "Look!"
The second panel shows a dog wagging its tail. There is a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It squeaks!"
The title above the last two panels reads, "Cat Toys".
In panel three we see Sarah again. She says "Come, child."
Panel four shows a cat raising its paws in glee. We see Sarah's hands holding cat nip. We see a speech bubble leading back to Sarah saying "It is time to do drugs".
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
the news media understood perfectly that stuff like this was what was actually at stake in the 2024 election and told voters instead that the larger issue was that it was a scandal that Tim Walz retired after 21 years in the national guard
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 23/08/2026
I hope everyone caught this Lancet study confirming that Elon Musk & DOGE are responsible for genocidal levels of suffering & death.
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Evaluating the impact of two decades of USAID interventions and projecting the effects of defunding on mortality up to 2030: a retrospective impact evaluation and forecasting analysis
USAID funding has significantly contributed to the reduction in adult and child mortality across low-income and middle-income countries over the past two decades. Our estimates show that, unless the a...
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Mark Z. Jacobson @mzjacobson.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
New solar peak output record (23.49 GW) and battery output record (57.71 GWh/day) on Saturday, August 15, 2026, on the CAISO grid. 175th of 227 days (77.1%) in 2026 with WWS>100% of demand for part of the day. Solar up 52%, wind up 17%, batteries up 322%, fossil gas down 53% in 2026 v 2023.
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Guggenheim Collection @guggenheim.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Untitled by Kazimir Malevich, 1911 botfrens.com/collections/212/conten…
The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice, Acquisition confirmed in 2009 by agreement with the Heirs of Kazimir Malevich
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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
The USAID thing will eventually be talked about like a genocide
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amy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 28/07/2026
putting a sex scene in oppenheimer but not the odyssey is wild though. can we all agree on that at least
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Belinda Ballard @lynieb.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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In a first, Utah got more power from solar than any other source — Grist
Utah’s solar generation eclipsed all other electricity sources for the first time ever in May, the culmination of a slow but steady years-long shift away from coal. Energy experts are calling it a win...
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/08/2026
Don't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
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The World Crossed a Major Solar Milestone. No One Noticed
The next phase of the boom may reveal a shift in who is gaining access to the technology.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
at some point we're going to have to regulate media platforms
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mary @roughrider994.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
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Dr. Sarah Parcak @indyfromspace.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
You can log on to Bluesky where the Classicists, Archaeologists, Historians, and Culture critics are all yelling at one another about The Odyssey you can log on to X where people are debating if women are "real people"
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ΔG = ΔH - TΔS J.W.G. @jwgibbs.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
I simply don't understand how an adult running for the US Senate decided it was time to complain about 'cool kids on the internet'.
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Chatham Harrison dba TRUMP DELENDUS EST @chathamharrison.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
This is what happens when you spend your whole life thinking about responsibility in terms of civil or criminal liability rather than ethics or morality. Not only is it incorrect to accept responsibility when you haven't been obliged to, it's incorrect to even validate the idea of doing so
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Zander🚈🔰 @kohiwonomu.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
libbing harder than i ever have before as i put my copy of @liberalcurrents.com's The Reconstruction Papers into my Vote YIMBY tote bag and board public transit to go and peruse it while sipping a beer at my local microbrewery
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
And again, it doesn’t even matter if these were true. He, a random unelected and unappointed guy, doesn’t get to end run the law, Constitution, & Congress to decide how to set policy. He did, & therefore needs to go to jail for the rest of his life.
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