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Lydia Brown

@lydiabrown.bsky.social
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lover of all things international relations, soccer & coffee 603 | Alum - Holy Cross & @ausis.bsky.social Comms @energyinnovation.org opinions are my own

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 10/08/2026
"The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse The scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint." Marie-Rose Sheinerman for @theatlantic.com
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The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse
The scandals of the president’s first term now seem quaint.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/08/2026
July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous U.S., dramatically marking an already scorching summer on.wsj.com/4qhjNfe
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July Was the Hottest Month on Record in the U.S.
The average temperature was 76.9 degrees in the contiguous U.S., three degrees higher than the 20th-century mean.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 27/07/2026
🔌💡 Electricity prices are on the rise nationwide. Recent EIA data reports that residential rates rose 7.3 percent between April 2025 & April 2026. Our analysis projects that by 2035, households could be paying an additional $460 per year on average for their energy. www.newsweek.com/map-electric...
Graphic: "Where are Electricity Prices Highest?" in the United States. Using data from  U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Newsweek made a graphic showing the average paid in cents per kilowatthours from April 2025 to April 2026
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
foreignpolicy.com/2026/07/17/w...
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The Soccer Surveillance State
How the United States used the World Cup as a testing ground for policing technologies.
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Egypt got robbed of three goals
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
JNIM’s claimed attack on Niamey Airport points to an increasingly fragile security environment in #Niger and the central Sahel, as jihadist groups expand their operational reach toward major population centers and critical infrastructure. Latest details: acleddata.com/expert-comme...
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Em @rippem.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
#BirdOfTheDay alt theme is #EFGH any bird name with any of these letters at the beginning of their names. #EasternBluebird for E! Taken from earlier this year with a #CanonR5 on a 200-800mm
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Not enough people see the similarities between IEDs and drones
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Settler violence in the #WestBank is becoming increasingly deadly. At least 7 Palestinians were shot and killed by settlers between 1–23 March, with another dying after inhaling tear gas fired by the IDF — among the deadliest months recorded. 🔎 acleddata.com/report/while...
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
In 2 hours, I'll be joining a great panel to talk about why electricity prices are rising and what we can do about it. www.brookings.edu/events/why-a...
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Why are electricity prices rising in the US and what can be done about it? | Brookings
On March 2, Brookings will host an event to understand why electricity prices are rising across the U.S. and what can be done about it.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 02/03/2026
🔌💡 Tune in soon! Our @brendan.bsky.social is on the @brookings.edu's panel discussing why electricity prices are rising in the U.S. Virtual webinar details 👇 www.brookings.edu/events/why-a...
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
“The beatings will continue until morale improves”
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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Folks look at you like you’re crazy when you say we’re in the midst of the worst, most unprecedented Article I constitutional crisis in American history, & then it’s Saturday & senior Senators don’t know why or how or even exactly where we’re at war. Reverse Enabling Act:
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
congress sounds cool i wish it was real
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
Real photo of US leader addressing the public - circa today
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Ilhan Omar @ilhanmn.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
Donald Trump killed two of my constituents. He is a liar and should be ashamed of himself.
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Africa Confidential @africa-confidential.com · 07/02/2026
#UN officials say the effects of the 2022/23 drought in #Somalia – the worst in 40 years – has left 4.5 million people facing acute #foodinsecurity, with an estimated 1.8m children suffering from moderate or severe #malnutrition. africa-conf.com/aid-tap-turn...
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Rich economies turn off the aid tap
Activists are demanding urgent policy reform and UN agencies are on the brink of ending many life-saving relief operations in war zones
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Joseph Cox @josephcox.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
New from 404 Media: here is the user guide for ELITE, the tool Palantir made for ICE. A map shows people on a map; ICE clicks them, brings up their dossier. ICE uses to find which neighborhoods to target. We obtained it, you can now read the document for yourself: www.404media.co/here-is-the-...
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Here is the User Guide for ELITE, the Tool Palantir Made for ICE
404 Media is publishing a version of the user guide for ELITE, which lets ICE bring up dossiers on individual people and provides a “confidence score” of their address.
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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 26/01/2026
"ICE is nothing like the Brownshirts. One was an open paramilitary wing of an openly fascist political party, the other is an unaccountable government force operating without clear uniforms, identification, or transparency… for an openly fascist political party."
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ICE Is Nothing Like the Brownshirts, Because the Brownshirts Actually Identified Themselves
Let’s get this out of the way: Immigration and Customs Enforcement is nothing like the Sturmabteilung, a.k.a. Hitler’s Brownshirts. Your main clue ...
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 27/01/2026
🔌💡 Winter Storm Fern is the latest proof America’s power grid can’t depend upon fossil fuels for reliable power, especially during extreme winter weather. thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
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Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Coal + gas fail once again during a winter storm. 20GW of generation went offline in America's largest grid during Winter Storm Fern. DOE's policies to keep old coal plants running + expand gas dependency make our grid LESS RELIABLE + risk MORE BLACKOUTS thepowerline.substack.com/p/fossil-fue...
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Fossil Fuels Failed During Winter Storm Fern
Power plant outages in America's largest grid show we can't depend upon fossil fuels
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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Nuremberg trials for ICE is the moderate position
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Colleen Kelly @onecolleen.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
The StarTribune live blog is paywall free: - The man shot by federal agents this morning has died - Several witnesses have already been transported to the Whipple building. - ICE attempted to order local police from the scene, but O’Hara refused, sources said. www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
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Robbie Orvis @robbieorvis.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Every single news outlet should be reporting that ICE murdered someone. Not that they fired shots. Not that it was in defense. It’s blatantly clear from the video they murdered Renee Good and the media should be reporting it that way. And the admin should be held accountable while they’re at it.
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Brendan Pierpont @brendan.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Minneapolis friends, my heart is with you and your amazing city. What an awful tragic day.
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
🔮⚡My annual energy policy predictions column is up! Predictions from five female leaders in the energy and climate space outline what to expect in 2025. The 2025 column was eerily prescient - how will this one look in a year? www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Such a good example of climate adaptation. Smart policy has as much of a role to play here as it does on emissions mitigation www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Rocky Mountains get preemptive power shutoffs once reserved for California
Xcel Energy is preparing customers in the Rocky Mountain region for preemptive blackouts to help reduce the risk of wildfires as strong, dry winds threaten to knock down power lines.
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Cute #cat I met 📸 Byodo-In Temple, #Hawaii
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 11/12/2025
Generating video is *immensely* energy intensive. Let's say they produced 3,000 10 second clips for this ad (suspect that'd be an underestimate). At 1KWh per clip it's 3 megawatt hours. Maybe ~400-500 households usage for a day? newrepublic.com/article/2028...
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Artificial Intelligence Wants to Sell You Stuff While the World Burns
Meta is betting on generative AI for a new generation of aggressive advertising. It requires immense energy, much of which will likely come from fossil fuels.
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
Israel has carried out more than 600 attacks across #Syria over the past year — nearly two strikes a day. @AJEnglish uses ACLED data to map these incidents from December 2024 to November 2025, with nearly 80% concentrated in Quneitra, Deraa, & Damascus. 🔗 www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12...
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Climate change is a threat multiplier. The US military used to say so when is was telling the truth.
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 08/12/2025
🔌💡 The U.S. Energy Information Administration forecasts #naturalgas prices will rise 14% in 2026, following a 59% year-over-year increase from 2024 to 2025. Our Greg Alvarez's recent piece explores the mounting cost pressures that are driving natural gas prices up. www.forbes.com/sites/energy...
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Time To Update Your Priors: Natural Gas Is Expensive
Natural gas faces upward cost pressure on two fronts, as gas plants are more expensive to build and the fuel itself is rising in price.
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Top Journal Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll www.nytimes.com/2025/12/03/b... #climatesky #greensky
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Top Journal Retracts Study Predicting Catastrophic Climate Toll
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Just think of the potential for Spirit Halloween stores to use all those vacant data centers
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 30/11/2025
Caicedo and Cucurella are really fucking up my fantasy team #CHEvARS
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 24/11/2025
🔌💡 #Energy costs have already risen 11 percent this year, and consumers can’t keep footing the bill for a 140-year-old technology. thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
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Silvio Marcacci @silviomarcacci.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Comanche 3, Colorado’s newest coal plant has already been broken down *two full years* since it began burning crushed rocks in 2010. Now it will be offline another year.
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Russian forces in #Mali have been accused of abuses against civilians — accusations jihadists have used to present themselves as protectors of targeted communities. A new @barrons.com piece draws on ACLED data to track the toll of these operations. 🔗 Read: www.barrons.com/news/what-ar...
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
📣 Be the first to access ACLED’s Conflict Index & Watchlist — unpacking 2025’s findings across every country and territory in 2025, and highlighting 10 crisis areas where conditions are likely to shift, for better or for worse. Register now for the virtual launch: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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U.S. Climate Alliance @usclimate.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
📢 Join our team! We’re in search of a Policy Advisor to support governors’ offices as they advance electricity & carbon pricing policy solutions. Learn more and apply ⬇️ usclimatealliance.org/careers/
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Careers | U.S. Climate Alliance
Job opportunities with the U.S. Climate Alliance Secretariat housed at the United Nations Foundation.
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir www.bellingcat.com/news/2025/11...
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Geolocating Darfur Killings of Those Escaping Al Fashir - bellingcat
Warning: Contains written descriptions of extreme violence including murder. All graphic footage has been omitted. A Bellingcat investigation has identified and verified the exact location of a mass k...
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
October marked Sudan’s deadliest week since the conflict began in 2023. RSF captured the SAF headquarters in El Fasher on 25 Oct — the last army-held position in Darfur — with reports of around 1,300 civilians killed and tens of thousands displaced. Read: acleddata.com/update/afric...
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 30/10/2025
What terrifying thing are you dressing as this Halloween I'm dressing up as #ClimateChange
Folks dress up as a witch, a zombie and the UN Climate Change Report. Title reads "Scary Halloween Costumes 2018" but the 2018 has been replaced with 2024 & then 2025, with an asterisk that connects to bottom caption the reads "that's right, it's only gotten worse. WAY worse. Now that's spooky"
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 28/10/2025
🔌💡 Colorado’s statewide #electricity prices rose 24% between 2021-2024 and could soar another 45% by 2030 - keeping the Comanche #coal plant running won't help coloradonewsline.com/2025/10/28/t... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social & @michelle-solomon.bsky.social
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ACLED @acleddata.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
📊 What does 2 years of global protests for #Palestine look like? Nearly 48,000 demonstrations in 137 countries have been held since Oct 2023 —accounting for 15% of all protests worldwide. Explore our new infographic as the Gaza war enters its second year: acleddata.com/infographic/...
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Michael Wara @michaelwara.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Listening to Alice Reynolds of the CPUC talk and she just showed this cartoon which is a keeper:
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18/10/2025
This morning my ChatGPT quota was inexplicably exhausted. It took a while but I pieced it together. Voice mode somehow got activated when I went to bed. The bot then engaged in a 10 hour conversation with my snoring dog, answering questions the pup wasn’t asking and praising him for his insight.
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Lydia Brown @lydiabrown.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I’d be a lot happier if I could just buy unlimited stationery
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Energy Innovation @energyinnovation.org · 29/09/2025
🔌💡 The economics of #coal are bad, and only getting worse - 99% of U.S. coal fleet is more expensive to keep running than to replace - The cost of coal power has increased 28% since 2021 energyinnovation.org/report/coal-...
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Coal Power 28 Percent More Expensive In 2024 Than In 2021 • Energy Innovation
Coal's already poor economics have gotten worse over the last four years, with costs at the majority of plants rising faster than inflation.
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