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Michael Hoexter

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Consultant/Advocate for Climate Energy Transition in Building, Energy Production since 2006. Writer/Vlogger on Politics of Energy/MMT Economics & Climate

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Micah @rincewind.run · 12/08/2026
that’s fucking right
Peggy Flanagan wearing a protect trans kids shirt
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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
BREAKING: An 82-year-old American has been left bleeding from his head after Israeli soldiers flashbanged him in the village of Turmusayya, in the West Bank. Soldiers then confiscated bystander phones and deleted footage of the incident. Trump just welcomed Netanyahu for the eighth time.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
EXCEPTIONAL HOT DAY IN POLAND ALL TIME RECORDS 38.8 Kozienice 38.4 Rseszow 38.1 Kielce 38.1 Zamosc 37.4 Przemysl 37.0 Czestochowa 36.9 Nowy Sacz 36.4 Krosno 35.8 Sliedce 35.3 Lesko Plus dozens of monthly records. August national record missed by 0.1C !
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 05/08/2026
bad news everybody
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
There is barely a day in a year when COLOMBIA is not breaking heat records Another avalanche of July records yesterday: Medellin,Cali,Rionegro,La Aldea,Tanama,Zapatoca and Abrego. 👇 And today Santa Marta and Cucuta with 38C are also falling ! Kudos IDEAM
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Michael Hoexter @michaelhoexter.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Save the heroic Palestinian pediatrician Hossam Abu Safiya from death by torture in Israeli prisons (via CAIR). action.cair.com/a/free-dr-ab...
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Urge U.S. Gov to Demand Israel Release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya After Report of His Critical Condition
Urge Congress and the State Department to demand the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, a Gaza doctor and hospital director kidnapped by Israel and then held without charge or trial since Dec...
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Imagine - just imagine! - left-wingers committed even a fraction of the violence and disorder we saw last night. Right-wing politicians and commentators would froth with rage, demanding the mass arrests of people on the left for incitement.
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Owen Jones @owenjones.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
You see these scenes from Belfast? That's our future if Reform, Restore, the Tories, GB News, Elon Musk and the right-wing media get their way. Except this will be on a much bigger scale. We have to decide: do we want those inciting hatred to destroy our country?
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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
SpaceX's $1.8T "valuation" isn't real, it's manufactured by a tiny 4.2% public float. $1.8T is ~95x SpaceX's trailing revenue. Google IPO'd at ~7x revenue, Facebook at ~20x. This is Snowflake's multiple stapled to Rivian's capital burn, a combo with a flawless record of bagholders. /2
Chart of comparable IPOs and the direction they went
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Ken Klippenstein @kenklippenstein.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Smoothgroins in shambles. What Platner's victory means: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/platner-wi...
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Platner Wins; Washington Whines
What the Maine Oysterman’s primary victory means
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Jewish Voice for Peace @jvp.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
ALL EYES ON GAZA! This weekend the Israeli military killed over 30 Palestinians and injured dozens in Gaza, ensuring the genocide continues as it escalates violence across the region.
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Ben Zipperer @benzipperer.org · 10/06/2026
Trump's war has wiped out an entire year and a half of wage growth
Figure titled Trump has erased all the wage gains of his term, plotting average real hourly earnings for the private sector by month in May 2026
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 08/06/2026
Tasmania is a great case study of how data centres in Australia are worsening climate change - No real plan for truly new renewable energy - Electrification of heavy industry struggles while big tech breezes through www.afr.com/companies/in...
till, questions remain about Firmus’ electricity demand. Badger and other politicians have also raised questions in parliament over whether Hydro Tasmania will be able to produce enough electricity to meet the needs of all its industrial customers, which include Rio Tinto’s Bell Bay Aluminum and the Boyer Paper Mill.

The paper mill, which employs about 300 people, had to provide credit guarantees to secure an agreement with Aurora Energy in October.

Its chief executive, David Marriner, has previously complained that Hydro Tasmania told him there was not enough power to allow the company to switch from coal-fired energy to electricity at competitive prices. Boyer wanted 45 megawatts of power, Winter told state parliament in March. Marriner declined to comment.
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Anonymous @youranoncentral.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Trump meltdown, gets called out for lying, calls the reporter crooked and stupid, and runs away abruptly. Trump: "Your elections in this country are crooked! we are like a third-world country, your elections are crooked!" "Your" elections? "Your" country? 🤔
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Shani 🫧🧙🏽‍♀️ @mom4medicare4all.blacksky.app · 07/06/2026
“In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a modest house in the Catskills region of New York.“ www.pbs.org/wgbh/america...
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Casa Susanna | American Experience | PBS
In the 1950s and ’60s, an underground network of transgender women and cross-dressing men found refuge at a house in the Catskills region of New York. Known as Casa Susanna, the house provided a safe ...
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
France: Let's build 43 straw timber houses. Because it’s the best option. 🧠 The math: instead of emitting 490 tonnes of CO2 with concrete construction, we simply sequester 315 tonnes of CO2.
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Construire autrement : 43 logements qui stockent le carbone à Bretteville-sur-Laize 🌾🪵 Nous avons posé symboliquement la première botte de paille de notre opération de 43 logements en bois-paille… | ...
Construire autrement : 43 logements qui stockent le carbone à Bretteville-sur-Laize 🌾🪵 Nous avons posé symboliquement la première botte de paille de notre opération de 43 logements en bois-paille  (3...
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/06/2026
WOW - Trump crashes out & cuts his interview w/ Welker short as she presses him on his lack of evidence for claiming elections are rigged "You're either crooked or you're stupid. I've had enough. Thank you darling," he tells her" "I traveled all the way to Wisconsin for this interview," she pleads
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 07/06/2026
Bolivia’s legislature passes law allowing use of troops against protesters aje.news/8a3wfc
Bolivia’s legislature passes law allowing use of troops against protesters
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 07/06/2026
Trump keeps trying to shill fossil fuels that the market doesn't seem to want.
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Only two bidders reveal little interest in Trump lease sale at Alaska wildlife refuge
Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed in July of last year, BLM is required to hold at least four lease sales in the Coastal Plain by 2035.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/06/2026
This is an amazing illustration of why the industry itself needs to be restricted, materially, to achieve the best climate / environment outcomes and protection of society from other impacts like air pollution and price rises These numbers are just bonkers www.greenpeace.org.au/greenpeace-r...
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Energy Vampires: the AI data centres draining Australia - Greenpeace Australia Pacific
The frenzied rollout of AI data centres in Australia is rushing through massive new projects, which will derail Australia’s energy transition unless the government urgently intervenes.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/06/2026
An ABC report reveals Anthropic has hopes for 20 GW of data centre capacity in Australia About 33x the existing consumption of data centres in the country today This is why @greenpeaceap.bsky.social called for a moratorium: they won't build wind/solar to match this www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...
Power play
Data centres generate extreme heat and need deep reserves of water to cool them and require enormous amounts of electricity.

Combined, the infrastructure is likely to put immense pressure on Australia's water and energy supplies and its emissions reductions targets.

Four Corners has learnt just how substantial that pressure could be.

In its MOU with the government, Anthropic stated that it "recognises the importance of expanding Australia's energy supply and transmission with a focus on firmed renewables". However, that agreement is not binding.

Sources close to the industry have told Four Corners on the condition of anonymity that senior Anthropic representatives disclosed to them the company has bold ambitions to invest in data centres that would use a large proportion of Australia's electricity output.

They said Anthropic disclosed it wants 5 gigawatts of new compute to help train its AI models by 2030 with a longer-term goal of 20 gigawatts – something that would significantly increase Australia's annual electricity generation.

Anthropic would not comment on those figures but said in a statement to Four Corners it "wants to be an accelerator and a partner in Australia's energy transition".

"We plan to scale our demand, including through new generation; cover our own costs; contribute to grid resiliency through load flexibility; and partner with the community to ensure the benefits are broad and shared," a spokesperson said.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 07/06/2026
Starting June 15, I’m making the move that I've worked toward since the day I arrived. I’ll be taking the helm of @11thhourmsnow.bsky.social on @ms.now. The 11th Hour is where I started at this network a decade ago. Coming back is a full circle moment for me, and I hope you'll join me. See you 6/15
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David Corn @davidcorn.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
There’s really only one conclusion here: Trump cannot live in the realm of reality. He pathologically makes claims that cannot be supported and acts as if he is delusional. If all elections are rigged, as he says, how did he win in 2016 in 2024? He is a danger to this country.
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The Beethoven Group @beethovengroup.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
This is a good analysis of the techniques Donald Dump is using to manipulate. My advice to journalists who want to fight back is this: talk with interrogators, police or intelligence, we have built techniques that work against these type of people. She did a good job but you need more.
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Media sanewashing in action: "tense interview... ended suddenly." Erm, no. It was a madman screaming at a journalist, saying he won an election he didn't, going red (orange?) in the face, calling the journalist "crooked" and "darling", calling every media outlet "crooked", and then walking out.
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The Intercept @theintercept.com · 07/06/2026
Stella Wasserman is training to compete for the Israeli equestrian team at the 2028 Games. Her father Casey Wasserman, chair of LA28 Olympic Committee, has come under fire over his ties to the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. interc.pt/3SrKpgo
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Zeteo @zeteo.com · 07/06/2026
This week in Palestine: - Israeli Soldiers Detail Kill Orders During Gaza ‘Ceasefire’ - Israel Kills At Least 11 in Gaza - Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya Transferred to Solitary Confinement Zeteo's round-up of the stories you may have missed out of occupied Gaza and the West Bank: zeteo.com/p/this-week-...
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Democracy Now! @democracynow.org · 07/06/2026
"We don't have a lot of time," says Hasan Piker. "Fascism is here, and someone has to fight back."
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Hasan Piker on His U.K. Ban, Traveling to Cuba & Supporting Israel Critics in Midterms
The British government earlier this week barred left-wing political commentators Hasan Piker and Cenk Uygur from entering the U.K. ahead of several speaking events. The Home Office said it was canceli...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
I disagree 100% that CO₂ removal (CDR) will be defined by “many companies across many sectors making serious, meaningful commitments." CDR will never happen without governments investing in and conducting R&D, negotiating governance, garnering public support, etc.
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Climeworks CEO Says Carbon Removal Can’t Hinge on Microsoft
A pullback by the tech giant could spur an evolution of the market, said Christoph Gebald.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
‼️ANOTHER EXTRAORDINARY DAY Dozens of thousands of records are being smashed in over 210 countries and territories (>90% of the total) In 3 centuries of modern climatology, there had never been anything remotely comparable to what we are seeing now Expect dozens of posts next hours
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
ENDLESS RECORD HEAT IN JAPAN Japan is living its most extraordinary spring heat wave in history with records broken every day. Last May records: HIGH MAX. 32.7 Saita 31.6 Izumo 29.2 Nanki HIGH MINS 21.8 Otake 20.7 Ube 19.7 Matsuyama More records tomorrow!
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/05/2026
Israel's president condemns settler violence as international outrage mounts over treatment of Gaza aid activists.
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Palestine weekly wrap: Ben-Gvir's abuse of flotilla detainees causes outcry
Israel's president condemns settler violence as international outrage mounts over treatment of Gaza aid activists.
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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem - www.middleeasteye.net/news/uae-fail…
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UAE and Bahrain fail to join GCC condemnation of Somaliland opening embassy in Jerusalem
A range of Arab and Muslim states denounce 'illegal' move by the breakaway Somali state
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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Looks like one of those terrifying 2050 #climate projection graphics, but no, that’s a short-term forecast for France until… May 29th.
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Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"The Democratic Party has provided reflexive and unconditional support to Israeli governments, even as their actions have increasingly undermined American interests and values." - @ChrisVanHollen www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...
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Opinion | The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
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Trita Parsi @tparsi.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
"We have not yet fully confronted the fact that Israel has used its strength not only as a shield, but also as a sword to bury the two-state solution and advance the far right’s vision of a “Greater Israel.” - Sen. Van Hollen www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/o...
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Opinion | The Hard Truth My Party Needs to Face
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/05/2026
this is also one of my hobbyhorses. you want a better caliber of lawmaker? you want to reduce the odds of corruption? pay them more. a lot more.
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Epstein WIki @epsteinwiki.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Michael Wolff, Epstein Emails, and the Questions No One Wants to Answer "What should have been a clear line between reporting and proximity is looking a lot more like blurred access, private communication, and influence behind the scenes." #EpsteinFiles epsteinwiki.com/michael-wolf...
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Michael Wolff, Epstein Emails, and the Questions No One Wants to Answer - EPSTEIN WIKI
A new podcast and investigation reveal emails between Michael Wolff and Jeffrey Epstein, raising serious questions about media access, influence, and
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Mike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
one thing i didn't get a picture of in seoul was the number of small EV work trucks. they were *everywhere* refrigerator trucks. construction. deliveries. and right-sized AF www.youtube.com/live/tE6mMSw...
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Kia Bongo 3 EV – New EV Pickup Truck from Kia!
YouTube video by Asian Petrolhead
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Kevin Warsh just lost me. He argues he's going to be an independent Fed Chair, but refuses to acknowledge that Trump lost the 2020 election. If you can't state simple facts when you're in the political spotlight, you aren't independent. You're a coward.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
Cuba's solar power capacity has increased 350% since 2024.
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Christoph Harig @charig.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Realism vs. Reality
Another Trump Policy won't much change US Foreign Policy,  by Stephen WaltThe United States has become a rogue state. By Stephen Walt
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Secular Talk @kylekulinskishow.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I don't know if you guys missed this but the Pentagon announced "Operation Total Extermination" against Latin America. Read that again.
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Qasim Rashid, Esq. @qasimrashid.com · 18/03/2026
Juliana Stratton ran and won against a $30M juggernaut while unapologetically calling to ABOLISH ICE. She will win in November while unapologetically calling to ABOLISH ICE. Chuck Schumer: Grow A Spine And Defund And Abolish ICE
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Bill Scher @billscher.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
NBC calls IL-SEN Dem primary for Stratton. Big whiff for Big Crypto www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton wins Democratic Senate primary in Illinois
NBC News projects that Stratton, who was backed by Gov. JB Pritzker, defeated two sitting members of Congress after an expensive race.
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Oliver Willis @owillis.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Love how the msm invents new rules for Trump. He gets to come up for a reason for the war AFTER he starts it. What a lucky little fellow.
Politico: Trump is running out of time to sell his rationale for Iran war
Senior officials keep offering justifications for the conflict with Tehran that the president upends.
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Progressive International @progintl.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
We're mobilising to Havana on 21 March. Join the Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba, and support our efforts to secure critical aid for homes, hospitals, schools, and families in need.
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Nuestra América Convoy
We are mobilizing to Cuba, bringing critical humanitarian aid for its people.
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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
It’s insane this is legal. People around Trump are profiting off war and death. I’m introducing legislation ASAP to ban this.
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David Sirota @davidsirota.com · 01/03/2026
🚨NEW: Inside the dark money network that's been pushing America toward a war with Iran. www.levernews.com/the-shadow-c...
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The Shadow Campaign Behind The Iran Strike
As U.S. forces attack Iran, a dark-money network of anti-Muslim billionaires, fossil fuel empires, and arms dealers is suddenly far closer to its goal.
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