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Peter Sinclair

@peterwsinclair.bsky.social
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Videographer. Climate/Clean Energy Comms. Sun101.org, Wind101.info, Thinc.blog . NCSE Friend of the Planet 2017. Working to support deployment of clean energy in the Heartland. This is the front line of Climate Action.

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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 7h
Sen. Schmitt tap dancing after ridiculous blunder. Who is the "Dirtbag" here? youtu.be/H9nkTn12j-U?... via @YouTube
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'Who knew Jack Smith was a Caitlyn Clark fan?' Sen. Schmitt chuckles following tense hearing
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 17h
First Ever Nuclear Restart effort hits "Tilt". A year behind schedule, and now new questions raised by mysterious incident. thinc.blog/2026/09/30/r...
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Reactor Restart Hits “Tilt”
I’ve been pretty hands off on the ongoing restart operation at the Palisades Nuclear facility on Lake Michigan. Generally, I wish them all the luck in the world, number one because I’m …
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
"Worst Ever" King Tides batter Florida, even without storms - but no mention of Climate in this News report. thinc.blog/2026/09/29/w...
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“Worse than Ever”. “End of my Rope”. King Tides Continue Relentlessly in Florida
Related to the other post on this page. Just as post Hurricane damages far inland continue to weigh on the economy, Florida’s coastal cities, even with no storms this year, are suffering some…
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Desi Doyen/Green News Report @greennewsreport.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Hilarious that the Fox *Business* host clings to his childlike misunderstanding of global oil markets even after his colleagues just explained it to him, and they’re all like:
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That's Not How It Works! That's Not How Any Of This Works!
ALT: That's Not How It Works! That's Not How Any Of This Works!
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Two Years post #Helene - Western Carolina still impacted. Glimpse of a Climate Battered Future. thinc.blog/2026/09/29/b...
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Bat Cave NC Struggles a Glimpse of Climate Hobbled Future
Report from WBTV – Charlotte NC.Two years post Hurricane Helene, Bat Cave, North Carolina is still crippled from the climate fueled storm’s impacts. Readers here will vividly remember h…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Explaining markets to MAGA. (good luck) Fox News Meltdown over Diesel Export Ban. "Patience wearing Thin" on War. thinc.blog/2026/09/25/f...
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Fox Panel Melts Down over Diesel Export Ban-“Patience Wearing Thin” on War
New channel I did not know existed – MSFox. Seriously, how far we have come that Fox News has to explain market economics to Republicans?
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Don't take it from snowflake greenie squishes like me - Hard core oil guy explains why we are in a new higher pricing regime for fossil fuels, and why it will never go back. thinc.blog/2026/09/25/o...
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Oil Guy: Get Ready for Permanent Higher Pricing
No squishy snowflake wishful thinking here.Unabashed Oil guy with long industry experience explains in short form how it is that the current crisis will push global oil prices to a new, higher base…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Crucial Explainer: What Happens if US Diesel Stops Flowing? It Matters. thinc.blog/2026/09/24/w...
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What Happens If US Diesel Stops Flowing? Crucial Explainer.
What happens when the world’s biggest exporter of one of the most important substances for modern civilisation decides to stop exporting it?We might be about to find out.Primer on US diesel a…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Why do Democrats have to explain markets to Republicans? Here's why a Diesel export ban won't work. thinc.blog/2026/09/24/e...
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Explainer: Why Banning Diesel Exports Won’t Work
Report above from WHAM Rochester New York. Administration panicking about Diesel prices, but the reflexive remedy guaranteed to make things worse.How come Democrats have to explain markets to Repub…
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Wtaf is this question my university just asked me about my project?
Does the project involve any work that could be interpreted as promoting DEIA, climate change research, or non-compliant to any Presidential Executive Orders?
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2026 Minimum thinc.blog/2026/09/23/a...
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Arctic Ice Reaches 2026 Annual Minimum
NASA: Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 12, according to NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. The ice covered an est…
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Citizen Michael @citizenmichael.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Trump administration and allied criminals are stealing Venezuela's money and shielding it from American creditors who had won claims against the Maduro government. A poor nation who need funds to recover from an earthquake desperately need that money for rebuilding. It's being stolen.
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FOLLOW THE MONEY: HOW THE U TURNED VENEZUELA’S OIL MONEY INTO A PAYDAY FOR INSIDERS
Treasury Secretary Bessent calls more than $11 billion of Venezuela’s money a U.S. asset. It isn’t ours, and the trail runs to a Pentagon oil deal, Jeffrey Epstein’s inbox and a pardon that followed $...
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Go Blue! Ann Arbor Pioneers City-run Solar and Batteries for residents. thinc.blog/2026/09/23/m...
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Michigan City Pioneers Solar/Battery Initiative
Detroit News station reporting on Ann Arbor’s (Go Blue) new initiative to provide solar panels and battery backup to residents, as a step toward creating a city owned utility, and cutting the…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Grifter DOE Secretary Chris Wright sees Trump's disastrous Diesel export ban proposal as his last chance to bail out of the burning Blimp. thinc.blog/2026/09/23/e...
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Energy Sec Says Diesel Export Ban Would Not Work. Deathwatch clock Starts Ticking
Above, Baton Rouge, Louisiana TV report say without exports, refineries will have to stop production on multiple streams of product, including jet fuel, heating oil, and gasoline.Energy Secretary W…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
El Niño Could be a Preview of the Near Future thinc.blog/2026/09/22/e...
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El Niño Could be a Preview of the Near Future
Zeke Hausfather in The Climate Brink: We hear a lot about central outcomes of climate change. For example, under the new “medium” scenario (e.g. current policies continuing), the world …
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
El Niño is now the Strongest Ever, with Months yet to Grow thinc.blog/2026/09/21/e...
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El Niño is Now Strongest on Record, with Months to Grow Stronger
Ben Noll on X: You are looking at the strongest El Niño event on record. On Sept. 19, the key monitoring region in the Pacific Ocean reached 3.05°C above average, breaking the record from November …
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
California Declares Emergency Ahead of Monster El Nino thinc.blog/2026/09/22/c...
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California Declares Emergency in Prep for Monster El Niño
For a good explainer on why El Niño causes sea level rise along the West Coast, see this post.Another illustration of how climate change will continue to provide eye-popping YouTube content.Small c…
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redneeraj.bsky.social @redneeraj.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
We are so cooked.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
top order of business for Democrats - Break up Billionaire owned media conglomerates.
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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
god this is giving me such trauma flashbacks to how all of us who worked at twitter felt when the acquisition finally went through. just abject despair.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What is "AI Force"? Trump announces new Government initiative. thinc.blog/2026/09/21/a...
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As Researchers Warnings Increase, Trump Announces “AI Force”
Jim Stewartson on X: One of the most disturbing things he’s ever said—and an example of how allowing this to go on is a conscious decision to destroy America. This is a government bailout in motion…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Diesel Prices are Killing Farmers, and Truckers. Should We Stop Exporting it? Not that easy. thinc.blog/2026/09/21/h...
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High Diesel is Killing the Economy. Should We Stop Exporting It?
Garret Golding and Lutz Killian in Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas: Proponents of a U.S. crude oil export ban argue that prohibiting crude oil exports would increase the supply of crude in the Unite…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump-Epstein reading room is bringing Epstein files to voters to read for themselves. www.facebook.com/profile.php?...
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Bensky: I had met one woman who had been to 42 Trump rallies—she’s very well known in the community. And she said that when Trump had said, “Are we still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” that something in her switched. She said, “I can’t support him. I can’t support MAGA.”
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#TeslaTakedown @teslatakedown.com · 21/09/2026
Elon has already spent over $5 million backing Ken Paxton. Nearly all of it is filling Texans' feeds and mailboxes with vile anti-trans slop. www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
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Elon Musk is flying under the radar in the Texas Senate race. Republicans want to keep it that way.
One Republican involved in the Texas Senate contest called Musk’s in-your-face campaigning in Wisconsin last year “a mistake.”
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Energy Transition is "Turbo Charged" - but it's not about #ClimateChange, and maybe never was thinc.blog/2026/09/19/e...
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Energy Transition is No Longer About Climate Change
Global Energy analyst Jeff Currie tells Bloomberg the Energy Transition is “TurboCharged” – but it’s not about climate, and maybe never was.By far the biggest growth in ener…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
El Niño is now the Strongest Ever, with Months yet to Grow thinc.blog/2026/09/21/e...
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El Niño is Now Strongest on Record, with Months to Grow Stronger
Ben Noll on X: You are looking at the strongest El Niño event on record. On Sept. 19, the key monitoring region in the Pacific Ocean reached 3.05°C above average, breaking the record from November …
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
How can anybody vote for her? I mean, seriously. What a liar and a fraud. This is brutal.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Energy Transition is "Turbo Charged" - but it's not about #ClimateChange, and maybe never was thinc.blog/2026/09/19/e...
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Energy Transition is No Longer About Climate Change
Global Energy analyst Jeff Currie tells Bloomberg the Energy Transition is “TurboCharged” – but it’s not about climate, and maybe never was.By far the biggest growth in ener…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Exxon's predictions for climate warming from the '80s were dead on accurate. They have some new ones, but events in the Middle East might be a wild card.... thinc.blog/2026/09/19/e...
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Exxon Raises Estimate for Emissions, Warming
Above, former Chair of Exxon Rex Tillerson in 2011, responding to a question from activist David Fenton. “We’ll adapt.” he says. “Climate models are unreliable.”&#8221…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Hurricane Drought not the Science Coup that Deniers think it is. science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
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A Trio of Tropical Cyclones in the Pacific - NASA Science
The Pacific was buzzing with storms while the Atlantic was notably quiet.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
You think this regime can't get any more cartoonishly evil, but then it finds a way. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/c...
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Trump Administration Moves to Gut a Core Endangered Species Protection
An internal memo reinterprets the law so that only the intentional killing of animals, not collateral harm, is illegal.
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Marie 🇨🇦 @pawbaby2.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
EUROPE JUST MADE CANADA AN UNPRECEDENTED OFFER. Become the EU’s first-ever “associate member.” Deeper ties. Bigger markets. More options beyond the U.S. Canada isn’t waiting around. 🇨🇦 #ElbowsUp #CanadaStrong #USDemocracy #RisingBlue www.ipolitics.ca/2026/09/16/e...
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Europe wants Canada as its first 'associate member', von der Leyen tells Carney
In her state of the union address, she said the two must "urgently reimagine" their partnership, and move beyond just a free-trade agreement.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Jaron Lanier on the Religion of the Great and All Powerful AI. It's part of their sales schtick that you be terrified. thinc.blog/2026/09/16/j...
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Jaron Lanier on the Religion of AI
Massive demerits to Bernie Sanders for lending credibility to the fascist Steve Bannon. The two collaborated on a AI conference the other day.Small credit, they let an actually knowledgeable person…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
How Likely is an AI pandemic? thinc.blog/2026/09/15/h...
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How Likely is an AI Built Pandemic?
David Bellamy is an Infrastructure Engineer for agentic training and a Harvard PhD Statistician, that I follow on X.I hope he doesn’t mind that I quote him verbatim here. David Bellamy on X: …
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Reminder: voter fraud is not a thing. Voter suppression is.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
What is a Kelvin Wave? California is about to Find Out. @weatherwest.bsky.social explains thinc.blog/2026/09/16/w...
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What is a Kelvin Wave? California is About to Find Out
Above, local California station has coverage of one way in which El Niño will exert strong effects on the state, including Coastal Flooding, which is already underway.It’s called a Coastaly T…
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
JD Vance is a pathological liar. “Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed: The Pentagon watchdog’s report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region, far more than previously acknowledged.” www.aljazeera.com/features/202...
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Dozens of aircraft, hundreds of buildings: US loss to Iran attacks revealed
The Pentagon watchdog's report paints a picture of significant losses to US forces and facilities in the region.
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Show us the Money. Congress Asks about Where Looted Venezuelan Assets are going. thinc.blog/2026/09/16/w...
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Where Did Venezuelan Bucks Go? Congress says “Show Us the Money.”
I don’t steal nearly enough material from Thom Hartmann. So much Trumpian corruption has simply slipped down the memory hole because the zone is so flooded. Glad to see Rep. Casten get after …
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I hope David Bellamy doesn't mind I have reposted his thread. How Likely is an AI-Built Pandemic? thinc.blog/2026/09/15/h...
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How Likely is an AI Built Pandemic?
David Bellamy is an Infrastructure Engineer for agentic training and a Harvard PhD Statistician, that I follow on X.I hope he doesn’t mind that I quote him verbatim here. David Bellamy on X: …
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Time for an "I, Robot" sequel? Should some corollary of the Laws of Robots apply to Will Smith? Will the AIs allow it? thinc.blog/2026/09/15/t...
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Time for an “I, Robot” Sequel?
The Three Laws of Robots, presented to be from the fictional “Handbook of Robotics, 56th Edition, 2058 A.D.” by Isaac Asimov, are: A robot may not injure a human being or, through inact…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Runners face waist Deep Floodwaters. The New Normal is No Normal. thinc.blog/2026/09/15/r...
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Runners Face Waist Deep Water
The New Normal is Nothing is Normal anymore. New York Times: A half-marathon race on Sunday in Paramus, N.J., nearly turned disastrous, as heavy rainfall flooded parts of the course and forced runn…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
US Drivers all Bent over and now, No Lube! thinc.blog/2026/09/14/u...
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US Drivers: All Bent Over and Now No Lube
That’s gotta hurt. Yahoo: Costco has raised the price of its Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil and begun limiting how much any one member can purchase, as a global lubricant shortag…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Good News! AI dangers, like Climate Change, are a hoax thinc.blog/2026/09/15/g...
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Good News! AI Dangers are a Hoax, Like Climate Change!
BBC: US President Donald Trump has said fears about the safety of artificial intelligence (AI) are a “hoax”, as he criticised calls to have more guardrails in place for the fast-moving …
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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Brant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This is an admission of Cheating….
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
US Drivers: All Bent Over and Now No Lube. That's Gotta Hurt. thinc.blog/2026/09/14/u...
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US Drivers: All Bent Over and Now No Lube
That’s gotta hurt. Yahoo: Costco has raised the price of its Kirkland Signature full-synthetic motor oil and begun limiting how much any one member can purchase, as a global lubricant shortag…
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Peter Sinclair @peterwsinclair.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Oil Execs: Long warned crisis is here thinc.blog/2026/09/14/o...
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Oil Execs: Crisis is Here
The Crisis, long warned, is here.Be patient, we’re killing as fast as we can. Wall Street Journal: American oil executives warned for months that the prolonged closure of the Strait of Hormuz…
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AnitaH2🌱🪸(🦩🇦🇱) @anitah2.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Sikkert ingen nye ballast-arter som får fotfeste av dette...👀
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