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Ravi Manghani

@raviam.bsky.social
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All things energysky 🔌💡. Climatetech pro in energy storage, renewables, EVs and power markets. Some memes, some sports, & lot of politics. BOM-SEA-BOS

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Sean Casten @seancasten.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
To have that conversation honestly would have to start with an acknowledgement that our founders didn't trust a government based in popular will either. The electoral college, the senate, no direct election of senators, no one but white property holding men voting was all there from the jump.
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Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A great deal happened today. But nothing more important than this. SCOTUS allows Trump Administration to continue sending detained migrants to third countries with which the migrants have no prior connection. Just appalling.
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Stephen Hardwick @nonfinality.com · 30/09/2026
The NYTimes scans crowd footage and finds Jack Smith at the Hawkeye game. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/u...
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The New York Times analyzed footage from the game and identified Smith in the crowd.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
"hope" - classic engineering assumption
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Fine print: except in 10am starts
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Nirvana’s “Nevermind” turns 35 today — an album the band almost titled “Sheep”, referring to people who follow the herd. “Dreaming of the person you want to be,” Cobain said, “is wasting the person you already are.” “Come As You Are” 🎸
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Justin Gerdes @justingerdes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New from @cleanenergystates.bsky.social: The ABCs of VPPs: An Introduction to Virtual Power Plants: www.cesa.org/resource-lib... 🔌💡
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The ABCs of VPPs: An Introduction to Virtual Power Plants - Clean Energy States Alliance
This paper aims to help state officials and other stakeholders understand what virtual power plants (VPPs) are and how they can be optimally designed.     For state energy agencies, a central challeng...
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Jeff St John @jeffstjohn.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
New York City needs more batteries. But a yearlong fight between utility ConEd and battery developers has frozen community battery projects. ConEd says its grid is threatened. Developers say ConEd wants more profits. When will state regulators step in? www.canarymedia.com/articles/bat... #energysky
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A fight between Con Ed and developers is slowing NYC’s battery…
The utility says too many battery projects will overwhelm its grid and drive up costs. Battery developers say the utility is trying to protect its profits.
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Not an exaggeration to say when authoritarian thugs distort scientific research toward their own petty or prejudiced tastes, economies suffer, national security is compromised, people die. Exact proportion of each of those consequences varies from one authoritarian state to another, but all happen
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Steven T. Dennis @steventdennis.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Trump threatened to "STOP TRADING WITH COUNTRIES WITH WHICH WE HAVE A DEFICIT" unless Fed cuts rates. Includes: Vietnam Mexico Taiwan China Korea Germany India Canada Japan Ireland Italy France etc Hard to find *any* major products today that don't contain parts from these countries in supply chain
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 24/08/2026
According to data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service, average global sea surface temperatures have reached a new high, rising to nearly 70 degrees Fahrenheit late last week — potentially for the first time in millennia. wapo.st/3UfSUfD
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Honest question to all the economists: How is Wall Street pricing in the dismantling of social safety nets? It feels like everyday programs are getting rolled back or canceled.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
New White House plan reimagines American science — more $$ for AI, less for universities and the “life sciences.” Written by Trump’s science adviser, who is a Silicon Valley tech guy, not a scientist. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/22/u...
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Trump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities
Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Kiros was born 5 months after DeGette assumed office in Congress as the rep from CO-01 district in 1997.
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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Co-sign @stevevladeck.bsky.social. It may feel good to purge Trump holdovers under the next Democratic president. But the deeper damage that Slaughter inflicts on the infrastructure of our democracy will ultimately cause way more pain. www.stevevladeck.com/p/236-three-...
I saw lots of folks claim online yesterday that Slaughter is a good thing (or, at least, that it has a silver lining) because it will make it easier for the next Democratic president to simply clean house-and fire many, if not most, individuals who were appointed/hired/installed by President Trump. That may be true in the short term, but that comes at the enormous expense of (1) Congress, which will find itself increasingly hamstrung in trying to exert any control over how the executive branch exercises the powers Congress authorizes and delegates; and (2) the American people, who will find themselves subject to executive branch agencies doing the bidding of the incumbent administration rather than the goals Congress set for them by statute.
That may feel good when we like the current administration, but it's a recipe for instability and for the elimination of expertise in almost every
facet of governmental regulation. And in the interim, it also gives even more power to the courts (the Supreme Court, in particular), to sort out all of the subsidiary questions that Slaughter has already raised.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/06/2026
Breaking News: The Justice Dept. is seeking to throw out a lawsuit against Elon Musk’s company, xAI, over the data center's air pollution, saying it has the right to run polluting gas-burning turbines in Mississippi despite not having permits for them.
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D.O.J. Seeks to Halt Pollution Lawsuit Against Elon Musk’s Data Center
The department cited national security concerns, saying Elon Musk’s company had played a crucial role in the Iran war. It also argued it has the authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by citizens.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/06/2026
“I had the right papers and everything.” Omar Abdulkadir Artan would have been the first Somali to referee a World Cup game. Instead, he was denied entry to the U.S.
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Somali Referee Says His World Cup Dream Is Dashed After U.S. Denies Entry
“I had the right papers and everything,” Omar Abdulkadir Artan said in his first interview since he was turned back. He would have been the first Somali to referee a game in the tournament.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Pro tip: watch the video in slo-mo (0.25 or 0.5 speed)
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
When Victor raised the trophy in his hands even his colleagues couldn't reach it
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
FAFO FIFA
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
The Knicks were so good, they went on a 20 to -1 run. (30-27 to 50-26!)
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
AI stands for aquatic industry
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
In 2017, we traveled to Brooklyn to do a show at BAM, and our guest dropped out at the last minute. We called Stephen Colbert and he agreed to fill in *but only if we asked him the questions we had prepped for the original guest, without telling him who it was.* www.npr.org/programs/wai...
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'Wait Wait' For Feb. 11, 2017: With Not My Job Guest Stephen Colbert
Recorded in New York City with Not My Job guest Stephen Colbert, guest judge Glynn Washington, and panelists Peter Grosz, Faith Salie and Mo Rocca.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
I've done over 1200 Wait Wait eps but if I had to pick a favorite, this would be the one. Stephen will be fine, and never lack for any platform or gig he wants... not just because he's supremely talented, but because he's beloved. By everyone. Well, everyone except the President.
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
At first I felt a little dorky admitting how hard I prepared for a game show but you know what, guys? STUDYING WORKS.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
"You could say 5%, 6% depending on the way you phrase the statement."
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
If we play our cards right, soon we’ll be able to send handguns through the postal service but not birth control or ballots
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Best film adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only.
Back to the future
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Correction: "We cut drug prices by 90%. You could say 500%, 600% depending on if you failed in your 6th grade math test."
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
No more Chuck E Cheese birthday parties?
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Chuck E. Cheese Sad Moment
Alt: Chuck E. Cheese Sad Moment
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Reuters Legal @legal.reuters.com · 07/05/2026
BREAKING: US trade court rules against Trump's 10% global tariff reut.rs/3QSFFjq
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 06/05/2026
Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider's perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.
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Mina Kimes takes over as Scripps National Spelling Bee host as part of reimagined broadcast
Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
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Im Sorry I Cannot Understand GIF
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Slightly diminish a book Star military actions
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tejparikh.ft.com @tejparikh.ft.com · 03/05/2026
Donald Trump's green new deal My latest column for @financialtimes.com: The US president has inadvertently raised the appeal of renewable energy across the world: as.ft.com/r/ac96a71b-a...
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
storage, geothermal, solar and nuclear
Tina Fey, Timothée, Kylie and Ben at Knicks basketball game
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Keith Parish @fastbreakbreak.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
the magic's boxscore from 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter until the final buzzer never seen anything like it truly amazing
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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
No, solar panels aren't constantly oozing toxins. These and other myths the fossil-fuel industry would like you to believe about solar are easily debunked. Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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Relax. Solar Panels Won’t Give You Cancer
We live in an age of both scientific miracles and superstition about science, increasing more or less in tandem. One year we’re creating novel vaccines that arrest a global pandemic, and four years la...
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
A gentle reminder: It used to be not such a rare thing a few years ago. The fact that the planet hasn't stopped warming up in these years makes the current attitude all the more alarming!
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
An article from The Guardian:

‘She’s opening the bees!’ US beekeeper jailed for trying to save friend from eviction

Massachusetts woman set swarms of insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to evict elderly man with cancer

A beekeeper has been jailed for six months after she set swarms of her insects on sheriff’s deputies attempting to carry out an eviction at a friend’s house.

Rebecca Woods insisted she only released her truckload of hives to allow the bees to enjoy the “lovely, flowering landscape” near the home of an elderly friend and cancer patient.

But a district court in Springfield, Massachusetts, heard that Woods, 59, admitted under questioning that she was trying to save him from eviction by freeing the bees in the presence of the deputies who had shown up to serve papers.
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Slight edit 🔌💡 --> by my tally we are now spending ~$2B to companies to NOT build more *DOMESTIC* energy infrastructure. in the middle of an energy crisis
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
What a mind-boggling achievement. 10k in 28:25 21.1k in 60:29 30k-35k in 13:54 next 21.1k in 59:01 www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/a...
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Sabastian Sawe breaks two-hour barrier to make history in London Marathon
Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe has made history at the London Marathon, winning the men’s race in a historic time of 1hr 59mins 30secs
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Mina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
My favorite part about Seattle’s pick was that they made it. Dylan came by our show last night and we were worried they’d trade down so he would get his moment. Awesome kid who has beaten cancer *twice.* So stoked for him.
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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Props to the NY Times editor and reporter who refused to sanewash this www.nytimes.com/2026/04/22/u...
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Philip Bump @pbump.com · 23/04/2026
Here, I made this for my newsletter a few months back. Feel free to share with any Cabinet members you know.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Cool. My electric mixer stirs faster than my finger
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Ravi Manghani @raviam.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Arsenal's season in the making (as always)...uninspiring performance yet again
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a group of women are running a race on a track .
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 18/04/2026
Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong. Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
And here’s a gift link to the remarkable story about the FBI Director from @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The FBI Director Is MIA
Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
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Peter Sagal @petersagal.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Remarkable SCOTUS reporting in the NYTimes, which pretty much confirms what observers have always assumed, but still astonishes. (Gift link) www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...
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The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court
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