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Working on cleaning the air. Living in Chicago.

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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 6h
If there isn’t some AI system or company out there named Vger, there should be.
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Soren Spicknall @sorenspicknall.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Neat news for people who think US-market vehicles should be simpler, cheaper, and smaller: Slate Auto has chosen Chicago for their first public showroom, opening in the old Tesla space at Grand & Aberdeen next week. The company plans to deliver their first completed cars before the end of the year.
An email screenshot reads:

CHICAGO, WE'RE OPEN
(SOON).

You've been following us online, now
experience Slate in our first-ever physical
space.

The first Slate Experience Center opens
to the public in Chicago on October 15
and we can't wait to see you there

The Experience Center is all about getting
hands-on. See the truck up close--and
soon. take it for a demo drive. Explore the
wrap wall and browse real accessories
Use our design tools to build exactly what
you want-and get advice from the team
that knows the truck inside and out

No pressure. No pitch. Just the Slate, in
person.

Slate Experience Center
1053 W Grand Avenue
Chicago IL 60642
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Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 09/10/2026
“A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.” theintercept.com/2026/10/08/i...
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ICE Agent on Scene of NYC Shooting Was Posing as Construction Worker, Eyewitness Says
A member of Congress at the scene confirmed to The Intercept that there was a child in the victim’s car when ICE agents shot at it.
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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 23h
They’re live-streaming the execution of the person they think they can get away with doing that to first. It’s a test. If they can do that, they’ll expand the margins of permission.
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🚛⚡ Electric-truck sales jumped 75% in one year. With diesel at historically high prices, electric semis are increasingly becoming an economic decision — not just an environmental one. Cleaner + cheaper to operate is a powerful combination. #EVs #Electrification about.bnef.com/insights/cle...
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The Electric Trucking Market’s Record Rise: Three Things to Know | BloombergNEF
BloombergNEF published its latest US data center capacity forecast, packed with insights about developers, timelines, regional market dynamics and on-site power considerations. Here are our key takeaw...
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Alex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
🚛 The best hedge against the next oil shock? Stop buying diesel. Electric trucks turn volatile fuel costs into more predictable electricity expenses. Energy independence isn't just national security. It's smart business. #ElectricTrucks #EnergySecurity www.forbes.com/sites/margoo...?
forbes.com
The Only Real Hedge Against Diesel Shock Is An Electric Truck
Record diesel prices from the Iran war show the US needs electric trucks; China and Europe surge ahead while US rollbacks stall adoption—California and Tesla push ahead.
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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
oh my GOD
phoenixnewtimes.com
Congressional candidate is raped while repairing her campaign signs
Embarrassed, she initially didn’t want to report attack. Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office's investigation is ongoing.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
All I can think is there is a special place in hell for those who deliberately roll back health protections and cause disproportionate suffering and death for children, the elderly and the sick. No words. www.reuters.com/legal/litiga...
reuters.com
EPA air chief leaves agency after overseeing Trump regulatory rollback
The Environmental Protection Agency official who has overseen some of the Trump administration's ​most consequential efforts to roll back climate and ‌air pollution regulations resigned effective last...
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 06/10/2026
All (new) Tesla vehicles in the US now support AC bidirectional charging. With Tesla’s home battery (Powerwall) and charger no additional hardware is required (without the battery, a power switch is needed). It works when the grid is down as backup power, and in some states V2G with the grid.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Seattle Metro started 2026 w/40 battery-powered electric buses. It started receiving 89 more this year. It just ordered another 30. The last electric bus CTA got was several years ago; it has 25 zero-emission buses in its fleet, with nothing on the way.... www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/glob...
digitaljournal.com
New Flyer secures additional order of 100 transit buses for Washington Metro
Funding for these buses is sourced from a mix of federal, state, and local programs, including grants from the Federal Transit Administration’s Low or No Emission grant program. The new buses will replace retiring fleet units and are set to elevate passenger comfort and operational efficiency, aligning directly with Metro's five-year Strategic Transformation Plan to become the region’s premier choice for safe and efficient transportation.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Worldwide, regular gasoline cars are now LESS THAN HALF of all new cars being sold (49%). Battery-powered (17%), hybrids (18%) and a mix of plug in hybrid, alt fuels and diesel vehicles totaled 51%. electrek.co/2026/10/05/g...
electrek.co
Gas cars fall below 50% of global new car sales for the first time
Gas cars made up 49% of global new car sales in the first half of 2026, down from 73% in 2021. But hybrids are taking as much share as EVs.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Thank you for being a steadfast light in the storm year after year McSweeney's. IYKYK.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Neat! Tesla EV sales are about 2% less than last year (Q32025 to Q32026), but Rivian with its sole massvie EV factory in central Illinois saw a whopping 45% growth in sales! And they upped projected sales goals for the year too! techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/r...
techcrunch.com
Rivian's R2 just helped it set a new sales record | TechCrunch
Deliveries jumped roughly 45% compared to the same quarter last year, with Rivian delivering more than 19,000 EVs.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Studies now showing diesel exhaust tied to liver damage, which might affect the heart. No test yet to determine if early damage done in people, but research is pointing the way towards one so damage that could be life threatening is caught and treated earlier. www.earth.com/environment/...
earth.com
Dirty air leaves a chemical trail in your blood that may serve as an early warning of heart trouble
Scientists discovered blood markers that appear after exposure to air pollution.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
fun facts! ... per Politico: "Last year, utility scale wind and solar generated more power in the U.S. than coal on an annual basis for the first time. Now, 2026 marks the first time renewables have surpassed nuclear through the first nine months of the year."
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What a moron. This will dramatically increase local air pollution, cause expensive damage to trucks, invalidate manufacturer warranties... so DUMB. Hoping drivers and residents don't suffer the consequences of taking dumb-ass advice. www.jalopnik.com/2273110/texa...
jalopnik.com
Texas Declares 'Statewide Disaster' Over Diesel Prices, Allows Truckers To Fill Up With Home Heating Oil - Jalopnik
Home heating oil and diesel fuel are, functionally, identical.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
COOL!! #Metra is showing off its first new BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC TRAINSET at McCormick Place THIS WEEKEND. It goes into service in 2027, after a testing. It's the first of 8 trainsets ordered (w/option to get 8 more). Clean, quiet, #ZeroEmissions www.fox32chicago.com/video/fmc-fh...
fox32chicago.com
Metra’s first battery-powered train arrives in Chicago for public viewing
Metra officials explain how the new battery-powered train works, what it means for riders and when passengers could begin riding it.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
emptying our emergency supplies for electoral reasons because the president started a war....
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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Yesterday, Trump’s America dot gov site answered factual questions like “who won the 2020 election” accurately. Today, it no longer does.
Daniel Dale 
@ddale8
X.com
Yesterday, asked about its chatbot's many debunkings of Trump, the White House said it "will continue to be updated to provide more features, resources, and the most accurate information from the federal government."
Today...lots of accurate answers have been simply forbidden, with the chatbot framing information like who won the 2020 election as forbidden "political commentary." x.com/ddale8/status/...

Daniel Dale * @ddale8 • 20m
Yesterday: Trump administration chatbot says it's not true that Trump inherited the worst inflation in history.
Today: Says it can't answer such questions...
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Want to let NITA (the 'new RTA') know what you want to see improved in Chicagoland transit - like say more clean quiet ELECTRIC BUSES? Let them know here in a public poll they have up now. polco.us/n/res/vote/n...
polco.us
What Moves You? Help Shape the 2027 NITA Budget
Polco is a secure and reliable place to provide input directly to local and state leaders, as well as other socially minded organizations.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Wow they musk not want to let anyone see this documentary. Shhhhhh!
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What happens when you use the dirtiest fuel possible to generate electricity: People get sick, they suffer, they die. And the government sides with those that caused this, doubly punishing the sick and dying along with thier families. #Coal www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
motherjones.com
Sickened coal miners plead for their black lung benefits as cases surge
"Do you have to be dead?"
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ibuprofen enthusiast @premiumfrye.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
#neverForget
A bootleg rap T-shirt/homage image of 9 members of earth wind and fire. The top text says "never forget" and the bottom says "September 21"
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Pacific Antifascist Research Collective @pacantifa.is · 21/09/2026
Meet ICE agent Steve Rivas, of Chicago, IL. Rivas is one of the agents who brutalized the U.S. citizen in Evanston yesterday. Rivas has been involved in multiple questionable use of force incidents in Illinois and Minnesota. Rivas and his wife have been active in the local Chicago swingers scene.
An ICE officer with salt-and-pepper hair and goatee wearing a "Fugitive Operations" patch.Plain clothed federal agents including Steve Rivas (black beanie with glasses) tackle and arrest a man after a short foot chase in the lobby of the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. (Anthony Souffle/Star Tribune via AP)MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 13: A federal agent [Steve Rivas] exits his car on January 13, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Trump administration has deployed over 2,400 Department of Homeland Security agents to the state of Minnesota in a push to apprehend undocumented immigrants. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)AdultHub page

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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Encouraging news! Improvements in air pollution are leading to brighter, smarter toddlers, according to a new study from Columbia University in New York... Now we just need to keep the progress going! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Iran has a population of 92,417,700 people.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Drones and snipers and sharks with fricking lasers… sigh.
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Electrek @electrek.co · 17/09/2026
Open source semi: Windrose puts its electric truck online, for free
electrek.co
Open source semi: Windrose puts its electric truck online, for free
This week, Windrose founder and CEO Wen Han made heavy truck history by putting the CAD models for all 1,023 parts from the X9D01 base model of his Windrose E700 Class 8 electric truck online. For free. more…
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Still can’t believe they rolled a severely brain-damaged 84-year-old out of his 92-day-long paid medical leave just to vote against paid medical leave for every other American
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Time will tell. He is not winning everything.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I did not know Sen. Muskie even mentioned climate… that would seem a hard one to get around arguing in court methinks, no?
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Coal kills. Those now in power want coal to kill more. ... set to cause 1000s of premature deaths, 100s of emergency room visits, 100,000s of asthma attacks, 10,000s of missed school days and missed workdays… per year. " electrek.co/2026/09/13/e...
electrek.co
EPA plans to raise your health costs by $120B on Monday
The EPA will roll back health protections that would have saved Americans $120 billion, continuing its assault on your lungs and pocketbook.
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Nathaniel William Horadam @horadam.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This was always a farce and if anything, DOE continuing to push the case risks becoming an election issue. 🔌💡
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Kathleen Bachynski @bachynski.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
“On Friday, during the 25th anniversary ceremony at the World Trade Center, organizers will add a new moment of silence. It will honor those who died not on Sept. 11, 2001, but in the years that followed from illnesses linked to their exposure at ground zero.”
statnews.com
I’m a thoracic surgeon in New York City. For many of my patients, Sept. 11 is still not over
“For thousands of families, the Sept. 11 attack did not end when the fires were extinguished. It simply changed form,” writes Raja Flores.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Waiting for my special $45k Natalie check.
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Berin Szóka @berinszoka.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Photo of the decade: AfD leader Alice Weidel
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The Onion @theonion.com · 09/09/2026
“Humanity has never faced a more deadly carrier of disease and bacteria than children, and their total removal is a massive medical breakthrough and a milestone in the management of illness in this country,” — Jane Christiansen, CDC spokesperson
theonion.com
CDC Successfully Eradicates Children
ATLANTA—Hailing its success as a major victory for the public health and safety of all Americans, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Monday that it had successfully eradicated ch...
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Urban Cycling Institute @urbancyclinginstitute.org · 08/09/2026
Japan just made its streets safer overnight! Following Spain and Wales, the country just slashed the speed limit on more than two thirds of its streets, from 60 km/h to 30 km/h. Read more: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Drive an EV?? Fill out the Global EV Driver Survey 2026. 7-minute survey gathers EV drivers' experiences w/charging, range, ownership, & EV adoption. Results are used to provide global & country-level insights to support better EV policies & infrastructure. globalevalliance.com/survey-2026/
globalevalliance.com
Global EV Driver Survey 2026 – GEVA
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The Onion @theonion.com · 03/09/2026
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck theonion.com/google-maps-introduces…
Google Maps Introduces Crawling Directions For Cyclists Hit By Truck
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
Map showing Lower Pollution levels in London after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not a terrible night at all.
Chicago Jazz fest scene
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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Chicago Public Health announced today that we have a confirmed case of West Nile Virus. Please take it seriously! Might be oversharing but my grandfather died from complications from the 2013 Dallas WNV outbreak. Wear insect repellent and if you’re old / immunocompromised, stay in at dawn and dusk!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is why you can't have healthcare. www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigratio…
nbcnews.com
ICE plans to buy robot ‘dogs’ for some immigration enforcement operations
The doglike robots are equipped with cameras and sensors that can detect chemicals and would be used in situations that
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
This is wild and batshit insane. Hoping the courts stop this because otherwise we won’t have free and fair elections in America.
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Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
We have lost one of the 20th century's most important voices for ecological sanity. Wendell Berry, RIP.
Wendell Berry
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All Our Yesterdays @allouryesterdays.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Vol. 2, no. 6 of the CO2 Newsletter, Sept-Oct 1981 is now downloadable. Founded by American geologist William Barbat, each was 8 pages of excerpts from recent reports, editorials and deeply researched articles. All 18 issues are heart-breakers. allouryesterdays.info/co2-newslett... 1/9
CO2 Newsletter vol. 2 no 6  page 1

"Southern Hemisphere Puzzles: will warmer be wetter? will warmth grow ice?
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Joe Walsh @walshfreedom.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Spread the word.👇
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thrudasmog.bsky.social @thrudasmog.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
DEADLINE TOMORROW! Take Action NOW - Let EPA know you DON'T WANT dirtier heavy-duty diesel trucks! They are proposing to let big diesels emit MORE tailpipe air pollution threatening YOUR air and lungs. ujoin.co/campaigns/45...
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