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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 2h

Iowa does have the Quad Cities metro area, which: - contains 5 cities - 3 of which are in Illinois - have a combined population of 380k - making it the 148th largest metro area in the country

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 2h

"A society that treats every disaster as unforeseeable has little reason to examine building standards, infrastructure, emergency planning, land use or the resilience of essential services before the next one arrives. Preparation remains reactive because every catastrophe is treated as an exception"

climatecafe.substack.com

Stop Calling Climate Disasters Unimaginable

It has become commonplace for climate-related extreme weather events – now occurring more frequently and with increasing intensity -- to be labeled as “unimaginable” or “completely unprecedented”.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 19h

"Given this landscape—and the glaring truth that it’s A.I. driving the data center surge, not our online shopping—it seems unlikely that Americans will be swayed by PR campaigns designed to rebrand data centers as nothing more than helpful elves making the internet work."

slate.com

It’s the Most Evil Innovation in America. Everyone Hates It. These People Are Certain They Can Change Your Mind. (Gift Article)

Some would say they’re doing the devil’s work. They say they’re just doing their jobs.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 21h

"A Home for Every Neighbor has helped 239 people find a path to housing, including some who needed help such as first month’s rent rather than full assistance through the program, officials said. At least one person from every Cleveland ward has been housed."

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 22h

I really need HBO Max to stop running ads for the Barbie Dream Camper, because my 2-year old is obsessed and I'm not spending $85 on that shit

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 22h

"While under the orders, the six power plants have emitted 9.2 million tons of carbon dioxide — equivalent to the planet-warming effect of 2 million passenger vehicles — and released thousands of tons of sulfur dioxide, the precursor to acid rain, and nitrogen oxide."

politico.com

Cold politics are here

The global diesel debate hits a Trump ally in Maine.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

PM2.5 and PM10 briefly spiked at the St. Theodosius monitor during the 6:00 and 7:00 hours. May have been a temporary issue in the Flats. Levels are back down below the NAAQS

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Yup. Normally you have to do conformity for any addition above a lane mile, but if you call it an auxiliary lane for safety you're home free

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The people who are bankrolling these kitchens — like the CFOs of these large hotel chains and these big conglomerate restaurants — those people need to understand what it is they’re putting their people in front of.”

canarymedia.com

Gas stoves put restaurant cooks’ health at risk, new study finds

Dangerous amounts of heat and air pollution swirl in most commercial kitchens — even when the stoves are off. Switching to electric appliances helps…

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

And that's different from tobacco company litigation how? www.axios.com/2026/10/06/s...

My thought bubble: A bright spot for the oil companies is that multiple justices seemed wary of a practical mess in the absence of federal preemption.

"Presumably, if you prevail, the next day, a municipality in every single state will file a lawsuit," Roberts told Boulder's attorney.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

That's a no from me, dog www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/o...

We’re so busy debating whether A.I. will destroy humanity that we don’t ask how we might use it to deliver services, run elections, make laws and better listen to constituents. The evidence is all around us. What we need now is the commitment to use these tools in ways that really matter to people and to our democracy.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is admittedly well outside of my area of expertise, but I've read the Section 1402 language and this does seem like a good faith description of what it says

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

He already has a paid subscription tier with subscriber only episodes

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Have you gone to the Public Podcasting Commission and requested they rate base your costs with an 11% ROE

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz were on The Batmobile making babies, and I saw one of the babies, and the baby looked at me.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

The midges are insane today. May they swarm the White Sox with the intensity that they just came after me.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Don't boo. Boo then vote. Or boo while voting. Whatever works

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

That wouldn't be determined until the audits and designs for the stations are completed

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is the same approach - energy performance contract - and same contractor that just completed substantial upgrades to the five police district buildings, including installing rooftop solar

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

EPA finally completed its statutory obligation to identify nonattainment areas for the 2024 PM2.5 NAAQS 8 months late and in the most passive aggressive way possible

content.govdelivery.com

EPA Notifies States of Potential Designations for the Biden EPA’s Flawed 2024 Air Quality Standard Following Appealed Court Order

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Life-affirming: The Worst Person You Know Just Made A Terrible Point

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Strange, Matt defended the government handing out PPP loans to businesses that wouldn't be able to repay them. Surely there must be a good faith mistake here www.slowboring.com/p/making-pol...

slowboring.com

Making policy for a low-trust world

Effective ideas meet a simple test: "It does exactly what it says on the tin."

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FERC @ferc.gov · 05/10/2026

🌟 It’s Public Power Week! 🌟 Join us in celebrating the commitment of public power utilities serving communities across America and the critical role they play keeping the power flowing.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

No problem; COBRA takes like 5 minutes to run. If it's any consolation, the emissions are not to exceed values, so they're almost certainly not going to be that high. And the permit says it's CCCT for demand response, so hopefully it won't be on during school

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Here's the COBRA outputs. Impacts are annual and expressed in negative values (negative benefits) - 1-1.4 premature deaths - 751 asthma attacks - 5 new cases of asthma - 283 minor restricted activity days - 356 lost school days - $15.7-22.3 million in total heath costs

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Doing bath and then putting the kids to bed. Give me some time. At first glance it shouldn't be huge but it won't be nothing either.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Once again, Cleveland dot com proves that AI is the greatest editor a newsroom can have

Picture of a New York Jets player running with a football. He is surrounded by other Jets players and being purchased by Chicago Bears players.

Text reads Jets end 638-day interception drought with Fitzpatrick pick Jets' record interception drought ends at 21 games Fitzpatrick ends Jets' NFL-record interception drought Jets finally get an interception after 638 days Jets snap historic interception drought vs. Bears ago Chris Pugh

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

“Lawmakers need to decide what they really want out of these investments. Do you want to use this as a way to get data centers away from population centers? Are they just looking for capital investment, or are they wanting things like jobs?”

wired.com

Rural Data Centers Are in for a Big Federal Tax Break

Under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, data center projects in rural areas could be eligible for major tax benefits starting next year. Some hyperscalers do not seem eager to take the free cash.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Plague mysteriously emerging from the former Mongolian Empire? When has that ever been a problem

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Jonathan be kind. He's a survivor of state violence (touched by Maxine Waters)

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Mr. Dan Zak @mrdanzak.com · 04/10/2026

A Haitian man legally immigrated to Ohio, then was given an ankle monitor bc Trump withdrew his status. He threw himself in front of truck. The trucker, who voted for Trump, is haunted. “Pierre was doing what he was supposed to do. We did not do right by him.” www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

theatlantic.com

A Reckoning in Springfield

A truck driver out on his route confronts what the country has become.

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Damon Kiesow @kiesow.net · 03/10/2026

So “slop” is the negative externalities imposed on consumers by the imposition of synthetic communications by profit-seeking entities.

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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The scene in S2E4 of Your Friends and Neighbors where Gretchen days l insists it makes sense to buy a boat because seasons are getting warmer and everyone else rolls their eyes and laughs at her is so biting

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