Scott Wahlstrom
@scottwahlstrom.bsky.social
Massachusetts native, father, husband, grandfather. Public school science educator, mechanical engineer, sustainability/environmental management. Environmental protection advocate, hiking, backpacking, gardening, climate. WPI, FSU, Harvard.
We need to set the record straight about this because right wingers are trying to compare $5 gas under Biden to gas prices under Trump. Yes, gas hit $5 under Biden. For about 10 days in June 2022, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Then prices came back down. #BlueWaveIn20Days
You give in once to a bully and they'll come back for more, more, more.
Vile. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/u...
Inside Elon Musk’s $276 Million Midterm Rescue Mission for Republicans
The world’s richest person has quietly become by far the biggest known midterm donor, trying to save Republicans’ Senate majority with some of the largest donations in American political history.
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"New England wind generation had never eclipsed 2GW prior to this year. In the last month alone, it surpassed that threshold five times." The wind power surge "is the clearest sign yet that the US’ first two major offshore wind projects are ramping up production." www.politico.com/newsletters/... 🔌💡
(Energy) War of the Worlds
This isn't the age of "energy ceasefire." It's the opposite.
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Buying diesel now supports Russia’s attack on Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...
After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine
President Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami.
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The bill “would allow golfers to squeeze in 23 million more rounds a year.“ Well, we know why Trump is so motivated. Maybe people will start recognizing abuse when it’s not directed at a woman. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
Trump Urges People to Call Senator Tom Cotton Over Daylight Saving Bill
The president urged people to call Senator Tom Cotton of Arkansas and accused him of blocking a bill to cement daylight saving time.
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The US government is siding with fossil fuel companies in a SCOTUS case. Federal government: “Only the US government has the power and expertise to deal with something like climate change.” Also the federal government: “Climate change is a hoax and must be expunged from all government websites.”
Just heard on @npr.org: Residence in one state are being told that data centers benefit them because upgrades to the grid will protect them during regional power failures. This is a reminder that capitalism responds to human need best when it aligns with profit motives. If it doesn’t…
This botched attempt is as outrageous as the death penalty writ large. Tissue infiltration due to an improperly set line is a real problem. It happened to me during a minor day procedure and had my medical team scrambling when I asked why I was still conscious.🤔 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/01/s...
How Did Christa Pike Survive Two Lethal Injections of Pentobarbital?
A catheter carrying the drug may not have delivered the doses to Ms. Pike’s bloodstream, experts said. The drug itself may have been degraded.
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“The past was alterable. The past never had been altered. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Oceania had always been at war with Eastasia.” ~Orwell, 1984
Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING WSJ: The Trump Justice Department is reviewing whether the special prosecutor's office that investigated Watergate committed misconduct. A revisionist historian went to DOJ HQ to present his case that Richard Nixon and his associates weren't treated fairly.
Oh, I yearn for a world in which businesses are categorically banned from any form of political spending. Certainly let them make their case on relevant issues, but get their money out of it. Citizens can weigh what’s in the best interest of society.
A lot of us older folks know shit like this is problematic, so you target your audience.
Benjamin McKean@blmckean.bsky.social · 2w agoKalshi truck parked outside of the Ohio State campus, giving out free coffee to students in exchange for their contact info
International law makes the gold untouchable. Formally, it went to regimes like Iran, but of course these are no longer potential customers. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...
Trump Brought Venezuelan Gold to the U.S., but Refiners Won’t Touch It
The administration is brokering deals in a notoriously corrupt industry, including one with a company that the United States deems a security threat.
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Here’s Susan Collins walking in a parade-style campaign event. She’s concerned and wants to give Maine six more years of MAGA and corruption. Kudos to whoever took this video and captured the gas station sign.
Moonraker by Ian Fleming was written in 1964 and contains a number of anachronism. Here’s one from a scene where Bond is chasing Drax in a car with no windscreen and wearing racing goggles. Yes, we have few insects on the road today!
The sticking point: “the United States asked to delete mentions of equity, solidarity and universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services.” The United States has become an ideological backwater despite the views of a majority of its citizens. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/u...
U.S. Rejects U.N. Declaration on Preparing for Future Pandemics
Most member nations spoke in support of the declaration, but some rich countries had strong objections.
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Drive up the price of gas and make cars less fuel efficient. President fuckwit is going to incentivize EVs not undermine them! www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/c...
Trump Administration Plans to Gut Clean Car Rules
New fuel-economy standards, which President Trump said he finalized Saturday, would kill a federal effort to speed the transition to electric vehicles.
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Keep beating that drum. Never rest until this injustice has been righted.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · 3w agoOn this day in 1994, the Clinton administration's heathcare reform plan was declared "dead" by Congress. Over 30 years later, the US is still the only industrialized country without universal healthcare. This should be a national outrage.
Why electrification is inevitable: Heating costs as of Sept. 20th in France for a 100m2 home: Heating oil - €2300 Gas - €2100 Wood pellets - €1000 Heat Pump - €800 Only one of these technologies also let's you sleep during a heatwave.
If we want a government that is by the people, for the people, and a real representation of the people, we’ve got to show up. Go Vote. #NolanWells
If we had actual journalists in this country, this would have been reported as a story.
Because employer contributions represent part of your total compensation package, every dollar diverted to absorb these 11% compound premium hikes is a dollar that cannot be used for baseline merit raises or bonuses. It’s like a hidden tax that is stealing wealth everyone who earns a paycheck.
Health insurance premium growth since 1999 has been a staggering +444.6%, outpacing worker earnings by 3.3 times and general inflation by more than 6.1 times over the last 27 years. It’s a tumor growing on the American economy.
Rob@robertferry.bsky.social · 3w agoReason #5,563 that healthcare should not be managed by private for-profit companies. Market forces just don’t work when consumers have very little freedom of choice in the marketplace. Instead we are all held captive to this billing arms race.
