Sean Dague
@dague.net
Software Architect, Climate Volunteer; Software, Climate, Science, Democracy. he/him. Born @ 330pm CO2.
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Back in Trump 1, my EP and I used to spitball every now and then on the first question I'd ask Trump. We settled on "how do tariffs work?"
Just once, just absolutely once, I would like someone to ask Trump on camera how he thinks international trade works. Like, maybe, do an experiment with monopoly money and toy cars. "Ok, Donald, let's pretend I'm Canada and you're the US."
Trump: “If we stopped Trading with every country that we have a Deficit with, which is most of them, we would make, at least, 1.5 Trillion Dollars a year. The word ‘Deficit’ is nothing more than a fancy word for LOSS.”
September 16, 2026 at 9:37 PM
Back in Trump 1, my EP and I used to spitball every now and then on the first question I'd ask Trump. We settled on "how do tariffs work?"
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This is sad but I'd honestly rather see this than see the Ellison regime try to de-wokeify Star Trek
Further confirmation that the Enterprise is being retired.
Akiva Goldsman: "Nobody's called, the sets are gone, everybody else has started to take other jobs. It's never been officially yes, and it's never been officially no. But I don't see it happening."
Akiva Goldsman: "Nobody's called, the sets are gone, everybody else has started to take other jobs. It's never been officially yes, and it's never been officially no. But I don't see it happening."
Star Trek EP Confirms Harsh Reality About Captain Kirk Spinoff: “I Don’t See It Happening"
Star Trek: Year One is a no-go.
screenrant.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:18 PM
This is sad but I'd honestly rather see this than see the Ellison regime try to de-wokeify Star Trek
Johnson's whole schtick is: what if we don't even congress?
September 16, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Johnson's whole schtick is: what if we don't even congress?
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"NPR sat down with this solar calculator and asked it to explain this poem about God"
These newscasters should be so fucking embarrassed
September 16, 2026 at 2:49 PM
"NPR sat down with this solar calculator and asked it to explain this poem about God"
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Spammy political SMS fundraising messages are making SMS texts unusable. On Android, there is no way to set it to accept texts from contacts only.
How much of this money is getting to the candidates and how much is going to consultants or is outright fraud?
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/politic...
How much of this money is getting to the candidates and how much is going to consultants or is outright fraud?
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/politic...
Political Fundraising Texts Have Become a Self-Licking Spam Machine - Nonprofit News Feed
A late-night fundraising text is rarely from the candidate. It is from a digital agency operating behind the scenes, using urgency, data co-ops, and legal loopholes to extract donations. Nonprofits sh...
nonprofitnewsfeed.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Spammy political SMS fundraising messages are making SMS texts unusable. On Android, there is no way to set it to accept texts from contacts only.
How much of this money is getting to the candidates and how much is going to consultants or is outright fraud?
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/politic...
How much of this money is getting to the candidates and how much is going to consultants or is outright fraud?
nonprofitnewsfeed.com/news/politic...
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NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
Hackers Stole Flock’s Camera Software, Revealing How the Company Tracks Cars and People
While people around the U.S. are tearing down Flock cameras, one group of hackers went a step further: extracting the camera's software too.
www.404media.co
September 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NEW: Hackers ripped down a Flock camera above a roadway, made a near-complete copy of the data stored inside it, and shared the files with 404 Media and @wired.com, revealing in new detail how exactly Flock Safety’s cameras track the movements of both vehicles and people.
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ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible
From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues
From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues
September 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
ELECTRIFICATION: Really striking chart showing that three-quarters of final energy demand can now be electrified "economically" (ie at lower lifetime cost) – and 90% electrification is technically possible
From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues
From the latest @ember-energy.org slidedeck by @kingsmillbond.bsky.social and colleagues
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UMaine is hiring a director of our new PFAS lab:
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
Assistant or Associate Extension Professor, PFAS and Environmental Contaminants Analytical Specialist, and PFAS Lab Director
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension is seeking an accomplished scientist and collaborative leader to establish and grow the University's PFAS analytical and Extension program. This is a uniq...
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com
September 15, 2026 at 9:33 PM
UMaine is hiring a director of our new PFAS lab:
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
fa-ewca-saasfaprod1.fa.ocs.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/Candid...
If you've got a PhD in analytical or environmental chemistry and 5+ years of PFAS research experience, check it out!
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Q: Trump's son accepted a gift from a Russian oligarch who's a friend of Putin. Are you going to investigate if everything was appropriate?
Blanche: Am I investigating what?
Blanche: Am I investigating what?
September 15, 2026 at 8:25 PM
Q: Trump's son accepted a gift from a Russian oligarch who's a friend of Putin. Are you going to investigate if everything was appropriate?
Blanche: Am I investigating what?
Blanche: Am I investigating what?
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Oh this is interesting! Climate scientist @leahstokes.bsky.social shows that candidates who talk about climate change *get a bump in preference from voters*. "Common knowledge" is that climate is a losing issue, but this survey shows the opposite is true: voters care.
mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...
mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...
Climate action comes in waves
mailchi.mp
September 12, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Oh this is interesting! Climate scientist @leahstokes.bsky.social shows that candidates who talk about climate change *get a bump in preference from voters*. "Common knowledge" is that climate is a losing issue, but this survey shows the opposite is true: voters care.
mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...
mailchi.mp/9af4ccd3280e...
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inshallah
Interregional Transmission! Because the energy is here and here, and the people are over there
September 15, 2026 at 7:07 PM
inshallah
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America is really beautiful and interesting. For example right now we have two different candidates for national office who are just straight up shooting surveillance cameras www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Meet the candidates putting bullets in Flock cameras
Some political hopefuls aren't just opposed to surveillance cameras—they're shooting at them.
www.motherjones.com
September 15, 2026 at 4:09 PM
America is really beautiful and interesting. For example right now we have two different candidates for national office who are just straight up shooting surveillance cameras www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Really evil shit that the Trump admin is not only scrapping our targets but pressuring the rest of the world to give up as well (see also recent IMO negotiations).
SCOOP: At least two multilateral development banks, the Inter-American Development Bank and the Asian Development Bank, are in discussions about scrapping climate finance targets, people familiar with talks said. It follows a similar move by the World Bank during the summer as.ft.com/r/5799b285-6...
US pressure on development banks to scrap climate finance goals
Multilateral lenders expected to follow the World Bank in ditching lending targets
as.ft.com
September 15, 2026 at 10:56 AM
Really evil shit that the Trump admin is not only scrapping our targets but pressuring the rest of the world to give up as well (see also recent IMO negotiations).
These kinds of diesel prices turn into $5k - $10k winter heating costs in NY for people still on fuel oil (~20% of houses).
Diesel new highs, China crude making new record premiums vs Brent, backwardation accelerating, tanker rates exploding. All of this suggests the crude market is tightening rapidly because China has stopped relying on strategic draws. Much more impt than the US SPR if it sustains.
September 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
These kinds of diesel prices turn into $5k - $10k winter heating costs in NY for people still on fuel oil (~20% of houses).
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Charts go brrrrr
Diesel new highs, China crude making new record premiums vs Brent, backwardation accelerating, tanker rates exploding. All of this suggests the crude market is tightening rapidly because China has stopped relying on strategic draws. Much more impt than the US SPR if it sustains.
September 15, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Charts go brrrrr
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the reason my likely presidential candidate tier list has two people at the top - Ossoff and AOC - is that they are by far the most effective messengers of I Am Fucking Furious And There Must Be Consequences, which is the most deeply held conviction of the Dem base
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."
September 15, 2026 at 4:30 AM
the reason my likely presidential candidate tier list has two people at the top - Ossoff and AOC - is that they are by far the most effective messengers of I Am Fucking Furious And There Must Be Consequences, which is the most deeply held conviction of the Dem base
What if EU offered Canada admittance only after they joined the Emissions Trading System? Currently trading at $140 CAD.
September 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
What if EU offered Canada admittance only after they joined the Emissions Trading System? Currently trading at $140 CAD.
New EV from VW. Does 14 miles/kWh. And look at that interior, it's got really hard buttons on the controls!
Not quite production yet, but man would be cool if they make this.
www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-rel...
Not quite production yet, but man would be cool if they make this.
www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-rel...
Mission Efficiency - Volkswagen presents the world’s most efficient near-production electric car
With the new Mission Efficiency (Concept vehicle. Not for sale.) , Volkswagen is presenting the world's most efficient near-production electric car. The prototype has set three world records (Category...
www.volkswagen-newsroom.com
September 15, 2026 at 12:05 AM
New EV from VW. Does 14 miles/kWh. And look at that interior, it's got really hard buttons on the controls!
Not quite production yet, but man would be cool if they make this.
www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-rel...
Not quite production yet, but man would be cool if they make this.
www.volkswagen-newsroom.com/en/press-rel...
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When all the America 250 merch at the state park gift shop is 75% off because they have too much of it and nobody wants it
September 14, 2026 at 9:07 PM
When all the America 250 merch at the state park gift shop is 75% off because they have too much of it and nobody wants it
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State legislative races are easy to overlook, but their consequences reach all the way to Washington. In PA, MI, MN, WI, and AZ, a trifecta — one party controlling the governorship and both chambers — could shape the future of the House. This piece is worth revisiting as we enter the final stretch.
Trifecta Watch: The States Where Democrats Are Hoping To Win Full Government Power
thinkbigpicture.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:46 PM
State legislative races are easy to overlook, but their consequences reach all the way to Washington. In PA, MI, MN, WI, and AZ, a trifecta — one party controlling the governorship and both chambers — could shape the future of the House. This piece is worth revisiting as we enter the final stretch.
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Have I mentioned one of my favorite facts that just MAKING the fuel for an ICE is about as polluting as completely fueling an EV on a moderately clean grid?
refineries running full tilt to take advantage of historic crack spreads, delaying maintenance. There are risks in doing that
UPDATE: #$XOM Joliet reported to have suffered a "total power outage". this refinery capacity is 275kbpd, a large facility and it looks bad.
September 14, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Have I mentioned one of my favorite facts that just MAKING the fuel for an ICE is about as polluting as completely fueling an EV on a moderately clean grid?
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Schumer’s daughter just took a job doing policy for OpenAI btw
US Senate Minority Leader Schumer demands AI briefing from the Trump administration to the Senate
September 14, 2026 at 12:52 PM
Schumer’s daughter just took a job doing policy for OpenAI btw
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Playing The Dublin Castle this week. Catch them if you can.
September 14, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Playing The Dublin Castle this week. Catch them if you can.
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The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
Breaking News: The E.P.A. is said to be planning to announce that the U.S. will no longer limit climate pollution from power plants.
E.P.A. Will Erase Limits on Climate Pollution From Power Plants
Generation of electricity is the second largest source of carbon dioxide and other planet-warming gases in the United States.
nyti.ms
September 14, 2026 at 3:12 AM
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year