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Grid scale batteries are changing our electricity system. Excellent new visual story on batteries in FT today shows just how far this technology has evolved.

Fasten your seatbelts, this is just the beginning.

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Elevated levels of a dangerous chemical detected near two L.A. County factories Pro Cast Industries and Fenico, two metal foundries in Paramount, were cited for releasing excessive amounts of hexavalent chromium, a carcinogen, into the air.

Elevated levels of a dangerous chemical detected near two L.A. County factories

The trailblazing transgender rights activist Miss Major has passed away at the age of 78.

Miss Major was a lifelong organizer and participant in the ballroom scene. She took part in the 1969 Stonewall Riots and was injured by the police — but she kept fighting.

BREAKING: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social just signed my bill to cap insulin copays at $35/month. No one should have to choose between insulin & putting food on the table. Thank you Governor!

Sea-Tac won’t air Noem video blaming shutdown on Democrats

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport won’t broadcast a video of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem saying Democrats caused the federal government shutdown.

“No, Speaker Johnson — the No Kings rally on October 18 is not a hate America rally. In fact, it’s quite the contrary: It’s a love America rally.” #NoKings

☑️ LA
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☑️ Chicago
⬜️ Your city

I’m passing out whistles to everybody for Halloween this year instead of candy.

I don’t think Biden was president on J6.

Hell yeah brother

NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4

The CDC official who was leading the measles response and was RIFd has more than 28 yrs experience as the senior USG official leading outbreaks on Ebola, Marburg virus, and mpox. 2/4

You would not fire these people—including the staff of the hugely, HUGELY important 'Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report'—if you cared at all about public health, if you wanted people to live.

And you would not let your thuggish henchmen fire people like this if you were a responsible president.

A major loss for my family, who always had a running gag that my mom looked like Diane Keaton.

Diane Keaton, 'Annie Hall' and 'The Godfather' Actress, Dead at 79 — Rolling Stone Beloved Oscar-winner also starred in Reds, Father of the Bride, The First Wives Club, and Woody Allen movies

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One of my fave celebrity encounters was with Diane Keaton. She pet my dog and was very nice (she had pulled over and gotten out of her G wagon to take a phone call). RIP queen!

Trump is also 79

a man in a leather jacket is standing next to another man in a hat and talking to him . ALT: a man in a leather jacket is standing next to another man in a hat and talking to him .

Abolish

TIME Magazine: "Trump loses Nobel Peace Prize he shamelessly campaigned for."

What a loser.

Important to remember that not only did we pass #SB79, the biggest transit-oriented upzoning bill ever, we also passed a clean CEQA exemption for new multifamily infill housing.

This is, bar none, the biggest year in state action on housing policy reform in California history. Not even close.

Abolish Border Patrol

Abolish ICE

“How quickly will you promise to put Trump & his masked thugs in prison?” must be the first question in any Democratic presidential debate

If there's one takeaway from the SB79 victory, it's this: never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed [posters] can change the world.

A poster in green ink on off white paper. In the center is a woodcut style illustration of a protester wearing an inflatable frog costume standing up against two ICE agents. The text above and below reads: VIVE LA RIBBITSTANCE

Experimenting with a new concept using @queermedieval.bsky.social’s Portland Frog woodcut. Embracing goofiness as protest.

Hot indeed 🔥

California Legalizes Life Near Public Transit — Human Transit OK, the headline is a little exaggerated, but California’s Senate Bill 79, authored by Senator Scott Wiener and just signed by Governor Newsom, is a game-changer.  It prohibits most cities from forbid...

California legalizes life near public transit! Governor Newsom has signed SB 79. My thoughts: humantransit.org/2025/10/cali...

Very thankful for all the incredible orgs doing the work and the YIMBY community staying engaged in this fight. Glad to see California leading once again.

Major action taken today to combat our state’s housing affordability crisis. Great day!

MIT rejects Trump administration deal for priority federal funding MIT is one of the nine schools that were asked to agree to adopt conservative priorities and policies in exchange for funding perks.

This is what courage in the face of authoritarianism looks like. No university should take Trump's bribe & surrender their integrity — bending the knee to a bully only feeds the beast & puts ALL our rights at risk.

Others should follows MIT’s example ASAP.

MAJOR NEWS: @GavinNewsom signed SB 79, my bill allowing more housing near public transit — rail, subway, rapid bus.

It’s a huge step for housing in California. It’ll create more homes, strengthen our transit systems & reduce traffic & carbon emissions.

Thank you, Governor!

BREAKING NEWS: SB 79 HAS BEEN SIGNED INTO LAW.

Thank you to @scottwiener.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and cosponsors CA Yimby, Greenbelt Alliance, Inner City Law Center, Bay Area Council, AHLA, and SPUR. for making this bill happen.