Startup Base Power is building a home battery network in an overburdened corner of PJM’s grid, aiming to bring low-cost backup power to the region. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/base-power-cheap-batteries-pjm

South of Berthoud High School.

Looks like close to ping pong ball size hail in Berthoud a few mins ago…photo Hannah Vetorino #COwx

7:50p: Cars in the garage, Berthoud/Mead/Johnstown/Campion! #COwx

I wrote about yesterday's data center protest, and the response to the proposed data center from a variety of local political figures: coloradotimesrecorder.com/2026/06/co-s...

My wife is a Kentish Maid, which means she was born to the West of the River Medway If she was born to the East she would have been a Maid of Kent If she was born in the Medway she would be a Mermaid

America’s most affordable new car is THIS electric pickup, but Ford is catching up

"Solar is moving fast. Really fast. Batteries are moving faster." "Solar is already creating the fastest shift in electricity generation..." reneweconomy.com.au/solar-is-alr... #energysky

Ranking Member @peters.senate.gov led the entire Democratic caucus to oppose the President's attempt to hijack USPS. The Postal Service has one mission: to deliver mail to millions of Americans reliably and affordably — not to act as an election administration agency.

Beautiful sunset on the Oregon Coast

Are they going to have to send our ballots in plain brown wrappers to protect them from the postal service?

The new rules would require states to submit to USPS the names and addresses of voters receiving mail-in or absentee ballots. Senate Democrats say this would transform the postal service into a "federal election administration agency" 1. www.ms.now/news/senate-... 2. www.politico.com/news/2026/06...

Y’all - instructions from Democracy Docket - how to comment on a really bad proposed USPS regulation restricting delivery of mail-in ballots. Right here ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️

For the first time, scientists have identified intact complex organic carbon at multiple sites on the surface of Mars, thanks to the Perseverance rover. 🧪 eos.org/research-and...

The first film adaptation of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream was filmed in the summer of 1909 and released that Christmas. The remaining reels run 11 minutes and 32 seconds. #WyrdWednesday youtu.be/7uxKzIzMIJM?...

#SouthCarolina #SC @nancylacore.bsky.social #VoteBlue 🌊 Admiral fired in Hegseth purge wins Democratic primary in South Carolina Nancy Lacore will spearhead effort to flip Republican House seat in November’s midterm elections @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Monet’s father cut off his allowance when he refused to abandon art. He survived thanks to his devoted aunt, Marie-Jeanne Lecadre, who secretly supported him.

A #Roman mosaic octopus, found in a villa at Villaquejida (Spain) - laid some 1800-1900 years ago, but still looking fabulous today #MosaicMonday #AncientBlueSky

“The new space — the fourth permanent Wax Trax in the metro — will allow the record store to expand its offerings and create a hub for vinyl, occasional live music and community.”

We gave a sneak preview of our clean air system for buildings at the @arpa-h.bsky.social BREATHE Demo Day. All the credit goes to Rajan Chakrabarty et al. at WashU, Madhav Marathe et al. at UVA, and Chris Cappa + Theresa Pistochini et al. at UC Davis. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/s...

🎉 WIN: The Trump administration has been blocked from using its citizenship database to remove voters from registration rolls. It’s a significant blow against Trump’s unconstitutional attempt to take control of federal elections. https://bit.ly/4vmPzsL

Farmers and ranchers in southeastern Montana say a legacy of coal mining and methane drilling has polluted one of the most valuable resources they have: clean, plentiful water.

Member of Nihilistic Violent Extremist Group “764” Pleads Guilty to Child Exploitation Offenses www.justice.gov/opa/pr/membe...

6 incidents in 2021, 51 in 2025. PERIL's new report documents 104 incidents linked to the 764 network across 19 countries and maps the ecosystem driving one of the fastest-growing threats to children online. 🔗 bit.ly/peril-764-re...

If Vandals are destroying the Reflecting Pool, then it stands to reason that the East Wing of the White House was sacked by Ostrogoths.

In recent weeks there have been several urgent calls about data that was removed with little warning. And in most cases, our amazing volunteers had captured the threatened content proactively. This #MemeMonday we're celebrating just how much data we've helped protect in the past 18 months. 💪

An exciting time travel adventure! Fun for the whole family!

Yale and Slavery Teachers Institute Spotlight: Today, we highlight Sarah DeFeudis, a fifth-grade teacher in New Haven, CT. She likes to use primary sources and hands-on projects so students can uncover voices that often get left out.

NEW searchable database: Immigration Habeas Tracker: Government Obstruction, Judicial Trust, and Accountability Over 800 cases where courts find government violating orders, giving false information, evading habeas review. Plus: tracks court contempt hearings, sanctions on officials, and more.

The Orion Labauve series available on Amazon in paperback and ebook. Scan the QR code.

The poll of 3,000 adults nationwide found that 80% think the United States puts too little emphasis on civic education, or the teaching of government and democracy. A majority (51%) said the country’s focus on civic education is much too little.

When I did a 10 year study of F&Q sales a few weeks ago I realized that Google Books had last sold one of my books 7 years ago. My reaction: Why do I bother? I was seriously considering removing all of them. Then they send a notice they were going to "enhance" the reader "experience" by allowing

Have you ever considered that in the long reach of history Henry VIII lost the war with the monasteries? Certainly he took their money & property, murdered some & drove many out of the country. Some of the buildings were pulverized; some left to fall to ruin. Others were sold & became private

To all my Blue Sky family members who’ve been missing my photos—this one’s dedicated to you! Yes You 🫵💙📸

If I had such an income, I would not be morose and discontent.

Brief break from America-ing to inform Colorado we've got high fire danger tomorrow. 30-40+ mph gusts + hot + dry = please be smart tomorrow, Colorado. Back to your/my regularly scheduled cheering on 'murica #COwx

I am looking forward to visiting DC in a couple weeks. I just hope there are still a few blue paint pieces left, from the Reflecting Pool, that I can bring home as a souvenir. Looks like they are going fast. #America250

BROWNSVILLE, Texas— Tribal and conservation groups today sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to stop a land trade that would hand 715 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in south Texas to SpaceX. In exchange for these lands, SpaceX is giving 683 acres to the Service.

Batteries soared after dark in California, New York generated a ton of solar power, and coal finally met its match: Check out this spring’s record-breaking clean energy moments. https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/clean-energy-us-set-records

I KNEW we'd done a Juneteenth video! Found it, and I think it holds up. (I was determined to get in the "fled to Mexico" line even though it was a bit of a rabbit hole. 🙂 )

Public Service Announcement about polling: If a poll shows two candidates are within the margin of error, they are tied. In fact, if they are within 2X the margin of error they are tied. That's how it works. Also Polymarket is a gambling site, not a polling service. Don't quote it for anything.

Here is a flyer we found in our archive from 1949, advertising a 17th annual celebration in Colorado. Our thanks to the Plains to Peaks Collective and Denver Public Library for this contribution.

How the F is this not a national story? The US DoD killed four Americans on a medical flight and its ignored? youtu.be/yK0tIENyVQ8?...

'The figure with outstretched hands pointed at me and said: Granby Manners, you will die in this room!' #Illustration by Sidney Paget for 'The Face in the Dark' by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace, 1903. The story takes place between the 18th and 22nd of 'a very hot June'. #phantomsfriday

Cherry Creek’s yellow school buses will double as electric power plants

Shift drink: Reflecting Pool 1oz rum 1oz mezcal .75oz lime .75oz honey barspoon matcha muddled mint

HAHAHAhaha! they're making the world's biggest synthetic scum pond!!! The coating is a polyurea used inside pipes. It gels in about 3 seconds, making it non self-leveling. The texture is like an orange peel, the perfect substrate for biofilms. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/u...

I was gutted to stop assigning research papers in my undergrad courses. I just don't think we can do it in the age of AI. But I've been really happy with the new thing I'm doing instead, which combines digitized historical newspapers + presentation + mini-viva: salh.law.wisc.edu/2026/06/18/p...

Illinois put community solar on a 150-year-old coal mine