Propose a floating solar bridge covering all of the Strait (only 4mm+ glass panels though!)

"They say" in the last sentence is doing all the work.

Cool. My electric mixer stirs faster than my finger

Arsenal's season in the making (as always)...uninspiring performance yet again

Former President Barack Obama met with New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani for the first time Saturday, joining preschoolers at a child care center for a book reading and singalong.

Source: Emma G. Fitzsimmons / NYT

The FBI Director Is MIA Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.

And here’s a gift link to the remarkable story about the FBI Director from @theatlantic.com.

www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court

Remarkable SCOTUS reporting in the NYTimes, which pretty much confirms what observers have always assumed, but still astonishes. (Gift link)

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

“In public, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has cultivated a reputation for care and caution. The papers reveal a different side of him. At a critical moment for the country and the court, the papers show, he acted as a bulldozer in pushing to stop Mr. Obama’s plan.”

Deaths of migrants in ICE custody hit record high under Trump Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data.

Twenty-nine people have died in ICE custody since October, the start of the federal government's fiscal year, already surpassing 2004's toll of 28, the previous record, according to government data. n.pr/4sLetjV

As the OP stated - this is the 2nd life ESS business, which is a pivot from their original thesis on battery recycling (different things).

The challenge is whether private sector investors will commit to a plan if there's a credible risk that a Trump-esque administration in 2032 or 2036 could undo it. We're already seeing IRA-related investments being written off.

If true, in the same week, we've two battery recycling companies exiting the business. Ascend Elements filed for bankruptcy earlier. 🔌💡 🔌🚗 resource-recycling.com/e-scrap/2026...

Asha Bhosle, the voice of Bollywood, has died aged 92 The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs.

The Bollywood legend was one of the world's most recorded artists — who, by her own reckoning, made more than 12,000 songs. n.pr/4vqsi9U

You might be tempted to go for a Kesar or a Banganapalli but don’t be dazzled by such fools gold. Stick to the righteous path of the Alphonso

I'm still stuck at the 'our fight for freedom" phrase...how?

#Artemis II 🚀🌕🌍🪂

Relive the moment Orion splashed down

Mission Control erupts into applause and cheering

Image Credit: NASA Image Description: The Orion capsule from the Artemis II mission awaiting astronaut extraction

#Artemis II 🚀🪂

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All four astronauts are green!

Undersea medical officer is reporting all four astronauts are green, meaning they are feeling great and ready to extracted from Orion capsule!

NEW:

Microsoft Is Pausing Carbon Removal Purchases

The tech giant has been the overwhelming buyer of carbon removal technologies, accounting for 90%+ of industry volume last year. Now sources tell me it’s pausing its voluntary buying.

a @heatmap.news exclusive

heatmap.news/carbon-remov...

Except we’ve spent $50 billion, the Strait is closed and 3000 people are dead.

@bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

15 people have died in ICE custody JUST THIS YEAR.

That is 1 death a week.

Under this regime, 2026 is set to be the deadliest year for ICE detention EVER.

The need for guardrails and meaningful oversight could not be more urgent.

Best Star Trek crew, wrong answers only

Things that help calm the nervous system, quickly:

- Box breathing (in for 4, hold for 4, out for 4, hold for 4, repeat)
- Immerse your face in cold water (activates mammalian dive reflex)
- Humming (stimulates vagus nerve)
- Exercise (anything helps, outside even better)
- Impeachment and removal

Could this huge CA solar+storage project help farmers cope with water shortages? – This Week in Cleantech On this episode of the This Week in Cleantech podcast, Jeff St John from Canary Media discusses a proposed 21 gigawatt solar and battery storage project in California, which is potentially the largest...

Thanks to Factor This for inviting me to talk about my reporting on the world's biggest solar-battery (and grid) project being planned in California's Central Valley! (PS - Mike Casey is doing some great work on rural clean energy...)
www.renewableenergyworld.com/podcasts/cou...
#energysky

Depluralize a movie:

The Good, the Bad or the Ugly

Thread.

“It’s war. We’re in war,” says the president.

Meanwhile, congressional Republicans continue to treat it as a non-war to avoid holding a vote on declaring war, as is required by the Constitution.

www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/l...