POLITICO energy reporter. Native Detroiter. Former WSJ Houston, ICIS Tokyo. https://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3lprjpo4xd223Great @zcolman.bsky.social feature on how misinformation and politicization is affecting even something that should be as apolitical as disaster relief. Rebuilding after a disaster becomes a quagmire if residents think the agency that's supposed to help them is stealing babies: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/22/trump-fema-north-carolina-hurricane-helene-0035261422 May 2025 16:24 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lprjpo4xd223https://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3lpretrldwk2bPolitico's PEN Guild union was one of the first to include AI provisions in its contract. Now it's gearing up for potentially another potential first: A legal battle against management for violating those provisions. https://www.wired.com/story/politico-workers-axel-springer-artificial-intelligence/22 May 2025 14:57 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpretrldwk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3loogtxg3qk2hFirst one to start up a chain of "Pope Leo XIV Italian Beef" stand wins.08 May 2025 17:30 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3loogtxg3qk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3loogiutunc2hLooking forward to the quick canonization of Dick Butkus.08 May 2025 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3loogiutunc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3lom7subqqk2mMaybe the boiler just isn't working right?07 May 2025 20:19 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lom7subqqk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3lo75iwzqvs26Congress critters are getting a big lesson in "one district's 'waste' is another district's lifeblood": https://www.politico.com/news/2025/04/30/doge-hits-trump-country-0031965402 May 2025 15:33 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo75iwzqvs26https://bsky.app/profile/benlefebvre.bsky.social/post/3lo6tclramc2gJapan looking at long-term deal for LNG...with Qatar: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/qatarenergy-talks-with-japan-long-term-lng-supply-deal-2025-05-01/02 May 2025 12:30 +0000at://did:plc:6fxbpdnnrl6x7wuues5e6xa2/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo6tclramc2g