Retired medical device R&D. Doing community volunteer work to empower residents to adopt clean HVAC technologies and solar power. A father, liberal, techie, Boston suburb rez, nature lover. Like to travel, read, play, exercise, photograph, tell dad jokes.https://bsky.app/profile/rlhbear.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rlhbear.bsky.social/post/3mu6g3wj2sk2lAre we really learning and spending well? The official US military budget is $901 billion for the 2026 fiscal year. There's a saying "Generals always fight the last war." One has to worry that that's where all the money is going. https://share.google/pPV1q8xR8zMPmsA8r https://share.google/8tOjsbVzIwrhc0WQa28 Aug 2026 22:31 +0000at://did:plc:kr5dkij67ronxtnmv2ewzeqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu6g3wj2sk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/rlhbear.bsky.social/post/3mtyd6hl3bs2cUtility-scale solar and onshore wind are the absolute cheapest and fastest ways to create new electric energy. Yet the Trump admin is systematically rolling back, restricting, or defunding renewable energy. Insane. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/sp/npuc26-the-rising-cost-of-electricity-in-the-united-states/26 Aug 2026 12:23 +0000at://did:plc:kr5dkij67ronxtnmv2ewzeqv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtyd6hl3bs2c