Aarón Cantú
@aaroncantu.bsky.social
California climate accountability reporter @capitalandmain.bsky.social
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Aarón Cantú
@aaroncantu.bsky.social
· Oct 2
The Insatiable Energy Demands of Data Centers Could Increase Fossil Fuel Emissions in California
By 2030, the centers could consume the equivalent of adding another city the size of L.A. to the state’s power grid.
capitalandmain.com
NEW INVESTIGATION
California predicts data centers will consume as much power as adding another LA to grid by 2030
A utility anticipates additional emissions equal to 21 gas plants
Some environmentalists see reducing gas power as “a lot less likely” due to AI capitalandmain.com/the-insatiab...
California predicts data centers will consume as much power as adding another LA to grid by 2030
A utility anticipates additional emissions equal to 21 gas plants
Some environmentalists see reducing gas power as “a lot less likely” due to AI capitalandmain.com/the-insatiab...
“not only are these barriers impacting ecology through dividing nature, but it’s also altering the minds of people that live there” capitalandmain.com/the-rio-gran...
The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border.
Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.
capitalandmain.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:34 AM
“not only are these barriers impacting ecology through dividing nature, but it’s also altering the minds of people that live there” capitalandmain.com/the-rio-gran...
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The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China. www.wired.com/china-issue/
23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century
The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.
www.wired.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:02 AM
The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China. www.wired.com/china-issue/
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UPDATE: We met ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, today along w his son, Chris. Scott told us about being taken, driven around til the agents figured out he was a U.S. citizen & not their alleged target, then dropped back off at home w no apology.Came back later and ICE was back, idling in the street.
January 20, 2026 at 3:19 AM
UPDATE: We met ChongLy Thao, who goes by Scott, today along w his son, Chris. Scott told us about being taken, driven around til the agents figured out he was a U.S. citizen & not their alleged target, then dropped back off at home w no apology.Came back later and ICE was back, idling in the street.
Neville Chamberlain ass move www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
Trump Administration Live Updates: European Officials Lean Toward Negotiating, Not Retaliating, Over Trump Threat
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Neville Chamberlain ass move www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
Photos Capture the Breathtaking Scale of China's Wind and Solar Buildout
e360.yale.edu
January 16, 2026 at 6:39 PM
The scale of China's clean energy buildout is difficult to fathom. Check out these pictures.
This is my nightmare. bsky.app/profile/donm...
"Officers threw flash bangs and tear gas in my car. I got six kids in the car"
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
"His wife, Destiny Jackson, told FOX 9 their 6-month-old infant stopped breathing and lost consciousness. She then performed CPR on her baby."
January 15, 2026 at 9:12 PM
This is my nightmare. bsky.app/profile/donm...
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Case in point of an American seeing other Americans doing things Americanly but saying how could Germany do this? Even when they themself are quoting the report about Oglala Lakota citizens being detained and taken to the location of a historic Dakota Wars concentration camp.
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 AM
Case in point of an American seeing other Americans doing things Americanly but saying how could Germany do this? Even when they themself are quoting the report about Oglala Lakota citizens being detained and taken to the location of a historic Dakota Wars concentration camp.
"the US is an 'electoral autocracy.'" english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
[Interview] Can democracy survive without America?
Staffan I. Lindberg, the director of the V-Dem Institute, talks to the Hankyoreh about widespread autocratization and what must be done to protect democracy around the world
english.hani.co.kr
January 15, 2026 at 12:02 AM
"the US is an 'electoral autocracy.'" english.hani.co.kr/arti/english...
After record setting rains - part of LA’s wet and dry whiplash, worsened by climate change - there are “a lot of new potholes”:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
L.A. is awash in potholes after record rains, making commutes ever more treacherous
Potholes are plaguing Los Angeles after recent storms. More than 14 inches of rain fell on downtown L.A. between October and last week — roughly 99% of what the city typically sees during the entire r...
www.latimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:45 PM
After record setting rains - part of LA’s wet and dry whiplash, worsened by climate change - there are “a lot of new potholes”:
www.latimes.com/california/s...
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
January 14, 2026 at 12:44 PM
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
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A top priority for the U.S. oil lobby in 2026 will be trying to put an end to state laws and lawsuits that could make fossil fuel companies pay billions for their role in the climate crisis.
It was happening behind the scenes, but now it's officially laid out in API's new policy agenda:
It was happening behind the scenes, but now it's officially laid out in API's new policy agenda:
Big Oil declares war on climate lawsuits
The American Petroleum Institute will prioritize shielding oil companies from climate liability in 2026.
www.exxonknews.org
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A top priority for the U.S. oil lobby in 2026 will be trying to put an end to state laws and lawsuits that could make fossil fuel companies pay billions for their role in the climate crisis.
It was happening behind the scenes, but now it's officially laid out in API's new policy agenda:
It was happening behind the scenes, but now it's officially laid out in API's new policy agenda:
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California launches investigation into child porn on Elon Musk's AI site
California launches investigation into child porn on Elon Musk’s AI site
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday called the state to investigate Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI, saying that the social media site owned by the billionaire is a "breeding ground for predators to spread nonconsenual sexually explicit AI deepfakes."
www.latimes.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:56 PM
California launches investigation into child porn on Elon Musk's AI site
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Reminder:
Today 8 datasets drop their 2025 analysis.
ECMWF (ERA5)
JMA (JRA-55)
NASA (JRA-55)
NOAA (NOAAGlobalTemp v5)
UK Met Office (HadCRUT.5.0.1.0)
Berkeley Earth
UK/USA (DCENT)
China (CMST)
I will add them below as they become available.
#ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis
Today 8 datasets drop their 2025 analysis.
ECMWF (ERA5)
JMA (JRA-55)
NASA (JRA-55)
NOAA (NOAAGlobalTemp v5)
UK Met Office (HadCRUT.5.0.1.0)
Berkeley Earth
UK/USA (DCENT)
China (CMST)
I will add them below as they become available.
#ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis
January 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM
Reminder:
Today 8 datasets drop their 2025 analysis.
ECMWF (ERA5)
JMA (JRA-55)
NASA (JRA-55)
NOAA (NOAAGlobalTemp v5)
UK Met Office (HadCRUT.5.0.1.0)
Berkeley Earth
UK/USA (DCENT)
China (CMST)
I will add them below as they become available.
#ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis
Today 8 datasets drop their 2025 analysis.
ECMWF (ERA5)
JMA (JRA-55)
NASA (JRA-55)
NOAA (NOAAGlobalTemp v5)
UK Met Office (HadCRUT.5.0.1.0)
Berkeley Earth
UK/USA (DCENT)
China (CMST)
I will add them below as they become available.
#ClimateLiteracy #ClimateCrisis
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There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
Elon Musk Cannot Get Away With This
If there is no red line around AI-generated sex abuse, then no line exists.
www.theatlantic.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:27 AM
There is a crisis of impunity. The Musk/Grok stuff is just one f many examples of people who are counting on there never being any consequences. And it all makes me just incandescently mad.
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A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
ICE in St. Paul: Man roughly detained at gas station, Border Patrol chief jeered in Midway Target
Videos and photos show a prevalence of federal agents in St. Paul recently.
trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 6:07 PM
A St. Paul resident says federal officers knocked on her door and asked her to identify Hmong and Asian households in her North End neighborhood last week.
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🚨 #California could see *1 million+ acres* opened up to fossil fuels:
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
Trump Proposes Opening Over 1 Million Acres of California Public Lands to Drilling, Fracking
The Trump administration today released plans to open more than 1 million acres of public lands and mineral rights to oil and gas drilling and fracking in Southern California and the Central Valley, C...
biologicaldiversity.org
January 13, 2026 at 9:17 PM
🚨 #California could see *1 million+ acres* opened up to fossil fuels:
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
"We won’t let this administration get away with destroying our public lands. We’ll fight this effort to worsen climate change & expose CA’s people & wildlife to toxic pollution from drilling & fracking.”- @vbogg.bsky.social
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Powell sent senators details on $2.5bn Fed project following testimony ft.trib.al/cbN1XYb
Powell sent senators details on $2.5bn Fed project following testimony
Letter seen by FT appears to undermine claims that chair of US central bank misled Congress over renovation
ft.trib.al
January 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Powell sent senators details on $2.5bn Fed project following testimony ft.trib.al/cbN1XYb
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Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.
January 13, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Today at 34 & Park in Minneapolis, a woman tried to drive down the street where a protest had broken out in front of a home ICE was raiding, saying she had a doctor apt to get to. ICE agents busted out her windows, cut off her seatbelt, and pulled her out before arresting her.