Derek Seidman
@derekseidman.bsky.social
writer + researcher • labor, corporate power, militarism, climate • contributor: truthout + littlesis • buffalo ny partisan
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Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
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Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?
My latest, for @truthout.org.
My latest, for @truthout.org.
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"The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet." ✍️ @derekseidman.bsky.social for @truthout.org
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Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
"The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet." ✍️ @derekseidman.bsky.social for @truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/dat...
truthout.org/articles/dat...
Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?
My latest, for @truthout.org.
My latest, for @truthout.org.
Data Centers Devour Electricity. Private Equity Is Buying Utilities to Cash In.
The seizure of public utilities for the sake of profit may lead to a disaster for consumers — and the planet.
truthout.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Asset management and private equity giants like BlackRock and Blackstone buying up our utilities to - among other things - cash in on the data center boom. What could go wrong?
My latest, for @truthout.org.
My latest, for @truthout.org.
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Many of the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom have direct business interests that his administrations decisions will impact. Currently, the donors benefit from at least $279 billion in federal contracts.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
truthout.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Many of the corporate donors to Trump's ballroom have direct business interests that his administrations decisions will impact. Currently, the donors benefit from at least $279 billion in federal contracts.
ICE profiteers, genocide enablers, Wall Street oligarchs: the bankrollers of Trump's White House ballroom.
My latest for @truthout.org.
My latest for @truthout.org.
Trump’s White House Ballroom Is Being Bankrolled by Genocide and ICE Profiteers
The ballroom donor list also includes Wall Street and cryptocurrency firms that benefit from the president’s agenda.
truthout.org
November 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
ICE profiteers, genocide enablers, Wall Street oligarchs: the bankrollers of Trump's White House ballroom.
My latest for @truthout.org.
My latest for @truthout.org.
It's very alarming and very bad that Trump is resuming US nuclear weapons testing.
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
October 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
It's very alarming and very bad that Trump is resuming US nuclear weapons testing.
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
A few weeks ago I did this @truthout.org roundtable with anti-nuclear arms activists across the world who all highlighted dangers like these, but who also discussed how to move forward.
truthout.org/articles/as-...
"The labor movement could conceivably do things like this today around Israeli apartheid."
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
October 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
"The labor movement could conceivably do things like this today around Israeli apartheid."
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
Jeff Schuhrke compares US labor's response to South African apartheid versus Israeli apartheid.
Full @truthout.org interview: truthout.org/articles/the...
Check out his new book from @haymarketbooks.org.
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In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
Students walk out of Little Village schools, hold march in protest of recent ICE activity
Little Village high school students walked the streets calling for an end to ICE and deportations in Chicago.
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October 28, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In an over 2-mile walk, hundreds of students made their way from Little Village Lawndale High School to the Little Village Arch, denouncing recent ICE action and supporting immigrant communities.
I interviewed @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social about his fantastic new book - out today from @haymarketbooks.org - on the US labor movement, Zionism, and the struggle for Palestine. It's really a must-read for anyone who cares about labor organizing and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
The Future of Palestine Solidarity in US Labor Will Come From the Rank and File
Palestine has always been a labor issue — but until recently, many top US union leaders have been on the wrong side.
truthout.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
I interviewed @jeffschuhrke.bsky.social about his fantastic new book - out today from @haymarketbooks.org - on the US labor movement, Zionism, and the struggle for Palestine. It's really a must-read for anyone who cares about labor organizing and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
Billionaire Marc Rowan, who led the anti-Palestine donor revolt at Penn and is behind Trump's "compact" with universities, recently gave big to Tim Walberg, whose overseeing "antisemitism" hearings to attack unions, higher ed and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
October 27, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Billionaire Marc Rowan, who led the anti-Palestine donor revolt at Penn and is behind Trump's "compact" with universities, recently gave big to Tim Walberg, whose overseeing "antisemitism" hearings to attack unions, higher ed and Palestine solidarity.
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
For @truthout.org: truthout.org/articles/ant...
Tim Walberg is the Michigan GOP rep who said Gaza "should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.” He's now weaponizing antisemitism charges to investigate labor unions and higher ed. I mapped out some of his major donors whose agendas are benefiting from these show trials. For @truthout.org.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
truthout.org
October 23, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tim Walberg is the Michigan GOP rep who said Gaza "should be like Nagasaki and Hiroshima.” He's now weaponizing antisemitism charges to investigate labor unions and higher ed. I mapped out some of his major donors whose agendas are benefiting from these show trials. For @truthout.org.
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Billionaire backers tied to anti-union and pro-Israel causes are funding Rep. Tim Walberg’s “show trials,” which use antisemitism allegations to attack unions and public education while advancing corporate and ideological agendas.
Anti-Union, Pro-Israel Billionaires Are Behind Tim Walberg and His Show Trials
Rep. Tim Walberg’s weaponization of antisemitism neatly fulfills his donors’ agenda against unions and public education.
truthout.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Billionaire backers tied to anti-union and pro-Israel causes are funding Rep. Tim Walberg’s “show trials,” which use antisemitism allegations to attack unions and public education while advancing corporate and ideological agendas.
Today's the 166th anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
On this date last year I published this @truthout.org interview with the great historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the history, lessons and legacies surrounding Brown and the mid-19th century abolitionist movement.
On this date last year I published this @truthout.org interview with the great historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the history, lessons and legacies surrounding Brown and the mid-19th century abolitionist movement.
Legacy of John Brown’s Abolitionist Raid Lives On, 165 Years Later
Activists today can learn from John Brown’s raid on a federal arsenal and from the Black abolitionists who inspired him.
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October 16, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Today's the 166th anniversary of John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry.
On this date last year I published this @truthout.org interview with the great historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the history, lessons and legacies surrounding Brown and the mid-19th century abolitionist movement.
On this date last year I published this @truthout.org interview with the great historian @profmsinha.bsky.social on the history, lessons and legacies surrounding Brown and the mid-19th century abolitionist movement.
Larry Ellison, the megabillionaire tech oligarch taking over CBS and TikTok, owns $2 billion in properties, including an entire island in Hawai'i, and a megayacht with another boat trailing to catch basketballs that bounce into the water.
From my @truthout.org profile: truthout.org/articles/fro...
From my @truthout.org profile: truthout.org/articles/fro...
October 15, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Larry Ellison, the megabillionaire tech oligarch taking over CBS and TikTok, owns $2 billion in properties, including an entire island in Hawai'i, and a megayacht with another boat trailing to catch basketballs that bounce into the water.
From my @truthout.org profile: truthout.org/articles/fro...
From my @truthout.org profile: truthout.org/articles/fro...
In this piece, I tried to pull together the forces and agendas flowing through megabillionaire Larry Ellison, who is quickly becoming the newest face of US oligarchy in the Trump era. It's all deeply alarming.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”…
truthout.org
October 13, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In this piece, I tried to pull together the forces and agendas flowing through megabillionaire Larry Ellison, who is quickly becoming the newest face of US oligarchy in the Trump era. It's all deeply alarming.
For @truthout.org.
For @truthout.org.
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One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
From AI to TikTok to TV, This Pro-Israel Billionaire Is Expanding Power in US
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”…
buff.ly
October 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
One of Trump’s advisers once called megabillionaire Larry Ellison a “shadow president of the United States.”
I interviewed organizers and scholars from India, Algeria and the US on the state of nuclear tensions in the world and what a global left movement for nuclear abolition should be doing right now. For @truthout.org.
As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?
Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.
truthout.org
October 6, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I interviewed organizers and scholars from India, Algeria and the US on the state of nuclear tensions in the world and what a global left movement for nuclear abolition should be doing right now. For @truthout.org.
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Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.
As Nuclear Tensions Reach New Heights, How Can We Win Global Disarmament?
Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.
buff.ly
October 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Nuclear deterrence is untenable. We need to pursue anti-colonial disarmament.
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NEW: Corporate interests tied to crypto, fossil fuels + private prisons are pushing for banking deregulation under the guise of taking on "discriminatory debanking."
They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.
Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...
They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.
Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...
October 2, 2025 at 4:12 PM
NEW: Corporate interests tied to crypto, fossil fuels + private prisons are pushing for banking deregulation under the guise of taking on "discriminatory debanking."
They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.
Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...
They've showered big money on politicians advancing anti-"debanking" legislation.
Story: littlesis.org/news/crypto-...
More info coming out on the ICE raid in Cato NY that I reported on last week for @truthout.org.
September 30, 2025 at 4:59 PM
More info coming out on the ICE raid in Cato NY that I reported on last week for @truthout.org.
The last few paragraphs of this FT profile of Mike Huckabee are wild.
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September 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
The last few paragraphs of this FT profile of Mike Huckabee are wild.
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ft.pressreader.com/v99e/2025092...
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Masked federal agents raided a snack bar factory in the small town of Cato, New York. “They were there to humiliate people,” said a coordinator. “They’re terrorizing kids,” said another advocate. “What is the goal of taking all of these families and ripping them apart other than cruelty?”
Sweeping ICE Raid Shakes Small New York Town as Dozens Remain “Disappeared”
After the ICE raid in Cato, New York, kids don’t know when they’ll see their parents again.
truthout.org
September 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Masked federal agents raided a snack bar factory in the small town of Cato, New York. “They were there to humiliate people,” said a coordinator. “They’re terrorizing kids,” said another advocate. “What is the goal of taking all of these families and ripping them apart other than cruelty?”
"I believe one goal of this operation was to push the boundaries of what’s acceptable."
On the horrible recent raid in Cato NY, its impacts locally and on families, and how the community is responding. For @truthout.org.
truthout.org/articles/swe...
On the horrible recent raid in Cato NY, its impacts locally and on families, and how the community is responding. For @truthout.org.
truthout.org/articles/swe...
Sweeping ICE Raid Shakes Small New York Town as Dozens Remain “Disappeared”
After the ICE raid in Cato, New York, kids don’t know when they’ll see their parents again.
truthout.org
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"I believe one goal of this operation was to push the boundaries of what’s acceptable."
On the horrible recent raid in Cato NY, its impacts locally and on families, and how the community is responding. For @truthout.org.
truthout.org/articles/swe...
On the horrible recent raid in Cato NY, its impacts locally and on families, and how the community is responding. For @truthout.org.
truthout.org/articles/swe...
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🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
AIPAC is *rushing* to the defense of "Out-of-Touch Tim" Kennedy (@reptimkennedy.bsky.social) because Tim's constituents are outraged over his AIPAC-paid junket to Israel and his refusal to cosponsor HR 3565, the "Block the Bombs" Act 🧵
AIPAC is *rushing* to the defense of "Out-of-Touch Tim" Kennedy (@reptimkennedy.bsky.social) because Tim's constituents are outraged over his AIPAC-paid junket to Israel and his refusal to cosponsor HR 3565, the "Block the Bombs" Act 🧵
September 25, 2025 at 2:32 PM
🚨 BREAKING! 🚨
AIPAC is *rushing* to the defense of "Out-of-Touch Tim" Kennedy (@reptimkennedy.bsky.social) because Tim's constituents are outraged over his AIPAC-paid junket to Israel and his refusal to cosponsor HR 3565, the "Block the Bombs" Act 🧵
AIPAC is *rushing* to the defense of "Out-of-Touch Tim" Kennedy (@reptimkennedy.bsky.social) because Tim's constituents are outraged over his AIPAC-paid junket to Israel and his refusal to cosponsor HR 3565, the "Block the Bombs" Act 🧵
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As tenants get organized, they’re increasingly using a wider range of tools to stay in their homes.
Renters are demanding change by holding rent strikes and pressuring lawmakers — and they’re winning.
truthout.org/articles/ris...
Renters are demanding change by holding rent strikes and pressuring lawmakers — and they’re winning.
truthout.org/articles/ris...
Rising Tenant-Led Movement Aims to Bring Down Corporate Landlords
Tenant union organizers from Kentucky, Minnesota, Montana, and New York share hopeful news from the growing movement.
truthout.org
September 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
As tenants get organized, they’re increasingly using a wider range of tools to stay in their homes.
Renters are demanding change by holding rent strikes and pressuring lawmakers — and they’re winning.
truthout.org/articles/ris...
Renters are demanding change by holding rent strikes and pressuring lawmakers — and they’re winning.
truthout.org/articles/ris...