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Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
February 9, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Puerto Rico hasn't had reliable power in a decade.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
The grid sends occasional surges through the wires that fry appliances.
Electricity rates are among the highest in the entire U.S.
Heat waves are getting intense in the summer, and outages mean A/C is no guarantee for an aging population.
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Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft.
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Shannon Airport used for refuelling Ice deportation flights 10 times in past year
The controversial agency chartered small private aircraft for the removal operations
www.irishtimes.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:16 AM
Irish Times: US aircraft carrying out secretive deportations to Africa and the Middle East have landed in Shannon Airport on 10 occasions in the last year. Deportees are kept in chains on the aircraft.
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
Our Govt does not want to know.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026... @gbrockell.bsky.social
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Next is "El Apagón" (the blackout) which I could write a whole thread about on its own
The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria
The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria
February 9, 2026 at 4:13 AM
Next is "El Apagón" (the blackout) which I could write a whole thread about on its own
The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria
The song and its video (a mini documentary) are about a lot of things, including the problems with Puerto Rico's electrical grid, which have gotten worse since Hurricane Maria
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The NSW Supreme Court just upheld the protest ban in the Sydney CBD during Herzog’s visit on the basis that it’s a declared ‘major event’.
It’s a bad precedent, and could mean the NSW Government can push almost protest of a visiting leader - including Donald Trump - out of the CBD.
It’s a bad precedent, and could mean the NSW Government can push almost protest of a visiting leader - including Donald Trump - out of the CBD.
February 9, 2026 at 5:59 AM
The NSW Supreme Court just upheld the protest ban in the Sydney CBD during Herzog’s visit on the basis that it’s a declared ‘major event’.
It’s a bad precedent, and could mean the NSW Government can push almost protest of a visiting leader - including Donald Trump - out of the CBD.
It’s a bad precedent, and could mean the NSW Government can push almost protest of a visiting leader - including Donald Trump - out of the CBD.
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Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
The end of DOE’s grid work in Puerto Rico
The Trump administration has canceled all eight of the remaining awards devoted to distributed energy on the island.
www.latitudemedia.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Just a few weeks ago, the administration cancelled all remaining department of energy grid resilience projects in Puerto Rico. All of them. www.latitudemedia.com/news/the-end...
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Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
February 9, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Disturbingly detailed analysis of my first rewatch incoming
Contrary to The Oregonian, giving $75m in PCEF funds to renovate the Moda Center would not "stretch the limit of what the fund is intended to do;" it would be a complete perversion of the what the fund is meant to do.
You’ll never guess which Deputy City Administrator (with deep ties to PBA lobbyists) wants to raid $75 million of PCEF funds for Moda Center renovations.
Portland leaders look to city’s cash-rich climate fund to help keep Trail Blazers in town
A key city councilor expressed skepticism about the proposal to use clean energy fund money for Moda Center renovations, saying those dollars are supposed to reduce carbon emissions, not finance arena...
www.oregonlive.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Contrary to The Oregonian, giving $75m in PCEF funds to renovate the Moda Center would not "stretch the limit of what the fund is intended to do;" it would be a complete perversion of the what the fund is meant to do.
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You’ll never guess which Deputy City Administrator (with deep ties to PBA lobbyists) wants to raid $75 million of PCEF funds for Moda Center renovations.
Portland leaders look to city’s cash-rich climate fund to help keep Trail Blazers in town
A key city councilor expressed skepticism about the proposal to use clean energy fund money for Moda Center renovations, saying those dollars are supposed to reduce carbon emissions, not finance arena...
www.oregonlive.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:15 AM
You’ll never guess which Deputy City Administrator (with deep ties to PBA lobbyists) wants to raid $75 million of PCEF funds for Moda Center renovations.
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Wild that accountability at the City of Portland is being posed as a punitive measure and a threat to job security when the biggest threat to job security is likely Mayor Wilson. How may department directors have been ousted by him again?
February 4, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Wild that accountability at the City of Portland is being posed as a punitive measure and a threat to job security when the biggest threat to job security is likely Mayor Wilson. How may department directors have been ousted by him again?
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4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
U.S. citizen injured by federal agents in Salem who demanded to see “papers,” union says - Salem Reporter
A home care worker and union worker was pulled from her car and injured by federal agents Thursday according to a statement by SEIU 503. To comment on this story, use the form at the end of the repor...
www.salemreporter.com
February 1, 2026 at 2:47 PM
4 federal agents pull over an elderly US citizen for the suspected crime of being brown, break her car window, throw her to the ground, then drive off after they find her US Passport in her purse. The Salem Police, when called, say there’s nothing they can do. www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
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that little girl has every right to be on the sidewalk of her own damn city. she lives here. i don't want to hear any shit about how she shouldn't have been down there. she is a citizen of portland oregon and she is entitled to use of our public sidewalks at all times
February 1, 2026 at 3:26 AM
that little girl has every right to be on the sidewalk of her own damn city. she lives here. i don't want to hear any shit about how she shouldn't have been down there. she is a citizen of portland oregon and she is entitled to use of our public sidewalks at all times
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the Eugene Police Department narrative that protesters broke a window and attempted to enter the federal building is a lie. The entire basis on which they declared a riot and CBP justified its later escalation was a lie.
and WOULDJA LOOK AT THAT
February 1, 2026 at 7:03 AM
the Eugene Police Department narrative that protesters broke a window and attempted to enter the federal building is a lie. The entire basis on which they declared a riot and CBP justified its later escalation was a lie.
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Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Just experienced the most intense tear gassing of my life by federal officers outside the ICE facility in Portland where marchers gathered. There was no fast exit as they indiscriminately threw loads of gas and flash bangs. Children were in the crowd screaming. @oregoncapitalchronicle.com
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I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
I just got tear gassed along with thousands of union members, many of whom had their families with them. Federal agents at the ICE facility tear gassed children. We must abolish ICE, DHS, and we must have prosecutions. I expect to see enforcement of our city code prohibiting the use of tear gas.
February 1, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I join my City Councilors in calling for prosecution of ICE for this flagrant violation of city and state law. This is illegal, and if ICE does this to families and children on a sunny peaceful daytime protest, I shudder to think what they do without that kind of daylight and public scrutiny.
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It is NOT easy to get this many unions and labor organizations to mobilize together.
Huge props to my comrades at @portlanddsa.bsky.social & @jwjpdx.bsky.social for making it happen.
Historic things are happening as we continue to build power and assert ourselves collectively!
Huge props to my comrades at @portlanddsa.bsky.social & @jwjpdx.bsky.social for making it happen.
Historic things are happening as we continue to build power and assert ourselves collectively!
January 28, 2026 at 1:06 AM
It is NOT easy to get this many unions and labor organizations to mobilize together.
Huge props to my comrades at @portlanddsa.bsky.social & @jwjpdx.bsky.social for making it happen.
Historic things are happening as we continue to build power and assert ourselves collectively!
Huge props to my comrades at @portlanddsa.bsky.social & @jwjpdx.bsky.social for making it happen.
Historic things are happening as we continue to build power and assert ourselves collectively!
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we can cut programs like this. or we could tax the rich and solve our problems at their roots. i prefer the latter, but we’ll need a legislative body that has a spine.
When formerly incarcerated people are able to obtain work, it tends to be a low-paying position, keeping them well below the poverty line. “The No. 1 contributor to recidivism is poverty,” says a spokesperson for the Prison Policy Initiative.
Budget Cuts Threaten Oregon Program for Helping People Get Jobs After Prison
The state had recently expanded the novel program for providing one-on-one career coaching, job fairs behind bars, and support for people after release.
boltsmag.org
January 31, 2026 at 1:58 AM
we can cut programs like this. or we could tax the rich and solve our problems at their roots. i prefer the latter, but we’ll need a legislative body that has a spine.
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Hey guys check this out
tl;dr modeling of the 'energy transition' has been critically incomplete for as long as any of you have been thinking about it. It's been done assuming X changes, but all other things remain somewhat equal.
Fine in a numerical model; not how the real world works.
tl;dr modeling of the 'energy transition' has been critically incomplete for as long as any of you have been thinking about it. It's been done assuming X changes, but all other things remain somewhat equal.
Fine in a numerical model; not how the real world works.
New from @gruberte.bsky.social and I in @science.org: The energy transition is at risk, and energy models are missing the threat. Fossil energy networks from oil to coal to gas have minimum viable scales of operation, and those thresholds are closer than we think:
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Fossil energy minimum viable scale
Unseen infrastructural threats to safety and decarbonization may arise as fossil energy systems are phased out
www.science.org
January 30, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Hey guys check this out
tl;dr modeling of the 'energy transition' has been critically incomplete for as long as any of you have been thinking about it. It's been done assuming X changes, but all other things remain somewhat equal.
Fine in a numerical model; not how the real world works.
tl;dr modeling of the 'energy transition' has been critically incomplete for as long as any of you have been thinking about it. It's been done assuming X changes, but all other things remain somewhat equal.
Fine in a numerical model; not how the real world works.
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Last year, I went to Cambodia to explore Nike's claim that it pays factory workers 1.9X the minimum wage on average. It wasn't true there.
My reporting partner, @matthewkish.bsky.social, went to Indonesia and asked ~100 workers whether they earn 1.9X. None did. Said one union official: "Bullshit."
My reporting partner, @matthewkish.bsky.social, went to Indonesia and asked ~100 workers whether they earn 1.9X. None did. Said one union official: "Bullshit."
Nike Says Its Factory Workers Make Nearly Double the Minimum Wage. In Indonesia, Workers Say, “It’s Not True.”
An average worker at the foreign factories that make Nike’s goods earns 1.9 times the local minimum wage, the company says. None of the workers The Oregonian/OregonLive spoke with in Nike’s second-lar...
www.propublica.org
January 30, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Last year, I went to Cambodia to explore Nike's claim that it pays factory workers 1.9X the minimum wage on average. It wasn't true there.
My reporting partner, @matthewkish.bsky.social, went to Indonesia and asked ~100 workers whether they earn 1.9X. None did. Said one union official: "Bullshit."
My reporting partner, @matthewkish.bsky.social, went to Indonesia and asked ~100 workers whether they earn 1.9X. None did. Said one union official: "Bullshit."
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Mitch is right about this — expanding even a fossil based mass transit system so it’s reliable & fast is a much better climate solution than bringing newer tech on at smaller scales.
I'm concerned about the prospect of prioritizing hydrogen bus infrastructure. We need to shore up investments that improve ridership like signal prioritization, more dedicated lanes, better stop infrastructure (e.g., we should have covered stops, places to stand besides open mud pits).
TriMet is also asking for PCEF to pay for MAX upgrades (related to climate resilience) and new hydrogen bus infrastructure.
January 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Mitch is right about this — expanding even a fossil based mass transit system so it’s reliable & fast is a much better climate solution than bringing newer tech on at smaller scales.
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"I don't think people don't ride because of a lack of advertising, I think we're not biking because it doesn't feel safe... And I struggle to see how [the Bikeable Portland plan] is different than PedalPalooza." - Councilor Angelita Morillo not feeling the bike plan idea.
January 29, 2026 at 6:51 PM
"I don't think people don't ride because of a lack of advertising, I think we're not biking because it doesn't feel safe... And I struggle to see how [the Bikeable Portland plan] is different than PedalPalooza." - Councilor Angelita Morillo not feeling the bike plan idea.
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Energy-efficient housing is being pit against transportation decarbonization at today's City Council Climate Committee meeting, as councilors discuss how to spend $15 million in additional clean energy fund $. Transportation and building emissions are the 1st and 2nd largest sources, respectively.
January 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Energy-efficient housing is being pit against transportation decarbonization at today's City Council Climate Committee meeting, as councilors discuss how to spend $15 million in additional clean energy fund $. Transportation and building emissions are the 1st and 2nd largest sources, respectively.
This is not accurate! Building emissions are dis-aggregated into residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Combined those are 53% of Portland's emissions, vs. 40% for transportation. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
January 29, 2026 at 6:54 PM
This is not accurate! Building emissions are dis-aggregated into residential, commercial and industrial sectors. Combined those are 53% of Portland's emissions, vs. 40% for transportation. public.tableau.com/app/profile/...
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"Using climate dollars now helps prevent projects from becoming more expensive or falling apart altogether." - Councilor Avalos concerned that stalling the $15M that housing projects were expecting to get could jeopardize developments.
January 29, 2026 at 6:41 PM
"Using climate dollars now helps prevent projects from becoming more expensive or falling apart altogether." - Councilor Avalos concerned that stalling the $15M that housing projects were expecting to get could jeopardize developments.