Gil Friend - Sustainability OG
@gpfriend.bsky.social
Advisor. Board member. Coach. Speaker.
I post about #sustainability, #climate, #strategy, #policy, #employeeOwnership.
And what it might be like if we if we did business—& everything else—as though we actually belong to the living world.
Because we do.
I post about #sustainability, #climate, #strategy, #policy, #employeeOwnership.
And what it might be like if we if we did business—& everything else—as though we actually belong to the living world.
Because we do.
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Gil Friend - Natural Logic, Inc. | LinkedIn
I help world-changers change worlds. How? I ADVISE companies, COACH leaders, and INSPIRE… · Experience: Natural Logic, Inc. · Education: Pluralistic Networks · Location: Berkeley · 500+ connections on...
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Greetings! ex-@gfriend on X, flying here now!
Find my longer posts at LinkedIn.com/in/gfriend & Substack.com/gfriend
Strategic advisory: pages.natlogic.com/home
Executive coaching for world changers: pages.natlogic.com/coach
Book a Keynote: bit.ly/GilSpeaks
Talk with "me" 24/7: delphi.ai/gfriend
Find my longer posts at LinkedIn.com/in/gfriend & Substack.com/gfriend
Strategic advisory: pages.natlogic.com/home
Executive coaching for world changers: pages.natlogic.com/coach
Book a Keynote: bit.ly/GilSpeaks
Talk with "me" 24/7: delphi.ai/gfriend
Why you don’t need a conspiracy to manufacture monsters, and why outrage feels like action
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Your Brain Won't Let You See What Epstein Really Was - Barry's Economics
YouTube video by Barry's Economics
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February 17, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Why you don’t need a conspiracy to manufacture monsters, and why outrage feels like action
youtu.be/sS33crOQvrM
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Which I’m sure has nothing at all to do with Mr Trump suing another “respected pollster” for alleged election interference.
Gallup Will No Longer Track Presidential Approval Ratings
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Which I’m sure has nothing at all to do with Mr Trump suing another “respected pollster” for alleged election interference.
Amazing that we have come to the point that one man's whim can reverse decades of solid science and deliberative political processes. (And when he doesn't even have the oil & gas industry on his side.)
Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Amazing that we have come to the point that one man's whim can reverse decades of solid science and deliberative political processes. (And when he doesn't even have the oil & gas industry on his side.)
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The wall is crumbling
Republican rule vote FAILS.
Republican leaders just tried to use a procedural vote to continue their surrender of congressional powers to prevent Trump's abuse of tariff authorities.
Three Republicans, Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Kiley, joined all Democrats to block them.
Republican leaders just tried to use a procedural vote to continue their surrender of congressional powers to prevent Trump's abuse of tariff authorities.
Three Republicans, Reps. Massie, Bacon, and Kiley, joined all Democrats to block them.
February 11, 2026 at 3:36 AM
The wall is crumbling
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The climate solutions that could buy us time? The media barely covers them. New research reveals which emergency brake solutions (like methane cuts) are ignored, despite their potential impact. 👉 https://bit.ly/4klUGov
@skylarknight.bsky.social @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
#SolutionsJournalism
@skylarknight.bsky.social @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
#SolutionsJournalism
Emergency Brakes in the News: Is mainstream media under-reporting the most urgently needed climate solutions?. After registering, you will receive a confirm...
Emergency brake climate solutions are among the most important to implement today. By rapidly reducing potent pollutants, such as methane, or preventing large pulses of emissions from entering the atm...
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February 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
The climate solutions that could buy us time? The media barely covers them. New research reveals which emergency brake solutions (like methane cuts) are ignored, despite their potential impact. 👉 https://bit.ly/4klUGov
@skylarknight.bsky.social @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
#SolutionsJournalism
@skylarknight.bsky.social @arizonastateuni.bsky.social
#SolutionsJournalism
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Reposted by Gil Friend - Sustainability OG
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
February 9, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Crockett: "The US is falling apart, partially bc he's allowing for killings in the street, but also bc we have a 34 count convicted felon being shielded from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. I don't understand why we're pretending any of this is normal."
Spot on. The best article on AI I've read all year. (Or all day. It's too early to say.)
h^t @kevindoylejones.bsky.social
h^t @kevindoylejones.bsky.social
Steve Jobs Made 12 Predictions in 1990. They Just Came True.
The “Lost Interview” wasn’t about computers. It was a blueprint for the AI era and the death of traditional management.
medium.com
February 9, 2026 at 4:05 PM
Spot on. The best article on AI I've read all year. (Or all day. It's too early to say.)
h^t @kevindoylejones.bsky.social
h^t @kevindoylejones.bsky.social
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The Guardian is giving master classes on how to accurately cover right wing fauxrage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Rightwing critics blame Mamdani as New York snow fails to melt
Murdoch tabloid leads charge as big freeze persists – could the mayor please do something about the weather?
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
The Guardian is giving master classes on how to accurately cover right wing fauxrage www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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So the White House "staffer" who just posted the most racist post in the history of the digital-age American presidency is going to be named and *fired*, right?
Right?
Right?
And media will follow up on this? Because there *definitely was* a "staffer" behind this misconduct?
Right?
Right?
And media will follow up on this? Because there *definitely was* a "staffer" behind this misconduct?
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
So the White House "staffer" who just posted the most racist post in the history of the digital-age American presidency is going to be named and *fired*, right?
Right?
Right?
And media will follow up on this? Because there *definitely was* a "staffer" behind this misconduct?
Right?
Right?
And media will follow up on this? Because there *definitely was* a "staffer" behind this misconduct?
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To have a voice means not just the animal capacity to utter sounds but the ability to participate fully in the conversations that shape your society, your relations to others, and your own life. There are three key things that matter in having a voice: audibility, credibility, and consequence.
Breaking the Silencing Machine
In many ways this society has moved toward a democracy of voices, as people who for their race or gender were shut out of systems of power and possibility – out of jury duty, professions, institutions...
www.meditationsinanemergency.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:15 PM
To have a voice means not just the animal capacity to utter sounds but the ability to participate fully in the conversations that shape your society, your relations to others, and your own life. There are three key things that matter in having a voice: audibility, credibility, and consequence.
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“When inequality is too vast to last, it doesn’t. The skyrocketing valuations of Big Tech & the staggering concentration of wealth accruing to its titans only presage a revolt against the depredations of disparity.”
—Nathan Gardels
#inequality #wealthgap
—Nathan Gardels
#inequality #wealthgap
Extreme Inequality Presages The Revolt Against It | NOEMA
Even the Davos elites are reading the tea leaves.
www.noemamag.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
“When inequality is too vast to last, it doesn’t. The skyrocketing valuations of Big Tech & the staggering concentration of wealth accruing to its titans only presage a revolt against the depredations of disparity.”
—Nathan Gardels
#inequality #wealthgap
—Nathan Gardels
#inequality #wealthgap
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"I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
— Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth
— Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth
February 6, 2026 at 6:26 PM
"I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against. I’m a human being, first and foremost, and as such, I’m for whoever and whatever benefits humanity as a whole."
— Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth
— Malcolm X #BlackHistoryMonth
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"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
How Autocrats Meddle With Elections
The Trump administration has its eyes on the midterms and beyond.
www.theatlantic.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:09 PM
"Voter suppression is one of the core tools of authoritarianism. It is how you shift from democracy to autocracy. And for millions of Americans, it’s about to become the norm"
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
Maybe someone can explain this to me. Aren’t policies about who’s civil service set by congress, not the president? #notalawyer
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers
The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.
www.nytimes.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Maybe someone can explain this to me. Aren’t policies about who’s civil service set by congress, not the president? #notalawyer
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers - www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...
February 5, 2026 at 7:24 PM
This. 400 years ago and right now.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 PM
This. 400 years ago and right now.
What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
February 5, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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8 companies that actively support ICE:
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
What is 'Resist and Unsubscribe' boycott? What to know about February ICE boycott
Consumers across the U.S. are being urged to boycott nearly a dozen tech companies this month. Here's why.
www.jsonline.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:19 PM
8 companies that actively support ICE:
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
- AT&T
- Comcast
- Charter
- Dell
- FedEx
- Lowes
- Marriott
- UPS
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Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
It’s Permaculture day at the old homestead. Long awaited!
“If you choose not to have joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but still the same amount of snow.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
“If you choose not to have joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but still the same amount of snow.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
February 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
It’s Permaculture day at the old homestead. Long awaited!
“If you choose not to have joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but still the same amount of snow.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
“If you choose not to have joy in the snow, you will have less joy in your life, but still the same amount of snow.”
- Thich Nhat Hanh
Juris, meet Prudence. With rapier wit at no extra charge,
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Annotating the Judge’s Decision in the Case of Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-Year-Old Detained by ICE
Our critic annotates the barbed wordplay of a decision challenging the Trump administration’s theory of executive power.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Juris, meet Prudence. With rapier wit at no extra charge,
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Hey, is it TACO time yet?
Lesson: "stiff resistance" works.
No, not always, but way more often than not#premature surrender.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Lesson: "stiff resistance" works.
No, not always, but way more often than not#premature surrender.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Trump Drops Demand for Cash From Harvard After Stiff Resistance
The Trump administration has lowered the bar for a deal with the university, backtracking on its insistence on a $200 million payment to the government, The New York Times has learned.
www.nytimes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Hey, is it TACO time yet?
Lesson: "stiff resistance" works.
No, not always, but way more often than not#premature surrender.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...
Lesson: "stiff resistance" works.
No, not always, but way more often than not#premature surrender.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...