Karin Sung
@karinsung.bsky.social
energy + climate. engineering + law. centrist apologist. NPVIC enthusiast. ATP Festival alum. views mine. she/her.
Bad Bunny also reminded me how energy colonialism in Puerto Rico has lined the pockets of Trump’s cronies since Hurricane Maria in 2017:
- $300 million contract to Montana-based Whitefish Energy w ties to DOI Zinke.
- $10 billion relief fund 3 years late to privatize PR’s grid w Luma Energy
- $300 million contract to Montana-based Whitefish Energy w ties to DOI Zinke.
- $10 billion relief fund 3 years late to privatize PR’s grid w Luma Energy
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 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
Bad Bunny also reminded me how energy colonialism in Puerto Rico has lined the pockets of Trump’s cronies since Hurricane Maria in 2017:
- $300 million contract to Montana-based Whitefish Energy w ties to DOI Zinke.
- $10 billion relief fund 3 years late to privatize PR’s grid w Luma Energy
- $300 million contract to Montana-based Whitefish Energy w ties to DOI Zinke.
- $10 billion relief fund 3 years late to privatize PR’s grid w Luma Energy
The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
This made me cry.
This made me cry.
February 9, 2026 at 1:40 AM
The only thing more powerful than hate is love.
This made me cry.
This made me cry.
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in a welcome surprise, “we fucking hate taxes” apparently carrying the day in the tariffs case and it looks like they’re going down
I’m not used to this much good news in a row I don’t know what to do with my hands
I’m not used to this much good news in a row I don’t know what to do with my hands
Roberts now going at the solicitor general like a cat with a wounded mouse. Keeps telling him that tariffs are taxes on the American people. "Who pays the tariffs??" Says Trump's argument would neutralize separation of powers between the legislative and executive branches. Incredible stuff.
November 5, 2025 at 4:08 PM
in a welcome surprise, “we fucking hate taxes” apparently carrying the day in the tariffs case and it looks like they’re going down
I’m not used to this much good news in a row I don’t know what to do with my hands
I’m not used to this much good news in a row I don’t know what to do with my hands
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November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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aaaaaaaaand LOOKS LIKE CLEAN ENERGY IS BACK ON THE MENU IN GEORGIA
two orcs are standing next to each other in the mud
ALT: two orcs are standing next to each other in the mud
media.tenor.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:58 AM
aaaaaaaaand LOOKS LIKE CLEAN ENERGY IS BACK ON THE MENU IN GEORGIA
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NYC hits 2 million votes, breaking the 1989 record (1.9M) and taking us back to records set in the 1960s!
(1969: 2.4M; 1965: 2.6M)
(1969: 2.4M; 1965: 2.6M)
November 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
NYC hits 2 million votes, breaking the 1989 record (1.9M) and taking us back to records set in the 1960s!
(1969: 2.4M; 1965: 2.6M)
(1969: 2.4M; 1965: 2.6M)
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By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
New Yorkers Flock to the Polls as Combative Mayoral Race Concludes
It’s Election Day in the greatest city in the world. New Yorkers are deciding on the city’s next mayor and a host of other races and ballot questions. Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
www.thecity.nyc
November 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
By noon, with nine hours left of voting, we've already surpassed the number of New Yorkers voting in a mayoral election going back two decades.
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
Here's @thecity.nyc's first pass from the polls.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/11/04/n...
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There's virtually no doubt left that Mamdani will finish first in the 1st-round of this primary, ahead of Cuomo.
June 25, 2025 at 1:55 AM
There's virtually no doubt left that Mamdani will finish first in the 1st-round of this primary, ahead of Cuomo.
NYC Mayoral election results are now live at NYT. LFG Zohran Mamdani www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
New York Primary Election Results 2025
Get live results and maps from the 2025 New York primary elections.
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
NYC Mayoral election results are now live at NYT. LFG Zohran Mamdani www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people:
18f.org
18f.org
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Taps the sign👇
Direct File is live and having an incredible tax season. Taxpayers are able to successfully import info the IRS has about them and user satisfaction remains 🚀 high.
The product team is predominantly in house, increasing its ability to deliver an awesome product 👏
Direct File is live and having an incredible tax season. Taxpayers are able to successfully import info the IRS has about them and user satisfaction remains 🚀 high.
The product team is predominantly in house, increasing its ability to deliver an awesome product 👏
Direct File is live and you can now choose to import your tax information directly from the IRS. 💥
Direct File is a free, secure, accurate product from the IRS - and it is available in 25 states.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
Direct File is a free, secure, accurate product from the IRS - and it is available in 25 states.
Visit DirectFile.irs.gov to check eligibility and learn more.
DirectFile.irs.gov
March 2, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Taps the sign👇
Direct File is live and having an incredible tax season. Taxpayers are able to successfully import info the IRS has about them and user satisfaction remains 🚀 high.
The product team is predominantly in house, increasing its ability to deliver an awesome product 👏
Direct File is live and having an incredible tax season. Taxpayers are able to successfully import info the IRS has about them and user satisfaction remains 🚀 high.
The product team is predominantly in house, increasing its ability to deliver an awesome product 👏
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I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:38 PM
I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F.
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it.
We made this website to tell our story:
18f.org
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18F staffers- who were summarily fired en masse overnight- issue statement expressing shock, bewilderment:
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
We're not done yet | 18F
18f.org
March 1, 2025 at 10:27 PM
18F staffers- who were summarily fired en masse overnight- issue statement expressing shock, bewilderment:
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
"18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated."
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Folks (and this thing has gone around quickly), it's still unclear *what* has been "deleted"; as many of you have noted DirectFile remains active. Part of the danger of Government-By-Unelected-Nutball is that what's actually *true* is a moving target.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
Elon Musk claims to have "deleted" the office in the IRS which has enabled people to file their tax returns electronically, simply, and for free.
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Folks (and this thing has gone around quickly), it's still unclear *what* has been "deleted"; as many of you have noted DirectFile remains active. Part of the danger of Government-By-Unelected-Nutball is that what's actually *true* is a moving target.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
If you RT'd my initial post, RT this as well.
And in other news, ending DEI through reporting and monitoring efforts feels like modern day McCarthyism
January 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
And in other news, ending DEI through reporting and monitoring efforts feels like modern day McCarthyism
Just occurred to me that Elon is likely obsessed with naming everything X because of its semblance to the swastika
January 26, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just occurred to me that Elon is likely obsessed with naming everything X because of its semblance to the swastika
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FCC boss Jessica Rosenworcel announces she's stepping down in January.
At no point in the statement does she communicate even the faintest sense of ideological alarm to the public that her successor intends to demolish the entirety of broadband consumer protection and all of her accomplishments
At no point in the statement does she communicate even the faintest sense of ideological alarm to the public that her successor intends to demolish the entirety of broadband consumer protection and all of her accomplishments
November 21, 2024 at 4:29 PM
FCC boss Jessica Rosenworcel announces she's stepping down in January.
At no point in the statement does she communicate even the faintest sense of ideological alarm to the public that her successor intends to demolish the entirety of broadband consumer protection and all of her accomplishments
At no point in the statement does she communicate even the faintest sense of ideological alarm to the public that her successor intends to demolish the entirety of broadband consumer protection and all of her accomplishments
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act or IIJA is on track to increase carbon emissions by funding highway improvements t4america.org/2024/02/28/t...
The IIJA is a climate time bomb. Will states defuse it? - Transportation For America
Despite the transportation sector being the biggest emitter of U.S. greenhouse gasses, our AI-powered analysis of over 57,000 infrastructure law-funded state projects shows that over a quarter of the ...
t4america.org
November 15, 2024 at 5:23 PM
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Act or IIJA is on track to increase carbon emissions by funding highway improvements t4america.org/2024/02/28/t...
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Today's liveblog is up and running
#COP29Baku - leaders speak after global emissions report finds 'no sign' of 'transition away' from fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP29Baku - leaders speak after global emissions report finds 'no sign' of 'transition away' from fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop 29: leaders speak after report finds climate pledges not kept – live updates
Global Carbon Budget report finds emissions from fossil fuels will rise to another record high this year
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Today's liveblog is up and running
#COP29Baku - leaders speak after global emissions report finds 'no sign' of 'transition away' from fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP29Baku - leaders speak after global emissions report finds 'no sign' of 'transition away' from fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Speaking of blue skies - we want make sure we have them. Here is a starter pack of good people including advocates, educators, writers, reporters - who have been engaging on climate change issues for year. All worth following. go.bsky.app/28npm3J
November 11, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Speaking of blue skies - we want make sure we have them. Here is a starter pack of good people including advocates, educators, writers, reporters - who have been engaging on climate change issues for year. All worth following. go.bsky.app/28npm3J
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All right friends. One more stater pack before the weekend is over. Here is for all those folks who are always pushing for big, structural changes while relentlessly dreaming big and fighting hard. #WarrenDemocrats 💚 go.bsky.app/2aGDYCh
November 11, 2024 at 1:47 AM
All right friends. One more stater pack before the weekend is over. Here is for all those folks who are always pushing for big, structural changes while relentlessly dreaming big and fighting hard. #WarrenDemocrats 💚 go.bsky.app/2aGDYCh
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Anyway if you're a Democrat - or just care about democracy & ensuring more voter participation - you should be doing everything you can to bring mail-only voting to your state.
November 10, 2024 at 12:17 AM
Anyway if you're a Democrat - or just care about democracy & ensuring more voter participation - you should be doing everything you can to bring mail-only voting to your state.
I know this isn’t exactly strategy but I’ve decided to surround myself with people I adore and have a good time, do a lot of yoga, and recharge. It’s going to be a tough four years ahead, but I’m in it for the long-haul. Let’s all take care of each other and find moments of joy ❤️
November 10, 2024 at 12:19 AM
I know this isn’t exactly strategy but I’ve decided to surround myself with people I adore and have a good time, do a lot of yoga, and recharge. It’s going to be a tough four years ahead, but I’m in it for the long-haul. Let’s all take care of each other and find moments of joy ❤️
Theory: we won 2020 because of Covid and national vote-by-mail. A win was within reach this year but-for limited mail ballot access. Just look at WA, OR, UT, and CO!
November 8, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Theory: we won 2020 because of Covid and national vote-by-mail. A win was within reach this year but-for limited mail ballot access. Just look at WA, OR, UT, and CO!