Ross Macfarlane
@rossmacfarlane.bsky.social
Advocate for climate action, clean energy & democracy. Likes to play outside. Director with Sierra Club Foundation, Way to Rise, and Clean Energy Transition Institute and recently Director and Vice President with Sierra Club.
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Don’t Look Away: The Climate Crisis Demands Our Attention
We live in a time of crisis overload. President Trump and his team are following his advisor Steve Bannon’s strategy to “flood the zone…
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I wrote a piece for Earth Week about the need to keep bringing focus to the need for climate action at this time we are all being overloaded with issues that are appropriately demanding our attention. Appreciate any thoughts and sharing with anyone you think might be interested.
Happy days are here again. While the Admin denies benefits to starving families and jacks up health insurance premiums for most Americans, it quietly nullifies laws intended to ensure that the most profitable corporations pay some taxes
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy. Trump is *unilaterally* giving massive tax cuts to private equity, crypto, and foreign real estate investors, in other words, to his closest cronies and sycophants.
How the Trump Administration Is Giving Even More Tax Breaks to the Wealthy
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November 11, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Happy days are here again. While the Admin denies benefits to starving families and jacks up health insurance premiums for most Americans, it quietly nullifies laws intended to ensure that the most profitable corporations pay some taxes
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This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.
November 10, 2025 at 11:08 PM
This weekend, the New York Times ran a story claiming Sierra Club’s values have diluted our mission. They couldn’t be more wrong. The list of their errors is too long for one social post, but we go over some examples in these slides.
Go, Katie, Go! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Katie Wilson takes lead over Bruce Harrell in Seattle mayor race
Katie Wilson, a progressive challenger to the incumbent mayor, is benefiting from the leftward trend of voters who send or drop ballots close to or on election day.
www.seattletimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Go, Katie, Go! www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
Don't look away -- the reality of the cljmate crisis continues to grow despite shifting political winds and elite sentiments.
America's political elite has decided that climate change is no longer that important or worth talking about, but rest assured, it's still happening, it's extremely bad, and yes, it is going to affect you here in America.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
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November 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Don't look away -- the reality of the cljmate crisis continues to grow despite shifting political winds and elite sentiments.
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Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
November 10, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Found the tweet that Joyce Carol Oates bodied Elon Musk with and it's so beautiful in its eloquent, simple take down. So much so he's crashing out trying to prove he reads books now. Put this in the Louvre.
So proud of my daughter, @katemacfarlane.bsky.social, who has been helping organize this project to distribute whistles that can alert immigrants and neighbors about ICE raids. Get your whistle and share with your friends at @wawhistles.bsky.social 1/
Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE share.google/Hrx677HzfH3v...
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
@wawhistles.bsky.social
"ICE relies on shock tactics and moving in very quickly … it turns [an] otherwise pretty silent abduction into a loud, highly visible opportunity for neighbors to rally."
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A Fistful of Loud: Seattle Neighbors Build Whistle Kits to Protect Immigrants From ICE
A grassroots whistle project helps neighbors warn each other of ICE activity and stand up for immigrant safety together in South Seattle.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
So proud of my daughter, @katemacfarlane.bsky.social, who has been helping organize this project to distribute whistles that can alert immigrants and neighbors about ICE raids. Get your whistle and share with your friends at @wawhistles.bsky.social 1/
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Nothing says populism like giving more tax cuts to billionaires while cutting benefits for poor and middle class people
NYT: The tax cuts come amid “steep cuts to health care for the elderly and food stamps for the poorest Americans.”
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November 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Nothing says populism like giving more tax cuts to billionaires while cutting benefits for poor and middle class people
Donald Trump struggles to stay awake during Oval Office press briefing. Here's why that's bad for Joe Biden www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
A closer look at Trump’s apparent struggles to fight off sleep in the Oval Office
A Washington Post analysis of multiple video feeds found that Trump spent nearly 20 minutes battling to keep his eyes open at a recent Oval Office event.
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November 8, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Donald Trump struggles to stay awake during Oval Office press briefing. Here's why that's bad for Joe Biden www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Watch to the end
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Watch to the end
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Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
November 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Tesla’s profit fell 37% in the third quarter. It's been in the process of laying off 14,000 workers. It had more cars impacted by recalls than any other brand in 2024.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
Yet Elon Musk just got a pay package worth $1 trillion.
American capitalism is off the rails.
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The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025?
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
November 8, 2025 at 12:51 AM
The difference between France in 1793 and the United States in 2025?
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
Marie Antoinette was *indifferent* to people starving.
But Donald Trump is using every trick at his disposal to *make sure* they do.
Great to see the Trump Administration's war on clean and affordable energy alternatives become a key theme in the recent Democratic electoral victories. A sampling of some recent headlines h/t @torygavito.bsky.social
November 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Great to see the Trump Administration's war on clean and affordable energy alternatives become a key theme in the recent Democratic electoral victories. A sampling of some recent headlines h/t @torygavito.bsky.social
Accounting screw up sounds like they simply made some mistakes -- one of the items they are trying to make ratepayers pay for is a $4.3 m bribery payment, part of the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. 1/
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Accounting screw up sounds like they simply made some mistakes -- one of the items they are trying to make ratepayers pay for is a $4.3 m bribery payment, part of the largest corruption scandal in Ohio history. 1/
600,000 human lives extinguished courtesy of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Russ Voight, and the rest of the wrecking crew.
For shame
For shame
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
600,000 human lives extinguished courtesy of Elon Musk, Donald Trump, Russ Voight, and the rest of the wrecking crew.
For shame
For shame
Unbelievable -- all too believable. Sam Altman asks federal government to provide loan guarantees for the billion dollar investments in data centers, then lies about it. @garymarcus.bsky.social h/t @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Sam Altman’s pants are totally on fire
Even for him, his latest whopper is something
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November 7, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Unbelievable -- all too believable. Sam Altman asks federal government to provide loan guarantees for the billion dollar investments in data centers, then lies about it. @garymarcus.bsky.social h/t @davekarpf.bsky.social
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Nice contrast with millions losing SNAP benefits and struggling to pay for healthcare
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Nice contrast with millions losing SNAP benefits and struggling to pay for healthcare
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
Our tax dollars paying for government officials to use mafia tactics to bully other governments on behalf of their fossil-fuel overlords. Despicable
Trump Officials Accused of Bullying Tactics to Kill a Climate Measure
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November 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Our tax dollars paying for government officials to use mafia tactics to bully other governments on behalf of their fossil-fuel overlords. Despicable
Jury nullification is an important part of our legal system. Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
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November 6, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Jury nullification is an important part of our legal system. Jurors Find Sandwich Hurler Not Guilty of Assault
Unbelievable - all too believable
Dr Oz talking about obesity, diabetes and dementia while Trump is slumped over like a man minutes from death is supremely funny content
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Unbelievable - all too believable
It seems intuitive (and is absolutely true) that air pollution harms our lungs and severely impacts our health. What is just coming into focus is the way particulate pollution causes dementia.
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What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain
Many factors contribute to dementia. But the role of particulates — microscopic solids or droplets in the air — is drawing closer scrutiny.
www.seattletimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
It seems intuitive (and is absolutely true) that air pollution harms our lungs and severely impacts our health. What is just coming into focus is the way particulate pollution causes dementia.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
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No one has figured out the exact scale of the Hispanic vote collapse yet, but I tried to get my arms around it. Read the rest here: www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...
November 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
No one has figured out the exact scale of the Hispanic vote collapse yet, but I tried to get my arms around it. Read the rest here: www.thebulwark.com/p/2025-elect...
Big wins for climate and progressive issues across the country last night. Join a debrief on Monday with one of the groups that helped make it happen.
Happy Election Day, y'all! You're invited to join our debrief on the 2025 elections on Nov 10 @ 6 pm ET! We'll talk this year's results and what's on our radar for 2026. www.mobilize.us/leadlocally/...
2025 Election Debrief: Climate on the Ballot · Lead Locally
Join Lead Locally for a conversation with activists and newly elected climate champions to celebrate, discuss the results of our most recent state & municipal elections, and consider what victories ar...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Big wins for climate and progressive issues across the country last night. Join a debrief on Monday with one of the groups that helped make it happen.
Golly gee, doesn't seem like the US allowing Microsoft to sell advanced AI chips to UAE would have anything to do with a $2 billion crypto bribe to the Trump family, does it? #corruption. @timothynoah.bsky.social @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2026...
The Business Press Is in Denial About Trump’s UAE Bribe
As Microsoft sends AI chips to the United Arab Emirates, reporters are failing to explain exactly how it was made possible.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Golly gee, doesn't seem like the US allowing Microsoft to sell advanced AI chips to UAE would have anything to do with a $2 billion crypto bribe to the Trump family, does it? #corruption. @timothynoah.bsky.social @newrepublic.com newrepublic.com/article/2026...