Jonathan Kim
@jdk97.bsky.social
Animals, books, and occassionally energy policy
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St. Louis's utility provider, Ameren, almost tripled disconnections from July to August after it ended a tornado-prompted disconnection pause. This led to the Board of Aldermen passing a resolution calling for them to do more to protect customers. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
Board of Aldermen urges Ameren to pause St. Louis disconnections as shutoffs spike since tornado
New data shows Ameren disconnected more than 14,000 people in August, soon after ending a pause for residents affected by the tornado. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday passed a resolution cal...
www.stlpr.org
September 19, 2025 at 4:04 PM
St. Louis's utility provider, Ameren, almost tripled disconnections from July to August after it ended a tornado-prompted disconnection pause. This led to the Board of Aldermen passing a resolution calling for them to do more to protect customers. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...
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an inventive bar about selling crack? that's the clipse guarantee
July 16, 2025 at 12:48 AM
an inventive bar about selling crack? that's the clipse guarantee
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Ameren shareholders denied a proposal that would have required them to independently verify if their climate targets align w/ the Paris Agreement. Evidence suggests Ameren's targets are inconsistent w/ the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. energyandpolicy.org/ameren-share...
Ameren shareholders reject anti-greenwashing proposal
The rejected measure would've required Ameren to independently verify whether its climate targets align with the Paris Agreement.
energyandpolicy.org
May 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Ameren shareholders denied a proposal that would have required them to independently verify if their climate targets align w/ the Paris Agreement. Evidence suggests Ameren's targets are inconsistent w/ the goal of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. energyandpolicy.org/ameren-share...
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This month, Evergy signaled plans to delay the retirement of its coal plants, increase planned methane gas generation & reduce and delay new renewable energy generation. These plans call Evergy's pledge to meet net-zero emissions by 2045 into doubt. energyandpolicy.org/evergy-leans...
Evergy leans into fossil fuels as it backtracks on climate commitments
Evergy plans to delay the retirement of its coal plants, increase methane gas generation, and reduce new renewable energy generation.
energyandpolicy.org
May 13, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This month, Evergy signaled plans to delay the retirement of its coal plants, increase planned methane gas generation & reduce and delay new renewable energy generation. These plans call Evergy's pledge to meet net-zero emissions by 2045 into doubt. energyandpolicy.org/evergy-leans...
I fully embrace a Chicagoan pope and look forward to a communion of malort and deep-dish pizza
May 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I fully embrace a Chicagoan pope and look forward to a communion of malort and deep-dish pizza
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We’re hiring a lawyer to help defend our public records work. Deets: energyandpolicy.org/public-recor...
Public Records Counsel
EPI is a watchdog group that exposes the anti-clean energy, anti-democracy behavior of fossil fuel companies, utilities, and their lobbying and public relations machines.
energyandpolicy.org
May 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
We’re hiring a lawyer to help defend our public records work. Deets: energyandpolicy.org/public-recor...
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Our investigation of utilities' DEI rollbacks continues in this deep dive from our team, spotlighting how some of the nation's largest utilities are dropping their commitments to promote diversity within their businesses and better serve communities of color: energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
Utilities Quietly Walk Back Commitments to Diverse Hiring, Social Justice
After spending the past half-decade scaling up efforts to diversify their workforces and suppliers as well as making and touting donations to social justice organizations, corporate utilities across t...
energyandpolicy.org
May 2, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Our investigation of utilities' DEI rollbacks continues in this deep dive from our team, spotlighting how some of the nation's largest utilities are dropping their commitments to promote diversity within their businesses and better serve communities of color: energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
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After Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, the utilities that serve the city -- Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy -- publicly championed lofty pledges to support racial justice.
Five years on, they're not sticking by what they said. They're deleting it. energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
Five years on, they're not sticking by what they said. They're deleting it. energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
Utilities quietly walk back commitments to diverse hiring, social justice
After spending the past half-decade scaling up efforts to diversify their workforces and suppliers as well as making and touting donations to social justice organizations, corporate utilities across t...
energyandpolicy.org
April 30, 2025 at 9:45 PM
After Minneapolis police killed George Floyd, the utilities that serve the city -- Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy -- publicly championed lofty pledges to support racial justice.
Five years on, they're not sticking by what they said. They're deleting it. energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
Five years on, they're not sticking by what they said. They're deleting it. energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ro...
Tristan Thompson points in the NBA playoffs in 2025
April 29, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Tristan Thompson points in the NBA playoffs in 2025
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2025 had the second warmest first quarter (Jan-Mar) on record, just a hair behind last year (2024). This is remarkable since 2024 was boosted by a strong El Nino event, while 2025 started off in weak La Nina conditions: www.carbonbrief.org/...
April 24, 2025 at 3:40 PM
2025 had the second warmest first quarter (Jan-Mar) on record, just a hair behind last year (2024). This is remarkable since 2024 was boosted by a strong El Nino event, while 2025 started off in weak La Nina conditions: www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
NIH cancels its first and largest study centered on women
The Women’s Health Initiative has produced numerous influential findings
www.science.org
April 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Well the NIH has cancelled the Women's Health Initiative, the largest study of women in history
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
It has been running continuously since 1991 and has provided massive key knowledge about diseases in women
Unreal
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Not sure how these people sleep at night
April 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Not sure how these people sleep at night
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W-W says Meta let advertisers know when 13-17 y-os were feeling depressed saying, this is a good time to try to serve them an ad. "If a 13-year-old girl would delete a selfie that was considered a good time to try to sell her a beauty product. This was taken as a signal and shared with advertisers."
April 9, 2025 at 7:56 PM
W-W says Meta let advertisers know when 13-17 y-os were feeling depressed saying, this is a good time to try to serve them an ad. "If a 13-year-old girl would delete a selfie that was considered a good time to try to sell her a beauty product. This was taken as a signal and shared with advertisers."
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Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that “Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy.”
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
With Southern Utilities Quietly Dismantling DEI Programs, Black Households Pay the Price
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that "Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy."
capitalbnews.org
April 9, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that “Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy.”
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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Utilities like Southern Company are quietly rolling back their commitments on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Today @capitalb.bsky.social released an important exposé documenting how utilities are caving to political whims over their employees and communities.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
Today @capitalb.bsky.social released an important exposé documenting how utilities are caving to political whims over their employees and communities.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
With Southern Utilities Quietly Dismantling DEI Programs, Black Households Pay the Price
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that "Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy."
capitalbnews.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Utilities like Southern Company are quietly rolling back their commitments on diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Today @capitalb.bsky.social released an important exposé documenting how utilities are caving to political whims over their employees and communities.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
Today @capitalb.bsky.social released an important exposé documenting how utilities are caving to political whims over their employees and communities.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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NEW from @capitalb.bsky.social: In recent weeks, utilities across the country have quietly rolled back DEI commitments despite public statements affirming their support for social justice issues after the murder of George Floyd sparked mass protests in 2020.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
With Southern Utilities Quietly Dismantling DEI Programs, Black Households Pay the Price
Monopoly utilities are retreating from racial justice pledges made in 2020, signaling that "Black lives mattered, briefly, as a marketing strategy."
capitalbnews.org
April 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM
NEW from @capitalb.bsky.social: In recent weeks, utilities across the country have quietly rolled back DEI commitments despite public statements affirming their support for social justice issues after the murder of George Floyd sparked mass protests in 2020.
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
capitalbnews.org/trump-southe...
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I'm not saying anything novel here but it really is just truly despicable to watch them use THEIR OWN COLOSSAL SCREW UP to slander the reporter THEY INCLUDED ON THEIR CLASSIFIED GROUP CHAT
March 25, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I'm not saying anything novel here but it really is just truly despicable to watch them use THEIR OWN COLOSSAL SCREW UP to slander the reporter THEY INCLUDED ON THEIR CLASSIFIED GROUP CHAT
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When genuinely and openly lawless outrages are happening, if you are still fixating on Facebook boxwine-quality conspiracy theories, that's on you.
March 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
When genuinely and openly lawless outrages are happening, if you are still fixating on Facebook boxwine-quality conspiracy theories, that's on you.
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This is the latest person decreed by Marco Rubio to be a foreign policy threat and thus now subject to deportation:
March 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is the latest person decreed by Marco Rubio to be a foreign policy threat and thus now subject to deportation:
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I know I keep asking this, but how long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
March 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I know I keep asking this, but how long does it take for people to realize they’re on the wrong side of history?
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A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
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They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
Homan: "We're not stopping. I don't care what the judges think. I don't care what the left thinks. We're coming."
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
They claim they can snatch people up, put them on planes, and deport them to a country run by an authoritarian, where those people will be forced to work slave labor at an inhumane prison. All without due process, and in defiance of federal courts.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
The hypotheticals are over. This is the nightmare.
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March 3, 2025 at 2:37 AM