John Treat
@johntreat.bsky.social
Climate, energy, economy. Formerly @CIVICUSAlliance @SonkeTogether @TUED_Global.
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John Treat
@johntreat.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Trade Unions for Energy Democracy Working Paper 15 - RLS-NYC
Why Hydrogen? Interest in hydrogen as a technology to support decarbonization rests on several factors. Hydrogen is a useful and flexible “energy carrier,” allowing it to play potentially a wide range...
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My 2022 paper on hydrogen for the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung. It's neither an easy nor an uplifting read.
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
"Abandon all hope, ye who enter here."
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@raulcarrillo.bsky.social's got a new interview up with @moneyontheleft.bsky.social on his recent, incredible paper on video game money. Real "we're going to the quantum realm", mind-blowing shit.
Can't recommend enough
mronline.org/2025/03/13/g...
Can't recommend enough
mronline.org/2025/03/13/g...
Gaming Money with Raúl Carrillo | MR Online
Money on the Left speaks with Raúl Carrillo, assistant professor of Law at Boston College, about gaming money. In this episode, we explore how companies like Microsoft, Sony, and Roblox are not only h...
mronline.org
March 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM
@raulcarrillo.bsky.social's got a new interview up with @moneyontheleft.bsky.social on his recent, incredible paper on video game money. Real "we're going to the quantum realm", mind-blowing shit.
Can't recommend enough
mronline.org/2025/03/13/g...
Can't recommend enough
mronline.org/2025/03/13/g...
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really excellent deep dive into the politics & economics of AI hysteria & capex overbuild from @edwardongwesojr.com
thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-silico...
thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-silico...
The Silicon Valley Consensus & AI Capex (Part 1)
On overbuilding AI infrastructure and its energy supply
thetechbubble.substack.com
March 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
really excellent deep dive into the politics & economics of AI hysteria & capex overbuild from @edwardongwesojr.com
thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-silico...
thetechbubble.substack.com/p/the-silico...
Brilliant paper from @rohangrey.bsky.social. Must read.
"[I]f political independence requires budgetary independence, and budgetary independence requires being able to actually spend money, then political independence is, in turn, at least partly a function of payment system design...." 1/
"[I]f political independence requires budgetary independence, and budgetary independence requires being able to actually spend money, then political independence is, in turn, at least partly a function of payment system design...." 1/
🚨New Paper🚨 (hi law reviews!)
‘Digitizing the Fisc’ is the first article to address the current separation of fiscal powers crisis, exemplified by Trump's takeover of the Treasury's payments IT systems, through a tri-dimensional legal, political economic, & technological lens.
‘Digitizing the Fisc’ is the first article to address the current separation of fiscal powers crisis, exemplified by Trump's takeover of the Treasury's payments IT systems, through a tri-dimensional legal, political economic, & technological lens.
March 15, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Brilliant paper from @rohangrey.bsky.social. Must read.
"[I]f political independence requires budgetary independence, and budgetary independence requires being able to actually spend money, then political independence is, in turn, at least partly a function of payment system design...." 1/
"[I]f political independence requires budgetary independence, and budgetary independence requires being able to actually spend money, then political independence is, in turn, at least partly a function of payment system design...." 1/
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🚨🚨 New Paper🚨🚨
As promised yesterday, here is a draft (non-cite) version of my new paper, 'Digitizing the Fisc', onthe constitutional implication of Trump's BFS-DOGE takeover.
rohangrey.net/files/Grey-D...
law review editors please email rohan@rohangrey.net. It's late but worth the wait!
As promised yesterday, here is a draft (non-cite) version of my new paper, 'Digitizing the Fisc', onthe constitutional implication of Trump's BFS-DOGE takeover.
rohangrey.net/files/Grey-D...
law review editors please email rohan@rohangrey.net. It's late but worth the wait!
March 11, 2025 at 10:21 AM
🚨🚨 New Paper🚨🚨
As promised yesterday, here is a draft (non-cite) version of my new paper, 'Digitizing the Fisc', onthe constitutional implication of Trump's BFS-DOGE takeover.
rohangrey.net/files/Grey-D...
law review editors please email rohan@rohangrey.net. It's late but worth the wait!
As promised yesterday, here is a draft (non-cite) version of my new paper, 'Digitizing the Fisc', onthe constitutional implication of Trump's BFS-DOGE takeover.
rohangrey.net/files/Grey-D...
law review editors please email rohan@rohangrey.net. It's late but worth the wait!
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Would you believe @rohangrey.bsky.social's paper even has stuff on this and why its become so important?
"Over time, however, the reconciliation process, along with intermediary continuing resolutions, have become the primary means through which general budget policy is negotiated and implemented"
"Over time, however, the reconciliation process, along with intermediary continuing resolutions, have become the primary means through which general budget policy is negotiated and implemented"
Fetterman, Cortez Masto, Durbin, Gillibrand, Hassan, Peters, Schatz, and Chuck Fucking Schumer ALL VOTED NO on the Continuing Resolution. They voted to let it pass—ostensibly because it was essential that it pass—AND THEN THEY FUCKING VOTED AGAINST IT.
March 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Would you believe @rohangrey.bsky.social's paper even has stuff on this and why its become so important?
"Over time, however, the reconciliation process, along with intermediary continuing resolutions, have become the primary means through which general budget policy is negotiated and implemented"
"Over time, however, the reconciliation process, along with intermediary continuing resolutions, have become the primary means through which general budget policy is negotiated and implemented"
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NEW PIECE- with a version in @rollingstone.com . Can the Trump Administration arbitrarily Take money from Anyone's bank account? The Federal Government debiting 80.5 million dollars from New York City government's central bank account suggests yes.
www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...
www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...
Can the Trump Administration Arbitrarily Take Money from Anyone’s Bank Account? Federal Government’s Mugging of New York City for FEMA Funds Suggests Yes
Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Forty Two.
A version of this article is simultaneously appe...
www.crisesnotes.com
March 13, 2025 at 2:30 PM
NEW PIECE- with a version in @rollingstone.com . Can the Trump Administration arbitrarily Take money from Anyone's bank account? The Federal Government debiting 80.5 million dollars from New York City government's central bank account suggests yes.
www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...
www.crisesnotes.com/can-the-trum...
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As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH’s new ID requirements send some would-be voters home to grab passports, birth certificates
The law requires all new voters to show proof of their U.S. citizenship. For some, that meant making multiple trips to and from the polls before finally casting a ballot on Tuesday.
www.nhpr.org
March 13, 2025 at 9:50 AM
As predicted, women in New Hampshire had a hard time voting yesterday because of the new proof of citizenship law:
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
“It doesn’t have my married name on it,” she said. Town voting officials then sent her away a second time, to get her marriage certificate.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
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I wrote this on the three stages of the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, and its final, belated collapse. qunfuz.com/2025/03/11/t...
The Tragic Arc of Baathism
An edited version of this essay was published by Unherd. As well as the most persistent, the Syrian Revolution has been the most total of revolutions. Starting in early 2011 and culminating unexpe…
qunfuz.com
March 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
I wrote this on the three stages of the Baath Party in Syria and Iraq, and its final, belated collapse. qunfuz.com/2025/03/11/t...
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A thread🧵In recent weeks, we have published a variety of in-depth articles, including:
1. A multi-part series on the future of Maine's deteriorating dams as they face growing threats from climate change and fall out of favor for public investment: themainemonitor.org/divided-on-d...
1. A multi-part series on the future of Maine's deteriorating dams as they face growing threats from climate change and fall out of favor for public investment: themainemonitor.org/divided-on-d...
Divided on Dams
Exploring future of Maine’s deteriorating dams as they face growing threats from climate change and fall out of favor for public investment.
themainemonitor.org
February 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A thread🧵In recent weeks, we have published a variety of in-depth articles, including:
1. A multi-part series on the future of Maine's deteriorating dams as they face growing threats from climate change and fall out of favor for public investment: themainemonitor.org/divided-on-d...
1. A multi-part series on the future of Maine's deteriorating dams as they face growing threats from climate change and fall out of favor for public investment: themainemonitor.org/divided-on-d...
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Are you passionate about Maine's climate? Every Friday we send out our Climate Monitor newsletter: an in-depth look at the environmental, climate, and energy issues impacting Maine. Sign up here to get the news that matters to you — straight to your inbox: themainemonitor.org/newsletters/
February 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Are you passionate about Maine's climate? Every Friday we send out our Climate Monitor newsletter: an in-depth look at the environmental, climate, and energy issues impacting Maine. Sign up here to get the news that matters to you — straight to your inbox: themainemonitor.org/newsletters/
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“I just knew I wanted something different than the hospital,” said Potter-Rivera. This story is the second in a series exploring maternity care in Maine. Read the full story: themainemonitor.org/birthing-uni...
As birthing units close, where do midwives fit in?
As hospitals close their birthing units, independent midwives are reluctant to provide care in areas without a safety net.
themainemonitor.org
March 3, 2025 at 3:26 PM
“I just knew I wanted something different than the hospital,” said Potter-Rivera. This story is the second in a series exploring maternity care in Maine. Read the full story: themainemonitor.org/birthing-uni...
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It took me longer than I hoped to finish but I'm really happy about the outcome: My big picture piece about Musk and Trump visiting Fort Knox. The headline tells you what you need to know but its also a very accurate summary of every step of my argument
www.crisesnotes.com/a-scam-built...
www.crisesnotes.com/a-scam-built...
A Scam Built Atop an Accounting Gimmick Wrapped in Bullshit: Why Visiting Fort Knox Is Not About Selling Gold but is About Buying Bitcoin
Notes on the Crises pivoted on February 1st into around the clock coverage of the Trump-Musk Treasury Payments Crisis of 2025. Today is Day Twenty Two
Read Part 0, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Par...
www.crisesnotes.com
February 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It took me longer than I hoped to finish but I'm really happy about the outcome: My big picture piece about Musk and Trump visiting Fort Knox. The headline tells you what you need to know but its also a very accurate summary of every step of my argument
www.crisesnotes.com/a-scam-built...
www.crisesnotes.com/a-scam-built...
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I spent some time reading Elon’s tweets this morning (one of my least favorite activities) and it’s hard to overstate how much he and his allies have constructed an alternate reality for their audience to believe in. In their world, Elon is a superhero fighting government fraud, like fanfiction
February 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I spent some time reading Elon’s tweets this morning (one of my least favorite activities) and it’s hard to overstate how much he and his allies have constructed an alternate reality for their audience to believe in. In their world, Elon is a superhero fighting government fraud, like fanfiction
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Introducing a new type of Notes on the Crises piece: the Off Topic one. This will be kept to weekends. First up is a very personal topic, my Aunt Frieda Tankus who was Co-Founding Vice President of Disabled in Action with her childhood best friend Judy Heumann www.crisesnotes.com/my-aunt-frie...
My Aunt Frieda Tankus- Co-founding Vice President of Disabled In Action (DIA)
This is an “Off Topic” piece of Notes on the Crises. Off topic pieces will always be colored blue. Readers are encouraged to ignore them if they are only interested in my day-to-day analysis and repo...
www.crisesnotes.com
February 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Introducing a new type of Notes on the Crises piece: the Off Topic one. This will be kept to weekends. First up is a very personal topic, my Aunt Frieda Tankus who was Co-Founding Vice President of Disabled in Action with her childhood best friend Judy Heumann www.crisesnotes.com/my-aunt-frie...
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US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:15 PM
US immigration is gaming Google to create a mirage of mass deportations
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Thousands of press releases about decade-old enforcement actions topped search results, all updated with a timestamp from after Trump’s inauguration
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is so incredibly relieving. I think i am not even doing a saturday piece. (Will get into why i have more confidence in this than i did in court injunctions on tuesday monday)
“Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material”
This is only step 1 but VERY important. Our SSNs and other data are forever compromised. We’ll need new ones.
But your reporting and public pressure is making a huge difference!
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
This is only step 1 but VERY important. Our SSNs and other data are forever compromised. We’ll need new ones.
But your reporting and public pressure is making a huge difference!
www.npr.org/2025/02/08/g...
Federal judge blocks DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material
The case, filed in federal court in New York City, alleges the Trump administration allowed Musk's team access to the Treasury Department's central payment system in violation of federal law.
www.npr.org
February 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
This is so incredibly relieving. I think i am not even doing a saturday piece. (Will get into why i have more confidence in this than i did in court injunctions on tuesday monday)
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I’m working on updates the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals connected to January 6th.
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
January 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I’m working on updates the Capitol Riot Map—an interactive visualization of the more than 1,500 individuals connected to January 6th.
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
I’ve spent more than 3-years and devoted hundreds of hours to this project, and there’s still more work to be done. Details on how to support this project below👇🏼
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"Just by democratizing the payment system—something that we did out of the mainstream or the media's radar—we were able to make major changes."
Money & Solidarity in Latin America w/ Andrés Arauz
Money on the Left is joined by Andrés Arauz, recent candidate for the Ecuadorian presidency, heterodox economist, and outspoken advocate for the creation of the “Sur.” The Sur is a complementary cu…
moneyontheleft.org
December 11, 2024 at 2:03 PM
"Just by democratizing the payment system—something that we did out of the mainstream or the media's radar—we were able to make major changes."
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More bad news for the Muskrat.
This is going to be a huge hit to his already ruined social media site.
I love this for him.
This is going to be a huge hit to his already ruined social media site.
I love this for him.
European Federation of Journalists to stop posting content on X
The EFJ represents over 295,000 journalists in 44 countries.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:57 PM
More bad news for the Muskrat.
This is going to be a huge hit to his already ruined social media site.
I love this for him.
This is going to be a huge hit to his already ruined social media site.
I love this for him.
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"the American New Deal used large-scale public employment and public arts initiatives that directly connected millions of people with financial opportunities, meaningful roles in which to provide care for their neighbors and communities, and a sense of shared purpose..."
jacobin.com/2024/10/deat...
jacobin.com/2024/10/deat...
Confronting the Death Drive in Trump’s America
Liberalism cannot beat back threats of political violence, nihilism, or fascism by appealing to reason alone.
jacobin.com
November 28, 2024 at 8:41 PM
"the American New Deal used large-scale public employment and public arts initiatives that directly connected millions of people with financial opportunities, meaningful roles in which to provide care for their neighbors and communities, and a sense of shared purpose..."
jacobin.com/2024/10/deat...
jacobin.com/2024/10/deat...
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It's true that bluesky isn't great for news and commentary about Palestine. Maybe it will get better, maybe it won't. But we have to keep trying because it's crucial to talk about Palestine precisely where it feels unwelcome.
November 28, 2024 at 6:58 PM
It's true that bluesky isn't great for news and commentary about Palestine. Maybe it will get better, maybe it won't. But we have to keep trying because it's crucial to talk about Palestine precisely where it feels unwelcome.
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Ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes?
looks like graze.social makes it extremely easy to emulate the following feed of any other user on the network — see through someone else's "eyes" instantly! super cool
November 28, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Ever wanted to see the world through someone else’s eyes?