Pete Sikora
@petesikora.bsky.social
The climate crisis & inequality. Married, two kids. Lifelong NYCer.
With nychange.bsky.social, directing climate/jobs campaigns. We get wins via people power. Previous: 10 yrs CWA D-1, 7 yrs NYPIRG. On climate only, my takes are NYCC “official”. 🇵🇸
With nychange.bsky.social, directing climate/jobs campaigns. We get wins via people power. Previous: 10 yrs CWA D-1, 7 yrs NYPIRG. On climate only, my takes are NYCC “official”. 🇵🇸
The sort of thing that gets big money and will be a total fail
November 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The sort of thing that gets big money and will be a total fail
Reposted by Pete Sikora
"The Trump administration’s war on the [IRA] and all things climate embodies the horrors of Republican rule: a paranoid, lawless crusade waged by…ideologues who are using their control over every branch of government to stoke culture wars, settle scores, and please their deep-pocketed donors."
Worth reading as a summary and history of what happened. Cc: @katearonoff.bsky.social
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work." newrepublic.com/article/2027...
November 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"The Trump administration’s war on the [IRA] and all things climate embodies the horrors of Republican rule: a paranoid, lawless crusade waged by…ideologues who are using their control over every branch of government to stoke culture wars, settle scores, and please their deep-pocketed donors."
They don’t want to build a multiracial organized base and also don’t understand how.
(also: I don’t think you can build a big base if your goal is some program that doesn’t really challenge corporate America, rich people or entrenched interests… one that maybe only some of that mildly objects to)
(also: I don’t think you can build a big base if your goal is some program that doesn’t really challenge corporate America, rich people or entrenched interests… one that maybe only some of that mildly objects to)
If the “big” entities want a different result the next time, it would sure help to build an organized base that would be mobilized for such a campaign.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
They don’t want to build a multiracial organized base and also don’t understand how.
(also: I don’t think you can build a big base if your goal is some program that doesn’t really challenge corporate America, rich people or entrenched interests… one that maybe only some of that mildly objects to)
(also: I don’t think you can build a big base if your goal is some program that doesn’t really challenge corporate America, rich people or entrenched interests… one that maybe only some of that mildly objects to)
Worth reading as a summary and history of what happened. Cc: @katearonoff.bsky.social
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
"The IRA’s survival was premised on the logic that a loose alignment of corporations would support climate policies in exchange for subsidies and convince Republicans to get on their side. That didn’t work." newrepublic.com/article/2027...
The Quick and Shameful Death of Biden’s Biggest Policy
It was far too easy for Republicans to kill the Inflation Reduction Act. Where did those who crafted it go wrong?
newrepublic.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Worth reading as a summary and history of what happened. Cc: @katearonoff.bsky.social
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
I’ll add: aside from @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social push there was NO nat’l big campaign for a federal green new deal style push. No big grassroots effort for what became IRA. No fight for. No fight to save it, either.
Reposted by Pete Sikora
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
“You’re a stupid person” — Trump lashes out at a reporter who presses him on the fact that the suspected DC shooter was actually thoroughly vetted before he was let in the US from Afghanistan
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I can’t believe people in the room don’t push back. It doesn’t matter if he’s the president, part of holding him accountable is standing up to his bullying— especially if he’s doing it right in front of your face
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POLITICO: “Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”“ www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
November 27, 2025 at 11:56 PM
POLITICO: “Israeli soldiers on Thursday appeared to kill a pair of Palestinian men in the occupied West Bank after they had surrendered to troops, drawing Palestinian accusations that the men were executed “in cold blood.”“ www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
Reposted by Pete Sikora
Breaking: Canadian Prime Minister and Alberta Premier sign deal that will quash Indigenous rights, provoke a wave of backlash and opposition unlike anything every seen in Canada, and roll back big climate protections to benefit a handful of foreign owned oil and gas companies.
#oil #cdnpoli
#oil #cdnpoli
November 27, 2025 at 6:19 PM
If @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social applies himself to passing the major climate action proposal he’s now made, instead of just gesturing and then claiming to be applying himself and we should all applaud anyway when it goes nowhere, it will pass.
Get it done!
Put another way…
Get it done!
Put another way…
November 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM
If @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social applies himself to passing the major climate action proposal he’s now made, instead of just gesturing and then claiming to be applying himself and we should all applaud anyway when it goes nowhere, it will pass.
Get it done!
Put another way…
Get it done!
Put another way…
Reposted by Pete Sikora
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
It’s pretty weird how a giant development on finance affecting a NYC-based company (BlackRock) gets near-zero attention from NYC’s msm. Meanwhile, it’s running on the front page of the financial times. Hi yes, it’d be a big deal for NYC to move $42 BILLION over climate change!
November 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
It’s pretty weird how a giant development on finance affecting a NYC-based company (BlackRock) gets near-zero attention from NYC’s msm. Meanwhile, it’s running on the front page of the financial times. Hi yes, it’d be a big deal for NYC to move $42 BILLION over climate change!
Reposted by Pete Sikora
It's not every day, you get really close to seeing $42 billion move from the world's largest asset manager because of their lack of credible climate action.
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
NYC comptroller push to drop BlackRock creates test for Mamdani
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) -New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging city pension fund officials to rebid $42.3 billion managed by BlackRock over climate concerns, the first major move by a
finance.yahoo.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It's not every day, you get really close to seeing $42 billion move from the world's largest asset manager because of their lack of credible climate action.
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
Blackrock, which manages more than $12 trillion, has repeatedly failed to take climate change seriously.
finance.yahoo.com/news/nyc-com...
Reposted by Pete Sikora
New York City's Comptroller recommends ending $42 billion in business with #Blackrock and rather than be professional, the world's largest asset manager says "don't let the door hit you on the way out." This is what they think of the trustees of NYC pension boards.
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
November 26, 2025 at 6:53 PM
New York City's Comptroller recommends ending $42 billion in business with #Blackrock and rather than be professional, the world's largest asset manager says "don't let the door hit you on the way out." This is what they think of the trustees of NYC pension boards.
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
www.blackrock.com/corporate/ne...
Reposted by Pete Sikora
A very big deal!
Brad Lander is advising the NYC pension fund to move $42 billion away from BlackRock!
Brad Lander is advising the NYC pension fund to move $42 billion away from BlackRock!
NYCC statement in reaction to @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
announcement:
“Big, if true…”
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“Today’s announcement from Comptroller Lander is a very big deal, but only if he enacts it.”
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
announcement:
“Big, if true…”
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“Today’s announcement from Comptroller Lander is a very big deal, but only if he enacts it.”
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
NYCC Statement on Lander November 2025 Money Manager Announcement
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Contact: jgonzalez@nycommunities 646-812-0485 or pete.sikora@gmail.com 917-648-7786 NYCC Reacts to Comptroller Lander Announcement on Re-Bidding $4...
docs.google.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A very big deal!
Brad Lander is advising the NYC pension fund to move $42 billion away from BlackRock!
Brad Lander is advising the NYC pension fund to move $42 billion away from BlackRock!
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NYCC statement in reaction to @nyccomptroller.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
announcement:
“Big, if true…”
👀👀👀👀👀👀
“Today’s announcement from Comptroller Lander is a very big deal, but only if he enacts it.”
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
announcement:
“Big, if true…”
👀👀👀👀👀👀
“Today’s announcement from Comptroller Lander is a very big deal, but only if he enacts it.”
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
NYCC Statement on Lander November 2025 Money Manager Announcement
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Contact: jgonzalez@nycommunities 646-812-0485 or pete.sikora@gmail.com 917-648-7786 NYCC Reacts to Comptroller Lander Announcement on Re-Bidding $4...
docs.google.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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The climate crisis 😢
Meanwhile, deep blue politicians like @bradlander.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social promise major climate action, but then don’t deliver.
It’s the RESULTS that matter, not the rhetoric.
Lander has only a few weeks left to make good on action he himself promised.
Meanwhile, deep blue politicians like @bradlander.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social promise major climate action, but then don’t deliver.
It’s the RESULTS that matter, not the rhetoric.
Lander has only a few weeks left to make good on action he himself promised.
SOUTH AFRICA is an unstoppable factory of heat waves:
One after another
Another historic day with the November hottest day in history in Cape Town with 40.8C
and in Port Nolloth with 39.7C
Next night will be exceptionally warm with many more records.
One after another
Another historic day with the November hottest day in history in Cape Town with 40.8C
and in Port Nolloth with 39.7C
Next night will be exceptionally warm with many more records.
November 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The climate crisis 😢
Meanwhile, deep blue politicians like @bradlander.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social promise major climate action, but then don’t deliver.
It’s the RESULTS that matter, not the rhetoric.
Lander has only a few weeks left to make good on action he himself promised.
Meanwhile, deep blue politicians like @bradlander.bsky.social @nyccomptroller.bsky.social promise major climate action, but then don’t deliver.
It’s the RESULTS that matter, not the rhetoric.
Lander has only a few weeks left to make good on action he himself promised.
Positive: Mamdani appears to be moving a lot faster than mayors I recall in their transition. Bisgaard-Church and Fuleihan are great choices. Getting everything into place faster is great!
Negative: so far he’s appointed Tisch and helped suppress a primary challenge to Jeffries.
Negative: so far he’s appointed Tisch and helped suppress a primary challenge to Jeffries.
November 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Positive: Mamdani appears to be moving a lot faster than mayors I recall in their transition. Bisgaard-Church and Fuleihan are great choices. Getting everything into place faster is great!
Negative: so far he’s appointed Tisch and helped suppress a primary challenge to Jeffries.
Negative: so far he’s appointed Tisch and helped suppress a primary challenge to Jeffries.
There’s a type of nominally pro climate action person who kind of revels in oil and gas companies winning, and likes to grave dance on people opposing them. It’s pretty weird, tbh.
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
There’s a type of nominally pro climate action person who kind of revels in oil and gas companies winning, and likes to grave dance on people opposing them. It’s pretty weird, tbh.
Hochul gets paid off and praised by the oil & gas lobby. She raises our utility bills as she causes more pollution.
Vote @delgadoforny.bsky.social
gothamist.com/news/fossil-...
Vote @delgadoforny.bsky.social
gothamist.com/news/fossil-...
Fossil fuel, utility lobbyists targeting Gov. Hochul with big spending, new report shows
There was a 52% increase in lobbying spending from the energy sector.
gothamist.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Hochul gets paid off and praised by the oil & gas lobby. She raises our utility bills as she causes more pollution.
Vote @delgadoforny.bsky.social
gothamist.com/news/fossil-...
Vote @delgadoforny.bsky.social
gothamist.com/news/fossil-...
Reposted by Pete Sikora
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
November 24, 2025 at 12:25 PM
My latest: #COP30, global climate politics, and what happens next — for @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Good! It’s ridiculous that @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
bungled this. Fix it!
gothamist.com/news/nyc-law...
bungled this. Fix it!
gothamist.com/news/nyc-law...
NYC lawmakers and businesses plan to rally for year-round outdoor dining
The rally would precede a City Council hearing on legislation to expand and simplify the Dining Out NYC program.
gothamist.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Good! It’s ridiculous that @nycspeakeradams.bsky.social @council.nyc.gov
bungled this. Fix it!
gothamist.com/news/nyc-law...
bungled this. Fix it!
gothamist.com/news/nyc-law...
Hey! You! Fire up your credit card and become a monthly sustainer for @nysfocus.bsky.social
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Great news media - not the usual propaganda from the msm - is very important!
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Great news media - not the usual propaganda from the msm - is very important!
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November 24, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Hey! You! Fire up your credit card and become a monthly sustainer for @nysfocus.bsky.social
👍👍👍
Great news media - not the usual propaganda from the msm - is very important!
👍👍👍
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Great news media - not the usual propaganda from the msm - is very important!
👍👍👍
I have a vivid memory from a cocktail party a few years ago: a recently-retired Biden supporter lady freaked out when she asked if I thought ICE (which didn’t exist until recently) should be abolished, and I said yes. I wonder what she thinks now (and if she recalls the convo).
November 23, 2025 at 9:35 PM
I have a vivid memory from a cocktail party a few years ago: a recently-retired Biden supporter lady freaked out when she asked if I thought ICE (which didn’t exist until recently) should be abolished, and I said yes. I wonder what she thinks now (and if she recalls the convo).
NY corporate dem gov Kathy Hochul must be proud that gas industry lobbyists are calling her politically courageous. 😬😬😬
Please: Volunteer and donate to @delgadoforny.bsky.social, who supports policy to create good jobs, cut utility bills and slash pollution.
There is no planet B!
delgadoforny.com
Please: Volunteer and donate to @delgadoforny.bsky.social, who supports policy to create good jobs, cut utility bills and slash pollution.
There is no planet B!
delgadoforny.com
Antonio Delgado for Governor of New York
Antonio Delgado has a vision for New York. A vision that allows all New Yorkers to afford to live and grow our families here. A New York that can fight back
delgadoforny.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:22 PM
NY corporate dem gov Kathy Hochul must be proud that gas industry lobbyists are calling her politically courageous. 😬😬😬
Please: Volunteer and donate to @delgadoforny.bsky.social, who supports policy to create good jobs, cut utility bills and slash pollution.
There is no planet B!
delgadoforny.com
Please: Volunteer and donate to @delgadoforny.bsky.social, who supports policy to create good jobs, cut utility bills and slash pollution.
There is no planet B!
delgadoforny.com