Toly Rinberg
@tolyrinberg.bsky.social
Rank-and-file organizing with UAWD in Detroit / Working on science and governance of the energy transition
Anyone looking to understand the restructuring of the North American auto industry should grapple with this long-but-useful piece by Sam Gindin:
"Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
"Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
November 13, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Anyone looking to understand the restructuring of the North American auto industry should grapple with this long-but-useful piece by Sam Gindin:
"Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
"Canadian Auto Isn’t in ‘Crisis’, It’s in Danger of Extinction"
Work in the auto industry is often considered a high road manufacturing job. But UAW parts plants, like this one that makes car seats, often work grueling mandatory hours and in this case were being paid $14/h before UAW Local 1819 organized their contract campaign
October 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Work in the auto industry is often considered a high road manufacturing job. But UAW parts plants, like this one that makes car seats, often work grueling mandatory hours and in this case were being paid $14/h before UAW Local 1819 organized their contract campaign
UAWD actually went through a split. If you want to learn more about the dispute, check out UAWD's public email: mailchi.mp/b736ebbadeb0...
Especially links in the paragraph starting with: "You may have heard that there was an attempt to undemocratically dissolve UAWD by some of our former leaders
Especially links in the paragraph starting with: "You may have heard that there was an attempt to undemocratically dissolve UAWD by some of our former leaders
October 23, 2025 at 4:35 PM
UAWD actually went through a split. If you want to learn more about the dispute, check out UAWD's public email: mailchi.mp/b736ebbadeb0...
Especially links in the paragraph starting with: "You may have heard that there was an attempt to undemocratically dissolve UAWD by some of our former leaders
Especially links in the paragraph starting with: "You may have heard that there was an attempt to undemocratically dissolve UAWD by some of our former leaders
Our inaugural editorial lays out the case for why narrow reform is simply not meeting the current moment: dailystruggle.org/uawd-launchi...
How can you look at these economic trends and not conclude that something different is needed
How can you look at these economic trends and not conclude that something different is needed
October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our inaugural editorial lays out the case for why narrow reform is simply not meeting the current moment: dailystruggle.org/uawd-launchi...
How can you look at these economic trends and not conclude that something different is needed
How can you look at these economic trends and not conclude that something different is needed
After a summer of building, Unite All Workers for Democracy is releasing Daily Struggle
It's a much needed project in a UAW where Locals, esp in manufacturing, are still stagnant & business unionist and the top leadership, which is creating some openings, is turning toward protectionism
It's a much needed project in a UAW where Locals, esp in manufacturing, are still stagnant & business unionist and the top leadership, which is creating some openings, is turning toward protectionism
October 21, 2025 at 4:39 PM
After a summer of building, Unite All Workers for Democracy is releasing Daily Struggle
It's a much needed project in a UAW where Locals, esp in manufacturing, are still stagnant & business unionist and the top leadership, which is creating some openings, is turning toward protectionism
It's a much needed project in a UAW where Locals, esp in manufacturing, are still stagnant & business unionist and the top leadership, which is creating some openings, is turning toward protectionism
Their 2025 Sustainability Report stays committed to their 2030 goal, but does acknowledge "growth-related factors such as AI and cloud expansion."
Let's hope the 6 MtCO2 of removal they're planning on, doesn't burn up in the next California forest fire
cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/m...
Let's hope the 6 MtCO2 of removal they're planning on, doesn't burn up in the next California forest fire
cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/m...
August 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Their 2025 Sustainability Report stays committed to their 2030 goal, but does acknowledge "growth-related factors such as AI and cloud expansion."
Let's hope the 6 MtCO2 of removal they're planning on, doesn't burn up in the next California forest fire
cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/m...
Let's hope the 6 MtCO2 of removal they're planning on, doesn't burn up in the next California forest fire
cdn-dynmedia-1.microsoft.com/is/content/m...
As Microsoft's market value hits a record $4 trillion today, the decoupling of their emissions and their 2030 net-zero pledge makes their priorities clear
Too bad we're doing AI right now, I guess we'll deal with the climate thing next time
Too bad we're doing AI right now, I guess we'll deal with the climate thing next time
August 4, 2025 at 6:58 PM
As Microsoft's market value hits a record $4 trillion today, the decoupling of their emissions and their 2030 net-zero pledge makes their priorities clear
Too bad we're doing AI right now, I guess we'll deal with the climate thing next time
Too bad we're doing AI right now, I guess we'll deal with the climate thing next time
Not to mention this is plotting electricity and not total energy, which is just misleading. Are you trying to trick yourself or everyone else?
Hits a little different when you zoom out (note this is consumption, not production): ourworldindata.org/energy-mix
Hits a little different when you zoom out (note this is consumption, not production): ourworldindata.org/energy-mix
August 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Not to mention this is plotting electricity and not total energy, which is just misleading. Are you trying to trick yourself or everyone else?
Hits a little different when you zoom out (note this is consumption, not production): ourworldindata.org/energy-mix
Hits a little different when you zoom out (note this is consumption, not production): ourworldindata.org/energy-mix
Trump and his oligarch cronies are injecting uncertainty into an already bumpy corporate-led EV transition. Now, will EV policy reversals and whirlwind tariffs cause more mass layoffs or another recession?
Join me and my UAWD EV Committee organizers for our analysis & to hear how we can fight back
Join me and my UAWD EV Committee organizers for our analysis & to hear how we can fight back
March 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Trump and his oligarch cronies are injecting uncertainty into an already bumpy corporate-led EV transition. Now, will EV policy reversals and whirlwind tariffs cause more mass layoffs or another recession?
Join me and my UAWD EV Committee organizers for our analysis & to hear how we can fight back
Join me and my UAWD EV Committee organizers for our analysis & to hear how we can fight back
"The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet."
Got the privilege of spending a few days this winter in this remarkable wetland and share it with alligators, cypress trees, mangroves, crocodiles, egrets, and so many more wild friends.
Got the privilege of spending a few days this winter in this remarkable wetland and share it with alligators, cypress trees, mangroves, crocodiles, egrets, and so many more wild friends.
January 1, 2025 at 11:32 PM
"The Everglades is a test. If we pass it, we may get to keep the planet."
Got the privilege of spending a few days this winter in this remarkable wetland and share it with alligators, cypress trees, mangroves, crocodiles, egrets, and so many more wild friends.
Got the privilege of spending a few days this winter in this remarkable wetland and share it with alligators, cypress trees, mangroves, crocodiles, egrets, and so many more wild friends.
They cite: "More than 1,000 big companies have pledged to eliminate their carbon emissions over the next few decades."
But don't point out, for example, that Microsoft's emissions have been rising with the AI boom, not falling as they projected in 2020
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01...
But don't point out, for example, that Microsoft's emissions have been rising with the AI boom, not falling as they projected in 2020
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01...
December 23, 2024 at 11:51 PM
They cite: "More than 1,000 big companies have pledged to eliminate their carbon emissions over the next few decades."
But don't point out, for example, that Microsoft's emissions have been rising with the AI boom, not falling as they projected in 2020
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01...
But don't point out, for example, that Microsoft's emissions have been rising with the AI boom, not falling as they projected in 2020
blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/01...
Ursula Le Guin taking shots at JK Rowling:
"I didn't feel she ripped me off, as some people did, though she could have been more gracious about her predecessors ... She has many virtues, but originality isn't one of them. That hurt."
30 years before Harry Potter was Ged, Wizard of Earthsea
"I didn't feel she ripped me off, as some people did, though she could have been more gracious about her predecessors ... She has many virtues, but originality isn't one of them. That hurt."
30 years before Harry Potter was Ged, Wizard of Earthsea
December 17, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Ursula Le Guin taking shots at JK Rowling:
"I didn't feel she ripped me off, as some people did, though she could have been more gracious about her predecessors ... She has many virtues, but originality isn't one of them. That hurt."
30 years before Harry Potter was Ged, Wizard of Earthsea
"I didn't feel she ripped me off, as some people did, though she could have been more gracious about her predecessors ... She has many virtues, but originality isn't one of them. That hurt."
30 years before Harry Potter was Ged, Wizard of Earthsea
Vibe at the game 🦁
December 6, 2024 at 6:32 AM
Vibe at the game 🦁
For those embarking on this work going forward, it’s also helpful to use clear language to describe how changes are made. We’re nerds, so we created a comprehensive taxonomy of every categorically different way (8 classifications) that websites can be altered: sunlightfoundation.com/web-integrit...
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
For those embarking on this work going forward, it’s also helpful to use clear language to describe how changes are made. We’re nerds, so we created a comprehensive taxonomy of every categorically different way (8 classifications) that websites can be altered: sunlightfoundation.com/web-integrit...
We also put together Gov404, a database that aggregates and verifies examples of the most significant cases of online information censorship on the federal web since Nov 2016 (maintained until Feb 2019). We collected 54 cases.
web.archive.org/web/20190630... (currently only up at this archive)
web.archive.org/web/20190630... (currently only up at this archive)
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
We also put together Gov404, a database that aggregates and verifies examples of the most significant cases of online information censorship on the federal web since Nov 2016 (maintained until Feb 2019). We collected 54 cases.
web.archive.org/web/20190630... (currently only up at this archive)
web.archive.org/web/20190630... (currently only up at this archive)
Shifts on gender policy were particularly revealing, for example when HHS removed sex discrimination prohibition language from civil rights office website
Monitoring information like this really showed the underlying policy shifts that the admin was pushing
sunlightfoundation.com/2018/07/19/h...
Monitoring information like this really showed the underlying policy shifts that the admin was pushing
sunlightfoundation.com/2018/07/19/h...
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Shifts on gender policy were particularly revealing, for example when HHS removed sex discrimination prohibition language from civil rights office website
Monitoring information like this really showed the underlying policy shifts that the admin was pushing
sunlightfoundation.com/2018/07/19/h...
Monitoring information like this really showed the underlying policy shifts that the admin was pushing
sunlightfoundation.com/2018/07/19/h...
After launching the Web Integrity Project at the (now-shuttered) Sunlight Foundation, we studied the trend of info erasure about the Affordable Care Act, a law that was on the books (and still is), but which the Trump administration was aiming to take down:
sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/u...
sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/u...
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
After launching the Web Integrity Project at the (now-shuttered) Sunlight Foundation, we studied the trend of info erasure about the Affordable Care Act, a law that was on the books (and still is), but which the Trump administration was aiming to take down:
sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/u...
sunlightfoundation.com/wp-content/u...
Somehow, surgical word edits seemed particularly sinister. The EPA’s SmartWay program removed “climate change” language, which wasn't restored under Biden.
We collaborated with @archive.org to develop the “Changes” feature, a tool for comparing snapshot diffs:
web.archive.org/web/diff/201...
We collaborated with @archive.org to develop the “Changes” feature, a tool for comparing snapshot diffs:
web.archive.org/web/diff/201...
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
Somehow, surgical word edits seemed particularly sinister. The EPA’s SmartWay program removed “climate change” language, which wasn't restored under Biden.
We collaborated with @archive.org to develop the “Changes” feature, a tool for comparing snapshot diffs:
web.archive.org/web/diff/201...
We collaborated with @archive.org to develop the “Changes” feature, a tool for comparing snapshot diffs:
web.archive.org/web/diff/201...
At EDGI’s Website Monitoring Team, we put out a comprehensive report about climate information being censored across all federal agencies:
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
The removal of the EPA’s climate change website remains one of the most egregious examples of anti-science censorship.
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
The removal of the EPA’s climate change website remains one of the most egregious examples of anti-science censorship.
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
At EDGI’s Website Monitoring Team, we put out a comprehensive report about climate information being censored across all federal agencies:
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
The removal of the EPA’s climate change website remains one of the most egregious examples of anti-science censorship.
envirodatagov.org/publication/...
The removal of the EPA’s climate change website remains one of the most egregious examples of anti-science censorship.
8 years ago, I took leave from my PhD to help fight back against the Trump v1.0 administration’s censorship of online .gov information.
Still most notable is the EPA dismantling its climate change site. And round 2 will likely be worse.
A 🧵with reflections and for those picking this work back up:
Still most notable is the EPA dismantling its climate change site. And round 2 will likely be worse.
A 🧵with reflections and for those picking this work back up:
November 23, 2024 at 10:21 PM
8 years ago, I took leave from my PhD to help fight back against the Trump v1.0 administration’s censorship of online .gov information.
Still most notable is the EPA dismantling its climate change site. And round 2 will likely be worse.
A 🧵with reflections and for those picking this work back up:
Still most notable is the EPA dismantling its climate change site. And round 2 will likely be worse.
A 🧵with reflections and for those picking this work back up: