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victoria freire
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research fellow @energyandpolicy.org. functionally a rap fan account. photography/writing sometimes @ freirevictoria.com
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ICE has tear gassed, arrested, shot, and disappeared Chicagoans as part of Trump’s “Operation Midway Blitz.” Residents are fighting back against the federal agents terrorizing their city. From Emma Janssen: trib.al/qxvL5rp
Two Months of ICE Terror in Chicago - The American Prospect
Chicago is a notoriously segregated city, which means that some neighborhoods have been completely transformed by ICE’s presence, while in non-Latino neighborhoods, it’s mostly been business as usual. But the response to the federal incursion knows no boundaries.
trib.al
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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davidpomerantz.bsky.social
SIGNED! 🥳🥳🥳💪💪💪

A massive victory for holding monopoly utilities accountable to their customers, and for lowering Californian utility bills.

Thank you to @governor.ca.gov, @asmmarcberman.bsky.social, @senmcnerney.bsky.social, @earthjustice.org, The Utility Reform Network for all your leadership!
davidpomerantz.bsky.social David Pomerantz @davidpomerantz.bsky.social · Oct 5
A bill is sitting on @GavinNewsom’s desk that would lower Californians’ utility bills – all he has to do is sign it. But rumors are swirling that he plans to do the opposite - a move that could prove disastrous for California and for Newsom. A 🧵:
October 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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prospect.org
BlackRock parent company Global Infrastructure seeks to purchase a Minnesota utilities company and Walz appointees are under pressure to sign off on the $6 billion proposal. James Baratta reports:
trib.al/AJVMfQF
Private Equity Power Play in Minnesota
BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners and a Canadian pension giant want to buy a Minnesota-based utility. Gov. Tim Walz’s agencies have been in on pushing the deal.
trib.al
October 2, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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npr.org
A favorite of A$AP Rocky and Earl Sweatshirt, El Cousteau is a product of the District in every way. On Dirty Harry 2, he unpacks his upbringing with a nuance absent from national debate.
As life in D.C. becomes national news, a rapper shares his view from the ground
A favorite of A$AP Rocky and Earl Sweatshirt, El Cousteau is a product of the District in every way. On Dirty Harry 2, he unpacks his upbringing with a nuance absent from national debate.
n.pr
September 12, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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energyandpolicy.org
Former Trump adviser and industry-backed risk analyst Louis Anthony Cox Jr, who has worked with the tobacco and fossil fuel industry to sow doubt on the health dangers of pollutants, is now turning to AI to amplify his perspective. More from @dharna.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/technology/n...
Inside a plan to use AI to amplify doubts about the dangers of pollutants
Risk analyst Tony Cox’s work has been backed by the chemical lobby, and some health experts are alarmed
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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afreedma.bsky.social
As the death toll climbs in the wake of the Texas floods, lots of finger-pointing re: the NWS' forecasts and warnings. The bottom line: An agency reeling from cuts still issued timely outlooks & warnings. Lots of ?s though (1/2) www.cnn.com/2025/07/05/c...
Beleaguered Weather Service defends its forecasts as Texas officials point fingers over flood warnings | CNN
Texas forecasters issued a series of early-morning warnings about “life-threatening flooding” along the Guadalupe River.
www.cnn.com
July 6, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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revolvingdoordc.bsky.social
🚨New reporting from @thelever.bsky.social pulls back the curtain on a back door Signal chat between the Democratic insiders and crypto lobbyists pushing the GENIUS Act:

Dems are backing the bill while privately acknowledging it benefits Trump's corrupt self enrichment.
In the chat, Sheila Warren from the Crypto Council for Innovation acknowledged that corruption and crypto go hand-in-hand. “The point is that Trump’s corruption is manifesting dramatically in crypto, so if you’re going to campaign on crypto, you can’t ignore that,” she wrote to the group. “If I were an ordinary Dem running in the midterms, I personally would stay away from crypto apart from being vaguely supportive — unless I were on a committee of jurisdiction and have to have a [point-of-view]. And if the latter, I would flag the corruption and be a pro-crypto anti-corruption candidate.” Others in the chat wrote that corruption didn’t matter to them, outside of how Democrats could use it as a political tool. “I disagree that the corruption thing matters at all. Everyone knows Trump is corrupt… corruption is a red herring,” said Garg, the venture capitalist at Electric Capital. “Agree,” Warren responded. “But as in any crypto group chat, we love to pretend there is no broader context.”
June 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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wcp.bsky.social
Dan’s Cafe isn’t named for its owner, but Clinnie “Dickie” Dickens ran the dive for 60 years before passing in February. @barredindc.bsky.social‬ chronicles the history of one of D.C.’s most storied bars.
How A Man Not Named Dan Came to Own Dan’s Cafe for Six Decades
Clinnie “Dickie” Dickens owned the iconic dive Dan’s Cafe since he was 31. He died in February, just shy of 91, but his sons will keep the party going.
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June 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Uruguay’s late former President Pepe Mujica did so much for Uruguay, including lifting thousands out of poverty during his tenure and playing a critical role in the country’s record-breaking renewable energy transition
@thenation.com @thenewpress.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Going for Green: Uruguay’s Renewable Energy Revolution
With no fossil fuel reserves to rely on and domestic demand rising, the country had to get creative—or go broke just trying to keep the lights on. Here’s how they did it.
www.thenation.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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gardenerjams.bsky.social
i had some expansive chats with billy woods about his incredible new album, horror and sci-fi as literary devices, the rightward shift of world governments, and mf doom

up now at @bandcamp.com
billy woods on Time Travel, Death, and His New Album’s Heart of Darkness
On “GOLLIWOG,” woods blends trauma and existential dread into songs that quicken the pulse.
daily.bandcamp.com
May 12, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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thobbsjourno.bsky.social
It was an honour to profile MIKE for @Dazed, who feels like one of the most important rappers around rn. Just like his music, speaking to him provides you with a lot of wisdom and i hope that comes across: www.dazeddigital.com/music/articl...
MIKE: ‘I wrote my first-ever bars in England’
US-based artist MIKE has gone from niche underground rapper to being labelled ‘the GOAT’ by Earl Sweatshirt. We meet the 27-year-old as he releases latest project Pinball II
www.dazeddigital.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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tombreihan.bsky.social
Number Ones on a 10.
The Number Ones: Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” (Feat. Billy Ray Cyrus)
In The Number Ones, I’m reviewing every single #1 single in the history of the Billboard Hot 100, starting with the chart’s beginning, in 1958, and working my way up into the present. Book Bonus Beat:...
www.stereogum.com
May 12, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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andrejgee.bsky.social
“What are we to make of millions of listeners screaming ‘they ain’t like us’ to the heavens — including the people who aren’t like us?”

revisiting my may 2024 “not like us” thoughts

www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
The Number One Song in the Country Is a Diss Track. Is That a Good Thing?
Kendrick Lamar’s eviscerating Drake diss “Not Like Us,” topped this week's charts. It says a lot about the state of hip-hop
www.rollingstone.com
February 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM