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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · 11d

was really happy to work on this with isaac and am excited that it’s finally out in the world. hopeful that it can be a useful tool for organizers in the public power and utility justice movements

isaac @sevier.io · 11d

In this new report from me & @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social for @cplusc.bsky.social & @publicgrids.org, we argue the current electricity affordability crisis is caused by the rules of private ownership. To solve the crisis, we recommend banning shutoffs now and using many tools to expand public power!

Overcharged: The Rules Of The Electricity Affordability Crisis

Nearly a quarter of adults in the US—or over 52 million people—cannot pay their power bills.

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isaac @sevier.io · 11d

In this new report from me & @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social for @cplusc.bsky.social & @publicgrids.org, we argue the current electricity affordability crisis is caused by the rules of private ownership. To solve the crisis, we recommend banning shutoffs now and using many tools to expand public power!

Overcharged: The Rules Of The Electricity Affordability Crisis

Nearly a quarter of adults in the US—or over 52 million people—cannot pay their power bills.

climateandcommunity.org

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 14d

i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · 14d

the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social about the political ecology of conservation in kenya’s maasai mara, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Episode 21: Conservation and Violence in Kenya's Maasai Mara with Bilal Butt

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 10/20/2025 · 51m

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · 18d

(full disclosure, he was my grad school advisor, is always a great conversation, and delivered an absolute heater which i am excited to air!)

roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · 18d

this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social, professor at the University of Michigan, about conservation and colonialism in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and the politics of knowledge production. 3pm CT, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · 28d

the recording of yesterday's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with randa watts of prairie rivers network about solar energy in southern and central illinois coal country, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Episode 20: Solar Energy in Illinois Coal Country with Randa Watts

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 10/06/2025 · 36m

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Oct 3

this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT, we're back closer to home: i chat with randa watts, environmental organizer at prairie rivers network, about solar and the energy transition in rural central and southern illinois. listen live 3pm CT or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Sep 8

the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with anthropologist steven gonzalez monserrate about the environmental politics of data centers and the cloud, is now online. really enjoyed this one: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Episode 18: The Environmental Impact of the Cloud with Steven Gonzalez Monserrate

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 09/07/2025 · 53m

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Aug 6

great work by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social who continues to provide invaluable documentation of FF/petrochem industry lies

DeSmog @desmog.com · Aug 5

NEW: Plastics companies knew as far back as 1974 that recycling wouldn't work — but for half a century the industry pushed it to protect profits. 👉 Read a newly found document that proves it: buff.ly/chnPzq7

‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows

Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Aug 4

the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @batul.bsky.social about zohran mamdani's campaign and working-class climate politics in NYC, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Episode 17: Zohran Mamdani's Green Economic Populism with Batul Hassan

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 08/04/2025 · 49m

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Dr. Maya Weeks @seaweedreport.bsky.social · Jul 21

i am so honored to have gotten to talk a bit about trusting my vision, tilting the lens, land back, how surfing has informed my anticolonial materialist feminist work, & more with
@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social on his podcast. thank you for having me, roshan!
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Politics Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A radio show about climate change, ecology, politics, and power. Aired live every first and third Sunday of the month at 3pm CT on WEFT Champaign, 90.1 FM. Record...

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jul 17

this Sunday’s episode of THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @seaweedreport.bsky.social about ocean pollution, native land rights, marxist feminism, and how she makes art from her research. 3pm CT 90.1 FM, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jul 3

be so for real guys, ask yourselves if you honestly think that upon regaining legislative majorities, federal democrats will so much as cut ICE’s funding to pre-big beautiful bill levels, let alone shutter ICE entirely

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · Jun 29

this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · Jun 28

If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:

- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.

Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · Jun 28

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Akbar Shahid Ahmed @akbarshahidahmed.huffpost.com · Jun 17

"The US official said, referring to the Israelis: 'They may be more comfortable with destroying [Iran] than we are'"

But US support still flows + expands despite the seeming disconnect; no sign of forcing restraint. Remarkable how Trump keeps echoing Biden on Gaza.
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/i...

Regime change emerges as unstated goal of Israel's war in Iran

Trump is unconvinced: "The Ayatollah you know versus the Ayatollah you don't"

www.axios.com

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jun 16

thanks matt!

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jun 15

the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT on WEFT 90.1 FM, a conversation with former EPA scientist ellie hagen about the effect of trump admin cuts on the EPA, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Episode 15: The Republican Assault on the EPA with Ellie Hagen

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 06/15/2025 · 48m

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jun 10

this week on THE RIFT on WEFT 90.1 FM, i'll be speaking with a former EPA scientist about the trump admin's cuts, how its workers' union (the AFGE) is fighting back, and the project of rebuilding the state with class consciousness in mind. sunday 3pm CT, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio

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A radio show about climate, ecology, politics + power on WEFT Champaign 90.1 FM

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jun 5

yeah they've been trying to make this a thing very much modeled after campus zionism etc

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · Jun 1

the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT on WEFT, a conversation with @prosocial.bsky.social of @waronwant.bsky.social about imperialism and ecological justice for the global south, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

Episode 14: Imperialism and Ecological Breakdown with Leon Sealey-Huggins

Podcast Episode · The Rift · 06/01/2025 · 53m

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roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · May 24

unfortunately his entire brand seems contingent on not doing this lol

roshan @rhymeswithocean.bsky.social · May 20

fully grown adult saying this shit lol

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