isaac
@sevier.io
Posting about electricity and how we can care for one other. Building @publicgrids.org. SF. they.
Latest: “To fight oligarchy, build local democracy"
https://www.isaacsevier.com/notes/to-fight-oligarchy-build-local-democracy/
Latest: “To fight oligarchy, build local democracy"
https://www.isaacsevier.com/notes/to-fight-oligarchy-build-local-democracy/
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· Oct 23
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
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!
railroad workers support a just transition off fossil fuels btw www.railroadworkersunited.org/support-a-ju...
February 5, 2026 at 6:59 PM
railroad workers support a just transition off fossil fuels btw www.railroadworkersunited.org/support-a-ju...
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"The undersigned unions and labor organizations expect your immediate and public action on these demands. Our communities' safety and the integrity of our laws depend on it. The Oregon labor movement will continue to organize to protect our neighbors and we expect you to do your part."
Today, 31 unions & labor organizations representing over 130,000 workers in Portland and OR sent a letter to @mayorkwilson.bsky.social & District Attorney Vasquez demanding that they enforce the law and get justice for the children, elderly, & working people tear gassed by ICE on 1/31.
February 5, 2026 at 6:33 PM
"The undersigned unions and labor organizations expect your immediate and public action on these demands. Our communities' safety and the integrity of our laws depend on it. The Oregon labor movement will continue to organize to protect our neighbors and we expect you to do your part."
not to like say this is causal but it sure seems bad that there's ample, surplus warehouse space easily converted into little concentration camps in the periurban landscape
The banality of evil is shocking. An ex-Big Lots warehouse for cheap consumer junk is bought by ICE to ship as many as 7,500 handcuffed human beings, as the Trump regime builds a U.S. gulag archipelago
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
The unthinkable comes to Pa. coal country. My special report www.inquirer.com/opinion/ice-...
From Big Lots to warehousing humans: ICE plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Will Bunch
A massive warehouse in Tremont. Pa. that once moved cheap goods will now detain migrants in an $119 million ICE deal.
www.inquirer.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:57 PM
not to like say this is causal but it sure seems bad that there's ample, surplus warehouse space easily converted into little concentration camps in the periurban landscape
Despite having what would seem to be the right notification settings, i am not getting notified if people tag me in posts. Sorry!
February 5, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Despite having what would seem to be the right notification settings, i am not getting notified if people tag me in posts. Sorry!
Taking a look at a very cool new energy policy tool (TK, can't share, not mine) and i'm reminded that the demand for universal service primarily benefits....everyone! No where in this country are there more poor people who are white than of any other race! Think this gets lost in how we talk about
February 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Taking a look at a very cool new energy policy tool (TK, can't share, not mine) and i'm reminded that the demand for universal service primarily benefits....everyone! No where in this country are there more poor people who are white than of any other race! Think this gets lost in how we talk about
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today's report:
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
February 5, 2026 at 5:05 AM
today's report:
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
our "adopt a rent" venmo campaign paid 43 families rents who were at risk of evictions, including several moms of 4+ children
this is the way to get rent paid fast. like. 1000x better than any other way.
Why anyone gives this idea even an inch of credibility is wildly beyond my comprehension as a great respecter of physics. I saw a university econ paper parrot the talking point as if it was real the other day! It is not!
unlike "CEO said a thing!" journalism, this Canadian reporter actually manages to ask an objective expert instead of parroting a rich executive
Musk vows to put data centers in space and run them on solar power but experts have their doubts
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk vowed this week to upend another industry just as he did with cars and rockets — and once again he's taking on long odds.
ca.finance.yahoo.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Why anyone gives this idea even an inch of credibility is wildly beyond my comprehension as a great respecter of physics. I saw a university econ paper parrot the talking point as if it was real the other day! It is not!
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Pittsburgh! You need whistles? Wanna make whistle kits? Wanna help 3D print whistles? Want other resources to help protect our neighbors, coworkers, friends, family?
Visit staynebby.com or lemme know! Get you connected!
Visit staynebby.com or lemme know! Get you connected!
Ice is Slippy, Stay Nebby – Pittsburgh shows up for our neighbors
Staynebby.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:39 AM
Pittsburgh! You need whistles? Wanna make whistle kits? Wanna help 3D print whistles? Want other resources to help protect our neighbors, coworkers, friends, family?
Visit staynebby.com or lemme know! Get you connected!
Visit staynebby.com or lemme know! Get you connected!
i wondered how much vaccination coverage has to drop to see large changes in measles cases in the US and whether or not polio (a thing i don't fw because i've seen its effects firsthand) is similar or different and lo, an article
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
See How Declines in U.S. Vaccination Rates Could Bring Eliminated Diseases Roaring Back
As U.S. childhood vaccination rates sway on a “knife’s edge,” new 25-year projections reveal how slight changes in national immunization could improve—or drastically reverse—the prevalence of measles,...
www.scientificamerican.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:43 AM
i wondered how much vaccination coverage has to drop to see large changes in measles cases in the US and whether or not polio (a thing i don't fw because i've seen its effects firsthand) is similar or different and lo, an article
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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I hope Hulk Hogan is watching this in hell
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
I hope Hulk Hogan is watching this in hell
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"The Socialist leader also pledged to change Spanish law to make the chief executives of tech platforms "face criminal liability for failing to remove illegal or hateful content."
note: Sanchez is PM of Spain and also current president of the Socialist International
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
note: Sanchez is PM of Spain and also current president of the Socialist International
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Spain to seek social media ban for under-16s, PM says
Prime Minister Pedor Sanchez announced the proposed ban, after similar moves by countries including Australia, France and Portugal.
www.lemonde.fr
February 5, 2026 at 2:19 AM
"The Socialist leader also pledged to change Spanish law to make the chief executives of tech platforms "face criminal liability for failing to remove illegal or hateful content."
note: Sanchez is PM of Spain and also current president of the Socialist International
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
note: Sanchez is PM of Spain and also current president of the Socialist International
www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
"I know how to be constructive, so I have to be accountable to that awareness. I don’t want to get pulled into unworthy conflicts. I don’t want to waste my anger, or its potential, and wind up spiraling when I could be learning or building something."
truthout.org/audio/we-mus...
truthout.org/audio/we-mus...
We Must Burst Our Algorithmic Bubbles and Build Together Across Difference
“We need each other, and interdependence is key to survival for human beings,” says organizer Mariame Kaba.
truthout.org
February 5, 2026 at 2:05 AM
"I know how to be constructive, so I have to be accountable to that awareness. I don’t want to get pulled into unworthy conflicts. I don’t want to waste my anger, or its potential, and wind up spiraling when I could be learning or building something."
truthout.org/audio/we-mus...
truthout.org/audio/we-mus...
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read all about it!
Governor Kathy Hochul Is Undermining Striking New York Nurses
As a historic nurses’ strike enters its fourth week, New York governor Kathy Hochul has protected hospitals from the strike’s impact by making it easier to hire scabs and doing little to stop executiv...
jacobin.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:28 PM
read all about it!
Using antitrust to go after "potentially anticompetitive collusion between law firms on DEI metrics" lmao
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission took a fresh tack last week in the federal government's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, warning 42 major law firms that their hiring practices may violate federal antitrust law.
FTC crackdown on law firm DEI efforts tests antitrust limits
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission took a fresh tack last week in the federal government's crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, warning 42 major law firms that their hiring practices may violate federal antitrust law.
reut.rs
February 4, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Using antitrust to go after "potentially anticompetitive collusion between law firms on DEI metrics" lmao
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IBEW has the best union logos, historically and in present day.
Getting to use electricity symbol is so cool ⚡
Getting to use electricity symbol is so cool ⚡
February 4, 2026 at 10:35 PM
IBEW has the best union logos, historically and in present day.
Getting to use electricity symbol is so cool ⚡
Getting to use electricity symbol is so cool ⚡
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love to see it
NEW: Abigail Spanberger this afternoon ordered that all state agencies leave ICE's 287(g) program.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
This means that the state police (and some other agencies) will no longer be empowered to detain and arrest people for ICE.
Big, big move by the governor within weeks of coming into office.
Virginia’s New Governor Ends ICE Program. Local Contracts Remain, For Now. - Bolts
Abigail Spanberger left the 287(g) program, which empowered state law enforcement to detain immigrants. Will Democrats also bar local police and sheriffs from the program?
boltsmag.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:41 PM
love to see it
Working on a new lesson to teach in an undergrad setting and thinking about what is useful now, for folks that age, with everything happening. I used to pack in some radical critique of the status quo but that feels almost redundant at this point.
February 4, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Working on a new lesson to teach in an undergrad setting and thinking about what is useful now, for folks that age, with everything happening. I used to pack in some radical critique of the status quo but that feels almost redundant at this point.
been hearing some of the sentiment like "why can't we have what New York has" and while i trust that NY and NYC specifically has elements making it conducive to organizing (a history of militant labor, movement organizing, just lots of people, and high density) i think the lesson is to just start
February 4, 2026 at 11:04 PM
been hearing some of the sentiment like "why can't we have what New York has" and while i trust that NY and NYC specifically has elements making it conducive to organizing (a history of militant labor, movement organizing, just lots of people, and high density) i think the lesson is to just start
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Support striking @nynurses.bsky.social! Made a map showing active strike locations giving you directions to get there, write letters to Hochul / CEOs and support the strike fund.
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Support striking @nynurses.bsky.social! Made a map showing active strike locations giving you directions to get there, write letters to Hochul / CEOs and support the strike fund.
Sorry my show is on
Interesting to see which councilors are uncomfortable with city council using its charter powers to investigate unreported funds hmmmmm
February 4, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Sorry my show is on
On the importance of signaling virtue at all times, loudly, and without ceasing
Remarkable: Trump's planned migrant prison camps are hitting deep resistance in red areas. In Virginia's partly rural Hanover (+26 Trump) opposition is intense. GOP leaders in other states are opposed.
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Voters are rejecting mass deportations big time. 1/
(new piece)
newrepublic.com/article/2060...
Trump’s New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country
The next phase of ICE’s big ramp-up: a nationwide network of vast detention facilities. But guess what? Even parts of Red America are saying no.
newrepublic.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:45 PM
On the importance of signaling virtue at all times, loudly, and without ceasing
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"As an orientation towards the future, hope is inseparable from fear. As an orientation in the present, hope should consist of commitment & confidence in rationality of revolt. Our action in the present should not depend on future outcome" -- Asad Haider
February 4, 2026 at 8:11 PM
"As an orientation towards the future, hope is inseparable from fear. As an orientation in the present, hope should consist of commitment & confidence in rationality of revolt. Our action in the present should not depend on future outcome" -- Asad Haider
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People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
green apartheid is a process, happening now
More of this, much more.
Yes, induction, and heat pumps, and properly insulated windows should be standard fare for any high-end home design
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...
And yes, there's a $60 induction plate at IKEA...
Yes, induction, and heat pumps, and properly insulated windows should be standard fare for any high-end home design
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/r...
And yes, there's a $60 induction plate at IKEA...
The Rise of the All-Electric Luxury Kitchen
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
green apartheid is a process, happening now
The performance of elected politicians at every scale up and down from cities to Congress during the greatest stress test of our institutions is showing how important it is that electeds (1) actually have an informed political ideology and (2) that their 'base' can exert power to replace them.
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 PM
The performance of elected politicians at every scale up and down from cities to Congress during the greatest stress test of our institutions is showing how important it is that electeds (1) actually have an informed political ideology and (2) that their 'base' can exert power to replace them.