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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@sevier.io
· 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!
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Read this whole fucking thread. People *die* when you turn off their utilities. Children suffer, adults suffer, pets suffer.
Access to utilities should not be a privilege, but a right.
Access to utilities should not be a privilege, but a right.
all of us consistently pointing out the deep and urgent need to end the cruel and violent practice of utility shutoffs have been proven right since 2020 and i'm feeling like i'm grieving in advance about the needless deaths we will see this hot, fashy summer.
February 6, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Read this whole fucking thread. People *die* when you turn off their utilities. Children suffer, adults suffer, pets suffer.
Access to utilities should not be a privilege, but a right.
Access to utilities should not be a privilege, but a right.
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There are some climate and energy jobs people of color straight up should not take because of who that job reports to and more of our white colleagues need to do a better job of knowing who among them are known abusers.
January 23, 2026 at 10:40 PM
There are some climate and energy jobs people of color straight up should not take because of who that job reports to and more of our white colleagues need to do a better job of knowing who among them are known abusers.
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Jay is one of the bravest people I know.
Here is a thing:
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
There were several years when I was one of VERY few journalists seriously covering harassment and abuse issues in comics (and by extension sometimes video games). During that time, I became the Person People Told Things To.
(cont'd)
February 6, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Jay is one of the bravest people I know.
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There's something very important in this from @alondra.bsky.social about how a government of bosses understands its relationship to AI: as a means to avoid preexisting, even nominal, deference to popular deliberation or expert consultation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
There's something very important in this from @alondra.bsky.social about how a government of bosses understands its relationship to AI: as a means to avoid preexisting, even nominal, deference to popular deliberation or expert consultation. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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we can all just start refusing to respect these preening monsters ever again. we can do that right now.
This level of apologia (from Megan McArdle in a podcast with Josh Barro and Ross Douthat) is fucking appalling. Idk what else there is to say.
February 6, 2026 at 1:19 AM
we can all just start refusing to respect these preening monsters ever again. we can do that right now.
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Let everything happening radicalize you.
February 6, 2026 at 1:23 AM
Let everything happening radicalize you.
i grew up in a tithing practice, so it was a short distance to go from my spiritual commitments in that past life to political and mutual commitments in this one. i've been really grateful to have this accountability, and it's fun to share what i'm doing with others where there's no performativity.
and in turn i've been inspired by @prisonculture.bsky.social's example! plus i talk regularly with another comrade and dear friend about our giving practices and commitments. i have been slowly increasing what i can give each year, and try to be consistent with what/whom over multiple years.
February 6, 2026 at 1:13 AM
i grew up in a tithing practice, so it was a short distance to go from my spiritual commitments in that past life to political and mutual commitments in this one. i've been really grateful to have this accountability, and it's fun to share what i'm doing with others where there's no performativity.
I tell someone new about this every few days. Everyone needs to understand that the utility commissioner in Arizona got up there and said "it's not my job to keep you alive" on X.
Well, what if it was? That's what the future of the electricity system is. It's public power. It's universal service.
Well, what if it was? That's what the future of the electricity system is. It's public power. It's universal service.
I have a deep aversion to local TV news, but now I am ON it because last year, the power company Arizona Public Service cut off electricity to my mother’s house outside of Phoenix, killing her.
82-year-old APS customer died after power was shut off in May 2024
An 82-year-old woman died in May 2024 after her power was cut off on a very hot day. Her son and an advocate say this shows an issue with state policies.
www.12news.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:58 AM
I tell someone new about this every few days. Everyone needs to understand that the utility commissioner in Arizona got up there and said "it's not my job to keep you alive" on X.
Well, what if it was? That's what the future of the electricity system is. It's public power. It's universal service.
Well, what if it was? That's what the future of the electricity system is. It's public power. It's universal service.
all of us consistently pointing out the deep and urgent need to end the cruel and violent practice of utility shutoffs have been proven right since 2020 and i'm feeling like i'm grieving in advance about the needless deaths we will see this hot, fashy summer.
February 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
all of us consistently pointing out the deep and urgent need to end the cruel and violent practice of utility shutoffs have been proven right since 2020 and i'm feeling like i'm grieving in advance about the needless deaths we will see this hot, fashy summer.
One more thing about this long moment in history is that it's putting to bed the commonly accepted belief that change for good has to be slow, incremental, and carefully designed. Lots of people supporting taxing wealth immediately, not gradually redistributing it. Abolishing ICE by the weekend.
February 5, 2026 at 8:21 PM
One more thing about this long moment in history is that it's putting to bed the commonly accepted belief that change for good has to be slow, incremental, and carefully designed. Lots of people supporting taxing wealth immediately, not gradually redistributing it. Abolishing ICE by the weekend.
There's a phenomenon in the energy sector where talking about public ownership is heretical because of how powerfully disciplined the sector is around capitalism's goals but the gate is wide open to anything proposing a possible new source of rents including and up to physically ludicrous things.
February 5, 2026 at 8:10 PM
There's a phenomenon in the energy sector where talking about public ownership is heretical because of how powerfully disciplined the sector is around capitalism's goals but the gate is wide open to anything proposing a possible new source of rents including and up to physically ludicrous things.
Reading a supposedly serious energy policy analysis paper that says we must create pathways that encourage "space-based solar" so immediately every other thing the authors think can go out the window
February 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Reading a supposedly serious energy policy analysis paper that says we must create pathways that encourage "space-based solar" so immediately every other thing the authors think can go out the window
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every Black History Month, a crushing reminder. 💔
Trayvon Martin should be turning 31 today. He should be surrounded by friends and loved ones celebrating him.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
He and his family were robbed of that because a grown man stalked him and killed him.
Without accountability.
February 5, 2026 at 7:21 PM
every Black History Month, a crushing reminder. 💔
i grew up outside a town 1/3 the size of Tremont. it's freaky to think about every inch of that town simply existing inside a warehouse full of amazon boxes.
February 5, 2026 at 7:19 PM
i grew up outside a town 1/3 the size of Tremont. it's freaky to think about every inch of that town simply existing inside a warehouse full of amazon boxes.
please welcome to the stage...Vee Lookup
(my kids are named Pivot Table and Wrap Text)
February 5, 2026 at 7:15 PM
please welcome to the stage...Vee Lookup
i love getting on the phone and talking about all of the cool people doing great work across the country to transform our energy system so much. really makes my day.
February 5, 2026 at 7:11 PM
i love getting on the phone and talking about all of the cool people doing great work across the country to transform our energy system so much. really makes my day.
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!