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!
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What we’re seeing with WaPo is part of a larger trend.
If it’s not clear by now, there is nothing big money gets its hands on that does not dirty and destroy.
- housing
- law
- govt
- media
- entertainment
What we call “enshittification” is really the capitalization of everything.
If it’s not clear by now, there is nothing big money gets its hands on that does not dirty and destroy.
- housing
- law
- govt
- media
- entertainment
What we call “enshittification” is really the capitalization of everything.
February 8, 2026 at 12:49 AM
What we’re seeing with WaPo is part of a larger trend.
If it’s not clear by now, there is nothing big money gets its hands on that does not dirty and destroy.
- housing
- law
- govt
- media
- entertainment
What we call “enshittification” is really the capitalization of everything.
If it’s not clear by now, there is nothing big money gets its hands on that does not dirty and destroy.
- housing
- law
- govt
- media
- entertainment
What we call “enshittification” is really the capitalization of everything.
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This is hard everyone,
Living through this, contending with this much impotence in the face of sadism, locating our agency and efficacy, contending with grief over so many losses we could not prevent, the daily torrent of heartbreaking horrifying news, celebrating when we are able
Its really hard
Living through this, contending with this much impotence in the face of sadism, locating our agency and efficacy, contending with grief over so many losses we could not prevent, the daily torrent of heartbreaking horrifying news, celebrating when we are able
Its really hard
February 7, 2026 at 4:45 PM
This is hard everyone,
Living through this, contending with this much impotence in the face of sadism, locating our agency and efficacy, contending with grief over so many losses we could not prevent, the daily torrent of heartbreaking horrifying news, celebrating when we are able
Its really hard
Living through this, contending with this much impotence in the face of sadism, locating our agency and efficacy, contending with grief over so many losses we could not prevent, the daily torrent of heartbreaking horrifying news, celebrating when we are able
Its really hard
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Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
I feel like Los Angeles is a place where people expect ICE to happen because the kidnappings have been happening to my home city for decades, so there’s less media attention to it now. and I want folks to see that in LA, Latine students are organizing major protests & the police are attacking them
LAPD Charges at Hundreds of High School Students in Peaceful Walkout Protest at MDC ~ L.A. TACO
LAPD arrested at least two teenagers protesting ICE raids in Los Angeles yesterday. They were also seen corresponding with ICE agents on Alameda Street during the demonstrations.
lataco.com
February 7, 2026 at 2:14 PM
Note that this is local police not ICE or CPD attacking these young people. Local police are working overtime to distance themselves from ICE/CPD. Don't buy the hype.
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8500 beds is more beds than at Angola
This is amazing news and also for context because I was looking at numbers: 8500 beds is more beds than at Parchman.
Update: They succeeded: www.mississippifreepress.org/byhalia-ice-...
February 7, 2026 at 4:44 AM
8500 beds is more beds than at Angola
Had a convo recently about just this. There is no more equivocating we should tolerate on whether life is precious and has value.
This is one of those periods in history when moral clarity can really only lead you to ridiculously simple answers. Anything else is making excuses
February 7, 2026 at 3:33 AM
Had a convo recently about just this. There is no more equivocating we should tolerate on whether life is precious and has value.
Alt text: transmission lines across an arid landscape in a wildfire haze, dated August 2020. A crow sits just in the frame.
February 7, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Alt text: transmission lines across an arid landscape in a wildfire haze, dated August 2020. A crow sits just in the frame.
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Concentration camps are the defining issue in public health right now. Measles and TB outbreaks, healthcare being withheld as punishment for your race. It is not enough simply to turn the grants tap back on. To do so would make us the same as the Nazi scientists who discovered smoking causes cancer
February 7, 2026 at 12:51 AM
Concentration camps are the defining issue in public health right now. Measles and TB outbreaks, healthcare being withheld as punishment for your race. It is not enough simply to turn the grants tap back on. To do so would make us the same as the Nazi scientists who discovered smoking causes cancer
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Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
It Turns Out Waymos Are Being Controlled by Workers in the Philippines
During a Congressional hearing, Waymo's chief safety officer, Mauricio Peña, was grilled over the company's reliance on overseas workers.
futurism.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Once again, it turns out “fully autonomous” means “a guy in the Philippines.”
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Seems bad that we have a system where one guy gets to add enough money to allow a family to live in luxury for generations to his Scrooge McDuck money vault every day
Jeff Bezos’s wealth has increased an average of $70 million every day of 2026, meaning that he could have offset The Post’s losses with what he’s made since Monday.
February 6, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Seems bad that we have a system where one guy gets to add enough money to allow a family to live in luxury for generations to his Scrooge McDuck money vault every day
is 3pm too soon to lie down for the weekend?
February 6, 2026 at 11:12 PM
is 3pm too soon to lie down for the weekend?
There has been a good idea circulating for awhile that we should hold on to and make real which is that the SNAP card should cover your water bill. There's a fixed number of water utilities and the transfer would help keep public water utilities solvent & universal. Wld also reduce water bottle use!
this gets to my other idea related to this which is that when you tap an EBT card on an open loop fare system the federal government should just pay your entire fare without using your snap balance. would solve that entire problem
February 6, 2026 at 11:05 PM
There has been a good idea circulating for awhile that we should hold on to and make real which is that the SNAP card should cover your water bill. There's a fixed number of water utilities and the transfer would help keep public water utilities solvent & universal. Wld also reduce water bottle use!
she's thinking about coal and public power utopia again everybody
February 6, 2026 at 10:55 PM
she's thinking about coal and public power utopia again everybody
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if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
February 6, 2026 at 10:51 PM
if everyone could take on the “what if we just did the thing instead of waiting for it to happen” energy that much of minneapolis has right now, the world could be pretty good
Was just talking with a great comrade about how wild it is that so much is happening in our country and also life just goes on
Got me thinking again about the need to identify and make real projects like this one that i laid out along the value chain of the just transition
Got me thinking again about the need to identify and make real projects like this one that i laid out along the value chain of the just transition
Life is better connected
“The most radical piece of literature in America reaches the home of every American each month. . . . It’s called the utility bill." Tony Mazzochi's words inspired me to think about our connectedness ...
www.isaacsevier.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Was just talking with a great comrade about how wild it is that so much is happening in our country and also life just goes on
Got me thinking again about the need to identify and make real projects like this one that i laid out along the value chain of the just transition
Got me thinking again about the need to identify and make real projects like this one that i laid out along the value chain of the just transition
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FWIW one the simplest ways to increase the affordability of NYC transit *today* would be to auto-enroll SNAP recipients into Fair Fares via HRA adjunctive eligibility.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
February 5, 2026 at 3:26 AM
FWIW one the simplest ways to increase the affordability of NYC transit *today* would be to auto-enroll SNAP recipients into Fair Fares via HRA adjunctive eligibility.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
SNAP is a strong proxy for Fair Fairs eligibility and 75-90% of eligible NYers have SNAP vs only 30-35% for Fair Fares.
The movement to build tenant unions continues and has some lessons for all of us
Logan Square tenants who protested for upgrades have moved out, and will keep fighting for renters rights. blockclubchi.co/4qha86B
February 6, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The movement to build tenant unions continues and has some lessons for all of us
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Happy Friday, comrades.
From the comrade card archives.
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
“Grief is and will always be a reflection of our capacity to love, and it is our grief that will keep us human in these times, as fascism attempts to grow where solidarity belongs.” — Tanuja Devi Jagernauth
February 6, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Happy Friday, comrades.
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like that we've arrived at some sort of polanyian nightmare embeddedness, where huge segments of the "market" are embedded within the social relations, networks, and institutions of elite pedophilia.
February 6, 2026 at 4:49 PM
like that we've arrived at some sort of polanyian nightmare embeddedness, where huge segments of the "market" are embedded within the social relations, networks, and institutions of elite pedophilia.
Nashville being a publicly owned utility is perfect fodder for anti-government, anti-woke lines. The reality is we have to organize to protect existing public goods and build the capacity of public institutions to intervene _because_ climate change is getting worse.
1. deregulate everything and destroy all regulators so nothing functions in the public interest under the pretense this "aids innovation" and "empowers entrepreneurs"
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.
As Nashville’s utility company struggled to recover from a catastrophic ice storm and its Democratic mayor ordered a review, some conservatives attacked diversity training.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Nashville being a publicly owned utility is perfect fodder for anti-government, anti-woke lines. The reality is we have to organize to protect existing public goods and build the capacity of public institutions to intervene _because_ climate change is getting worse.
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1. deregulate everything and destroy all regulators so nothing functions in the public interest under the pretense this "aids innovation" and "empowers entrepreneurs"
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
Nashville is furious about power outages. Republicans say ‘woke’ is to blame.
As Nashville’s utility company struggled to recover from a catastrophic ice storm and its Democratic mayor ordered a review, some conservatives attacked diversity training.
www.nbcnews.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:51 PM
1. deregulate everything and destroy all regulators so nothing functions in the public interest under the pretense this "aids innovation" and "empowers entrepreneurs"
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
2. blame poor people and minorities when nothing works
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I get why a lot of people’s view of pro wrestling is some racist Vince McMahon skit from 1998 because that’s the last time pro wrestling had relevance to their life but that’s not the thing nowadays. I know HHH going to the white house every week is confusing but that’s really not the whole thing.
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
I get why a lot of people’s view of pro wrestling is some racist Vince McMahon skit from 1998 because that’s the last time pro wrestling had relevance to their life but that’s not the thing nowadays. I know HHH going to the white house every week is confusing but that’s really not the whole thing.
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This is very concerning and is almost certainly being championed in the US by Trump's tech and oil backers, both of which see the UK as a battleground at the moment.
Remember the controversy when Obama was accused of intervening in UK politics? This is the current US government openly seeking to undermine liberal democracy in Europe.
February 6, 2026 at 1:52 PM
This is very concerning and is almost certainly being championed in the US by Trump's tech and oil backers, both of which see the UK as a battleground at the moment.
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I’m damn near 40. This is about to be a whole damn lifetime dealing with this. My nephews are just reaching high school; they’re going to spend their lifetimes dealing with this, after my parents and grandparents spent their whole lives dealing with this, and that fact should make more people angry.
February 6, 2026 at 1:09 PM
I’m damn near 40. This is about to be a whole damn lifetime dealing with this. My nephews are just reaching high school; they’re going to spend their lifetimes dealing with this, after my parents and grandparents spent their whole lives dealing with this, and that fact should make more people angry.
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Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
Older gay men built their own hockey fandom. Then came 'Heated Rivalry.'
The hit show is an unexpected invitation for some older gay hockey fans to reflect on love, acceptance and coming out.
19thnews.org
February 6, 2026 at 11:52 AM
Most Heated Rivalry coverage has been focused on what young people, particularly younger straight women, think. I cover aging and decided to ask older gay men about their thoughts.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.
I found: A founder of what may have been the first gay hockey blog, a wedding cake shaped like a Zamboni and more.