Troublemakers
@troublemakers.bsky.social
We're a Seattle-area climate-focused NVDA group dedicated to training, supporting, and activating folks working for climate justice and aligned movements....
Because business as usual is trouble for us all.
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@troublemakers.bsky.social
· Apr 15
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This just keeps getting better. 😍
"Is there...a deep and abiding sense of dread that accompanies every moment? Are you worried that you're enabling the fall of democracy?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQOv...
#teslaregretsyndrome #trs #TeslaTakedown #Tesla #elonmusk #MuskMustFall
"Is there...a deep and abiding sense of dread that accompanies every moment? Are you worried that you're enabling the fall of democracy?"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQOv...
#teslaregretsyndrome #trs #TeslaTakedown #Tesla #elonmusk #MuskMustFall
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Put the second session of the People's Forum on AI on your calendar! The first one was super inspiring, and this one will be too.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Put the second session of the People's Forum on AI on your calendar! The first one was super inspiring, and this one will be too.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
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THAN FORECAST 8 MONTHS AGO. And that forecast was already....high.
I'm sure this is fine, in all the ways: climate stability, water stress, social/political stress. It's gonna save us all, right, and we'll live happily and creatively ever after on UBI.
I'm sure this is fine, in all the ways: climate stability, water stress, social/political stress. It's gonna save us all, right, and we'll live happily and creatively ever after on UBI.
In today's Heatmap AM:
📈 Data center demand projection 40% higher than in April
🏔️ NREL renamed National Lab of the Rockies
🇲🇿 UK pulls out of contested Mozambique LNG terminal
Read all about it from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...
📈 Data center demand projection 40% higher than in April
🏔️ NREL renamed National Lab of the Rockies
🇲🇿 UK pulls out of contested Mozambique LNG terminal
Read all about it from @alexckaufman.bsky.social:
heatmap.news/am/data-cent...
Data Centers May Need 40% More Power Than Previously Thought
On NREL’s rebrand, British LNG wariness, and Japan’s DAC embrace
heatmap.news
December 2, 2025 at 6:13 PM
THAN FORECAST 8 MONTHS AGO. And that forecast was already....high.
I'm sure this is fine, in all the ways: climate stability, water stress, social/political stress. It's gonna save us all, right, and we'll live happily and creatively ever after on UBI.
I'm sure this is fine, in all the ways: climate stability, water stress, social/political stress. It's gonna save us all, right, and we'll live happily and creatively ever after on UBI.
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It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
December 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
It’s so wild how the wealthy are destroying the Amazon that potentially has the cure for all the cancers in favor of an Amazon that’s creating new types of cancers
This whole thread!
The letter has 3 demands:
1. No AI with dirty energy;
2. No AI without employee input;
3. No AI for violence, surveillance, or mass deportation.
“The letter asks for the kind of future I want to work on, and that Amazon claims to value,” says an anonymous senior software engineer.
They continue..
1. No AI with dirty energy;
2. No AI without employee input;
3. No AI for violence, surveillance, or mass deportation.
“The letter asks for the kind of future I want to work on, and that Amazon claims to value,” says an anonymous senior software engineer.
They continue..
November 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This whole thread!
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We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
PR: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Wednesday, November 26, 2025 Press contact: [email protected] AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs, say 1000+ Amazon employees Over 1,000 Amazon emplo...
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November 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
We're firing a shot across the bow!
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
1000 Amazon workers have signed our Open Letter: AI hype is a distraction from its staggering costs.
And here's the letter if you haven't signed yet (Not just for Amazonians; we also love solidarity signatures): www.amazonclimatejustice.org
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Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
What's the deal with balcony solar?
Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.
www.volts.wtf
November 26, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!
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this is what I'm grinding for
November 26, 2025 at 6:38 PM
this is what I'm grinding for
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me when the elon perp walk hit
Good morning to Brazilian reporter Manuela Borges, who’s been waiting eleven years for this petty moment. ❤️ 🇧🇷
November 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
me when the elon perp walk hit
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Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate
New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...
www.bloomberg.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Landmark move: New York City's comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social, with hundreds of billions under his control, recommends dropping investment giant Blackrock because they won't reckon with climate change.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
eric swalwell said on msnow that a major goal of a dem majority after the midterms would be for ice masks to come off and badges to come out, this is insufficient
November 24, 2025 at 3:30 AM
if there's a reason to keep up the "tribunals for all involved" discourse one such reason it is to put in stark relief how far away some of the Dem politicking is from the mood on the ground
Put the second session of the People's Forum on AI on your calendar! The first one was super inspiring, and this one will be too.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Put the second session of the People's Forum on AI on your calendar! The first one was super inspiring, and this one will be too.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
Last time we were AT CAPACITY for the church, so sign up in advance: actionnetwork.org/events/ai-pe...
It's time to change the trajectory.
Turns out kids like to breathe—who’d a thunk?
November 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Turns out kids like to breathe—who’d a thunk?
“Overburdened, overpolluted, community voices can’t be muted!” “No more burning, no more fires, protect our kids from burning tires!” VERY spirited rally by Duwamish River Community Coalition, vs Puget Sound “Clean Air” Agency’s decision to let Ash Grove Cement burn tires for OVER 30% of its energy.
November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“Overburdened, overpolluted, community voices can’t be muted!” “No more burning, no more fires, protect our kids from burning tires!” VERY spirited rally by Duwamish River Community Coalition, vs Puget Sound “Clean Air” Agency’s decision to let Ash Grove Cement burn tires for OVER 30% of its energy.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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They're at it again. Trump wants to reward his broligarch donors so he's telling Congress to sneak language into the military spending bill that would block any state or local laws regulating AI, including the laws that govern robotaxis. time to call Congress to say hell no. #teslatakedown
November 21, 2025 at 1:33 AM
They're at it again. Trump wants to reward his broligarch donors so he's telling Congress to sneak language into the military spending bill that would block any state or local laws regulating AI, including the laws that govern robotaxis. time to call Congress to say hell no. #teslatakedown
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"Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!" is the rallying cry we need.
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
"Ha ha, bitches, I got a new scooter!" is the rallying cry we need.
And dang my phone ran out of battery just before our terrific last speaker, Adrian Reyna Chavoya of @peoplestechproject.bsky.social.
What a great evening....save the date of December 8 for Forum #2, Demystifying Al: Power, Labor and Control. Sign up here!
What a great evening....save the date of December 8 for Forum #2, Demystifying Al: Power, Labor and Control. Sign up here!
AI People's Forum: Demystifying AI — Power, Labor, and Control
People’s Forum on Artificial Intelligence Hosted by Seattle DSA, Troublemakers, and 350 Seattle Join us for a series of community discussions exploring the real-world power and politics behind artific...
actionnetwork.org
November 20, 2025 at 5:18 AM
And dang my phone ran out of battery just before our terrific last speaker, Adrian Reyna Chavoya of @peoplestechproject.bsky.social.
What a great evening....save the date of December 8 for Forum #2, Demystifying Al: Power, Labor and Control. Sign up here!
What a great evening....save the date of December 8 for Forum #2, Demystifying Al: Power, Labor and Control. Sign up here!
Rep from @amzn4climate.bsky.social:
“Rather than enriching these communities, data centers are extracting resources…I’ve seen managers push AI on employees without regard to the environmental consequences…one colleague of mine got her layoff notice at 2am, as she was working late…
“Rather than enriching these communities, data centers are extracting resources…I’ve seen managers push AI on employees without regard to the environmental consequences…one colleague of mine got her layoff notice at 2am, as she was working late…
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 AM
Rep from @amzn4climate.bsky.social:
“Rather than enriching these communities, data centers are extracting resources…I’ve seen managers push AI on employees without regard to the environmental consequences…one colleague of mine got her layoff notice at 2am, as she was working late…
“Rather than enriching these communities, data centers are extracting resources…I’ve seen managers push AI on employees without regard to the environmental consequences…one colleague of mine got her layoff notice at 2am, as she was working late…
Patty Martin, Save our Soil in Quincy, WA: there are 400 locomotive-sized diesel generators for data centers within a two mile radius in Quincy. The city kept filling Determinations of Nonsignificance…there was a willingness to bring in polluting industry.
November 20, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Patty Martin, Save our Soil in Quincy, WA: there are 400 locomotive-sized diesel generators for data centers within a two mile radius in Quincy. The city kept filling Determinations of Nonsignificance…there was a willingness to bring in polluting industry.
Zach Baker of Northwest Energy Coalition (and the gov’s Data Center Work Group): the medium forecast for data center energy use in WA by 2030 is two more Seattle‘s worth. The high forecast is the equivalent of FOUR new Seattles. In…4 years.
Yikes!
Yikes!
November 20, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Zach Baker of Northwest Energy Coalition (and the gov’s Data Center Work Group): the medium forecast for data center energy use in WA by 2030 is two more Seattle‘s worth. The high forecast is the equivalent of FOUR new Seattles. In…4 years.
Yikes!
Yikes!
Great turnout for the People’s Forum on AI! The church is packed…100+ folks here to learn about the environmental and social impacts of data centers.
Who controls the commons?
Water expert Sam Kuzma: some studies indicate that the biggest water use of data centers is the embedded water…
Who controls the commons?
Water expert Sam Kuzma: some studies indicate that the biggest water use of data centers is the embedded water…
November 20, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Great turnout for the People’s Forum on AI! The church is packed…100+ folks here to learn about the environmental and social impacts of data centers.
Who controls the commons?
Water expert Sam Kuzma: some studies indicate that the biggest water use of data centers is the embedded water…
Who controls the commons?
Water expert Sam Kuzma: some studies indicate that the biggest water use of data centers is the embedded water…
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Tonight.
Concerned about climate, affordability, water, surveillance?
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
Join us on November 19 and December 8 (6pm, Prospect Church) for the first two iterations of the People's Forum on AI.
Come learn more about the dystopian trajectory the tech overlords have us on, and WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT!
November 20, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Tonight.
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Courts already said Elon can pay people to vote so I dunno how you put that toothpaste back in the tube except to bankrupt them all. Drive them into poverty with taxation. Force them to retreat to the wood and become one more of the land. Make this motherfucker whittle something.
Elon is so done with politics that he's throwing a DOGE reunion party at a swanky hotel in Austin this weekend and dumping millions into GOP PACs. Now imagine what happens if he's a trillionaire. #teslatakedown #MuskMustFall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/18/u...
Musk Is Back in Politics. Does He Want to Stay a While?
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Courts already said Elon can pay people to vote so I dunno how you put that toothpaste back in the tube except to bankrupt them all. Drive them into poverty with taxation. Force them to retreat to the wood and become one more of the land. Make this motherfucker whittle something.
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A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Environmental impact and net-zero pathways for sustainable artificial intelligence servers in the USA - Nature Sustainability
The rapid expansion of AI server installations in the United States poses sustainability challenges in terms of water usage and carbon emissions. A study now quantifies these potential impacts and out...
www.nature.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
A new state-by-state evaluation of the projected energy and water use of "AI" data centers in the US. Looks… real bad. Like, "undoing tech sector climate gains" bad.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.
Strongly recommends immediately ensuring any & all new "AI" data centers to run on existing & expanded renewables grids. Which… yeah.