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@abridgeinbflo.bsky.social
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Rust Belt raised queer sewer socialist, evangelist for mutual aid networks. Organizer for Environmental and Climate Justice. Also a huge nerd, and literally blue-haired and non-binary. They/Them.
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There's been some brohaha about 185 Grant being purchased by a self-storage company, and I do hope the owners split the first floor to put something customer-facing in the front, but it's worth noting that the building literally has a huge ghost sign from when it previously housed a storage company.
Photo of 185 Grant Street taken from the south looking north.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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"The AI Bubble will crash the economy" written in the style of a Zohran Mamdani campaign sign.
November 9, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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Between this and the NESE water permit approval, Hochul has just fully gone to war with the environmental and climate justice communities.

These permits were both DENIED previously. UNDER HER LEADERSHIP.
First half of an email from Seneca Lake Guardian Text reads "We are shocked and sickened by today’s late breaking news that Governor Hochul has just abandoned the Finger Lakes and gutted the climate law in a political capitulation to the Greenidge Bitcoin Mining facility on Seneca Lake. In a stunning reversal, she has retracted the decision to deny Greenidge’s Title V Air Permit on the grounds that it violates the Climate Law, and has instead issued this dirty polluting fracked gas power plant a five year permit to keep operating- right in the middle of a court case that was set to resume in two weeks. On the same day, she approved the NESE pipeline- a project that has been denied multiple times because of its environmental risks, signaling her commitment to obliterate any semblance of responsibility to the climate. This is a disgusting betrayal of New Yorkers and a slap in the face to everyone who fought for our climate law, and for the Finger Lakes region. Governor Hochul is siding with a fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine over our air, water, and climate future — handing Greenidge a license to pollute after the state rightly denied its permit. This deal drags us backward and makes a mockery of the Climate Act that New Yorkers voted for. It’s a disgraceful failure of leadership , a betrayal of our community and a gift to corporate polluters at the expense of our region and our planet. We are simply speechless, but we promise you that this will not go unanswered. We will be meeting with our legal team on Monday and will have more information to share once we digest this situation. We will fight this together, as we always have, because we are on the side of right. Yvonne Taylor and Joseph Campbell Principals, Seneca Lake Guardian" Second half of an email from Seneca Lake Guardian Text reads "We are shocked and sickened by today’s late breaking news that Governor Hochul has just abandoned the Finger Lakes and gutted the climate law in a political capitulation to the Greenidge Bitcoin Mining facility on Seneca Lake. In a stunning reversal, she has retracted the decision to deny Greenidge’s Title V Air Permit on the grounds that it violates the Climate Law, and has instead issued this dirty polluting fracked gas power plant a five year permit to keep operating- right in the middle of a court case that was set to resume in two weeks. On the same day, she approved the NESE pipeline- a project that has been denied multiple times because of its environmental risks, signaling her commitment to obliterate any semblance of responsibility to the climate. This is a disgusting betrayal of New Yorkers and a slap in the face to everyone who fought for our climate law, and for the Finger Lakes region. Governor Hochul is siding with a fossil-fueled Bitcoin mine over our air, water, and climate future — handing Greenidge a license to pollute after the state rightly denied its permit. This deal drags us backward and makes a mockery of the Climate Act that New Yorkers voted for. It’s a disgraceful failure of leadership , a betrayal of our community and a gift to corporate polluters at the expense of our region and our planet. We are simply speechless, but we promise you that this will not go unanswered. We will be meeting with our legal team on Monday and will have more information to share once we digest this situation. We will fight this together, as we always have, because we are on the side of right. Yvonne Taylor and Joseph Campbell Principals, Seneca Lake Guardian"
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Texting STOP or clicking unsubscribe in response to DNC spam is for cowards.
Screencap of a text thread. At the top is a photo of Kathy Hochul, campaign text reads "It’s Kathy Hochul — and I have some news to share: 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗸 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿. And Stefanik’s special interest donors have already rushed her $12 million to take me down and flip New York red. I’ll be blunt: Sellout Stefanik is a self-serving politician who cares more about Donald Trump’s approval than what’s best for New York families. Stefanik brags about being the “deciding vote” for his agenda that will rip away health care from 1.5 million New Yorkers and put 5 rural hospitals in her district on the chopping block. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗬𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺. Will you pitch in before midnight to help me outraise Stefanik and win this race for every New Yorker? >> https://secure.actblue.com/donate/hochul-p2p-ga-optin?refcode=sapphire_lr_202511_ga_p2p_optin_v3_b2&refcode2w=ldpkZ4 Ever upward, Kathy Stop to Quit" Response reads "Hi fellow progressive volunteer! Can you pass on to the campaign staff that if Kathy kills the NESE pipeline, signs the 100 foot rule, releases the cap and invest regulations, and commits to a 15 GW Build Public Renewables goal, she will have my full support?"
November 7, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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The Fibber Nazi Sequence
(cannot claim credit for the brilliant caption)
The golden ratio overlaid a photo of Trump standing behind his desk looking vacant and lost while a team of White House staffers attends to a guest who fainted
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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Spot also easily makes this a bargain.
Lego figurines of Data and Spot
November 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Oh, you say you want a masc-coded populist progressive candidate who served in the military, owns guns, is unapologetically supportive of queer and trans kids, is a union guy, etc?
Photo of Gov Tim Walz
October 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Altered meme from The Office (American version) - Michael Scott saying "I declare a General Strike"
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Ha - coincidentally, check out this street art I just stumbled across in Allentown.
Photo of two fresh sidewalk panels with one of Star Trek's Constitution Class ships (the ship class of the original Enterprise) carved into the concrete.
August 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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Goodbye, my dear sweet prince. I'm afraid our paths shan't cross again for an age. 😭😭😭
(I'll be back in two weeks for FanExpo.)
A badly composed photo of the CN tower and Rogers Stadium in downtown Toronto taken from a bus on the Gardiner highway, complete with a coating of diesel exhaust on the window.
August 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Finally a representative that makes me feel seen
Screenshot of the below links Rachel Holliday Smith tweet "subway mosaics get me every time" retweeted by Zohran Kwame Mamdani
August 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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Proudest moment of my Bluesky experience
Screencap of The HoffBott Your daily Hoff @hoffbott.bsky.social liking the post
July 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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See NYISO Power Trends 2025 pages 8-9 - this is the current trajectory for NY's energy future without advocacy and organizing to demand better.
www.nyiso.com/power-trends
Three slides to fit all the alt text.
The benefits of repowering A change as monumental as decarbonizing our electric system can be challenging and unpredictable. For instance, to achieve the mandates of the state’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, new, emission-free generating technologies must replace retiring fossil fuel-based generation. However, these new technologies are not yet available on a commercial scale. In addition, economic development investments, the likes of which haven’t been seen in New York in decades, are driving a need for additional power. New data centers, chip fabrication facilities, and even traditional manufacturing projects are arriving at a quickening pace. So, what options exist in the short-term to transition the electric system, support economic development, and achieve deep emissions reductions? One idea is the repowering of existing, older fossil fuel power plants, or upgrading existing renewable generating facilities with new technologies. Repowering can offer a bridge between old and new, the past and the future. It involves replacing or upgrading existing components with new equipment that can increase power output, improve efficiency, and aid the transition to cleaner energy sources. Repowering is especially important to consider as we rely more on an aging generation fleet. With many power plants in New York already beyond industry standards for their expected useful life, the NYISO has raised concerns with future reliability. Upgrading our existing fleet not only can help with a stepped approach to carbon reductions by replacing older, dirtier turbines with new, cleaner cutting- edge technology, it also holds the potential for helping avoid future generator breakdowns, therefore bolstering grid reliability. Here's a more detailed examination of the benefits of repowering: (Alt text limit reached, continued on next slide) What it is Repowering is the process of retrofitting and modernizing existing power plants, often focusing on replacing older components with cleaner, more efficient, and powerful equipment that can provide more energy and lower emissions. Why it's done • Increased efficiency: Newer technologies can generate more power with the same or even less resources. • Reduced environmental impact: Repowering can allow for a transition to cleaner energy sources, reducing carbon emissions. • Extended lifespan: By upgrading components, the overall lifespan of a power plant can be extended, bolstering reliability. • Cost savings: Repowering can be a more cost-effective solution than building a new plant, especially when existing infrastructure can be utilized. Examples of repowering • Fossil plants: Replacing older boilers or turbines with newer, cleaner, more efficient, cutting- edge technology. • Hydro power: This process often includes replacing turbines, generators, automation systems, and hydraulic components to enhance the plant's performance, • Solar power: Replacing older photovoltaic equipment and inverters with newer, more efficient generating equipment. • Wind power: Replacing turbines with greater capacity or upgrading older blades with more efficient technology can improve energy yield. The benefits • Increased power generation: Repowering can lead to a material increase in the total capacity of a power plant, something increasingly important as we observe declining reliability margins across the state. • Improved grid stability: Newer, thermal-based generating technologies can provide what’s known as “voltage support,” which bolsters grid reliability and keeps the flow of electricity steady along transmission infrastructure over great distances. (Alt text limit reached, alt text continues on next slide) • Reduced environmental impact: Building large generating facilities on new sites can impact existing ecosystems, infrastructure or even residential areas. Power plant repowering is a tool in the energy toolbox that goes beyond emissions reductions, avoiding costly and possibly disruptive new construction. From extending the lifespan of existing infrastructure to enhancing grid stability and supporting economic growth, repowering can provide a practical pathway or bridge for achieving lower emissions profiles, and a more resilient energy future.
July 10, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The NY energy/enviroment/climate sphere has to direct some of our ire at NYISO.

These unwashed asses rubber stamp massive power allocations for data centers while pushing to repower retired fossil fuel power plants.

Pgs 8-9 www.nyiso.com/documents/20...

Table IV-7 www.nyiso.com/documents/20...
Table of large interconnection requests from the 2025 NYISO Gold Book
July 8, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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This might be the single worst example of bike parking racks I have ever seen.
Weird bike parking at Rutgers University - no bikes parked for obvious reasons
July 1, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Ah yes, the 8th Congressional District, famously not a part of NYC.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Yor...
Wikipedia screenshot of the map of the 8th Congressional District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_8th_congressional_district Text reads "New York's 8th congressional district for the U.S. House of Representatives is in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. It is currently represented by Representative Hakeem Jeffries, the House Minority Leader."
June 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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Chat what kind of Pride flag is this one, I don't recognize it
Home Depot in Manhattan with big corporate logo flags
June 29, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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Upstate NY has some of the prettiest parts of the US and North America, if not the world.
It's so sad what American extractive capitalism has done to this region - we deserve so much better than we have received.
Photo of the Mohawk River as seen from the window of an Amtrak train Another photo of the Mohawk from an Amtrak window, this time with a small island at the center
June 29, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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This incident is immensely disturbing and should be a much larger headline.

www.wivb.com/news/investi...
Photos of the two men who were passing a gun back and forth at the Buffalo Tops on Jefferson - Avello A. Pena and Ronnie Midgett. Both appear to be white cisgender men.
June 27, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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Every time.
Text reads "Progressives: We want taxpayer-funded healthcare for everyone. Centrists:" Screencap of Stormy from Sealab 2021 saying "They're gonna hunt me for sport?!"
June 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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This rally and march was themed "For Freedom and Liberation" and we used the four freedoms as our speaker talking points. Our MC Shawn sang "Make Them Hear You" to close out the program.
June 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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Received this text today from a new pro-Scanlon PAC.

Aggressive attack campaigning is one thing, but this is dogwhistling, and I read it as both racist and antisemitic, and completely unacceptable.
Screenshot of a text message, text reads "Sean Ryan took tens of thousands from NYC donors — then voted to seal criminal records, send billions to NYC & block lower gas bills. He serves 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, not 𝘂𝘀. Say NO to Sean Ryan.   𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘉𝘶𝘧𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘰 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘌𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦 -𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦’𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴. Text STOP to quit"
June 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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As I watched that video of those tanks on rail coming into DC, it occurred to me that the fascists have not accounted for the abysmal state of urban infrastructure in this country. All the failing bridges alone could cause serious issues.
A sinkhole eating a bus in Philly https://www.reddit.com/r/CatastrophicFailure/comments/do8mah/today_in_pittsburgh_sinkhole_eats_bus_no_one/
June 8, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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A tale of two Buffalo mayoral race campaign flyers.
Your choice, Buffalo.
Chris Scanlon campaign flyer - photos of India Walton and Sean Ryan with text that reads "SEAN RYAN IS A THREAT TO OUR SAFETY HE SUPPORTED INDIA WALTON'S EFFORTS TO CUT MILLIONS FROM THE POLICE BUDGET AND FIRE 100 POLICE OFFICERS - Buffalo news 10/3/21, Buffalo News 5/17/21, City of Buffalo Police Department" Graphic of three small cottages, the middle an illustration of a conceptual small blue cottage infill build for a presently vacant lot, with a full porch and a Bills Flag hanging out front, and tulips, sunflowers, and lawn signs out front, the lawn signs are a Sean Ryan campaign sign and a Bills Mafia one. The text reads "BUILDING A BETTER BUFFALO MEANS BUILDING MORE HOUSING DEMOCRAT SEAN RYAN FOR MAYOR VOTE ON TUESDAY JUNE 24 ENDORSED BY THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY"
June 5, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Decent sized crowd outside the Delaware-North building in Buffalo - these offices are home to an ICE detainment facility.
Lots of B District police around and about
Protesters at an anti-ICE rally in Buffalo Signs say "hands off soc sec" and "trump doesn't want due process he wants targets immigrants protesters then you"
May 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM