roshan
@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social
chilling, hanging out, things of that nature. researching labor/climate/energy | the rift on WEFT 90.1fm: linktr.ee/theriftradio
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with Tyler McDaniel and Kellye Blosser of the Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council about community building and eco-tourism in ohio coal country, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 25: Eco-Tourism in Ohio Coal Country with Kellye Blosser and Tyler McDaniel
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 01/18/2026 · 52m
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January 18, 2026 at 11:03 PM
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with Tyler McDaniel and Kellye Blosser of the Little Cities of Black Diamonds Council about community building and eco-tourism in ohio coal country, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
this is demonstrably not true, is the thing
one of my assumptions here is that "what democrats do" is actually a function of what you, the voter, the citizen, decide they want them to do through actual engagement with the political system.
January 12, 2026 at 11:02 PM
this is demonstrably not true, is the thing
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The more money, resources, and power you give to ICE, the more folks they're going to harm and kill. It's as simple as that.
January 7, 2026 at 6:46 PM
The more money, resources, and power you give to ICE, the more folks they're going to harm and kill. It's as simple as that.
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Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
January 3, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Could an empire in decline do THIS? *launches deeply unpopular invasion cementing status as lunatic-led pariah state, its not clear what kind of move i was trying to do*
one of the best illustrations of the bipartisan imperialist consensus is that whenever trump does something psychotic on foreign policy you immediately get national democrats putting out completely incoherent statements about how the result was awesome but the process was bad.
My statement on the capture of the brutal, illegitimate ruler of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and need for a transition to democracy:
January 3, 2026 at 7:37 PM
one of the best illustrations of the bipartisan imperialist consensus is that whenever trump does something psychotic on foreign policy you immediately get national democrats putting out completely incoherent statements about how the result was awesome but the process was bad.
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT on WEFT, a conversation with author and journalist Nicola Twilley about her book FROSTBITE on the history, geopolitics, and ecology of refrigeration, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 24: The History and Politics of Refrigeration with Nicola Twilley
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 12/21/2025 · 53m
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December 21, 2025 at 10:40 PM
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT on WEFT, a conversation with author and journalist Nicola Twilley about her book FROSTBITE on the history, geopolitics, and ecology of refrigeration, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
there are already lots of exceedingly competent and dedicated bureaucrats at every level of government. the problem is that they are working within a system that ever since the neoliberal purging of the public sector has been designed to fail
The main thing I have had hammered home by the past ten years in politics is that we really need pretty much every government office to be run by boring and anonymous nerds who you will never once hear about in the news
December 18, 2025 at 4:23 PM
there are already lots of exceedingly competent and dedicated bureaucrats at every level of government. the problem is that they are working within a system that ever since the neoliberal purging of the public sector has been designed to fail
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @maliniranga.bsky.social about caste-labor-climate politics in india and beyond, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 23: Caste, Labor, and Climate Politics with Malini Ranganathan
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 12/07/2025 · 47m
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December 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @maliniranga.bsky.social about caste-labor-climate politics in india and beyond, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with Ron Kaminkow and Nick Wurst from @rwu-org.bsky.social about their fight for good jobs and against monopolized railroads- and what that might mean for climate change- is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 22: Class Struggle and Climate Change in the Rail Industry with Railroad Workers United
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 11/16/2025 · 56m
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November 17, 2025 at 12:05 AM
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with Ron Kaminkow and Nick Wurst from @rwu-org.bsky.social about their fight for good jobs and against monopolized railroads- and what that might mean for climate change- is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
was really happy to work on this with isaac and am excited that it’s finally out in the world. hopeful that it can be a useful tool for organizers in the public power and utility justice movements
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!
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.
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October 23, 2025 at 8:21 PM
was really happy to work on this with isaac and am excited that it’s finally out in the world. hopeful that it can be a useful tool for organizers in the public power and utility justice movements
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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!
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
October 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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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October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
i see you're doing something online that you have effortlessly done 100,000 times. would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? would you like to use this ai tool? w
the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social about the political ecology of conservation in kenya’s maasai mara, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 21: Conservation and Violence in Kenya's Maasai Mara with Bilal Butt
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 10/20/2025 · 51m
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October 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social about the political ecology of conservation in kenya’s maasai mara, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social, professor at the University of Michigan, about conservation and colonialism in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and the politics of knowledge production. 3pm CT, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
October 16, 2025 at 10:27 PM
this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @criticalpoleco.bsky.social, professor at the University of Michigan, about conservation and colonialism in Kenya’s Maasai Mara and the politics of knowledge production. 3pm CT, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
the recording of yesterday's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with randa watts of prairie rivers network about solar energy in southern and central illinois coal country, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 20: Solar Energy in Illinois Coal Country with Randa Watts
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 10/06/2025 · 36m
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October 6, 2025 at 9:54 PM
the recording of yesterday's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with randa watts of prairie rivers network about solar energy in southern and central illinois coal country, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT, we're back closer to home: i chat with randa watts, environmental organizer at prairie rivers network, about solar and the energy transition in rural central and southern illinois. listen live 3pm CT or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
October 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
this sunday on THE RIFT on WEFT, we're back closer to home: i chat with randa watts, environmental organizer at prairie rivers network, about solar and the energy transition in rural central and southern illinois. listen live 3pm CT or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with anthropologist steven gonzalez monserrate about the environmental politics of data centers and the cloud, is now online. really enjoyed this one: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Episode 18: The Environmental Impact of the Cloud with Steven Gonzalez Monserrate
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 09/07/2025 · 53m
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September 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
the recording of yesterday’s episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with anthropologist steven gonzalez monserrate about the environmental politics of data centers and the cloud, is now online. really enjoyed this one: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
great work by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social who continues to provide invaluable documentation of FF/petrochem industry lies
NEW: Plastics companies knew as far back as 1974 that recycling wouldn't work — but for half a century the industry pushed it to protect profits. 👉 Read a newly found document that proves it: buff.ly/chnPzq7
‘Maddening’ Proof Plastics Industry Knew Recycling Was False Solution in 1974, New Document Shows
Exclusive finding by DeSmog shows high-level industry awareness that recycling plastic ‘not feasible’ as companies face lawsuits over alleged public deception campaign.
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August 6, 2025 at 2:25 PM
great work by @rebeccajohn.bsky.social who continues to provide invaluable documentation of FF/petrochem industry lies
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @batul.bsky.social about zohran mamdani's campaign and working-class climate politics in NYC, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 17: Zohran Mamdani's Green Economic Populism with Batul Hassan
Podcast Episode · The Rift · 08/04/2025 · 49m
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August 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
the recording of today's episode of THE RIFT, a conversation with @batul.bsky.social about zohran mamdani's campaign and working-class climate politics in NYC, is now online: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
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i am so honored to have gotten to talk a bit about trusting my vision, tilting the lens, land back, how surfing has informed my anticolonial materialist feminist work, & more with
@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social on his podcast. thank you for having me, roshan!
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@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social on his podcast. thank you for having me, roshan!
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The Rift
Politics Podcast · Updated Biweekly · A radio show about climate change, ecology, politics, and power. Aired live every first and third Sunday of the month at 3pm CT on WEFT Champaign, 90.1 FM. Record...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:13 AM
i am so honored to have gotten to talk a bit about trusting my vision, tilting the lens, land back, how surfing has informed my anticolonial materialist feminist work, & more with
@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social on his podcast. thank you for having me, roshan!
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@rhymeswithocean.bsky.social on his podcast. thank you for having me, roshan!
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this Sunday’s episode of THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @seaweedreport.bsky.social about ocean pollution, native land rights, marxist feminism, and how she makes art from her research. 3pm CT 90.1 FM, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
July 17, 2025 at 9:06 PM
this Sunday’s episode of THE RIFT on WEFT: i speak with @seaweedreport.bsky.social about ocean pollution, native land rights, marxist feminism, and how she makes art from her research. 3pm CT 90.1 FM, listen live or later: linktr.ee/theriftradio
be so for real guys, ask yourselves if you honestly think that upon regaining legislative majorities, federal democrats will so much as cut ICE’s funding to pre-big beautiful bill levels, let alone shutter ICE entirely
July 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
be so for real guys, ask yourselves if you honestly think that upon regaining legislative majorities, federal democrats will so much as cut ICE’s funding to pre-big beautiful bill levels, let alone shutter ICE entirely
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this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
If the GOP reconciliation bill passes, ICE gets through FY2029:
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
- $45 billion for detention, on top of the current annual budget of $3.4 billion
- $14.4 billion for transportation and removal, on top of the current annual budget of $750 million
- $8 billion for hiring/retention
- Billions more.
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June 29, 2025 at 10:54 AM
this is the level of funding where all the possibilities for American politics that have been described as hyperbolic over the past decades - the comparisons to Nazi Germany and other nightmares of the 20th century - become logistically possible and politically likely
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"The US official said, referring to the Israelis: 'They may be more comfortable with destroying [Iran] than we are'"
But US support still flows + expands despite the seeming disconnect; no sign of forcing restraint. Remarkable how Trump keeps echoing Biden on Gaza.
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/i...
But US support still flows + expands despite the seeming disconnect; no sign of forcing restraint. Remarkable how Trump keeps echoing Biden on Gaza.
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/i...
Regime change emerges as unstated goal of Israel's war in Iran
Trump is unconvinced: "The Ayatollah you know versus the Ayatollah you don't"
www.axios.com
June 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
"The US official said, referring to the Israelis: 'They may be more comfortable with destroying [Iran] than we are'"
But US support still flows + expands despite the seeming disconnect; no sign of forcing restraint. Remarkable how Trump keeps echoing Biden on Gaza.
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/i...
But US support still flows + expands despite the seeming disconnect; no sign of forcing restraint. Remarkable how Trump keeps echoing Biden on Gaza.
www.axios.com/2025/06/17/i...