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AI doesn't use very much water. Don't believe viral memes that lack citations. You know what DOES use a ton of water? Factory farms.

In our latest newsletter is our 2026 summer fellows! They are both brilliant but it was hard to choose: the interest in our fellowship was overwhelming. We blew through our budget for the program but that’s okay! donorbox.org/lpl-summer-f...

the problem with being a nerd about organizing skills is that I'm so annoying to anyone who tries to organize me. you didn't make a direct 1:1 leadership escalation ask that names my self-interest and a clear next step? sorry it's gonna be a no from me dawg

the bay area is so annoying bc my friend who just moved to oakland was complaining the other day like "i like to bike, but it's so annoying that there isn't a continuous protected bike path here" like yes but shut the fuck up

Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵

A very uncomfortable thing to acknowledge is that policymakers need to either force or entice data centers to connect to the grid, and also that data centers can really fuck up the grid. There are not easy answers here, but there are answers, and I'm proud to be at an org that is working on them.

PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide@tkovach.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Behind the meter data centers don't provide ratepayer protections. They may end up increasing prices for consumers more than grid connected data centers. www.utilitydive.com/news/data-ce...

This mode of white male identity politics often gets conflated with class politics. It happens because signifiers of working-class identity are inherently ambiguous, and underspecified populist discursive categories like "the people" and the "establishment" strategically enable this conflation.

The Nation Magazine@thenation.com · 2mo ago

Graham Platner’s rocket to stardom reflects something ugly that’s developed, not only on the right, but the left: The only acceptable form of “identity politics” now is white male identity politics. https://bit.ly/4vwNuu4

"This keeps happening" can quickly become "this always happens" and then "it's always been this way," until you're locked into a sense of permanence and inevitability that have been manufactured by the oppressor.

umm actually the concept of fun was invented by the elites to distract you from the fact that your life is miserable and meaningless

I don’t think BlueSky is dying but I do think it‘s stagnant because there are only so many unpleasant terminally online politically hyper-engaged left of center aging millennials with personality disorders and a history of underachievement to draw from. We’re pretty much all here already.

you know how that song goes: fuck trump, fuck ice-

hey re: world historic events, just let me know if somethin changes. i'm not interested in stuff that almost happened or whatever. im busy

if you want leftist votes, then you have to give concessions to leftist voters. it's really that simple.

@jennyincincy.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Leftists won't vote with us when we need them too then wonder why they don't have any juice in the party smh

this is so bizarro, our country is so broken

Lucia for Congress@luciaforcongress.com · 3mo ago

Bob Harvie's website is “redboxing” to invite dark money into our district without divulging it. Redboxing is a legal loophole campaigns exploit to coordinate with SuperPACs without violating FEC guidelines. It's unethical and immoral. Voters in PA-1 deserve better. #bucks #buckspa #buckscountypa

From this article: When party loyalty becomes the primary argument for a candidate, rather than what that candidate will actually do in office, we end up with more of the same. We cannot expect different results from the same people making the same compromises. buckscountybeacon.com/2026/05/buck...

Bucks County Deserves Better — That's Why I'm Voting for Lucia Simonelli - Bucks County Beacon

A vote for Lucia is a vote for the Democratic Party we actually need: a party that fights instead of folds, that listens instead of lectures, that is beholden to the people it represents instead of bi...

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going "AI is a brainrot lie machine" at people is all well and good for bsky academics but increasingly out of touch with how regular people use LLM tools, flawed or not, to make their lives easier

Zach Weinersmith@zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Interesting data from Pew on use of Ai by race/ethnic categories and by wealth. www.pewresearch.org/internet/202... Broadly speaking the more social privilege you have the less likely you are to use Ai for help.

another example: it is possible to talk about climate in a way that resonates with what ordinary people care about. instead the democratic party is endorsing the guy who wants amazon to raise your utility bills

Lucia for Congress@luciaforcongress.com · 3mo ago

From the beginning, we've called for a moratorium on data center development until our electric grid can be updated, and until the proper research and oversight processes are in place. The well-being of our communities and the future of our planet are worth more than billionaire stock portfolios.

Breaking news: Indiana University plant microbiologist Roger Innes has been locked out of his laboratory by the school in response to a request by one of his federal funders. The move comes after Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs. https://scim.ag/4tsDqRr

After USDA request, Indiana plant biologist locked out of lab by school

Move comes after Roger Innes complained about the government’s prosecution of Chinese postdocs

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while we're complaining about things democrats talk about too much, one thing i've been thinking about recently is how unions represent one tenth of workers but are still fetishized by democrats as if they represent "working people"

Stephen Jacob Smith@stephenjacobsmith.com · 3mo ago

“McFadden said that during the legislative debate, the union representatives didn’t bring up fears about how the arrays might impact workers’ jobs, but proponents think IBEW may be concerned that plug-in solar does not require an electrician for installation.” www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...

I wonder what the world would look like if we had gotten a green new deal instead of an "inflation reduction act" designed to have no enemies and make no allies

if i had a nickel for every time a voter told me "ahhhh wow i so totally personally support X but X can't win an election" i would have enough nickels to win an election

There's no competent opposition party in the US that can narrate what's happening coherently for a general public.

What if... and hear me out here... we voted for politicians that actually answer questions about their policy positions

Lucia for Congress@luciaforcongress.com · 4mo ago

Incredible opinion article by the editor of @buckscountybeacon.com If you're in PA-1, read all of it, view their survey answers and listen to the recording of Lucia's opponent about healthcare. Status Quo Politician or Champion for People. That's the choice. buckscountybeacon.com/2026/04/luci...

i know it's fun to dunk on third way on here but how can you be third way and be mad at people who are proposing a third way (grist.org/politics/gre...)

one thing about me is i just tried to find spam the canned meat in the international/asian aisle

if we're going to call neurodivergent people neurospicy, can we start calling neurotypical people neurobland

An opposition party would not be on vacation right now. They would have coordinated message to the public about the fact that a President in cognitive decline is threatening more war crimes. They would be BLASTING the message on all available platforms.

If you think protesting will be ineffective, can you imagine how ineffective NOT protesting would be?

🚨 THIS JUST IN: With over 100 protests still to come, we can already estimate that at least 8 million people participated in No Kings protests today. That makes No Kings 3 the largest single day of protest in American history. #NoKings