I have been actively involved in protest movements for 24 years. I have never seen anything approaching this scale. Minneapolis is not accepting what's happening here. ICE fucking murdered a woman for participating in this, and all that did is bring out more people, from more walks of life.

I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.

just to make that clear for the rest of the world, that's -9 degrees *fahrenheit.* -23 degrees *celsius*.

It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing

this photo. minneapolis. 💜 📷️ Alex Kormann/Star Tribune

With an unstable economy and rising energy prices, voters are frustrated and looking for leaders who will lower costs, protect consumers, and deliver real solutions. We're working to elect those state and local leaders in 2026.

A Washington Post article suggests that, beyond a certain threshold, larger homes don't make people happier. Instead, well-being is correlated with affordable housing in walkable neighborhoods where they feel socially connected. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

The “Energy Affordability” Wave Election Is Coming. - @forbes.com @spears.bsky.social @climatecabinet.org www.forbes.com/sites/energy...

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*the sum. or theism. whatever. I'm not your spiritual advisor.

I did this long thread shouting out the great work this year by @michealpodgers.bsky.social @nickarnoldaz.bsky.social @cbraun.bsky.social @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social @denisce.bsky.social and many others not on here. They did so much cool stuff the thread is unwieldy. Here is a table of contents.

🤖 @clicabedu.bsky.social tech team doesn't stop. ☃️ (Slack cred to resident musician and product manager Matt who is not on bsky, Grace for the coding, and @cbraun.bsky.social for more coding)

Hey, thanks @stanfordenergy.bsky.social! You could say some good ideas took root back in the halls of Y2E2 and the Haas Center...

Queuing up my holiday reading!

Thank you @govpritzker.illinois.gov !

(1) 🔌💡 #Greensky #climatesky #academicsky Hey climate peeps! I have big news. My wife, Dr. Lisa Kaul, is running for NY State Senate, driven by the urgency of climate action & climate justice. Let me tell you about her. 🧵

#winning 🏆

There is really only one 2025 Climate-Insurance Policy Year in Review that you need to read, and you bet your ass @clicabedu.bsky.social has got it from the inimitable @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social right flippin here. Read it or live with incurable FOMO. climatecabineteducation.org/wp-content/u...

A highlight of 2025 has been @clicabedu.bsky.social's partnership with @pjmfdn.bsky.social to accelerate the use of data & technology for climate policy solutions. Check out what our data engineers & tech team have been up to. Shoutout to @cbraun.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social

Say, that *is* a fun fact! Here's the receipts from @climatecabinet.org's incredible data team.

Let's goooooo

Every day, I am motivated to go to work at @climatecabinet.org because in state and local politics, true climate solutions are achievable. And we're getting it done. Thanks @whitneybauck.bsky.social @theguardian.com for this great spotlight on the critical importance of local climate leadership.

LOOK AT THIS TOOL DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MUCH I NEEDED THIS TOOL WHEN I WAS POLICY DIRECTOR AT A STATE ENERGY AGENCY LOOK AT IT YOU CAN HAVE DIFFERENT, NEW PROBLEMS THAN I DID! NO MORE OLD PROBLEMS! ONLY INFORMATION!

You can use this new tool to answer questions like: “What kinds of Climate Risk & Adaptation bills were intro'ed in AZ last year?” “Which bills in MI's most recent session focused on Building Electrification?” “Did IL pass any ESG laws in 2025?”

HEY COOL: IT'S THE @clicabedu.bsky.social ✨CLIMATE BILL TAG EXPLORER✨ climatecabineteducation.org/climate-bill...

One thing I love about @climatecabinet.org's moneyball approach is that, in an age of billionaire oligarchs, it is inherently small-d democratic. As @emmafisher.bsky.social says here, "Smaller contributions can make a meaningful difference to level the playing field with fossil fuel money."

“Just a handful of races determine chamber control,” @spears.bsky.social said, “And when chambers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Virginia flipped, those chambers actually then passed 100% clean energy policies.” Could not be more proud to be a part of this team at @climatecabinet.org.

1. Cars are the biggest source of climate pollution in the country. 2. Transportation is the biggest household expense after rent/mortgage. 2. State and local gov't could cut these numbers by about 25% in five years without any federal policy. Somebody solve this for me, what should we do? 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

This is the 2nd near-catastrophic event caused by gas in a major downtown area where I’ve lived in recent yrs (other was gas explosion in dtown Durham, killing 2 and injuring 25, including 9 firefighters). www.wral.com/news/local/f...

as an MIT-trained science writer: being willing to ask dumb questions is a superpower

They did do it btw.

I see BYONCE is really trending now.. happy to see it making the rounds.

Launched today: the State Economic Power Project! This dives into cost of living + climate, on 2 pillars: (1) household budgets and (2) state budgets. Thank you Sarah Bloom Raskin, @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social @kostyack.bsky.social @advitt.bsky.social climatecabineteducation.org/state-econom...

TFW when Insurance is *the* key channel spreading climate risk throughout the financial system, via @climatecabinet.org's @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social with @kostyack.bsky.social and @spears.bsky.social. 2008 vibes, folks.

Today: @clicabedu.bsky.social State Economic Power Project launch shares how state financial power can help solve affordability & climate crisis together. @jordanhaedtler.bsky.social @spears.bsky.social climatecabineteducation.org/state-econom...

HELLO. REALLY SPECIAL JOB ALERT at @climatecabinet.org We’re looking for a Senior Development Director. Maybe it is you. Maybe it is someone you know. Details here 👇👇👇

If you want to be in the thick of the action & really make a difference on climate, you're not going to find a better job/org than this.

So you want a climate x election recap… 👇

Last week’s election was big: from Georgia to Allegheny County, Dave Roberts and I broke it down on @volts.wtf. 3 big themes: 📊 Turnout: who showed up & who didn't 💸 Affordability (we have real solutions, folks) and 🍃Tea Leaves on what this means for 2026 transcripts.volts.wtf/so-there-wer...

Hyped for the next @volts.wtf @spears.bsky.social collab 🔥

2026 starts now, baybeeeee

That's a 636 vote difference. Very happy to have donated to John McAuliff, thanks to @climatecabinet.org If you'd like to make an impact, consider supporting 2026 local races with big outcomes for climate policy through climatecabinet.org. Each dollar goes further www.fauquier.com/elections/br...

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

💥 Lily Franklin just hit one out of the park for clean energy investment and lower bills! ⚡️ We’re proud to have supported her campaign.

🏆 Victory! Alicia Johnson just brought home the win for clean energy and lower costs. Let’s keep building a brighter future at the Georgia PSC! 🌞

Public Utilities Commissioners are climate policymakers and we finally started acting like it

🚨Potential supermajority in the Virginia House of Delegates for @donscott757.bsky.social and @abigailspanberger.com. Not something I thought I'd be tracking tonight.

Having good transit and good housing are winning issues

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