it's nice to dream on the ways that AI could help drive renewables, but be honest: the fossil fuel companies are going to use it, too -- for exploration, for disinformation, and everything in between coalition.climateaction.org/taskforces/a...

📝 New working paper from @worldresources.bsky.social tallies up climate finance “beyond the usual suspects,” finding over $100 billion from 2013-2023 came from countries not traditionally counted—rising rapidly since 2020 and peaking at $17B in 2023. Learn more: go.wri.org/non-traditio...

long-term history of the kind Bloch pioneered will always be intolerable to fascists

i have a lot of irrational belief when it comes to sports but no, I do not think the US will win the World Cup

ICE or federal LEOs serving as ICE, apparently. the dead person had nothing to do with the chase except being killed by it

France could record its hottest day ever in the coming days, exceeding the 30°C mark nationwide for the first time on record. A truly historic heatwave is on the way.

a bald eagle above the watch party is being chased by seagulls

i really thought this might be the worle cup i did not need to hear from alexi lalas

saying antonio freeman played thirty years ago kinda messed me up

weird number of washington nationals hats at the seattle center world cup watch party, maybe people figure its a US hat substitute but … i didnt know there were this many nats fans out here?

Janeese Lewis George let's go

i keep an are.na stack called "american dystopia" and this definitely qualifies. dronexl.co/2026/06/09/p...

NYC pensions’ new asset manager search could be a major accountability test. BlackRock and other managers seeking to handle public workers’ savings should meet the pensions’ climate-risk standards — or lose business to firms that will. @sierraclub.org statement: www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

what function does it serve for chrome to advertise stories about a mom doing small time welfare fraud (allegedly!) in maine to me, across the country?

"The push has turned Brazil into a focal point in the struggle between 🇺🇸 and 🇨🇳 ...Brazil [insists] it will accept investment from any country willing to help develop the industry." Note key: Who treats Brazil as more than site of extraction? www.wsj.com/world/china/...

Seattle: Sign the People's AI Bill of Rights Because our new data center moratorium should be the beginning. We don't have to accept these technologies crammed down on our throats. We deserve a democratic and open conversation about AI -- and the right to refuse. actionnetwork.org/forms/people...

@supremenothing.myatproto.social just curious if the @ is a Tiger Trap ref? one of my favorite songs

BREAKING! The 17th #BankingOnClimateChaos report reveals that fossil fuel financing from the world’s top 65 banks has reached $8.7 TRILLION over the last decade. Instead of investing in a livable future, big banks are driving pollution & climate devastation. Learn more: bankingonclimatechaos.org

tragic: Ratboys only come to Seattle to open for Jesse Welles at Zoo Tunes

Projected White Sox lineup: CF-Braden Montgomery SS-Colson Montgomery 2B-Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee 3B-Miguel Vargas C-Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, Viscount Montgomery of Alamein LF-Captain Montgomery Scott DH-Colin Montgomerie 1B-Montgomery Clift RF-Charles Montgomery Burns

bong bing?

Interesting wrinkle: Prior reporting sourced to LatAm negotiators had "Gulf States" joining US opposition to extending World Bank's Climate Change Action Plan. New from Devex puts not only China but Russia and Saudi Arabia among signatories against US efforts. www.devex.com/news/scoop-d...

it's so frightening how bad these AI summaries are. Google is just regularly printing stuff that is not true, and what consequences do they face? none. and meanwhile who knows what damage is done when people take this stuff at face value

a really valuable vignette from how climate policy is really made, and the consequences: - we wanted the Clean Energy DC Law of 2018 to include 80% solar/wind long-term PPAs - Pepco said no, we have nuclear at home - Council listened to Pepco - Now DC ⚡rates 📈📈📈😡 www.hillrag.com/2026/06/01/c...

if you say "i would take out the em dashes because it makes me think it's written by AI" that makes me think you are written by AI

lmao

The US is now spending more on data center construction than on public transportation infrastructure

In data science we call this problem "overfitting." The author, David frum's son, has memorized a bunch of facts about Normal Men without understanding the deeper relationships between those facts. Thus he has weak predictive power when trying to say other normal things.

meat puppets “backwater” is a mashup of “all i wanna do” and ”my own worst enemy,” canonically

Ohtani hits a leadoff homer and throws six no-hit innings and it doesn't even make the ESPN homepage instead real estate goes to: - a borderline first round NBA pick who can't shoot stays in draft - 3 whole items of offseason CFP drama - 37 yo NFL safety wants to return to DEN

My Body, My Festival is so stacked. what a Thursday night: - Hamilton Leithauser (The Walkmen) - Deakin (Animal Collective) - Bartees Strange - Yaya Bey - Cherub Tree - Nourished By Time (one of my top shows of 2025) www.mybodymyfestival.com

huge fan of everything anyone involved in this has done www.guitarworld.com/artists/guit...

TIL Squid from Rocket Power’s last name was DULLARD lmaoo

“Technology in & of itself is not a solution to humanity’s problems just as it is not inherently evil. In practice, however, technology is never neutral, because it takes on the characteristics of those who devise, finance, regulate & use it.” Sounds like the Pope’s been reading Mumford, Ellul etc

brb divesting of meaning

Breaking and revealed: Canada Infrastructure Bank has been repurposed to fund risky LNG project Ksi Lisims, risking the bank's positive reputation. The wholly-owned US project is seeking taxpayer funds to move towards a final investment decision and construction. Thread 🧵 #cdnpoli #greensky

RIP Rafe Pomerance, hero to WRI & many more besides. As told in LOSING EARTH, he very nearly got Congress to act on climate in the 1980s before partisan blocs crystallized around the issue. Never stopped fighting for justice or thinking of new approaches. www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2...

#WRIExplains solving the world's growing housing crisis in more detail➡️ go.wri.org/world-housin...

you can buy the prison notebooks on walmart dot com www.walmart.com/ip/European-...

Since 2016, Trump, rightwing media, & the coal industry have obsessively painted him as a friend of coal miners & their families—& he has stabbed them in the back over & over again. I speak w/ the indomitable @kimkelly.bsky.social @inthesetimes.com @therealnews.com therealnews.com/kim-kelly-co...

could a climate-fwd Fed ease transition for fossil exporters who currently need to export O&G to pay for other essential imports? "I'll swap you USD in an amount proportionate to the amount you scale down fossil fuel, so that you're not continuing FF just because of dollar supremacy" ???

solidarity with the bolivian people, who have been a consistent light in the face of deep and structural injustice as well as new waves of reaction in recent years. shock therapy once again responsible for misery. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Fresh preprint from @savannahcox.bsky.social @johnhoganmorris.bsky.social @zacjtaylor.bsky.social on how "no, you *really* need to convince Moody's" is a climate adaptation strategy, due to their influence across bonds and muni finance, central banking, and insurance and real estate markets.

"the old petro-interests still have political, military and financial might on their side, and they are using that to try to turn back the energy clock." www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

nice: "The Guardian's 100 Best Novels I've read 69 out of 100 on the list. How many have you read?" www.theguardian.com/p/x4f9v5

Too often overlooked: "Later, a man in the audience reminds me that wind and solar farms are great for homegrown power, but they don’t bring in foreign currency like oil and gas." www.ft.com/content/b9a0...