Kai O-S
@kolsaw
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Broad outlook and interest in the interconnections between human and natural systems (water, energy, food). Sociopolitics. Writer and research analyst.
NJ/NYC
Joined August 2014
The [US Supreme Court] majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power.”—Justice Kagan writing in dissent against the majority of the court who voted to end Chevron doctrine, giving judges and corporations more decision-making power. https://t.co/Z5k0dPJmV3
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Trump plans to claim sweeping powers—likely unconstitutional—to halt federal spending in opposition to Congressional passage and appropriations. A complete abrogation of separation of powers towards an extreme unitary executive for the president. https://t.co/SRhZgZddgP
washingtonpost.com
The former president has laid the groundwork to massively expand executive authority over the $6 trillion federal budget.
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Truly a schocker that Gov. Hochul put an indefinite hold on NYC’s long planned and debated congestion pricing plan, just at the threshold of implementation. https://t.co/FZC3yfA6Xe
curbed.com
She threw us under the bus (and it’s stuck in traffic).
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There's something odd, if telling about the human condition, that the Fauci aftermath is entirely about the excesses of Covid reax and the mass death we all experienced a few years ago is a non-event, at least in civic life. Few memorials, no moments of silence, and no real
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Microsoft’s rush into AI & subsequent increase in water & energy use, along w/ GHG emissions shows there’s no straight line to sustainability. Rise mainly due to “construction of more datacenters" & indirect footprints from building materials & hardware. https://t.co/Vuzv2EwetE
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I have heard some Brazilians refer to the extreme flooding in the state of Rio Grande so Sul as their “Hurricane Katrina” moment. https://t.co/uUVTfAzfQ8
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The very least to be expected by a purchased service.
BREAKING: Airlines will now have to pay you when they mess up. The Department of Transportation has issued a new rule requiring airlines to give you an automatic refund if your flight is canceled or delayed or if they lose your bags. It’s a game changer for U.S. travel.
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Breaking: UAW has won the Volkswagen Tennessee union election, union says https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz A huge breakthrough that could help spur many more wins
bloomberg.com
A victory at a Tennessee factory this week would be a huge boost to a campaign to reinvigorate the iconic US union.
New: With record wins at the Big 3; less hostility this time around from management; & an organizing committee of hundreds of employees with relationships with over 90% of the plant, the @UAW is poised for a landmark win this week at VW Unpaywalled link:
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EPA issued the first US drinking water limit on toxic, long-lasting ("forever") PFAS chemicals. The rule is needed for limits to PFAS in water, even if costs for utility customers could increase. Bottom line: PFAS manufacturers need to be held accountable https://t.co/PH2f2PYBWR
apnews.com
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced its first-ever limits for several common types of PFAS, the so-called "forever chemicals," in drinking water.
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“The Plot Against America”: A Concise Review My recent writing on Philip Roth's 2004 alternate history. https://t.co/uYyduTIdv7
medium.com
NB: Below is a concise book review pitched to a literary magazine.
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Again, a moment to pause & appreciate the cool professionalism of those in & around the Key Bridge at 1:24 am Tuesday. Ship’s pilot radios in that ship has lost steerage & will hit bridge. Someone (maritime control?) transmits urgent alert to Maryland/Balt police dispatch… —>
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Since SCOTUS gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013—“gap in turnout rates btwn white & nonwhite voters ‘grew almost twice as quickly in formerly covered jurisdictions as in other parts of the country w/similar demographic & socioecon profiles’”—Brennan study https://t.co/0IR9Cq1PUw
nytimes.com
The Black share of the electorate had been on the rise for decades, but in some counties, a Supreme Court decision in 2013 changed that, according to a new analysis.
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Only a week after Donald Trump called for cuts to Social Security on national television, Republicans in Congress released their plan to get it done. Their budget makes $1.5 trillion in cuts to Social Security benefits, even raising the retirement age.
news.bgov.com
The largest caucus of House Republicans called for an increase in the Social Security retirement age Wednesday, setting up a clash with President Joe Biden over spending on popular entitlement...
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It takes a lot of energy to build an electric vehicle – so are EVs actually cleaner than their gas-guzzling counterparts? According to a new report by @BloombergNEF, the answer is a resounding yes.
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The fact that the US economy hasn’t collapsed after the world-historic event of COVID—which killed 1 million+ & caused extreme disruption—seems undervalued if not forgotten. More (always) must be done to help those struggling, but aspects of govt/people/civic soc. aided in crisis
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