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Brad Reed

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News 📰 Politics 🗳️ Climate 🌎 Energy⚡Justice ✊ 29% of people think I'm fun at parties. he/him #Oregon

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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ironically, the least credit goes to policies that keep delivering larger results over time. Avoided cost is difficult for people to notice. It's baked in. Oregon's new building code will make all homes built from now on incredibly energy efficient. Lower bills for a lifetime.
oregonlive.com
Readers respond: Affordable housing must be energy efficient
Letters to the Editor can be submitted to letters@oregonian.com with full name and place of residence.
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tweety fish oh wow like a chimera or something spoooky @sifu.tweety.fish · 19/09/2026
eliminate EV subsidies, ban cheap overseas EVs, ban EV component import, deport people bringing battery technology to the US, pay billions to kill clean energy projects, end fuel economy standards, and then do THIS is such an elaborate prank on the American people you almost have to respect it
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jae holzman @jael.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Scoop: The Trump administration is flouting a court order ruling their de facto freeze on wind farm height approvals was illegal, the lead plaintiff in the case told @heatmap.news, after an update to court laid out no new approvals since the edict
heatmap.news
Trump Keeps Wind Farms Waiting Despite Court Ruling
The administration told a federal court that it has a “new analytical methodology,” hence the continued delays.
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John Horvick @horvick.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Is the economy good or bad? -Real median incomes reach a new high -Consumer sentiment is at an all-time low -Most people continue to report doing okay financially -Just about an average share of Americans report the economy is the US's most important problem
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Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield @agdanrayfield.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
HUGE NEWS: Just now, the US Supreme Court rejected Trump’s attempt to restrict mail-in voting. We’ll keep fighting to ensure Oregon’s elections will be safe, smooth, and accurate this November and beyond. #orpol #oregonelections
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Union of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 15/09/2026
Big Oil denying the hazards they knew would result from the use of their fossil fuel products.
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Rep. Janelle Bynum @bynum.house.gov · 15/09/2026
What Oregonians have known all along – mail-in voting is safe and secure. Donald Trump can’t take away your vote, and he can’t take away your voice.
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Jesse Eisinger @jeisinger.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
NEW: Remember Don Jr’s wedding ceremony? In the Bahamas… Fireworks, dancers… “Just really close friends,” Don Jr. said. Well, guess who paid for hundreds of thousands of dollars of it? A Russian oligarch who is close to Putin. www.propublica.org/article/dona...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026
REMINDER: Trump has overseen a larger fall in coal-fired power than any other US president (ie, other things equal, the EPA repealing power-plant CO2 rules means more coal power,…but other things are not equal, because most coal plants are old and expensive) www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-tru...
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Mark Thompson @sonofathomp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
You’ve met your match A.I.!
static.klipy.com
Donald Trump Struggles with Umbrella Boarding Air Force One
Alt: Donald Trump Struggles with Umbrella Boarding Air Force One
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Your car is collecting a staggering amount of data about you and selling them. Your bike won’t do that to you.
theverge.com
Your car is selling your data
The amount of data about you that many cars collect — and sell to third parties — is staggering.
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Amy Westervelt @amywestervelt.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Finally making my way through the UNEP report and surprise! It pisses me off. I'm so fucking sick of people telling us all these ideas that are terrible for humanity are "inevitable." Overshoot, AI, CCS/CDR...we could just as easily decide that energy transition and socialism are "inevitable"
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 09/09/2026
I am old enough to remember a time when repeatedly lying about your experience on 9/11 to glorify yourself would be viewed as morally contemptible and a disqualification from public service.
readtpa.com
Donald Trump Lies a Lot About 9/11
Like... a lot, a lot.
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Tina Kotek @tinakotek.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
I signed the POWER Act to make data centers pay their fair share. Christine Drazan voted no
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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Your body's cells popping and breaking down. 🥵 Long term muscle damage and higher risk of heart and kidney problems years later. A clearer view than ever of the dangers of extreme heat. We must stop burning fossil fuels that make the planet and our neighborhoods hotter.
bloomberg.com
One Hot Day Can Change Your Body for Years
Heat stroke can damage the brain, heart, kidneys and liver. As extreme heat becomes more common, doctors are learning just how difficult recovery can be.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 03/09/2026
This is demonstrably, measurably improving the health of the people who live there. Most notably, it increases the respiratory *& cognitive* health of children. They literally do better in school. If this country really gave a shit about children, this would be at the top of the public-policy list.
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OPB @opb.org · 30/08/2026
A late July poll by the Portland-based firm DHM Research found that 71% of Oregonians have a negative view of data centers.
opb.org
Data centers emerge as new flashpoint between Kotek, Drazan in Oregon governor’s race
Growing public backlash over data centers is becoming an issue for voters of both parties in the Oregon governor’s race.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/08/2026
The U.S. Department of the Treasury has not granted credentials to individual reporters for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg News to cover the G20 finance meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, this week.
nyti.ms
Treasury Bars Some Reporters From G20 Finance Meeting
Specific reporters from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg were not granted credentials to cover the meeting of financial leaders next week in Asheville, N.C.
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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 30/08/2026
America’s gas plant pipeline is getting bigger every day — but just how much of it will actually get built?
canarymedia.com
America's big but uncertain gas boom
Data centers are driving plans to build tons of dirty gas plants. Experts say it’s nearly impossible to distinguish pie-in-the-sky proposals from…
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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
It was wonderful to celebrate the opening of PacWave — the largest wave energy test site in the world 🌎 , on the Oregon Coast! 🌊 With more extreme weather events and skyrocketing energy costs, we must invest in clean, renewable energy.
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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Adapting to climate change without ending the fossil fuel industry.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/08/2026
There is basically no distinction left between the oil companies & the administration. The casual corruption here is just breathtaking.
eenews.net
A White House official helped an oil company advance its projects. Now she’ll lead its DC office.
Brittany Kelm’s departure from the White House to lead the Washington office of a Houston oil company has raised questions about the close proximity between
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 21/08/2026
john roberts, basically: "trump can lawlessly destroy the white house and build a new installation with unauthorized taxpayer dollars, as a treat"
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
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PM2.5 Kills ~9 Million People Each Year Worldwide @tkovach.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
My favorite unanticipated climate impact this year is wildfires in France detonating unexploded ordnance from WWII www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
France wildfires reveal hundreds of WW2 shells in village
Explosions heard in Le Porge as the wildfires raged are believed to have have been the old munitions.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 21/08/2026
The Trump administration claimed it found more than 250,000 noncitizens in just four states, all led by Democrats. But a ProPublica investigation shows the government's pursuit of illegal voting cases has produced meager results.
propublica.org
Inside Trump’s Failed Hunt for Noncitizen Voters
To prove the president’s claims of illegal voting, the government has harnessed the power of Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of DHS established to combat the worst cross-border crime. So fa...
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🦋🧿Tempestori 🌬🌊 @tempestori.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I just told someone that some people are poor, they can't afford to get jobs.

He laughed.

But I wasn't kidding.

Gas money, child care expenses, and lack of clothing to meet dress code requirements, are often barriers to employment for low income individuals.

Now you know.
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Indivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 18/08/2026
We’re training 10,000 volunteers in seven states we’ve identified as most vulnerable to GOP election interference before, during, and after Election Day: Alaska, Georgia, Iowa, North Carolina, Michigan, Ohio and Texas. Get trained up with organizers on the ground if you’re in one of these states. 👇
act.indivisible.org
Battlegrounds 2026 Survey
The GOP will use every tool at their disposal to rig the 2026 midterms and intimidate voters. That's why Indivisible is countering Republican shenanigans with an aggressive Battlegrounds program to WI...
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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Not yet...
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 15/08/2026
rbreich * 2d
Thomson Reuters, which owns news agency Reuters, has signed a $125M deal giving ICE access to its databases of personal data.
USA Today has partnered with Palantir to gain "actionable intelligence" on its audiences.
The media should be opponents of Trump's police state —
not collaborators.
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Charles Johnson @charles.littlegreenfootballs.com · 14/08/2026
While this criminal Trump administration drags America backward both socially and technologically, China is handing our asses to us.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
I'll be on @cnn.com International today ~3:30pm ET talking about the wildfires, heat domes and floods we've witnessed this summer, and the role being played by human-caused planetary warming + the effects of an emerging monster El Niño event. Please tune in! www.cnn.com/world
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/08/2026
I'm not an ethics expert, is it bad when a Supreme Court justice makes millions of dollars off of companies directly affected by Supreme Court rulings?
theguardian.com
Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows
Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
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Climate Solutions @climatesolutions.org · 13/08/2026
It’s time to dispel the myth of “clean” natural gas. ❌ @climateintegrity.org new report exposes how the gas industry knew natural gas was a significant source of air pollution and a major contributor to climate change, but deceived the public and policymakers. climateintegrity.org/projects/nat...
climateintegrity.org
The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate Integrity
How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution
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The Oregonian @oregonian.com · 12/08/2026
Three new wildfires have emptied campgrounds, closed roads and transformed a popular summer recreation corridor deep in Mount Hood National Forest. mrf.lu/2x7Mq
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Julian Sanchez @normative.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
It's not just that this is, of course, an insane lie—it's that *just thinking about it for ten seconds*, without looking anything up, should make it screamingly obvious that the claim couldn't possibly be remotely close to true. You have to actively shut your brain off to say stuff like this.
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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
On a day when Portland is inundated with wildfire smoke and extreme heat, the attempted ballot measure to take away climate resilience funds to hire more cops has failed to make the ballot. Climate action is public safety.
opb.org
Initiative seeking to hire police with Portland climate funds fails to qualify for the November ballot
The Portland City Elections office announced Tuesday that backers of the Enhanced Community Safety initiative did not submit enough valid signatures.
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Shaanth Nanguneri @shaanthx.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent statewide Republican politicians handled her finances in the run-up to a campaign. oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2026/08/04/h...
oregoncapitalchronicle.com
How Drazan’s consulting firm pocketed nearly $100k from her nonprofit with little oversight  • Oregon Capital Chronicle
The situation offers insight into how one of Oregon’s most successful recent Republican politicians handled her finances ahead of a campaign.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
“Today is August 4, 2026, in the city of Allendale, California ....” Listen below to Leonard Nimoy’s recording of Ray Bradbury’s powerful 1950 science fiction short story “There Will Come Soft Rains,” set on this very day.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 31/07/2026
Temperatures soaring into the 90s and even to over 120 degrees are expected in Arizona, California and Montana on Friday and through the weekend. Here's what to know.
nyti.ms
The Western United States Is Facing a Weekend of Record Heat
Unusually hot temperatures, even for the depths of summer, are expected from Arizona to Montana.
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@GottaLaff @gottalaff.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
This could have been prevented, or at least mitigated. #ClimateCrisis "Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable"
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
BIG DEAL on voting rights this morning: Governor Spanberger just restored the voting rights of some 60,000+ Virginians. Her move reverses Youngkin's abrupt decision in 2023 to end automatic voting rights restoration, which brought Virginia back to a system of default lifetime disenfranchisement.
boltsmag.org
Virginia Governor Restores Voting Rights for Thousands With Past Felony Convictions - Bolts
This is the only state that, absent action by the governor, bans people convicted of any felony from voting for life. Virginians have an opportunity to end that system for good in November.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
As Big Oil cashes in on the Iran war ... ... people are voting with their feet > New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
New solar panels in Great Britain at 15-year high as fossil fuel costs soar
Boom in solar farms and home installations in first half of 2026 began shortly after start of US-Israel war against Iran
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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My latest op-ed is on the new environmental movement that has emerged in response to the data center boom. So much work to do to enact the guardrails we need but, as I explain here, I feel really good about the community-spirited people stepping up to lead this work.
forbes.com
The New Environmental Movement Could Change AI's Trajectory
A new forecast of U.S. data center growth raises the prospect of enormous environmental and financial harm. Fortunately, a new movement has emerged to enact guardrails.
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Nature @nature.com · 29/07/2026
Mosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range go.nature.com/4x6xhMK
go.nature.com
How mosquitoes are conquering the world — in four charts
Mosquito-borne diseases are breaking records as climate change and other human influences allow the insects to expand their range.
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Brad Reed @brad-reed.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Literally hotter than ever before. And on fire.
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David Weiskopf believes in you @dave.bzky.team · 24/07/2026
In 11 states, insurance depts incentivize climate safety with funding to homeowners and nonprofits for property-level resilience upgrades. This can help everywhere. Great new paper by @climatecabineteducation.org and @publiccitizen.bsky.social climatecabineteducation.org/wp-content/u...
Cover image of the linked report.
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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Another lightning outbreak now ongoing in PacNW (TS Elida's remants), & this time fuels are considerably drier west of Cascades following recent heat. Numerous additional wildfire ignitions are likely across much of OR/WA over next 48 hr, worsening existing outbreak. #ORwx #WAwx
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 22/07/2026
The EPA must administer the Biden-era Environmental and Climate Justice Grants it illegally canceled last year, a federal judge ordered. www.notus.org/climate-environment/e…
notus.org
EPA Must Fund Environmental Grants It Illegally Canceled, Judge Rules
A federal judge said the agency “is defying” his previous order voiding the cuts.
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Multnomah County, OR @multco.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
☀️ Highs near 100° today in Multnomah County! 🧊 Bud Clark Commons cooling center open 12–9 PM (water, snacks, pets welcome) 📚 Libraries open till 8 PM 🚌 TriMet rides to/from cooling centers (10am–11pm) Need help finding a spot or ride? Dial 2-1-1 (8am–11pm).
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