Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 26/09/2026A fresh perspective on how our legal system needs to catch up with AI and robots www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #ainewyorker.comIs A.I. Above the Law?Our legal system isn’t ready for machines that act on their own. 000
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 13/09/2026AI models need global guardrails. Voluntary pacing a start. lnkd.in/p/gpskCV35 #artificialintelligencelnkd.inDario Amodei — We Must Pace the Frontier | Dave KirkpatrickAI frontier models need to be regulated globally for safety & alignment. Voluntary pacing as Dario Amodei of Anthropic recommends in this essay is a start. https://lnkd.in/gY94Uf3S 030
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Biden and Trump Called It a Genocide and Then Turned Away www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Biden and Trump Called It a Genocide and Then Turned AwayWe know how to stop the atrocities in Sudan. There’s just too little interest in doing so. 001
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickLaurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Dolly Parton and Donald Trump were both born in 1946. Parton was born into poverty in a one-room cabin in Appalachia. Trump was born a millionaire in one of the most diverse places on Earth. One dedicated her life to love and joy and generosity. The other dedicated his to selfishness and cruelty. 471663481
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 10/08/2026www.canarymedia.com/articles/sol...canarymedia.comIn North Carolina, rooftop solar is alive and well despite headwindsWhile the industry has suffered the loss of federal tax credits and other economic hits, leasing and batteries make the panels pencil out for many… 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 03/08/2026Nature almost always has an Answer to a Problem…. 1003243955
Reposted by Dave Kirkpatricksara @hear-me-roar-2025.bsky.social · 03/07/2026@nickkristof.bsky.social article: “Musk’s assertion that not a single child died is absurd, yet he doubled down:..” www.nytimes.com/2026/07/01/o...nytimes.comOpinion | U.S.A.I.D. Cuts Killed People. That’s the Truth. 01510
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I wrote all my federal representatives asking them to call UAE to task. Atrocious. 010
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Let’s Name the Country That’s Financing Mass Murder www.nytimes.com/2026/07/11/o... UAE!nytimes.comOpinion | In Sudan, a Preventable AtrocityHundreds of thousands of people in Sudan are bracing for their city to be overrun by a militia notorious for committing atrocities. 010
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Founding Father vs. Foundering Toddler www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Founding Father vs. Foundering Toddler 011
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 22/06/2026impactalpha.com/sjf-ventures...impactalpha.comSJF Ventures backs Binti with $6 million to upgrade child welfare caseworkBinti provides software to more than 550 child welfare agencies, including in Utah, Rhode Island and Los Angeles County. 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickTim Dickinson @timdickinson.bsky.social · 14/06/2026The world's first trillionaire did this 13363042318
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickLaki @lakitukl.bsky.social · 06/06/2026The grid went down the other day here for a few hours. We didn't even notice it bar the neighbours talking about it - the home battery just kept everything going. Not just cheaper and greener power - more reliable. #energysky 094
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 05/06/2026Subsidize Coal? More ash and asthma for everyone. #energysky 101
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 26/05/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk... #energyskylinkedin.comEpisode 934: What Makes Companies Investable Now | David Kirkpatrick | SunCast Media | Dave KirkpatrickIt was fun to sit down (in person!) with NICO JOHNSON of SunCast Podcast to share some lessons from our 20+ years at SJF Ventures investing in high impact companies... I focused in mostly on those dri... 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickChris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 13/05/2026America's chief Middle East negotiator - Jared Kushner - is almost completely dependent on Middle East government investment in his chief business. It's probably the biggest conflict of interest in American diplomatic history and we should be talking about this way more. 486113034707
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 07/05/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk... #energyskylinkedin.comThe Global Oil Crisis Seems to Be Helping One Industry: Renewable Energy | Dave KirkpatrickNo surprise in the NYT article today. SJF Ventures has been investing in renewables for 25 years and now they are the best option globally... cheaper, quicker, cleaner, distributed... allow communitie... 011
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 18/04/2026The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...nytimes.comThe Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court 010
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 09/04/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk... #energyskylinkedin.com‘We’re harvesting the sun’: A huge solar project grows in California | Dave KirkpatrickLove this! 21 GW of solar in the Central Valley to give farmers income not reliant on shrinking water supplies. Nice in-depth reporting Canary Media Inc. and Jeff St. John. 011
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Craigslist Made Me Rich. Giving the Money Away Is Easy. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/30/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Craigslist Made Me Rich. Giving the Money Away Is Easy. 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickTimothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26/03/2026No Kings. Find your event for this Saturday, March 28th. www.nokings.org #NoKings 27279493745
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 27/03/2026www.nokings.orgnokings.orgNo KingsAs the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ... 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 26/03/2026Saturday could be the largest anti-war protest in the history of our country. #NoKings 33801248
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 23/03/2026Jane Fonda wants you to get in touch with your local organizers: indivisible.org/get-involved/find-a-group/ 311435512
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 20/03/2026Robert De Niro is asking you to join us in the streets on March 28 for the biggest protest in American history: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings 281331511
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Happy St. Patrick’s Day. My seedlings are eager for spring. And our cat Ava. 031
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickIndivisible ❌👑 @indivisible.org · 16/03/2026It’s been a long harsh winter, but the ice is melting and it’s time for No Kings Spring. There will be more protests on March 28 than on any previous day in American history. Find your local event and join us in the streets: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings 19610279
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 07/03/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk...linkedin.com#impinv #vc | Dave KirkpatrickWe just mapped the 97 portfolio HQs where SJF Ventures has invested over the years... we love finding awesome impact companies outside the VC hotbeds... and are on the hunt for more! Our criteria he... 000
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 01/03/2026podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Great podcast explaining why data centers need to be on the grid as a good actors but not try to go off the grid with polluting gas. #energyskypodcasts.apple.comThe Case Against Off-Grid Data Centers with Tim HadePodcast Episode · Energy Empire · February 26 · 58m 020
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 26/02/2026Winter Is One of the Last Threads Holding Everything in Place www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Winter Is One of the Last Threads Holding Everything in Place 000
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 25/02/2026The Trump 1 Percent Fan Club Has a Lot of New Members www.nytimes.com/2026/02/24/o...nytimes.comOpinion | The Trump 1 Percent Fan Club Has a Lot of New Members 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickJake V @viraldonutz.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Full interview here: youtu.be/oiTJ7Pz_59A?...youtu.beRep. James Talarico On Confronting Christian Nationalism, And Strange Days In The Texas Legislatu…YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert 7517187
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Climate tech investing and entrepreneurship is NOT endangered. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat... #energyskylinkedin.comClimate Tech Is Not EndangeredWith the Trump Administration's revocation last week of the climate endangerment finding, does that mean investments, innovation, and entrepreneurship in climate tech are no longer needed? Obviously n... 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 13/02/2026The cruelty of this regime in a nutshell. 25551872311
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickMary L Trump @maryltrump.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Every American needs to watch this: 5972080810427
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 04/02/2026Everyone loves solar power.axios.comExclusive: Majority of Trump voters back solar power, poll findsTrump officials are moving against renewables on several fronts. 1121951
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickDaniel Laurison @daniellaurison.bsky.social · 04/02/2026Today I'm releasing probably the most important scholarly thing I've ever worked on - a report based on talking with 144 people about why they don't vote or only vote regularly, and on what needs to be done to build a democracy that can include everyone. www.swarthmore.edu/u... please share! 23636249
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 02/02/2026How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 Billion www.nytimes.com/video/opinio...nytimes.comVideo: Opinion | How Trump Has Used the Presidency to Make at Least $1.4 BillionThe president took an oath to serve the American people. Instead, he’s focused his second term on enriching himself and his family, the Times editorial board argues. 000
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 31/01/2026youtube.com/live/0A-YQlk...youtube.comAgriculture officials, Minnesota farmers on ICE activity in stateYouTube video by ABC 6 News - KAAL TV 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickMithras - Left Justified and Ancient @mithras.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Billy Bragg did one, as well. (Which should surprise nobody who knows his history.) bsky.app/profile/bill... 1267
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Two groups of men in the news this week... may we follow the path of these humble, immigrant, Thai Buddhist monks. #peacewalk 000
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 19/01/2026www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk...linkedin.comDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Durham, NC five times in the early 1960s, this photo is him speaking at the Jack Tar Hotel near SJF's downtown office. His message of equality, justice, and… ...Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. visited Durham, NC five times in the early 1960s, this photo is him speaking at the Jack Tar Hotel near SJF's downtown office. His message of equality, justice, and human... 000
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickBill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 17/01/2026So moved by the people of Minnesota who—drawing on LA, Portland, Chicago, DC etc—are writing a shining new chapter in the history of nonviolent resistance. The rest of us need to be taking notes—and helping them! www.standwithminnesota.comstandwithminnesota.comStand With MinnesotaA directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation 6356118
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickFederal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...youtube.comStatement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. PowellYouTube video by Federal Reserve 1134238239099
Reposted by Dave KirkpatrickIsaac Chotiner @ichotiner.bsky.social · 03/01/2026New Interview: www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a... 210120203425
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 31/12/2025Gratitude for the SJF Ventures team and allies in 2025 and passion to achieve more positive impacts in 2026! #energysky www.linkedin.com/pulse/2025-g...linkedin.com2025 GratitudeAs we end the year, I am grateful for the SJF Ventures team, our portfolio company teams, and our limited partners for their hard work and passion in pursuing our mission of creating a healthier, smar... 030
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 30/12/2025A good book on end of life and a more thoughtful, compassionate, and less medicalized approach. #booksky 020
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Thank you health care workers! www.linkedin.com/posts/davidk...linkedin.comShout out to health care professionals who serve us with compassion and expertise, often in difficult circumstances. I have relied on the Duke University Health System twice recently. I had a… | D...Shout out to health care professionals who serve us with compassion and expertise, often in difficult circumstances. I have relied on the Duke University Health System twice recently. I had a hard... 020
Dave Kirkpatrick @dkirk855.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Excellent book on Churchill during the war. Reminder of the importance of leadership. #booksky 260
