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We're a Seattle-area climate-focused NVDA group dedicated to training, supporting, and activating folks working for climate justice and aligned movements....

Because business as usual is trouble for us all.

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@troublemakers.bsky.socialJul 21, 2026, 12:31 AM Pinned

Washingtonians! We've got inside intel that hyperscalers have been having "urgent" meetings with Governor Ferguson. THIS IS NOT GOOD. He stood up to Trump as AG; make sure he knows we expect him to stand up for our communities now, and not roll over for Big Tech. Statewide moratorium now!

actionnetwork.orgGovernor Ferguson, Stand with Washington Communities against Big TechWashington State is in the fourth year of a drought; given the current El Niño, the fifth is likely right around the corner. We're also facing other dire climate impacts: heat waves, wildfires, floodi...
@sanho.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 5:53 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

This horror is less than a mile from where I grew up. Don’t let this happen to your community.

@ketanjoshi.coOct 11, 2026, 8:37 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

It has been really, really, eye-opening to learn from the folks opposing Google's data centres in vizag (Visakhapatnam). You can feel how it plugs into the wider political context in India. These activists are brave beyond belief

stopdirtydatacenters.org

@nicholasgrossman.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:51 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Uh oh, did someone’s website and personal account experience a big drop in activity after Ukraine hit a Russian data center?

Elon Musk: “Zelensky has gone too far”

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2109033017184338141
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@wa-air.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 8:21 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Uhhhhh. Thank you @mayor.seattle.gov and @council.seattle.gov for doing what you can to protect us from this absolute dystopian BS!

@cahirokane.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 7:32 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Ukraine is helping defend Europe as much as Europe is helping defend Ukraine.

@meidotwav.bsky.socialSep 2, 2026, 12:26 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

treat your body like a data center. consume as much water, art and literature as possible. upset local municipalities with your existence.

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@slop-machine.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 1:05 AMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

A confused cooler carrying a lukewarm burrito t-boning a two-ton autonomous sedan is the exact pinnacle of civilization Silicon Valley promised us.

@sylviachi.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:44 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Tell me again why private industries should be allowed to externalize the costs of climate pollution on the rest of us?

@enjohnston.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 9:30 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

My question is, if activists blockaded the road in, would a jury convict? I...don't think so.

@kevinjkircher.comOct 10, 2026, 12:18 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

I think it's foolish to assume people who support fossil fuels and oppose renewables are stupid. Many competent people invest in, work for, run, or own FF companies. Those people stand to lose money or status if the permitting bill passes and helps renewables outpace fossil fuels.

@kevinjkircher.comOct 10, 2026, 12:10 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Can anyone point me to a member of the highlighted Group 2 (wants more fossil fuel production + does not want more renewable energy production) who has come out *against* the federal permitting bill? Members of Group 2 aren't exactly rare; Trump, who hates wind turbines, is one example.

Table showing four groups, delineated by two opinions - a) Wants more fossil fuel production? b) Wants more renewable energy production? - and whether they support the draft federal energy permitting bill.

1 - Yes - Yes - Yes
2 - Yes - No - Yes (highlighted by me)
3 - No - Yes - ??? (opinions divided)
4 - No - No - No
@amzn4climate.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:51 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

We figure it’s worth unpacking a bit, even if we never really picked our jaws up off the floor after Garman tried to argue we need data centers to do critical research into how to use less energy. (DC’s are predicted to use up to 17% of US electricity by 2030!)
www.publicpower.org/periodical/a...

@evansutton.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 9:55 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

We just dropped the latest @peoplevsthemachines.com and this one was so much fun. I talked to @raquelwillis.com about technofascism vs gender liberation, and @wewill2026.bsky.social about how the fight against big tech is uniting Michiganders. Check it out: youtu.be/hU-dDA06Azk

@wa-air.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 5:22 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Absolutely this thread. And also: computation is not intelligence, no matter how resourced or networked!

@troublemakers.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 12:53 AM

(it's us. We're gonna stop them.)

@josephpolitano.bsky.socialOct 2, 2026, 8:04 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Sort of insane fact about how broken US urban planning is—America now spends more building *just the lights for roads and highways* than on all subways & ground mass transit combined Spending on roadway *pavement* is 18x transit spending

a graph of roadway and mass transit lights
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@evaholland.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 9:52 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

Which tech platforms are going to participate in making this happen?

@wa-air.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 8:27 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

This is terrifying. Are we really going to allow it? Asking for a whole lot of (human, animal, plant) friends.

@ketanjoshi.coOct 7, 2026, 7:12 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

We have published now two full reports both debunking this claim and shining a new light on the climate impacts of companies like NVIDIA and others who insist on this without evidence.

Public control won't fix this problem - not at all.

ketanjoshi.co/2026/02/17/b...

ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...

a graphic showing the difference bw energy consumption and climate benefit claimsthe rising energy consumption of hyperscalers an increase in greenhouse gas emissions
@wawhistles.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 4:44 PMReposted by @troublemakers.bsky.social

🚨🚨🚨Federal immigration agents are still using our state DOL data to find and detain people. Take 2 minutes right now and call Governor Ferguson to demand that he immediately block this data sharing. Then send to 5 friends and ask them to call too. 👉360-902-4111👈

Graphic yellow poster with accents in red and black. Text reads: 

TAKE 2 MINUTES 
MAKE ONE CALL
CALL GOVERNOR FERGUSON
360-902-4111
Tell the Governor to immediately end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.
Not sure what to say?
Swipe for a scriptFlyer with a photo of uniformed men wearing POLICE and ICE vests leaning into a car. 

A CALL TO ACTION
Protect our immigrant neighbors

Federal immigration agents are using Washington State driver and vehicle data to find and detain people.

We demand that Governor Ferguson end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.

It doesn't have to be this way.
Washington does not have to help facilitate the detention of our immigrant neighbors.HOW ARE FEDERAL AGENTS USING WASHINGTON DOL DATA?

1  (logo for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) 
Federal agents can run a Washington license plate through Nlets, a national law-enforcement information network. 

2  (logo for Washington State Patrol) 
In Washington, the request can go through a system operated by the Washington State Patrol.

3 (logo for WA Dept of Licensing) 
It can then access Washington State Department of Licensing (DOL) data, including the vehicle owner's name, address and vehicle information.

4 (image of an ICE SUV) 
Federal agents can use this information with federal databases to identify and detain people for immigration enforcement.

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The University of Washington Center for Human Rights has verified 298 cases in which immigration arrests occurred following federal agents' searches of Washington license plate numbers through Nlets.
This ongoing access goes against the intent of the Governor's previous order barring ICE from accessing DOL data.
Source: Thurston Immigrant Solidarity League, Letter to Governor Ferguson, Sept. 30, 2026.WHAT YOU CAN SAY
(Feel free to use your own words.)
“I'm calling to ask Governor Ferguson to immediately end federal immigration agents' access to Washington DOL driver and license plate data for civil immigration enforcement.
Allowing federal immigration agents to continue accessing this information runs counter to the intent of the Governor's previous order barring ICE from accessing DOL data.
Washington should not continue providing federal immigration agents with another route to access this information.
I join immigrant rights advocates and community members across Washington, including the Thurston Immigrant Solidarity League, in calling for an end to this access.
Governor Ferguson has the authority to end it, and I'm asking him to act now.
I stand with my immigrant neighbors. "
READ THE FULL LETTER TO THE GOVERNOR AT THISL.ORG
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