Lois Parshley
@loisparshley.bsky.social
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Alaska officials gave false info to American Samoans, telling them they can vote. (They can’t, due to a unique status.)
Now, the state is threatening them with years in prison, part of GOP’s voting fraud panic.
@burness.bsky.social spent months reporting the story; spend some of your w-e with it.
Now, the state is threatening them with years in prison, part of GOP’s voting fraud panic.
@burness.bsky.social spent months reporting the story; spend some of your w-e with it.
Americans by Name, Punished for Believing It - Bolts
In a small Alaska town, American Samoans face prosecution for voting in the only country they’ve ever known. They live in a limbo, created by colonial expansion, that now confuses even public official...
boltsmag.org
January 10, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Alaska officials gave false info to American Samoans, telling them they can vote. (They can’t, due to a unique status.)
Now, the state is threatening them with years in prison, part of GOP’s voting fraud panic.
@burness.bsky.social spent months reporting the story; spend some of your w-e with it.
Now, the state is threatening them with years in prison, part of GOP’s voting fraud panic.
@burness.bsky.social spent months reporting the story; spend some of your w-e with it.
Juneau has had an extraordinary winter, with 80+ inches of snow, sinking boats, and collapsing roofs. Today, officials issued a mandatory evacuation for most of downtown, which is below avalanche paths — a risk scientists say is rising with climate change.
Cloudy With A Chance Of Disaster - The Alaska Current
As climate change increases the likelihood of deadly landslides, cities like Juneau are stuck between a rock and a hard place.
thealaskacurrent.com
January 10, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Juneau has had an extraordinary winter, with 80+ inches of snow, sinking boats, and collapsing roofs. Today, officials issued a mandatory evacuation for most of downtown, which is below avalanche paths — a risk scientists say is rising with climate change.
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How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to let it continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from the country’s vast oil reserves.
dlvr.it
January 9, 2026 at 6:03 PM
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
A deep dive into how Chevron maneuvered alongside the Trump administration — and how that strategy left it uniquely positioned after last weekend’s U.S. strike.
As the only U.S. oil major still operating in Venezuela, CEO Mike Wirth says, “we play a long game.” Here’s what that looks like ↓
As the only U.S. oil major still operating in Venezuela, CEO Mike Wirth says, “we play a long game.” Here’s what that looks like ↓
How Chevron played the long game in Venezuela
Chevron met with Trump and spent millions lobbying him to continue operating in Venezuela. Now it is uniquely positioned to profit from that.
grist.org
January 9, 2026 at 6:02 PM
A deep dive into how Chevron maneuvered alongside the Trump administration — and how that strategy left it uniquely positioned after last weekend’s U.S. strike.
As the only U.S. oil major still operating in Venezuela, CEO Mike Wirth says, “we play a long game.” Here’s what that looks like ↓
As the only U.S. oil major still operating in Venezuela, CEO Mike Wirth says, “we play a long game.” Here’s what that looks like ↓
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ICE has recently bought the capability of monitoring the location histories of entire neighborhoods worth of phones. The data is likely harvested from apps that sell your data, which filters up through data brokers and eventually to companies that sell to ICE:
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Inside ICE’s Tool to Monitor Phones in Entire Neighborhoods
404 Media has obtained material that explains how Tangles and Webloc, two surveillance systems ICE recently purchased, work. Webloc can track phones without a warrant and follow their owners home or t...
www.404media.co
January 8, 2026 at 4:12 PM
ICE has recently bought the capability of monitoring the location histories of entire neighborhoods worth of phones. The data is likely harvested from apps that sell your data, which filters up through data brokers and eventually to companies that sell to ICE:
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
www.404media.co/inside-ices-...
Since Greenland is back in the news, resharing this about the big tech donors in Trump’s circle who have been obsessed with the country for a long time, and the new financial reason adding to their interest www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
Trump’s Tech Donors Have Big Plans For Greenland
A Trump takeover of Greenland could open the door to tech moguls’ mineral interests and their utopian aspirations.
www.levernews.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Since Greenland is back in the news, resharing this about the big tech donors in Trump’s circle who have been obsessed with the country for a long time, and the new financial reason adding to their interest www.levernews.com/trumps-tech-...
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Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
The U.S.-Venezuela-Guyana Oil Triangle
The U.S. interest in Venezuela isn’t just about the oil there, but also about the oil next door in Guyana, and the U.S. oil companies that have staked their future on it.
drilled.media
January 5, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Something I see a lot of folks missing in discussions about what's happening Venezuela, particularly around oil, is the role U.S. oil majors' interest in Guyana—and the threat Venezuela posed to it—has in all of it. Explainer here: drilled.media/news/guyana-...
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So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
January 4, 2026 at 7:08 PM
So we now appear to be up to at least 80 Venezuelans killed.
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
For an operation that anonymous admin officials said yesterday was"virtually flawless."
www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
When Trump returned to office in 2025, his administration revoked oil licenses that had previously let foreign companies operate in Venezuela despite sanctions.
Chevron was a stakeholder in the country's state-owned oil company. As a May deadline approached, CEO Mike Wirth met with Trump.
Chevron was a stakeholder in the country's state-owned oil company. As a May deadline approached, CEO Mike Wirth met with Trump.
Trump weighs extending Chevron's license for Venezuela operations, sources say
The administration had announced in February that it would scrap the U.S. company's license to operate in Venezuela, and gave it until early April to wrap up its business in the South American country...
finance.yahoo.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:13 PM
When Trump returned to office in 2025, his administration revoked oil licenses that had previously let foreign companies operate in Venezuela despite sanctions.
Chevron was a stakeholder in the country's state-owned oil company. As a May deadline approached, CEO Mike Wirth met with Trump.
Chevron was a stakeholder in the country's state-owned oil company. As a May deadline approached, CEO Mike Wirth met with Trump.
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Chevron CEO last month on Bloomberg TV: "The Venezuelan oil is sought after by US refiners...we're in discussions with the administration to ensure that we stay in compliance, that they understand the value that our presence [in Venezuela] brings to America"
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
January 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Chevron CEO last month on Bloomberg TV: "The Venezuelan oil is sought after by US refiners...we're in discussions with the administration to ensure that we stay in compliance, that they understand the value that our presence [in Venezuela] brings to America"
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/...
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I asked Chevron if anyone at the company had any communication with the White House prior to the U.S. military strike on Venezuela.
January 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I asked Chevron if anyone at the company had any communication with the White House prior to the U.S. military strike on Venezuela.
Case in point: Alaska’s LNG project. In case you missed it grist.org/energy/alask...
December 24, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Case in point: Alaska’s LNG project. In case you missed it grist.org/energy/alask...
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In this article republished by the @alaskabeacon.com, @grist.org writer Lois Parshley takes a hard look at Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/a...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/a...
Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas | Alaska Beacon
Major oil companies have backed away over the last decade because of the project’s steep price tag and a lack of firm commitments from buyers.
alaskabeacon.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:22 AM
In this article republished by the @alaskabeacon.com, @grist.org writer Lois Parshley takes a hard look at Alaska’s $44 billion bet on natural gas
alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/a...
alaskabeacon.com/2025/12/22/a...
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‘It’s Just Us’: The Firefighter, His Son and a Treacherous Choice
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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"The pipeline has become a mirror, reflecting an enduring faith in a future powered by fossil fuels. It hearkens back to a time when deals were struck behind closed doors and entire economies bent to the will of a few."
Excellent reporting by @loisparshley.bsky.social for @grist.org.
Excellent reporting by @loisparshley.bsky.social for @grist.org.
Declining credit quality, one recent report warns, could lead to debt packaging “similar to the 2008 mortgage crisis.” As one source told me, “Every taxpayer should be furious that the federal government is chasing this project."
Read more @grist.org grist.org/energy/alask...
Read more @grist.org grist.org/energy/alask...
Alaska's $44 billion bet on natural gas
No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and millions already spent: Inside the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die.
grist.org
December 20, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"The pipeline has become a mirror, reflecting an enduring faith in a future powered by fossil fuels. It hearkens back to a time when deals were struck behind closed doors and entire economies bent to the will of a few."
Excellent reporting by @loisparshley.bsky.social for @grist.org.
Excellent reporting by @loisparshley.bsky.social for @grist.org.
Weekend read: I spent months reporting on Alaska’s LNG pipeline, a $44 or $70 billion dollar project, depending on who’s counting. The reporting included dog teams north of the Arctic Circle, pricey Italian loafers, one of the world’s most endangered whales, and asks who energy policy is for.
December 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Weekend read: I spent months reporting on Alaska’s LNG pipeline, a $44 or $70 billion dollar project, depending on who’s counting. The reporting included dog teams north of the Arctic Circle, pricey Italian loafers, one of the world’s most endangered whales, and asks who energy policy is for.
🧵 No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and billions on the line: This investigation details the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die. A pillar of the Trump administration's “energy dominance” agenda, the President hails it as “truly spectacular.” So is its price tag.
December 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
🧵 No-bid deals, undisclosed contracts, and billions on the line: This investigation details the wild story of the Alaska gas pipeline that will not die. A pillar of the Trump administration's “energy dominance” agenda, the President hails it as “truly spectacular.” So is its price tag.
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The US has already lost 12% of its current income due to climate change. Most studies project future losses, but new research from the University of Arizona has calculated the costs to date.
news.arizona.edu/news/climate...
#climatechange #economy #income #impacts #supplychains
news.arizona.edu/news/climate...
#climatechange #economy #income #impacts #supplychains
Climate change's hidden price tag: a drop in our income
By linking decades of weather and income data, University of Arizona economist Derek Lemoine shows how routine temperature shifts have already become an economic force.
news.arizona.edu
December 18, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The US has already lost 12% of its current income due to climate change. Most studies project future losses, but new research from the University of Arizona has calculated the costs to date.
news.arizona.edu/news/climate...
#climatechange #economy #income #impacts #supplychains
news.arizona.edu/news/climate...
#climatechange #economy #income #impacts #supplychains
This story is hilarious (and a much better use in newsrooms than Reuters’ chatbot-authored pieces.) It’s also why AI shouldn’t be making decisions about what healthcare your insurance covers. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
December 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
This story is hilarious (and a much better use in newsrooms than Reuters’ chatbot-authored pieces.) It’s also why AI shouldn’t be making decisions about what healthcare your insurance covers. www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anth...
Here's why yesterday's @nytimes.com article on rusting rivers misses the boat. For Nat Geo earlier this fall, I reported on how thawing permafrost is exposing bedrock, releasing sulfuric acid and oxidizing iron into a toxic cocktail remarkably similar to acid rock drainage.
Why are Alaska’s rivers turning bright orange? Scientists have a theory.
The dramatic shift is a warning sign—and scientists say the changes that aren't yet visible to the naked eye are just as troubling.
www.nationalgeographic.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Here's why yesterday's @nytimes.com article on rusting rivers misses the boat. For Nat Geo earlier this fall, I reported on how thawing permafrost is exposing bedrock, releasing sulfuric acid and oxidizing iron into a toxic cocktail remarkably similar to acid rock drainage.
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The Miami Herald tracked 16,569 flood complaints from over 12,000 locations in Miami-Dade and Broward over the last 11 years, and found 32% were outside the newly-expanded 500-year flood zones scheduled to go into effect as early as 2026: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The Miami Herald tracked 16,569 flood complaints from over 12,000 locations in Miami-Dade and Broward over the last 11 years, and found 32% were outside the newly-expanded 500-year flood zones scheduled to go into effect as early as 2026: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...
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By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials
Co-founders’ acquisition of Venture Global shares before key permit granted draws scrutiny as pair deny wrongdoing
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
By me and @andy-rowell.bsky.social
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Two fossil-fuel billionaires with close ties to Donald Trump bought millions of shares in the company they co-founded just days after a meeting with senior White House officials, who then issued them key regulatory permit
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
This is really good, nuanced reporting about pricing climate risks - and the groups who do it - that gets at why Zillow removing its climate scores is a complicated story.
Hi, in case you're curious, we looked at the performance of different models last year:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...
The Risky Business of Predicting Where Climate Disaster Will Hit
Climate tech companies can calculate the chances that a flood or wildfire will ravage your home. But what if their odds are all different?
www.bloomberg.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
This is really good, nuanced reporting about pricing climate risks - and the groups who do it - that gets at why Zillow removing its climate scores is a complicated story.
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This gift season buy books! For example! Mobility is about oil & human frailty! It has scenic locations & a polarizing protagonist loved ones can argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/mobi....
The Golden State has scenic rural CA & a frazzled mom they can also argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Golden State has scenic rural CA & a frazzled mom they can also argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Mobility: A Novel
A Novel
bookshop.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This gift season buy books! For example! Mobility is about oil & human frailty! It has scenic locations & a polarizing protagonist loved ones can argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/mobi....
The Golden State has scenic rural CA & a frazzled mom they can also argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
The Golden State has scenic rural CA & a frazzled mom they can also argue about! bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Reuters has a new story on state insurer-of-last-resort programs being stretched to their limits, using data from @cplusc.bsky.social's recent report.
What I would add to this coverage is more analysis of WHY these programs are in trouble & whether it's the right...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
What I would add to this coverage is more analysis of WHY these programs are in trouble & whether it's the right...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
How a US home insurance fix is becoming a problem
U.S. states have set up insurers to provide protection in disaster-prone areas that private insurance has avoided. They are taking on more risks as calamities become widespread.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reuters has a new story on state insurer-of-last-resort programs being stretched to their limits, using data from @cplusc.bsky.social's recent report.
What I would add to this coverage is more analysis of WHY these programs are in trouble & whether it's the right...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...
What I would add to this coverage is more analysis of WHY these programs are in trouble & whether it's the right...
www.reuters.com/graphics/USA...