Rolf Erdahl
@rolferd.bsky.social
OboeBass! bassist
Music is for everybody! Love nature!
Born at 315.58 ppm CO2
#ClimateChangeBugsMe
Faith and Climate
Music is for everybody! Love nature!
Born at 315.58 ppm CO2
#ClimateChangeBugsMe
Faith and Climate
Reposted by Rolf Erdahl
US school districts are increasingly integrating programs focused on clean energy and sustainability into their career and technical education (CTE) offerings, preparing students for a workforce impacted by the intensifying climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
The greening of career education: US students learn new skills as climate crisis intensifies
Some districts are adding programs in clean energy and sustainability, while one state is infusing environmental lessons into culinary education and construction
www.theguardian.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:01 PM
US school districts are increasingly integrating programs focused on clean energy and sustainability into their career and technical education (CTE) offerings, preparing students for a workforce impacted by the intensifying climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
When the old furnace goes, replace it with a heat pump! We did and zero regrets. With our rooftop solar we get the added bonus of free cooling in the summer on top of drastically reduced winter heating costs, plus way less carbon emissions. Very short term payoff for any higher costs.
Most people don’t know this: Heat pumps REDUCE gas consumption even if running 100% on electricity from a gas fired power plant.
More here in my piece for @carbonbrief.org👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
More here in my piece for @carbonbrief.org👇
interactive.carbonbrief.org/factcheck/he...
February 11, 2026 at 11:02 PM
When the old furnace goes, replace it with a heat pump! We did and zero regrets. With our rooftop solar we get the added bonus of free cooling in the summer on top of drastically reduced winter heating costs, plus way less carbon emissions. Very short term payoff for any higher costs.
Some of my favorite sounds:
Crunch of freshly fallen snow.
First pour from a bottle of wine.
ICE cracking.
Crunch of freshly fallen snow.
First pour from a bottle of wine.
ICE cracking.
February 8, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Some of my favorite sounds:
Crunch of freshly fallen snow.
First pour from a bottle of wine.
ICE cracking.
Crunch of freshly fallen snow.
First pour from a bottle of wine.
ICE cracking.
Reposted by Rolf Erdahl
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
February 7, 2026 at 4:29 PM
When the U.S. Supreme Court said that you could detain people based on their race, their accent, or the language they spoke… there is nothing to preclude ICE from doing that while you’re standing in line getting ready to cast a ballot.
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
Stacey Abrams
Voting-rights expert
For Renée Good
For Alex Pretti
For the unnamed people who are afraid to send their kids to school, get groceries, go to work, dine out with friends, take out the garbage, or walk their dog.
Tomorrow thaw comes to MN. Hope ICE will melt. They won’t snuff out our fire or light. That stuff spreads!
For Alex Pretti
For the unnamed people who are afraid to send their kids to school, get groceries, go to work, dine out with friends, take out the garbage, or walk their dog.
Tomorrow thaw comes to MN. Hope ICE will melt. They won’t snuff out our fire or light. That stuff spreads!
February 5, 2026 at 1:18 AM
For Renée Good
For Alex Pretti
For the unnamed people who are afraid to send their kids to school, get groceries, go to work, dine out with friends, take out the garbage, or walk their dog.
Tomorrow thaw comes to MN. Hope ICE will melt. They won’t snuff out our fire or light. That stuff spreads!
For Alex Pretti
For the unnamed people who are afraid to send their kids to school, get groceries, go to work, dine out with friends, take out the garbage, or walk their dog.
Tomorrow thaw comes to MN. Hope ICE will melt. They won’t snuff out our fire or light. That stuff spreads!
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Whether it’s Hank Green, Khan Academy, PBS, or NPR, I think our media and educational content should be a non-profit, public good.
Going to clicks, ad revenue, and investor returns always gets in the way of the mission. And we all lose out.
Going to clicks, ad revenue, and investor returns always gets in the way of the mission. And we all lose out.
February 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Whether it’s Hank Green, Khan Academy, PBS, or NPR, I think our media and educational content should be a non-profit, public good.
Going to clicks, ad revenue, and investor returns always gets in the way of the mission. And we all lose out.
Going to clicks, ad revenue, and investor returns always gets in the way of the mission. And we all lose out.
Way underreported ICE activity:
$1,000 or more bribes for people to rat out people of color living in their neighborhoods.
Abhorrent, racist practice and scandalous misuse of our tax dollars.
This must end when considering funding instead of ending this sick, coercive, corrosive brute squad.
$1,000 or more bribes for people to rat out people of color living in their neighborhoods.
Abhorrent, racist practice and scandalous misuse of our tax dollars.
This must end when considering funding instead of ending this sick, coercive, corrosive brute squad.
February 3, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Way underreported ICE activity:
$1,000 or more bribes for people to rat out people of color living in their neighborhoods.
Abhorrent, racist practice and scandalous misuse of our tax dollars.
This must end when considering funding instead of ending this sick, coercive, corrosive brute squad.
$1,000 or more bribes for people to rat out people of color living in their neighborhoods.
Abhorrent, racist practice and scandalous misuse of our tax dollars.
This must end when considering funding instead of ending this sick, coercive, corrosive brute squad.
The Minnesota Orchestra began this concert from a few days ago with the Adagietto from Mahler‘s 5th Symphony as a tribute to the memory of René Goode and Alex Pretti and for our Minnesota community. Heartachingly beautiful.
Starts ca 28:21
youtube.com/live/QkLgjeH...
Starts ca 28:21
youtube.com/live/QkLgjeH...
This Is Minnesota Orchestra: Rebecca Albers Plays Donghoon Shin
YouTube video by Minnesota Orchestra
youtube.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:13 AM
The Minnesota Orchestra began this concert from a few days ago with the Adagietto from Mahler‘s 5th Symphony as a tribute to the memory of René Goode and Alex Pretti and for our Minnesota community. Heartachingly beautiful.
Starts ca 28:21
youtube.com/live/QkLgjeH...
Starts ca 28:21
youtube.com/live/QkLgjeH...
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👇🎯 Not once has the national media asked a GOP politician about affording ICE the way Biden/the Dems were asked about the cost of
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
Folks are dying from winter storms and the power has been out for a week but the government can spend big money on detention camps. bsky.app/profile/cost...
How many times in your life have you heard a member of Congress or someone on TV say “we can’t afford it” when talking about something small but very important? It’s been happening my entire life. We can’t afford it? They’re putting seven times the annual budget of the EPA into immigrant detention.
February 2, 2026 at 3:34 AM
👇🎯 Not once has the national media asked a GOP politician about affording ICE the way Biden/the Dems were asked about the cost of
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
student loan debt relief & literally everything else for the last 50 years.
One of my Blue-MN-arias found a good home.
February 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
One of my Blue-MN-arias found a good home.
Lighting 16 candles tonight in memory of Good and Pretti, in support of my neighbors, and in fervent hope that “the Worst of the Worst” (ICE) will soon be gone from our state, and defanged from terrorizing anyone else, anywhere.
MN NO-ICE!
MN NO-ICE!
February 1, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Lighting 16 candles tonight in memory of Good and Pretti, in support of my neighbors, and in fervent hope that “the Worst of the Worst” (ICE) will soon be gone from our state, and defanged from terrorizing anyone else, anywhere.
MN NO-ICE!
MN NO-ICE!
Introducing the “Red-White-&-BlueMNaria.”
Because it’s always patriotic to shine a light on current events.
Because it’s always patriotic to shine a light on current events.
February 1, 2026 at 12:39 AM
Introducing the “Red-White-&-BlueMNaria.”
Because it’s always patriotic to shine a light on current events.
Because it’s always patriotic to shine a light on current events.
Barry Goldwater told Nixon when it was time to resign. Where are the Current Congressional Republicans with the spine and gonads to speak truth to the current POTUS and his regime?
February 1, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Barry Goldwater told Nixon when it was time to resign. Where are the Current Congressional Republicans with the spine and gonads to speak truth to the current POTUS and his regime?
Listen to Bruce. Tin pot dictators don’t have chance against The Boss shining light “on the Streets of Minneapolis.”
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January 31, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Listen to Bruce. Tin pot dictators don’t have chance against The Boss shining light “on the Streets of Minneapolis.”
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Solar power hasnt seen a rate increase for 4,500,000,000 years.
Wish I could say the same for natural gas and oil…
Wish I could say the same for natural gas and oil…
January 30, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Solar power hasnt seen a rate increase for 4,500,000,000 years.
Wish I could say the same for natural gas and oil…
Wish I could say the same for natural gas and oil…
MN NO-ICE
Do what you can, where you are, in ways that fits for you to stand up for and help the oppressed & work against injustice and the oppressors. Even just letting other people know where you stand can be powerful. One person can make a difference. Let’s do this.
Do what you can, where you are, in ways that fits for you to stand up for and help the oppressed & work against injustice and the oppressors. Even just letting other people know where you stand can be powerful. One person can make a difference. Let’s do this.
January 29, 2026 at 3:40 PM
MN NO-ICE
Do what you can, where you are, in ways that fits for you to stand up for and help the oppressed & work against injustice and the oppressors. Even just letting other people know where you stand can be powerful. One person can make a difference. Let’s do this.
Do what you can, where you are, in ways that fits for you to stand up for and help the oppressed & work against injustice and the oppressors. Even just letting other people know where you stand can be powerful. One person can make a difference. Let’s do this.
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“BlueMNaria” and other Images and videos from a visit to the Renée Good memorial in Mpls 1/28/26
“BlueMNaria” and other Images and videos from a visit to the Renée Good memorial in Mpls 1/28/26
January 29, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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“BlueMNaria” and other Images and videos from a visit to the Renée Good memorial in Mpls 1/28/26
“BlueMNaria” and other Images and videos from a visit to the Renée Good memorial in Mpls 1/28/26
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‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and sending them to Texas within hours — in at least two cases against a judge’s order. ...
www.mprnews.org
January 29, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond www.mprnews.org/story/2026/0...
Chip in if you can for the MetroNOME Brewery GoFundMe. Definitely check out the amazing beers and Lingonberry Sour, top tier live music, and vibe of MetroNome, where Nurturing. Outstanding. Music. Education “NOME” is in the name.
gofund.me/54a2a32c2
gofund.me/54a2a32c2
Donate to Keep MetroNOME Brewing and Music Alive, organized by Bill Eddins
Dear Supporters and Friends,
MetroNOME Brewery is at a crossroads, and we need y… Bill Eddins needs your support for Keep MetroNOME Brewing and Music Alive
gofund.me
January 28, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Chip in if you can for the MetroNOME Brewery GoFundMe. Definitely check out the amazing beers and Lingonberry Sour, top tier live music, and vibe of MetroNome, where Nurturing. Outstanding. Music. Education “NOME” is in the name.
gofund.me/54a2a32c2
gofund.me/54a2a32c2
“The man who once prided himself on firing people face-to-face is now asleep in meetings while others decide the fate of millions.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
We can’t pretend that Trump is calling all the shots
With puffy eyes, hunched shoulders, and a bruised hand, he sat behind the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office and told us just how much he despises being the president. He said "
open.substack.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:43 PM
“The man who once prided himself on firing people face-to-face is now asleep in meetings while others decide the fate of millions.”
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
open.substack.com/pub/heatherd...
Introducing the BlueMNaria.
January 28, 2026 at 3:40 AM
Introducing the BlueMNaria.
Whatever our immigration problems might be, brutality and concentration camps are not the solution.
After being held in two of them as a boy, I fought for decades urging America to never again build concentration camps and put human beings in them. It breaks my heart to watch this happen twice now in my own lifetime.
January 28, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Whatever our immigration problems might be, brutality and concentration camps are not the solution.
“Hope can be the consequence of action, not just its cause.”
Amid these dark moments, something important is beginning to shift.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
It's clearly the result of healthy political pressure - which we must sustain, and build.
January 27, 2026 at 11:11 AM
“Hope can be the consequence of action, not just its cause.”
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Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 AM
Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.
His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.