SGobblins
@samgobblins.bsky.social
Climate science, distributed energy, nature-based solutions, ecology, zoology, weird art, and weird comics. Deep South and Appalachia
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"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
January 7, 2026 at 10:24 PM
"what are we going to do with 20,000 ICE agents if we abolish ice" well to start with I think we should all literally spit on them in public for the rest of their lives
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EASY WAY TO HELP
ICE observers in the Twin Cities are in need of dash cams to prevent further intimidation and frivolous claims.
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
Cams are $110, memory cards $35, and ship to us directly via this wish list: www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/...
If you've been looking for a way to help, we'd sure appreciate it!
January 7, 2026 at 8:04 PM
EASY WAY TO HELP
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These are the people they are sending into our neighborhoods. Keep that in mind when they mention an "accidental" shooting.
An off-duty ICE agent was just confronted in Minneapolis after people noticed a Nazi SS lightning bolt tattoo on his neck.
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
If you’re proud enough to ink it on your neck, why are you running when people notice?
January 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
These are the people they are sending into our neighborhoods. Keep that in mind when they mention an "accidental" shooting.
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Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
January 7, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Here's the ICE agent "defending himself" by shooting into the driver's side window of a car that's pulling *away* from him.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
Put this photo on the front page of every newspaper in America.
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I believe this year is our last chance to stop a U.S. dictatorship. We don’t have until 2028. By that time, the U.S. may resemble Putin’s Russia. And don't call Trump a “lame duck.” He ignores the Constitution.
Trump aims to rig this year's midterms, but it's our best chance. Let’s fight like hell.
Trump aims to rig this year's midterms, but it's our best chance. Let’s fight like hell.
January 5, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I believe this year is our last chance to stop a U.S. dictatorship. We don’t have until 2028. By that time, the U.S. may resemble Putin’s Russia. And don't call Trump a “lame duck.” He ignores the Constitution.
Trump aims to rig this year's midterms, but it's our best chance. Let’s fight like hell.
Trump aims to rig this year's midterms, but it's our best chance. Let’s fight like hell.
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Even dirt cheap clean energy is not a climate solution unless we ALSO phase out fossil fuels.
Of course, we should make clean energy cheap! But the policies on the table in the US that supposedly would do that all enable the easier build out of more fossil fuel infrastructure, which is why the American Petroleum Institute and the Koch network are lobbying for them.
9/n
9/n
January 5, 2026 at 9:19 PM
Even dirt cheap clean energy is not a climate solution unless we ALSO phase out fossil fuels.
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Love this from Guillermo del Toro
January 5, 2026 at 2:16 AM
Love this from Guillermo del Toro
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
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A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:20 PM
A college sophomore at an Occupy rally could not have generated such a grotesque outsized caricature of US imperialism
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There has never been a moment when ending the oil industry has been more urgent or important. Here is a thread of seven tools that can help.
Brief, readable 2-pagers, and a 30-page overview from @michealpodgers.bsky.social at @clicabedu.bsky.social.
Brief, readable 2-pagers, and a 30-page overview from @michealpodgers.bsky.social at @clicabedu.bsky.social.
Transportation 101 Policy Guides - Climate Cabinet Education
Transportation 101 Policy Guides by Climate Cabinet Education: practical, accessible guides on transit planning, active mobility & multimodal policy for climate action.
climatecabineteducation.org
January 4, 2026 at 12:52 AM
There has never been a moment when ending the oil industry has been more urgent or important. Here is a thread of seven tools that can help.
Brief, readable 2-pagers, and a 30-page overview from @michealpodgers.bsky.social at @clicabedu.bsky.social.
Brief, readable 2-pagers, and a 30-page overview from @michealpodgers.bsky.social at @clicabedu.bsky.social.
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“There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy” @esqueer.net
bsky.app/profile/gwag...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy” @esqueer.net
bsky.app/profile/gwag...
Nobody ever said the death throes of the fossil age would be pretty or peaceful
January 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
“There's a global solar energy revolution happening led by China and it should have been one of the biggest stories of 2025
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy” @esqueer.net
bsky.app/profile/gwag...
While the US is committing to a suicide pact with fossil fuels, the rest of the world is leapfrogging into cheap nearly limitless energy” @esqueer.net
bsky.app/profile/gwag...
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They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
January 4, 2026 at 3:39 AM
They're still fighting over who gets the 20th Century, and they're burning the 21st Century for fuel to do it
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I still remember Nikos Tsafos’ comments on a webinar 5 years ago that oil, for all its useful physical attributes, isn’t inherently reliable but rather that we put enormous resources into creating a system that creates the reliability.
Trump just said what it is all about.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
The sooner the world sheds its addiction to fossil fuels, the better. The alternatives are available, plentiful and cheaper.
January 3, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I still remember Nikos Tsafos’ comments on a webinar 5 years ago that oil, for all its useful physical attributes, isn’t inherently reliable but rather that we put enormous resources into creating a system that creates the reliability.
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Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure and start making money for the country. And we are ready to stage a second and much larger attack if we need to do so."
January 3, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Oil and gas companies are war criminals. They are destroying the only livable climate in the known universe. They are Trump’s allies. They are the enemies of everyone good.
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On Fox, Trump announces triumphantly that now the US fossil fuels industry will control Venezuela's oil and gas... bsky.app/profile/phil...
“We’re going to be very strongly involved in it,” Trump says about the future of Venezuela’s oil industry on Fox News
January 3, 2026 at 2:51 PM
On Fox, Trump announces triumphantly that now the US fossil fuels industry will control Venezuela's oil and gas... bsky.app/profile/phil...
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Make no mistake — the fossil fuel industry would absolutely love a world war to kick off right about now because that way they could continue to make more money, amass more power, avoid criminal accountability, and stop the transition away from their products under the guise of national security.
January 3, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Make no mistake — the fossil fuel industry would absolutely love a world war to kick off right about now because that way they could continue to make more money, amass more power, avoid criminal accountability, and stop the transition away from their products under the guise of national security.
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The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
January 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
The United States is a rogue actor throwing the world into disarray. It hosts war criminal Netanyahu, sanctions ICC and European officials, launches strikes around the world, and now kidnaps foreign leaders.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
Western allies need to stop it if they truly believe in human rights and international law.
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RED AS BLOOD (1982)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 22"
I have fond memories of the cover art for Tanith Lee's novel RED AS BLOOD simply because the act of creation was so enjoyable. I still regret selling the painting. 1/3
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 22"
I have fond memories of the cover art for Tanith Lee's novel RED AS BLOOD simply because the act of creation was so enjoyable. I still regret selling the painting. 1/3
December 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
RED AS BLOOD (1982)
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 22"
I have fond memories of the cover art for Tanith Lee's novel RED AS BLOOD simply because the act of creation was so enjoyable. I still regret selling the painting. 1/3
Acrylic on Watercolor Board - 30" x 22"
I have fond memories of the cover art for Tanith Lee's novel RED AS BLOOD simply because the act of creation was so enjoyable. I still regret selling the painting. 1/3
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When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
December 31, 2025 at 9:39 AM
When "confused" Trump supporters say "I thought he was just gonna deport the criminals" you need to remember we arent talking about criminals as a legal term. We are talking about criminals as a *social* classification.
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Although making progress on energy transition can often seem impossible, co-op utilities have the power to make real changes. This means that a significant impact can be made by rural residents, with just a little bit of consistent organizing pressure. https://loom.ly/eJ3BeEg
Guest post: Working towards energy affordability in rural America
If you live in the United States, there is a one-in-eight chance that you own your electric utility.
appvoices.org
December 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Although making progress on energy transition can often seem impossible, co-op utilities have the power to make real changes. This means that a significant impact can be made by rural residents, with just a little bit of consistent organizing pressure. https://loom.ly/eJ3BeEg
GOSFORD PARK is so incredibly rewatchable. Its quiet moment with the servants all secretly listening to live music and song, the dozen character studies of longing and desperation, the sum of its parts put it above a cozy mystery.
December 28, 2025 at 5:16 PM
GOSFORD PARK is so incredibly rewatchable. Its quiet moment with the servants all secretly listening to live music and song, the dozen character studies of longing and desperation, the sum of its parts put it above a cozy mystery.
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perfect metaphors don’t exis—
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 6:35 PM
perfect metaphors don’t exis—
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It's not as if we weren't warned.
December 27, 2025 at 1:08 PM
It's not as if we weren't warned.