Kai O-S

Broad outlook and interest in the interconnections between human and natural systems (water, energy, food). Sociopolitics. Writer and research analyst.

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@avi_tasm @3azgraham @JonRothstein That’s a foul, correct?

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@ChrisDokish True. It also reminds me of playing pickup basketball, barreling into the defense and calling your own foul.

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@Telecordial @CowanNot @Enixus_Apparel @DavidCornDC Exactly. It also speaks to the ignorance of these lawyers on matters of science, healthcare, and other vast fields of knowledge.

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

The [US Supreme Court] majority disdains restraint, and grasps for power.”—Justice Kagan writing in dissent against the majority of the court who voted to end Chevron doctrine, giving judges and corporations more decision-making power.
https://t.co/Z5k0dPJmV3

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

Trump plans to claim sweeping powers—likely unconstitutional—to halt federal spending in opposition to Congressional passage and appropriations.

A complete abrogation of separation of powers towards an extreme unitary executive for the president.
https://t.co/SRhZgZddgP

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

Truly a schocker that Gov. Hochul put an indefinite hold on NYC’s long planned and debated congestion pricing plan, just at the threshold of implementation.
https://t.co/FZC3yfA6Xe

[Jonathan Martin @jmart]

There's something odd, if telling about the human condition, that the Fauci aftermath is entirely about the excesses of Covid reax and the mass death we all experienced a few years ago is a non-event, at least in civic life.

Few memorials, no moments of silence, and no real discussion of how or whether to commemorate. It's a de facto "life goes on..." approach that would be unthinkable for any other mass casualty event

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

Microsoft’s rush into AI & subsequent increase in water & energy use, along w/ GHG emissions shows there’s no straight line to sustainability.

Rise mainly due to “construction of more datacenters" & indirect footprints from building materials & hardware.
https://t.co/Vuzv2EwetE

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

I have heard some Brazilians refer to the extreme flooding in the state of Rio Grande so Sul as their “Hurricane Katrina” moment.
https://t.co/uUVTfAzfQ8

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

The very least to be expected by a purchased service.

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: Airlines will now have to pay you when they mess up.

The Department of Transportation has issued a new rule requiring airlines to give you an automatic refund if your flight is canceled or delayed or if they lose your bags.

It’s a game changer for U.S. travel.

[Josh Eidelson @josheidelson]

Breaking: UAW has won the Volkswagen Tennessee union election, union says https://t.co/EYbcsleCOz A huge breakthrough that could help spur many more wins https://t.co/zyIawpQ8OC

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

Wooden Shjips -- Auld Lang Syne
https://t.co/QJuNriDHYG

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

Glyders -- "High Time"
https://t.co/tzuG4qexvT

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@dcwiertny The refrain "polluter pays" must always be sung, even if there is a lack of accountability for manufactures, etc.

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@mcpli Wow. The city of Pittsburgh (proper) now has a larger population.

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

EPA issued the first US drinking water limit on toxic, long-lasting ("forever") PFAS chemicals. The rule is needed for limits to PFAS in water, even if costs for utility customers could increase.

Bottom line: PFAS manufacturers need to be held accountable
https://t.co/PH2f2PYBWR

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

@Rep_Clyde Please return the $156,697 debt that the US federal government lent to you and then retired on your behalf.

[Kody Duncan @KodyDuncanPGH]

Oneil Cruz is definitely a George Pickens fan

[Kai O-S @kolsaw]

“The Plot Against America”: A Concise Review
My recent writing on Philip Roth's 2004 alternate history.
https://t.co/uYyduTIdv7