Tom O'Keefe

1/ First of a (hopefully) long thread on #ReadingBombayInBombay - started this round (not my first) of #Bombay reading with this great primer from @tajmahalfoxtrot checked out from @teltrilogy (h/t @DeepIcedTea for pointing me to this wonderful store/library!) #CityAdrift

@DougHenwood @andrewmcockburn @HadasThier Always love your show Doug, but (as I’ve been occasionally commenting on Twitter since 2014), your takes on BTC leave a gaping hole in the shape of: What is Bitcoin? Whole episode, but the closest we got to an explanation is that it’s some code that gets sent around…

fresh audio product: • Andrew Cockburn <@andrewmcockburn> , author of Washington Is Burning, on “the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation’s political system” • Hadas Thier <@HadasThier> on crypto in the age of Trump #S260409" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">leftbusinessobserver.com/Radio.html#S26…

In case you think it’s “fun” to get arrested for a cause, I assure you: It is not “fun”. 19 of us were arrested & upcharged w/ bogus misdemeanors to repress protest. Hochul’s operation’s bothered. She shouldn’t push Trump’s energy agenda. 3 hrs of metal cuffs. Yes, painful🧵

It’s not just new, it’s newspeak

@PeteSikora1 It was a routine diplomatic threat of nuclear annihilation: m.youtube.com/watch?v=PSofqN…

It’s gonna be a real challenge for the msm to keep sane washing Trump, but they’ll do their darnedest!

Nuclear war is an abomination. The US should not nuclear bomb Iran. Truly nothing else could be more important today. If you agree, perhaps you should post to the same effect. A rising chorus of rejection has to rise up BEFORE this happens. You should be a part of that chorus.

As other states and nations rocket forward on renewables, NY’s @GovKathyHochul pushes hard to gut the climate law. If she succeeds she will keep NYers locked to oil & gas as Trump wages war on Iran, triggering a fossil energy crisis. It’s insane. NY legislators: don’t let her!

I think what @NickReisman means here is that @NYGovPress Hochul is saying the word affordability a lot as she does whatever she wants to - in this case, gutting climate legislation that would contribute to energy affordability gains if not gutted…

Gov. Hochul is picking an affordability fight in the state budget this year: With the spending plan certain to be late, the governor is holding out for a host of cost-of-living measures politico.com/news/2026/03/3…

Thanks @nysfocus, as always, for great reportage – @ZohranKMamdani @NYCMayor, know you and your team are balancing a lot right now, but disappointed to see you failing to walk the walk on #climate nysfocus.com/2026/03/26/clc…

This one’s basically guaranteed to be 11/10 with @PeteSikora1 in the mix ⚡️💪✨ - let’s stop @GovKathyHochul dishonest #CLCPA rollback. New York should be leading not lagging on energy!

Today on Volts: NY gov. Kathy Hochul wants to delay or roll back her state's landmark climate law in the name of affordability. State activists say more clean energy would bring costs down & Hochul is just making excuses for past failures. I get into it with @PeteSikora1.

@drvolts @PeteSikora1 Guaranteed banger w Pete in the mix :)

This is perfect Dem behavior: agree to make concessions oil and gas companies want by asking for Trump to lay off his illegal behavior that’s getting its ass kicked in court. These projects are under construction, headed for completion now! Don’t reward Trump!

The Onion simply doesn’t miss.

Incredibly worth doing! It makes no sense at all to let people store their cars for free on public property, creating a massively stupid subsidy. The city also has serious needs for everything from housing to education and child care to sanitation. Please @ZohranKMamdani do this!

NEW: Mamdani's City Hall is discussing charging fees for currently free on-street parking — a policy change that would not only create a new revenue stream but also seize a once-in-a-generation opportunity to improve the streetscape. nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/03/05/mam…

Yup. Bad! And let's be really clear: Hochul is using nonsensical Trump-like reasoning to justify herself. Check out NYCC's memo, linked below. 🧵

Indeed. Hochul wants the legislature to embrace her Trump math on the fly in the budget. She wasted years ignoring her legal responsibilities. As a result energy costs rose. She’s keeping NYers hooked to expensive gas, which also cools the planet. Legislators should say NO!

We’ll be in Albany soon to protest Hochul pushing this scheme, which would raise energy bills, kill clean energy jobs, and increase pollution. The legislature should once again tell her to kick rocks! Trump’s not a King and she’s not a Queen.