Adam Alsobrook

Bonneville Power staff departures under President Trump raise concerns about Northwest electrical grid The Bonneville Power Administration could lose nearly 20% of its workforce because of President Donald Trump’s efforts to shrink the federal government, raising concerns about the agency’s ability to ...

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15.02.2025 15:30 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

@chrislhayes.bsky.social swinging hammers in the dark indeed, when is this madness going to end? bsky.app/profile/adam...

15.02.2025 15:29 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@pattymurray.bsky.social thank you for continuing to draw attention to the reckless and devastating actions of the current administration: www.murray.senate.gov/senator-murr... I just posted about the shocking firings at the BPA and the harm that can cause our region: bsky.app/profile/adam...

15.02.2025 15:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

...unimaginably catastrophic to our modern way of life.

15.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 2

...to take advantage of the relatively cheap electric power in the region, which is made possible by the BPA and large regional utilities in the region, whose power generating capacity is intertied with the rest of the Western US power grid. Failure of the BPA generating network would be... MORE>>>>

15.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

According to baxtel.com/data-center/... the Pacific Northwest data center market has 237 facilities operated by 74 providers, including Amazon (46 sites) and Microsoft (30 sites). Many of these data centers are clustered along the Columbia River and in Central Washington state... MORE>>>>

15.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

DIRECT QUOTE: "Politicians and experts in Oregon said such a large number of workers leaving could undermine BPA’s ability to operate the grid and lead to blackouts in the region." Article here: www.oregonlive.com/environment/... MORE>>>

15.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Better buy a generator and install a solar panel. 😔 OregonLive reported yesterday that over 600 employees at the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) will lose their jobs, about 20% of their workforce, including "essential positions like dispatchers who control the electric grid." MORE>>>>

15.02.2025 15:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

@wyden.senate.gov thank you very much for fighting for individuals and families who depend on payments from the federal government. Keep fighting against this coup. I only hope other Democratic leaders take up the fight, too.

07.02.2025 17:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Missing in action indeed. After Sen. Cantwell's "aye" vote for that disgrace of a Treasury Secretary and general lack of fortitude against the ongoing assault against our Constitutioal republic, I very much look forward to voting for a future primary challenger to Sen. Cantwell.

06.02.2025 22:56 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Wenatchee, an orange tabby house cat, is sitting on a light colored carpet, and his face is illuminated by a sunbeam.

Hello, I'm new here. In honor of how the internet used to be, how about a picture of my cat, Wenatchee, to kick things off?
#cat
#housecat
#gingerkitty
#gingercat
#orangetabby
#catsofbluesky

25.01.2025 21:32 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0