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Karen Feridun

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Co-founder of Pennsylvania's Better Path Coalition and No False Solutions PA.

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Stop New ICE Detention Centers in Pennsylvania The Department of Homeland Security has plans to open 23 detention centers nationwide. We recently learned that two of them would be in warehouses DHS purchased in Pennsylvania, in Berks and Schuylkil...

We are 30 signatures shy of 6,000!! Please sign and share our petition! sign.moveon.org/petitions/st...

05.03.2026 19:17 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump’s War on Iran: As People Are Killed, Big Oil’s Windfall Will Deepen Our Energy Affordability Crisis - Oil Change International Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders, and investors get rich.

Trump’s illegal war with Iran has already taken a devastating human toll. It could also mean higher energy bills worldwide, while fossil fuel companies, traders, and investors get rich. Read our deep dive: oilchange.org/blogs/trumps...

03.03.2026 20:05 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 23 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
PRESS RELEASES 2026 | BetterPath Coalition

Trump’s Endangerment Finding Repeal Puts Onus on Our State Government to Protect Us
Joint Statement by the Better Path Coalition and No False Climate Solutions PA
www.betterpathcoalition.org/press-releas...

12.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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America launches its 250th birthday year by becoming a rogue state | Will Bunch Trump's illegal war on Venezuela cemented his claim to dictatorship and marked the U.S. as a global pariah.

We need to be honest with ourselves and our leaders about Venezuela

We are a rogue state, a global pariah

Trump is ruling as a dictator, period

An axis of evil wants to carve up small, resource-rich nations

The message for 2026 is clear: No kings!

My new column www.inquirer.com/opinion/trum...

04.01.2026 18:25 πŸ‘ 2628 πŸ” 963 πŸ’¬ 93 πŸ“Œ 61

Yes, let's!

24.12.2025 19:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh, right! People make beds. I forgot. Never my strong suit. I am the queen of tabbouleh, if we're talking salads.

24.12.2025 19:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I used to love wrapping gifts. It was the only homey thing I didn't suck at. Now, I hate it.

24.12.2025 19:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Psst, methane emissions are climate killers.

20.12.2025 20:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My bill, the Pennsylvania Ratepayer Protection Act, is about standing up for residential consumers and creates a separate service class for large electric load customers so the full cost is not shifted onto families or small businesses.

16.12.2025 17:24 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Shapiro heard from us last week with an AI Jobs Fair for robots. www.facebook.com/share/v/1GYE...

16.12.2025 17:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In 2026, America needs an anti-AI party | Will Bunch Newsletter Plus, a look back at how I covered 2025, a lousy year.

A majority of Americans are fearful of the rapid growth of AI and want to tax the obscene wealth of its billionaires. Yet neither political party cares much about the will of the people. Money talks. Democracy walks

We need an anti-AI party. My final 2025 column www.inquirer.com/columnists/a...

16.12.2025 16:15 πŸ‘ 451 πŸ” 155 πŸ’¬ 31 πŸ“Œ 19
AI AND DATA CENTERS | BetterPath Coalition

Robots filled the room while organizers delivered a statement, signed by more than 70 groups and nearly 2,900 residents, making it clear that #Pennsylvania is not AI ready and that #datacenter expansion poses real environmental and community risks. Read more: www.betterpathcoalition.org/aijobsfair

12.12.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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32 shares | At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss. Robots filled the room while organizers delivered a statement, signed by... At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss. Robots filled the room while organizers delivered a statement, signed by more than.....

At the #AI Jobs Fair in Harrisburg, the gap between political slogans and community reality was impossible to miss.
www.facebook.com/reel/7774313...

12.12.2025 17:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1.Β  Purpose.

Text of the EO now live on the White House site: www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...

12.12.2025 00:06 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 5
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We're doing a similar session at 7 that evening for the public. Register for the evening session at bit.ly/BPPDataCenters

25.11.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Better Path Coalition Hosts Dec. 3 Online Brown Bag Briefing On A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities The Better Path Coalition will host a December 3 online Brown Bag Briefing on A.I. Data Centers vs. Communities from Noon to 1:00 p.m. A p...

Thanks to @paenvironmentnews.bsky.social for posting the announcement of our upcoming webinar on Data Centers v. Communities.
paenvironmentdaily.blogspot.com/2025/11/bett...

25.11.2025 23:02 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready. We're Not. In July, Governor Shapiro participated in Senator Dave McCormick's PA Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh to accept $92 billion in investments in data center and energy projects President Trump...

The form is best for organizational signers or those who want to name the data center(s) they're fighting. Here's a petition version if you'd just like to add your name. sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...

21.11.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm Not AI Ready A frequent talking point of Governor Shapiro’s these days is that PA Is AI Ready. What does that mean? The fossil fuel industry, the Building Trades, some tech billionaires, and our state government ...

PA friends, we now have more than 1,600 signatures on the statement we'll deliver to Shapiro to tell him that he may be AI Ready, but we're not! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

21.11.2025 18:20 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Data-center power forecasts climb to unreachable heights Utilities expect electricity growth to reach levels that are hard to fathom β€” and they’re using those estimates to justify costly new investments in…

U.S. utilities expect 15 New York Cities of new power demand over the next five years. That's probably an exaggeration β€” but utilities are still using it to justify new gas investments.

21.11.2025 12:15 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

@nicollewallace.bsky.social I'm gonna have to stop watching your show if you keep talking about our hideous Governor Shapiro. He's as authentic as a $3 bill. #DINO

10.11.2025 22:50 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm Not AI Ready A frequent talking point of Governor Shapiro’s these days is that PA Is AI Ready. What does that mean? The fossil fuel industry, the Building Trades, some tech billionaires, and our state government ...

Join the more than 1,300 organizations and individuals who have signed the statement we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro on Dec. 10 to tell him Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready, But We're Not. #datacenters

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

10.11.2025 16:47 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

There are some great people here!

02.11.2025 21:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

So sorry for your experience here. It's so sad. It's a beautiful state with a terrible captured government.

02.11.2025 14:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

So you support bans on fracking, LNG exports, carbon capture and storage, and hydrogen? And, yeah, there are true villains. Naming them over and over is not the same as stopping them and doing that kinda makes you a villain too.

02.11.2025 14:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is openly admitted here in PA that the burgeoning boom will be powered by natural gas. Everything done here is done in the service of the natural gas industry. Data centers are just the latest excuse to keep on fracking.

02.11.2025 14:19 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Is PA's leap-before-we-look approach to data centers & AI too risky? I decided to ask AI. Shades of the ill-conceived severance tax on natural gas! Representative Elizabeth Fiedler (D-184) announced this week that she is proposing a bill to establish a digital ad tax. It’s the latest in a ...

My latest on Daily Kos. www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

01.11.2025 18:00 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready. We're Not. In July, Governor Shapiro participated in Senator Dave McCormick's PA Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh to accept $92 billion in investments in data center and energy projects President Trump...

PA friends, please sign the petition we'll deliver to Governor Shapiro. sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...

25.10.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Shapiro’s natural gas claims don’t hold water | PennLive letters Despite mounting evidence of health risks and environmental damage from fracking, Pennsylvania's governor continues to promote natural gas as a sustainable energy solution for data centers

My letter to the editor. www.pennlive.com/opinion/2025...

19.10.2025 12:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Which protest did you attend?

19.10.2025 11:55 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@msnbc.com

18.10.2025 20:45 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0