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Edward Hasbrouck<p>Call for TSLA divestment makes news at <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a> board meeting:</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-03-12/trump-s-trade-war-seen-as-a-big-risk-for-350-billion-calstrs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">25-03-12/trump-s-trade-war-seen-as-a-big-risk-for-350-billion-calstrs</span></a></p><p>Keep up the SELL TSLA momentum at <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalPERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalPERS</span></a> meeting, Mon. 3/17, 8:45 am, 400 Q St., Sac'to (comment in person or phone 800-259-4105):</p><p><a href="https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/202503-board-notice/download?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calpers.ca.gov/documents/20250</span><span class="invisible">3-board-notice/download?inline</span></a></p><p>CalPERS board livestream:<br><a href="https://www.calpers.ca.gov/about/board/board-meetings" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calpers.ca.gov/about/board/boa</span><span class="invisible">rd-meetings</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> comments to CalSTRS:<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJw&amp;t=2875s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJ</span><span class="invisible">w&amp;t=2875s</span></a></p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span></p>
Edward Hasbrouck<p>My <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> comments to <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a> board this morning:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJw&amp;t=2875s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJ</span><span class="invisible">w&amp;t=2875s</span></a></p><p>CalSTRS board meeting is 2-day event. There's another chance for public comment 1:30 pm Thursday, 3/13, in person or by phone:<br><a href="https://www.calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z00-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z0</span><span class="invisible">0-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf</span></a></p><p>CalPERS board meets Mon.-Wed, 3/17-3/19:<br><a href="https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/202503-board-notice/download?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calpers.ca.gov/documents/20250</span><span class="invisible">3-board-notice/download?inline</span></a></p><p>Be there and be heard!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span></p>
Edward Hasbrouck<p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> public comments by Ruth Radetsky to <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a> board this morning:</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJw&amp;t=3082s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tEu_OKGZNJ</span><span class="invisible">w&amp;t=3082s</span></a></p><p>CalSTRS board meeting is 2-day event. There's another chance for public comment 1:30 pm Thursday, 3/13, in person or by phone:<br><a href="https://www.calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z00-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z0</span><span class="invisible">0-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf</span></a></p><p>CalPERS board meets Mon.-Wed, 3/17-3/19:<br><a href="https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/202503-board-notice/download?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calpers.ca.gov/documents/20250</span><span class="invisible">3-board-notice/download?inline</span></a></p><p>Be there and be heard!</p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span></p>
Edward Hasbrouck<p>We got custom shirts made today to wear to the CalSTRS board meeting in Sacramento, in case they don't let our signs into the meeting room.</p><p>CalSTRS board meets 3/12-3/13:<br><a href="https://www.calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z00-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z0</span><span class="invisible">0-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf</span></a></p><p>CalPERS board meets 3/19-3/21:<br><a href="https://www.calpers.ca.gov/documents/202503-board-notice/download?inline" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calpers.ca.gov/documents/20250</span><span class="invisible">3-board-notice/download?inline</span></a></p><p>See you in Sacramento (or phoning in public comment)!</p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalPERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalPERS</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/teslatakedown" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>teslatakedown</span></a></span></p>
Jenny<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://urbanists.social/@ehasbrouck" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>ehasbrouck</span></a></span> Promoting to <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/tellcongress" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>tellcongress</span></a></span> </p><p>🚨 Action alert for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> current and retired <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a>: Call to provide public comment re: <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Tesla" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tesla</span></a> stock.</p><p>Wednesday, March 12 and Thursday, March 13</p><p>This one is directed at California <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a> board (not Congress), but still a worthy call to action. See original post for details. </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TeslaTakeDown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakeDown</span></a></p>
Edward Hasbrouck<p>Calling California teachers &amp; retired teachers: CalSTRS board mtg Wed-Thurs March 12-13. Tell them to sell the $1B of your retirement savings they've invested in money-losing, risky, fascism-funding TSLA stock.</p><p>There are public comment periods on both days, either by phone or in person in W. Sac'to.</p><p>Agenda and instructions for public comments:</p><p><a href="https://www.calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z00-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calstrs.com/files/4685dbffe/z0</span><span class="invisible">0-Call+Letter+-+Single+Teleconference+-+FINAL.pdf</span></a> </p><p>Free parking for CalSTRS members w/ validation at member svcs ctr: <a href="https://www.calstrs.com/west-sacramento-member-service-center" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">calstrs.com/west-sacramento-me</span><span class="invisible">mber-service-center</span></a></p><p><a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/TeslaTakedown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TeslaTakedown</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/teachers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teachers</span></a> <a href="https://urbanists.social/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a></p>
⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>California State Teachers Retirement System (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a>) has started investing in bitcoin (via <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MicroStrategy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MicroStrategy</span></a>, so they’re paying roughly double the market rate).</p><p><a href="https://www.theblock.co/post/341230/calstrs-pension-fund-reports-holding-83-million-in-mstr-shares" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theblock.co/post/341230/calstr</span><span class="invisible">s-pension-fund-reports-holding-83-million-in-mstr-shares</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MSTR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MSTR</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/MichaelSaylor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelSaylor</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/California" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>California</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Pensions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Pensions</span></a></p>
Cory Doctorow<p>Aramark used funds from a custodian's union to bid against that union's members for contracts, in an attempt to break the union and force the workers to take a paycut to $11/hour:</p><p><a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2012-11-20/pension-fund-gains-mean-worker-pain-as-aramark-cuts-pay" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bloomberg.com/news/articles/20</span><span class="invisible">12-11-20/pension-fund-gains-mean-worker-pain-as-aramark-cuts-pay</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/Blackstone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Blackstone</span></a>'s investors include the <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/CaliforniaStateTeachersRetirementSystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CaliforniaStateTeachersRetirementSystem</span></a> (<a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a>). The PE ghouls who sucked <a href="https://mamot.fr/tags/ToysRUs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ToysRUs</span></a> dry were funded by Texas teachers. </p><p>9/</p>
Brett Callow<p>Pension Benefit Information has reported a <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/MOVEit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MOVEit</span></a>-related breach in relation to an unspecified client which affected &gt;300k people.</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/PBI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PBI</span></a>'s clients include orgs which have already disclosed being impacted: <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CapPERS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CapPERS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/CalSTRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CalSTRS</span></a>, <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TIAA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TIAA</span></a> and <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TCRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TCRS</span></a>.</p><p>Stats - </p><p>Organizations impacted: 280<br>Individuals impacted: 18,139,588</p><p><a href="https://apps.web.maine.gov/online/aeviewer/ME/40/14efac97-4a7c-4322-98eb-2e953884eb58.shtml" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apps.web.maine.gov/online/aevi</span><span class="invisible">ewer/ME/40/14efac97-4a7c-4322-98eb-2e953884eb58.shtml</span></a></p>