Hey @rbeggin.bsky.social - you might want to look into how "new" the accountability measure of "judicial warrants before entering people's homes" is.

We cannot settle for empty reforms while ICE and CBP terrorize our communities, violate our constitutional rights, and kill innocent people. Demand that your Democratic senators hold the line and use their leverage to secure real restrictions on the regime’s secret police.

A recent paper by Stephen Stack (and me) digs in on these issues. The green transition is happening. But we need smart, people-based and place-based policies to support workers and communities during the transition. (2/2) journals.plos.org/sustainabili...

Despite Trump’s commitment to fossil fuels, the repeal of the IRA is leaving fossil fuel dependent communities behind. Coal is not coming back. And solar and wind - again despite Trump’s efforts - continue to grow. But green jobs will not automatically replace coal or oil jobs in the same areas. 1/2

Great article from @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social: "Gen Z has the lowest racial resentment of any generation ever studied." "The story of Gen Z isn’t one of racist backlash or “red-pilled” young men" but "the most racially progressive generation in American history." newrepublic.com/article/2030...

Columbia University president steps down. www.wsj.com/us-news/educ...

Mainly horrible news in the world. But also encouraged by the #TeslaTakedown protests across the country today. And the #StandUpforScience rallies last week. People are mad and want to fight Trump & Musk.

New paper (in review) up on SSRN. Stephen Stack and I map some of the key impacts of energy transitions across the US.

Nat Bullard's annual tour de force presentation on global decarbonization trends is out. And as he says, the system is definitely not static! www.nathanielbullard.com/presentations

This is great news! Housing over transit, with affordable and market rate apartments. Huge benefits for Berkeley.

Awesome how all of these brilliant, independent, iconoclast, disruptors - Bezos, Altman, Zuckerberg, Benioff - are kissing the ring of the incumbent. Must be some 3D chess we don't understand.

UC Berkeley Athletics scores two own goals! First they choose to play in the LA Bowl ("Hosted by Gronk!") in the middle of finals week, forcing hundreds of students to travel during finals. And then they hire the former-WSU anti-vax football coach. The values misalignment gets starker and starker.

Amazing aerial and on-the-ground photos...hope you'll check them out! Also, you can sign up to get my Boiling Point newsletter in your inbox twice a week: latimes.com/boilingpoint

Whoa. Tsunami warning in California.

Thanks to Bruce Riordan, Amy Lerman, and BCCN for hosting 30+ people working on Climate Policy across the Berkeley campus. Exciting potentials at Cal to connect work in California, China, India ++ advancing green transitions and climate justice. Also great meeting @ethanelkind.bsky.social

Will we ever have a good old non-teachable-moment, just-straight-from-the-syllabus day again?

Hoo boy. Fun day to be teaching undergraduates about US food and ag policy. Our critique section was already pretty full.

Cowards or complicit?

Don't blame me. I bought this after I knew Elon was crazy.

In which I ridicule DeSantis, sample vegan blue cheese & argue that it's enough for plant-based burgers to simply taste good & dramatically reduce emissions.

Back in my day, if we didn't have a flashlight, we demanded that President Shafik resign for calling the NYPD onto campus.

An NYPD Police Officer fired their gun inside Hamilton Hall. The Columbia Administration called in the police and created this risk to their own students. Unconscionable. www.thecity.nyc/2024/05/02/n...

President Shafik failed the Columbia University community this week. By caving to Congressional theatre, her words and actions made Columbia students LESS safe, undermined academic freedom, and closed off real dialogue & learning. She should be focused on safety and learning for ALL students.

Just felt a small earthquake in Berkeley. Initial report is a 3.4 - earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/...

Thanks to @jtemple.bsky.social and @technologyreview.com for publishing my op-ed on the SEC's new climate rules: www.technologyreview.com/2024/03/08/1...

Phasing out of fossil fuels is our #1 imperative. But we will likely also need carbon removal. It is critical to ask whether/how regions can transition from carbon emissions to carbon removal, in an equitable & safe way. No easy answers. I dig in to the trade-offs: www.noemamag.com/a-green-revo...

I used to think the Pacific Northwest was one of the places "safest" from climate disruptions. Growing up in Eastern Washington, I never remember worrying about fires. Now more and more common: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/18/us/washington-wildfire-four-lakes.html

Pretty sure I could be the head Chef in The Bear: made two different versions of Annie’s Mac ‘n Cheese *simultaneously* for my kid tonight.

Weird. Turns out Las Vegas residents might not want to give $380MM to a billionaire to relocate a crappy baseball team. https://www.si.com/mlb/athletics/news/as-to-las-vegas-now-a-50-50-bet

Toyota’s brilliant new marketing: Flush away the lead in hybrids. Publicly diss EVs. Cheapen the car so much the catalytic converter is worth more than the car. QED: “We’re rebellious!”

Nominated for the Academy Award for acting: the LA Lakers!

Is John Fisher the worst owner in professional sports? Or the best troll? Is he trying to make everyone hate him?

Yep. GameChanger is also the social network app I am most scared to open. Practice time changed!?!? We missed our snack week!?!?! Wrong color jersey!?!?! Scary shit.

I'm embarrassed to admit I don't know the names of the writers of my favorite movies/streaming shows. I know the names of the political and news reporters I read. But I don't know the people who write: #TedLasso, #Bear, #TheOutlaws, #TheDiplomat, #TheChair, and more. We should pay our writers.

Writing is hard. Really hard. Good writing is excruciatingly hard. Writing that makes me laugh, or cry, or even smirk, is worth a lot. We should pay our writers.