"Despite Cop28’s global stocktake calling on all nations to contribute to “transitioning away from fossil fuels”, collectively there are still plans to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than is consistent with ... 1.5C." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Puerto Rico’s federally appointed and unelected fiscal oversight board chose to pay its consultants while imposing austerity measures and denying any relief to families who will face the consequences of the loss of SNAP benefits.

Hurricane Melissa will be one of the most destructive hurricanes in history. It is among the ugliest reminders of the consequences of failures in climate action.

Eyes on Jamaica, which is expected to experience a catastrophic Cat. 5 hurricane. Meanwhile, polluters fail to pay their climate debt and for loss and damage.

Grad students in political science and other social sciences! Consider applying to the great 2-week summer program in Qualitative and Multi-Method Research at Syracuse. Info is here: www.maxwell.syr.edu/research/cen...

With recent headlines and op-eps stunned by the pervasive usage of racist jokes by young republicans, I think it’s worth mentioning a recent book I wrote that might be useful for better understanding the historical and systemic roots of such humor

Remember how Trump and the GOP spend money when they say there’s no money to meet people’s basic needs.

the revolution will not be webinared

Imagine what Puerto Rico, Detroit, and Flint residents feel seeing a 40 billion dollar bailout of Argentina’s failed neoliberal experiment after the US imposed relentless austerity measures and blocked all fiscal autonomy. People lost their lives due to these measures.

No need to be ungovernable if they can't govern. No need to shame the shameless. Movements need to innovate. The tactics that worked in the past may not work today.

“The right’s war on the academy and education is part of a generational war over what young people, especially young white people, will be taught and how they will be socialized." www.bostonreview.net/articles/bui...

While the choice to award Machado the Nobel Peace Prize is being framed as a kind of girl-boss democracy win, the reality is a bit more complicated.

I mean. She can be as honest as she wants. They're still pursuing a Congressional majority through racialized and partisan gerrymandering before the decennial census. Don't get distracted folks... Democrats might win the shutdown and still lose the Republic...

FYI, if you try to measure the strength of civil society (what Hahrie, Milan, and I call civic opportunity in our 2023 Nature Human Behaviour paper), you may want to consider using our org-, county-, and ZIP code-level datasets published in Scientific Data: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The study that this article reports on correctly highlights the issues with carbon offsets, yet somehow manages to claim that this "intractable" systemic problem is fixable and that stakeholders should transition from one flawed policy to another (carbon dioxide removal and storage). 🙃

Check out the "Kick Big Polluters Out" letter, endorsed by @jtalliance.bsky.social: kickbigpollutersout.org/Polluter-Fre... And for more on #COP30, don't miss this "Forging Solidarities on the Just Transition Path to Belém" analysis by JTA's @fernandotormos.com: jtalliance.org/2025/09/16/f...

Glad the experts finally caught up with this longstanding reality

Thank you for presenting this case study, @fernandotormos.com! Learn more about the important work of Los Jardines Institute: losjardinesinstitute.org

Honored to present our @jtalliance.bsky.social case study on the Los Jardines Institute and the grassroots pursuit of a just transition in the US for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Katowice Committee on Impacts.

*perception of power* This analysis applies to more than just this regime.

MAGA is not against student loan forgiveness as long as you join ICE MAGA is not against government assistance as long as it is only benefiting its base MAGA is not against government spending as long as it yields electoral gains MAGA is not against hate speech as long as it targets its opponents

Puerto Rico will be as neglected and marginalized the day after the Super Bowl, but it’s still telling to see who is mad about Bad Bunny’s halftime show and why…

Do you direct an #UndergraduateResearch program that has been supported by federal dollars? Consider submitting a paper to the upcoming special issue of Perspectives on Undergraduate Research Mentoring (PURM).

Awarding scientific grants based on scientific merit? That pales in comparison to my strategy, giving grants based on political loyalty www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

NSF today released instructions for the next round of applicants to its Graduate Research Fellowship Program. A key group—second-year Ph.D. students—is no longer eligible, and students who are still able to apply will face an unusually narrow timeframe. https://scim.ag/3KlQkQk

Don't miss this report by JTA policy lead @fernandotormos.com about crucial #JustTransition movement and policy work on the path to Brazil and beyond this November! jtalliance.org/2025/09/16/f...

Do any of the professors or journalists or teachers also get their jobs back or nah

IT'S OFFICIAL!! My second book, Doing Identity Labor: How Mixed-Race Politicians Disrupt Descriptive Representation is available for pre-order at OUP! Order below! #APSA2025 bit.ly/DoingIdentit...

Week 1 of college football proceeded with little visible dissent against the gutting of higher education in the US.

Come work with us at The Better Government Lab! Looking for a postdoc/ABD to join a team studying how to reduce administrative burdens in public services, particular focus on the role of tech tools. Evaluation skills valued. Starting ASAP. @sebjilke.bsky.social www.bettergovernmentlab.org

Amo de donde soy

Defending US democracy: the role of scientists @science.org www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The future of our planet depends on preventing plastic pollution at its source, not pursuing plastic credits to offset harm after it is done: www.commondreams.org/opinion/plas...

Doing politics is harder than writing about it, and writing about it is not as good if you're not doing it.

EPA killed Solar for All & NC is out ~$155m to provide solar to low-income folks, to launch a pilot program pairing solar and battery power for people who use medical devices, like electric oxygen tanks. You know, so they don't die during a power outage. insideclimatenews.org/news/0708202...

✊🏾 The voices of those most affected by the plastics crisis must lead the way. 📍 INC 5.2 Press Conference 🗓 Friday, Aug 8 | 11:30–12:15 CEST 📌 Building E, Room XXVII (Media Event Space) ONU - Geneva.

JTA members are in #geneva for the #GlobalPlasticsTreaty talks! We're working toward #JustTransition, centering Indigenous Peoples, frontline workers, including #wastepickers, & fenceline communities, & saying "no!" to #FalseSolutions (plastic credits & "chemical recycling")! #plasticpollution #INC5

“No inclusion without power.” 🌍✊ Indigenous Peoples, ♻️ waste pickers & 👷‍♀️ unionized workers demand a binding #PlasticsTreaty rooted in justice, rights & real solutions. We face the crisis daily — we must lead the response. #INC52 #JustTransition #IAWP #EnvironmentalJustice 👉 Read our press release:

We are six months into the second Trump administration and the scale and severity of its assault on our nation's science and democracy has been unrelenting. Today, @ucs.org releases a detailed assessment of the damage so far and where we go from here: www.ucs.org/resources/sc... #ProtectScience

UC-Berkeley has an open-rank faculty position in our incredible Climate Equity and Environmental Justice (CEEJ) research cluster. It is an extraordinary interdisciplinary group working across multiple colleges and departments at the university! More information here: aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04842

The Supreme Court’s “shadow docket” has cast very different shadows depending on which party holds the White House. When lower courts blocked Trump admin policies, SCOTUS intervened on an emergency basis to lift those orders in 77% of cases. For the Biden administration, that number was 0%.

Check it out. theconversation.com/we-dont-need...

People who think there is going to inevitably be a big pro-Dem backlash against Medicaid cuts should read this article. You have to remember there is an entire proganda apparatus that will blame the Dems for the effects of these Republican cuts. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Video highlight from last week's press conference at the #bonn #climatetalks! Check out this clip👇from Just Transition Alliance Policy Organizer Fernando Tormos-Aponte (@fernandotormos.com), & thank you, @ienearth.bsky.social & @gcdcj.bsky.social, for organizing! #justtransition #climatejustice

Link to recent #Bonn Climate Talks press conference recording! JTA's @fernandotormos.com insists, “Thriving environments and economic wellbeing are not mutually exclusive...It is time to phase in the real solutions and phase out harmful systems." unfccc.int/event/dcj-yo... #cop30 #justtransition

We've got new distributional data on the Senate's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" from @natasharsarin.bsky.social and team at @budgetlab.bsky.social. The results are **stark.** Top 0.1% _GAINS_ $97,000, or 1% of household resources. Bottom 20% _LOSES_ $600, or 3% of household resources.

JTA's @fernandotormos.com calling for #JustTransition and opposing #FalseSolutions at #BonnGermany Climate Talks this week! Thank you, @gcdcj.bsky.social, for the recording! #climatejustice #justiciaclimatica #transicionjusta #cop30 #climateweeks

Observing alignment for a strong just transition mechanism across civil society constituencies at the UN climate meeting in Bonn 👀