I keep seeing regular Americans taking more risks every day to fight tyranny, want, and cynicism than I see from the opposition party, and I imagine many of those regular Americans are asking themselves what the value proposition of such an opposition party is, really

I repeat - a basic requirement for any Dem 28 nominee is to abolish ICE & aggressively prosecute criminality, all the way to the top! ICE is acting outside the law as a private goon squad for Trump! Any collaboration with this admin now is at best indifference to American values & constitution!

BREAKING: Mark Wolf, appointed to the federal bench by Ronald Reagan, writes that he is resigning as a judge to have the freedom to speak out against the president's assault on the rule of law. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...

The AP tracked down details of some of the people killed in President Trump's military strikes on drug smugglers he describes as narco-terrorists. They were, with one exception, not high-level criminals. One was a fisherman. One was a bus driver; another a taxi driver. apnews.com/article/trum...

There had better be trials. And not just for the low-level thugs carrying out these orders, but for everyone up the chain of command. If we get past this, the solution isn’t to pretend it never happened and invite Stephen Miller to Harvard’s Institute of Politics. It’s trials w real punishments.

These videos are so brutal that it shocks your conscience. Every single one of these ICE officers & their leaders should be behind bars for the rest of their lives. And anyone that works with this admin that conducts daily human rights abuses should rightfully be shunned from civil society!

Most people* who claim to care a lot about energy poverty in the Global South couldn't give two shits about it if it challenged their preconceived views. As someone who has lived that reality, i) these people have no idea what they're talking about, & (ii) it's all bad faith. *with some exceptions

There are no words for how evil this is

A pro-affordability, anti-Trump-corruption message unites the party. Every candidate can run on that, and every candidate can have their own take to fit that to their constituents. There's really no need to find fights to pick when the party agrees on more than it disagrees

Indicting Democratic candidates on transparently pretextual charges is the latest sign that things are getting very bad.

I’ve never been shy nor ashamed of the fact that the core of my research is around SRM. I think there is merit in research: if we can show there are ways to ameliorate current and future climate change, we should know. If there aren’t, or if SRM could be used to make things worse, we should know.

I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.

A basic integrity test for anyone running for President in 2028 is to declare unequivocally that they would demolish whatever Trump admin builds over the East Wing. And anyone involved in the destruction of 120-yr American heritage, including contractors, will be investigated & prosecuted.

After I saw the wrecking crew, I'd hoped this patently unlawful destruction would stop with the East Wing structure itself. But that dumb, selfish, grifting thug also destroyed the East Garden Room, East Colonnade, Family Theater, and Visitors Lobby. It's all gone. Without authority. Criminal.

I can only hope that the 2028 primary season selects for those candidates that will swiftly investigate and prosecute every member of the Trump administration for all crimes they committed in office. One of the root causes this country's problems is a complete lack of elite accountability.

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

The Oklahoma City Declaration, a defense of a pluralistic society. Signed by over 40 Republican, Democratic, and Independent mayors. Led by OKC Mayor David Holt, a Republican in a red state. www.usmayors.org/2025/09/26/a...

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.” Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

I aspire to this level of chill. "...he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation."

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social: Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain. Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government. www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The solution to protect Americans from the harms of protectionism is to get rid of protectionist policies that drive up prices, reduces economic growth, and results in job losses! Yet another handout is not the answer. We just want a government that’s not stupid or evil.

Nope, Energy Sec'y Wright, offshore winds in fact blow in winter. 1st year of operational data from NY's South Fork Wind project shows a 47% capacity factor in the year ending June 2025, with performance highest in the winter. Coal's avg capacity factor: 42%.

China shows what energy dominance might look like. Not only does China export more clean tech than US does fossil fuels, Chinese exports are (i) accelerating, and (ii) highly diversified across products & destinations. This is a major warning sign for the US! www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

How much of this is really driven by people not having ever experienced living in walkable communities? The only rural places that are "dense" are often near big tourist centers and that can get unpleasant. I am somewhat surprised by group that emphasize community & family but prefer sparse areas.

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy. www.chosun.com/english/nati...

"Like a populace that has a better understanding of the world around it is a populace that is much harder to rule by fear... you got to stop the tyranny, not try and make a better case for why science should exist" Thanks to @edyong209.bsky.social for the clarity. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

I doubt China is doing this for climate. But, 1) Clean energy is surging; they want to be the world’s supplier. 2) China is electrifying end uses fast to reduce import dependence 3) Ambition to lead the world in new clean tech and well on its way penetrating SE Asian and African markets.

this is unforgivable, these agents involved are guilty of aggravated kidnapping at the absolute least, it’s outside any possible duties they have as immigration enforcement these are felonies with very long sentences

This is one of the most eloquent piece I've read in a long time. h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply." me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

Headline's a bit exaggerated but shows how bad environmental stewardship can directly increase business risk. That's what we showed in our latest paper: carbon is as much a risk management issue as it is a climate issue. Some LNG supply chains are at high-risk of being major carbon liabilities.

It is *much* more important to marginally increase the rate at which clean energy replaces coal/gas globally (China is doing this fast!) than to create an innovative solution for zero-carbon aviation or zero-carbon fertilizer. Like - not even close. Yet, media focus is often on novel solutions.

Lots of insane takes in the media but FIRE has been rhetorically consistent on this issue! The list of potentially illegal retribution for speech is only growing.

The amount of damage this administration is doing to America's global standing and relationships built on decades of painstaking diplomacy is incalculable. There is no coming back if the next admin doesn't commit to aggressively prosecuting criminal behavior of every single Trump admin official!

That's a $9 billion loss to US defense industry. Korea is re-thinking all US manufacturing investments. When you arbitrarily cancel near-complete projects & take ownership of companies, nobody will want to do business with you. Is anyone keeping a tally on the economic damage from this admin?

i wrote this post in july two years ago when blue sky had around 200,000 total users and i thought i would ask again tell me what u are doing be proud of what u do and share it here

Here are 10 provocations on climate and energy. Tell me if you agree, disagree or have a nuanced take. Drop your own provocations in reply or quote post. Start: 1. By 2030, the use of air conditioning will lead to greater increase in electricity demand than data centers. And it's not even close!

Great list; I agree with most of them. Critically, NOBODY has an answer to China's leadership in green tech - they are taking over Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe. The US is *simultaneously* walking off the field in innovation, global leadership & ability to attract the best from around the world!

Welcome to the Communist States of America where you will only be allowed to teach the party line and any deviation will get you sent to the gulag. I am ashamed as an American, as a conservative, and as a Texan!

Cool study - using AI to show people car-free visuals of familiar streets helped increase support for transit-oriented policies. What was hilarious was this description of the nightmare that is I-35 in Austin as "popular American street, the I-35 in Austin". Paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

If you were a secret foreign spy agency and wanted to destroy US competitiveness or its attraction to global investments, I am not sure what you would do different that what this administration is doing. Not just a self-own but traitorous actions abetted by a feckless Supreme Court.

If *your department head and your dean* can be removed for supporting your colleague in teaching in their area of expertise, then you have no academic freedom. In a functional sense, you don't work at a university at all.

I encourage people to watch this video. The selected footage shows the professor doing nothing even slightly out of line, whereas the student misinterprets the law and hopes to impose her religious beliefs on the material. Administrators caving to this is terrifying.

Watch this video. The prof did nothing wrong - she has a right to teach & students are free to leave class. The admin was absolutely wrong! Has @thefireorg.bsky.social said anything? If students think a college should be a place where they shouldn't be challenged, then don't fucking go to college!

This is literally China/North Korea/Russia-style BS! For a people that famously rejected monarchy, half the country (and especially the wealthy) seem eager bow to Dear Leader. Talk about a complete renunciation of the American spirit!