It is Monday morning, and I am in tears. The cruelty, stupidity and waste of destroying #USAID's humanitarian programs is plainly laid out by @propublica.org Every life is a world. EVERY LIFE. No matter how far away or different from yours.

Due to her #botox and #fillers, she is no longer capable of feeling #empathy for the deportees (if she ever was) The question is, can she still feel #shame under that Halloween mask?

That's a wrap. 69 comments submitted to the #IPCC AR 7 draft report on #ClimateChange and #Cities. Thank you coffee, Abba and Elton John for seeing me through.

I am horrified by reports that at least 60,000 #Sudanese have been killed in #ElFasher since the RSF’s takeover of the city several weeks ago, with thousands more unaccounted for. 1/2 www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Yes, please!

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

Of course Gen-X is the greatest But the article misses what was happening in the wider world that shaped our foreign policy outlook . During my junior year of HS, the #BerlinWall fell and #Mandela was freed. Liberalism had won & the 3rd wave of #democratization was under way 1/3

Does the public support #degrowth? Amazingly, the answer is "Yes" when people move past the label and have the opportunity to learn what it entails.

“There are roughly three million on-street parking spaces in NY… If the city simply managed this space rationally — using meters where demand is high + affordable residential permits where it’s not — it cld generate more than a billion dollars a year, enough to fund free buses + improve sidewalks.”

How many lives would be saved if Africa had other regions’ child mortality rates? One of the starkest expressions of global inequality is a child’s chance of survival.

On Giving Tuesday, there's no better climate cause than @csldf.org, the Climate Science Legal Defense Fund, csldf.org. They provide free legal and educational support to researchers facing harassment and intimidation, and have been record busy this year. I'm a founding board member.

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild. Mountain gorilla (Rwanda) Orca (Vancouver) Dolphin (Sardinia) Sea krait (Fiji) Langur (Nepal)

Last minute push for people to attend the Open Science Retreat on April 7-11, 2026, Wales. Applications close on November 30. This is an unconference / hackathon /activist networking event / retreat. Rest is celebrated and outputs are de-prioritised compared to process. open.science-retreat.org

⚠️ Brad Lander urges NYC pension funds to pull $42 billion from Blackrock over climate risk concerns. This could be one of Lander’s last big moves as comptroller, and comes after lots of pressure from climate groups, especially New York Communities for Change. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” Let’s all put Rutger Bregman’s words out there, seeing as how the BBC will not … on advice of counsel. bsky.app/profile/rutg...

As a #GenXer, who regularly protests with the #Boomers, teaches #Millennials, and does research with #GenZ climate activists, glad to see this article. @brendannyhan.bsky.social But a few observations... 🧵1/4

🧪 #COP30 perspective from someone who thinks about deep human pasts & futures: We're clever - we can envision AND make everything we need to (and afford it). And yet, despite our ability to network in some ways defining us, we're still not acting – thinking & CONNECTING – at a large enough scale.

Thrilled to see college radio is still thriving and being celebrated in the NYT. And this gives me a chance to humble brag that my kiddo, a college freshman, is a novice college radio DJ (Because she is so cool).

You don't have to be a #GENIUS to know that @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social puts #crypto above families' financial security.

The Trump Administration killed over 383 active clinical trials and directly harmed more than 74,000 Americans with lasting future impacts for the public at large. Trump' s war on scientific research and public health is costing Americans lives and livelihoods.

My dogs are useless as defense, but I do live between an old-school ironworks and some very crotchety old men. Bring it on! @kevinmkruse.bsky.social

Does the public support #foreignaid? The answer is YES, especially when it supports: 💰Redistribution from #billionaires 💹Investments in sustainability ⛈️#LossandDamage funds to help low-income countries cope with #climatechange @wid.world @altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmileusaid.bsky.social

During the height of the pandemic, Tyson used Palantir to predict Covid-19 infections among meatpacking workers down to a nearly exactly figure. But rather than using this data to increase worker protections, Tyson used it plan for labor shortages + plant closures My latest for @sentientmedia.org

Hi @larrysummers.bsky.social Remember when you hypothesized that the shortage of women in science could be explained by innate differences in mathematical ability? Good times.

#Inequality in the US is exceptional We are more unequal now than at any point in our history. And we are more unequal than other high-income countries. But until recently, we could not measure WEALTH inequality Or how it is affecting our DEMOCRACY @schechtlm.bsky.social 👇shows it's bad

Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.

No Kings is more popular than MAGA. Act accordingly. www.yahoo.com/news/articles/m...

Summing up US politics right now.

Let's say it one more time (so that #RFKJr and the #MAHA dipshits hear it)- correlation does not imply causation.

📱For all the parents struggling to keep their kids (and themselves) safe from the dangers of smartphone and social media. 🏆Bravo to @thebulwark.com for giving the platform to young people. And bravo to #NewYorkTeenTechCouncil​​​​ for their leadership

I obtained video of two FBI agents visiting an anti-ICE protester not charged with any crime. While the media continue to mock Trump's war on "Antifa" as legally impossible, the FBI is quietly implementing it with investigations like these: www.kenklippenstein.com/p/video-fbi-...

What's it like inside your head?

Terrifying. An Associated Press investigation found more than 420 bills attacking longstanding public health protections such as vaccines, milk safety and fluoride have been introduced in statehouses across the US so far this year. Around 30 bills in 12 states have already been enacted or adopted.

An interesting study for the #climatechange and #communication folks Belief in #conspiracy theories undermines sustainability with lower support for reducing carbon emissions, investing in clean energy sources and protecting the environment. Links as well with public health and social cohesion.

Two weeks! Apply by Nov. 3 to our postdoctoral scholars program. Two positions starting in Aug. 2026: one focused on #mobility and #poverty, the other on #wealth and/or wealth inequality. Learn more at the link below! #EconSky #Sociology #PoliSciSky

NO KINGS NYC! 10.18.25 HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF US STAND TOGETHER, PROTESTING FOR AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE, RACIAL JUSTICE, REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS, GENDER EQUALITY, FAIR WAGES, CLEAN AIR + WATER, AND MORE! 🎵 Freedom NO KINGS, by Ole No Kings @bkindivisible.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social l

📣 A call out to #urban practitioners, students and early career researchers to serve as Expert Reviewers for the #IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities. A great opportunity to contribute to the next IPCC report and ensure a diverse range of perspectives! www.ipcc.ch/2025/09/17/p...

Cowardice in Action 😱This week, Children Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) cut all funding to US nonprofits Giving in to political harassment and legal intimidation by Trump and his enablers 🧵 thesocialchangenest.org/articles/chi... @altusaid.altgov.info @bkindivisible.bsky.social

The fact that this coming 9 days before the largest peaceful protest in modern American history is absolutely intentional. We will not back down. Trump and Miller can lie, smear, and threaten all they want. They will lose. No Kings, No Kings, No Kings. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

🔖Climate scientists and educators, bookmark this guide! 🎯You could be targeted next for political harassment and intimidation.

Planetary boundaries sound very abstract & high level, this year, for the first time @eraju.bsky.social & I contributed a chapter how breaching these boundaries has affected people around the world: losing lives, livelihoods, health… & for whom the limits of adaptation have been reached.

The latest nonsense about #autism from the 🧠🐛 and the 🍊🤡is hard to bear. For all the #neurodivergent people out there, know that you are not a problem to be fixed. You are beautiful. You are valued. You are the future. autismspectrumnews.org/cultural-aut...

😡 Frustrated over US foreign aid cuts, inaction on Gaza, and all the other nightmares consuming our country? 🗽Do you live in Lower #Manhattan or Brownstone #Brooklyn. #CongressmanDanGoldman is holding a virtual townhall Tues 9/16 Register in advance goldman.house.gov/about/events...

This is one of the many, many reasons we should all condemn the celebration of political violence, as Kirk did here: You often don't get to decide when to dismount the tiger. It eats you first.

Great opportunity for students and recent grads to gain hands-on experience in climate work The Constellation Fellowship has 45 positions across a range of areas (tech, communication, community engagement) But hurry! The deadline is Sept 7! www.globalwarmingmitigationproject.org/constellatio...

Thanks to the Guardian for covering our efforts. Read more here: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Follow us, support the mission, and help keep climate truth alive.

Join us for our joint screening of these climate documentary films, "Good Grief: The 10-Steps" and "Healing Lahiana" on Wednesday September 24th at 3pm at The Climate Imaginarium in NYC! Register for free here: luma.com/5h6k54y3

This is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen! I am joking. (But maybe not.) As someone who compulsively runs risk likelihoods through my head, it sure is satisfying. Just wished they had included shark attacks🦈

How much tax do US #billionaires pay? The data and analysis is in - and the answer is "NOT ENOUGH". Just 24% of economic income compared to the average of 30% paid by most Americans. #Inequality #Taxtherich