Industrialized economies are increasingly turning their backs on aid and diplomacy to build up their armies. But analysts fear that hostile and unreliable states like Russia, China and Turkey will step in to fill the gap. 🔗 politi.co/4i4fUWR

As dozens of frog species have declined across Central America, scientists have witnessed a remarkable chain of events: With fewer tadpoles to eat mosquito larvae, rates of mosquito-borne malaria in the region have climbed, resulting in a fivefold increase in cases. https://wapo.st/4paBuuT

Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country’s climate minister told Reuters.

Anyone who’s ever used emergency contraception or gains peace of mind by even having it on hand owes Dr Camp a debt of gratitude. What a force. (Also, I just learned one reason the FDA rejected it at first was that they said the name Plan B was too glib!) Great obit—no paywall.

I wrote on the UK's reported suspension of some intel sharing with the US on legal grounds. I spoke to several former intel officials & all agreed that they could not think of a comparable case over decades. Some expressed serious concern over retaliation www.economist.com/britain/2025...

This is a very mature and sensible conversation on a difficult topic that more people should know about 👇

Europe urgently needs to shape a credible, politically viable response on adaptation finance at COP30, where climate finance-particularly for adaptation-poses a major risk to global cooperation. This is what a credible response looks like.

You love to see a classic playthrough: Winter: undefeated Feds, Napoleon, Hitler, et all: 0

More of this please! Great example of how an emissions mitigation investment can also help with adaptation and resilience.

kid: *points at Neighborhood Watch sign* Dad, what’s that? me: It’s this silly thing telling people to watch out for bad guys, but there aren’t really any bad guys here. kid: yes there are. ICE.

“How the loss of USAID funding affects Indonesia’s ability to fight climate change” www.pbs.org/newshour/sho... - @pbsnews.org #ClimateChange #DisasterRelief #Indonesia #USAID

In Alaska, public schools are the “last place of refuge,” the state’s emergency management director said. They’re often the only structures tall enough to avoid flooding and large enough to house hundreds of people. But they’re also falling apart. By @emilyschwing.bsky.social

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Ethiopia is emerging as an EV hub. Roughly 8% of cars in the nation are EVs, compared to about 2% in the US. In '24, it became the 1st nation to ban imports of most gas-powered cars, catapulting EV adoption. It derives about 97% of its electricity from hydropower. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

Judging a middle/high school debate tourney today and one team just argued that requiring tech companies to give govt access to encrypted comms could lead to nuclear war.

"You’ve been given an app for reluctantly volunteering to run the book fair, an app for viewing your kid’s hastily prepared report cards, and an app for lodging complaints about our apps. Now, we’ll also be tracking your child’s whereabouts on three additional apps."

“We must adapt to a post-1.5°C reality, investing in clean energy, cutting emissions, and mitigating climate hazards.” 📺 @erinsikorsky.bsky.social joins Al Jazeera to discuss the Paris Agreement, gaps in US-China engagement, and the future of #climate resilience ahead of #COP30.

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

"Under the deal, large cargo ships would have paid a fee if their CO₂ emissions exceeded a certain level. The standard would get stricter over time, encouraging the industry to move away from oil-based shipping fuel to cleaner options." THE LEADING SHIPPING LOBBY SUPPORTED IT

Last year, the Center for Climate and Security conducted a research-education project exploring the implications of climate change for the #UK Home Office and identifying recommendations to better address them. 📑 The resulting report from @tomellison123.bsky.social and Ethan Wong is now available!

The #COP30 world leaders summit is about to start, and on this thread I'll be tracking how world leaders address energy transition (specifically fossil fuels) in their speeches. Let's go!

as a thought exercise for everyone reading ross douthat's latest missive in the NYT, i want you to think about sending an email to your entire company with the subject line "Did Women Ruin the Workplace?", then think about the over/under on the number of minutes/hours you would still be employed

Americans, you could have this.

Should women be allowed in public, y/n?

Doing my best, not sure I’ve quite succeeded yet. Maybe next year!

Your feminist rage read of the morning. “We may be the only specialty that continues to do major abdominal surgery without a shred of evidence of benefit,” said Dr. Steven L. Clark, an obstetrician at Baylor University in Texas... “We just plow blithely on.”

As a result of the US shutdown curtailing services, American soldiers garrisoned in Germany are being advised to visit local foodbanks. home.army.mil/bavaria/abou...

Can I tell my NYC mayor story again today? Ok, fine.

If you’re leaving NYC because of Mamdani and have a two-bed, two-bath available on the UWS, my DMs are open!

What I learned tonight is the future of the Democratic Party is a trans Muslim CIA agent wine mom who wants to eliminate capitalism and barter with people on the free bus.

Next week's @newyorker.com cover. www.newyorker.com/culture/cove...

mamdani is human. he'll fuck up and fail, especially with a hostile press and the giant mess that is nyc's politics. but today is a great day for the brave women who told what cuomo did, and for those of us who care that it should matter. that power shouldn't go to those who hurt the poweless.

11th hour, but it's done. The EU's NDC should come at COP30.

Manifesting a Mamdani win by breaking out his dad’s books - both my favorite and most intimidating professor in grad school.

this is the most successful a CIA officer has been at toppling a government in years.

Art makes life worth living. 24 years and a month ago, I popped Hot Shots II into my discman plugged into my ‘84 sedan’s cassette deck as I left my parent’s house in Iowa and drove to DC for a girl. Last night we got a sitter to see @thebetaband.com at the 930 club. Thanks for coming to DC!

Birds flying above hurricanes? Damaged hospital posing as the actual one? Welcome to the phony world of AI-assisted weather disaster images. @climateconnections.bsky.social yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/11/imag...

Think you missed a phrase here, Brian, that tells us about the real trade-offs you're willing to make. "...was a centrist, sure, and sexually harassed 13 women who worked for the state of New York..."

Ooh…can’t wait to read. Have been thinking about this a lot in the context of solar geoengineering.

Powerful winds are ripping through the Arctic, breaking up critical sea ice that once acted as a shield against disturbance from wind and waves. Scientists warn the loss of sea ice is speeding up the region’s ecological collapse and could disrupt weather patterns far beyond the Arctic.

What Is the future of diplomacy when going to a sleepy UN meeting on shipping puts you and your family in the cross hairs of the full force of US coercion? As platforms of cooperation become the site of coercion the international system will quickly break down.

1/When @himself.bsky.social and I wrote about the future of US economic coercion we hoped that the tools could be used for global collective goods like climate. Now US “evaluating sanctions on officials sponsoring activist-driven climate policies”’ on.ft.com/4qJF3Ko

Wild. More norms out the window. “Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official.... “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”

Okay, so: once you’ve nicked £90m in assorted crown jewels from a national museum, I think it’s safe to say you no longer fall into the “petty crime” category even if you haven’t previously been noteworthy in your field. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

We are reaching levels of bombing to win never seen before

Employed the “switch witch” scheme with the kids for the first time this year…but unless I figure out someplace to take the candy soon, I will have “switched” it all into my stomach.

The $60 Million Solar Geoengineering Bet | @erinsikorsky.bsky.social