💯 "Make no mistake, this is an attack on free speech and academic freedom. It’s cancel culture at its worst and the American people are tired of right-wing snowflakes like Jim Jordan trying to silence anyone who doesn’t bend the knee to their bizarre MAGA ideology.” @repwalkinshaw.bsky.social

Thanks to heScienceMatters.org for nicely summarizing one of our recent research papers on public reactions to information about climate change. @mason4c.bsky.social

Meanwhile, America’s Maniacal War Monger continues to murder people without providing any evidence of wrongdoing on their part. Their blood is on our hands.

Rotten apples don’t spoil the bunch, but rotten barrels do. Let’s build better a better barrel.

I invite you, @marthature.bsky.social, to consider establishing several award categories. IMO, the current nominees can’t rightly be compared—it’s an Apple, orange, banana problem. Category 1: deadly (and wasteful) government policies traceable back to specific policymakers. 1/X

Rise and shine a light on government policy so bad that it seriously harms human health and wellbeing. Nominate your (least) favorite for a Darwin’s Golden Fleece Award today.

So.Very. Stupid. Honestly, someone should start an awards program for the worst government policies of the year. This one would certainly be a strong contender in the federal policy category.

What else does solar pair well with? Chickens (or turkeys)? Catfish (or tilapia)? Chickpeas (or lentils)? Leafy greens? And if cows pair well with solar, does this mean more ice cream. That would be lovely. @dangearino.bsky.social

I'll have what he's having. 👍 (Reference: An ancient but still wonderful movie...When Harry Met Sally)

This is wonderful news on the eve of COP30. May it give a much-needed lift to the efforts to bring the fossil fuel era to a rapid close through a just transition. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @lancetcountdown.bsky.social @mason4c.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org

@thierryaaron.bsky.social please share your thoughts about which of these films are most motivational. Thanks!

Amen!

These survey findings are spot on! We Americans trust our health professionals but dislike the so-called US “healthcare system”—which prioritizes profits for hospitals & insurers over people’s health. Universal access to healthcare—and a focus on prevention—would help make America great again.

In college, a friend of mine used to say: There is no law where there are no lawmen. For some reason I found the sentiment off putting. I find it especially off putting now that the POTUS is proving the statement true.

Air pollution is a potent neurotoxin. It harms the brains of children & adults. It even harms the brains of babies before birth. Burning fossil fuels is the leading preventable cause of death and ill health in the world today. Clean energy now! @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social

a whole lotta very serious climate people will tell you all day long that public health and climate are not competing priorities air pollution is a massive driver of death and disease, disproportionately in poorer areas, and climate action takes powerful aim at that climate change drives pandemics

Excellent point, although the POTUS is doing everything possible to drive the costs of clean energy and clean tech backward up the cost curve with tariffs, project cancellations, and all manner of irresponsible protectionist action in favor of Big Oil & Coal. Save Blockbuster Video!

Dumb public policy has painful real world consequences—like needlessly costing utility ratepayers $80M while simultaneously polluting their air & water and harming their health. @docsforclimate.bsky.social

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"Trump’s autocratic takeover depends on 'complicity, collaboration, and cowardice of congressional Republicans.' The GOP failure to exercise oversight on Trump’s bombings is allowing his consolidation of authoritarian power to balloon exponentially and dangerously." newrepublic.com/article/2025...

While I believe that Bill Gates deserves high praise for his sustained commitment to protecting public health, I agree with @michaelemann.bsky.social that he is failing to understand that we must—and can—rapidly quit fossil fuels while addressing illness and poverty. @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Hazzah! Thanks for your great work @climatecabinet.org. @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Further perspective, by @emorwee.bsky.social at Heated, on the fall of the CBS News climate team.

Me too. And let’s not lose sight of the fact that climate solutions are also profound public health and economic solutions, so the sooner we deal with our #1 problem, the better our lives become in many ways.

unthinkable.substack.com/p/britt-wray... In this Substack Live, @kkwilkinson.bsky.social and I reflect on the practices and insights that helped us the most from our recent time at the Plum Village Zen Buddhist monastery, attending a retreat with 200+ other climate and nature leaders.

@cbsnews.com…WTH! You fired your entire climate team? Perhaps you should also fire your health, transportation safety, food safety, fire safety, and economic reporters too—because without reporting on the climate change context none of those stories will be meaningful. @coveringclimatenow.org

Back to the mines isn't it www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

Should (climate) polluters pay (for the damages they are knowing causing)? Of course they should. I know it, they know it, the American people know it (see below)—which is why they are using their rented friends in the White House and Congress to pass legislation to protect them from liability.

I found it!

Many thanks to @kkwilkinson.bsky.social & @brittwray.bsky.social for sharing their experiences together earlier this month at @plumvillageapp.bsky.social on a Substack Live conversation. If someone who is reading this knows how to link to their conversation, please do to share it with others.

The ends do not justify the Means. Public health is best protected by putting scientific evidence into practice, not by trusting the instincts of those who reject scientific evidence. Oppose the appointment of Casey Means as US Surgeon General.

Hey @solarfund.bsky.social. welcome to Bluesky, & thanks for all the great work you are doing at the nexus of clean energy, human health, education, economic development, and climate change. SELF is the OG of multi-solving for many of the world's most important challenges. @gchalliance.bsky.social

When the cat's away, the mice will play: Coal plants emitted more pollution during the last government shutdown, while regulators were furloughed. But we should trust fossil fuel companies to do the right thing, right? They tell us we should. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @mason4c.bsky.social

What does Exxon do to hide the harm it is doing to the rest of us? Sue the government to overturn the legal requirement to publicly disclose the harm--on the basis of its free speech rights no less. This is yet another reason why the Citizen United ruling must be overturned.

I can’t help but smile whenever I see a young person wearing a Dark Side of the Moon shirt. Hearing Wish You Were Here instantly transports me to a good place.

Breaking on MSNBC: Two federal prosecutors have been placed on leave at the direction of the White House after filing a sentencing memo seeking 27 months in prison for a pardoned Jan. 6 rioter who brought illegal guns and ammunition to President Obama's house in 2023.

Hey @scitalkofficial.bsky.social: Thanks for the conversation. It was a pleasure speaking with you.

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If you’re a journalist or newsroom leader concerned about safety, join PEN America and the Coalition Against Online Violence’s free webinar, Leading the Way: Building Safer Newsrooms, on Nov. 13th at 12pm ET. (1/2)

Tough love, offered with compassion by @sammyroth.bsky.social. Thought experiment: What % of stories reported by @latimes.com about Ukraine in the past 3 years mentioned Putin’s war against them? I’m betting it’s close to 100%. @coveringclimatenow.org @mason4c.bsky.social

“The fossil fuel industry is running perhaps the biggest campaign of disinformation & political interference in American history and they’re backing it up with immense amounts of political spending... The consequences in the White House are enormous & having a huge effect.” — @whitehouse.senate.gov

Every number tells a story. Every decision adds up. Discover 30 numbers that explain the climate crisis: feature.undp.org/climate-counts These are not just statistics. They are milestones, warnings and opportunities. Because #ClimateCounts. @undp.org @maibached.bsky.social

Farmers are doing everything right according to the rules they were given. And that's precisely what's destroying them. Let me explain. (Thread)

Tough love conclusion published recently in @nature.com: “Mitigating climate change requires ending the burning of fossil fuels. Offsets distract from this crucial task.” Our only options for saving our climate & our children’s future is a price or cap on heat-trapping pollution. Make polluters pay!

BAM! “Talking (to people who disagree with us) is not capitulation, it’s courage.”

Health professionals—like America’s leading companies and even the American Petroleum Institute—strongly oppose Trump’s proposal to eliminate EPA regulation of heat-trapping & health-harming pollution. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @gchalliance.bsky.social @bfrist.bsky.social

This is a MUST READ accounting of one of the worst chapters in human history and how it is playing out again today: Shades of Stalin in the USA. Kudos to @revkin.bsky.social for sharing it with his readers.

While the penalty amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist, the French court's judgment against one of the world's largest oil companies for lying is a victory for truth. @gchalliance.bsky.social @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social @fossilfueltreaty.bsky.social