One of my favorite Jane Goodall comments: that “greed is the biggest problem facing humanity. All our problems come down to greed.” When I first read it, I thought it was an oversimplification and overstatement, I was ready to argue. The longer I live, the more I see she was right. RIP Jane.

How are people feeling NY Climate week this year? I’m seeing reports from friends that it’s a dystopian departure from climate goals AND that it’s unusually inspiring and upbeat. Likely depends on which room you’re in and how close to the leadership, but I’m curious of the community take here.

Looked at my data collections for state-backed activity. If the report were a picture:

There is, as of right now, no coverage of this protest on the WaPo website or in their @washingtonpost.com feed. So, if you (you reading this) want people to SEE this protest, you must share it.

My quote of the day At any moment, an old world is passing and a new world is coming into being. We have sharper eyes for the fall than the rise because the old world is the one we know. John Updike

🚨 If you're interested in working on a coordinated response to the DOE climate report, please enter your info on this google form 🚨 Please RT this so as many people see it as possible. forms.gle/BL9xUAfRxA...

Climate change is a by-product of progress in the same way as obesity is a by-product of nutrition. For goodness sakes, it's the 21st century! We have the technology to enjoy progress without trashing the planet.

Erin knows what she’s talking about.

here’s where I am on this

The filmmaker, Anthony Orendorff, has been arrested.

I agree - impressive.

In case anyone needs to reference the DOE's liftoff reports, which no longer appear on the official website: yardsale.energy/liftoff-repo... 🔌💡

1. Cancelling of US support for the @ipcc.bsky.social Working Group 3 (mitigation) Technical Support Unit (Feb. 10, 2025)

On Mon, a sweeping #outage impacted power in #Spain & #Portugal for several hours. While the cause is being investigated, misinformation is spreading at lightning speeds. EDF’s AVP of Innovation & Technology Policy sets the record straight.

This right here. The right has poisoned the American brain. If you haven’t read The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis yet, do! It’s a quick and interesting read, and way way too timely.

I was chatting with an elderly woman who had a diplomatic life in tough places and times - North Korea, Afghanistan, Balkans. She said people are going to start getting physically ill across society, especially kids. Doctors will be overwhelmed. So our job now is to smile and project joy. 😔

When nothing seems to help, I go and look at a stonecutter hammering away at his rock perhaps a hundred times without as much as a crack showing in it. Yet at the hundred and first blow it will split in two, and I know it was not that blow that did it, but all that had gone before. -Jacob Riis

It was wonderful to find my local organizing group for the rally yesterday. They aren’t kidding that local community means everything. Have you found yours yet? ❤️ @wofava.bsky.social

just profoundly disturbed by the kidnapping and disappearing of people right off the streets of this country. hard to think about much else—and there’s so much else.

Everyone who has been asking me: where are the big protests in #Resistance 2.0, mark your calendars. April 5 is shaping up to be quite the coalition, with @indivisible.org @womensmarch.bsky.social and @50501movement.bsky.social joining forces for the day…details still to come

This is exactly what I have been saying for a while now. At this point, it’s not left vs right that matters, but fighters vs non-fighters. The Dems, and the American people, need fighters.

Appalled by my government. Appalled by my party. Appalled on behalf of DC. Appalled for Canada, for Mexico, and Europe. Appalled for trans friends and scientists and vets and anyone who lives and breathes air and wants their children to inherit the earth and WHEN ARE WE MARCHING, PEOPLE

Who's organizing the massive many-thousands-strong march on Washington DC to save democracy?

TFW every fellowship/scholarship that made my life and career possible are being illegally eliminated - Not The Worst Thing Happening But Still Terrible

Hey, @catherinefraser.info, wouldn’t it be fun to explore how “genius” university students feel about serving in the federal government these days? www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/u...

Someone I respect told me a story I needed: how someone who had been in the medical tent during the Boston marathon bombings recounted that when the first explosions began, everyone jumped up to run away from the blasts. Everyone except the medical staff, who ran towards it.

The National Science Foundation benefits communities in every state.

It is so distressing that so many don’t recognize what’s being broken. How do we tell that story better? Freeze biomedical research -> no new meds Kill academia -> Lose the jobs Kill USAID -> stoke hate, future terrorists Kneecap EPA -> poisons you Eliminate “Climate” -> climate eliminates

Climate change is not going away. I can forget this in the agony of the current moment, where the loss feels permanent, personal. This matters *because* climate change is not going away. Bless the fighters. New activists, welcome. Former feds, we need you. Builders and dreamers, we need you, too.

Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025! Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide! #scienceforall #sciencenotsilence