From Mark Sumner: www.unchartedblue.com/ai-will-neve...

King Donald spewed his lying spew and cringey braggadocio at the UN today. If only he were just someone’s cranky uncle mouthing off at Thanksgiving dinner, we could ignore this superannuated toddler instead of wondering every day how much wrecking he’ll be allowed to get away with.

From Mark Sumner: www.unchartedblue.com/ai-will-neve...

We’ve currently got a federal govt brimful of science deniers who either say this isn’t happening or that it is happening but it’s good for us. bsky.app/profile/clim...

As long as we’re all autism experts now, here’s an actual study showing links to air pollution and fossil fuel hsph.harvard.edu/news/air-pol...

“If you don’t [move] away from the green energy scam, your country is going to fail,” scammer-in-Chief Donald Trump told the UN Monday. He said curtailing a country’s output of greenhouse gases to address climate is “a hoax made up by people … with evil intentions.” Wish this were just a nightmare.

Re: Trump’s Monday autism ramble, renowned autism expert Helen Tager-Flusberg said: “I was expecting some of what was presented, but I have to say I was shocked and appalled … In some respects this was the most unhinged discussion of autism that I have ever listened to.“ Trump thrives at unhinged.

From Russ Choma: A look at whose sons are benefitting from clean energy as he rails against wind turbines. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

King Donald spewed his lying spew and cringey braggadocio at the UN today. If only he were just someone’s cranky uncle mouthing off at Thanksgiving dinner, we could ignore this superannuated toddler instead of wondering every day how much wrecking he’ll be allowed to get away with.

"Our measurements show that wheat and grass-clover mixtures grow just as well between vertical solar panels as in open fields. At the same time, the panels produce electricity in a daily pattern that better matches energy demand. It's a win-win," Get these to Kansas ASAP

A reminder: we have a name for those with no reproductive rights — livestock.

There were a few moments in 2021 when I thought we might be able to return "unprecedented" to the rare usage it ought to be when referring to the pulling apart of democracy. Turns out we need a stronger, harsher word in its place.

Kinder, Küche, Kirche is clearly the retrograde goal of much of the American right. And they are making headway in reaching it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

The U.S. Is Forfeiting the Clean-Energy Race to China www.wsj.com/economy/glob...

From Hunter Lazzaro: www.unchartedblue.com/the-trump-ad...

You can bet we’ll see 100s more statues in America honoring Charlie Kirk than there are for Frederick Douglass, a man for whom “freedom” meant something real, not a disguise for rigid obedience.

There were a few moments in 2021 when I thought we might be able to return "unprecedented" to the rare usage it ought to be when referring to the pulling apart of democracy. Turns out we need a stronger, harsher word in its place.

I'm unreasonably fond of "box o' rocks" heat storage. Get a bunch of bricks/gravel/whatever, wrap 'em in resistive heating elements, heat 'em up when it's sunny or windy, use the heat when it's not. Stupid-simple and robust. I've seen 50-year-old "box o' rocks" apartment heaters still going strong.

Rightwingers who support King Donald’s attacks and planned prosecutions of people who criticize him and his autocratic regime should stop pretending they think free speech is sacred.

It is telling that on this "SUN Day" where we celebrate the promise of renewable solar energy (www.sunday.earth), the NY Times runs fossil fuel-friendly op-ed promoting a "technofix" that would actually DISRUPT solar energy (www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...). (h/t @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social)

David Wallace-Wells is the best climate journalist working today, arguably the best journalist period, and this is a fantastic summary of where things stand on climate change:

Some very good stuff here! "An anti-corruption platform...unites disparate groups around a shared grievance: the belief [sic] that the system is rigged against ordinary people...." data4democracy.substack.com/p/the-democr...

Every year in the Gulf of Panama, between December and April, trade winds from the north push warm surface water away from the coast, allowing cool, nutrient-rich water from the depths to rise, in a process called upwelling. For the first time in 40 years, this upwelling failed in 2025.

Rightwingers bellyaching about being labeled a “fascist” have a way around it —stop acting like one.

Kinder, Küche, Kirche is clearly the retrograde goal of much of the American right. And they are making headway in reaching it. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

I know it’s practically a cliché, but what would have been the Republican response if President Barack Obama had done 1/10th as much unconstitutional stuff in 8 years as Trump has done in eight months?

In #ScienceUnderSiege (www.barnesandnoble.com/w/science-un...), @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I criticize the NY Times for pushing unhelpful antiscience (like the "Lab Leak Theory" for COVID-19) or fossil fuel-friendly framing (e.g. in this case, "geoengineering" as a climate solution):

Wondering just how far this insanity will go. Will every church be required to have a stained-glass window treating Kirk like a sainted martyr? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

It’s one thing to deplore the murder of Charlie Kirk regardless of his views. We should all agree with that. It’s another for 95 House Democrats to join Republicans in support of a resolution practically canonizing the misogynistic, racist, antisemitic, climate science-denying activist.

it’s being reported border czar Tom Homan was caught in a 2024 FBI sting for taking a $50,000 bribe. The Trump DOJ closed the investigation without charges when it took over. What I want to know is what Trump’s cut of that $50Gs was. Isn’t that how it works? www.the-independent.com/news/world/a...

Tomorrow is Equinox, a day of special consequence for people Charlie Kirk sneered at as “pagans.” Two (of many) options: Join a local Sun-Day event & celebrate solar power; or watch on TV what ought to be a mournful memorial for a fallen comrade turned into yet another venue for Trump‘s vendettas.

Tomorrow is Equinox, a day of special consequence for people Charlie Kirk sneered at as “pagans.” Two (of many) options: Join a local Sun-Day event & celebrate solar power; or watch on TV what ought to be a mournful memorial for a fallen comrade turned into yet another venue for Trump‘s vendettas.

"The USDA uses the survey to produce its annual food security report, which stands as the official government source of information on how many Americans have—or do not have—enough to eat." www.wsj.com/economy/trum...

At the end of June, hundreds of current and former EPA employees signed a Declaration of Dissent opposing many of the Administration's policies, contending that they "undermine the EPA mission..." Just days after, 139 of those signatories were placed on leave. insideclimatenews.org/news/1609202...

Hey #Greensky: if you don't already subscribe to Volts.wtf pod, get yourself over there & subscribe now. @volts.wtf is the pt. of overlap in the Venn diagram of #climate policy wonks, activists, energy, tech & business: he helps set the conversation across all of them. 🧵 below of some highlights.

I know it’s practically a cliché, but what would have been the Republican response if President Barack Obama had done 1/10th as much unconstitutional stuff in 8 years as Trump has done in eight months?

Despite fed pushback New York Climate Week, starting with an opening concert on 9/20 and running through 9/28, will be bigger than ever. It'll showcase over 1000 events— including climate-health philanthropitches, enviro-murals and green seminars—across NYC. #gresist www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

It’s one thing to deplore the murder of Charlie Kirk regardless of his views. We should all agree with that. It’s another for 95 House Democrats to join Republicans in support of a resolution practically canonizing the misogynistic, racist, antisemitic, climate science-denying activist.

A quick agreement to end the Gaza war is the only way to get the remaining hostages released. Netanyahu is the obstacle. As long as Trump refuses to apply pressure on him, Netanyahu won't let go. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

The EPA will no longer tally greenhouse gas emissions because Administrator Zeldin says there's "no material impact on improving human health & the environment," and, besides, it costs too much. We know in fact fossil fuels are killers. Here's more evidence: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

A quick agreement to end the Gaza war is the only way to get the remaining hostages released. Netanyahu is the obstacle. As long as Trump refuses to apply pressure on him, Netanyahu won't let go. www.haaretz.com/israel-news/...

"Many climate advocates are rightly focused on defense—working indefatigably to extinguish the flames that Trump’s Cabinet has ignited in our climate policy edifice. But we also need architects to start sketching what we’ll build in the ashes."

We don't only pay the financial costs of wildfire damage to our lands and dwellings, we pay with our lives, with a new report saying wildfire smoke kills 40,000 people a year. grist.org/wildfires/wh...

From Reagan onwards, conservatism has been proven malicious and corrosive in every respect. I don't know how you create 50 years of economic failures unless failure was your goal to begin with.

outside the detention/“processing” facility in broadview, illinois: a crowd of protesters, some of whom showed up before 5 am, is heckling ice agents arriving to work. a few minutes ago, special response team agents came out to push protesters away from the driveway. pepper balls already flying.

The EPA will no longer tally greenhouse gas emissions because Administrator Zeldin says there's "no material impact on improving human health & the environment," and, besides, it costs too much. We know in fact fossil fuels are killers. Here's more evidence: www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

This does not get at the bottom of this issue. The main problem is the extractive nature of the pay-walled internet. How many things an individual customer can subscribe to? Why is there not a pooled/packaged media service that is affordable and good quality? How much profit media companies expect?

On the surface, Xi Jinping is gently smiling, but inside he's laughing his head off.

When will Stephen Miller and other officials of the Trump regime put on the armbands and uniforms?