Adam Smith

China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity

This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"

China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.

Evergreen.

An end to the shutdown is in sight. A senior Dem Senator tells me there will be more than enough Democrats to vote in favor of re-opening the government tonight. They’ll get a promise of a vote on health care — but nothing more. Most of the Democratic leadership will likely vote against it.

“A promise of a vote on healthcare” is nothing

Minority Leader Schumer fucks up *YET AGAIN*

Did the Baileys tell you to give up and reopen the government Chuck?

#spineless

Not a NYC resident but still listening to this victory speech and Zohran sounds so presidential right now.

Happy Zohran Day to all who celebrate!!

WOW! They called it! Mikie Sherrill wins New Jersey gubernatorial!

Super interesting work! Was a great way to start my morning reading today.

During the government shutdown, President Trump:
 
- Raised $250 million from billionaires for a ballroom
- Gave Qatar an Air Force facility in Idaho
- Doubled Argentina's bailout to $40 billion
 
What happened to America First?

Russell Vought, Trump’s Shadow President From the wholesale gutting of federal agencies to the ongoing government shutdown, Russell Vought has drawn the road map for Trump’s second term. Vought has consolidated power to an extent that inside...

Russ Vought set out to ensure a second Trump term would not be hampered by checks and balances: “I don’t want President Trump having to lose a moment of time having fights in the Oval Office about whether something is legal or doable or moral.”

By @andykroll.bsky.social, with @newyorker.com

Rutgers TPUSA officers slam petition to shut down chapter, ‘Blatantly defamatory’ Alexander Di Filippo accuses Turning Point USA of inciting violence against Antifa handbook author Mark Bray.

The Rutgers TPUSA chapter — whose characterization of a historian there as a “outspoken, well-known antifa member” led to death threats and moving his family to Europe — think *other* people are being “blatantly defamatory.”

Not them, though. They’re doing politics the right way.

Attending my first AGU this winter (though I am not presenting any first-author posters). If anyone has any tips for maximizing the experience I’d love to hear them!

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

Too much wind from his mouth

Chuck, the Baileys want you to grow a spine

He is so exhausting.

Somebody tell this to the leaders of antifa:

At the UN today Trump called climate change the ‘greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world.’

Congrats to the clever plotters for enlisting the planet’s glaciers, oceans and forests in their scheme.

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

Summer is my favorite season but college football sure makes the approaching 4:30 sunsets more tolerable.

The bottom line on EPA's effort to overturn the #endangerment finding?
It's purely a political argument cloaked in false, misleading, dishonest scientific language, because actual #climate science unambiguously supports the conclusion greenhouse gases are dangerous to the climate and society.

He was about to leave in 2 months for nothing, I’m fine with it

So I don’t have a subscription to nature ecology and evolution, is there any chance you can send me the pdf? I read the abstract and thought this was so cool.

Good summary

SpongeBob screaming meme

That farce of a DOE report “Asserts that CO2-induced warming appears to be less damaging economically than commonly believed, and that aggressive mitigation policies could prove more detrimental than beneficial.”

I know it’s just a product of who wrote the report but I’m so sick of this.

MAC upsets are a treasured college football tradition. Will they go extinct in the new era? With so many advantages, Power 4 programs have no excuses for losing to a team from the MAC. That will be truer than ever this year.

Soft paywall. Nothing new really but i love a chuck Martin interview. Friendly reminder that Alabama stole our kicker. #loveandhonor #Maction

www.nytimes.com/athletic/652...

I wouldn't be sad if the world eliminated ticks, mosquitoes, and billionaires.

The Big Ten Rises Up Against Trump The press acts as if “higher education” = Harvard. But a more interesting and gutsier stand is being taken in the heartland by schools that have a lot more going for them than football.

“We’re on watch, you say? No, Mr. President, we’re the goddamn Big Ten.”
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