Arvind Ravikumar

Indicting Democratic candidates on transparently pretextual charges is the latest sign that things are getting very bad.

I’ve never been shy nor ashamed of the fact that the core of my research is around SRM. I think there is merit in research: if we can show there are ways to ameliorate current and future climate change, we should know. If there aren’t, or if SRM could be used to make things worse, we should know.

I will repeat this every single day for the next three years: Any Democrat running for president in 2028 must pledge to immediately tear down/bulldoze/demolish Trump’s ballroom and fully restore the East Wing and any other piece of the People’s House Trump has or will destroy.

A basic integrity test for anyone running for President in 2028 is to declare unequivocally that they would demolish whatever Trump admin builds over the East Wing.

And anyone involved in the destruction of 120-yr American heritage, including contractors, will be investigated & prosecuted.

After I saw the wrecking crew, I'd hoped this patently unlawful destruction would stop with the East Wing structure itself. But that dumb, selfish, grifting thug also destroyed the East Garden Room, East Colonnade, Family Theater, and Visitors Lobby.

It's all gone. Without authority.

Criminal.

I can only hope that the 2028 primary season selects for those candidates that will swiftly investigate and prosecute every member of the Trump administration for all crimes they committed in office.

One of the root causes this country's problems is a complete lack of elite accountability.

this rocks. when indiana edu killed the student newspaper, Purdue stepped up, printed the forbidden issue, drove it to Bloomington and stocked the boxes.

At Site of Oklahoma City Bombing, Bipartisan Mayors Sign Declaration Against Political Violence “Oklahoma City Declaration” is signed by dozens of mayors at site of deadliest domestic terror attack in U.S. history, reaffirms commitment to American values of pluralism, compromise, truth and civil...

The Oklahoma City Declaration, a defense of a pluralistic society.

Signed by over 40 Republican, Democratic, and Independent mayors. Led by OKC Mayor David Holt, a Republican in a red state.

www.usmayors.org/2025/09/26/a...

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.

#WarRavagedPortland

His Off-the-Grid Vacation Was Interrupted by Winning a Nobel Prize

I aspire to this level of chill.

"...he liked to keep his phone in airplane mode while on vacation."

My new op-ed with @lkfazio.bsky.social:

Trump sent a 'compact' to our universities. They should reject this devil's bargain.
Any institution that yields to these broad and intrusive demands would forever be subservient to the whims of the government.
www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnb...

The solution to protect Americans from the harms of protectionism is to get rid of protectionist policies that drive up prices, reduces economic growth, and results in job losses!

Yet another handout is not the answer. We just want a government that’s not stupid or evil.

Wright says it’s not windy in winter. Data says otherwise. Stats from South Fork Wind's first year undermine the Energy secretary's assertions that offshore turbines don't operate well in the winter.

Nope, Energy Sec'y Wright, offshore winds in fact blow in winter. 1st year of operational data from NY's South Fork Wind project shows a 47% capacity factor in the year ending June 2025, with performance highest in the winter. Coal's avg capacity factor: 42%.

China shows what energy dominance might look like. Not only does China export more clean tech than US does fossil fuels, Chinese exports are (i) accelerating, and (ii) highly diversified across products & destinations.

This is a major warning sign for the US!

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

How much of this is really driven by people not having ever experienced living in walkable communities?

The only rural places that are "dense" are often near big tourist centers and that can get unpleasant.

I am somewhat surprised by group that emphasize community & family but prefer sparse areas.

National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders National Defense Ministry Honors 11 Soldiers for Refusing Illegal Orders Honored for rejecting illegal orders during martial law, Marine death probe

The South Korean Ministry of Defense has awarded medals of merit to 11 officers for disobeying direct orders of superiors during the martial law fiasco, orders that they deemed to be contrary to the constitution and endangerment to democracy.
www.chosun.com/english/nati...

"Like a populace that has a better understanding of the world around it is a populace that is much harder to rule by fear...

you got to stop the tyranny, not try and make a better case for why science should exist"

Thanks to @edyong209.bsky.social for the clarity. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

I doubt China is doing this for climate. But,

1) Clean energy is surging; they want to be the world’s supplier.
2) China is electrifying end uses fast to reduce import dependence
3) Ambition to lead the world in new clean tech and well on its way penetrating SE Asian and African markets.

this is unforgivable, these agents involved are guilty of aggravated kidnapping at the absolute least, it’s outside any possible duties they have as immigration enforcement

these are felonies with very long sentences

This is one of the most eloquent piece I've read in a long time. h/t @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

How Can We Live Together? - Boston Review Ezra Klein is wrong: shame is essential.

"Common decency stigmatizes people that do not participate in it—removes them from voluntary association. We indeed have to live with one another, but terms and conditions apply."

me on why Ezra Klein should be ashamed / why shame is Good Actually

www.bostonreview.net/articles/how...

A Methane Leak Pushed $19 Billion Santos Deal Over the Edge Amid final negotiations to seal the $19 billion takeover of Santos Ltd., suitors led by Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. were alerted to media reports of a methane leak at one of the Australian producer’s o...

Headline's a bit exaggerated but shows how bad environmental stewardship can directly increase business risk.

That's what we showed in our latest paper: carbon is as much a risk management issue as it is a climate issue. Some LNG supply chains are at high-risk of being major carbon liabilities.

I didn't say Democrats. I only said next admin. I agree repair will take a long time, but it must start with accountability. For far too long, both parties have been complicit in elite impunity - "everyone must obey the law" never really applied to everyone.

It is *much* more important to marginally increase the rate at which clean energy replaces coal/gas globally (China is doing this fast!) than to create an innovative solution for zero-carbon aviation or zero-carbon fertilizer.

Like - not even close.

Yet, media focus is often on novel solutions.

We are in the cancel culture part of the tragedy cycle Cancel culture ends when we decide that people can be horrifically wrong and still entitled to the grace that enables us all to grow from our worst moments.

Lots of insane takes in the media but FIRE has been rhetorically consistent on this issue! The list of potentially illegal retribution for speech is only growing.

The amount of damage this administration is doing to America's global standing and relationships built on decades of painstaking diplomacy is incalculable.

There is no coming back if the next admin doesn't commit to aggressively prosecuting criminal behavior of every single Trump admin official!