Alan Ng

The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social

US hits $38 trillion in debt, after the fastest accumulation of $1 trillion outside of the pandemic The U.S. government's gross national debt has surpassed $38 trillion during the federal shutdown, marking a record high.

Trumponomics really going for the superlatives.

Hypothesis: that many MAGA supporters and ICE recruits are Marvel superhero fans and it hasn't occurred to them that they are playing the role of the bad guys in the Marvel universe.

NO KINGS Madison WI · No Kings **On October 18, we’ll gather in Madison WI to remind President Trump and his enablers: America has No Kings!** **Gather for march** 🕑 **When**: 2:00pm 📍 **Where**: McPike Park, 202 S. Ingersoll St....

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Basic Income for the Arts Public Survey Shows 97% Support for Making it Permanent 47% of respondents thought selection should be based on economic need, while 38% said artistic record.

Ireland sure has a better vision for the future.

Government watchdog websites go dark as OMB withholds funds from IG committee The Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency is funded largely through a no-year revolving account, rather than the regular appropriations that lapsed Oct. 1.

“Undermining whistleblower protections is a hallmark of authoritarian systems and a direct threat to checks and balances”

NO KINGS Madison WI · No Kings The folks who brought you No Kings in June are excited to be planning the next No Kings on Oct. 18. We're just getting started, but you can count on Madison to show up again to fight the Trump regime....

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Government pacing toward increased IT contract spending despite DOGE cuts A new administration and new priorities haven’t slowed the federal government’s spend on IT.

Here's a metric documenting that the "cuts" the Trumpists make are about taxpayer money going more to the 1% and less to the rest of us www.nextgov.com/policy/2025/...

It’s Not a ‘Mutual-Defense Compact.’ But a New Ad From 18 Universities Aims to Send a Message. The Big Ten’s member institutions have collaborated on a 30-second TV spot that will air during conference football games and other sporting events.

Whether this positive-messaging approach is appropriate depends on your perspective of whether the bad guys already have existential control of society or not. No? This works. Yes? This is bland self-censorship on display and instead we need satire and story-telling of harm done.

Graphic shows three line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance in ppm (blue line), monthly methane abundance in ppb (red line), and monthly nitrous oxide in ppb (purple line). Graphs are all shown from January 1984 through July 2025/April 2025. Current levels of CO2 are 428 ppm. Current levels of methane are 1935 ppb. Current levels of nitrous oxide are 339 ppb. All graphs show long-term increasing trends along with some interannual variability and seasonality.

Status of the most recent monthly-averaged greenhouse gases including carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide.

Observations provided by gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/

My Conversation with Heather Cox Richardson On the urgent need to defend democracy, rebuild a government that works for more Americans, and find historical context for the challenges we face today.

Amazing conversation between two thoughtful, wise, admirable people.

Thank you @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @petebuttigieg.bsky.social

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How Science Can Fix Its Trust Problem Americans’ confidence in science has slipped to its lowest point in almost half a century, write neuroscientists Michael Platt and Cory Miller.

Worth amplifying for #theresistance

German govt response to Rubio whining about labeling fascist parties as such: "This is democracy. [...] It is independent courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped"

Break the climate silence! Pakistan scales up solar, the world loses a climate champion, and conversations spark action

From Hayhoe's latest post: "[A] study surveyed 130,000 people in 125 countries around the world. Researchers found that 89% of people want more political action to fight climate change. [...] But here’s the surprising part: most of them think they’re in the minority." So talk about it!

This is terrifying in America. ICE agents are showing up masked—these abductions must stop. If you’re going to detain someone, show your face, present a warrant, and proper ID. Disappearing people from their families without evidence or accountability isn’t law enforcement—it’s state-sponsored fear.

BP CEO talks ‘reset’ toward oil, gas after it ‘chased too much’ for transition The Global 500 energy giant is selling stakes in its wind and solar businesses while upping the ante on oil and gas production in the U.S. and the Middle East.

Add BP to your total-boycott and divestment list immediately.

handwritten sign on brown paper saying "Wisconsin = Free Thinkers not Fascists"

My sign at the rally today is a reference to 170 years of #Wisconsin history, summarized well at wisconsinhistory.org/Records/Arti... "Freethinkers in Wisconsin." Any Wisconsinite with German history proud of their heritage must rise up against Trumpism and the MAGAts.

Nice comparisons from HCR: "Consumers give Trump’s economic plan the worst ratings of any administration’s economic policy since records began. He has had the same impact on economic uncertainty as the global coronavirus pandemic did."

Democrats' win in Wisconsin court race also is a big loss for Elon Musk The billionaire supporter of President Donald Trump and his affiliated groups spent more than $21 million supporting the conservative in the race in hopes of breaking liberals' 4-3 majority on the cou...

"Crawford’s margins were higher in places where the Musk-backed group America PAC had been active." To wit: GTFO of Wisconsin, you fascist brownshirts.

The Department of Government Efficiency, for example

Hands Off! Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the stre...

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Hands Off! Donald Trump and Elon Musk think this country belongs to them. They're taking everything they can get their hands on and daring the world to stop them. On Saturday, April 5th, we're taking to the…

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking everything they can get their hands on — including our public lands — and daring the world to stop them.

It's time to fight back. We need every person we can get to take to the streets and rally in opposition on April 5.

REPOST TO SPREAD THE WORD! #HandsOff

Let’s be real: everyone in this administration already lied under oath during their confirmation hearings.

Don't be afraid to call things by what they are. MAGA is a terrorist organization, ICE is a secret police force conducting Ethnic Cleansing, Elon Musk is an oligarch, and Trump is a foreign backed coup d'état figurehead. This is not an administration, this is a regime, and your country is occupied.

Song of Choice, by Trouble in the Kitchen from the album the Score

A timely song again, written by Peggy Seeger and Ewan McColl 50 years ago, and reapplied around the world many times since then. If anything the current US situation is worse than the song's warning, but anyone not working for #theresistance is still guilty as charged here.

How a University Fights an Authoritarian Regime Viktor Orbán came for me. Donald Trump is coming for you. Here’s what to do.

"You’re going to need an alliance [...] Don’t mince words. It’s too late to play nice. Call a spade a spade. Convince enough Americans that the administration’s strategy deserves only one name: vandalism."

The more crucial for long-term national security, the more likely to get axed by these vandals. Science, cybersecurity, military alliances, a diverse and inclusive workforce, economic stability ... all those pesky barriers to near-term profits for the oligarchs.

Found the name of the crime the Trump administration is committing. "Seditious conspiracy" as defined by Congress: "conspire to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States" #changemymind

Meet Rayhunter: A New Open Source Tool from EFF to Detect Cellular Spying Rayhunter is a new open source tool we’ve created that runs off an affordable mobile hotspot that we hope empowers everyone, regardless of technical skill, to help search out cell-site simulators (CSS...

"An overarching goal is to determine conclusively if CSS [cell-site simulators] are used to surveil free expression such as protests or religious gatherings, and if so, how often it’s occurring."