Ian James

One striking thing about the NYer for me is that, while preserving a tone of status-quo decorum (and luxury ads), it has published some of the most radical and impactful journalism in this country's history, "Hiroshima," "Silent Spring," 1/3

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The view of Gaza, from an aid flight.

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This is a very very very good piece. Well reported, well sourced, well written. And covers nuances of Hollywood meets AI like no publication not based in LA could.

New numbers are coming in - putting the UCLA grant suspensions at more than $300 million, or about a third of UCLA’s total funding in federal grants and contacts.

Trump freezes $300 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism The Trump administration has frozen more than $300 million in National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health and other federal agency-funded research at UCLA, citing allegations the school...

The Trump administration has frozen hundreds of federal grants to UCLA worth more than $300 million @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Corp. for Public Broadcasting shuts down after federal funding cuts The Corp. for Public Broadcasting, which funnels federal dollars to NPR and PBS stations, has long been a target of Republicans.

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Abundance, Part 2: What’s Slowing Down Solar? Podcast Episode · Boiling Point · 07/31/2025 · 40m

This week on the Boiling Point podcast, we're talking "abundance" and Big Solar. I asked two of my favorite sources — a conservation activist and a solar industry lobbyist — to join me for a debate.

Listen in: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...

California, other states sue Trump over order threatening gender-affirming care providers California and other liberal-led states sued the Trump administration Friday over efforts to end gender-affirming care nationwide.

Breaking: California, other states sue Trump over order threatening gender-affirming care providers:

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Quantifying effects of solar power adoption on CO2 emissions reduction Analyzing the impact of solar power adoption on CO2 reduction targets provides key insights for policymakers and stakeholders.

A 15% increase in US solar-power generation is associated with a reduction of 8.54M metric tons/yr in CO2 emissions, >12% of the yearly target of 69 MMT CO2 reductions needed to cut CO2 emissions by 1380 MMT in 20 years.

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Who Are the Climate Deniers Fighting the Endangerment Finding? DeSmog has been tracking the efforts of fossil fuel trade associations, policymakers, and industry backed-groups out to demolish U.S. climate policy for years.

Who Are the #Climate Deniers Fighting the Endangerment Finding?

@geoffdembicki.bsky.social reports for @desmog.com

#news #environment #climatechange

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Gov. Newsom seeks to raise $18 billion to shore up state wildfire fund Gov. Newsom proposes that electric customers and utility shareholders pay another $18 billion to shore up a $21 billion state fund for wildfire victims

Gov. Newsom seeks to raise $18 billion to shore up state wildfire fund www.latimes.com/environment/...

Harris tells Colbert, in first interview out of office, that the U.S. system is 'broken' Former Vice President Kamala Harris told Stephen Colbert on "The Late Show" Thursday that she decided not to run for California governor because she believes the American system is "broken."

Harris tells Colbert, in first interview out of office, that the U.S. system is ‘broken’:

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'This fire could have been prevented': How utilities fought removal of old power lines Regulators wanted Southern California Edison and other utilities to remove abandoned power lines — such as the one suspected of igniting the Eaton fire — but backed down amid utility opposition.

'This fire could have been prevented': How utilities fought removal of old power lines

The energy source that could survive Trump's attack on California's green ambitions The Avina project in Vernon will be one of the largest hydrogen production and dispensing facilities in the country when it opens this fall.

Details from @hayleysmith.bsky.social on a big green hydrogen project coming to LA County, in time to qualify for expiring federal tax credits: www.latimes.com/environment/...

“We’ll Smash the Fucking Window Out and Drag Him Out” We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

The White House says ICE officers are "heroically getting these violent illegal aliens off of American streets with the utmost professionalism."

This is what that professionalism looks like in America today.

Via @nicolefoy.bsky.social & @mckenziefunk.com:

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

Don't look away: Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests

@nicolefoy.bsky.social @mckenziefunk.com

Bloodied Faces, Sobbing Children: Immigration Officers Smash Car Windows to Speed Up Arrests We’ve documented nearly 50 incidents of immigration officers shattering car windows to make arrests — a tactic experts say was rarely used before Trump took office. ICE claims its officers use a “mini...

Citizens, crying kids, pregnant women, people who aren't the target...it doesn't seem to matter who's inside the car when immigration officers want to make an arrest. They smash the window anyway

@mckenziefunk.com & I tracked these arrests all over the U.S. projects.propublica.org/trump-ice-sm...

"It is a coordinated, full-scale attack on the science." — Dave White, director of Arizona State University's Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation www.nytimes.com/2025/07/31/c...

Smithsonian removes Trump from impeachment exhibit in American History Museum A temporary placard, on display since 2021, described the president's historic impeachments. Officials said the exhibit was restored to an earlier version following a review of legacy content.

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Where does the climate movement go from here? In the face of Trump's climate assault, Bill McKibben proposes a sun-soaked path forward.

"California, fourth largest economy on planet Earth, is this summer using 40 percent less natural gas than it did two years ago to generate electricity. "

heated.world/cp/169762317

Leftist lawmakers gather to answer a question: How to beat the global right? Political leaders from a dozen countries have gathered in Mexico City to discuss a key question: How can the left win?

Rallying the left in Latin America: Political leaders from a dozen countries are gathering in Mexico City. (But none are attending from Venezuela, Nicaragua or Cuba, countries with leftist leaders who have taken hard authoritarian turns.) www.latimes.com/world-nation... @kate-linthicum.bsky.social

The U.S. invented these technologies. Then China dominated them. China dominates the global market for clean energy technology like electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels, which were all invented in the U.S.

China calls them the "New Three" -- solar panels, EVs, and batteries -- a set of technologies the country dominates.

But once, the US had a headstart.

New from me and @naemas.bsky.social on how the US lost its lead in clean energy -- and how China took over.
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Tom Jones, Yavapai elder and veteran who fought for Native rights, dies at 79 Tom Jones was part of a generation of Yavapai people who refused to back down, standing up for the land and the tribe's economic future.

We were privileged to attend our friend Tom Jones' funeral...here's the story: www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...

We're in the Orbanization of our media system now. It's happening.

CNN's Brian Stelter drew this assessment from Gábor Scheiring, "who experienced Viktor Orbán's autocratic power plays in Hungary firsthand as a member of the Hungarian parliament." view.newsletters.cnn.com/messages/175...

Bill McKibben on Rachel Carson’s “Silent Spring” Her reporting was quickly attacked by the industry she called into question, setting the playbook for companies that profited from tobacco, opioids, and fossil fuels.

“Silent Spring,” which exposed the dangers of DDT and other pesticides, was powerful enough to activate emotions, never florid, and willing to use the tropes of pastoral Americana for all they were worth. Bill McKibben reflects on Rachel Carson’s classic.

As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most - Inside Climate News Deteriorating conditions in the state’s prisons and climate change could be a potentially deadly combination, advocates warn.

As a Heat Wave Roiled Illinois, People Incarcerated Suffered The Most

Siri Chilukuri reports for @insideclimatenews.org

#news #environment #climatechange

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Some good news from The Netherlands.

Electricity production reaches lowest monthly CO2 emissions on record - ever.

Senate Confirms Conspiracy Theorist To Lead National Counterterrorism Center

Hey no big deal and all but... Senate Republicans just confirmed Joe Kent, a conspiracy theorist with alarming ties to white nationalists and far-right groups, to lead the National Counterterrorism Center. www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...

Such a powerful (and difficult) story by my colleagues. ICYMI, this team from ProPublica, @texastribune.org, @cazadoresdefakenews.info, and Alianza Rebelde Investiga have been partnering on a series of stories investigating the deportations of more than 200 Venezuelan men to CECOT in El Salvador...