Stephen Young
@atomicwonk.bsky.social
Advocate for more sensible nuclear weapons policies, firm believer that we should not live in a world where hundreds of millions could be dead in an hour. Associate Director for Government Affairs, Global Security Program, Union of Concerned Scientists
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A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:
Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law
Court declared today that the Trump administration violated federal law when it secretly formed the “Climate Working Group” and tasked it with writing a dangerously slanted report used as the basis fo...
www.ucs.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:27 PM
A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:
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Recent college & grad school alumni:
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
January 27, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Recent college & grad school alumni:
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
Work for 6 to 9 months with 1 of over 2 dozen NGOs in DC on international peace & security issues, including nuclear arms control, peacebuilding, & diplomacy. Apply by Feb. 27 to @scovillepf.bsky.social for the fall '26 semester. scoville.org
My colleague @lauraegrego.bsky.social with a well-worth-your-time read on the fiasco that is Golden Dome, which Trump launched one year ago today: www.ucs.org/about/news/c...
Congress Should Rein in Foolhardy Pursuit of Golden Dome Program
A year ago today, President Donald Trump issued a sweeping Executive Order calling for an “Iron Dome for America.” Statement by Dr. Laura Grego at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
www.ucs.org
January 28, 2026 at 2:00 AM
My colleague @lauraegrego.bsky.social with a well-worth-your-time read on the fiasco that is Golden Dome, which Trump launched one year ago today: www.ucs.org/about/news/c...
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Thomas Jefferson: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." (And he was talking about the very problematic and partisan newspapers of the time...)
"First, they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened next." - Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler, at the @thebulletin.org #DoomsdayClock announcement.
January 27, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Thomas Jefferson: "Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter." (And he was talking about the very problematic and partisan newspapers of the time...)
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UPDATE: After seeing this video, I informed ICE of my intent to visit the Baltimore facility today. I was told I would be denied entry.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
Like many of you, I have seen this video, and I'm demanding answers.
My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers.
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My team has reached out to ICE repeatedly and have yet to get clear answers.
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January 27, 2026 at 4:42 PM
UPDATE: After seeing this video, I informed ICE of my intent to visit the Baltimore facility today. I was told I would be denied entry.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
It’s clear Trump's ICE would rather engage in a cover up. I will not stop pressing until we get answers. We need transparency & accountability.
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I shared this video the other day.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
January 27, 2026 at 6:00 AM
I shared this video the other day.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
Tonight @maddow had this lawyer on her show.
People are being tortured at Trump's detention camps Including children deprived of medical care.
PUTRID WATER
BUGS IN FOOD
Call your Senators & DEMAND they stop funding DHS!
202-224-3121
Do Not Fund ICE terrorism.
"First, they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened next." - Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler, at the @thebulletin.org #DoomsdayClock announcement.
January 27, 2026 at 3:20 PM
"First, they came for the journalists. We don't know what happened next." - Maria Ressa, founder of Rappler, at the @thebulletin.org #DoomsdayClock announcement.
One could argue that it could have moved even closer to midnight, but it is hard to dispute that the world is closer to massive disaster than it was last year.
🚨 It is now 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT on the #DoomsdayClock, the closest it has ever been to midnight.
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
January 27, 2026 at 3:13 PM
One could argue that it could have moved even closer to midnight, but it is hard to dispute that the world is closer to massive disaster than it was last year.
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🚨 It is now 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT on the #DoomsdayClock, the closest it has ever been to midnight.
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
🚨 It is now 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT on the #DoomsdayClock, the closest it has ever been to midnight.
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
Learn why here:
thebulletin.org/doomsday-clo...
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
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Singing and praying in -22 degrees.
January 23, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Singing and praying in -22 degrees.
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The White House Military Office Army aide was on “Football” duty earlier today as Emperor Trump left the World Economic Fourm in Davos. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
January 22, 2026 at 9:47 PM
The White House Military Office Army aide was on “Football” duty earlier today as Emperor Trump left the World Economic Fourm in Davos. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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The Trump admin "has been forced to acknowledge its unlawful actions and release gov. documents related to this case, which will allow the public to see for itself how the DOE and EPA worked in concert to solicit a report with predetermined conclusions aimed at overturning the Endangerment Finding."
Newly Disclosed Records Show Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions Related to Secretly Formed “Climate Working Group”
Newly disclosed records obtained by UCS and EDF about the Trump administration’s “Climate Working Group” reveal brazenly unlawful actions behind the creation of a report that underlies the administrat...
www.ucs.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:07 PM
The Trump admin "has been forced to acknowledge its unlawful actions and release gov. documents related to this case, which will allow the public to see for itself how the DOE and EPA worked in concert to solicit a report with predetermined conclusions aimed at overturning the Endangerment Finding."
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“Asking scientists to spy on and report on their fellow co-authors” is a “classic hallmark of authoritarianism," said Dr Jennifer Jones, Director of the Center for Science & Democracy at UCS.
Trump Administration Orders USDA Employees to Investigate Foreign Researchers They Work With
The new directive asks workers to check the backgrounds of foreign nationals collaborating with the department’s scientists for evidence of “subversive or criminal activity.” Their names are being sen...
www.propublica.org
January 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
“Asking scientists to spy on and report on their fellow co-authors” is a “classic hallmark of authoritarianism," said Dr Jennifer Jones, Director of the Center for Science & Democracy at UCS.
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*gestures wildly* See? SEE??
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say
Longstanding diplomatic agreements and an existing U.S. base already enable military expansion.
www.defenseone.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:17 PM
*gestures wildly* See? SEE??
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...
Trump’s Golden Dome excuse for Greenland grab is ‘detached from reality,’ experts say www.defenseone.com/threats/2026...
My colleague @dkspaulding.bsky.social inspired this excellent @cnn.com piece on #nuclear testing with this compelling story: blog.ucs.org/dylan-spauld...
January 16, 2026 at 3:04 PM
My colleague @dkspaulding.bsky.social inspired this excellent @cnn.com piece on #nuclear testing with this compelling story: blog.ucs.org/dylan-spauld...
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The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.
Good news: World records longest ever lull in nuclear tests. Bad news: It’s on shaky ground | CNN
The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.
www.cnn.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:09 PM
The world passed a nuclear milestone this week. And, perhaps surprisingly given the recent run of saber-rattling from the likes of Russia and the United States, it’s a positive one.
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least of the differences between me & people I like like and folk like Trump & it matters
I got to hold ICAN’s Nobel Prize (nuclear disarmament work) & talk w/ @rayacheson.bsky.social
I am glad they were recognized & am proud to be part of broader work.
It’s not about me or you
It’s about us.
I got to hold ICAN’s Nobel Prize (nuclear disarmament work) & talk w/ @rayacheson.bsky.social
I am glad they were recognized & am proud to be part of broader work.
It’s not about me or you
It’s about us.
January 16, 2026 at 2:45 PM
least of the differences between me & people I like like and folk like Trump & it matters
I got to hold ICAN’s Nobel Prize (nuclear disarmament work) & talk w/ @rayacheson.bsky.social
I am glad they were recognized & am proud to be part of broader work.
It’s not about me or you
It’s about us.
I got to hold ICAN’s Nobel Prize (nuclear disarmament work) & talk w/ @rayacheson.bsky.social
I am glad they were recognized & am proud to be part of broader work.
It’s not about me or you
It’s about us.
This may be my favorite sign off all time. It has a truth that cannot be denied.
January 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
This may be my favorite sign off all time. It has a truth that cannot be denied.
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This is a community that cares deeply, spreads kindness, and seeks to build a better world.
Today we remembered the lives lost at the hands of ICE. Tomorrow we continue our work to peacefully build safer communities for all.
Today we remembered the lives lost at the hands of ICE. Tomorrow we continue our work to peacefully build safer communities for all.
January 11, 2026 at 6:18 PM
This is a community that cares deeply, spreads kindness, and seeks to build a better world.
Today we remembered the lives lost at the hands of ICE. Tomorrow we continue our work to peacefully build safer communities for all.
Today we remembered the lives lost at the hands of ICE. Tomorrow we continue our work to peacefully build safer communities for all.
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they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
January 11, 2026 at 2:29 AM
they want you to think minneapolis is dangerous. more of brass solidarity band performing today at powderhorn park at the anti ICE protest after their agent killed renee good. the band is made up of community members around george floyd square and they bring joy to every action they appear at
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I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
January 11, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I can't believe I'm posting this video - but we actually have to have a conversation about the real world implications of America going to war over Greenland.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
Let me walk you through it. It doesn't turn out well for us.
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Today in 1984, security officers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, hurriedly parked a large armored vehicle over the 110-ton door of a Minuteman III ICBM silo after electronic sensors gave launch officers alarming (but ultimately false) indications that the missile’s firing sequence had begun.
Armored Car Use to Block Missile Told
The Air Force said Wednesday it was only as "an added precaution" that an armored car was hurriedly parked atop a Minuteman 3 silo after the nuclear missile inside gave off false signals suggesting it...
www.latimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Today in 1984, security officers at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, hurriedly parked a large armored vehicle over the 110-ton door of a Minuteman III ICBM silo after electronic sensors gave launch officers alarming (but ultimately false) indications that the missile’s firing sequence had begun.
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The authoritarian, violent, and anti-science actions of the Trump admin over the past week show clear contempt for democracy and the public good, endangering people in the US and around the world.
Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.
Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.
January 9, 2026 at 4:25 PM
The authoritarian, violent, and anti-science actions of the Trump admin over the past week show clear contempt for democracy and the public good, endangering people in the US and around the world.
Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.
Congress must uphold its constitutional responsibility and hold the administration accountable.