Paul N. Edwards
@avastmachine.bsky.social
History, politics of climate science, climate change, and knowledge infrastructures. Stanford prof. Director, STS Program and Co-Director, Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. Odds that industrial civilization survives this burning century: ???
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
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December 7, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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Our latest polling averages over at 50+1 show Trump hitting a new low in his job approval rating (39.4% among adults) and Dems meeting their previous high in the generic ballot (+4.4) fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls
December 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Our latest polling averages over at 50+1 show Trump hitting a new low in his job approval rating (39.4% among adults) and Dems meeting their previous high in the generic ballot (+4.4) fiftyplusone.news/latest-polls
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The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The entire debate over birthright citizenship is anti-constitutional because the purpose, intent, and text of the 14th Amendment were designed to foreclose any argument about who counts as an American citizen.
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This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
Donald Trump just removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
They are being replaced with Trump’s birthday.
December 6, 2025 at 3:13 PM
This is so racist it needs a new category of racism to describe it but it's also stupid and pointless. You simply cannot purge the celebration of Black people and their accomplishments from this country in favor of celebrations of a dying pedophile. It's literally not a thing he's capable of doing.
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#ICELawlessness is on full display every damn day. The fact that Congresswoman Grivalja showed up and was sprayed and spoke out set the bar for what other members of Congress need to be doing!
Thank you for your bravery @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social !!
Thank you for your bravery @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social !!
Every paper in America should have a 6 inch headline:
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
Sitting Member of Congress, Adelita Grivalja, Attacked by Trump's ICE with Chemical Weapons.
The Congresswoman was hit by gas pellet munitions when coming upon an ICE abduction at a restaurant she frequents in her community.
#ICELawlessness
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
#ICELawlessness is on full display every damn day. The fact that Congresswoman Grivalja showed up and was sprayed and spoke out set the bar for what other members of Congress need to be doing!
Thank you for your bravery @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social !!
Thank you for your bravery @adelitaforcongress.bsky.social !!
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has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
December 5, 2025 at 9:38 PM
has anyone else noticed that food tasted better in the past? it was mushy and easy to eat. and the spoon would come at you like an airplane
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There’s an obvious moral obligation to resist this by all means available. Allowing this to continue is not okay.
Somali American U.S. citizen grabbed & detained by Trump’s ICE goons for 24 hours, “sexually assaulted her and said what could you be hiding under your hijab?”
December 6, 2025 at 4:03 PM
There’s an obvious moral obligation to resist this by all means available. Allowing this to continue is not okay.
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Foreign Consulates instructed to deny visa applns from anyone who has worked on ‘factchecking, content moderation, online safety, compliance’ or activities Trump admin considers ‘censorship’ of Americans’ speech. Rubio says they are “protecting Americans”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
Trump administration moves to deny visas to factcheckers and content moderators
Action detailed in a state department memo directs officials to deny visas to any applicant engaging in ‘censorship’
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Foreign Consulates instructed to deny visa applns from anyone who has worked on ‘factchecking, content moderation, online safety, compliance’ or activities Trump admin considers ‘censorship’ of Americans’ speech. Rubio says they are “protecting Americans”
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...?
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Trump’s EPA is delaying the last climate reg still in place, a limit on methane. Methane is 80x worse than CO2 in the short term. The delay is like adding 25 million cars. A huge gift to the already profitable oil and gas industry, saving them an estimated $750m over 11 years in compliance costs.
December 6, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Trump’s EPA is delaying the last climate reg still in place, a limit on methane. Methane is 80x worse than CO2 in the short term. The delay is like adding 25 million cars. A huge gift to the already profitable oil and gas industry, saving them an estimated $750m over 11 years in compliance costs.
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Trump national security strategy says US should stop "hectoring" repressive nations in the Middle East about human rights then goes on to hector democratically elected European nations about their domestic policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
Trump Administration Says Europe Faces ‘Civilizational Erasure’
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Trump national security strategy says US should stop "hectoring" repressive nations in the Middle East about human rights then goes on to hector democratically elected European nations about their domestic policies. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/w...
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Secretary Hegseth is not fit to serve.
December 6, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Secretary Hegseth is not fit to serve.
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“The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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Trump wants to recreate a white America that never existed | Rebecca Solnit
The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy
www.theguardian.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:55 PM
“The persecution of brown people and mass deportations will not create the white country of far-right fantasy”
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social
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looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
*SUPREME COURT TO REVIEW TRUMP’S BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ROLLBACK
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
looking forward to either a 6-3 decision that trump as God Emperor of the United States can change the constitution by fiat or a 5-4 decision that 14th amendment means what it says with a dissent from thomas that actually the constitution recognizes donald j. trump as sovereign
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WaPo is reporting that Bradley told lawmakers that Hegseth DID give a kill order.
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
WaPo is reporting that Bradley told lawmakers that Hegseth DID give a kill order.
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this is your fault, Bill
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
December 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
this is your fault, Bill
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
personally, specifically, your fault
you could have blocked this guy, you more than anyone had the power, and you chose not to do it
you own this and I hope you choke on it
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The Hepatitis B vaccine was expected to prevent 9.5 million infections, 2.4 million chronic cases, and save 600,000 lives in the US by 2050.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Hepatitis B vaccine was expected to prevent 9.5 million infections, 2.4 million chronic cases, and save 600,000 lives in the US by 2050.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
The federal vaccine committee has blood on their hands.
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Hey, look who's back in the news! A federal judge in #Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/12/05/e... via @apnews.com
Grand jury transcripts from abandoned Epstein investigation in Florida ordered released
A federal judge ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases.
www.orlandosentinel.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Hey, look who's back in the news! A federal judge in #Florida on Friday ordered the release of grand jury transcripts from the federal sex trafficking cases of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. www.orlandosentinel.com/2025/12/05/e... via @apnews.com
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There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
There is no reason to be polite or decorous about this any more.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
The current Supreme Court is corrupt.
US democracy cannot survive unless it is reformed.
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Breyer: "There's a danger of rebellion today? You actually think that?"
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Breyer: "There's a danger of rebellion today? You actually think that?"
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Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
Democrats Need to Treat the Supreme Court Like the Villain It Is
The Court is out of control, and we'll never see reform unless we build the case for it. Starting now.
paulwaldman.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Democrats need to lay the groundwork for reform by attacking the villains on the Supreme Court - loudly, angrily, personally, relentlessly. And they should start now.
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
paulwaldman.substack.com/p/democrats-...
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Wow, a real legend — RIP. Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96
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December 5, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Wow, a real legend — RIP. Frank O. Gehry, Titan of Architecture, Is Dead at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
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I want to hear Bill Cassidy say he regrets voting for RFK Jr. If not, I’ll assume he just regrets the political discomfort this is causing him.
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
I want to hear Bill Cassidy say he regrets voting for RFK Jr. If not, I’ll assume he just regrets the political discomfort this is causing him.
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Breyer: Is every violent protest a rebellion? If opposing the administration's policies?
DOJ: The ... uh ... facts here gave rise to at least a danger of rebellion.
Breyer: And today? Is there a danger of rebellion today?
DOJ: The threat persists.
DOJ: The ... uh ... facts here gave rise to at least a danger of rebellion.
Breyer: And today? Is there a danger of rebellion today?
DOJ: The threat persists.
December 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Breyer: Is every violent protest a rebellion? If opposing the administration's policies?
DOJ: The ... uh ... facts here gave rise to at least a danger of rebellion.
Breyer: And today? Is there a danger of rebellion today?
DOJ: The threat persists.
DOJ: The ... uh ... facts here gave rise to at least a danger of rebellion.
Breyer: And today? Is there a danger of rebellion today?
DOJ: The threat persists.
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Did you see this? Black people and Jewish people are the targets. It really doesn’t have anything to do with liberty, country, territory, and everything to do with racism and antisemitism. MF’ing DAVID DUKE is their new hero and podcast bro.
December 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you see this? Black people and Jewish people are the targets. It really doesn’t have anything to do with liberty, country, territory, and everything to do with racism and antisemitism. MF’ing DAVID DUKE is their new hero and podcast bro.