Scott Brassfield MD
@climatemd.bsky.social
FP doc in Colorado Springs. Concentrating on climate change, plastic pollution, and habitat destruction now that my planet’s triaged to critical care
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November 21, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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NEW: Colorado’s county election clerks (majority Republican) implore Gov Polis (D) not to release Tina Peters to the Trump administration. Their joint letter says it would be a slap in the face to clerks who endure threats due to Peters’ election rigging conspiracy theories.
November 21, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: Colorado’s county election clerks (majority Republican) implore Gov Polis (D) not to release Tina Peters to the Trump administration. Their joint letter says it would be a slap in the face to clerks who endure threats due to Peters’ election rigging conspiracy theories.
Excellent article with the unlikely, but also undoomer finding, that if the world cut ghg emissions 50% by 2035 the world would return to lower degrees of warming
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today:
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
"When the planet heats up beyond 1.5 degrees, the impacts don't get just slightly worse. Scientists warn that massive, self-reinforcing changes could be set off, having devastating impacts around the world."
www.npr.org/2025/11/19/n...
3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points
Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.
www.npr.org
November 19, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Excellent article with the unlikely, but also undoomer finding, that if the world cut ghg emissions 50% by 2035 the world would return to lower degrees of warming
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For humans, nature is nothing but a huge supermarket: we have always been much more interested in owning it than understanding it
November 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
For humans, nature is nothing but a huge supermarket: we have always been much more interested in owning it than understanding it
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This economic system takes living organisms, strips them of their rights, turns them into products, and replaces their sovereignty with an expiration date. Humans are not exempt from this treatment.
November 12, 2025 at 7:27 PM
This economic system takes living organisms, strips them of their rights, turns them into products, and replaces their sovereignty with an expiration date. Humans are not exempt from this treatment.
Phil’s opponent, Senator Bennet, was one of seven Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Trump’s DOE head Chris Wright, an oil company exec and fracking and fossil fuel advocate. Let’s elect Governor Weiser to fight for clean energy development in our majestic state!
We continue to hold this administration accountable and fight for Colorado. 👇
A federal court ruled for Colorado and partner states, striking down an unlawful DOE policy that threatened funding for state-run energy programs.
AG Phil Weiser co-led the case, defending clean energy progress and lowering costs for families.
Court's opinion and order: https://bit.ly/3WRdpNN
AG Phil Weiser co-led the case, defending clean energy progress and lowering costs for families.
Court's opinion and order: https://bit.ly/3WRdpNN
November 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Phil’s opponent, Senator Bennet, was one of seven Democratic Senators who voted to confirm Trump’s DOE head Chris Wright, an oil company exec and fracking and fossil fuel advocate. Let’s elect Governor Weiser to fight for clean energy development in our majestic state!
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above quote is from
NASA Staff Horrified at Plan to Throw Out Incredibly Specialized Science Equipment Like Garbage
NASA staffers are raising concerns over a dozen buildings on its Goddard Space Flight Center's campus in Maryland being emptied.
futurism.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
above quote is from
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Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
NASA may be quietly gutting an iconic campus with what it calls strategic closures, workers fear | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Have you heard about this?
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
"As the govt shutdown drags on, buildings at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (HQ for the Webb telescope among other missions) are being emptied without notice. Highly specialized equipment is at risk of being thrown away like trash."
h/t @climatebrad.hillheat.com
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In case you missed it, wide-ranging and insightful.
"there's actually a connection between global heating and the rise of fascism ... this like general sense of fear that things aren't going well, which makes a populace susceptible to authoritarianism"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGeT...
"there's actually a connection between global heating and the rise of fascism ... this like general sense of fear that things aren't going well, which makes a populace susceptible to authoritarianism"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGeT...
Billions of People Will Die | NASA Climate Scientist Warning
YouTube video by Science Talk
www.youtube.com
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
In case you missed it, wide-ranging and insightful.
"there's actually a connection between global heating and the rise of fascism ... this like general sense of fear that things aren't going well, which makes a populace susceptible to authoritarianism"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGeT...
"there's actually a connection between global heating and the rise of fascism ... this like general sense of fear that things aren't going well, which makes a populace susceptible to authoritarianism"
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGeT...
Our next Guv is an infatigable litigator for impartial justice and the Constitution. A couple weeks back he filed our 41st antiregime lawsuit & no telling how many now!
BREAKING--We took Trump’s USDA to court—and we won a ruling, now upheld on appeal. 600,000 Coloradans will get the food assistance they’re owed.
Because the rule of law—and human decency—matter and we will keep fighting for them.
coag.gov/press-releas...
coag.gov/press-releas...
November 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Our next Guv is an infatigable litigator for impartial justice and the Constitution. A couple weeks back he filed our 41st antiregime lawsuit & no telling how many now!
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Dropped everything to publish this new op-ed to @mongabay.com by former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson
She calls Bill Gates' new essay on #climatechange dangerous & false
“The great challenge of our time is to build a future where every person can thrive on a healthy planet,” Robinson argues:
She calls Bill Gates' new essay on #climatechange dangerous & false
“The great challenge of our time is to build a future where every person can thrive on a healthy planet,” Robinson argues:
No, Bill Gates, we don’t have to choose between people & planet (commentary)
Bill Gates has long been a leading voice in the global response to human health and climate change. His climate investments and advocacy have helped drive innovation, expand access to clean energy, an...
news.mongabay.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Dropped everything to publish this new op-ed to @mongabay.com by former President of Ireland, Mary Robinson
She calls Bill Gates' new essay on #climatechange dangerous & false
“The great challenge of our time is to build a future where every person can thrive on a healthy planet,” Robinson argues:
She calls Bill Gates' new essay on #climatechange dangerous & false
“The great challenge of our time is to build a future where every person can thrive on a healthy planet,” Robinson argues:
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Great to join Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera to commemorate #NativeHeritageMonth and to join the community celebration of Judge Christy Arguello.
November 6, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Great to join Lieutenant Governor Dianne Primavera to commemorate #NativeHeritageMonth and to join the community celebration of Judge Christy Arguello.
This @coveringclimatenow.org panel shows tragic,and to me inexplicable, flaws in Gates’ logic. Gates negates significant Gates Foundation contributions to human health by attacking efforts by climate scientists and organizations to protect a livable environment all humans depend on
Read about the Gates memo in the news? Wondering what @kimcobb.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @weatherwest.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social and I think about it?
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
No need to wonder: @coveringclimatenow.org is hosting a free webinar panel. Join us THIS AFTERNOON:
The Bill Gates Memo: Climate Scientists Respond With Urgency — Covering Climate Now
Ahead of this month’s COP30 summit in Brazil, billionaire investor Bill Gates is advising world leaders that global warming “will not lead to humanity’s demise” and that effort to reducing emissions a...
coveringclimatenow.org
November 5, 2025 at 4:09 AM
This @coveringclimatenow.org panel shows tragic,and to me inexplicable, flaws in Gates’ logic. Gates negates significant Gates Foundation contributions to human health by attacking efforts by climate scientists and organizations to protect a livable environment all humans depend on
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We don't have a bandana for dogs at our merch store yet, but you can get creative if you want your pup to represent. Check out the merch we have at store.philforcolorado.com.
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We don't have a bandana for dogs at our merch store yet, but you can get creative if you want your pup to represent. Check out the merch we have at store.philforcolorado.com.
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He just changed the the title of his book...
November 4, 2025 at 5:48 PM
He just changed the the title of his book...
Katharine’s Astronomy magazine article is an excellent exposè of how, immediately, we must all turn what we know in our heads into effective action
For more on this, check out the essay I wrote for Astronomy magazine (yes, really!)
www.astronomy.com/science/solv...
www.astronomy.com/science/solv...
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Katharine’s Astronomy magazine article is an excellent exposè of how, immediately, we must all turn what we know in our heads into effective action
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If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
If we don’t fix the climate, pollution, and nature crises, we can’t fix anything. They are already actively amplifying poverty, hunger, and division. They are what stand between all of us, regardless of geography or ideology, and the better future we all seek. That's why I'm convinced that ...
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And over here, children, we see the three-year running mean global surface temperature anomaly reaching a new record high.
And over there, look children, it's a category 5 hurricane devastating Jamaica.
And over there, look children, it's a category 5 hurricane devastating Jamaica.
October 28, 2025 at 12:54 PM
And over here, children, we see the three-year running mean global surface temperature anomaly reaching a new record high.
And over there, look children, it's a category 5 hurricane devastating Jamaica.
And over there, look children, it's a category 5 hurricane devastating Jamaica.
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Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify
indivisible.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Spotify is now running ICE recruitment ads. We asked them to stop. They ignored us. Let's show them what we showed Disney. No Kings, No Collaborators, No Capitulators. indivisible.org/cancel-spotify
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“Capitalism is a system of self-destruction simply because it only understands doing, building and achieving. It is fundamentally incapable of undoing, fixing, stopping or reducing”
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 AM
“Capitalism is a system of self-destruction simply because it only understands doing, building and achieving. It is fundamentally incapable of undoing, fixing, stopping or reducing”
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What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
October 21, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What USA thinks it's #1 in (and its actual rankings):
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
Life Expectancy: 46th
FreePress: 42nd
Healthcare: 30th
Education: 26th
Happiness: 23rd
Freedom: 17th
What the USA is #1 in:
Military Spending
Number of Billionaires
Incarceration
Bankruptcy filings
Medical debt
Gun deaths
Funding israel
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Together, we will defend our republic and ensure that, in America, there are #NoKings. More details here—https://philforcolorado.com/a-republic-as-long-as-we-can-keep-it/
October 18, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Together, we will defend our republic and ensure that, in America, there are #NoKings. More details here—https://philforcolorado.com/a-republic-as-long-as-we-can-keep-it/
This is the just the Vermijo street 1/3rd of the No Kings crowd still SEISMIC after 2.5 hours @indivisible.org @indivisiblecs.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501cos.bsky.social Today’s No Kings is a whole new ball game from earlier protests
October 18, 2025 at 8:32 PM
This is the just the Vermijo street 1/3rd of the No Kings crowd still SEISMIC after 2.5 hours @indivisible.org @indivisiblecs.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social @50501cos.bsky.social Today’s No Kings is a whole new ball game from earlier protests
By far our biggest protest!!!! @indivisiblecs.bsky.social @indivisible.org @50501cos.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social
Fantastic No Kings in Colorado Springs and just getting started 😻😻😻@
October 18, 2025 at 6:23 PM
By far our biggest protest!!!! @indivisiblecs.bsky.social @indivisible.org @50501cos.bsky.social @50501movement.bsky.social
Fantastic No Kings in Colorado Springs and just getting started 😻😻😻@
October 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Fantastic No Kings in Colorado Springs and just getting started 😻😻😻@