Ben Lieberman
@uncertainemotions.bsky.social
Writer on climate change and history, ethnic cleansing, and imperial violence. Avid cross country skier (when I can find snow). Views do not represent any organization. Not a Carl Schmitt fan.
The effort buy Trump and the Republicans to create a safe space for gas vehicles in the US is not stopping the global transition toward EVS.
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Electric vehicle sales overtake petrol in EU for first time
Sales of fully electric cars surpassed those of petrol vehicles in the European Union for the first time in December, even as policymakers proposed to loosen emissions regulations, data from the auto...
www.reuters.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM
The effort buy Trump and the Republicans to create a safe space for gas vehicles in the US is not stopping the global transition toward EVS.
www.reuters.com/business/aut...
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
I saw Greenland from the window of an airplane once and liked what I saw. It must be mine all mine.
January 21, 2026 at 3:43 PM
I saw Greenland from the window of an airplane once and liked what I saw. It must be mine all mine.
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The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 — wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders — was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.
St. Paul mayor ‘livid’ after ICE wrongly targets family friend, escorts him undressed into cold
ChongLy Scott Thao was taken by federal agents from his St. Paul home in the frigid cold only wearing boxers and Crocs.
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January 20, 2026 at 12:30 AM
The windchill was below-zero when ChongLy Scott Thao, 57 — wearing only boxers and Crocs, with a blanket draped over his shoulders — was handcuffed and ushered outside by federal agents agents who broke open his door.
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Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
January 13, 2026 at 7:50 PM
Greenland PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen:
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
"If we have to choose between the US & Denmark here and now, we choose Denmark. We choose NATO. We choose the Kingdom of Denmark. We choose the EU."
"Greenland does not want to be owned by the US. Greenland does not want to be governed by the US" he later added.
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Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
Anti-ICE protester blinded by federal agent during demonstration in Santa Ana, family says
A young protester narrowly avoided being killed but was left permanently blind after a Department of Homeland Security agent fired a nonlethal round at close range during a Santa Ana protest last week...
www.latimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Under Trump's watch, a DHS agent shot a protestor in the face with a non-lethal round at close range, fractured his skull, and then dragged him around as he choked and bled. He is now permanently blind in his left eye.
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The EPA is no longer going to consider how many potential lives a pollution regulation would save -- just the costs to industry. This is directly counter to EPA's mission. And it will kill Americans.
Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
E.P.A. to Stop Considering Lives Saved When Setting Rules on Air Pollution
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2026 at 10:46 PM
The EPA is no longer going to consider how many potential lives a pollution regulation would save -- just the costs to industry. This is directly counter to EPA's mission. And it will kill Americans.
Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
Great (depressing) scoop from @maxinejoselow.bsky.social.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/c...
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NEW: I obtained internal emails from the Department of Energy's climate working group. They show the group plotting to produce a second misleading climate report, DOE officials avoiding public disclosure laws, DOE peer reviewers stating they weren't qualified: www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
DOE sees bigger role for climate contrarians, records show
A small team of researchers who dispute mainstream climate science may play an outsize role in the next National Climate Assessment.
www.eenews.net
January 12, 2026 at 3:45 PM
NEW: I obtained internal emails from the Department of Energy's climate working group. They show the group plotting to produce a second misleading climate report, DOE officials avoiding public disclosure laws, DOE peer reviewers stating they weren't qualified: www.eenews.net/articles/doe...
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The US stands alone in dismissing the problem of climate change.
January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
The US stands alone in dismissing the problem of climate change.
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The Moment We Lost The Plot talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-mom...
The Moment We Lost The Plot
It has never been easy for me to write about January 6. ...
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January 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The Moment We Lost The Plot talkingpointsmemo.com/news/the-mom...
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Would someone please show Trump a map of Greenland that doesn’t use the Mercator projection? Let him know it’s really not that big.
January 6, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Would someone please show Trump a map of Greenland that doesn’t use the Mercator projection? Let him know it’s really not that big.
Greece: yet another country to double down on fossil fuels as it burns up--US Ambassador Guilfoyle (not a typo) "“America is back and drilling in the Ionian Sea,”
January 4, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Greece: yet another country to double down on fossil fuels as it burns up--US Ambassador Guilfoyle (not a typo) "“America is back and drilling in the Ionian Sea,”
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It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:15 PM
It’s simply not possible to overstate how important NCAR is to US and world science. We need to fight this with everything we’ve got.
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"Yet what I’ve found most compelling about Chomsky is his contempt for bullshit, the skill with which he exposes the tautologies of the powerful men."
Earth to Greg Grandin, come in, Greg Grandin.
Earth to Greg Grandin, come in, Greg Grandin.
Noam Chomsky’s emails to Jeffrey Epstein display none of the fawning chatter found from, say, Larry Summers. And he does not appear to have been co-opted by whatever access Epstein provided.
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
https://bit.ly/4s3vx5A
What the Noam Chomsky–Jeffrey Epstein E-mails Tell Us
Chomsky has often suffered fools, knaves, and criminals too lightly. Epstein was one of them. But that doesn’t mean Chomsky was part of the “Epstein class.”
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December 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
"Yet what I’ve found most compelling about Chomsky is his contempt for bullshit, the skill with which he exposes the tautologies of the powerful men."
Earth to Greg Grandin, come in, Greg Grandin.
Earth to Greg Grandin, come in, Greg Grandin.
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It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
December 12, 2025 at 12:24 PM
It's not just social media. Looks like visitors to the US from Europe and other countries that are part of the visa waiver program will have to submit an enormous amount of data about themselves and their families, including DNA, if proposed new rules are accepted
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
Here’s the birth of Christ being defiled by masked federal thugs who think terrorizing marginalized people is funny.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
Homeland Security would have zip-tied the baby Jesus if its agents had been deployed in Bethlehem.
December 8, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Literally Jesus’s parents had to flee to another country with their baby to avoid the imperial police
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good reminder that ezra notwithstanding, charlie kirk was and turning point usa is a vicious proto-fascist organization devoted to harassing and silencing political enemies and glorifying violence.
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announces another boat strike in response to a request/wish from Turning Point USA’s Andrew Kolvet.
December 5, 2025 at 3:26 AM
good reminder that ezra notwithstanding, charlie kirk was and turning point usa is a vicious proto-fascist organization devoted to harassing and silencing political enemies and glorifying violence.
@joestieb.bsky.social Is it just coincidence that these links do not seem to work? libguides.nps.edu/primary/nato
Research Guides: Primary/Original Sources: NATO
Suggested resources for finding primary or original source materials to support NS and DA courses
libguides.nps.edu
December 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
@joestieb.bsky.social Is it just coincidence that these links do not seem to work? libguides.nps.edu/primary/nato
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Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
Trump move to pardon Honduras’s ex-president shows counter-drug effort is ‘based on lies and hypocrisy’
Why has Trump blown up alleged narco boats in the Caribbean and at the same time decided to let a big-time trafficker off the hook?
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Trump pardoned the ex-president of Honduras who shoveled hundreds of tons of cocaine into the U.S. He pardoned the founder of a black market who imported fentanyl from China.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
These men poisoned America & killed millions. Whatever Trump’s illegal boat strikes are about, it sure isn’t drugs.
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This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:50 PM
This is a must read. The most in depth understanding of how corrupt our foreign policy has become. Trump and Witkoff (Rubio totally sidelined) are proposing to sell out Ukraine in exchange for Russian deals for their billionaire crowd.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
Not about peace. Just about profit.
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Hang onto these pictures because Hegseth will have the offending sign removed as soon as he sobers up today.
Sign at the US Military Academy at West Point:
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Hang onto these pictures because Hegseth will have the offending sign removed as soon as he sobers up today.
The buried tell "In his social media post, Mr. Rubio did not confirm whether he had spoken to Mr. Rounds and other U.S. lawmakers at the Halifax forum." Who is more likely to be lying?
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The buried tell "In his social media post, Mr. Rubio did not confirm whether he had spoken to Mr. Rounds and other U.S. lawmakers at the Halifax forum." Who is more likely to be lying?
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
Rubio Insists U.S. Authored the Ukraine Peace Plan www.nytimes.com/2025/11/23/u...
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This reads like "The Jews Are Our Misfortune" but for the undocumented.
November 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
This reads like "The Jews Are Our Misfortune" but for the undocumented.