Paul N. Edwards
@avastmachine.bsky.social
History and politics of climate science, climate change, knowledge infrastructures. Prof. Emeritus of Information and History, University of Michigan and Director Emeritus, Stanford University STS Program.
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“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
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The #BrokenTimes consistently gets to the edge of truth but never follows through. If you can’t call corruption by its proper name then you fail no matter what you report.
Yes, it's good that The Times collates Trump's tangled grifts but, again, the #BrokenTimes fails to take the next step: Labeling it corruption to enable explanation of emoluments and illegality.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The #BrokenTimes consistently gets to the edge of truth but never follows through. If you can’t call corruption by its proper name then you fail no matter what you report.
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When Trump & GOP have done nothing to brag about, they fall back on the only tools in their toolkit: fear mongering, lying, fanning the flames of racism, finger pointing, spewing conspiracies, playing the victim & lying about Joe Biden.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
When Trump & GOP have done nothing to brag about, they fall back on the only tools in their toolkit: fear mongering, lying, fanning the flames of racism, finger pointing, spewing conspiracies, playing the victim & lying about Joe Biden.
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
#ProudBlue #Pinks #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice
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It’s a crime. He’s committing crimes.
Yes, it's good that The Times collates Trump's tangled grifts but, again, the #BrokenTimes fails to take the next step: Labeling it corruption to enable explanation of emoluments and illegality.
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Trump’s Tangled Web of Deal-Making, Policy and Riches
The president, his family and some of their closest associates have engaged in a sprawling campaign of deals that stretches across industries and the globe.
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:59 PM
It’s a crime. He’s committing crimes.
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Tony Dokoupil sounds like he is auditioning to work at Democracy Docket!😂
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
Tony Dokoupil: Don't just trust me. Make me earn it.
"You come first," declares the new anchor of the Evening News. "Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests — including the new owners of CBS."
www.cbsnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Tony Dokoupil sounds like he is auditioning to work at Democracy Docket!😂
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
"So here's my promise to you as long as I sit in this chair: you come first. Not advertisers. Not politicians. Not corporate interests. And, yes, that does include the corporate owners of CBS." www.cbsnews.com/news/tony-do...
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Without exaggeration, there has never been a major loss that has been so self-inflicted and openly welcomed as machine-generated lies, mainly because it appeals to big male egos and self-interest through chatbot sycophancy and those personalities have had the biggest platforms
January 1, 2026 at 7:14 AM
Without exaggeration, there has never been a major loss that has been so self-inflicted and openly welcomed as machine-generated lies, mainly because it appeals to big male egos and self-interest through chatbot sycophancy and those personalities have had the biggest platforms
as a French Blueskyer just posted, this would explain the bruising on his hands as well as the bloody ear during the assassination attempt. If the bloody ear was caused by a fragment of plastic, not a bullet, it could have bled profusely given this level of aspirin intake.
“They say aspirin is good for thinning out the blood & I don’t want thick blood pouring through my heart,” Trump said of his habitual overdosing against Dr’s advise. “I want nice, thin blood pouring through my heart. Does that make sense?”
Yessir, big nice sense, sir.
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
Yessir, big nice sense, sir.
www.wsj.com/us-news/as-s...
Exclusive | As Signs of Aging Emerge, Trump Responds With Defiance
In an interview, President Trump—the oldest man to assume the office—said he has eschewed some advice from his doctors and regrets getting advanced imaging.
www.wsj.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:04 PM
as a French Blueskyer just posted, this would explain the bruising on his hands as well as the bloody ear during the assassination attempt. If the bloody ear was caused by a fragment of plastic, not a bullet, it could have bled profusely given this level of aspirin intake.
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80 years ago today, former college and professional US football stars serving with Marine Corps divisions occupying Nagasaki, Japan, played the “Atomic Bowl” (Nagasaki Bears vs. Isahaya Tigers) before a 2,000-plus crowd on the radiated ruins of a high school where hundreds of students were killed.
The Most Bizarre Football Bowl Game Ever--in the Ruins of Nagasaki
The 'Atomic Bowl,' on a killing field, January 1, 1946.
oppenheimer2023.substack.com
January 1, 2026 at 2:24 PM
80 years ago today, former college and professional US football stars serving with Marine Corps divisions occupying Nagasaki, Japan, played the “Atomic Bowl” (Nagasaki Bears vs. Isahaya Tigers) before a 2,000-plus crowd on the radiated ruins of a high school where hundreds of students were killed.
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Looking back to @wwattribution.bsky.social studies in 2025 showed again, in stark terms, how unfairly the consequences of human-induced climate change are distributed. The world does not have to be like this, we have a lot of agency to make it better. www.worldweatherattribution.org/unequal-evid...
December 30, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Looking back to @wwattribution.bsky.social studies in 2025 showed again, in stark terms, how unfairly the consequences of human-induced climate change are distributed. The world does not have to be like this, we have a lot of agency to make it better. www.worldweatherattribution.org/unequal-evid...
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As is traditional on this day: Samuel Beckett’s thoughts via telegram on the coming New Year of 1984
December 31, 2025 at 5:41 PM
As is traditional on this day: Samuel Beckett’s thoughts via telegram on the coming New Year of 1984
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This isn't a replacement, but we are leading a new collection of climate assessment research bsky.app/profile/cost...
On #AGVTV at #AGU25, Dr. Melissa Kenney and I talked about the opportunity for the entire scientific community to contribute towards climate assessment research. Submit your papers at USclimatecollection.org. youtu.be/7Kb-hfwIUxQ?...
Introducing the U.S. Climate Collection: Connecting Climate Science for a Brighter Future
YouTube video by WebsEdgeScience
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December 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This isn't a replacement, but we are leading a new collection of climate assessment research bsky.app/profile/cost...
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Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
December 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
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just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Bob and I were among the hundreds of researchers that were supposed to conduct the 6th U.S. National Climate Assessment. Now it looks like they're gonna produce it with a few people and Grok? Communities need rigorous and accurate information about climate change. This will put communities at risk.
January 1, 2026 at 7:11 AM
just so it's clear: this is the exact core function of genAI
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
Fascist government and climate deniers love it because it can produce the aesthetics of knowledge without any actual tendency towards truth. It is automated denialism.
Shame on every climate scientist promoting its use (there are lots)
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Trump’s new visa program is a major problem for regular American farmers who can’t afford to pay the fee for people to pick their crops.
He’s giving farmers $11 billion in subsidies to make up for the $33-45 billion loss they’ve suffered. Most will go to the 5)
www.boundless.com/blog/trump-a...
He’s giving farmers $11 billion in subsidies to make up for the $33-45 billion loss they’ve suffered. Most will go to the 5)
www.boundless.com/blog/trump-a...
Trump Declares $100,000 Fee for H-1B Visas
Trump imposed a new $100,000 fee for H-1B visas, raising costs for employers and reshaping U.S. hiring. Learn what it means for you.
www.boundless.com
January 1, 2026 at 4:17 AM
Trump’s new visa program is a major problem for regular American farmers who can’t afford to pay the fee for people to pick their crops.
He’s giving farmers $11 billion in subsidies to make up for the $33-45 billion loss they’ve suffered. Most will go to the 5)
www.boundless.com/blog/trump-a...
He’s giving farmers $11 billion in subsidies to make up for the $33-45 billion loss they’ve suffered. Most will go to the 5)
www.boundless.com/blog/trump-a...
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⚡️ CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports.
The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.
The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.
CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports
The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.
kyivindependent.com
January 1, 2026 at 10:21 AM
⚡️ CIA rejects Putin's claim of Ukrainian attack on his residence, CNN reports.
The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.
The report confirms Ukraine's original denial and undercuts claims made by the Kremlin.
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2026 is already a little brighter. May the Blue wave that is coming this year change the path of history and end the reign of terror of this regime, starting with this wonderful swearing in of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of NYC!
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani is the new mayor of New York City. He was sworn in around midnight Thursday. He is the city’s first Muslim mayor, its first of South Asian descent and the first to be born in Africa.
apnews.com
January 1, 2026 at 8:18 AM
2026 is already a little brighter. May the Blue wave that is coming this year change the path of history and end the reign of terror of this regime, starting with this wonderful swearing in of Zohran Mamdani as Mayor of NYC!
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
Zohran Mamdani sworn in as New York City mayor at historic subway station
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A good omen going into 2026.
Breaking:
A federal appeals court just ruled that the Trump admin must return hundreds of California National Guard troops to Gov. Newsom's control.
Newsom: "I'm glad Pres. Trump has finally admitted defeat: We've said all along the federalization of the National Guard in California is illegal."
A federal appeals court just ruled that the Trump admin must return hundreds of California National Guard troops to Gov. Newsom's control.
Newsom: "I'm glad Pres. Trump has finally admitted defeat: We've said all along the federalization of the National Guard in California is illegal."
Appeals Court Orders End to Trump’s Command of California National Guard
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:12 AM
A good omen going into 2026.
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We are at the beginning of the end, indeed
Zohran Mamdani being sworn in a few hours after Trump gives up on militarizing cities cannot be overemphasized
starting the new year with:
—massive D overperformance in Iowa to hold a state senate seat
—Trump giving up on national guard in blue cities
—Mamdani sworn in
seems like a series of good omens, maybe.
—massive D overperformance in Iowa to hold a state senate seat
—Trump giving up on national guard in blue cities
—Mamdani sworn in
seems like a series of good omens, maybe.
January 1, 2026 at 5:44 AM
We are at the beginning of the end, indeed
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This is what they've done.
January 1, 2026 at 5:46 AM
This is what they've done.
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What are we doing?
NYT - Holdings from the library at the Goddard Space Flight Center, which includes unique documents from the early 20th century to the Soviet space race, will be warehoused or thrown out. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/31/cl...
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 3:23 AM
What are we doing?
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MAGA: This is what I voted for!!! Can we get an update on our ballroom!?!
January 1, 2026 at 12:43 AM
MAGA: This is what I voted for!!! Can we get an update on our ballroom!?!
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We on Bluesky generally had "epistemic luck" meaning we come from identities that find value in "truth seeking" institutions.
I don't feel very lucky. but yeah, we are at the mercy of what we choose to believe.
I don't feel very lucky. but yeah, we are at the mercy of what we choose to believe.
Today on Volts: I've got a nerdy one for you! I talk with political scientist @samuel-bagg.bsky.social about the epistemic crisis & its roots in social identity. He explains why factchecking & media literacy classes will never solve misinformation -- why something deeper & stronger is required.
The cure for misinformation is not more information or smarter news consumers
Political scientist Samuel Bagg explains why social identity is at the root of the misinformation crisis -- which calls for something deeper than factchecking.
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December 31, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We on Bluesky generally had "epistemic luck" meaning we come from identities that find value in "truth seeking" institutions.
I don't feel very lucky. but yeah, we are at the mercy of what we choose to believe.
I don't feel very lucky. but yeah, we are at the mercy of what we choose to believe.
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the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
Majority of Gen Z swipe left on dating people with opposite political views
Everyone has a list of so-called "red flags" when they're dating. And for some, especially younger Americans, different political views is a relationship deal breaker.
n.pr
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
the thing is, “differing political views” used to be about what percentage to tax high earners and not whether brown people are humans
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DOJ now has 400 lawyers reviewing 5.2 million more Epstein documents, 11 days after the legal deadline to produce them. I’ll discuss on @msnowreports.bsky.social at noon ET.
December 31, 2025 at 4:57 PM
DOJ now has 400 lawyers reviewing 5.2 million more Epstein documents, 11 days after the legal deadline to produce them. I’ll discuss on @msnowreports.bsky.social at noon ET.