Josh Busby
@busbyj2.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Texas-Austin. Former Senior Climate Advisor DOD. Climate security, climate governance, clean energy, global health, US foreign policy. Author of States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security (Cambridge, 2022).
In case you missed this.
Greg Pollock and I weigh in on the Trump Administration's omission of climate change from the latest National Defense Strategy and why it is important. GIFT LINK foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/29/n...
Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away
Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.
foreignpolicy.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:02 PM
In case you missed this.
Danny DeVito wore it better.
Why is he turning into a D list DC rogues gallery villain
Wearing a cross outside the mustard suit brings the ensemble all together.
January 30, 2026 at 4:57 AM
Danny DeVito wore it better.
This is bulls—t loser authoritarian stuff.
January 30, 2026 at 2:38 AM
This is bulls—t loser authoritarian stuff.
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Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
January 30, 2026 at 12:41 AM
Tonight I watched Prime Minister Mark Carney take the actual Heated Rivalry Canada fleece from Hudson Williams, slip it on and say: “This is true soft power.”
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If you ban masks, there's a good chance you cripple ICE, in terms of personnel. A lot of these guys won't be willing do the job while showing their face.
January 30, 2026 at 1:05 AM
If you ban masks, there's a good chance you cripple ICE, in terms of personnel. A lot of these guys won't be willing do the job while showing their face.
So very tired of all this.
President Trump has filed a lawsuit against the IRS, in which he demands that the IRS, which he as president controls, pay him $10 billion.
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January 30, 2026 at 1:07 AM
So very tired of all this.
How is this at all in Gabbard’s remit? Premise is false in any case.
Q: What was Tulsi Gabbard doing an election center in GA?
TRUMP: She's working very hard on trying to keep the election safe. As you know, they got into the votes. She got a signed judge's order. You're gonna see some interesting things happening. They've been trying to get there for a long time.
TRUMP: She's working very hard on trying to keep the election safe. As you know, they got into the votes. She got a signed judge's order. You're gonna see some interesting things happening. They've been trying to get there for a long time.
January 30, 2026 at 12:21 AM
How is this at all in Gabbard’s remit? Premise is false in any case.
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Q: Amazon paid $75m to make & market this film. It's an exorbitant fee. Many Americans think this is Bezos trying to get in good w/ you & they would call it corruption
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
January 30, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Q: Amazon paid $75m to make & market this film. It's an exorbitant fee. Many Americans think this is Bezos trying to get in good w/ you & they would call it corruption
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: The New York Times
T: Fake news New York Times. I'm not involved w/ that. That was done with my wife
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Important clarification: The point of making the Melania doc was to transfer a $28 million bribe into her pocket. That's it.
That they couldn't be bothered to make a decent movie, and are gilding the grift even more by selling Limited Edition Melania Popcorn Buckets, is just the Trump brand.
That they couldn't be bothered to make a decent movie, and are gilding the grift even more by selling Limited Edition Melania Popcorn Buckets, is just the Trump brand.
January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Important clarification: The point of making the Melania doc was to transfer a $28 million bribe into her pocket. That's it.
That they couldn't be bothered to make a decent movie, and are gilding the grift even more by selling Limited Edition Melania Popcorn Buckets, is just the Trump brand.
That they couldn't be bothered to make a decent movie, and are gilding the grift even more by selling Limited Edition Melania Popcorn Buckets, is just the Trump brand.
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The incredible shrinking global revenue pie:
January 29, 2026 at 8:23 PM
The incredible shrinking global revenue pie:
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One of the things that, when this is all over, we or our descendants are going to have to reckon with is that *we knew exactly how this would play out*.
Hannah Arendt did not mince words, did she?
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
'Totalitarianism replaces all first-rate talents with crackpots and fools whose lack of intelligence and creativity is still the best guarantee of their loyalty.'
From "The Origins of Totalitarianism" (1951)
January 29, 2026 at 6:36 PM
One of the things that, when this is all over, we or our descendants are going to have to reckon with is that *we knew exactly how this would play out*.
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January 29, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Greg Pollock and I weigh in on the Trump Administration's omission of climate change from the latest National Defense Strategy and why it is important. GIFT LINK foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/29/n...
Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away
Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.
foreignpolicy.com
January 29, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Greg Pollock and I weigh in on the Trump Administration's omission of climate change from the latest National Defense Strategy and why it is important. GIFT LINK foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/29/n...
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Once again, we cancelled $86M in Dept of Education funding across all of America’s universities for area & foreign language studies - programs created during the Cold War expressly for national security purposes - because we were told we couldn’t afford it & it wasn’t a government priority anymore.
"Federal troop deployments to U.S. cities cost a total of $496 million in 2025, CBO estimates. Continuing current deployments will cost $93 million a month; 1,000 Guard personnel deployed to a city will cost at least $18 million a month." www.cbo.gov/publication/...
January 29, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Once again, we cancelled $86M in Dept of Education funding across all of America’s universities for area & foreign language studies - programs created during the Cold War expressly for national security purposes - because we were told we couldn’t afford it & it wasn’t a government priority anymore.
Greg Pollock and I weigh in on the Trump Administration’s National Defense Strategy and what it is missing - climate change foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/29/n...
Trump’s National Defense Strategy Tries to Imagine Climate Change Away
Sycophancy and ideology have replaced realistic assessments of dangers.
foreignpolicy.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Greg Pollock and I weigh in on the Trump Administration’s National Defense Strategy and what it is missing - climate change foreignpolicy.com/2026/01/29/n...
Listening. open.spotify.com/episode/4auo...
Mission critical: Trump and the mineral race
Spotify video
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January 29, 2026 at 5:46 AM
Listening. open.spotify.com/episode/4auo...
This is more like a vanity gift/bribe by Amazon to stay in Trump's good graces. It doesn't need to sell tickets if it gets favorable regulatory treatment from Trump. It's more like a payoff news companies have been making to Trump when he threatens to sue them.
January 29, 2026 at 5:04 AM
This is more like a vanity gift/bribe by Amazon to stay in Trump's good graces. It doesn't need to sell tickets if it gets favorable regulatory treatment from Trump. It's more like a payoff news companies have been making to Trump when he threatens to sue them.
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Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
January 28, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Confronted Congressman Tom Suozzi, one of seven Democrats casting the decisive votes to increase ICE funding by $10,000,000,000.
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Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
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If anyone has a benign explanation for her presence, I’d love to hear it.
“.. U.S. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard speaks on the phone while standing inside a vehicle loaded with boxes outside the Fulton County Election Hub and Operation Center after the FBI executed a search warrant there.”
@reuters.com
@reuters.com
January 29, 2026 at 2:11 AM
If anyone has a benign explanation for her presence, I’d love to hear it.
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If anything, this is understatement.
It’s like if Teapot Dome, Watergate, Kent State, Credit Mobilier, and Iran Contra had all happened in the same week.
January 29, 2026 at 1:41 AM
If anything, this is understatement.
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I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
I just visited Liam and his father. My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
YouTube video by JoaquinCastroTX
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January 28, 2026 at 11:16 PM
I just visited Liam and his father. I also met with countless more children and families who have done nothing wrong and should not be detained.
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
My full update on visiting the Dilley detention center:
youtu.be/j9FcMwyWN2I?...
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The fact that Bari would run a DOGE on CBS news a full 10 months after DOGE jumped the shark with just about anyone is just perfect
Below is the buyout offer all CBS Evening News staff received today.
"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
January 29, 2026 at 1:05 AM
The fact that Bari would run a DOGE on CBS news a full 10 months after DOGE jumped the shark with just about anyone is just perfect
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I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
January 28, 2026 at 11:38 PM
I know all eyes are on Minneapolis, but there's a fast-approaching nightmare in Springfield, Ohio.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
Trump is revoking protected status for tens of thousands of Haitians living there on Feb. 3.
Reportedly, on Feb. 4, 1000 ICE agents are arriving to remove this population. Ethnic cleansing.
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Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia
January 28, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Personally I think this is too much money to give to Donald trumps poorly trained but heavily armed Militia