Cynthia Thomson
@ccthomson.bsky.social
🌎 🔥 🧯 Building climate programs | Expertise: living and operating in existential dread | Previous: Columbia Climate School, Terra.do | Lover of: 😼 🦛 🍫 🏋️♀️ 🥾
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It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
November 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
It’s not a great deal if you don’t need it. And especially this year, others really need support. So for all of us who have enough, let’s refuse to get sucked into the holiday shopping frenzy and share instead of shop. We don’t need more stuff, we need communities where all our neighbors are safe.
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
November 18, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Women are watching abusive dynamics play out on the national stage and for many it feels very, very familiar to what they’ve experienced regularly—
I hope midterms are a referendum
I hope midterms are a referendum
You know what would be nice? Repercussions for actions, just sayin’
November 18, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You know what would be nice? Repercussions for actions, just sayin’
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why is COP still a thing?
Revealed: >300 Big Agriculture lobbyists have participated at this year’s UN climate talks taking place in the Brazilian Amazon, where the industry is the leading cause of deforestation, a new investigation by me and @rachelsherrington.bsky.social has found.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 300 big agriculture lobbyists have taken part in Cop30, investigation finds
Lobbyists representing industry responsible for a quarter to a third of global emissions participated in key talks at the UN climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
why is COP still a thing?
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I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
bookshop.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I’m sorry to be self promoting but I a) have never been seduced by a fascist with a brain worm b) am capable of crafting a decent sentence and c) wrote a book that did not earn me a fawning profile in the newspaper but is still pretty good
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
bookshop.org/p/books/huma...
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You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
Something absolutely perfect about Larry Summers riffing about the scourge of woke cancel culture being unfair to predatory men in a friendly email to his pal JEFFREY EPSTEIN.
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 PM
You just know that “Did Women Ruin the Workplace?” bit would have done NUMBERS in this little clique
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“‘More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,’ says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab.” open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
Sudan's Death Toll Could Exceed Gaza’s. Here’s Everything You Need to Know
Two experts on Sudan explain how the killing in El Fasher is worse than anyone knows.
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“‘More people could have died in the past week in El Fasher, and this is without hyperbole, than died in the past two years in Gaza,’ says Nathaniel Raymond, Executive Director at Yale’s Humanitarian Research Lab.” open.substack.com/pub/zeteo/p/...
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On the Blue Jays’ class toward Alex Vesia, who is away from the Dodgers while dealing with a family emergency right now:
November 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
On the Blue Jays’ class toward Alex Vesia, who is away from the Dodgers while dealing with a family emergency right now:
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A billionaire who thought we shouldn't give the poor free COVID vaccines, and hung out with Epstein, wrote some weird, vague stuff about how climate change "isn't that bad" and now the media is covering that rather than a record climate fueled hurricane.
The age of oligarchy sure is exhausting.
The age of oligarchy sure is exhausting.
October 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
A billionaire who thought we shouldn't give the poor free COVID vaccines, and hung out with Epstein, wrote some weird, vague stuff about how climate change "isn't that bad" and now the media is covering that rather than a record climate fueled hurricane.
The age of oligarchy sure is exhausting.
The age of oligarchy sure is exhausting.
Has anyone done this yet?
CO2 levels the last time the Blue Jays were in the World Series: 357 ppm
CO2 levels today: 426 ppm
CO2 levels the last time the Blue Jays were in the World Series: 357 ppm
CO2 levels today: 426 ppm
October 22, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Has anyone done this yet?
CO2 levels the last time the Blue Jays were in the World Series: 357 ppm
CO2 levels today: 426 ppm
CO2 levels the last time the Blue Jays were in the World Series: 357 ppm
CO2 levels today: 426 ppm
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One of the most challenging aspects of the climate crisis is that it becomes harder to solve as it proceeds, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. It isn't something that can be put off until tomorrow without serious penalty.
The wet tropical rainforests of Queensland are now a carbon source because CO₂ emitted from trees dying and decaying outstripped the CO₂ taken up by trees growing. 😕
Australia's tropical trees emit more carbon than they absorb: study
Climate change is killing trees faster than they can be replaced leading to greater carbon emissions, according to a new study.
www.abc.net.au
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
One of the most challenging aspects of the climate crisis is that it becomes harder to solve as it proceeds, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. It isn't something that can be put off until tomorrow without serious penalty.
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The wet tropical rainforests of Queensland are now a carbon source because CO₂ emitted from trees dying and decaying outstripped the CO₂ taken up by trees growing. 😕
Australia's tropical trees emit more carbon than they absorb: study
Climate change is killing trees faster than they can be replaced leading to greater carbon emissions, according to a new study.
www.abc.net.au
October 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
The wet tropical rainforests of Queensland are now a carbon source because CO₂ emitted from trees dying and decaying outstripped the CO₂ taken up by trees growing. 😕
One of the things that frustrates me about the “things have been worse than they are now” discourse (other than the existential climate threat) is how it leaves out that capitalism and corporate greed have never been more unfettered
“Starbucks holds nearly $2 billion of customers’ money in its rewards program. That’s more than the total deposits managed by 85 percent of chartered banks, making the coffee chain one of the biggest financial institutions in the country.” jacobin.com/2025/10/bank...
Everything Is Becoming a Bank
Most major corporations — from airlines to social media platforms — now aspire to become unregulated banks. Bankification today accounts for the highest profit margins in the US economy, crippling pro...
jacobin.com
October 8, 2025 at 12:56 AM
One of the things that frustrates me about the “things have been worse than they are now” discourse (other than the existential climate threat) is how it leaves out that capitalism and corporate greed have never been more unfettered
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I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
This video of Chicagoans intervening to save a man from being abducted off the streets by ICE is making the rounds on Instagram.
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
Community action works.
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DPZL2AL...
October 5, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I do not regret to inform you that we are going to win
I'm super excited for this!
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change
What happens next?
That's the question I'm asking in a new documentary series
We uncover the fantasies that brought us here and meet the people with ideas to navigate what's next
Listen to the trailer👇
open.spotify.com/episode/2ICK...
What happens next?
That's the question I'm asking in a new documentary series
We uncover the fantasies that brought us here and meet the people with ideas to navigate what's next
Listen to the trailer👇
open.spotify.com/episode/2ICK...
Overshoot: a new podcast about a world beyond 1.5°C – trailer
open.spotify.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
I'm super excited for this!
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Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Let’s make one thing clear from the start: Charlie Kirk was the victim of a shooting in a country where he, along with other right-wing extremist influencers, have been inciting violence for years. — Kirk is neither a martyr nor a hero, he is a cause.
We need more of this from politicians
September 6, 2025 at 3:29 AM
We need more of this from politicians
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New interview with Greta Thunberg in Barcelona yesterday by Middle East Eye.
The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza
The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza
August 29, 2025 at 12:07 PM
New interview with Greta Thunberg in Barcelona yesterday by Middle East Eye.
The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza
The climate activist and arguably the leading humanitarian voice of our age is about to set sail along with dozens of ships from dozens of nations to bring urgent food and medical aid to millions of people in Gaza
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The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
America Tips Into Fascism
Today is different than before.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
August 25, 2025 at 3:32 PM
The precise moment when and where in recent weeks America crossed that invisible line from democracy into authoritarianism can and will be debated by future historians, but it’s clear that the line itself has been crossed. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/america-ti...
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It’s now out! www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
August 18, 2025 at 9:52 PM
It’s now out! www.climatecentral.org/tropical-cyc...
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Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
July 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Holy shit, they did it. They wrote the headline.
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it’s honestly refreshing to watch AOC get fed up like this. because i relate to it
My record on Palestine speaks for itself. I’m proud of it. One of the strongest in Congress. I throw down for pro-Palestine candidates. Largely unrecognized work. That’s fine. Disagreements are fine, too. But if you want to toss all that for 1 half assed MTG stunt, be my guest. I know where I stand.
July 22, 2025 at 12:33 AM
it’s honestly refreshing to watch AOC get fed up like this. because i relate to it
NEW: A former Microsoft AI engineer says the company's "AI for sustainability" claims are BS, a distraction from their hyper-polluting AI contracts with oil companies.
“From what I saw," he said, "I believe that finding and extracting more oil is one of the biggest use cases of AI today."
“From what I saw," he said, "I believe that finding and extracting more oil is one of the biggest use cases of AI today."
He helped Microsoft build AI to help the climate. Then Microsoft sold it to Big Oil.
A former Microsoft project manager reveals how the tech giant is using AI to help Big Oil drill—and how he and his partner are now pushing for change.
heated.world
July 18, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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There will be moments when you wonder if it's pointless to do the right and ethical thing; to still care about justice and helping others when it seems like the worst people are getting to rob everyone else without consequences.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
February 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
There will be moments when you wonder if it's pointless to do the right and ethical thing; to still care about justice and helping others when it seems like the worst people are getting to rob everyone else without consequences.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.
Little actions still matter. Ethics still matter. Keep helping others.