Heather Souvaine Horn
@hsouvainehorn.bsky.social
Editing climate, environment, & other things at The New Republic.
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"While algorithmic data crunching might have some good uses, the very expensive push to develop technology that more specifically replicates human skills—think bipedal walking, think creativity—is the world’s worst party trick"
@hsouvainehorn.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com on how robots are awful
@hsouvainehorn.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com on how robots are awful
Parenthood Has Made Me Detest Robots
It’s hard to laugh when tech companies are gobbling up your kids’ future for a profit.
newrepublic.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:12 PM
"While algorithmic data crunching might have some good uses, the very expensive push to develop technology that more specifically replicates human skills—think bipedal walking, think creativity—is the world’s worst party trick"
@hsouvainehorn.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com on how robots are awful
@hsouvainehorn.bsky.social at @newrepublic.com on how robots are awful
"Democrats can leverage their advantage on climate to win voters’ trust on what will likely be the most significant issues in 2026 and 2028," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social, summarizing a new @dataforprogress.org report.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
Here’s the Data Showing Why Dems Must Keep Talking About Climate
Centrist groups want to see Democrats retreat from climate policy. That’s the wrong thing to do—both morally and strategically.
newrepublic.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:18 PM
"Democrats can leverage their advantage on climate to win voters’ trust on what will likely be the most significant issues in 2026 and 2028," writes @aaronregunberg.bsky.social, summarizing a new @dataforprogress.org report.
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
newrepublic.com/article/2033...
“I told everybody: ‘I’m retired, I sit home all day,’” he said. “‘If we get any reports of ICE in the neighborhood, somebody text me, and I’ll run over on my scooter and go yell at them.’”
“I want their morale as low as possible because a team with low morale is ineffective.”
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Meet the veteran who chases ICE on a scooter
Clifford “Buzz” Grambo patrols the streets of Baltimore to keep his neighbors safe—and make federal agents uncomfortable.
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:49 PM
“I told everybody: ‘I’m retired, I sit home all day,’” he said. “‘If we get any reports of ICE in the neighborhood, somebody text me, and I’ll run over on my scooter and go yell at them.’”
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"The time has come for animal-protection organizations, marine parks, aquariums and governments to work together to retire whales and dolphins to sanctuaries and other more enriching environments where they can truly thrive."
Opinion: The age of keeping whales and dolphins in captivity must finally come to an end
Research shows it is not possible for captive cetaceans to thrive in concrete pools
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"The time has come for animal-protection organizations, marine parks, aquariums and governments to work together to retire whales and dolphins to sanctuaries and other more enriching environments where they can truly thrive."
Never forget that tech executives are a lot, lot weirder than they are widely credited as being.
just a lil' reminder that the future of AI and by extension much of silicon valley and the global economy is predicated on them building God
and something tells me that "building God" may not be coming along at the brisk clip that they would like
www.webworm.co/newgods/
and something tells me that "building God" may not be coming along at the brisk clip that they would like
www.webworm.co/newgods/
November 19, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Never forget that tech executives are a lot, lot weirder than they are widely credited as being.
Perennially amazing to me how unsinkable this guy is.
Grateful to @elienyc.bsky.social for penning the piece that can now be saved and re-sent to everyone every 15 months (or however long it takes for the next Summers scandal) forever:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Grateful to @elienyc.bsky.social for penning the piece that can now be saved and re-sent to everyone every 15 months (or however long it takes for the next Summers scandal) forever:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Why Is Larry Summers Still Employed?
The revelations about the economist’s attempts to pressure a women into a “relationship”—with guidance from Jeffrey Epstein—should finally disqualify him from teaching students.
www.thenation.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Perennially amazing to me how unsinkable this guy is.
Grateful to @elienyc.bsky.social for penning the piece that can now be saved and re-sent to everyone every 15 months (or however long it takes for the next Summers scandal) forever:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Grateful to @elienyc.bsky.social for penning the piece that can now be saved and re-sent to everyone every 15 months (or however long it takes for the next Summers scandal) forever:
www.thenation.com/article/soci...
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
Oh this is amazing
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Oh this is amazing
"Francis’s climate denial, meanwhile, is more than characterization; it is McEwan’s indictment of the twenty-first-century elite class that refuses to imagine the crisis as worth sacrificing our decadent comforts and entitlements for."
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
Ian McEwan’s Haunting Vision of the Future
What We Can Know imagines a collapsed society, devoid of art and ravaged by rising waters.
newrepublic.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
"Francis’s climate denial, meanwhile, is more than characterization; it is McEwan’s indictment of the twenty-first-century elite class that refuses to imagine the crisis as worth sacrificing our decadent comforts and entitlements for."
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
newrepublic.com/article/2020...
I hate all this consumerist auto-complete rubbish.
I am literally never Googling "marmot size chart." I will *always* be Googling "marmot size."
Tell me the average weight of the largest member of the squirrel family. Seriously, this is what the Internet used to be good for!
I am literally never Googling "marmot size chart." I will *always* be Googling "marmot size."
Tell me the average weight of the largest member of the squirrel family. Seriously, this is what the Internet used to be good for!
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I hate all this consumerist auto-complete rubbish.
I am literally never Googling "marmot size chart." I will *always* be Googling "marmot size."
Tell me the average weight of the largest member of the squirrel family. Seriously, this is what the Internet used to be good for!
I am literally never Googling "marmot size chart." I will *always* be Googling "marmot size."
Tell me the average weight of the largest member of the squirrel family. Seriously, this is what the Internet used to be good for!
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"Why did you sext RFK Jr.?"
"Liminality and the death drive."
"We can work with that."
"Liminality and the death drive."
"We can work with that."
November 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
"Why did you sext RFK Jr.?"
"Liminality and the death drive."
"We can work with that."
"Liminality and the death drive."
"We can work with that."
Watch him sue over the allegation that these were prescriptions rather than snake oil.
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Watch him sue over the allegation that these were prescriptions rather than snake oil.
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
The world's biggest meatpacker, JBS, claimed in its adverts: "Bacon, chicken wings and steak with net-zero emissions. It’s possible."
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
The Meat Advertising Case That Should Be Talked About at COP30
JBS’s false advertising settlement comes as Big Ag prepares to spread propaganda at the U.N. climate conference.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:41 PM
The world's biggest meatpacker, JBS, claimed in its adverts: "Bacon, chicken wings and steak with net-zero emissions. It’s possible."
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
But it never seemed to have a plan to make this happen. So now it's paying $1.1 million to settle a false advertising case
newrepublic.com/article/2028...
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
here's @hsouvainehorn.bsky.social on Michelle Wu's undersung accomplishments from this week's election
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Boston’s Election Results Are the Big, Untold Story This Week
Michelle Wu’s quiet landslide defies conventional wisdom about alienating business interests. And it could turn Boston into one of the most interesting climate policy incubators in the country.
newrepublic.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 AM
here's @hsouvainehorn.bsky.social on Michelle Wu's undersung accomplishments from this week's election
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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Foreign Food Safety Inspections Hit Historic Low After Trump Cuts
The dramatic shift in oversight comes at a time when the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food, which accounts for the vast majority of the nation’s seafood and more than half its fresh fru...
www.propublica.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW: Billions of pounds of food are imported to the U.S. each year.
The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
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The FDA inspects foreign producers to ensure what we're eating is safe from pathogens and dangerous manufacturing practices.
But now, after Trump's drastic staff cuts, these inspections have plummeted to a historic low.
🧵/
My "but Boston!" take is simple.
-Michelle Wu is implementing progressive climate & housing policy.
-This has pissed off business interests.
-They came after her in the election and she slapped them down handily.
-Watch this space.
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
-Michelle Wu is implementing progressive climate & housing policy.
-This has pissed off business interests.
-They came after her in the election and she slapped them down handily.
-Watch this space.
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
November 6, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My "but Boston!" take is simple.
-Michelle Wu is implementing progressive climate & housing policy.
-This has pissed off business interests.
-They came after her in the election and she slapped them down handily.
-Watch this space.
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
-Michelle Wu is implementing progressive climate & housing policy.
-This has pissed off business interests.
-They came after her in the election and she slapped them down handily.
-Watch this space.
newrepublic.com/post/202735/...
Newsletter a'coming on this. I think this is a much bigger deal than most people realize—particularly for climate stuff.
Yes! And for all the Mamdani talk this year, Wu could be a step ahead. As my colleague @hsouvainehorn.bsky.social pointed out Tuesday morning, depending on how the city council elections shake out, it could be Wu cementing her ability to make Boston a center of progressive policy.
Let's not forget that the only reason we're not talking about Boston @mayorwu.boston.gov's victory tonight is because she won her preliminary election so decisively that her billionaire heir opponent dropped out. ✊
November 5, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Newsletter a'coming on this. I think this is a much bigger deal than most people realize—particularly for climate stuff.
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
“The cost of living goes up. Our pay doesn’t,” said Nakia Lomax, a massage therapist in Delaware. “My credit cards are maxed out from buying food. There’s been times where my husband and I, we’ve gone hungry just to make sure that our daughter and our son eat.” My latest:
This SNAP Shutoff Comes at the Worst Possible Time
As food prices soar and kids are home for the holidays, families will have more mouths to feed and less money to do it.
newrepublic.com
November 3, 2025 at 1:56 PM
“The cost of living goes up. Our pay doesn’t,” said Nakia Lomax, a massage therapist in Delaware. “My credit cards are maxed out from buying food. There’s been times where my husband and I, we’ve gone hungry just to make sure that our daughter and our son eat.” My latest:
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I feel like a lot of people in American cities are in a constant tantrum over not being able to have the "Does Not Exist."
My semi-regular reminder of a really important reality about cities, density, services and taxes.
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
Original graphic cleaned up by @kathrynmathias.bsky.social. #CityMakingMath
November 3, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I feel like a lot of people in American cities are in a constant tantrum over not being able to have the "Does Not Exist."
Crucial thread
For this reason, the Gates memo presupposes a false dichotomy regarding climate outcomes: The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come. [8/n]
October 30, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Crucial thread
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"We didn’t get here because Democrats failed to talk about 'kitchen-table issues' on the campaign trail. We got here because Democrats believed talking about kitchen-table issues was the only thing they needed to do." 🔥 from @davekarpf.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections
A new 60-page report insists the party is too radical. But the problem isn’t the party platform. The problem is the broader environment.
newrepublic.com
October 30, 2025 at 3:56 PM
"We didn’t get here because Democrats failed to talk about 'kitchen-table issues' on the campaign trail. We got here because Democrats believed talking about kitchen-table issues was the only thing they needed to do." 🔥 from @davekarpf.bsky.social newrepublic.com/article/2023...
"Elections are determined by four broad factors: (1) your message, (2) the messenger, (3) the media environment, and (4) the moment. The only thing that political campaigns have complete control over is the message." Fun, thoughtful piece from @davekarpf.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Why Centrist Democrats Keep Being Wrong About Elections
A new 60-page report insists the party is too radical. But the problem isn’t the party platform. The problem is the broader environment.
newrepublic.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
"Elections are determined by four broad factors: (1) your message, (2) the messenger, (3) the media environment, and (4) the moment. The only thing that political campaigns have complete control over is the message." Fun, thoughtful piece from @davekarpf.bsky.social
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
newrepublic.com/article/2023...
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Top Trump Officials Are Moving Onto Military Bases
Stephen Miller, Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and others have taken over homes that until recently housed senior officers.
www.theatlantic.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
And actually astonishing when you think about it: The Trump administration's top officials are choosing to separate themselves from the public—more to the point: separate themselves from any visible protest—and live on military bases.
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Gift link here: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
Reposted by Heather Souvaine Horn
