Jeff Seidman (he/him)
@jeffsseidman.bsky.social
Teaches philosophy and environmental studies at Vassar College. Climate teaching website under development: https://climatesolutions-careers.org
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Climate reporters are some of the kindest, most selfless, and most hardworking people around.
We need MORE of their work, not less. I'm grateful to everyone who has read and subscribed to support any kind of climate coverage over the years, ours or another newsroom's. Thanks for not turning away.
We need MORE of their work, not less. I'm grateful to everyone who has read and subscribed to support any kind of climate coverage over the years, ours or another newsroom's. Thanks for not turning away.
February 5, 2026 at 2:17 AM
Climate reporters are some of the kindest, most selfless, and most hardworking people around.
We need MORE of their work, not less. I'm grateful to everyone who has read and subscribed to support any kind of climate coverage over the years, ours or another newsroom's. Thanks for not turning away.
We need MORE of their work, not less. I'm grateful to everyone who has read and subscribed to support any kind of climate coverage over the years, ours or another newsroom's. Thanks for not turning away.
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Everyone needs to hear this.
Highlighting the speaker who stood in front of the Surprise mayor and told him to consider what the Mayor of Ohrdruf must’ve thought before he died by suicide: “He might have thought ‘how is this my fault I had no jurisdiction over this’ maybe he said ‘this site was not subject to local zoning.’”
February 4, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Everyone needs to hear this.
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This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
This isn’t some anonymous tip. This is sworn testimony, under penalty of perjury, from someone who said Trump threatened to kill her if she exposed Epstein’s sexual abuse.
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A reminder!
George Lakoff came up with the 'truth sandwich' concept during Trump's first term. It's not magic but it's good basic information hygiene and should be the default when fighting against bullshit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_s...
George Lakoff came up with the 'truth sandwich' concept during Trump's first term. It's not magic but it's good basic information hygiene and should be the default when fighting against bullshit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_s...
February 3, 2026 at 8:53 PM
A reminder!
George Lakoff came up with the 'truth sandwich' concept during Trump's first term. It's not magic but it's good basic information hygiene and should be the default when fighting against bullshit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_s...
George Lakoff came up with the 'truth sandwich' concept during Trump's first term. It's not magic but it's good basic information hygiene and should be the default when fighting against bullshit
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_s...
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This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
Fucking surreal that people dressed like this and carrying assault rifles are permitted to kidnap people off our streets
February 4, 2026 at 12:53 AM
This cannot be something a civilian law enforcement agent is allowed to wear in the US — and an agency that has a culture that tolerates this cannot be saved.
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Great-grandparents of every Jew who supports this:
February 3, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Great-grandparents of every Jew who supports this:
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ice is killing americans and democrats are still voting for trump's nominees
By a vote of 54-40, the #Senate confirmed the nomination of David Clay Fowlkes to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas.
Dems voting in favor: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse.
Dems voting in favor: Durbin, Hassan, Kaine, Shaheen, and Whitehouse.
February 3, 2026 at 5:24 PM
ice is killing americans and democrats are still voting for trump's nominees
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Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Anne Frank died of typhus at Bergen-Belsen
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Nothing is more important to our American Jewish institutions than antisemitism. Nothing.
Not Torah
Not Jewish culture
Not tzedakah
Not gemilut chasadim
Not Israeli lives
Not Palestinian lives (of course)
Not American lives
Just antisemitism, and policing its boundaries.
To hell with it.
Not Torah
Not Jewish culture
Not tzedakah
Not gemilut chasadim
Not Israeli lives
Not Palestinian lives (of course)
Not American lives
Just antisemitism, and policing its boundaries.
To hell with it.
February 2, 2026 at 2:50 AM
Nothing is more important to our American Jewish institutions than antisemitism. Nothing.
Not Torah
Not Jewish culture
Not tzedakah
Not gemilut chasadim
Not Israeli lives
Not Palestinian lives (of course)
Not American lives
Just antisemitism, and policing its boundaries.
To hell with it.
Not Torah
Not Jewish culture
Not tzedakah
Not gemilut chasadim
Not Israeli lives
Not Palestinian lives (of course)
Not American lives
Just antisemitism, and policing its boundaries.
To hell with it.
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🎶 corn is a shitty solar panel 🎵
Next time someone asks you about energy and land use, maybe remind them that the ~35 million acres that currently grow corn for ethanol in the US could produce ~15 PWh per year of electricity from solar photovoltaics. That's ~3.5 times more than *total annual generation from all US power plants*.
February 1, 2026 at 10:06 PM
🎶 corn is a shitty solar panel 🎵
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Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Seattle Mayor, police guild spar over ICE protection directives
The Seattle Police Officers Guild is refusing to cooperate with a recent directive from Mayor Katie Wilson ordering officers to investigate and document ICE activity in the city.
www.fox13seattle.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Any Seattle cop who refuses to defend the people of Seattle against violent federal shock troops should be fired immediately. Full stop.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
Start with Mike Solan, the head of the rogue police union.
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read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
February 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
read online that someone set-up a premium rate phone number where callers get charged $3.99/ min. then they posted flyers in their neighborhood that said "call this number to report illegal aliens," but the number just puts them on hold with music. so far, they've made $17,000
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Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
so I'm about halfway through my re-read of "the rise and fall of the third reich," world war 2 is about to kick off, and one notable thing is how many times hitler would start off speeches and meetings talking about how badly he/germany had been treated, usually by countries he planned on crushing
February 1, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Can't be exaggerated: every bully believes themselves a victim. Even Hitler! Even US slave owners!
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
It's part of the psychology. There is no amount of power or privilege that can ameliorate it.
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LNG Glut Hits on Schedule as Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. Megaproject www.theenergymix.com/lng-glut-hit...
Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. LNG
Shell and Mitsubishi are trying to sell off their shares in the $40-billion LNG Canada megaproject amid predictions of an oversupplied global market.
www.theenergymix.com
February 1, 2026 at 5:16 PM
LNG Glut Hits on Schedule as Shell, Mitsubishi Try to Withdraw from B.C. Megaproject www.theenergymix.com/lng-glut-hit...
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Thank you Justice Kavanaugh: if the officers learn the person they stopped is a lawful resident, they “promptly let the individual go.”
"She sustained a torn rotator cuff, concussion and bruised ribs during the incident and received medical treatment at a hospital..."
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
www.salemreporter.com/2026/01/31/u...
February 1, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Thank you Justice Kavanaugh: if the officers learn the person they stopped is a lawful resident, they “promptly let the individual go.”
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So about a year ago, I had this piece about TerraVis and their no-defrost heat pump (big promises!)
They continue to exist, have secured a mfg partner, and are claiming they can run to -50ºC/-57ºF. Aiming for certification later this year, so hopefully we find out if they are for real soon.
They continue to exist, have secured a mfg partner, and are claiming they can run to -50ºC/-57ºF. Aiming for certification later this year, so hopefully we find out if they are for real soon.
January 31, 2026 at 9:28 PM
So about a year ago, I had this piece about TerraVis and their no-defrost heat pump (big promises!)
They continue to exist, have secured a mfg partner, and are claiming they can run to -50ºC/-57ºF. Aiming for certification later this year, so hopefully we find out if they are for real soon.
They continue to exist, have secured a mfg partner, and are claiming they can run to -50ºC/-57ºF. Aiming for certification later this year, so hopefully we find out if they are for real soon.
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This is a very big deal. The constituencies which fought congestion pricing the hardest turn out to benefit from it significantly. Might make it easier to do something similar in other cities.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Congestion Pricing’s Unexpected Winners: Suburban Drivers
NYC’s controversial toll program hasn’t just sped up trips inside Manhattan, a new paper finds. It’s easing traffic in outer boroughs and neighboring counties.
www.bloomberg.com
January 31, 2026 at 4:19 PM
This is a very big deal. The constituencies which fought congestion pricing the hardest turn out to benefit from it significantly. Might make it easier to do something similar in other cities.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It's -3° F in Poughkeepsie.
It's a toasty 68 inside, our heat pump is awesome.
We are now in our 9th winter of not burning fossil fuels for heat. The future can be awesome.
It's a toasty 68 inside, our heat pump is awesome.
We are now in our 9th winter of not burning fossil fuels for heat. The future can be awesome.
January 29, 2026 at 11:36 AM
It's -3° F in Poughkeepsie.
It's a toasty 68 inside, our heat pump is awesome.
We are now in our 9th winter of not burning fossil fuels for heat. The future can be awesome.
It's a toasty 68 inside, our heat pump is awesome.
We are now in our 9th winter of not burning fossil fuels for heat. The future can be awesome.
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Grateful for the engagement with our work 🙏
One slight misread that I'm seeing and would like to address head on: let me be immensely clear that this is not an argument to transition slower. It's an argument that we need to transition dramatically faster.
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One slight misread that I'm seeing and would like to address head on: let me be immensely clear that this is not an argument to transition slower. It's an argument that we need to transition dramatically faster.
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1) Fuck ICE, and
2) in our ongoing pursuit of a more just, more dignified, more joyful, and better future, @jlappen1.bsky.social and I are really proud of our new piece in Science on managing fossil fuel phase-out
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
2) in our ongoing pursuit of a more just, more dignified, more joyful, and better future, @jlappen1.bsky.social and I are really proud of our new piece in Science on managing fossil fuel phase-out
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Fossil energy minimum viable scale
Unseen infrastructural threats to safety and decarbonization may arise as fossil energy systems are phased out
www.science.org
January 31, 2026 at 4:46 AM
Grateful for the engagement with our work 🙏
One slight misread that I'm seeing and would like to address head on: let me be immensely clear that this is not an argument to transition slower. It's an argument that we need to transition dramatically faster.
(1/
One slight misread that I'm seeing and would like to address head on: let me be immensely clear that this is not an argument to transition slower. It's an argument that we need to transition dramatically faster.
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hell no fuck no. the rest of the world should change how they count em
NEW: State officials have voiced renewed interest in changing how New York counts its greenhouse gas emissions.
nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
nysfocus.com/2026/01/30/n...
Hochul Could Try to Change New York's Emissions Math Again. Here's…
State officials have voiced renewed interest in changing how New York counts its greenhouse gas emissions.
nysfocus.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:35 PM
hell no fuck no. the rest of the world should change how they count em
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Last year's Democratic win of two seats on Georgia's Public Utilities Commission could result in keeping millions of tons of carbon dioxide out of our atmosphere. Too many people ignore the importance of election results on climate as we clearly saw in 2024 nationally in USA.
January 30, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Last year's Democratic win of two seats on Georgia's Public Utilities Commission could result in keeping millions of tons of carbon dioxide out of our atmosphere. Too many people ignore the importance of election results on climate as we clearly saw in 2024 nationally in USA.
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So just this week,
1. Pretti murder
2. Fulton County, GA ballot raid
3. Trump sues IRS for 10B
4. Venezuela oil scandal deepens
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
5. Story of small boy in ICE detention who is ill and misses his hat and backpack
Can we end this, already?
1. Pretti murder
2. Fulton County, GA ballot raid
3. Trump sues IRS for 10B
4. Venezuela oil scandal deepens
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
5. Story of small boy in ICE detention who is ill and misses his hat and backpack
Can we end this, already?
Trump officials awarded Venezuela oil-sale contracts to firms tied to bribery
The Trump administration awarded $500 million in contracts for Venezuelan oil sales to two firms with a history of bribery and corruption.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 12:19 PM
So just this week,
1. Pretti murder
2. Fulton County, GA ballot raid
3. Trump sues IRS for 10B
4. Venezuela oil scandal deepens
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
5. Story of small boy in ICE detention who is ill and misses his hat and backpack
Can we end this, already?
1. Pretti murder
2. Fulton County, GA ballot raid
3. Trump sues IRS for 10B
4. Venezuela oil scandal deepens
www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
5. Story of small boy in ICE detention who is ill and misses his hat and backpack
Can we end this, already?
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A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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Bump it up to $20B and create a company that hires 200k progressive expats who all have to live in Wyoming for one month before moving abroad (where you vote in the last state you resided in). For $20B you can pay them all $100k salaries for a year. That's 2 Senate seats and 1 in the House.
January 30, 2026 at 2:42 AM
Bump it up to $20B and create a company that hires 200k progressive expats who all have to live in Wyoming for one month before moving abroad (where you vote in the last state you resided in). For $20B you can pay them all $100k salaries for a year. That's 2 Senate seats and 1 in the House.