Julian Hattem
@jmhattem.bsky.social
SHELTER FROM THE STORM: HOW CLIMATE CHANGE IS CREATING A NEW ERA OF MIGRATION out January 2026: https://thenewpress.org/books/shelter-from-the-storm/
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Julian Hattem
@jmhattem.bsky.social
· Sep 29
I am so incredibly thrilled to say that my book is coming out in January!
Shelter from the Storm is a deep, sprawling overview of the ways that climate change is creating a new era of human migration
Shelter from the Storm is a deep, sprawling overview of the ways that climate change is creating a new era of human migration
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The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
November 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
The Post (me and @kcrowebasspro.bsky.social) analyzed the social media posts and appearances of prominent politicians across the country.
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
We found that no one is talking about climate change anymore. In 2025, mentions are 60% lower than in 2024.
www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
dedicated AP reporting on some of the Venezuelans killed in US boat strikes basically comes to the conclusion that they were generally low-level guys in an impoverished part of a troubled country who, yes, occasionally moved cocaine
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
November 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
dedicated AP reporting on some of the Venezuelans killed in US boat strikes basically comes to the conclusion that they were generally low-level guys in an impoverished part of a troubled country who, yes, occasionally moved cocaine
apnews.com/article/trum...
apnews.com/article/trum...
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November 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Displaced Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
inkstickmedia.com/along-somali...
inkstickmedia.com/along-somali...
Along Somalia's Overlooked Migration Trail, Dangers Lie in Wait
Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
inkstickmedia.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Displaced Ethiopians making the journey through Somalia face exploitation, forced labor, and militant groups along the way.
inkstickmedia.com/along-somali...
inkstickmedia.com/along-somali...
Zohran Mamdani did Perfectly Imperfect today and recommended a vintage Arsenal third kit, which is incredible layers of on-brand
November 3, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Zohran Mamdani did Perfectly Imperfect today and recommended a vintage Arsenal third kit, which is incredible layers of on-brand
this is essentially precisely the reason that many local police depts have avoided cooperating with immigration agents in the first place: because it can lead to a decrease in communities' trust in local cops
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
Operation Midway Blitz linked to dip in 911 calls, especially in Little Village
The rate of 911 calls made in Chicago has dropped precipitously in the two months since the start of Operation Midway Blitz, a Tribune review of city data found, and nowhere is the decrease more pr…
www.chicagotribune.com
November 3, 2025 at 2:51 PM
this is essentially precisely the reason that many local police depts have avoided cooperating with immigration agents in the first place: because it can lead to a decrease in communities' trust in local cops
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/11/03/9...
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US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
U.S. citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents about children gathering at bus stop, lawyers say
Lawyers for Carlos Jimenez said he was in fear after an agent threatened him with chemical spray, then pointed a gun at him.
www.latimes.com
November 2, 2025 at 11:25 PM
US citizen shot from behind as he warned ICE agents children would be coming to get bus, lawyers say
good Planet Money episode this week on "the remittance mystery" of why money transfers are way up to Central America amid greater deportations, but down to Mexico
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
The remittance mystery : Planet Money
For decades, the U.S. has been the single biggest source of remittances worldwide. A remittance is a transfer of money, typically from an immigrant to their family in their country of origin. But we a...
www.npr.org
October 31, 2025 at 7:52 PM
good Planet Money episode this week on "the remittance mystery" of why money transfers are way up to Central America amid greater deportations, but down to Mexico
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
www.npr.org/2025/10/29/n...
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📢The European Court of Human Rights has said Norway must assess the global climate impacts of oil & gas before opening new oil fields.
This week, the ECtHR gave a ruling that will change how governments approach fossil fuel development 🧵
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
This week, the ECtHR gave a ruling that will change how governments approach fossil fuel development 🧵
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
October 31, 2025 at 2:34 PM
📢The European Court of Human Rights has said Norway must assess the global climate impacts of oil & gas before opening new oil fields.
This week, the ECtHR gave a ruling that will change how governments approach fossil fuel development 🧵
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
This week, the ECtHR gave a ruling that will change how governments approach fossil fuel development 🧵
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Everyone knows that US deportations have ramped up from within the country under Trump
What @ruizags.bsky.social makes clear in this new analysis is that this is the FIRST TIME IN A DECADE that more people have been deported from within the US than from at the border
What @ruizags.bsky.social makes clear in this new analysis is that this is the FIRST TIME IN A DECADE that more people have been deported from within the US than from at the border
October 30, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Everyone knows that US deportations have ramped up from within the country under Trump
What @ruizags.bsky.social makes clear in this new analysis is that this is the FIRST TIME IN A DECADE that more people have been deported from within the US than from at the border
What @ruizags.bsky.social makes clear in this new analysis is that this is the FIRST TIME IN A DECADE that more people have been deported from within the US than from at the border
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NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
NEW: ICE is planning to build a shadow deportation network in Texas. A proposal outlines a 24/7 transport operation run by armed contractors—turning Texas into the logistical backbone of an industrialized deportation machine.
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
My latest @wired.com: www.wired.com/story/ice-is...
For @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast on climate migration, I spoke w @marknevitt.bsky.social about the possibility climate change wipes entire countries off the map
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
October 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
For @migrationpolicy.bsky.social podcast on climate migration, I spoke w @marknevitt.bsky.social about the possibility climate change wipes entire countries off the map
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
What happens to those countries' inhabitants?
mpichangingclimatechangingmigration.podbean.com/e/climate-st...
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Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
October 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Overall social media use is declining.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Between 2020 and 2024, more Americans — especially the youngest (18–24) and oldest (65+) — report using no social media at all.
A small group of heavy users remains, but the middle is thinning out.
Reposted by Julian Hattem
NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Black River — near total destruction.
Black River — near total destruction.
October 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Black River — near total destruction.
Black River — near total destruction.
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Wild how much can change in 10 years. In 2015, Mother Jones hailed Utah's success in using Housing First policies to reduce homelessness (www.motherjones.com/politics/201...). Now state is building a giant 'treatment center' to detain homeless + mentally ill people: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
In Utah, Trump’s Vision for Homelessness Begins to Take Shape
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Wild how much can change in 10 years. In 2015, Mother Jones hailed Utah's success in using Housing First policies to reduce homelessness (www.motherjones.com/politics/201...). Now state is building a giant 'treatment center' to detain homeless + mentally ill people: www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/u...
Great collection of articles about how wildfires could fundamentally remake vast swaths of US life
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
In case you missed it — I spent my last trimester working on this package for @heatmap.news on what happens after wildfires, from rebuilding to relocating. Grateful to all the survivors, hotshots, and fire experts who spoke to me for it, and proud of what came together!
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
heatmap.news/the-aftermath
The Aftermath
How to live with wildfires
heatmap.news
October 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Great collection of articles about how wildfires could fundamentally remake vast swaths of US life
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
Including looks at the insurance challenges compelling relocation, the tricky ways to order evacuations & the reality that many people are stuck in place
so depressing to click on a link in article and see "?utm_source=chatgpt.com" at the end of the url
October 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
so depressing to click on a link in article and see "?utm_source=chatgpt.com" at the end of the url
Of the nearly 14 million immigrants in the US without a legal status, *4/5* have been here for 5+ years, according to new analysis from my colleagues
More than 6 million kids--most of them US citizens--have at least 1 unauthorized immigrant parent
www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
More than 6 million kids--most of them US citizens--have at least 1 unauthorized immigrant parent
www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
Profile of the Unauthorized Population - US
Learn about the estimated 11.4 million unauthorized immigrants living in the United States—where do they live? When did they arrive in the United States, and from which origin countries? What are thei...
www.migrationpolicy.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Of the nearly 14 million immigrants in the US without a legal status, *4/5* have been here for 5+ years, according to new analysis from my colleagues
More than 6 million kids--most of them US citizens--have at least 1 unauthorized immigrant parent
www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
More than 6 million kids--most of them US citizens--have at least 1 unauthorized immigrant parent
www.migrationpolicy.org/data/unautho...
"To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes.
'It’s pathetic,' one career ICE official [said], adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous."
'It’s pathetic,' one career ICE official [said], adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous."
SCOOP: more than a third of new recruits at the ICE training academy have failed the personal fitness test -- so many that the agency has had to start pre-screening new hires to weed out what one official called "athletically allergic candidates" www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
A Third of ICE-Academy Recruits Are Failing Out
Push-ups, sit-ups, and a brisk jog pose a threat to Trump’s deportation campaign.
www.theatlantic.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"To pass, recruits must do 15 push-ups and 32 sit-ups, and run 1.5 miles in 14 minutes.
'It’s pathetic,' one career ICE official [said], adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous."
'It’s pathetic,' one career ICE official [said], adding that before now, a typical class of 40 recruits had only a couple of candidates fail, because the screening process was more rigorous."
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New @nberpubs: "The Ripple Effects of China’s College Expansion on American Universities" www.nber.org/papers/w34391
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
October 20, 2025 at 11:28 AM
New @nberpubs: "The Ripple Effects of China’s College Expansion on American Universities" www.nber.org/papers/w34391
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
"Chinese master’s students generated positive spillovers, driving the birth of new master’s programs, and increasing the number of other international and American master’s students"
great journalism here
BREAKING from PP
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
We found immigration agents have held more than 170 *citizens*
The govt doesn't track citizens held. So we did. We tallied:
Nearly 20 kids, two w/ cancer
More than 20 citizens held for day or more, incommunicado
www.propublica.org/article/immi...
by @nicolefoy.bsky.social
More Than 170 U.S. Citizens Have Been Held by Immigration Agents. They’ve Been Kicked, Dragged and Detained for Days.
The government does not track how often immigration agents grab citizens. So ProPublica did. Our tally — almost certainly incomplete — includes people who were held for days without a lawyer. And near...
www.propublica.org
October 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
great journalism here
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The Pact on Migration and Asylum was set to formally begin its life yesterday with the Commission’s first proposal on “solidarity” distribution.
However, disagreements among countries forced a delay, with no timeline for an agreement.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
However, disagreements among countries forced a delay, with no timeline for an agreement.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
EU countries clash over how to share migration load
Many governments want to pay rather than take in more asylum-seekers.
www.politico.eu
October 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The Pact on Migration and Asylum was set to formally begin its life yesterday with the Commission’s first proposal on “solidarity” distribution.
However, disagreements among countries forced a delay, with no timeline for an agreement.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
However, disagreements among countries forced a delay, with no timeline for an agreement.
www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...
Gitmo is an immigration detention facility once again, after a 2 week pause
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
ICE Sends More Migrants to Guantánamo Bay, Resuming Operations
www.nytimes.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Gitmo is an immigration detention facility once again, after a 2 week pause
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...
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