Jocelyn Perry
@jocelyngperry.bsky.social
Climate adaptation, mobility, displacement, participatory policymaking & community building
Currently: @refugeesinternational.org & @blavatnikschool.bsky.social | Previously: Too many places | Always: Philly nationalist | Opinions mine
www.jocelynperry.com
Currently: @refugeesinternational.org & @blavatnikschool.bsky.social | Previously: Too many places | Always: Philly nationalist | Opinions mine
www.jocelynperry.com
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Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
January 25, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Let us all have the courage displayed by the residents of Minneapolis.
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And donate.
Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.
Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.
Stand With Minnesota Donation Directory
Stand With Minnesota is a hub for supporting, learning, and taking action to support Minnesotans impacted by ICE and federal enforcement.
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
And donate.
Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.
Every time they kill one of us, help us make the resistance even stronger.
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My group chats are full of Minnesotans reacting to today’s murder by figuring out ways they can help.
We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today.
Let’s make a list of things that could help.
We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today.
Let’s make a list of things that could help.
January 24, 2026 at 4:16 PM
My group chats are full of Minnesotans reacting to today’s murder by figuring out ways they can help.
We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today.
Let’s make a list of things that could help.
We need people outside of the state to do the same thing. Whatever you wish everyone else was doing right now? Do it today.
Let’s make a list of things that could help.
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One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
The new NYT poll finds Trump 17 points underwater on immigration, and the nonwhite and young voters who went to Trump in 2024 have snapped back to Dems
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
It's almost as if 2024 might not have represented a seismic cultural realignment on immigration after all, despite 1,000 NYT op eds to the contrary
January 22, 2026 at 5:17 PM
One of the reasons I am so insistent that everyone remember that only 22% of the US population voted for Trump is that the Christian Nationalists want the myth of a mandate in circulation.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
We need to reject it. They never had a mandate, and their coalition is shrinking.
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One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
January 22, 2026 at 3:30 AM
One court decision, two different headlines.
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
Guardian on the left, NY Times on the right. Which one more directly conveys information and the stakes to the reader?
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Beef has a huge environmental cost. And the only real fix is to consume less of it.
drawdown.org/insights/gre...
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Greenwashing and denial won’t solve beef’s enormous climate problems
Dive into the world of beef's environmental impact, from deforestation to climate change. Learn about the myths of "eco-friendly" beef and the industry's narratives.
drawdown.org
January 19, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Beef has a huge environmental cost. And the only real fix is to consume less of it.
drawdown.org/insights/gre...
drawdown.org/insights/gre...
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Join WAAA, @rcusa.bsky.social, Church World Service @humanrightsfirst.org @npnewamericans.bsky.social on February 2nd for a webinar:
The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
📅 Monday, February 2nd, 2026
⏰ 1pm ET
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
📅 Monday, February 2nd, 2026
⏰ 1pm ET
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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January 21, 2026 at 4:51 PM
Join WAAA, @rcusa.bsky.social, Church World Service @humanrightsfirst.org @npnewamericans.bsky.social on February 2nd for a webinar:
The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
📅 Monday, February 2nd, 2026
⏰ 1pm ET
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The 2026 Roadmap: Refugee Resettlement, Asylum, and Humanitarian Protection Trends
📅 Monday, February 2nd, 2026
⏰ 1pm ET
Register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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New Publication:
Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn reframe land cartels in Nairobi not as anomalies, but as structurally embedded actors in the city’s urban metabolism.
Their research calls for moving beyond legality/illegality binaries.
➡️ crc-trr228.de/power-land-a...
Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn reframe land cartels in Nairobi not as anomalies, but as structurally embedded actors in the city’s urban metabolism.
Their research calls for moving beyond legality/illegality binaries.
➡️ crc-trr228.de/power-land-a...
Power, Land, and Informality: How Cartels Shape Governance and Urban Life in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements - Collaborative Research Center TRR 228
Valentine Opanga and Detlef Müller-Mahn (Project C03 "Green Futures") examine how land cartels operate as powerful, embedded actors in Nairobi’s informal
crc-trr228.de
January 19, 2026 at 1:52 PM
New Publication:
Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn reframe land cartels in Nairobi not as anomalies, but as structurally embedded actors in the city’s urban metabolism.
Their research calls for moving beyond legality/illegality binaries.
➡️ crc-trr228.de/power-land-a...
Valentine Opanga & Detlef Müller-Mahn reframe land cartels in Nairobi not as anomalies, but as structurally embedded actors in the city’s urban metabolism.
Their research calls for moving beyond legality/illegality binaries.
➡️ crc-trr228.de/power-land-a...
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A third undocumented immigrant detained at a sprawling concentration camp run by DHS in the Texas desert has died, ICE announced Sunday. It is the third such death in 44 days. ICE is systematically blocking efforts by members of Congress to inspect the facility.
Third immigrant detainee at facility in El Paso has died, ICE says
Camp East Montana on Fort Bliss in El Paso is one of the largest ICE detention centers in the country.
www.nbcnews.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:22 PM
A third undocumented immigrant detained at a sprawling concentration camp run by DHS in the Texas desert has died, ICE announced Sunday. It is the third such death in 44 days. ICE is systematically blocking efforts by members of Congress to inspect the facility.
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@iom.int & Ruta del Clima created the first-ever costing tool to quantify #LnD for #plannedrelocation & disaster #displacement. Results in #CostaRica & #Chile calculated that governments would need to invest around $65,384 per household to address LnD.
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As Money Goes out for Climate-Related Loss and Damage, Displaced Communities Stand to Benefit
With the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage scheduled to make its first distribution in 2026, countries and members of the fund’s board have an opportunity to prioritize human mobility.
carnegieendowment.org
January 13, 2026 at 3:22 PM
@iom.int & Ruta del Clima created the first-ever costing tool to quantify #LnD for #plannedrelocation & disaster #displacement. Results in #CostaRica & #Chile calculated that governments would need to invest around $65,384 per household to address LnD.
carnegieendowment.org/posts/2026/0...
carnegieendowment.org/posts/2026/0...
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Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
December 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Year 1 data on congestion pricing in Manhattan…
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
* Vehicle traffic: -11%
* Foot traffic: +3.4%
* Storefront vacancy: -0.9%
* Pollution: -22%
* Revenue for mass transit: $548M
So YES this has been a huge success.
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White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
85% of CEOs are white men.
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
All but one US President has been a white man.
65% of all elected offices are held by white men.
Roughly 30% of the population is white men.
WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS TOPIC EVEN???
December 19, 2025 at 2:55 PM
White men are 30% of the US and if they look around the room and see it’s less than 90% white men they think it’s affirmative action.
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I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
🚨We're #hiring!
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
We're looking for a #Research #Fellow to join our team. The successful candidate will be part of the research project "Political #Finance in #Africa" led by Associate Professor @sarahbrierley.bsky.social for 2 years.
🗓️Apply by Monday 12 January 👇🏽
jobs.lse.ac.uk/Vacancies/W/...
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA))
Research Fellow (Political Finance in Africa (POLFINA)),
,
<p style="background: white; margin: 0cm; text-align: center;"><em><span style="color: #333333;">LSE is committed to building a diverse, equi...
jobs.lse.ac.uk
December 17, 2025 at 11:58 AM
I am hiring a post-doctoral fellow (2 years) to work on all things political finance in Africa. There are no teaching obligations, and lots of opportunities for fieldwork. A PhD in Political Science is a requirement. Please spread the word! Happy to answer questions - send them to my LSE email.
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Mayor Wilmot Collins of Helena, MT, speaks out against policies targeting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrant communities.
Learn more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting
Learn more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting
December 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Mayor Wilmot Collins of Helena, MT, speaks out against policies targeting refugees, asylum seekers, and immigrant communities.
Learn more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting
Learn more: https://rcusa.org/news-and-media/refugee-council-usa-elected-leaders-and-advocates-condemn-collective-punishment-of-refugees-and-immigrants-following-dc-shooting
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“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Federal agents arrest citizen observer watching ICE detain neighbors on her north Minneapolis block
Susan Tincher, a 55-year-old American citizen, appears to be the first observer arrested by federal immigration enforcement officers since the agency launched an immigration surge in the Twin Cities l...
www.mprnews.org
December 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“She has marks on her neck and wrist from where agents restrained her. Agents cut off her wedding ring and held her in leg shackles at Whipple Federal Building for about five hours.”
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
Her crime: witnessing ICE, from a distance.
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ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
December 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
ICE detain U.S. citizen for looking Somali—use illegal chokehold to tackle him to ground.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
Man repeatedly begs agents to look at his digital passport ID—they refuse.
Drove him 7 miles away before releasing him alone into Minnesota snow storm—told him to "walk home" in freezing weather advisory.
This is absolutely horrifying.
I know this feels like a lifetime ago, but it was this summer that this happened.
One of the Dreamliners That Gave a Boeing Manager Nightmares Just Crashed - The American Prospect
Whistleblowers always warned that passengers would pay a price for Boeing’s tyrannical corner-cutting, especially with the planes shipped overseas.
prospect.org
December 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This is absolutely horrifying.
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Sign on to this petition demanding that management at The New School stop the devastating budget cuts, which propose a massive layoff of 40% of full-time faculty⬇️
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
SIGN ON: Petition Demanding TNS Management Stop The Cuts
Sign on to demand transparency and accountability for our students, staff, and faculty.
Find the petition here.
Questions? Email us at jgeiger@actuaw.org
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December 10, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Sign on to this petition demanding that management at The New School stop the devastating budget cuts, which propose a massive layoff of 40% of full-time faculty⬇️
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
@newschoolaaup.bsky.social
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One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
December 9, 2025 at 8:45 PM
One of the many reasons AI can't produce good writing is it can't hate its own writing. It can't think to itself "Maybe I'm illiterate" during the writing process. And that's essential
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Want to feel hopeful about climate action? Look to local politics.
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Inside the climate group working everywhere but DC: ‘You can still have huge wins’
Climate Cabinet supports candidates in state and city races as the federal government ignores the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Want to feel hopeful about climate action? Look to local politics.
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
75% of the commitments that the US made at the Paris climate agreement can be reached entirely without federal support.
I dug into this for @us.theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Another example of more aggressive US opposition to int'l climate/environmental work (vs. the first Trump admin that just peace'd out of such efforts or sent working level civil servants).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
UN environment report 'hijacked' over fossil fuels - top scientist
The US and other governments derailed an agreement on a global environment study, its co-chair says.
www.bbc.com
December 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Another example of more aggressive US opposition to int'l climate/environmental work (vs. the first Trump admin that just peace'd out of such efforts or sent working level civil servants).
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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"C.R.M.L.S.’s real objection to including the data on Zillow is apparently less scientific than financial: Climate-risk scores might lower listing prices, which affect what real estate agents earn. But suppressing verified risk information is dangerous."
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Zillow Won’t Tell You
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"C.R.M.L.S.’s real objection to including the data on Zillow is apparently less scientific than financial: Climate-risk scores might lower listing prices, which affect what real estate agents earn. But suppressing verified risk information is dangerous."
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
gift article www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
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"These inclusions recognize that people living in displacement face significant losses and damages from the impacts of climate change. They must be included in solutions." @jocelyngperry.bsky.social on her advocacy at #COP30 @climateconnections.bsky.social
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Millions have fled weather disasters, but they had few champions at COP30 » Yale Climate Connections
Advocates are working to ensure that world leaders don’t ignore people displaced by climate change.
yaleclimateconnections.org
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"These inclusions recognize that people living in displacement face significant losses and damages from the impacts of climate change. They must be included in solutions." @jocelyngperry.bsky.social on her advocacy at #COP30 @climateconnections.bsky.social
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/mill...
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/12/mill...
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The USCIS plan to reinterview resettled refugees is part of the Trump administration’s unprecedented delegalization of people who arrived on humanitarian pathways and erodes the U.S. as a nation of refuge.
Full statement:
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
Full statement:
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
USCIS Plan to Re-interview Resettled Refugees is Vindictive, Harmful, Wasteful - Refugees International
This is part of the Trump administration’s unprecedented delegalization of people who arrived on humanitarian pathways.
www.refugeesinternational.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
The USCIS plan to reinterview resettled refugees is part of the Trump administration’s unprecedented delegalization of people who arrived on humanitarian pathways and erodes the U.S. as a nation of refuge.
Full statement:
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...
Full statement:
www.refugeesinternational.org/statements-a...