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Lawyer • Extreme heat/Gender equity/Environmental policy • WTO Law/International Trade • NbS/climate finance • Adaptation/Mitigation/Women • @GeorgetownLaw alum
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✊ International students
June 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM
✊ International students
🫢 he really did buy his way in
Breaking News: The Pentagon is set to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. military’s closely guarded plan for any potential war with China, officials said.
Musk Set to Get Access to Top-Secret U.S. Plan for Potential War With China
Giving Elon Musk access to some of the nation’s most closely guarded military secrets is a major expansion of his role as an adviser to President Trump and highlights his conflicts of interest.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
🫢 he really did buy his way in
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a friend flying home to the US from Heathrow texts from the runway: “I don’t think I’ve been on such an empty flight since October 2001. I wonder if people are reluctant to come to America now. It’s literally 5% full. If that."
March 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
a friend flying home to the US from Heathrow texts from the runway: “I don’t think I’ve been on such an empty flight since October 2001. I wonder if people are reluctant to come to America now. It’s literally 5% full. If that."
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An article on the Defense Department website devoted to Jackie Robinson’s military career disappeared and then reappeared, joining a series of government web pages on Black figures that have vanished under the Trump administration’s efforts to purge government websites of references to DEI.
Jackie Robinson’s Legacy Vanishes, Then Reappears, on Defense Department Site
A number of military pages focused on African American achievements have been lost amid the Trump administration’s effort to scrub references to diversity and inclusion. Some return. Others don’t.
www.nytimes.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:24 AM
An article on the Defense Department website devoted to Jackie Robinson’s military career disappeared and then reappeared, joining a series of government web pages on Black figures that have vanished under the Trump administration’s efforts to purge government websites of references to DEI.
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It’s probably not a good sign when your closest ally issues, a travel warning against you.
Britain issues travel warning for US
The change comes amid President Donald Trump's large-scale crackdown on illegal immigration.
www.newsweek.com
March 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
It’s probably not a good sign when your closest ally issues, a travel warning against you.
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New York Times update on Moss Landing battery fire.. DTSC found high levels of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese in soil up to five miles away, confirming SJSU/Moss Landing analysis; also found in water, but below drinking water standard. 🔋🔥🔌💡 #MossLandingFire www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
February 11, 2025 at 5:33 AM
New York Times update on Moss Landing battery fire.. DTSC found high levels of cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese in soil up to five miles away, confirming SJSU/Moss Landing analysis; also found in water, but below drinking water standard. 🔋🔥🔌💡 #MossLandingFire www.nytimes.com/2025/02/10/u...
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Trump ended the first-ever National Nature Assessment, which was trying to reveal how nature loss influences climate change and impacts humanity, but the researchers are trying to publish it anyway.
Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. (Gift Article)
The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Trump ended the first-ever National Nature Assessment, which was trying to reveal how nature loss influences climate change and impacts humanity, but the researchers are trying to publish it anyway.
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Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump, her office said in a statement on Tuesday. She also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her seated next to Trump.
Michelle Obama Will Skip Trump’s Inauguration
Mrs. Obama also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her face-to-face with Mr. Trump.
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Michelle Obama will not attend the inauguration of President-elect Trump, her office said in a statement on Tuesday. She also declined to attend the funeral of Jimmy Carter last week, which would have put her seated next to Trump.
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If you're interested, you can find a summary of the latest research on wildfire and climate change in the US here:
nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/
nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/
Fifth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 2: Climate Trends
Chapter 2 of the Fifth National Climate Assessment
nca2023.globalchange.gov
January 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
If you're interested, you can find a summary of the latest research on wildfire and climate change in the US here:
nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/
nca2023.globalchange.gov/chapter/2/
Terrible way to start the year. 💔
At least 10 people were killed and 30 injured when a vehicle plowed into crowds on Bourbon Street in New Orleans overnight, city officials said. nyti.ms/41Ve3gO
January 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Terrible way to start the year. 💔
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This is the third year in a row that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as saltwater intrusion, previously only happened about once per decade.
Saltwater Intrusion Contaminates Mississippi River
Saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River for the third year in a row, contaminating drinking water for nearby areas.
buff.ly
December 31, 2024 at 4:18 PM
This is the third year in a row that saltwater from the Gulf of Mexico has crept up the Mississippi River. This phenomenon, known as saltwater intrusion, previously only happened about once per decade.
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BREAKING: PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES MOST FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCES.
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
Breaking: Biden commutes most federal death sentences
37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.
www.lawdork.com
December 23, 2024 at 10:03 AM
BREAKING: PRESIDENT BIDEN COMMUTES MOST FEDERAL DEATH SENTENCES.
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
With the actions, 37 of the 40 men on death row will now be sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Excluded are Robert Bowers, Dylann Roof, and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
More at Law Dork: www.lawdork.com/p/biden-clem...
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Listen to "The Headlines," which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes.
51 Men Found Guilty in France Rape Trial, and a U.S. Shutdown Looms
Plus, man vs. hornet.
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2024 at 11:13 AM
Listen to "The Headlines," which brings you the biggest stories of the day from the New York Times reporters who are covering them, all in about five minutes.
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The landmark trial shocked and moved people in France and around the world. Gisèle Pelicot, the 71-year-old woman at the centre of the case, requested that it be open to the public. www.ft.com/content/d8e5...
December 19, 2024 at 11:55 AM
The landmark trial shocked and moved people in France and around the world. Gisèle Pelicot, the 71-year-old woman at the centre of the case, requested that it be open to the public. www.ft.com/content/d8e5...
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Ignore all my ranting today and just go listen to Kate Gordon talk about the gathering crisis as climate change & home insurance collide. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
Climate change and insurance: a growing fustercluck
Climate change is breaking the insurance market, and state governments can't afford to pick up the pieces
www.volts.wtf
December 8, 2024 at 10:12 PM
Ignore all my ranting today and just go listen to Kate Gordon talk about the gathering crisis as climate change & home insurance collide. www.volts.wtf/p/climate-ch...
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"Every night before I go to sleep, I write in a journal to my 12-year-old son, Tommy, and continue a conversation we started on April 13, 2018, just three days before he unexpectedly passed away," Nikki Mark writes in Modern Love.
My Son Is Gone. Our Conversation Goes On.
Three days before my child unexpectedly died, he primed me to keep living.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 6:12 AM
"Every night before I go to sleep, I write in a journal to my 12-year-old son, Tommy, and continue a conversation we started on April 13, 2018, just three days before he unexpectedly passed away," Nikki Mark writes in Modern Love.
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CONFIRMED- Sue Gray is resigning as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
October 6, 2024 at 11:54 AM
CONFIRMED- Sue Gray is resigning as Keir Starmer’s chief of staff
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Labour to introduce AI bill in King’s Speech
https://www.ft.com/content/1013c46f-247b-4d47-8e0f-ab7387b4f22c
https://www.ft.com/content/1013c46f-247b-4d47-8e0f-ab7387b4f22c
Labour to introduce AI bill in King’s Speech
Plan for tech regulation will be one of 35 bills to be set out by Keir Starmer’s new government
www.ft.com
July 14, 2024 at 4:00 PM
Labour to introduce AI bill in King’s Speech
https://www.ft.com/content/1013c46f-247b-4d47-8e0f-ab7387b4f22c
https://www.ft.com/content/1013c46f-247b-4d47-8e0f-ab7387b4f22c
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An AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle was recovered by law enforcement at the scene of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
An AR-15-style Rifle Was Recovered at the Scene of the Trump Rally Shooting
The AR-15 rifle, billed as “America’s rifle” by the National Rifle Association, has been commonly used by mass shooters and is one of the most ubiquitous weapons in the United States.
www.nytimes.com
July 14, 2024 at 7:02 PM
An AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle was recovered by law enforcement at the scene of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
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Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in a state with one of the toughest heat standards in the nation.
By @lizagross.bsky.social
By @lizagross.bsky.social
Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar - Inside Climate News
Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in a state with one of the toughest heat standards in the nation.
insideclimatenews.org
January 2, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Scores of California farmworkers are dying in the heat in regions with chronically bad air, even in a state with one of the toughest heat standards in the nation.
By @lizagross.bsky.social
By @lizagross.bsky.social