Marisol❄️Maddox
@marisolmaddox.bsky.social
Arctic and Climate Security/ Geopolitics Specialist living in Maine
Country over party 🇺🇸 Caring for Creation ✝️
Pro-democracy transatlanticist
Views my own
Country over party 🇺🇸 Caring for Creation ✝️
Pro-democracy transatlanticist
Views my own
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The tribal governments of Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea say they’re living with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations on their land, and this week they took their complaint to the United Nations special rapporteur on toxics and human rights.
Leaders from Alaska's St. Lawrence Island take contamination claims to U.N.
Tribes from the Bering Sea isle say they’re living — and dying— with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations. A U.N. special rapporteur is considering their case.
www.ktoo.org
March 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
The tribal governments of Alaska’s St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea say they’re living with the toxic legacy of Cold War military installations on their land, and this week they took their complaint to the United Nations special rapporteur on toxics and human rights.
“Frederiksen on Monday said Russia had become a threat to all of Europe and called on each country to ramp up defence spending to protect themselves while also increasing their support for Ukraine.” #Denmark #NATO #Russia #Ukraine www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Denmark to 'buy, buy, buy' military gear, prime minister says
Denmark will increase its military budget by a combined 50 billion crowns ($6.99 billion) this year and next to address acute shortcomings, most notably in surface-to-air missile defence systems, the prime minister said on Wednesday.
www.reuters.com
February 20, 2025 at 1:47 AM
“Frederiksen on Monday said Russia had become a threat to all of Europe and called on each country to ramp up defence spending to protect themselves while also increasing their support for Ukraine.” #Denmark #NATO #Russia #Ukraine www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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🎙️Tune in as CCS non-resident research fellow @marisolmaddox.bsky.social covers all things #Greenland —including its history, sovereignty issues, and #climatesecurity risks—for WOSU Public Media’s All Sides with Amy Juravich.
Tech Tuesday: How is your digital identity preserved after you die?
We learn how your digital identity can be preserved, through emails, social media and other files, once you die.
www.wosu.org
February 13, 2025 at 1:23 PM
🎙️Tune in as CCS non-resident research fellow @marisolmaddox.bsky.social covers all things #Greenland —including its history, sovereignty issues, and #climatesecurity risks—for WOSU Public Media’s All Sides with Amy Juravich.
“To have the executive basically come in & dismantle something that was legislatively created- that's outside the bounds of the executive,” she said. “So it requires us, in the legislative branch, to then assert our responsibility, which is to not cede the authority” alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
Murkowski says Congress needs to assert its authority, to limit Trump
Alaska's senior U.S. senator says Trump is overstepping as he dismantles agencies. She offered no fail-safe way to keep the president in his constitutional lane.
alaskapublic.org
February 13, 2025 at 2:34 AM
“To have the executive basically come in & dismantle something that was legislatively created- that's outside the bounds of the executive,” she said. “So it requires us, in the legislative branch, to then assert our responsibility, which is to not cede the authority” alaskapublic.org/news/politic...
😂 "We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills, and organic smørrebrød to every street corner. Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics might apply."
#Denmark #Arctic #Greenland #California
www.arctictoday.com/denmark-offe...
#Denmark #Arctic #Greenland #California
www.arctictoday.com/denmark-offe...
Denmark offers to buy California in response to Trump’s Greenland ambitions - ArcticToday
If Donald Trump wants to buy Greenland, why shouldn’t Denmark buy California? That’s the premise of “Denmarkification,” a (probably) satirical campaign launched by Danes who are flipping the script on...
www.arctictoday.com
February 12, 2025 at 10:53 PM
😂 "We’ll bring hygge to Hollywood, bike lanes to Beverly Hills, and organic smørrebrød to every street corner. Rule of law, universal health care and fact based politics might apply."
#Denmark #Arctic #Greenland #California
www.arctictoday.com/denmark-offe...
#Denmark #Arctic #Greenland #California
www.arctictoday.com/denmark-offe...
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@marisolmaddox.bsky.social provides a masterclass on Greenland, climate change, critical minerals & geopolitics in this excellent interview (she’s the story before the digital identity one).
Tech Tuesday: How is your digital identity preserved after you die?
We learn how your digital identity can be preserved, through emails, social media and other files, once you die.
www.wosu.org
February 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
@marisolmaddox.bsky.social provides a masterclass on Greenland, climate change, critical minerals & geopolitics in this excellent interview (she’s the story before the digital identity one).
"Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Canada’s 12 other premiers arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday where they plan to present a united front and make the case over two days for strengthening Canada-U.S. relations."
#Canada #tariffs #NORAD #infrastructure #Arctic
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
#Canada #tariffs #NORAD #infrastructure #Arctic
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
Akeeagok, other premiers arrive in Washington to counter Trump’s threats
Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Canada’s 12 other premiers arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday where they plan to present a united front and make the case over two days for strengthening Canada-U.S...
nunatsiaq.com
February 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
"Nunavut Premier P.J. Akeeagok and Canada’s 12 other premiers arrived in Washington, D.C., Tuesday where they plan to present a united front and make the case over two days for strengthening Canada-U.S. relations."
#Canada #tariffs #NORAD #infrastructure #Arctic
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
#Canada #tariffs #NORAD #infrastructure #Arctic
nunatsiaq.com/stories/arti...
Incredibly tragic loss
alaskapublic.org/news/public-...
alaskapublic.org/news/public-...
Here’s what we know about the victims of the Bering Air plane crash
The 10 Alaskans killed in the crash near Nome include a mentor to new teachers, a school counselor and two Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium employees traveling to service a local water plant.
alaskapublic.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Incredibly tragic loss
alaskapublic.org/news/public-...
alaskapublic.org/news/public-...
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It’s human nature to focus on the immediate threat. Politicians can respond in kind by downplaying down or ignoring climate for now. But doing so will hurt their voters: delaying climate action will cost more in the future - in $$, suffering, lives. We need leadership on *both* issues.
February 11, 2025 at 1:31 AM
It’s human nature to focus on the immediate threat. Politicians can respond in kind by downplaying down or ignoring climate for now. But doing so will hurt their voters: delaying climate action will cost more in the future - in $$, suffering, lives. We need leadership on *both* issues.
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This column should terrify US tech companies. They need to ask themselves if they are really irreplaceable in Europe? Potentially huge economic upsides for Europe in a tech decoupling. And US tech companies would lose their 2nd largest mkt. Who again is picking this fight?
The EU must aim higher than merely copying the US digital economy. It worries about being "uncompetitive" when it should worry about being subordinated. on.ft.com/4gvoCuF
The EU needs the courage to imagine a different digital economy
[FREE TO READ] Trump’s tech oligarchs are afraid of Europe’s regulatory power — as they should be
on.ft.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
This column should terrify US tech companies. They need to ask themselves if they are really irreplaceable in Europe? Potentially huge economic upsides for Europe in a tech decoupling. And US tech companies would lose their 2nd largest mkt. Who again is picking this fight?
Pres. Trump announced a "joint venture with #Japan for the #Alaska #LNG Project. If it’s built, the $44 billion project would move gas from the North Slope through an 800-mile pipeline to a liquefaction facility in Nikiski for shipment overseas." #Arctic alaskapublic.org/news/economy...
Trump announces 'joint venture' with Japan for Alaska LNG Project exports
It isn’t the first time the U.S. has announced project progress through an agreement with another country.
alaskapublic.org
February 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Pres. Trump announced a "joint venture with #Japan for the #Alaska #LNG Project. If it’s built, the $44 billion project would move gas from the North Slope through an 800-mile pipeline to a liquefaction facility in Nikiski for shipment overseas." #Arctic alaskapublic.org/news/economy...
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What happens in the #Arctic won't stay in the Arctic 👇
For the security implications, check out @wilsoncenter.org's @marisolmaddox.bsky.social's Climate Security Expert Network risk brief on the region:
adelph.it/RiskBriefArctic
For the security implications, check out @wilsoncenter.org's @marisolmaddox.bsky.social's Climate Security Expert Network risk brief on the region:
adelph.it/RiskBriefArctic
February 10, 2025 at 8:03 AM
What happens in the #Arctic won't stay in the Arctic 👇
For the security implications, check out @wilsoncenter.org's @marisolmaddox.bsky.social's Climate Security Expert Network risk brief on the region:
adelph.it/RiskBriefArctic
For the security implications, check out @wilsoncenter.org's @marisolmaddox.bsky.social's Climate Security Expert Network risk brief on the region:
adelph.it/RiskBriefArctic
“President Donald Trump has terminated the head of the National Archives and Records Administration, targeting an independent agency that was involved in trying to recover documents he took to his Florida estate after his first presidential term.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump dismisses archivist to the United States
The National Archives became the target of Trump’s ire when the independent agency sought to retain documents from his Mar-a-Lago estate in 2022.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
“President Donald Trump has terminated the head of the National Archives and Records Administration, targeting an independent agency that was involved in trying to recover documents he took to his Florida estate after his first presidential term.” www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Yes, the desk I share with Alex Horton and Missy Ryan is one of those affected here. The Washington Post got targeted.
A couple of thoughts:
A couple of thoughts:
Scoop: On Wednesday, execs from top newsrooms met with the Pentagon to protest Pete Hegseth’s decision to boot a handful of outlets from their workspaces.
Despite hopes for a reversal, the Pentagon on Friday night doubled the number of evictions.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/purged-fro...
Despite hopes for a reversal, the Pentagon on Friday night doubled the number of evictions.
Details in Status: www.status.news/p/purged-fro...
Purged From the Pentagon
The Trump administration is making it abundantly clear that it views the press as an adversary to be undermined at every opportunity.
www.status.news
February 8, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Yes, the desk I share with Alex Horton and Missy Ryan is one of those affected here. The Washington Post got targeted.
A couple of thoughts:
A couple of thoughts:
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SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
Kash Patel Took $25,000 From Russia-Linked Firm to Appear on an Anti-FBI TV Series
The documentary was produced by a filmmaker tied to Russian propaganda efforts.
www.motherjones.com
February 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
SCOOP: Kash Patel—whom Donald Trump has nominated to head the FBI—took $25,000 from a production company with ties to Russia propaganda activity to appear in an anti-FBI docuseries.
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I've been a meteorologist for 30+ years.
This is a horror show without precedent.
This is a horror show without precedent.
NEW:
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Trump and Musk have unleashed chaos at US weather forecaster: muddled directives and early-morning emails put NOAA on edge.
Exclusive by
@laurenthal.bsky.social @weathersullivan.bsky.social
🎁: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
‘It’s a Circus’: Trump Unleashes Chaos at Key US Science Agency
Muddled directives and early-morning emails at NOAA, one of the world’s top weather and climate forecasters, have put the agency on edge.
www.bloomberg.com
February 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I've been a meteorologist for 30+ years.
This is a horror show without precedent.
This is a horror show without precedent.
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We've updated our tracker below with these 3 additions.
If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.
If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.
February 7, 2025 at 10:38 PM
We've updated our tracker below with these 3 additions.
If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.
If you have information about any of the people on this list, or know of other Musk associates who have entered the federal government, reach out on Signal at 917-512-0201.
“Despite pulling back from a total freeze on federal funding, the Trump administration is still blocking tens of millions of dollars for renewable energy and climate projects in #Maine.” www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
Trump administration blocks millions of dollars in renewable energy grants to Maine
Federal agencies are withholding awards from former President Joe Biden's signature legislation.
www.mainepublic.org
February 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
“Despite pulling back from a total freeze on federal funding, the Trump administration is still blocking tens of millions of dollars for renewable energy and climate projects in #Maine.” www.mainepublic.org/climate/2025...
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The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
February 5, 2025 at 11:38 AM
The most iconic figure in the environmental sciences is the Keeling Curve, the CO₂ record from Mauna Loa, Hawaii.
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
@noaa.gov had a wonderful site where you could visualize and download these data, and now it's just gone. These data belong to us and we should not let this happen!
This tracks.
We wanted to understand the economic rationale for buying Greenland. So we talked to three unvaccinated UFC fans at a Jersey Mike's in Toms River.
February 6, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This tracks.
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Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06
February 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hi all, I'm a WIRED journalist on the science desk. If you're a government scientist or federally funded researcher with info to share about the Trump transition, please feel free to contact me securely on Signal: emullin.06