Joel McKinnon at New Worlds
@seldoncrisis.bsky.social
Futurist climate advocate volunteering with Citizens' Climate Lobby, accessibility expert, musician, podcaster, ancient history nerd, bike and general outdoor enthusiast.
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Latest on #SeldonCrisis, a reflection on the history of the importance of a grand narrative for humanity, and the current need to invent our own.
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We are writing the story
From divine plan, to existential freedom, to what?
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January 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Latest on #SeldonCrisis, a reflection on the history of the importance of a grand narrative for humanity, and the current need to invent our own.
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Historic photo
January 26, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Historic photo
A philosophical follow-up on the Assembling Gaia post.
#SeldonCrisis #AssemblyTheory @Sara_Imari @bratton @DrFunkySpoon
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#SeldonCrisis #AssemblyTheory @Sara_Imari @bratton @DrFunkySpoon
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But why should I care?
A personal philosophical slant on the last post
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January 18, 2026 at 8:42 PM
A philosophical follow-up on the Assembling Gaia post.
#SeldonCrisis #AssemblyTheory @Sara_Imari @bratton @DrFunkySpoon
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#SeldonCrisis #AssemblyTheory @Sara_Imari @bratton @DrFunkySpoon
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Solid boost from one who knows 🚀
HEY, GANG!
You've GOTTA read this bloody PROFOUND essay by my droog, @seldoncrisis.bsky.social.
Seriously, it will direct you to headspaces from which you will NEVER escape....and you'll LIKE it!
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
You've GOTTA read this bloody PROFOUND essay by my droog, @seldoncrisis.bsky.social.
Seriously, it will direct you to headspaces from which you will NEVER escape....and you'll LIKE it!
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
Assembling Gaia
What if intelligence isn’t confined to individuals, but is something that can emerge at the scale of a planet?
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January 17, 2026 at 4:08 AM
Solid boost from one who knows 🚀
@saraimari.bsky.social Sara - your ideas on Assembly Theory have been bouncing around in my head since your Long Now talk and I finally got around to posting some ideas that came out of it. Would love to get your feedback!
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
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Assembling Gaia
What if intelligence isn’t confined to individuals, but is something that can emerge at the scale of a planet?
www.seldoncrisis.net
January 17, 2026 at 12:51 AM
@saraimari.bsky.social Sara - your ideas on Assembly Theory have been bouncing around in my head since your Long Now talk and I finally got around to posting some ideas that came out of it. Would love to get your feedback!
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
#SeldonCrisis #Gaia #Asimov #SaraImariWalker #DavidGrinspoon #BenjaminBratton #AssemblyTheory
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/hurtling-t...
Assembling Gaia
What if intelligence isn’t confined to individuals, but is something that can emerge at the scale of a planet?
www.seldoncrisis.net
January 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM
@jblumenfeld100.bsky.social Gave your episode thumbnail the #SeldonCrisis reboot treatment.
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A Meeting at Stars End with Jon Blumenfeld
Listen now (106 mins) | A conversation on Asimov and Foundation on and off the page.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:40 AM
@jblumenfeld100.bsky.social Gave your episode thumbnail the #SeldonCrisis reboot treatment.
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@zacharykreitler.bsky.social @gmamanda.bsky.social
Hey guys - here's my conversation with Amanda now on Substack with a zippy new thumbnail.
Feel free to sub if you wish!
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Hey guys - here's my conversation with Amanda now on Substack with a zippy new thumbnail.
Feel free to sub if you wish!
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Being Bayta with Amanda Kreitler
Listen now (63 mins) | In this episode of Seldon Crisis,host Joel McKinnon is joined by voice actor Amanda Kreitler, the talent behind Bayta Darell and several other key characters in the Foundation p...
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January 9, 2026 at 2:25 AM
@zacharykreitler.bsky.social @gmamanda.bsky.social
Hey guys - here's my conversation with Amanda now on Substack with a zippy new thumbnail.
Feel free to sub if you wish!
open.substack.com/pub/joelmcki...
Hey guys - here's my conversation with Amanda now on Substack with a zippy new thumbnail.
Feel free to sub if you wish!
open.substack.com/pub/joelmcki...
I stand with Mark Kelly.
Imagine being Sen. Mark Kelly today.
A former astronaut, who spent 54 days in space for his country, a retired Navy pilot and combat Vet who flew 39 high-risk missions in battle, and whose retirement benefits are now being taken by a drunken frat boy like Pete Hegseth.
I stand with Mark Kelly.
A former astronaut, who spent 54 days in space for his country, a retired Navy pilot and combat Vet who flew 39 high-risk missions in battle, and whose retirement benefits are now being taken by a drunken frat boy like Pete Hegseth.
I stand with Mark Kelly.
January 5, 2026 at 9:28 PM
I stand with Mark Kelly.
#SeldonCrisis, a personal journey through Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, is now available on Substack.
Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order
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Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order
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Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order
The complete story of the Foundation trilogy by Isaac Asimov, told as narrative, audio drama, commentary and analysis.
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January 3, 2026 at 1:32 AM
#SeldonCrisis, a personal journey through Isaac Asimov's Foundation Trilogy, is now available on Substack.
Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/story-epis...
Story Episodes: Read or Listen in Order
www.seldoncrisis.net/p/story-epis...
Ezra Klein is one of the smartest people in politics. He sometimes rubs people the wrong way, but truth has a way of doing that. This piece is about as insightful as it gets.
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Ezra Klein: This Is How Democrats Win
YouTube video by The Ezra Klein Show
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November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Ezra Klein is one of the smartest people in politics. He sometimes rubs people the wrong way, but truth has a way of doing that. This piece is about as insightful as it gets.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8iw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8iw...
Got to see my favorite band perform at The Fillmore in SF Thursday night and they burned the place down. Great show!
#TheWaterboys #TheFillmore #MikeScott
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#TheWaterboys #TheFillmore #MikeScott
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The Waterboys - Glastonbury Song, The Fillmore in SF, 9/25/25
YouTube video by Joel McKinnon
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September 27, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Got to see my favorite band perform at The Fillmore in SF Thursday night and they burned the place down. Great show!
#TheWaterboys #TheFillmore #MikeScott
youtu.be/APiduixqQiU
#TheWaterboys #TheFillmore #MikeScott
youtu.be/APiduixqQiU
September 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Love this!
September 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Love this!
@weatherwest.bsky.social Enjoyed your presentation to #CCL today. Thanks for doing the great work you do!
September 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
@weatherwest.bsky.social Enjoyed your presentation to #CCL today. Thanks for doing the great work you do!
Why Grass Grows Better Under Trampolines
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September 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
#CitizensClimateLobby featured a narrative essay I wrote after my first #CCL lobby day experience, where I compared the climate change battle to the NASA moonshot effort in the '60s.
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Reflections from Capitol Hill: Climate advocacy and a moonshot mindset
CCL volunteer Joel McKinnon reflects on a moving Lobby Day trip, connecting climate work to the challenge and achievement of space travel.
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August 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
#CitizensClimateLobby featured a narrative essay I wrote after my first #CCL lobby day experience, where I compared the climate change battle to the NASA moonshot effort in the '60s.
citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/advocac...
citizensclimatelobby.org/blog/advocac...
Please join this campaign to lower California electricity rates year round.
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Ask Your Representatives to Make Clean Electrification Affordable in California
Electricity is Too Expensive in California
California’s electric rates are nearly twice the national average, contributing to the state’s affordability crisis. High electric rates discourage the clean...
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August 25, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Please join this campaign to lower California electricity rates year round.
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Nice to see this little piece of work was appreciated.
In fact, I’m so happy with that Foundation episode that I’m going to listen to one of my favourite single podcast episodes: a dramatisation of this very part of #FoundationAndEmpire!
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August 16, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Nice to see this little piece of work was appreciated.
Reposted by Joel McKinnon at New Worlds
I read EPA’s 302-page proposal to nuke the endangered endangerment finding so that you don’t have to, and wrote about what the insanity all means for @climateconnections.bsky.social. Thanks to @gregdotson.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social for the input. Article & 🧵(1/14):
The Republican campaign to stop the U.S. EPA from protecting the climate » Yale Climate Connections
An audacious effort to destroy climate regulations is likely headed for a showdown at the Supreme Court.
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August 1, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I read EPA’s 302-page proposal to nuke the endangered endangerment finding so that you don’t have to, and wrote about what the insanity all means for @climateconnections.bsky.social. Thanks to @gregdotson.bsky.social, @hausfath.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social for the input. Article & 🧵(1/14):
Just got my first ope ed published in the San Mateo Daily Journal. It's inspired by my recent experience lobbying for #CitizensClimateLobby in DC and a trip to the #SmithsonianNationalAirAndSpaceMuseum. #CCL
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Permitting reform is the climate moonshot we need
In the 1960s, a time of deep political division and social unrest, the United States set an ambitious goal: to land a person on the moon.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Just got my first ope ed published in the San Mateo Daily Journal. It's inspired by my recent experience lobbying for #CitizensClimateLobby in DC and a trip to the #SmithsonianNationalAirAndSpaceMuseum. #CCL
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
www.smdailyjournal.com/opinion/gues...
Awaiting Tulsi's big mea culpa 😏
“Clinton Plan” Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
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‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Likely Made by Russian Spies, Declassified Report Shows
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August 4, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Awaiting Tulsi's big mea culpa 😏
Reposted by Joel McKinnon at New Worlds
Preparing for Sun Day 2025: Harnessing Solar Power & People Power, featuring stories of solar solutions. Watch the recording here.
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July 31, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Preparing for Sun Day 2025: Harnessing Solar Power & People Power, featuring stories of solar solutions. Watch the recording here.
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"Oil, coal, and gas are distributed unevenly around the world and just moving the fuel to the sites where it will be used is hugely energy inefficient. About 40% of global shipping is just moving fossil fuel around, and more fuel is moved on trains and trucks."
Great point not stressed enough.
Great point not stressed enough.
An energy revolution is underway in this century, though it’s unfolded in ways slow enough and technical enough for most people not to notice (and I assume it’s nowhere near finished). It is astonishing – a powerful solution to the climate crisis... [Wrote it a while ago; came out yesterday.]
The renewable energy revolution is a feat of technology | Rebecca Solnit
An energy revolution is underway in this century, though most people have not noticed it
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July 31, 2025 at 6:52 PM
"Oil, coal, and gas are distributed unevenly around the world and just moving the fuel to the sites where it will be used is hugely energy inefficient. About 40% of global shipping is just moving fossil fuel around, and more fuel is moved on trains and trucks."
Great point not stressed enough.
Great point not stressed enough.