Josh Busby
@busbyj2.bsky.social
Professor at the University of Texas-Austin. Former Senior Climate Advisor DOD. Climate security, climate governance, clean energy, global health, US foreign policy. Author of States and Nature: The Effects of Climate Change on Security (Cambridge, 2022).
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Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
December 10, 2025 at 6:07 AM
Donald Trump is an idiot.
Exhibit #345,639.
Exhibit #345,639.
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That’s what my cats are for.
Though there is no robust scientific literature on the effect of stuffed animals on adult sleep, several studies have shown that plush companions can help adults self-soothe. nyti.ms/4owotLv
The Case for Sleeping With Stuffed Animals as an Adult
Returning to the childhood habit of cuddling with stuffed animals offers a tender, joyful way to relax and fall asleep.
nyti.ms
December 10, 2025 at 5:14 AM
That’s what my cats are for.
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I don’t think Trump continuing to look weak by trying to give Putin what he wants does much for him politically. And how can Zelensky agree to give up territory currently under Ukrainian control? Trump’s Russia First policy is an utter disaster.
December 10, 2025 at 3:17 AM
I don’t think Trump continuing to look weak by trying to give Putin what he wants does much for him politically. And how can Zelensky agree to give up territory currently under Ukrainian control? Trump’s Russia First policy is an utter disaster.
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The Nazis, in 1941, banned the Fraktur font because it was “too Jewish.” alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
1941: The Nazis ban Jewish fonts
In 1941 the Nazis continued their campaign of persecution against Germany's Jews - by banning all Jewish fonts.
alphahistory.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:29 AM
The Nazis, in 1941, banned the Fraktur font because it was “too Jewish.” alphahistory.com/pastpeculiar...
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December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
More of this please.
GOP governor criticizes Trump's efforts to block wind energy: 'Disappointing'
Exclusive: GOP governor criticizes Trump’s efforts to block wind energy: ‘Disappointing’
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt said he has raised the issue in conversations with Energy Secretary Chris Wright.
www.semafor.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:35 AM
More of this please.
Pettiness and ideology all the way down.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Pettiness and ideology all the way down.
Where do they find these people?
SCOOP — Gregg Phillips, a conspiracy theorist with no emergency management experience who helped produce the election-denying documentary ‘2000 Mules’ with Dinesh D’Souza and has faced numerous legal inquiries, has been named head of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery.
My story:
My story:
Conspiracy theorist election denier given FEMA’s second-most important role
Gregg Phillips will lead the Office of Response and Recovery, “the heart of what FEMA does.”
www.thehandbasket.co
December 9, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Where do they find these people?
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Neither Netflix nor the Paramount/Trump/Saudi Arabia group should own Warner Bros. Both deals are absurd - terrible for consumers and democracy.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
December 9, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Neither Netflix nor the Paramount/Trump/Saudi Arabia group should own Warner Bros. Both deals are absurd - terrible for consumers and democracy.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
This is a story about corruption - Trump using government power to screw consumers and gain control of the media. A red alert moment.
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dave's blog post + a recent issue of @iojournal.bsky.social both embody how political scientists have increasingly challenged their own assumptions about the world & how it works, recognizing that many assumptions are based on "time limited social facts"
imo this is a sign of a strong discipline
imo this is a sign of a strong discipline
Paused my American Canto hate-read to finish writing a blog post about internet history.
Optimization was an era. It ended. Now we're living through the enshittification era. It, too, won't last forever.
(And we can kind of blame Elon for this mess.)
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
Optimization was an era. It ended. Now we're living through the enshittification era. It, too, won't last forever.
(And we can kind of blame Elon for this mess.)
open.substack.com/pub/davekarp...
The end of optimization
Some thoughts on a transition point in recent internet history,
open.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
dave's blog post + a recent issue of @iojournal.bsky.social both embody how political scientists have increasingly challenged their own assumptions about the world & how it works, recognizing that many assumptions are based on "time limited social facts"
imo this is a sign of a strong discipline
imo this is a sign of a strong discipline
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Gemini make me a PowerPoint slide about future battlefield dominance with 10x as many graphics and defense acronyms on it than is commonly professionally acceptable.
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No do it again, more graphics. Maybe some clip art. Make the font way smaller.
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No do it again, more graphics. Maybe some clip art. Make the font way smaller.
December 9, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Gemini make me a PowerPoint slide about future battlefield dominance with 10x as many graphics and defense acronyms on it than is commonly professionally acceptable.
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No do it again, more graphics. Maybe some clip art. Make the font way smaller.
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No do it again, more graphics. Maybe some clip art. Make the font way smaller.
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even the bullshit machine gets this one right
December 9, 2025 at 8:25 PM
even the bullshit machine gets this one right
Gemini: what are war crimes?
Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Gemini: what are war crimes?
Interesting summary over whether COP30 made much progress "on coalitions of the doing" on climate change. Modest, maybe? A new conversation on green industrialization was something I hadn't picked up on.
How bad was it, really? Catherine Osborn, writer of @foreignpolicy.com LatAm newsletter, reflects on COP30 in Brazil. www.phenomenalworld.org/analysis/cop...
COP30 Without the USA | Phenomenal World
Ten years after Paris, and with the conspicuous absence of the US, climate cooperation presses onward at COP30 in Belém.
www.phenomenalworld.org
December 9, 2025 at 6:05 AM
Interesting summary over whether COP30 made much progress "on coalitions of the doing" on climate change. Modest, maybe? A new conversation on green industrialization was something I hadn't picked up on.
Vaccines will protect us against all sorts of ailments but who will protect us from RFK Jr and his quackery?
Bill Cassidy had a chance to do that and utterly failed and will be forever remembered as a coward.
Bill Cassidy had a chance to do that and utterly failed and will be forever remembered as a coward.
December 9, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Vaccines will protect us against all sorts of ailments but who will protect us from RFK Jr and his quackery?
Bill Cassidy had a chance to do that and utterly failed and will be forever remembered as a coward.
Bill Cassidy had a chance to do that and utterly failed and will be forever remembered as a coward.
I'd rather not have shingles. A couple of bad days after getting the vaccine was no big deal. Shingles may also reduce dementia risk (as studies suggest it might). That is well worth it. Dementia took my dad and I would wish that on no one.
All over my FB people talking about their bad experiences with shingles vax and dissuading each other from getting it! We need to give people real info on how to mitigate the symtoms caused by vaccines because vaccines are always better than meeting a virus unprepared. Yet drs aren't coaching ppl
December 9, 2025 at 5:52 AM
I'd rather not have shingles. A couple of bad days after getting the vaccine was no big deal. Shingles may also reduce dementia risk (as studies suggest it might). That is well worth it. Dementia took my dad and I would wish that on no one.
Hard to make money as a band streaming. www.vice.com/en/article/l...
Los Campesinos! Revealed Their 2025 Streaming Revenue, and the Data Is Eye-Opening
Indie band Los Campesinos! shared a revealing and detailed breakdown of streaming earnings from the first year of their recent album cycle.
www.vice.com
December 8, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Hard to make money as a band streaming. www.vice.com/en/article/l...
Vaccines are bad but steroids and tanning are good.
December 8, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Vaccines are bad but steroids and tanning are good.
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ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
Ring camera captures Burnsville ICE raid that leaves 7-year-old without parents, according to family
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
www.kare11.com
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 AM
ICE agents detained four people from a Burnsville home, according to family members, including a 7-year-old's parents and the husband of a pregnant woman.
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Just so we're clear how this works 👇
December 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Just so we're clear how this works 👇
Inneresting.
Former Democratic congressman Colin Allred is dropping out of the Senate race in Texas and will instead run for a new congressional district, which covers part of the Dallas area and was formed by Republican-led redistricting.
Allred drops Senate bid in Texas, will instead run for redrawn House seat
The former Democratic congressman, who lost his 2024 Senate bid to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), says a bruising Senate primary could threaten party unity.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Inneresting.
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No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
They are now targeting people who did everything by the book and were literally at the ceremony where they were going to become citizens...
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
"Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the oath ceremony"
Immigrants Approved for Citizenship ‘Plucked Out’ of Line Moments Before Pledging Allegiance: Report
Immigrants lined up to become U.S. citizens in Boston on Dec. 4 were pulled from line by USCIS officials moments before the ceremony. The incident comes after USCIS told employees to halt all immigrat...
people.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
No print mags have the reach they once did. But it's notable to me that I keep seeing articles like this in People, very broad-spectrum, apolitical, at least in my experience. Gives a sense of how much this stuff is breaking through.
Wild to think that Joe Nye was writing up to his death, w a plea w long-time collaborator Bob Keohane for the U.S. to come to its senses. By only using coercion, the Trump administration is making it much more costly for the U.S. to get its way in the world. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...
The End of the Long American Century
Trump and the sources of U.S. power.
www.foreignaffairs.com
December 8, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Wild to think that Joe Nye was writing up to his death, w a plea w long-time collaborator Bob Keohane for the U.S. to come to its senses. By only using coercion, the Trump administration is making it much more costly for the U.S. to get its way in the world. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...