Jenn Cissé
@jenncisse.bsky.social
Risk & resilience, climate adaptation, applied development economics. Also insurance and the Great Lakes. Views my own, since I lost my job due to the dismantling of the US- funded international development system. For info: PhD, she/her, Ithaca, NY.
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We will have talks from @andrewdessler.com, @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, @johnmoralestv.bsky.social, Kerry Emanuel, Bernadette Woods Placky, Ralph Keeling, Ben Santer, and many more! Sign up and learn more at wclivestream.com
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Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.
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May 15, 2025 at 4:38 PM
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if you're a reporter, cover this
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There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵
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Cool new opportunity for young African professionals to work in government on the WB/AFDB's "Mission 300" - like the ODI fellowship but for African nationals and focused on electrification
careers.odi.org/en/postings/...
careers.odi.org/en/postings/...
April 30, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Cool new opportunity for young African professionals to work in government on the WB/AFDB's "Mission 300" - like the ODI fellowship but for African nationals and focused on electrification
careers.odi.org/en/postings/...
careers.odi.org/en/postings/...
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A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A reminder that if the government can send migrants to a prison camp without any due process, it can send U.S. citizens there, too. I know because this happened to me and my family in 1942.
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This fully funded PhD project is available at the University of Sheffield to develop technology and nature based approaches to tackle urban chemical pollution challenges.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
ECOSOLUTIONS - Combining Nature and Technology to Tackle the Urban Chemical Pollution Challenge at University of Sheffield on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - ECOSOLUTIONS - Combining Nature and Technology to Tackle the Urban Chemical Pollution Challenge at University of Sheffield, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
March 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
This fully funded PhD project is available at the University of Sheffield to develop technology and nature based approaches to tackle urban chemical pollution challenges.
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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J Street is appalled by the Trump Administration’s exploitation of Jewish Americans' real fears about antisemitism as cover for its all-out assault on key pillars of American democracy: Immigration, higher education and the rule of law.
J Street Condemns Trump Administration for Using “Fighting Antisemitism” as Pretext for Attacks on Immigrants, Higher Education and Constitutional Protections - J Street
It is chilling for us – as Jews – to see the rights of immigrants and minorities being undercut by state authorities in our name.
jstreet.org
March 27, 2025 at 8:29 PM
J Street is appalled by the Trump Administration’s exploitation of Jewish Americans' real fears about antisemitism as cover for its all-out assault on key pillars of American democracy: Immigration, higher education and the rule of law.
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Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
March 27, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Disappeared Tufts Human Dev. PhD student Rumesya Ozturk is also a graduate of Teachers College - she’s a dev. psychologist studying children’s media & prosocial development. She also bakes without recipes and binge-watches cartoons. She is our colleague & she was abducted on the street w/ our tax $.
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New unclassified Annual Threat Assessment from the Director of National Intelligence *does not* mention climate or environmental security -- the first not to do so in over a decade. During the first Trump term, climate was included regularly.
www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
March 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
New unclassified Annual Threat Assessment from the Director of National Intelligence *does not* mention climate or environmental security -- the first not to do so in over a decade. During the first Trump term, climate was included regularly.
www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
www.dni.gov/files/ODNI/d...
I'm planning to be at the courthouse tomorrow and hope to see others from CNY and Ithaca the as well.
We have been asked to circulate this for those interested. If you would like to show up to court in Syracuse on Tuesday to support Mr. Taal, please read below carefully and follow courtroom protocols.
March 24, 2025 at 5:21 PM
I'm planning to be at the courthouse tomorrow and hope to see others from CNY and Ithaca the as well.
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We have been asked to circulate this for those interested. If you would like to show up to court in Syracuse on Tuesday to support Mr. Taal, please read below carefully and follow courtroom protocols.
March 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
We have been asked to circulate this for those interested. If you would like to show up to court in Syracuse on Tuesday to support Mr. Taal, please read below carefully and follow courtroom protocols.
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All of my pubs are here (and also all of my sister's...) some of which earned me cease and desist notifications from the publishers when posted to my website. My publicly funded work should be public. I am not keen for public $ + my hard work + my team's hard work to make Meta $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
Meta used at least 16 of my books, and numerous articles, to help train the AI it will use to make billions.
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Authors, search your name here:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/a...
Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI
Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.
www.theatlantic.com
March 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
All of my pubs are here (and also all of my sister's...) some of which earned me cease and desist notifications from the publishers when posted to my website. My publicly funded work should be public. I am not keen for public $ + my hard work + my team's hard work to make Meta $$$$$$$$$$$$$.
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Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Contribution of vaccination to improved survival and health: modelling 50 years of the Expanded Programme on Immunization
Since 1974 substantial gains in childhood survival have occurred in every global region.
We estimate that EPI has provided the single greatest contribution to improved infant
survival over the past 50...
www.thelancet.com
March 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Nothing will kill more children than the ongoing decimation of CDC, NIH, and USAID work to lift vaccine uptake in the US and world.
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Child survival rose 75% in the last 50 years. Vaccines account for 40% of that. Measles vax alone was 60% of the benefit. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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🚨🚨🚨 ALERT: we are hearing from sources that there is a very serious danger that Senate Democrats are on the verge of folding on the MAGA CR. CALL THIS MORNING indivisible.org/resource/cal...
CALL NOW: Tell Senate Democrats to Hold the Line Against the Extreme MAGA Continuing Resolution
indivisible.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨🚨🚨 ALERT: we are hearing from sources that there is a very serious danger that Senate Democrats are on the verge of folding on the MAGA CR. CALL THIS MORNING indivisible.org/resource/cal...
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But it is a very bad time for Democrats to be this passive.
Help us, Senate Democrats!
Please help federal workers by not agreeing to the dirty CR.
Shut the government down instead — it would be better for us if you put up a fight.
Help us, Senate Democrats!
Please help federal workers by not agreeing to the dirty CR.
Shut the government down instead — it would be better for us if you put up a fight.
March 12, 2025 at 12:59 AM
But it is a very bad time for Democrats to be this passive.
Help us, Senate Democrats!
Please help federal workers by not agreeing to the dirty CR.
Shut the government down instead — it would be better for us if you put up a fight.
Help us, Senate Democrats!
Please help federal workers by not agreeing to the dirty CR.
Shut the government down instead — it would be better for us if you put up a fight.
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UPDATE: Mahmoud Khalil is being held by ICE in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana, per ICE detainee tracker
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
NEWS: Last night, the Department of Homeland Security detained a Palestinian who helped lead the Columbia encampment.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
Agents told him his visa was revoked. He said he had a green card. They were confused—then said that was revoked too.
His attorney demanded a warrant. Agents hung up instead.
BREAKING: DHS Detains Palestinian Student from Columbia Encampment, Says Advocates
Agents told him his student visa was revoked. But he had a green card. Agents then said that was revoked too.
zeteo.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:38 PM
UPDATE: Mahmoud Khalil is being held by ICE in the Jena/LaSalle Detention Facility in Louisiana, per ICE detainee tracker
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
Khalil was detained Saturday night from his New York apartment building
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🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
February 12, 2025 at 1:04 AM
🧵 THREAD: In the second Trump administration, we’re devoting a significant part of our staff to detailing dramatic changes in the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
Here are some of the issues we’re watching — and how you can inform our work.
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Census working paper showing that more accurate weather predictions save lives www.census.gov/library/work...
Fatal Errors: The Mortality Value of Accurate Weather Forecasts
Accurate weather forecasts save thousands of lives. Accounting for benefits and costs, forecasts create billions of dollars of value for Americans every year.
www.census.gov
February 28, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Census working paper showing that more accurate weather predictions save lives www.census.gov/library/work...
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For those unaware, I would argue this is one of the most important pipeline programs supporting Black students in the US to enter the agricultural and applied economics profession.
The USDA 1890 Scholars Program which supports students at 1890 Land Grant universities (HBCUs) to study agriculture, food, and natural resources, has been suspended and is pending review. This tiny drop in budget bucket of $19 million is an important source of support for HBCU students + programs.
$19 million in HBCU funding suspended after Trump diversity ban: ‘Not looking too good’
19 schools are recipients of this scholarship program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
www.al.com
February 21, 2025 at 6:30 PM
For those unaware, I would argue this is one of the most important pipeline programs supporting Black students in the US to enter the agricultural and applied economics profession.
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I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
Diary
Week 1
open.substack.com
February 19, 2025 at 3:56 PM
I am keeping a diary of daily events, as they unfold open.substack.com/pub/adamprze... It is available to everyone. I am new to Substack, so please let me know if something is wrong with the link or the file.
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FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
February 14, 2025 at 4:52 PM
FANTASTIC
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
ICPSR at U Mich is coordinating the archiving of at-risk federal data (all of it?)
You can upload data you have & search for data you don’t have
www.datalumos.org/datalumos/
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Starting the day off with good news- judge orders a stay on foreign aid stoppage!!!! #AltGov keep fighting the crimes at every turn! #SaveUSAID
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
Judge orders Trump administration to restore funds for foreign aid programs
A U.S. district judge said the administration failed to account for the extraordinary harm caused by the broad-based halt.
www.politico.com
February 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Starting the day off with good news- judge orders a stay on foreign aid stoppage!!!! #AltGov keep fighting the crimes at every turn! #SaveUSAID
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
www.politico.com/news/2025/02...
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From independent @USAID sources, >800 contracts and awards are being terminated en masse – with the procurement team subject to hourly checks on speed of executing terminations. The pace has exceeded the ability to confirm whether lifesaving assistance or any Congressional mandate is affected.
February 10, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From independent @USAID sources, >800 contracts and awards are being terminated en masse – with the procurement team subject to hourly checks on speed of executing terminations. The pace has exceeded the ability to confirm whether lifesaving assistance or any Congressional mandate is affected.
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NEW: The USAID Inspector General was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle USAID, a source familiar told CNN.
February 11, 2025 at 11:27 PM
NEW: The USAID Inspector General was fired on Tuesday, a day after his office released a report critical of the impact of the Trump administration’s efforts to dismantle USAID, a source familiar told CNN.
Please consider sharing this w/your Congressional Reps & Senators. This OIG report articulates why, despite Rubio's "waivers," lifesaving assistance isn't getting through and how staffing shortages risk national security. @altusaid.bsky.social @urgentfundingusaid.bsky.social oig.usaid.gov/node/7439
Oversight of USAID-Funded Humanitarian Assistance Programming Impacted by Staffing Reductions and Pause on Foreign Assistance | Office of Inspector General
oig.usaid.gov
February 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Please consider sharing this w/your Congressional Reps & Senators. This OIG report articulates why, despite Rubio's "waivers," lifesaving assistance isn't getting through and how staffing shortages risk national security. @altusaid.bsky.social @urgentfundingusaid.bsky.social oig.usaid.gov/node/7439
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Job opportunity:
Lecturer (Teaching) in #HumanitarianOperations & #CrisisManagement
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Full-time, permanent contract
@uclrdr.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Closes 28 Feb. 2025
#DRR #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #ScienceJobs #Humanitarianism #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement
Lecturer (Teaching) in #HumanitarianOperations & #CrisisManagement
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Full-time, permanent contract
@uclrdr.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Closes 28 Feb. 2025
#DRR #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #ScienceJobs #Humanitarianism #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement
UCL – University College London
UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).
www.ucl.ac.uk
February 10, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Job opportunity:
Lecturer (Teaching) in #HumanitarianOperations & #CrisisManagement
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Full-time, permanent contract
@uclrdr.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Closes 28 Feb. 2025
#DRR #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #ScienceJobs #Humanitarianism #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement
Lecturer (Teaching) in #HumanitarianOperations & #CrisisManagement
www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...
Full-time, permanent contract
@uclrdr.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Closes 28 Feb. 2025
#DRR #AcademicJobs #PhDJobs #ScienceJobs #Humanitarianism #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement