Jessica McKenzie
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social
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and that's what we call range
November 16, 2025 at 2:06 AM
and that's what we call range
which itself echoes something my colleague @dawnstover.bsky.social wrote in 2014 thebulletin.org/2014/08/clim...
Climate: the new abnormal
There is nothing normal about “the new normal” in climate change. Forgetting the past is a dangerous way to adapt to the present.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
which itself echoes something my colleague @dawnstover.bsky.social wrote in 2014 thebulletin.org/2014/08/clim...
"Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate. In both cases, we no longer need sophisticated signal identification methods to tell us what Hamlet knew—that “the time is out of joint.” It’s up to all of us to set things right."
The comforting but dangerous fantasy of ‘normal’ climatic and political aberrations
Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate.
thebulletin.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:19 PM
"Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate. In both cases, we no longer need sophisticated signal identification methods to tell us what Hamlet knew—that “the time is out of joint.” It’s up to all of us to set things right."
"In today’s United States of America, chaos and disinformation are the new normal, and attacks on science and democratic principles spew from the same ideological fount."
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"In today’s United States of America, chaos and disinformation are the new normal, and attacks on science and democratic principles spew from the same ideological fount."
Reposted by Jessica McKenzie
"The decision by the United States not to send high-level representatives to COP30 illustrates the uneven global commitment to climate diplomacy and the persistent challenges in mobilizing support for developing nations." #COP30
Can Latin America find common ground at COP30?
Although Latin America contributes only about 10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, many of its territories rank among the most climate-vulnerable on the planet.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:13 PM
"The decision by the United States not to send high-level representatives to COP30 illustrates the uneven global commitment to climate diplomacy and the persistent challenges in mobilizing support for developing nations." #COP30
hard to really tell because all his actions as senator were post-stroke, so there's not a good before/after record.
but he did pull that shotgun on a black jogger loooong before he had a stroke. so that was probably a red flag
but he did pull that shotgun on a black jogger loooong before he had a stroke. so that was probably a red flag
November 10, 2025 at 4:26 PM
hard to really tell because all his actions as senator were post-stroke, so there's not a good before/after record.
but he did pull that shotgun on a black jogger loooong before he had a stroke. so that was probably a red flag
but he did pull that shotgun on a black jogger loooong before he had a stroke. so that was probably a red flag
the writer's room working overtime 🫠
November 10, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the writer's room working overtime 🫠
right ya, that's also a possibility, like those people who get traumatic brain injuries and lose all aptitude for empathy.
altho lol if that's what happened here shouldn't there be ways of getting people unfit for office out of office??
altho lol if that's what happened here shouldn't there be ways of getting people unfit for office out of office??
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
right ya, that's also a possibility, like those people who get traumatic brain injuries and lose all aptitude for empathy.
altho lol if that's what happened here shouldn't there be ways of getting people unfit for office out of office??
altho lol if that's what happened here shouldn't there be ways of getting people unfit for office out of office??