John McGrath
@johnmcgrath.bsky.social
🌎 Product Director @rockymtninst. Climate, energy, product, startups, democracy 🌏 @Entelo co-founder, ex-@AWS, @NYTimes, @WHOI 🌍 Born 325 ppm
So in maybe 50 years human reproduction will consist of clones being raised by robots. Cool cool. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
So in maybe 50 years human reproduction will consist of clones being raised by robots. Cool cool. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
These talks should have collapsed. Fossil fuels cause climate change, not to say that amounts to a lie. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
Oil Producers, but Maybe Not the Planet, Get a Win as Climate Talks End
www.nytimes.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
These talks should have collapsed. Fossil fuels cause climate change, not to say that amounts to a lie. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/c...
I would almost be ok with this if he it also required him to give $1 trillion to shareholders if he *didn't* reach those targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
Elon Musk Wins $1 Trillion Tesla Pay Package
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:07 PM
I would almost be ok with this if he it also required him to give $1 trillion to shareholders if he *didn't* reach those targets. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/b...
So is this where they declare martial law and start lining up the loyal opposition? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Hegseth Summoning Military Leaders to Virginia Without Saying Why
www.nytimes.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:44 PM
So is this where they declare martial law and start lining up the loyal opposition? www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...
@404media.co is doing an incredible job on the dystopia beat.
And getting tech companies to be slightly less dystopic, which is like putting your finger in a dike, but still, better than not.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
And getting tech companies to be slightly less dystopic, which is like putting your finger in a dike, but still, better than not.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
AI-Generated YouTube Channel Uploaded Nothing But Videos of Women Being Shot
YouTube removed a channel that posted nothing but graphic Veo-generated videos of women being shot after 404 Media reached out for comment.
www.404media.co
September 23, 2025 at 6:46 PM
@404media.co is doing an incredible job on the dystopia beat.
And getting tech companies to be slightly less dystopic, which is like putting your finger in a dike, but still, better than not.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
And getting tech companies to be slightly less dystopic, which is like putting your finger in a dike, but still, better than not.
www.404media.co/ai-generated...
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Boring can be brilliant. In Pueblo, Colorado, they're planning to replace a coal plant with one of largest clean energy hubs in US.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
September 21, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Boring can be brilliant. In Pueblo, Colorado, they're planning to replace a coal plant with one of largest clean energy hubs in US.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
At its core: a thermal battery. These batteries can provide round-the-clock heat, slashing emissions, creating jobs, and improving public health.
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Lots of Third Actors—and lots of the youngest generation joining in for Sun Day
September 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Lots of Third Actors—and lots of the youngest generation joining in for Sun Day
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Paul Noth, The New Yorker
September 21, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Paul Noth, The New Yorker
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From today’s Boston Globe magazine. SunDay!
September 21, 2025 at 5:56 PM
From today’s Boston Globe magazine. SunDay!
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Analysis: For only the second time since Donald Trump took office in January, Democrats who are out of power in Washington find themselves in a situation where they have actual leverage to block him and his party.
Analysis | Why Democrats are holding firm on conditions ahead of shutdown
Democrats are using their limited leverage ahead of a potential government shutdown, hoping to convince Americans that GOP spending priorities are the real danger.
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September 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Analysis: For only the second time since Donald Trump took office in January, Democrats who are out of power in Washington find themselves in a situation where they have actual leverage to block him and his party.
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The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.
September 21, 2025 at 5:49 PM
The concept of trying to implement geoengineering solutions to #climate change is like trying to design a complicated, expensive, unreliable helmet while you're still hitting yourself in the head with a 2x4.
Holy fucking shit, this is a major emergency. Dem party needs a wholesale overhaul: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
The Democratic Party Faces a Voter Registration Crisis
www.nytimes.com
August 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Holy fucking shit, this is a major emergency. Dem party needs a wholesale overhaul: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/u...
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In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found, @marisakabas.bsky.social reports: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...
Have you seen this man?
In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found.
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July 10, 2025 at 12:41 AM
In the wake of deadly floods in Texas, FEMA Acting Administrator David Richardson is nowhere to be found, @marisakabas.bsky.social reports: www.thehandbasket.co/p/fema-david...
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Hell yes. Get it done.
July 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Hell yes. Get it done.
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BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
June 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
BREAKING: A source tells me that the Trump administration has shut down public access to every single National Climate Assessment, the Congressionally-mandated quadrennial report assessing how climate change is affecting the U.S.
This is what you get when you try to access them online
This is what you get when you try to access them online
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Welp, looks like wind and solar is taking center stage during last minute negotiations over this budget -- with hundreds of thousands of jobs on the line
Q: "Does the president support this new measure in the big beautiful bill that would impose steep new taxes on new wind and solar projects?"
Leavitt: "I believe you're referring to the credits."
Q: "No, I'm talking about the new tax...to add 10-20% to any new solar projects."
Leavitt: "I believe you're referring to the credits."
Q: "No, I'm talking about the new tax...to add 10-20% to any new solar projects."
June 30, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Welp, looks like wind and solar is taking center stage during last minute negotiations over this budget -- with hundreds of thousands of jobs on the line
Murkowski, bought and sold: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Republicans Lavish Alaska With Benefits in Policy Bill, Grasping for a Key Vote
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Murkowski, bought and sold: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/28/u...
Every Dem should be talking about this constantly: Trump and the GOP are gutting Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump running: "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare." Trump now: slashing Medicare coverage you paid for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Trump running: "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare." Trump now: slashing Medicare coverage you paid for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
G.O.P. Bill Has $1.1 Trillion in Health Cuts and 11.8 Million Losing Care, C.B.O. Says
www.nytimes.com
June 29, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Every Dem should be talking about this constantly: Trump and the GOP are gutting Medicare to pay for tax cuts for the rich.
Trump running: "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare." Trump now: slashing Medicare coverage you paid for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
Trump running: "I will not cut one penny from Social Security or Medicare." Trump now: slashing Medicare coverage you paid for.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/u...
“There’s a huge argument among Democrats about whether they need to run more centrist candidates… But if you’re going to take that side, find better centrists.”
—Krugman on Mamdani
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—Krugman on Mamdani
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Mamdani and the Moguls of Madness
Will he be a good mayor? Nobody knows. But the hysteria is revealing.
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June 29, 2025 at 12:47 AM
“There’s a huge argument among Democrats about whether they need to run more centrist candidates… But if you’re going to take that side, find better centrists.”
—Krugman on Mamdani
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—Krugman on Mamdani
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Democrats looking for lessons? Let's start with "don't run abusive assholes." Unbelievable that we hadn't learned that one yet.
Wishing Mamdani success and pragmatism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Wishing Mamdani success and pragmatism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Updates: Mamdani’s Success in Mayoral Primary Reverberates Beyond New York City
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Democrats looking for lessons? Let's start with "don't run abusive assholes." Unbelievable that we hadn't learned that one yet.
Wishing Mamdani success and pragmatism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Wishing Mamdani success and pragmatism.
www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Hey NYC friends, don't vote for Cuomo. He's a scumbag.
June 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Hey NYC friends, don't vote for Cuomo. He's a scumbag.
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"Wherever you are on the political spectrum, clean energy competitiveness is about 'economic prosperity, a healthier planet and true national security, according to Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah)."
www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-...
www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-...
Senate: Don’t fumble the energy future
Ending clean energy tax deductions would limit power supply and raise electricity prices. It would be like sending a great football team to compete in the Super Bowl without cleats.
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June 23, 2025 at 1:31 AM
"Wherever you are on the political spectrum, clean energy competitiveness is about 'economic prosperity, a healthier planet and true national security, according to Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah)."
www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-...
www.utilitydive.com/news/senate-...
This seemed inevitable, but took longer than I expected: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Live Update: Trump and Musk Attack Each Other in Remarkable Break
www.nytimes.com
June 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This seemed inevitable, but took longer than I expected: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...
Eliminating child care benefits is going to do wonders for the birthrate. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
US Labor Department Ending Mental Health, Child Care Benefits For Own Staff
The US Department of Labor has told staff it is terminating benefit programs supporting mental health and dependent care, with most of the cuts scheduled to take effect this week.
www.bloomberg.com
May 5, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Eliminating child care benefits is going to do wonders for the birthrate. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...