Kimberley Thomas
@kimanh.bsky.social
Assoc. Professor and human-environment geographer @Temple University. Political ecology | environmental justice | water | climate change | infrastructure | borders | Asia | kimberley.thomasresearch.org
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Kimberley Thomas
@kimanh.bsky.social
· Feb 18
Moving beyond a climate politics of justice with no peace
Published in Climate and Development (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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The new executive orders slashing funding & programs for social justice and env’tl protection paint a bleak picture for the future of climate justice (CJ). But liberal political theory–the basis of the mainstream CJ movement–was always going to fall short even without these cuts tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x
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davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene... This by @davekarpf.bsky.social is very, _very_ good. Much traditional media is badly geared to understand movement politics, and often, it helps to actually know stuff!
Every generation gets to recreate the environmental movement to suit its own purposes
Some big-picture reactions to a recent NYT piece
davekarpf.substack.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
davekarpf.substack.com/p/every-gene... This by @davekarpf.bsky.social is very, _very_ good. Much traditional media is badly geared to understand movement politics, and often, it helps to actually know stuff!
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In the Fall 2017 issue of EAA, @kimanh.bsky.social published "The 'Mundane Violence' of International Water Conflicts," introducing readers to environmental and social issues that have only grown more acute in the years since this article first appeared.
The “Mundane Violence” of International Water Conflicts - Association for Asian Studies
Statistics about water resources abound. Some, like the combined length of rivers in the United States (3.5 million miles), make for interesting but forgettable trivia. Others, like the number of…
buff.ly
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In the Fall 2017 issue of EAA, @kimanh.bsky.social published "The 'Mundane Violence' of International Water Conflicts," introducing readers to environmental and social issues that have only grown more acute in the years since this article first appeared.
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NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
October 13, 2025 at 3:48 PM
NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.
At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Former Observer big-hitters inc @carolecadwalla.bsky.social launch new title The Nerve with redundancy payouts
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
After Observer sale: "We decided to launch a title that the journalists themselves would own, that would be truly independent"
pressgazette.co.uk/news/former-...
Former Observer big-hitters launch new title with redundancy payouts
Five former Observer journalists including Carole Cadwalladr have launched their own culture publication using their redundancy money.
pressgazette.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
What do you do when your media org is captured? You start your own.
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
Introducing....The Nerve!!! @thenerve-news.bsky.social
We're all-female, journalist-owned & launching next week.
Please help us build a truly independent, progressive new media!👊👊👊
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Black journalist starter pack on bluesky! More Black folks who know what they're talking about!
go.bsky.app/FVsDa69
go.bsky.app/FVsDa69
September 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Black journalist starter pack on bluesky! More Black folks who know what they're talking about!
go.bsky.app/FVsDa69
go.bsky.app/FVsDa69
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He’s really going full fascism now, openly threatening American citizens while attacking both the press and basic democratic freedoms. Once again, Trump tried to glorify his deployment of the National Guard in
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM
He’s really going full fascism now, openly threatening American citizens while attacking both the press and basic democratic freedoms. Once again, Trump tried to glorify his deployment of the National Guard in
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Let's get a hell yeah in the chat for this great write up of how we get more free as we adapt to climate change from @mills-novoa.bsky.social, @kimanh.bsky.social & @mmikulewicz.bsky.social
September 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Let's get a hell yeah in the chat for this great write up of how we get more free as we adapt to climate change from @mills-novoa.bsky.social, @kimanh.bsky.social & @mmikulewicz.bsky.social
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day was voted on 15 years after the assassination and 22 senators voted "no."
National day of remembrance for Charlie Kirk motion passed the Senate by unanimous consent.
Zero Democrats objected, which would have stopped it.
Tommy Tuberville is presiding — and smirking.
www.c-span.org/networks/?ch...
Zero Democrats objected, which would have stopped it.
Tommy Tuberville is presiding — and smirking.
www.c-span.org/networks/?ch...
C-SPAN 2 Live Stream | C-SPAN.org | C-SPAN.org
www.c-span.org
September 18, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Martin Luther King Jr. Day was voted on 15 years after the assassination and 22 senators voted "no."
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I would not — and I cannot stress this enough — trust anything coming from Pam Bondi, Kash Patel or anonymous "internal law enforcement sources." Fascists lie. We have evidence, both contemporary and historical. Unless there is indisputable proof behind a claim made in this case, question it.
Ammunition engraved with transgender and antifascist ideology was found inside the rifle authorities believe was used in Kirk’s shooting, sources say.
Ammunition in Kirk Shooting Engraved with Transgender, Antifascist Ideology: Sources
Investigators found ammunition engraved with expressions of transgender and antifascist ideology inside the rifle that authorities believe was used in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, according to an internal law enforcement bulletin and a person familiar with the investigation.
The older-model
on.wsj.com
September 11, 2025 at 2:59 PM
I would not — and I cannot stress this enough — trust anything coming from Pam Bondi, Kash Patel or anonymous "internal law enforcement sources." Fascists lie. We have evidence, both contemporary and historical. Unless there is indisputable proof behind a claim made in this case, question it.
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Two tenure-track positions at Haverford College in the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program, with links to the Kim Ethics Institute.
An amazing place working with incredible colleagues!
(Deadline Oct. 24)
www.haverford.edu/provost/news...
An amazing place working with incredible colleagues!
(Deadline Oct. 24)
www.haverford.edu/provost/news...
Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights
Haverford college seeks two Tenure-Track Assistant Professors of Peace, Justice, and Human Rights.
www.haverford.edu
September 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Two tenure-track positions at Haverford College in the Peace, Justice, and Human Rights program, with links to the Kim Ethics Institute.
An amazing place working with incredible colleagues!
(Deadline Oct. 24)
www.haverford.edu/provost/news...
An amazing place working with incredible colleagues!
(Deadline Oct. 24)
www.haverford.edu/provost/news...
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The people whipping up panics about "academic freedom" rarely speak up when academic freedom is actually imperiled.
This is absolutely chilling.
This is absolutely chilling.
Texas A&M’s President just removed a dean and department head from their positions after they supported a professor whose lesson on gender was challenged by a student. www.kbtx.com/2025/09/09/a...
A&M Dean removed following student complaints over curriculum
The Department of Justice has also acknowledged the situation and said it would be investigating.
www.kbtx.com
September 9, 2025 at 11:44 AM
The people whipping up panics about "academic freedom" rarely speak up when academic freedom is actually imperiled.
This is absolutely chilling.
This is absolutely chilling.
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In this short commentary in Nature Climate Change, @mills-novoa.bsky.social, @kimanh.bsky.social and I discuss the inherent issues with the project form in the context of adaptation. Projects, by their very nature, are not capable of delivering transformative adaptation. But there are alternatives!
Moving beyond projects to achieve transformative adaptation - Nature Climate Change
Projects are not delivering the transformative change needed for climate change adaptation. This failure is due in part to the delivery of adaptation as projects, but there are viable alternatives tha...
www.nature.com
September 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
In this short commentary in Nature Climate Change, @mills-novoa.bsky.social, @kimanh.bsky.social and I discuss the inherent issues with the project form in the context of adaptation. Projects, by their very nature, are not capable of delivering transformative adaptation. But there are alternatives!
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
Projects are not delivering the transformative change needed for climate change adaptation. This failure is due to the delivery of adaptation as projects. In this article, we explore real alternatives that can address the structural causes of vulnerability. DM for pdf! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Moving beyond projects to achieve transformative adaptation - Nature Climate Change
Projects are not delivering the transformative change needed for climate change adaptation. This failure is due in part to the delivery of adaptation as projects, but there are viable alternatives tha...
www.nature.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Projects are not delivering the transformative change needed for climate change adaptation. This failure is due to the delivery of adaptation as projects. In this article, we explore real alternatives that can address the structural causes of vulnerability. DM for pdf! www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
New comment in Nature climate change published this week on the dangers of adaptation projects by Meg Mills-Novoa, Kim Anh Thomas and Michael Mikulewicz (three scholars whose work you should follow!)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Moving beyond projects to achieve transformative adaptation - Nature Climate Change
Projects are not delivering the transformative change needed for climate change adaptation. This failure is due in part to the delivery of adaptation as projects, but there are viable alternatives tha...
www.nature.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New comment in Nature climate change published this week on the dangers of adaptation projects by Meg Mills-Novoa, Kim Anh Thomas and Michael Mikulewicz (three scholars whose work you should follow!)
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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lemme tell you i study fascism for a living and this one got me staring at the screen gobsmacked for a good five minutes
“We need to get better at treating this like a business,” Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said, explaining he wants to see a deportation process “like (Amazon) Prime, but with human beings.”
ICE director envisions Amazon-like mass deportation system: ‘Prime, but with human beings’ • Michigan Advance
The leader of Immigration and Customs Enforcement said that his dream for the agency is squads of trucks rounding up immigrants for deportation the same way that Amazon trucks crisscross American citi...
michiganadvance.com
April 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
lemme tell you i study fascism for a living and this one got me staring at the screen gobsmacked for a good five minutes
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we're defunding those silly volcano scientists and replacing them with an innovative program whereby kids in your area can pay down interest on their student lunch debts by collecting old batteries and other e-waste in wheelbarrows and then dumping them directly into live calderas
March 3, 2025 at 10:58 AM
we're defunding those silly volcano scientists and replacing them with an innovative program whereby kids in your area can pay down interest on their student lunch debts by collecting old batteries and other e-waste in wheelbarrows and then dumping them directly into live calderas
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT: tomorrow, February 28th, is the Economic Blackout.
I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!
I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!
February 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
UNDERSTAND THE ASSIGNMENT: tomorrow, February 28th, is the Economic Blackout.
I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!
I ain’t buying shit. Plan ahead, but if you must buy essentials, use cash and support local businesses only. No corporate chains!
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
The new executive orders slashing funding & programs for social justice and env’tl protection paint a bleak picture for the future of climate justice (CJ). But liberal political theory–the basis of the mainstream CJ movement–was always going to fall short even without these cuts tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x
Moving beyond a climate politics of justice with no peace
Published in Climate and Development (Ahead of Print, 2024)
tinyurl.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The new executive orders slashing funding & programs for social justice and env’tl protection paint a bleak picture for the future of climate justice (CJ). But liberal political theory–the basis of the mainstream CJ movement–was always going to fall short even without these cuts tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x
The new executive orders slashing funding & programs for social justice and env’tl protection paint a bleak picture for the future of climate justice (CJ). But liberal political theory–the basis of the mainstream CJ movement–was always going to fall short even without these cuts tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x
Moving beyond a climate politics of justice with no peace
Published in Climate and Development (Ahead of Print, 2024)
tinyurl.com
February 18, 2025 at 1:40 PM
The new executive orders slashing funding & programs for social justice and env’tl protection paint a bleak picture for the future of climate justice (CJ). But liberal political theory–the basis of the mainstream CJ movement–was always going to fall short even without these cuts tinyurl.com/2ju5k82x
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
THIS is what fighting back looks like! 👏
Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought.
REPOST if you support their efforts!
Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought.
REPOST if you support their efforts!
Democrats To Hold Senate Floor All Night To Oppose Trump’s OMB Nominee
www.huffpost.com
February 5, 2025 at 7:17 PM
THIS is what fighting back looks like! 👏
Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought.
REPOST if you support their efforts!
Democrats are planning to hold the Senate floor all night tonight to try and stop the confirmation of Project 2025 architect and OMB nominee Russell Vought.
REPOST if you support their efforts!
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
Trump/Musk/Project 2025
Marches Forward
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
Marches Forward
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
Video: Opinion | Don’t Believe Him
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 5, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Trump/Musk/Project 2025
Marches Forward
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
Marches Forward
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
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🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
January 29, 2025 at 5:48 PM
🚨 BREAKING: OMB has just issued a memo *rescinding* the previous memo freezing all federal financial assistance programs.
Full text, per government source:
Full text, per government source:
Reposted by Kimberley Thomas
I can’t believe this is the first paragraph of a U.S. government memorandum. It’s fucking insane. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I can’t believe this is the first paragraph of a U.S. government memorandum. It’s fucking insane. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Earlier today, OMB published a memo ordering all agencies to freeze all federal grants and loans. This funding affects NSF, DOE, NIH, NASA, NOAA, and USDA research funding. The order ia flagrant violation of the Congressional
Impoundment Act. 🧵
Impoundment Act. 🧵
January 28, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Earlier today, OMB published a memo ordering all agencies to freeze all federal grants and loans. This funding affects NSF, DOE, NIH, NASA, NOAA, and USDA research funding. The order ia flagrant violation of the Congressional
Impoundment Act. 🧵
Impoundment Act. 🧵