Robby Newton
@robbynewton.bsky.social
Father, grandfather, husband, friend, teacher. Recovering soft-money scientist. Teaching sustainability, complex systems and environmental conflict. Mentoring NYC teens & young investigators. Usually tacking from the left.
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Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
November 8, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Today, @aaup.org @aaup-penn.bsky.social @psc-cuny.org outside Apollo Global Management's Midtown office to protest Marc Rowan's "Compact for Higher Education". PSC-CUNY President James Davis explains why this assault on higher ed undermines academic freedoms and our democracy itself.
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Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
October 25, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Went to a prayer service tonight at St. Mary of the Lake, where they have cardboard cutouts throughout the church representing parishioners afraid to come to Mass because of ICE.
Looks bad guys … but don’t worry, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights
Gustavo Petro said that the United States should not treat Colombian migrants as criminals and that he had already turned away U.S. military flights carrying deportees.
www.nytimes.com
January 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Looks bad guys … but don’t worry, Pete Hegseth and Tulsi Gabbard are on the case.
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/26/w...
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MAJOR NYC BILLBOARD TAKEN OVER IN HONOR OF TORTUGUITA, PART OF COORDINATED DAY OF RESISTANCE
1/18/2025
"Viva Tortuguita And All Land Defenders. We Will Destroy This Empire, With Earth As Our Witness."
#JusticeforTort #StopCopCity
1/18/2025
"Viva Tortuguita And All Land Defenders. We Will Destroy This Empire, With Earth As Our Witness."
#JusticeforTort #StopCopCity
January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
MAJOR NYC BILLBOARD TAKEN OVER IN HONOR OF TORTUGUITA, PART OF COORDINATED DAY OF RESISTANCE
1/18/2025
"Viva Tortuguita And All Land Defenders. We Will Destroy This Empire, With Earth As Our Witness."
#JusticeforTort #StopCopCity
1/18/2025
"Viva Tortuguita And All Land Defenders. We Will Destroy This Empire, With Earth As Our Witness."
#JusticeforTort #StopCopCity
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unfortunately for the administration you cannot assert that a new and novel interpretation of the constitution is law with an executive order AND other constitutional officers have a say here too.
Breaking news: The U.S. government will no longer recognize the citizenship of children born in the United States to immigrants who lack legal status, one of 10 immigration-related executive orders President-elect Donald Trump plans to sign Monday, an incoming administration official told reporters.
Trump executive order will attempt to end birthright citizenship
The incoming president plans to take at least 10 actions related to the border or immigration, including ramping up deportations and suspending refugee resettlement.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
unfortunately for the administration you cannot assert that a new and novel interpretation of the constitution is law with an executive order AND other constitutional officers have a say here too.
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Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
Air pollution from AI could surpass that of all the cars in California
Massive data centers power large language models but produce fine particles linked to asthma, cancers, and premature deaths.
www.fastcompany.com
January 11, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Once again asking what problem this technology has solved or is expected to solve to force us to endure this. www.fastcompany.com/91253026/air...
@jacobedenhofer.bsky.social Greetings Jacob. Recovering geochemist here. I teach the Green/Degrowth dialogue as part of my courses in Sustainability Science. I’m finding the articles you posted the other day useful. As a geochemist, my approach is ultra-materialistic; nice to follow some economists.
November 3, 2023 at 8:20 PM
@jacobedenhofer.bsky.social Greetings Jacob. Recovering geochemist here. I teach the Green/Degrowth dialogue as part of my courses in Sustainability Science. I’m finding the articles you posted the other day useful. As a geochemist, my approach is ultra-materialistic; nice to follow some economists.