Robert K. Elder
@robertkelder.bsky.social
President and CEO of Outrider Foundation. Author. Dad & Husband.
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A powerful, thoughtful piece by @lesleymmblume.bsky.social and Chloe Shrager in the @thebulletin.org about the radiation impacts from nuclear weapons testing:
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
Trump's new radiation exposure limits could be 'catastrophic' for women and girls
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations. Experts warn the general public is unsafe.
thebulletin.org
November 16, 2025 at 1:42 AM
A powerful, thoughtful piece by @lesleymmblume.bsky.social and Chloe Shrager in the @thebulletin.org about the radiation impacts from nuclear weapons testing:
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
thebulletin.org/2025/11/trum...
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We're excited to introduce @joshuakeating.bsky.social — the newest Outrider fellow covering AI & nuclear weapons at @vox.com.
He's illuminating the potential risks posed by emerging technologies, how world powers respond, and what this means for the future of global stability.
buff.ly/RIdKm3M
He's illuminating the potential risks posed by emerging technologies, how world powers respond, and what this means for the future of global stability.
buff.ly/RIdKm3M
Joshua Keating Named Outrider AI & Nuclear Weapons Fellow at Vox
The fellowship, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners, supports reporting on the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence (AI) and nuclear weapons.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We're excited to introduce @joshuakeating.bsky.social — the newest Outrider fellow covering AI & nuclear weapons at @vox.com.
He's illuminating the potential risks posed by emerging technologies, how world powers respond, and what this means for the future of global stability.
buff.ly/RIdKm3M
He's illuminating the potential risks posed by emerging technologies, how world powers respond, and what this means for the future of global stability.
buff.ly/RIdKm3M
Watch live now:
The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo, recognizing Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization which collects the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
#nobelpeaceconference
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeY...
The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo, recognizing Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization which collects the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
#nobelpeaceconference
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeY...
Nobel Peace Conference: A Message to Humanity
YouTube video by Nobel Peace Center
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August 6, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Watch live now:
The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo, recognizing Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization which collects the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
#nobelpeaceconference
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeY...
The Nobel Peace Conference in Oslo, recognizing Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization which collects the stories of atomic bomb survivors.
#nobelpeaceconference
m.youtube.com/watch?v=VqeY...
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Journalists: Please join us at the @Outrider.org Nuclear Reporting Summit on October 9-10!
This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
August 1, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Journalists: Please join us at the @Outrider.org Nuclear Reporting Summit on October 9-10!
This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
This free, two-day event will focus on how #nuclearweapons issues intersect with AI, community health, #climatechange, local economies, and the #environment.
🔗 APPLY NOW: outrider.org/conference/2...
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Outrider CEO Robert K. Elder is heading to Oslo to speak at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity.
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the @nobelprize.bsky.social to Nihon Hidankyo on Hiroshima Day, August 6.
Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/72GMQhe
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the @nobelprize.bsky.social to Nihon Hidankyo on Hiroshima Day, August 6.
Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/72GMQhe
July 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Outrider CEO Robert K. Elder is heading to Oslo to speak at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity.
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the @nobelprize.bsky.social to Nihon Hidankyo on Hiroshima Day, August 6.
Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/72GMQhe
We hope you'll join us to celebrate the @nobelprize.bsky.social to Nihon Hidankyo on Hiroshima Day, August 6.
Learn more 🔗 buff.ly/72GMQhe
In August, I'll be a moderator at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity in Oslo, Norway. The conference celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, which represents survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan.
Join us online Aug. 6!
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-pea...
Join us online Aug. 6!
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-pea...
June 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
In August, I'll be a moderator at the #NobelPeaceConference: A Message to Humanity in Oslo, Norway. The conference celebrates the Nobel Peace Prize to Nihon Hidankyo, which represents survivors of the atomic bombings in Japan.
Join us online Aug. 6!
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-pea...
Join us online Aug. 6!
www.nobelpeacecenter.org/en/nobel-pea...
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Are you a journalist, student, or academics wanting to connect with experts on #nuclearweapons, policy, history, and science? ☢️ Bookmark our new Nuclear Expert Source List for your 2025 projects.
Explore the list:
Explore the list:
Nuclear Expert Source List
A digital toolkit aimed at reporters exploring the intersection of health, climate, and national security.
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March 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Are you a journalist, student, or academics wanting to connect with experts on #nuclearweapons, policy, history, and science? ☢️ Bookmark our new Nuclear Expert Source List for your 2025 projects.
Explore the list:
Explore the list:
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'The Hot New Cold War in the Arctic: Norway prepares for “crisis and war”. New strategies—and diplomacy—can help us avoid a nuclear conflict'
Via @outrider.org
Via @outrider.org
The Hot New Cold War in the Arctic: Norway prepares for “crisis and war”
New strategies—and diplomacy—can help us avoid a nuclear conflict
outrider.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
'The Hot New Cold War in the Arctic: Norway prepares for “crisis and war”. New strategies—and diplomacy—can help us avoid a nuclear conflict'
Via @outrider.org
Via @outrider.org
Whenever friends ask what I do for a living, I say that I’m the President & CEO of the Outrider Foundation — which supports journalism about climate change & nuclear threats.
But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.
Check out the videos that we put together:
outrider.org/conference/2...
But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.
Check out the videos that we put together:
outrider.org/conference/2...
Watch the 2024 Outrider Nuclear Reporting Summit
Public awareness of nuclear threats has never been more vital, so we convened journalists at the nexus of health, climate, and national security to deepen their knowledge about how these issues are in...
outrider.org
March 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Whenever friends ask what I do for a living, I say that I’m the President & CEO of the Outrider Foundation — which supports journalism about climate change & nuclear threats.
But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.
Check out the videos that we put together:
outrider.org/conference/2...
But now, I can *SHOW* them what we do.
Check out the videos that we put together:
outrider.org/conference/2...
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With one announcement, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shook up all of Wall Street and Silicon Valley’s conventional wisdom about the future of AI. It should also shake up the #climate and energy world. 🌀
Read the latest from @justinworland.com of @time-magazine.bsky.social 🔗
Read the latest from @justinworland.com of @time-magazine.bsky.social 🔗
AI Could Reshape Everything We Know About Climate Change
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shook up conventional wisdom about AI. It should also shake up the climate world.
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February 4, 2025 at 6:14 PM
With one announcement, Chinese AI startup DeepSeek shook up all of Wall Street and Silicon Valley’s conventional wisdom about the future of AI. It should also shake up the #climate and energy world. 🌀
Read the latest from @justinworland.com of @time-magazine.bsky.social 🔗
Read the latest from @justinworland.com of @time-magazine.bsky.social 🔗
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Join us + @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for a conversation on the future of #NuclearArms challenges.
📅 January 30, 2025
Guests include:
• Rachel Oswald of CQ Roll Call
• Scott D. Sagan of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
Save your spot ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/An4PUl3OR...
📅 January 30, 2025
Guests include:
• Rachel Oswald of CQ Roll Call
• Scott D. Sagan of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
Save your spot ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/An4PUl3OR...
All-in-one virtual event platform | Zoom Events
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December 12, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Join us + @pulitzercenter.bsky.social for a conversation on the future of #NuclearArms challenges.
📅 January 30, 2025
Guests include:
• Rachel Oswald of CQ Roll Call
• Scott D. Sagan of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
Save your spot ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/An4PUl3OR...
📅 January 30, 2025
Guests include:
• Rachel Oswald of CQ Roll Call
• Scott D. Sagan of @stanfordcisac.bsky.social
Save your spot ➡️ events.zoom.us/ev/An4PUl3OR...
Now: Steve Darnall and Mo Ryan talk about their books “Uncle Sam” and “Burn It Down,” respectively, at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square.
www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...
www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...
August 15, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Now: Steve Darnall and Mo Ryan talk about their books “Uncle Sam” and “Burn It Down,” respectively, at The Book Cellar in Lincoln Square.
www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...
www.bookcellarinc.com/evening-stev...
Day 3 of the Steve Albini Gathering
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
Day 3 Stream Link -
Starting with Bobby and Holly Lewis
www.youtube.com/live/ayGJHcR...
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
Day 3 Stream Link -
Starting with Bobby and Holly Lewis
www.youtube.com/live/ayGJHcR...
Steve Albini: The Gathering - Day 3
Day 1 Streamhttps://youtube.com/live/-h2pkVtqGmYDay 2 Streamhttps://youtube.com/live/4r-Vjjuc_Ik?feature=shareDay 3 Streamhttps://youtube.com/live/ayGJHcRqDC...
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July 28, 2024 at 4:45 PM
Day 3 of the Steve Albini Gathering
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
Day 3 Stream Link -
Starting with Bobby and Holly Lewis
www.youtube.com/live/ayGJHcR...
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
Day 3 Stream Link -
Starting with Bobby and Holly Lewis
www.youtube.com/live/ayGJHcR...
Now: Attending the celebration for our friend Steve Albini
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
A lot of friends, musicians, comedians, poker players and artists here.
The music starts soon, and it’ll be live-streamed here for everyone to enjoy:
youtube.com/live/-h2pkVt...
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
A lot of friends, musicians, comedians, poker players and artists here.
The music starts soon, and it’ll be live-streamed here for everyone to enjoy:
youtube.com/live/-h2pkVt...
Steve Albini: The Gathering
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July 26, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Now: Attending the celebration for our friend Steve Albini
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
A lot of friends, musicians, comedians, poker players and artists here.
The music starts soon, and it’ll be live-streamed here for everyone to enjoy:
youtube.com/live/-h2pkVt...
#ThankYouSteveAlbini
A lot of friends, musicians, comedians, poker players and artists here.
The music starts soon, and it’ll be live-streamed here for everyone to enjoy:
youtube.com/live/-h2pkVt...
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Before the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum opened in Washington, DC in 1976, several rockets and missiles were displayed outside the brick Arts and Industries Building during the 1960s. Left to right: Jupiter C, Vanguard, Polaris A1 SLBM, and Atlas ICBM.
May 27, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Before the Smithsonian Air & Space Museum opened in Washington, DC in 1976, several rockets and missiles were displayed outside the brick Arts and Industries Building during the 1960s. Left to right: Jupiter C, Vanguard, Polaris A1 SLBM, and Atlas ICBM.
A quick visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…
Star Wars! Coming to America! Cruella! The Godfather! John Waters!
www.academymuseum.org/en
Star Wars! Coming to America! Cruella! The Godfather! John Waters!
www.academymuseum.org/en
June 8, 2024 at 11:17 PM
A quick visit to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures…
Star Wars! Coming to America! Cruella! The Godfather! John Waters!
www.academymuseum.org/en
Star Wars! Coming to America! Cruella! The Godfather! John Waters!
www.academymuseum.org/en
Los Angeles friends!
The amazing Mo Ryan will be doing an event with Women in Film to talk about her book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change.”
When:
7 pm, Thursday, June 13
It’s free & registration is here:
womeninfilm.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
The amazing Mo Ryan will be doing an event with Women in Film to talk about her book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change.”
When:
7 pm, Thursday, June 13
It’s free & registration is here:
womeninfilm.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
June 8, 2024 at 7:56 PM
Los Angeles friends!
The amazing Mo Ryan will be doing an event with Women in Film to talk about her book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change.”
When:
7 pm, Thursday, June 13
It’s free & registration is here:
womeninfilm.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
The amazing Mo Ryan will be doing an event with Women in Film to talk about her book: “Burn It Down: Power, Complicity and a Call for Change.”
When:
7 pm, Thursday, June 13
It’s free & registration is here:
womeninfilm.app.neoncrm.com/nx/portal/ne...
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Today @bulletinatomic.bsky.social published my piece on the rising cost of the massive effort by NNSA to produce new plutonium pits, the fissile core of nuclear weapons. Those new pits are for new warheads for the vastly over-budget Sentinel missile. thebulletin.org/2024/05/anot...
Another reason to cancel the Sentinel missile: the rising cost of its nuclear warhead
The total cost of the Sentinel missile, when you include all the costs of the warhead it will carry, will be more than $185 billion. The ever-increasing price tag for the new intercontinental ballisti...
thebulletin.org
May 23, 2024 at 1:25 PM
Today @bulletinatomic.bsky.social published my piece on the rising cost of the massive effort by NNSA to produce new plutonium pits, the fissile core of nuclear weapons. Those new pits are for new warheads for the vastly over-budget Sentinel missile. thebulletin.org/2024/05/anot...
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This week in @nytimes.com Opinion, Outrider fellow W.J. Hennigan explains why Speaker Mike Johnson should let the House vote on extending and expanding RECA — and why our lawmakers should vote yes. Read The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/o...
Opinion | The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This
Speaker Mike Johnson should let the House vote on extending and expanding RECA, and our lawmakers should vote yes.
www.nytimes.com
May 24, 2024 at 11:12 AM
This week in @nytimes.com Opinion, Outrider fellow W.J. Hennigan explains why Speaker Mike Johnson should let the House vote on extending and expanding RECA — and why our lawmakers should vote yes. Read The Victims of U.S. Nuclear Testing Deserve More Than This: www.nytimes.com/2024/05/22/o...
Now: SILENT NO MORE: UNVEILING THE WHISTLEBLOWER CHRONICLES
With
@KathyKiely of @Mizzou
Mark MacGann of @MoonshotVC
Anika Collier Navaroli of @TowCenter
@WendellPotter of Health Care Un-covered
Knight Media Forum
#KMF24
@knightfdn
Watch here:
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
With
@KathyKiely of @Mizzou
Mark MacGann of @MoonshotVC
Anika Collier Navaroli of @TowCenter
@WendellPotter of Health Care Un-covered
Knight Media Forum
#KMF24
@knightfdn
Watch here:
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
February 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Now: SILENT NO MORE: UNVEILING THE WHISTLEBLOWER CHRONICLES
With
@KathyKiely of @Mizzou
Mark MacGann of @MoonshotVC
Anika Collier Navaroli of @TowCenter
@WendellPotter of Health Care Un-covered
Knight Media Forum
#KMF24
@knightfdn
Watch here:
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
With
@KathyKiely of @Mizzou
Mark MacGann of @MoonshotVC
Anika Collier Navaroli of @TowCenter
@WendellPotter of Health Care Un-covered
Knight Media Forum
#KMF24
@knightfdn
Watch here:
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
Supporting a thriving news ecosystem requires a culture change.
“How many people do you know who have 3 or 4 subscriptions to streaming services, but they don’t subscribe to their local newspaper?” — John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation
@knightfdn.bsky.social
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
“How many people do you know who have 3 or 4 subscriptions to streaming services, but they don’t subscribe to their local newspaper?” — John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation
@knightfdn.bsky.social
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
February 21, 2024 at 3:13 PM
Supporting a thriving news ecosystem requires a culture change.
“How many people do you know who have 3 or 4 subscriptions to streaming services, but they don’t subscribe to their local newspaper?” — John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation
@knightfdn.bsky.social
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
“How many people do you know who have 3 or 4 subscriptions to streaming services, but they don’t subscribe to their local newspaper?” — John Palfrey of MacArthur Foundation
@knightfdn.bsky.social
knightfoundation.org/events/knigh...
Join us! The Ernest #Hemingway Birthplace Museum is hosting me for an event to talk about my latest book, “Mythbusting Hemingway.”
Details:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5PM - 6:30 PM
339 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/programs-eve...
Details:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5PM - 6:30 PM
339 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/programs-eve...
Book Discussion: Mythbusting Hemingway with Rob Elder — Hemingway Foundation
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com
February 16, 2024 at 1:20 PM
Join us! The Ernest #Hemingway Birthplace Museum is hosting me for an event to talk about my latest book, “Mythbusting Hemingway.”
Details:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5PM - 6:30 PM
339 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/programs-eve...
Details:
Saturday, March 9, 2024
5PM - 6:30 PM
339 N Oak Park Avenue
Oak Park, IL
www.hemingwaybirthplace.com/programs-eve...
I’m proud to announce Outrider Foundation’s newest fellow: Noel Smith at Inside Climate News.
@outriderfdn.bsky.social
@insideclimatenews.bsky.social
Read more:
outrider.org/news/outride...
@outriderfdn.bsky.social
@insideclimatenews.bsky.social
Read more:
outrider.org/news/outride...
Outrider Announces New Reporting Fellowship at Inside Climate News
Noel Lyn Smith will join Inside Climate News as an Outrider and a Roy W. Howard Fellow.
outrider.org
February 12, 2024 at 8:14 PM
I’m proud to announce Outrider Foundation’s newest fellow: Noel Smith at Inside Climate News.
@outriderfdn.bsky.social
@insideclimatenews.bsky.social
Read more:
outrider.org/news/outride...
@outriderfdn.bsky.social
@insideclimatenews.bsky.social
Read more:
outrider.org/news/outride...