Adam Aron
@swaziadam.bsky.social
Prof at UCSD. Teaching, organizing & researching to end fossil fuels & build wider social movement capacity for defense of speech, public ownership & community resilience. 🍉
Strong piece from Gary Fields of UCSD on how the IHRA definition of antisemitism is being weaponized on our campuses and in our K-12 schools.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/17/a...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/17/a...
Antisemitism, Campus Censorship and Freedom of Expression
Is it antisemitic to protest the State of Israel for its military occupation of Palestinian territory and its policies toward Palestinians that deny them basic political rights, including the right of...
www.counterpunch.org
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Strong piece from Gary Fields of UCSD on how the IHRA definition of antisemitism is being weaponized on our campuses and in our K-12 schools.
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/17/a...
www.counterpunch.org/2025/11/17/a...
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Understanding and Accelerating Collective Climate Action
Important new report from @fdabl.bsky.social, @jksteinberger.bsky.social, @swaziadam.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social and other leading thinkers in the climate movement
A must read for all climate activists
zenodo.org/records/1758...
Important new report from @fdabl.bsky.social, @jksteinberger.bsky.social, @swaziadam.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social and other leading thinkers in the climate movement
A must read for all climate activists
zenodo.org/records/1758...
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Understanding and Accelerating Collective Climate Action
Important new report from @fdabl.bsky.social, @jksteinberger.bsky.social, @swaziadam.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social and other leading thinkers in the climate movement
A must read for all climate activists
zenodo.org/records/1758...
Important new report from @fdabl.bsky.social, @jksteinberger.bsky.social, @swaziadam.bsky.social, @berglundoscar.bsky.social and other leading thinkers in the climate movement
A must read for all climate activists
zenodo.org/records/1758...
We show that pouring knowledge & beliefs about the climate crisis into students' heads DOES NOT RELATE to their collective action
🫨Thus knowledge/beliefs are insufficient for action, as Albarracin & Kahan have long shown
🤜We employed verified collective action rather than hypothetical intentions
🫨Thus knowledge/beliefs are insufficient for action, as Albarracin & Kahan have long shown
🤜We employed verified collective action rather than hypothetical intentions
November 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
We show that pouring knowledge & beliefs about the climate crisis into students' heads DOES NOT RELATE to their collective action
🫨Thus knowledge/beliefs are insufficient for action, as Albarracin & Kahan have long shown
🤜We employed verified collective action rather than hypothetical intentions
🫨Thus knowledge/beliefs are insufficient for action, as Albarracin & Kahan have long shown
🤜We employed verified collective action rather than hypothetical intentions
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Great to see 'Activating Academia for an Era of Colliding Crises' is now available as a FREE eBook📖
Thanks again to Dr. Alison Green, @swaziadam.bsky.social and @jamesgdyke.info for expertly shepherding this collection into this fantastic volume
Available here:
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Thanks again to Dr. Alison Green, @swaziadam.bsky.social and @jamesgdyke.info for expertly shepherding this collection into this fantastic volume
Available here:
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
October 31, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Great to see 'Activating Academia for an Era of Colliding Crises' is now available as a FREE eBook📖
Thanks again to Dr. Alison Green, @swaziadam.bsky.social and @jamesgdyke.info for expertly shepherding this collection into this fantastic volume
Available here:
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Thanks again to Dr. Alison Green, @swaziadam.bsky.social and @jamesgdyke.info for expertly shepherding this collection into this fantastic volume
Available here:
www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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New poll shows public want energy prioritised for housing and essential services, not data centres.
People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and ecosystems, and want Big Tech to be regulated
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/new-pol...
People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and ecosystems, and want Big Tech to be regulated
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/new-pol...
New poll shows public want energy prioritised for housing and essential services, not data centres | Friends of the Earth
New poll shows public want energy prioritised for housing and essential services, not data centres People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and …
www.friendsoftheearth.ie
October 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
New poll shows public want energy prioritised for housing and essential services, not data centres.
People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and ecosystems, and want Big Tech to be regulated
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/new-pol...
People see data centre growth as threat to Ireland’s energy and water supplies, and ecosystems, and want Big Tech to be regulated
www.friendsoftheearth.ie/news/new-pol...
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October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
As dreams of 1.5°C melt away, net zero’s reckoning is overdue
People’s inability to see past net zero shows it is no longer fit for purpose
www.technosphere.earth
October 23, 2025 at 4:34 AM
"they fail to link climate action with things that matter to people: food poverty, fuel poverty, air pollution, inequality, job insecurity, lack of housing, unfordable or non-existent healthcare... they are constrained by only being able to offer pragmatic, ‘politically feasible’ centrism?"
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🔴 REPORT | 11 Days After Ceasefire Declaration Only 520 Trucks of Food Have Entered Gaza: WFP
🔑 Gaza Aid Assessment:
🇺🇳 World Food Program says aid deliveries into Gaza are increasing but remain far below target, with just two crossings open. No crossings are open into the famine-hit north, and...
🔑 Gaza Aid Assessment:
🇺🇳 World Food Program says aid deliveries into Gaza are increasing but remain far below target, with just two crossings open. No crossings are open into the famine-hit north, and...
October 22, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔴 REPORT | 11 Days After Ceasefire Declaration Only 520 Trucks of Food Have Entered Gaza: WFP
🔑 Gaza Aid Assessment:
🇺🇳 World Food Program says aid deliveries into Gaza are increasing but remain far below target, with just two crossings open. No crossings are open into the famine-hit north, and...
🔑 Gaza Aid Assessment:
🇺🇳 World Food Program says aid deliveries into Gaza are increasing but remain far below target, with just two crossings open. No crossings are open into the famine-hit north, and...
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W/ @genevievelakier.bsky.social, the @aaup.org today released a letter to the Offices of the General Counsel at US colleges & universities. We detail why the Compact violates the Constitution & urge that no one signs it.
www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
www.aaup.org
October 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
W/ @genevievelakier.bsky.social, the @aaup.org today released a letter to the Offices of the General Counsel at US colleges & universities. We detail why the Compact violates the Constitution & urge that no one signs it.
www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
www.aaup.org/sites/defaul...
No Kings was again a predictable disappointment.
Yes - the good is making visible the scale of dissent; that’s important.
The bad is No Kings is mere theater, leading to no apparent connecting-up of groups, grassroots or political movement.
Reasons:
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/no-kings-b...
Yes - the good is making visible the scale of dissent; that’s important.
The bad is No Kings is mere theater, leading to no apparent connecting-up of groups, grassroots or political movement.
Reasons:
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/no-kings-b...
“No Kings” Betrays 1776
Liberal democracy requires a 21st-century reckoning.
quartzevelyn.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
No Kings was again a predictable disappointment.
Yes - the good is making visible the scale of dissent; that’s important.
The bad is No Kings is mere theater, leading to no apparent connecting-up of groups, grassroots or political movement.
Reasons:
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/no-kings-b...
Yes - the good is making visible the scale of dissent; that’s important.
The bad is No Kings is mere theater, leading to no apparent connecting-up of groups, grassroots or political movement.
Reasons:
quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/no-kings-b...
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Happening in half an hour: webinar with @swaziadam.bsky.social on the role of social science in collective climate action 👇
Join me for a webinar with @swaziadam.bsky.social, co-hosted by @scientists4future.nl and @scientistrebellion.nl
What Now for Social Science and Local Collective Action?
13 October 2025, 20:00-21:00 (NL time)
What Now for Social Science and Local Collective Action?
13 October 2025, 20:00-21:00 (NL time)
October 13, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Happening in half an hour: webinar with @swaziadam.bsky.social on the role of social science in collective climate action 👇
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UC unleashes Big Brother on faculty computers: open.substack.com/pub/drkev/p/...
⚛️ 🔭 🧪 #highereducation
⚛️ 🔭 🧪 #highereducation
UC Gives Access to All Faculty Computers to the Trump Administration
In an era of federal investigation and prosecution of political opponents, UC hands the keys of faculty computers to the Trump administration.
open.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
UC unleashes Big Brother on faculty computers: open.substack.com/pub/drkev/p/...
⚛️ 🔭 🧪 #highereducation
⚛️ 🔭 🧪 #highereducation
Criticizing the "elder statesman" of the climate movement won't be popular, but it's necessary
"It is not a mystery why people would choose to release themselves to the fantasy of a solar-powered status quo. What’s baffling is McKibben’s decision to join them"
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
"It is not a mystery why people would choose to release themselves to the fantasy of a solar-powered status quo. What’s baffling is McKibben’s decision to join them"
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
Bill McKibben’s Far-Too-Sunny Outlook for Solar Power
His new book makes the case for going big on solar power—and abandons climate angst for ecomodernist optimism.
newrepublic.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Criticizing the "elder statesman" of the climate movement won't be popular, but it's necessary
"It is not a mystery why people would choose to release themselves to the fantasy of a solar-powered status quo. What’s baffling is McKibben’s decision to join them"
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
"It is not a mystery why people would choose to release themselves to the fantasy of a solar-powered status quo. What’s baffling is McKibben’s decision to join them"
newrepublic.com/article/1997...
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UC Berkeley releases names of 160 staff, faculty, and students to Trump administration for "“potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism.” Including Professor Judith Butler, much of whose family was murdered by Nazi’s during the Holocaust. Shameful. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
UC Berkeley gives Trump administration 160 names in antisemitism probe
UC Berkeley gave the Trump administration the names of 160 students, faculty and staff and info about their “potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism” — sparking due-process...
www.sfchronicle.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:46 PM
UC Berkeley releases names of 160 staff, faculty, and students to Trump administration for "“potential connection to reports of alleged antisemitism.” Including Professor Judith Butler, much of whose family was murdered by Nazi’s during the Holocaust. Shameful. www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
An honest analysis shows that:
- our valiant climate mobilization has been too tiny
- fossil extraction & finance are at record highs
- the green technical transition for-profit is deeply inadequate
- we are superseding 7 of 9 planetary boundaries.
We propose a new strategy for climate mobilizers.
- our valiant climate mobilization has been too tiny
- fossil extraction & finance are at record highs
- the green technical transition for-profit is deeply inadequate
- we are superseding 7 of 9 planetary boundaries.
We propose a new strategy for climate mobilizers.
🔥Growing the climate movement by centering transformative adaptation
In a new preprint, Kevin Young, @swaziadam.bsky.social, & I advocate for transformative adaptation as a framework to better connect people's material interests with climate change and increase mobilization. osf.io/preprints/so...
In a new preprint, Kevin Young, @swaziadam.bsky.social, & I advocate for transformative adaptation as a framework to better connect people's material interests with climate change and increase mobilization. osf.io/preprints/so...
September 8, 2025 at 5:12 PM
An honest analysis shows that:
- our valiant climate mobilization has been too tiny
- fossil extraction & finance are at record highs
- the green technical transition for-profit is deeply inadequate
- we are superseding 7 of 9 planetary boundaries.
We propose a new strategy for climate mobilizers.
- our valiant climate mobilization has been too tiny
- fossil extraction & finance are at record highs
- the green technical transition for-profit is deeply inadequate
- we are superseding 7 of 9 planetary boundaries.
We propose a new strategy for climate mobilizers.
"Every moment spent in environments designed to fragment rather than cultivate focus, every interaction with AI designed to replace rather than support human relationship ... all ... erodes the cognition that makes democratic resistance possible."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-attent...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-attent...
The Attention Wars
Why the Battle for Human Focus Determines Everything Else
www.notesfromthecircus.com
August 23, 2025 at 9:33 PM
"Every moment spent in environments designed to fragment rather than cultivate focus, every interaction with AI designed to replace rather than support human relationship ... all ... erodes the cognition that makes democratic resistance possible."
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-attent...
www.notesfromthecircus.com/p/the-attent...
City planners in Paris say they are preparing for days of 50 C (122 F) heat.
@charliejgardner.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...
@charliejgardner.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...
As Heat Waves Intensify, Paris Plans for Record Temperatures
City planners say the day when temperatures as high as 122 degrees Fahrenheit, or 50 Celsius, could stall the French capital is not far off. They are already starting to prepare.
www.nytimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 6:17 PM
City planners in Paris say they are preparing for days of 50 C (122 F) heat.
@charliejgardner.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...
@charliejgardner.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/w...
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Sorry if it hurts your feelings, but tech is competing for your electricity- and YOU will pay to subsidize them. Now that zealots stopped offshore wind and are blocking battery storage and new transmission, where will YOUR energy come from if they take yours?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
Big Tech’s A.I. Data Centers Are Driving Up Electricity Bills for Everyone
www.nytimes.com
August 15, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Sorry if it hurts your feelings, but tech is competing for your electricity- and YOU will pay to subsidize them. Now that zealots stopped offshore wind and are blocking battery storage and new transmission, where will YOUR energy come from if they take yours?
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/14/b...
Moving words from veteran activist George Lakey:
"I think in order to be pessimistic, I would have to be more arrogant than I am, more of a know-it-all than I am. All the victorious struggles I’ve looked into deeply have had moments when it really looked hopeless."
gridphilly.com/blog-home/20...
"I think in order to be pessimistic, I would have to be more arrogant than I am, more of a know-it-all than I am. All the victorious struggles I’ve looked into deeply have had moments when it really looked hopeless."
gridphilly.com/blog-home/20...
Grid interviews legendary activist George Lakey on his inspirations, the current political moment and what keeps him motivated - Grid Magazine
George Lakey has seen his fair share of grim political moments. He has, after all, spent nearly seven decades fighting for civil rights, peace and environmental justice. At 87, Lakey recognizes that n...
gridphilly.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Moving words from veteran activist George Lakey:
"I think in order to be pessimistic, I would have to be more arrogant than I am, more of a know-it-all than I am. All the victorious struggles I’ve looked into deeply have had moments when it really looked hopeless."
gridphilly.com/blog-home/20...
"I think in order to be pessimistic, I would have to be more arrogant than I am, more of a know-it-all than I am. All the victorious struggles I’ve looked into deeply have had moments when it really looked hopeless."
gridphilly.com/blog-home/20...
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Historic heatwave unfolding in France.
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
August 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Historic heatwave unfolding in France.
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
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Good piece outlining how Big Tech companies' carbon emissions are soaring due to the AI boom, but it overlooks a huge piece of the puzzle
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
Big Tech’s Net-Zero Goals Are Looking Shaky
www.nytimes.com
August 6, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Good piece outlining how Big Tech companies' carbon emissions are soaring due to the AI boom, but it overlooks a huge piece of the puzzle
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
It's not just the energy use of AI hurting the planet, but the fact that many tech companies are selling AI to oil companies to help them drill more
Is there a shift happening in the US jewish mainstream?
This was a fantastic performance by Peter Beinart on Jon Stewart's show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kX...
This was a fantastic performance by Peter Beinart on Jon Stewart's show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kX...
Peter Beinart - "Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning" | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
www.youtube.com
July 31, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Is there a shift happening in the US jewish mainstream?
This was a fantastic performance by Peter Beinart on Jon Stewart's show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kX...
This was a fantastic performance by Peter Beinart on Jon Stewart's show.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5kX...