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Bob Kopp

@bobkopp.net

#Climate & sea level science + policy. Rutgers University. All views my own. www.bobkopp.net

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Thomas Gerbet@thomasgerbet.bsky.social · 2mo ago

La nomination de Jérôme Dupras comme Scientifique en chef du Québec me donne l’occasion de repartager ce moment mythique de 2019 où il est apparu deux fois dans le même Téléjournal, tel un Clark Kent/Superman.

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Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net · yesterday

The Lead Authors working on sea-level and coastal content encourage sea-level scientists and coastal adaptation practitioners to sign up as expert reviewers and to review content that is relevant to them, both with respect to the scientific content and to how it is communicated. 1/2

IPCC@ipcc.bsky.social · yesterday

📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vi25cq The review starts 10 August until 2 October. More 🔗 https://bit.ly/WGI7Fod

Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net · yesterday

“For his part, Mr. Vovchenko said he regretted mistaking the U.S. as a place where he would be welcomed…. He is trying to put away the paranoia of being on the run and stop the nightmares he has been having, in which people regularly show up to take him away.”

The U.S. Deported Him to Jail in Russia. Then He Escaped. (Gift Article)

Facing a long prison sentence or a forced trip to the front line of a war he opposes, Artyom Vovchenko believed it was worth taking a risk.

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Ruth Delgado@heylookitsruth.bsky.social · 2d ago

NJ Gov. Sherrill’s statement on the death of Edwin Jovanny Lopez Cornejo: “This tragedy is another painful reminder of why Delaney Hall should be closed… This is why we are fighting to close Delaney Hall, and why we will continue using every tool available to stop new private detention facilities”

I am deeply disturbed to hear of a detainee death inside Delaney Hall this weekend. My heart is with the individual's loved ones, who deserve answers about what happened. My administration is working with our Congressional delegation to gather all the facts surrounding this death. At the same time, we continue to face obstruction in our efforts to conduct a full health inspection of the facility. Every effort to block oversight raises serious questions about what is happening inside Delaney Hall and what those operating the facility are trying to hide. This tragedy is another painful reminder of why Delaney Hall should be closed. I have long opposed the use of private, for-profit prisons operating in a space that should be reserved for government. Corporations should not have the right to monetize imprisoning people while avoiding public accountability. This is why we are fighting to close Delaney Hall, and why we will continue using every tool available to stop new private detention facilities—like the proposed facility in Roxbury—from opening their doors. We will continue fighting for transparency, for justice, and for every legal tool available to protect the rights of those being held in the facility. We will not stop until the people of New Jersey get the answers they deserve.
Sean Casten@seancasten.bsky.social · 3d ago

RFK Jr has no training in any scientific field. He's a history major who got a law degree and worked as an environmental advocate but has never spent any meaningful time doing science, or understanding how science is done. This isn't "an alternative scientific view". It's just kooky opinions.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 3d ago

BASH: The WSJ reported the president is pressuring you to conduct studies probing the link between vaccines and autism. Is that true? RFK Jr: Did you say 'probing the link'? BASH: I'm just quoting the Wall Street Journal RFK Jr: He certainly does

Kevin J. Kircher@kevinjkircher.com · 4d ago

Conservative Democrats who advocate for deregulating nuclear power and funneling taxpayer money to nuclear companies might want to think through the politics of being complicit in likely funneling billions to Trumps and their allies. Possibly illegally. Possibly leading to nuclear incidents.

Sammy Roth@sammyroth.bsky.social · 5d ago

The Trump family is poised to cash in on the nuclear renaissance that Trump is promoting: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/26/u...

Tech Policy Press@techpolicypress.bsky.social · 5d ago

Google didn't just add AI to Google Earth—it briefly turned one of the world's most trusted sources of evidence into a generator of plausible fakes. shirin anlen & Sam Gregory from WITNESS on a foreseeable fiasco, and why tech firms must consult civil society experts before launch, not after.

Google Earth AI Fiasco Underscores Why Tech Firms Must Listen to Outside Experts

It's just one more parable in a long line of product releases by AI firms with potentially dangerous consequences, write shirin anlen and Sam Gregory.

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Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · last wk.

Again, the point at which Democrats needed to burn it all down & stop the authoritarianism in its tracks was December 12, 2000, when the Wizards In Robes decided that people's votes didn't need to be counted. Everything since has been the inevitable outcome of that levee breaking.

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mtsw@mtsw.bsky.social · last wk.

a real indictment of Democratic voters of the era that the Supreme Court just straight up stole the Presidency from them and were back up to 60% approval like 3 years later

Aaron Reichlin-Melnick@reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · last wk.

Imagine if you mailed the IRS a check to pay your taxes, but they left their mail unopened for years and then arrested you for failure to pay taxes. That’s effectively what ICE is doing to increasing numbers of people now; people out of status only because of GOVERNMENT delay.

Naomi Oreskes@naomioreskes.bsky.social · last mo.

My latest. I know a lot of people will strongly disagree. that's okay. I am just trying to get us all thinking about the problem, and potential solutions. | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Managing the pitfalls of private money

In recent months, we have learned that the relationship between the US federal government and American science is not as stable as many of us thought it to be. While many grants that were abruptly (an...

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Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net · 2w ago

Clearly I am not cool enough to understand Chris Wright’s DOE Or else someone at DOE comms is urgently trying to signal that they have evidence for demonic possession of POTUS

A monochromatic Department of Energy meme posting with the caption “Nuclear Renaissance Activated,” showing a silhouetted Donald Trump staring out with glowing read eyes.
Bob Kopp@bobkopp.net · 2w ago

I am excited to see NSF still uses words like “resilience” that were dropped from the OMB/OSTP memo, but can’t for the life of me figure out why this particular call is coming from NSF rather than DOE sam.gov/workspace/co...

NSF publishes a Broad Agency Announcement for Establishing Consortia to Advance Energy-Water Security. July 24, 2026 The U.S. National Science Foundation posted a Broad Agency Announcement to secure American energy and national infrastructure resilience by producing measurable reductions in vulnerabilities where water scarcity threatens energy production, baseload stability and industrial water extraction. This effort aims to accelerate deployment of technical solutions, with a priority focus on the systemic crisis within the Colorado River Basin. The agency also released a pre-recorded virtual Industry_Day for those interested in learning more about the opportunity.
Jeremy Berg@jeremymberg.bsky.social · 2w ago

So I have a different idea about how to bring science into a new "golden age"... This document is attributed to Michael Kratsios, who is the co-chair of PCAST (The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology). www.whitehouse.gov/releases/202... 1/5

President Trump Announces Appointments to President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Today, President Donald J. Trump appointed the first members to his President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). Established by

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Cole Donovan@colesci.bsky.social · 2w ago

Double dose of products from the @standupforscience.net Foundation policy institute this morning. @irenesufs.bsky.social with her analysis of the contents of the National Science Foundation Guidance to align with OMB rulemaking.

Here is What You Should Know About NSF’s New Guidance on Financial Assistance — Stand Up for Science Foundation

On June 24, 2026, less than one month after the Office of Management and Budget released its proposed revisions to the Uniform Guidance on federal financial assistance—the National Science Foundation ...

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