Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
@scoccoklein.bsky.social
Expert in climate change and children's wellbeing. Adjunct Professor of Social Policy at Hunter College. Funny IRL. Mother to wonderful humans and spoiled dogs.
What We Do In The Shadow Cabinet (2026)
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
“They’re cutting off access to lawyers for these children, but they need lawyers now more than ever”: 20K unaccompanied migrant kids nationwide could lose access to legal help today when a US contract ends (via @gwynnefitz.bsky.social for @thecityreporter.nyc) www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/07/31/u...
Inside the NYC Courtroom Where Detained Children Face Deportation Without Attorneys
Around 20,000 unaccompanied minors nationwide are set to lose legal services when the federal government ends a contract Friday. One NYC immigration court shows us what that will look like.
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📣A shout out to Steve LaPointe at CBS6 Albany 🌊 For clearly explaining the role of #climatechange in the record rainfall and flooding in #hudsonvalley and #albany @katharinehayhoe.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wvq7...
Historic Hudson Valley flooding: Nearly 10 inches of rain falls across Capital Region
YouTube video by CBS6 Albany
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“Trump has rejected disaster aid for Democratic-run states at the highest rate in the 47-year history of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.” Right now people in blue states are basically paying federal taxes as if they’re colonized territories of red states. www.politico.com/news/2026/03...
I know we're all supposed to keep quiet about climate change, even as Americans are fed up with high gas prices. But as Europe burns and the strongest El Niño in history awaits, we're learning that Mother Nature won't wait for political dysfunctions to be sorted out. prospect.org/2026/07/28/c...
The Strongest El Niño in History Is Coming. Get Ready. - The American Prospect
Donald Trump has no ideas, but America is ready for a U-turn on climate change.
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Our favorite #techfacist, Elon Musk, again, revealing that he knew the cuts #USAID would kill people. And using liberal media platforms to broadcast his message of hate. @altusaid.altgov.info @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com @friendsofusaid.bsky.social
Greg Sargent@gregsargent.bsky.social · last wk.When Elon Musk says "zero" children died in Africa from his DOGE cuts, he really means zero children died who are *worthy of any concern.* It's vile coded signaling to his global fascist audience. From me and @polphilpod.bsky.social, a deep dive into Musk's fascism: newrepublic.com/article/2135...
The chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee seems to have no understanding of foreign relations, but that's probably not a problem.
Daniel Drezner@dandrezner.bsky.social · 2w agoIs it me or does this description of “the status quo for decades” bear zero resemblance with reality? www.nytimes.com/2026/07/20/u...
#USAID folks, are we going to let them fight alone? Or is our nonpartisan stance too precious to sacrifice to protect our multiracial democracy? @thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com @oneaid.bsky.social
Politico@politico.com · 4w agoBlack leaders across the South have expressed a visceral shock in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision gutting the Voting Rights Act. But as the surprise wears off, a sense of isolation has begun to set in among some. 🔗 politi.co/4vSW46T
To sleep, per chance to dream Another human necessity becomes a luxury with #climatechange www.theguardian.com/environment/...
June heatwave in UK led to ‘mass sleep deprivation’, poll suggests
Exclusive: Record temperatures fuelled by climate crisis left 86% of homes ‘too hot’ and many people feeling unwell
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📣As we head into the 4th of July weekend, it is time for the the #foreignaid community to do something bold – even revolutionary. It is time to put aside our non-partisanship and actively support a political campaign #USAID #ElonMusk @altusaid.altgov.info @friendsofusaid.bsky.social Read on 👇
It is time to knock on doors!
A call to the USAID and foreign aid community
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Is it climate change? 🙋 For the heatwave hitting the US right now, the answer is yes. It was made at least 5x more likely by #climatechange.
Zack Labe@zacklabe.com · last mo.Wet-bulb temperature combines heat and humidity into a measure that is linked to heat stress. Climate change has made this week's wet-bulb temperatures at least 5x more likely across many areas, with dangerous levels expected in some locations. Explore the data: csi.climatecentral.org/humid-heat
As one of the many people that Saul has patiently listened to (while I dragged him through Prospect Park in the freezing cold) - I can attest that he is the rabbi this movement needs. @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com www.liberalcurrents.com/rebuilding-c...
Rebuilding Community in the Age of Trump
Democracy cannot be salvaged as a solo mission.
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"Climate Shift Index (CSI) levels of 5 — the highest possible — are forecast across the eastern U.S., meaning human-caused climate change made this extreme heat at least 5x more likely. This signals an exceptional climate-influenced event." 🔥 ➡️ Learn more: www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
Starting this summer, talking about attribution of heatwaves (5x more likely etc) should be the norm for every weather caster, journalist, academic, etc. The science is solid and it is a revealing tool to help people understand what is happening to our climate -- and why.
Zack Labe@zacklabe.com · last mo.Dangerous and potentially historic extreme heat is forecast to impact parts of western Europe this week. We already know that these temperatures are made at least 5x more likely due to human-caused climate change. Stay safe! Explore the attribution data at csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
🫨🤮😡 The 22-year-old son of our favorite crypto-senator @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social has drummed up $30 million in a fundraiser to to launch his own digital asset exchange. @petesikora.bsky.social @bkindivisible.bsky.social @marisakabas.bsky.social
Gil Durán@gilduran.com · 2mo agoA 22-year-old just got a $30 million investment valuing his new futures exchange at $300 million. He graduated Stanford, wrote for Thiel's Stanford Review, interned at Andreessen Horowitz. His mom? Pro-crypto Sen. Gillibrand, D-NY. Bipartisan capture in full bloom. fortune.com/2026/06/18/t...
I wrote a thing I hope you read if you’re a climate person. It’s about the debacle of NY’s climate law. I’m contrasting that with the ongoing win with NYC’s Local Law 97. Both faced reactionary attack by big $$$. The form and shape of our fight really matters! docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Lessons from New York State’s Climate Law Being Gutted While New York City Advances with Local Law 97
Lessons from New York State’s Climate Law Being Gutted While New York City Advances with Local Law 97 Way back in 2019, during Trump’s first term, New York’s climate movement was on a roll. The much-b...
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Here we go again. In the same weekend that #ElonMusk is crowned the world's first "trillionaire" - he used X to amplify anti-immigrant violence in Belfast. Just as he used the platform to spread lies about #USAID, now he is using it foment hate. www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...
Elon Musk's role was 'instrumental' in the Belfast riots, researchers say
The newly crowned world's first trillionaire is once again facing criticism over the violent narratives he amplified on his platform X.
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Who's interested in applying to the Koch-funded @cato.org? I am thinking of submitting my own proposal to look at the incompatibility of continued #fossilfuel use, #freemarkets and #democracy. Or we could look at how the fossil fuel industry relies on massive government handouts to function.
Cato Institute@cato.org · 2mo agoYou propose the job. Cato funds it. We make it happen together. Apply now: https://ow.ly/vmi050YXKn6
📣😮 I am starting a new series called "Is it Climate Change?" - in which I highlight all the wacky and horrifying ways #climatechange is affecting our lives This is an open-source project - please feel free to contribute. @katharinehayhoe.com @petesikora.bsky.social @smaldo.bsky.social 🧵
Katharine Hayhoe@katharinehayhoe.com · 2mo agoThis BBC article states that "climate change is believed to have played a role in such hot spells as this." Let me fix it: Climate change IS making these hot spells more likely and more dangerous. Scientists have been warning of this for decades. www.bbc.com/news/article...
"Republican-led group mounts $8mn midterms push to undo Musk aid cuts" The headline is what we all wish for; a recognition of the folly of destroying #USAID and a return to basic humanity by Congressional #Republicans But is it too good to be true? 1/3 @altusaid.altgov.info @oneaid.bsky.social
🥂😍Whoop! Whoop! #NYC is now getting clean, green and affordable energy from Canada🫎
Pete Sikora@petesikora.bsky.social · 3mo agoThis is HUGE: The CHPE hydropower transmission project from Quebec to NYC entered service today.😀 It’ll be ~20% of the NYC grid, renewable.🤩 TWENTY PERCENT! ✅ lower energy bills ✅ good jobs ✅ less pollution Power to grid under contract starts June 1. 👍 H/t @jandersonenergy.bsky.social
The average household has paid over $1500 to wreck the climate and our health, isolate ourselves from the international community, and cede future leadership to China
Leah Stokes@leahstokes.bsky.social · 3mo agoThomas Edsall asked me how much Trump's fossil fuel handouts, attacks on cheap-clean-power, and reckless wars are costing the American people. So I sat down and did the math. This year alone, it's on pace to be $1508 per household. That's not going to be popular. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/12/o...
Why #Mali matters to all of us. 30 years ago I had the privilege to serve as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Mali - during a bright, optimistic period of democratization and growth. The past 5 years have been far darker. But as @hofrench.bsky.social argues, not all hope is lost
Howard French@hofrench.bsky.social · 3mo agoMali and you. (Yes, you.) foreignpolicy.com/2026/05/04/m...
Elon Musk used X to launch a misinformation campaign against #USAID at the same time that #DOGE was gutting it. Great reporting out of The Philippines. @gilduran.com @oneaid.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info www.philstar.com/headlines/20...
How a campaign of ‘half-truths’ against USAID went global and reached Asia
What was presented as an exposé was largely old or publicly available material repackaged as revelations about the world’s largest aid agency.
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This brightened my day! ☀️ Half of all SF jurors removed due to intense hatred of #ElonMusk 😆 @altusaid.altgov.info @oneaid.bsky.social
Joshua Foust 🪖🎮@joshuafoust.com · 3mo agoThis is at least the second trial where a large number of jurors personally disliked Musk this much — earlier this year the Twitter investor suit ran into the same issue
🔥 🔥 🔥 Republicans are still trying to burn the world down. US House of Representatives appropriations sub-committee voted to cut almost ALL #UN funding - including for #peacekeeping, UNICEF, UNDP and UNFPA appropriations.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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Statement from Ranking Members @meeks.house.gov and @meeks.house.gov condemning President Trump’s plans to send Afghan allies at Camp As Sayliyah to the Democratic Republic of Congo:
