I’m on a podcast! It was my absolute pleasure to join Sami on the Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots @thoughtbot.com podcast to discuss the energy and climate impacts of large data centres. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6...

616: What’s Really Going On with AI Data Centres with Dr. Victoria Plutshack

Podcast Episode · Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots · July 30 · 43m

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BIG launch this week--the book is available, free, online at our @cssn.org website: cssn.org/news-researc...

Global Assessment - Brown Climate Social Science Network

Climate advocacy has not failed, climate policy has been sabotaged, explains a new open access book, Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment.

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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 11mo ago

It's finally here! 100+ scholars, global scope, practical insights. “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” shows how organized interests stall policy—and how governance can respond. Open access available now! Or order for paperback and hardcover. cssn.org/wp-content/u...

I am especially pleased that contributions from @efdinitiative.bsky.social researchers T. Klug, @vplutshack.bsky.social, R Aggarwal, & @sandraaguilar.bsky.social are part of this collection. We hope this issue will advance both scholarship & practice on gender-responsive climate action

we're cooked

HorselessAge@horselessage.bsky.social · last yr.

A section titled what?? In a chapter titled WHAT????

“The anti-feminist backlash has been set off not by women’s achievement of full equality but by the increased possibility that they might win it. It is a preemptive strike that stops women long before they reach the finish line.”—Susan Faludi, Backlash

Kat Tenbarge@kattenbarge.bsky.social · last yr.

"The left went too far" in contemporary U.S. politics is almost always a lie and a very convenient way to rationalize moral failure. For example, "MeToo went too far" replaces "I do not care about sexual violence or its victims and I don't want to have to even feel bad about that"

A gorgeous morning to fly into beautiful Kigali.

Exciting weekend reading just arrived at my door! Gotta love the incisive arguments of Kelsie Eckert. So proud to be a part of the Remedial Herstory team. Inclusive education matters, today and every day. #education #departmentofeducation #womenshistorymonth

Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood. grist.org/accountabili... #Policy #Politics #Data #Journalism #IRA

Where did billions in climate and infrastructure funding go? Search our map by ZIP code.

From clean energy projects to bridges, this interactive tool shows what projects lawmakers announced in your neighborhood.

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Viking women weren’t just legend. They were warriors, queens, and leaders. In Shieldmaidens: Women of the Norse World, K.S. Barton and Johanna Wittenberg uncover the truth. I spoke with them about rewriting history and the women time forgot.🗃️ Read more: tinyurl.com/37kkd4n9

Help a girl sleep better at night. What are you all doing to make the world a better place this week? #ourcurrentapocalypse #politics #usa apple.news/A7DiCnmD3Q5O...

Trump calls for jailing his perceived opponents in Justice Department speech — NBC News

Speaking from the Great Hall of the Justice Department, Trump targeted former special counsel Jack Smith and referred to Jan. 6 rioters as “hostages.”

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It's #FollowFriday. So go ahead and follow our journalist and storytellers covering all things climate. go.bsky.app/7mqjANC #Climate #GreenSky #Farms #Renewables #EV #Solar #Environment

The left has a serious media ecosystem problem and it needs to be fixed before 2026. Any suggestions?

Up on Arthur’s Seat this morning - it’s that time of year again! #edinburgh #spring #frogposting

for context, the last time Columbia students were so mad at the school they seized a building, no one was expelled, and the school was so sorry it canceled classes for the rest of the semester and the Grateful Dead came and played in the center of campus en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Co...

The Associated Press@apnews.com · last yr.

BREAKING: Columbia University says it has expelled, suspended or revoked degrees from some students who seized a building during a pro-Palestinian protest.

This is also known as invading Panama.

NBC News@nbcnews.com · last yr.

EXCLUSIVE: The Trump White House has directed the U.S. military to draw up options for increasing the American troop presence in Panama to achieve President Trump’s goal of “reclaiming” the Panama Canal, officials say.

Hey fellow USAmericans - I had forgotten how cathartic it is to leave rambling screeds about my political anxieties on representatives' voicemails. Highly recommend: 5calls.org

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Spend 5 minutes. Make 5 calls. Make your voice heard.

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