Whitley Saumweber
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Oceanographer, ocean policy wonk, Director @CSIS.org Ocean Security Project, Professor of Marine Affairs @universityofri.bsky.social, past @barackobama.bsky.social White House CEQ Ocean Policy Director, US Senate, @NOAA.gov, etc. etc.
This is nuts - as usual @joshtpm.bsky.social captures my thoughts well
Josh Marshall@joshtpm.bsky.social · 2d agoPerhaps I’m not understanding how this works. But these are unimaginable sums. Let’s say Iran wants a 5% fee, the low end of the demand Trump is accepting. Approx. 20% of global oil production goes through the strait. So 5%, 20% … this means Iran takes a 1% cut off the top of the export …
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This may dramatically slow down the attacks on science. It also provides a template for how to prevent the federal government from becoming a patronage state. It’s a big deal!
Politico@politico.com · 5d agoSenate finalizes funding patch that would block Trump’s grant overhaul
This is a great program. We've had AAAS fellows on our staff for several years. Great opportunity for them and great for Congress to have their expertise.
Costa Samaras@costasamaras.com · 6d agoThe application for the AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship, which places scientists & engineers into roles in Congress and in the Executive Branch, opened today. This program is essential for building technical policy capacity in the US. If interested, apply: fellowshipapp.aaas.org/app/main
Is clean power cheap enough to compete? The argument leaves out the environmental and social cost of fossil fuels that never end up on a bill. These are real and large costs. They are just charged to somebody else. More in new Bright Spots edition: open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...
The bill we never see
The hidden costs of electricity, and the good news about counting them
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In a new Betting on America, Bob Mumgaard, co-founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, joins Navin Girishankar to discuss how commercial fusion can usher in an era of virtually limitless energy—and how the U.S. will lead the way. Watch: https://bit.ly/4fkZ5pq
Is the United States Winning the Fusion Race? Featuring Bob Mumgaard | Betting on America
Bob Mumgaard, co-founder and CEO of Commonwealth Fusion Systems, joins Navin Girishankar to discuss whether fusion can usher in an era of virtually limitless clean energy—and whether the United States will lead the way. Bob explains the technology, key ...
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Shared some reflections on funders-grantees relationships on the other platform... Comments will feed into my preparation for a joint funders' panel at #IMCC8 this fall in Edinburgh www.linkedin.com/posts/markus...
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Philanthropy plays a critical role in ocean conservation — even more if we get the partnerships right. I'm joining leaders from Arcadia, Oceankind, Becht Foundation, and Bloomberg Ocean Fund for a pl...
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We easily lose track of even secondary climate impacts, and yet it may be tertiary impacts like this that most profoundly change the world
Colin Schultz@colinschultz.bsky.social · 2w agoSee how all that nutrient-rich smoke curls up into the Arctic? Yeah, that's having consequences: hakaimagazine.com/news/how-inc...
🌊 Aquatic deoxygenation is emerging as a planetary-scale threat. New review argues oxygen loss in oceans and freshwater should be recognised as a ‘Planetary Boundary’ because of its far-reaching impacts on ecosystems and Earth system stability. aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Dramatic: It's So Hard To Keep Up With The Daily Drama
Alt: A woman tucks her hair behind her ears and says "It's so hard to keep up with the daily drama."
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An amazing quote from Lindsey Graham in this Atlantic story. It really captures an essential truth about politics that too few people ever really come to terms with. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
🌊The ocean is far more than a highway for global trade. It regulates our climate, sustains biodiversity and supports livelihoods. 🇪🇺🇨🇳 The EU and China have a shared responsibility to advance the decarbonisation of shipping and protect the ocean through cooperation, science and multilateral action.
Pure unadulterated greed and foolishness that will have tragic consequences
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 4w agoBreaking News: The Trump administration moved to open the habitats of imperiled animals to farming, drilling, mining and other development. Environmentalists characterized it as the most severe erosion of protections for wildlife in half a century. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/10/c...
The Malacca Strait is the busiest oil chokepoint in the world & a critical conduit for oil and gas trade. The Taiwan Strait plays an outsized role in technology supply chains thanks to its proximity to global technology giants Taiwan, China, Japan, & South Korea. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44bpQrp
“There was zero plan, except causing pain,” said one U.N. official about the Trump administration’s decision to stop funding the group with no notice or communication. “And that is not forgivable.” (Published Dec. 2025)
After Trump Officials Cut Food Aid to Kenya, Children Starved to Death
“Brutal and traumatizing”: Interviews and a trove of internal documents show government officials and aid workers desperately tried to warn Trump advisers about impending disaster and death.
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New AMS statement responds to a proposed OMB rule that would restructure federal grantmaking. The rule "would damage the nation’s ability to understand, predict, and respond to ... natural hazards with negative impacts on public safety and the economy." Read more: https://bit.ly/4awoYRO
New Rule Would Upend Science and Rewrite Federal Grantmaking
A new AMS statement and resource page respond to an OMB rule that would restructure federal grants and give political appointees vastly more authority over grantmaking.
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Farmed aquatic food production surpassed 100 million metric tons for the first time, nearly balancing global seafood trade values with terrestrial meat. However, the @fao.org warns that sustainably fished wild stocks have dropped to a new low of 62.4%, urging stricter management.
Aquatic animal and terrestrial meat trades now almost on par, FAO report finds
Rapid aquaculture growth has pushed farmed aquatic animal production to more than 100 million metric tons per year for the first time ever, boosting the trade value of all aquatic animal products…
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We’re really gonna regret wasting the name “Watergate,” huh
This amount would fund the US National Science Foundation for a decade. 🧪
Pentagon seeks $80 billion from Congress for Iran war
The Pentagon has told lawmakers it needs roughly $80 billion, mostly to cover the cost of the war in Iran.
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Conflicting US-Iran advice on Hormuz leaves shipowners adrift ft.trib.al/cUfGJBH
Conflicting US-Iran advice on Hormuz leaves shipowners adrift
Vessels given incompatible instructions on safest route to cross strait
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Global ocean governance is taking center stage in Kenya. While international pledges aim to protect 30% of the world's oceans by 2030, thousands of African grassroots groups are driving the practical conservation work needed to sustain marine ecosystems and local blue economies.
Africa’s community-led marine organizations on which 30×30 depends
This week, thousands of delegates are gathered in Mombasa, Kenya, for the first Our Ocean Conference to be hosted on African soil. As expected, much of the conversation will focus on the global…
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Was listening to sparta analytics this morning and while asia and europe seem to be doing okay on crude atm, the questions really are "how long can the US keep going? how much is escaping the strait? and what the fuck is happening with Chinese demand?"
Pareto Optimizer@paretooptimizer.bsky.social · 2mo agoVery possible outcome is that the blockade ends along with US efforts to improve oil flows, but the strait doesn’t open.
A fishing vessel's flag shows where it's registered. Not who owns it. Not who profits from its activities. This map that we’re presenting at #OOC11 reveals the scale of foreign-owned fishing vessels across Africa & the accountability gap that comes with it.
Does it change our perception of our society to know that a fair chunk of extremist behaviour is in fact a Russian sabotage campaign? www.ft.com/content/8fa3...
Russian saboteurs hired third operative for UK attacks
Footage points to the role of an unidentified man spraying anti-Muslim graffiti in London
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"It's myopic in the extreme to think that no other competitors to Anthropic will develop similar capabilities to Mythos or even that they have not already done so."
‘Dangerous’ AI Models Are Coming No Matter What
The US government crackdown on Anthropic’s Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 hides a glaring truth: AI models with advanced hacking capabilities will soon be the norm.
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Good thread and window into OSW barriers in action
Christian Roselund@roselund.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere at the #RhodeIsland Coastal Resources Management Council meeting for the SouthCoast Wind #offshorewind permit with some friends. Also in attendance: @jedthorp.bsky.social @amandabarker22.bsky.social @timmonsroberts.bsky.social @climateactionri.org members, Climate Jobs RI members & others. /1
