again, this is a total lie. Without an arms embargo or credible threat thereof theres absolutely nothing to compel Israel to agree to a ceasefire, which is why the demand from activists––including NEA,UAW, SEIU––is to condition military aid. Which Biden/Harris flatly refuse to do

Medical sources have told Al Jazeera that Israeli forces have killed 18 Palestinians in the central and southern areas of the besieged Gaza Strip since this morning. 🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/1gsmvo

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Other connections too ofc but on climate & Gaza, there are some short term political expediencies for Democrats to avoid conflict w the fossil fuel industry & Israeli gov’t, respectively. Doing so risks catastrophe: a broader regional war & a more dangerous, less habitable planet

This by Holly Jean Buck is worth reading. I agree with one of her key claims: framing climate politics in epistemic terms--Truth vs. Falsehood--is a political deadend. It's elitist, technocratic and betrays a liberal theory of change that privileges ideational persuasion. But🧵1/5

Climate world in the US really validating my longstanding opinion that the less power you have, the more annoying the Discourse

Open the schools

This binary is a trap and political economy is the key 🔑

Deaths from extreme heat, landslides, and other severe weather seem to be rising. Can they be added to fossil fuels' death toll? From Kate Aronoff trib.al/pLdL5eS

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'As deaths and displacement from extreme heat and hurricanes mount, discussions of who bears responsibility for climate-related deaths could become just as important as those about who’s causing the climate to change in the first place' newrepublic.com/article/185511…

Fellas is it ESG to invest in weapons manufacturers newrepublic.com/article/185611…

A witness describes how Aysenur Eygi was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier.

Not sure what I expected googling “cucumber twink” to find that chili crisp recipe

🚨 An Important Update on JC Live 🚨

I wrote this about the UK's new state holding co, which I would here combine with Tobita Chow's recent warning that "US elites selectively adopt and adapt progressive policy tools for a strategy that is theirs, not ours: imperialism, militarism, nationalism, great power conflict."

Why Is NYT Inviting Project 2025’s Architect to a Climate Ideas Event? trib.al/1vgH55l