Jessica McKenzie

it is so galling to me that people who claim to be public intellectuals will post "...so I asked Claude" or ... "I asked ChatGPT" on social media with a straight face

Richard Somerville on the long history of climate change science “Everything depends on what people and their government do,” Somerville writes, not once, not twice, but (if I count correctly) seven times.

"Uncertainty cuts both ways. The future is unknown, but it has tails on both sides, and so you shouldn’t assume that uncertainty just means there’s a good chance it won’t be as serious or severe."

My latest @thebulletin.org interview with climate scientist and meteorologist Richard Somerville:

SO TRUE!!!

France has a new nuclear doctrine of ‘forward deterrence’ for Europe. What does it mean? With his calibrated speech, Macron projected a more assertive French nuclear deterrence in Europe without abandoning the national tradition of restraint.

🚨 JUST IN: With his calibrated speech, Macron projected a more assertive French nuclear deterrence in Europe without abandoning the national tradition of restraint, Héloïse Fayet (@hfayet.bsky.social) of @ifri.bsky.social writes in @thebulletin.org.

#Macron #France #nuclearweapons #nukesky

ah yes, sherlock holmes, noted author. well done google

Please Let Mycroft Holmes Be Fat | Book Riot We have so few decently depicted fat characters in the media. Mycroft Holmes could be one of them, if someone would just let him be fat.

pretty please?

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the curse of the skinny mycroft strikes again #youngsherlock

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is this my first ever invitation to participate in a public sentiment poll or is this spam/phishing

was feeling low, anxious, and depressed, so i ate my first meal of the day.

now i'm low, anxious, and depressed, but i have slightly more energy

also bike lanes, but my bike was buried in a snow drift for more than a month and even before that it needed a tune-up and probably new brakes so could be a while before it's ready to go again...

Susie Wiles sounds the alarm on gas prices White House aides and Cabinet officials are coming under intense pressure to reverse the spike in energy prices caused by the start of the war in the Middle East.

i know gas prices do affect me personally in indirect ways but it sure feels good to live in a city with robust public transportation and, you know, sidewalks rn

Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump I am pleased to announce that the Highly Respected United States Senator from the Great State of Oklahoma, Markwayne Mullin, will become the United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS), effective March 31, 2026. The current Secretary, Kristi Noem, who has served us well, and has had numerous and spectacular results (especially on the Border!), will be moving to be Special Envoy for The Shield of the Americas, our new Security Initiative in the Western Hemisphere we are announcing on Saturday in Doral, Florida. I thank Kristi for her service at “Homeland.”

the shield of the americas???

Historian here history first time as tragedy the second time as farce.

awaiting delivery since feb 21

awaiting delivery since march 3

honestly a little concerned that i'm never going to get another package from the post office again. i know the blizzard messed everything up but sheesh!

very much hoping my rancho gordo beans and this book i ordered make it here eventually but i'm losing hope...

Trump wants regime change in Iran. History suggests that could lead to a long, complicated struggle President Donald Trump hopes for a quick resolution to the war in Iran followed by a new, US-friendly regime there. Joint US-Israeli airstrikes have already killed Iran's supreme leader, but history…

President Trump wants a regime change in Iran.

"As history shows, when it comes to forcibly changing the government of a foreign adversary, an initial victory can frequently be illusory," writes Bulletin editor Matt Field @mattyfield.bsky.social.

Emmanuel Damas in a patterned dress shirt and striped tie leaning against a metal railing on a sunny residential street with red brick rowhouses and flowering trees in the background.

Emmanuel Damas, 56, died in ICE custody on Monday.

Damas came to the U.S. from Haiti seeking asylum. After six months in ICE custody—the last four at CoreCivic's Florence Correctional Center—he died from complications from a tooth infection.

A tooth infection.

1/3

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imagine thinking that because you aren't trans, then surely nobody else really is either! what feeble, unempathetic logic archive.is/C3C1p#select...

hm yes it seems like it might be quite hurtful to be told you're not who you feel yourself to be

Actually, we're already there.
My commentary over a year ago for @thebulletin.org:
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virginia oil and gas says good job "displaying the dying art of critical thinking" lololol

Lucy Biggers on X: "I will die on this hill. I would rather live in a world with mild climate change and reliable energy from fossil fuels than in a world where climate activists win, our energy system is unreliable and expensive, and we have less choice and opportunity as humans. Weigh these https://t.co/OF4jHWn8D0" / X I will die on this hill. I would rather live in a world with mild climate change and reliable energy from fossil fuels than in a world where climate activists win, our energy system is unreliable and expensive, and we have less choice and opportunity as humans. Weigh these https://t.co/OF4jHWn8D0

ughhhhhhhhhhhh

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CBP Tapped Into the Online Advertising Ecosystem To Track Peoples’ Movements An internal DHS document obtained by 404 Media shows for the first time CBP used location data sourced from the online advertising industry to track phone locations. ICE has bought access to similar t...

New from 404 Media: CBP tapped into the online advertising ecosystem to track peoples' movements, according to an internal DHS document. Shows for the first time DHS tracked phones via process for putting ads in ordinary apps—video games, fitness apps, many more www.404media.co/cbp-tapped-i...

Women With High-Risk Pregnancies Have Limited Options Under Abortion Bans Our reporting has found that abortion bans generally don’t include exceptions that cover health concerns pregnant women with chronic conditions can face — or if they do, doctors aren’t using them.

Tierra Walker knew that abortion was illegal in Texas, but she thought that hospitals could make an exception for patients like her, whose health was clearly on the line.

At 20 weeks pregnant, she died of preeclampsia.

(Published Jan. 2026)

New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019 New York City paid more than $117 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits in cases ranging from the violent arrests of protesters in 2020 to bad police work that led to wrongful convict...

New York City’s tab for police misconduct settlements: Nearly $800 million since 2019
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Microsoft gets tired of “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash Microsoft blocks the word Microslop on its Copilot Discord, bans users, and locks channels after backlash, showing tensions around its AI push

amazing, no notes.

Microsoft gets tired of people using the term “Microslop,” bans the word on its Discord, then locks the server after backlash to the ban

www.windowslatest.com/2026/03/02/m...

this makes me queasy

Out of date in terms of specifics, but the general threat/risk/damage overview still holds: immediate/long-term, direct/indirect impacts...but everything will be magnified if it lasts 4-5 weeks or more, as seems likely

The war lasted 12 days. The environmental impact on Iran may last decades Israel and United States' strikes on Iran could leave lasting health, environmental, and climate damage to the country.

Unfortunately this article that @saragoud.bsky.social and I wrote last year is newly relevant again.

War sucks. It's bad for people, bad for the environment, bad for the climate.

“That’s why anyone who thinks about the environment or cares about the environment should also care about peace.”

Measles Cases and Outbreaks Find the latest numbers of confirmed U.S. measles cases. CDC updates this page weekly.

there have already been 1,136 confirmed measles cases in the us this year, nearly half as many as the total of confirmed cases in 2025 (2,281).

what an enormous self-own

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