Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein

“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”

Contact your federal reps and tell them no dirty deal! nodirtydatacenterdeal.com

The spooky season is here and @cato.org is trotting out its zombie economics, again

Hey, it’s the official release day for Seeing Like a Supply Chain! And of course I’m swamped with grading and lesson-planning, but maybe I can say a little about the book and the process of researching it. yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300...

I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee). But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention.

I'm sorry but the key priority for the next US SecDef has to be extracting Elon Musk from every single thing related to US military contracting. No Musk company should receive any government contract of any kind from any Dem executive.

New @wsj.com polling shows broad support for proactive government action to lower health and child care costs, take on corporate price-gouging, and ask more of the wealthiest earners to fund programs for the working majority. The days of rampant neoliberalism are over. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

I have serious beef with Rahm Emanuel, who advised Democrats to not waste their "political capital" defending #USAID "Clever" political strategies are not a substitute for a moral compass. Presidents need to have both. @friendsofusaid.bsky.social @oneaid.bsky.social

Amnesty International calls for ICE to be abolished

Is this climate change? Why yes, darling, climate change is making sinkholes more frequent and intensive - even for Hollywood stars!

Nepal is demanding climate compensation from the world’s biggest emitters of greenhouse gases after deadly floods in the country killed more than a thousand people and left even more missing www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Is it climate change? With a heavy heart, I write that, yes, the glacier collapse in #Nepal was likely due to #climatechange. I hope the Government of Nepal sues the hell out of the US, fossil fuel companies, and every entity denying and profiting from this horror. We cannot go on like this.

This might be the best “letter to the editor” title I’ve ever heard. www.sltrib.com/opinion/lett...

Babe, it already exists. It's called Economics.

Good morning Bluesky ☀️ This is one of the last coal powered sheep. The vast majority of UK sheep are now all electric ⚡️

#Crypto, finally, is politically toxic for #Democrats (Though I expect that @kirstengillibrand.bsky.social, NY's crypto queen 💰👸, will keep working for them behind the scenes) Thanks to @prospect.org for shining a light 🔦when the MSM wouldn't.

BlueSky is one of the best places to connect to experts who work on climate change. Honest-to-god scientists, engineers, policy wonks, journalists, investors, and more who know their stuff and generously share their work with the world for free. Here are some of my favorites: go.bsky.app/Q4Uo8vV

What We Do In The Shadow Cabinet (2026)

“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...

“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...

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

The chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee seems to have no understanding of foreign relations, but that's probably not a problem.

#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

To sleep, per chance to dream Another human necessity becomes a luxury with #climatechange www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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.

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...

"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.

🫨🤮😡 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

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...

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...

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.