Advocate for democracy, climate action, & environmental justice. Board Chair with Way to Win Action Fund & Director with Sierra Club Foundation & Clean Energy Transition Institute, but takes here are only my personal views.
Remarkable reporting about the events that led a once great law firm, Paul Weiss, to bend the knee to Trump in pursuit of partner profits and corporate business. 1/
How a Top Law Firm Went From Standing Up to Trump to Bending the Knee (Gift Article)Paul Weiss was a progressive stalwart for decades and led the legal resistance against President Trump in his first term. Then it surrendered without a fight. This is the inside story of its transform...www.nytimes.comAnother poll contradicting the conventional wisdom peddled by Beltway pundits and consultants that swing voters & independents want milque toast "moderate" candidates. Instead, as @waytowinus.bsky.social research showed last year, they want candidates who will fight not fold.
A New Report Reveals the Real Reason Democrats Lost in 2024It wasn’t because Biden voters shifted to Trump—but because so many of them stayed home. Here’s how Democrats can motivate them once more.newrepublic.comPrem Thakker ツNEW poll in 18 toss-up districts (with a sample that voted Trump 48-45) shows independents & moderates are *not* looking for the archetypical Moderate candidate — and are not dissuaded if outsiders are labeled too far left. Strong support for Israel was the *least* appealing quality in a candidate.
Yes, I know, we all get pissed off with the fundraising texts and emails from D candidates. But this is what we are up against. Fight fire with fire
George PearkesNYT: Musk preparing 9 figure spending campaign in support of Republicans in "swing" states like Ohio, Iowa, Alaska, and Texas.
"Murder for murder's sake". Outrageous how little attention is being paid to this ongoing campaign to blow up poor, mostly indigenous fisherman on the high seas, which is having zero impact on the flow of drugs to the US.
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Whether 2026 ends up being the hottest year ever (as Jim Hansen predicts) or only the second warmest ( @zekehausfather.com) may depend on the data set they are using for comparison. But they agree 2027 will set new records. 1/
Why Hansen may end up being right about 2026Whether 2026 sets a new record is increasingly likely to be a spit decision between different groupswww.google.comTo address current polling showing that only 27% of Americans think Trump is prioritizing the right things as President, he .... buys 250 luxury SUVs for his team. Brilliant! www.cnn.com/2026/07/29/p...
CNN Poll: Americans doubt Trump is paying enough attention to the country’s most important problems | CNN PoliticsA record-high 73% of US adults say that President Donald Trump hasn’t paid enough attention to the country’s most important problems, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds, with just 27% saying he’s ...www.cnn.comCarceral AbolitionLet them eat SUVs: Trump White House orders fleet of luxury cars as Americans struggle Americans are facing a deepening affordability crisis but at least Trump and co have ... 250 new Cadillac Escalades www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
More blatant politicization of the federal Emergency Response funding process. Trump denies funding for massive wildfires in Oregon. www.seattletimes.com/nation-world...
Trump administration denies emergency funding for 2 Oregon wildfiresAfter the agency’s denial, Oregon’s U.S. senators wrote to FEMA to express alarm and to argue that the decision represented “a major shift in administrative policy.”www.seattletimes.comImpressive interview with @benwikler.bsky.social on what the Democratic Party needs to become to be successful. @ezrakleinbot.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
What is the Democratic Party? What Could It Be?Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · July 28 · 58mpodcasts.apple.comGreat run down on improving prospects for the Dems to win control of both houses this fall and the work the @waytowinus.bsky.social is doing to make it happen.
Charting the Way ForwardPolitics Podcast · Updated Weekly · Research-informed strategy and intelligence from across the winning Democratic coalition, with Way to Win cofounders Tory Gavito and Jenifer Fernandez Ancona, and g...podcasts.apple.comUmmm .... when I have thought about the hazards I face hiking and climbing, getting impaled by my own trekking pole hasn't been on my list. @nytimes.com
Hiker Trekked 10 Miles to Safety After Impaling Himself on Pole (Gift Article)David Cifaldi was hiking up Granite Peak, Montana’s tallest mountain, last week when he slipped and fell on one of his trekking poles. A wound nurse, he went into survival mode.www.nytimes.comThe science is clear: the huge increase in the size and frequency of massive wildfires like the ones in Canada is a direct result of climate change. But Trump and Republicans are reverting to classic denial tactics by pointing fingers at forest management and arson prevention. @sierraclub.org
Trump and Republicans Peddle False Claims About WildfiresIt’s part of an ongoing pattern of disinformation spreading in response to climate-fueled extreme weatherwww.sierraclub.orgThis year's El Nino is not only likely to be the strongest ever, it appears on track to blow away prior records. @zekehausfather.com
The Strongest El Niño EverWith all the July runs in, dynamical models give a ~90% chance of a record-setting eventopen.substack.com100%. This is consistent with @waytowinus.bsky.social's findings last year looking at Biden 2020 voters who either sat out 2024 or flipped to Trump. They overwhelmingly are looking for strength and fight from D's, not more moderate policy positions
Micahthe fight/don't fight axis remains the most important fault line in democratic politics, and that the moderates have mostly failed to find any way to take the 'fight' side is why they are getting their asses handed to them in primaries right now
What's most shocking about this latest summer of climate shocks is that it is no longer shocking. This may be one of the coolest summers for the rest of our lives.
The Summer of Climate Shocks Rages OnSource: The summer of 2026 will go down as a summer of climate shocks. “Climate shocks are deviations from normal environmental patterns in the form of droughts, floods, heat waves, or other …danarfisher.comPay attention to this. The highest officials in the GOP are following a playbook from the "pizzagate" originator to dehumanize anyone who opposes their authoritarian designs.
Gil DuránMy essay on “Unhumans” was quoted in @hcrichardson.bsky.social’s newsletter today. One thing about fascists: they tell you what they are doing. They write it down. It’s important that we understand this, even if the mainstream press can’t/won’t acknowledge it. open.substack.com/pub/heatherc...