On the 25th anniversary of this journal, Cristina Inoue, in this clip of a longer conversation with @robertfalkner.bsky.social, describes how to open up new ways of knowing & researching global environmental politics by "foresting" the field.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sbsA...
Past GEP editor @matpaterson.bsky.social on generosity as the key to being a good journal reviewer: "Be a gardener, not a gatekeeper."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQhR...
Stay tuned for more videos in celebration of GEP's 25th Anniversary (& associated Special Issue, direct.mit.edu/glep/issue/2...).
"U.S. officials called London insurers and brokers, trying to figure out how the market operates, industry insiders said."
When applied to the current administration, I urge caution in using terms like "plans," "strategy," "policy," or "doctrine."
www.wsj.com/finance/u-s-...
None of us do, man, and yet ...
There are far too many people in Washington with strong beliefs but a weak grasp of facts.
They pulled the plug on this disaster, but I hope they're still sued into bankruptcy as a warning to other companies.
Dr Turner
So much ink will be spilled but bookmark this from @abuaardvark.bsky.social which probably explains 99% of it. The other 1% was Witkoff and Kushner.
I'm glad somebody asked this question; it's the kind of thing Trump is asked all too rarely, partly because his predictable answer is "I don't know anything about it." But that's a *revealing* predictable answer. Make him say it, over and over again; make him reveal his character & feign ignorance.
"He told a colleague, who refused to help him upload the data because of legal concerns, that he expected to receive a presidential pardon if his actions were deemed to be illegal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Ah, the Orchids of Day Spa in Florida must already have been fully booked.
Iran was nowhere close to a nuclear bomb, experts say
Although President Trump has claimed Iran was weeks away from developing a nuclear weapon, much more work was needed for the country to do so
www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Body camera footage shows the moments police responded to a party at a downtown Boston restaurant where New England Patriots players celebrated a playoff win with strippers and hookahs.
A foreign hacker likely has the Epstein Files.
The best way to prevent blackmail of government officials, such as trump and Howard Lutnick, would be for AG Pam Bondi to stop the cover up and release all the Epstein Files as required by law.
NEWS: The Trump administration confirmed it bombed a girl’s school in Iran.
It's one of the most devastating military errors in decades.
Trump lied about it. Pete Hegseth gutted the office preventing civilian casualties.
175 are dead. Most were kids. Hegseth should be fired.
NEW: Confidence in the Supreme Court has dropped to a new low, according to the latest NBC News polling.
Details:
www.nbcnews.com/politics/sup...
Surely the President’s task force on antisemitism will be looking into this pronto to figure out how this could have happened.
Again, more laws & more court orders cannot solve this problem of a personalist authoritarian who thinks he can just take three hour tours with aircraft carriers & B-2 bombers.
As an IR professor, it's depressing that this is outperforming all others as the best theory of US foreign policy
Given current events, seems like a good time to share this excellent article on geopolitical turbulence from the 25th Anniversary Special Issue of the journal Global Environmental Politics. @yixiansun.bsky.social @jennifer-clapp.bsky.social @matpaterson.bsky.social
direct.mit.edu/glep/article...
Jared?
Miau 🐈
Declaring "Mission Accomplished" - that always works out well for US Presidents
🎼 So f*%^#ng Special 🎶
bsky.app/profile/mcop...
He just had to wear his hat
