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Brad Johnson

@climatebrad.hillheat.com
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Climate hawk. DC-based journalist. Registered Parliamentarian. FSP. Subscribe to my newsletter: Hillheat.news/subscribe

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 2h
Great thread covering the Suncor v Boulder SCOTUS arguments: #scotus #greensky #peoplevbigoil
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 3h
Yes, this chart of Antarctic sea ice collapsing is highly concerning, but I've got the solution - eliminate the @nsidc.bsky.social #greensky #energysky
Antarctic sea ice extent collapsing in 2026. National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4h
This morning's hearing was held - government lawyers were Kelly Solomon (same as before) and Kevin Leahy. Case continued for the Government to determine if they intend to extend a plea offer; the next hearing is scheduled for November 12.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
"All of the people here paid taxes to fix the roofs of the courthouses where they live."
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
"I'm here as an American citizen." @govjayinslee.bsky.social
Jay Inslee
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
"Our hearts are broken but we're here to make sure your hearts aren't broken like ours."
Eaton Fire survivor
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
The entire bar line - reserved for lawyers - was turned away from attendance. They had been waiting since 7 am.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
You can't appeal extinction.
You Can't Appeal Extinction
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Survivors of the Eaton Fire
Eaton Fire survivors
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Young women who were children when the Marshall Fire ripped through their homes.
Young people who filed an amicus brief
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Another wildfire survivor describes the hidden cost of neighborhoods being destroyed even if the houses are "rebuilt" as people are crushed by debt, displaced by short term rentals, etc
An activist Extreme Weather Survivors
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Survivors of the Marshall Fire ask for their day in court after their homes were burned to the ground
What do I tell my childrenIndividual action is not enough
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Macnab organized a rancher amicus brief for the case
latimes.com
Global warming is ruining their way of life. These Colorado ranchers demand accountability
Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Kathryn Bedell: I've been bankrupted out of the cattle business. I could handle flood and drought but not when it's every year. The heat and hail are killing the orchardists, the pollinators.
Kathryn Bedell
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 5h
Colorado ranchers describe how their land is drying up. There is no food. It is very frightening.
Kathryn Bedell and Deirdre Macnab
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
@ucs.org president Dr. Gretchen Goldman
Dr. Gretchen Goldman
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Being at #SCOTUS for year 8 of Boulder v. Suncor not even getting to discovery phase really puts into stark relief @whitehouse.senate.gov trying to cut the NEPA lawsuit deadline from 6 years to 150 days. Big Oil is very excited about BAAJA
Our faith is stronger than Big Oil
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Big Oil Knew. #peoplevbigoil
Big Oil Knew
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
The thin blue line
The thin blue line
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
The line for visitor seating for today's SCOTUS arguments is still pretty short #peoplevbigoil
People waiting for entry to SCOTUS
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
I detail the history of the 8 year battle to get this case even to discovery in my Hill Heat newsletter
hillheat.news
MONDAY 9 AM AT SCOTUS: The People v. Big Oil
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Brett Kavanaugh already indicated he would have granted a victory in an earlier version of Suncor v Boulder www.supremecourt.gov/search.aspx?...
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Neil Gorsuch, whose mother was an anti-environment EPA administrator for Ronald Reagan and who he himself was an attorney for oil tycoon Phil Anschutz for several years. Gorsuch remains a regular guest at Anschutz’s dude ranch in eastern Colorado.
theguardian.com
Gorsuch urged to recuse himself from supreme court case over ties to oil baron
Philip Anschutz has hosted rightwing justice at resort and stands to benefit if court strips power from federal regulatory agencies
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Clarence Thomas, whose many billionaire benefactors include Tony Novelly, the CEO of the privately held Apex Oil
propublica.org
Clarence Thomas’ 38 Vacations: The Other Billionaires Who Have Treated the Supreme Court Justice to Luxury Travel
The fullest accounting yet shows how Thomas has secretly reaped the benefits from a network of wealthy and well-connected patrons that is far more extensive than previously understood.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Amy Coney Barrett, whose father is a longtime Shell Oil lawyer and American Petroleum Institute activist
eenews.net
Inside Barrett's family ties to Big Oil
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett's father was a highly active member of the American Petroleum Institute for more than two decades, according to
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Alito almost definitely knows the other five Trumpian justices plan to rule in Big Oil’s favor.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
Alito recused himself last week because he is a huge investor in oil giants Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips.
cnn.com
Alito recuses himself from major Supreme Court climate change case | CNN Politics
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito announced Monday that he will recuse himself from a major climate change-related case the court is set to hear next week, following weeks of pressure from environmen...
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 6h
I'm headed to the Supreme Court for Suncor v. Boulder, the oil industry's bid to kill the dozens of local and state-level lawsuits against carbon polluters for deliberately selling a catastrophically dangerous product.
hillheat.news
MONDAY 9 AM AT SCOTUS: The People v. Big Oil
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 20h
Since this statement was issued the National Guard presence at DCPS schools has increased.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 20h
And Bruce-Monroe Elementary School in Park View in Ward 1, northeast of Tubman
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 20h
Trump's National Guard posse is also on the march at Bard High School in Ward 8...
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 20h
Trump's posse is also marching at Harriet Tubman Elementary on a regular basis now. Here they are posted across the street from the school on Friday 2 pm during school hours:
National Guard on the left, Harriet Tubman on the right, 2 pm, October 2 2026.  (photo stitched together from video)
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 21h
Tomorrow morning: it's the people vs. Big Oil in Suncor v. Boulder at the Supreme Court RSVP or show up: #freedc #greensky #suncor
thepeoplevbigoil.org
Join Us: Oct. 5 | The People v. Big Oil
Big Oil knew and lied. Now, they need to pay. Join us in Washington, D.C, to make our voices heard.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Isn't global warming fun
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Trump's GOP has nothing
Joe Biden is still the Democrat mentioned most frequently in Republican ads
Number of GOP general election ads negatively mentioning select Democratic political figures

Joe Biden 64
Kamala Harris 44
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez 33
Gavin Newsom 24
Bernie Sanders 17
Chuck Schumer 16
Zohran Mamdani 5
Note: Mentions only include candidates named in the audio of the ad, as captured by transcripts. Common variants of the name, including nicknames, are counted
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Gov races might be more important to support right now - here's a piece making that case
politico.com
Democrats Are Underfunding the Races That Could Remake the Map
Democratic donors are pouring money into Senate races as Republicans build an advantage in gubernatorial contests that could shape the party’s future.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
It was shocking how this topic was avoided at the various electoral politics events I went to during #climateweeknyc.
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Mark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026
Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
have you read Late Victorian Holocausts?
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Also @aarondfordnv.bsky.social #NVGOV
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Senate: Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social #FLSEN Josh Turek @joshturek4iowa.bsky.social #IASEN Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social #MISEN Dan Osborn @osbornforne.bsky.social #NESEN Annie Andrews @drannieandrews.com #SCSEN
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
House: Randy Villegas @villegas4congress.bsky.social #CA22 William Lawrence @wewill2026.bsky.social #MI07 Sam Forstag @samforstag.bsky.social #MT01 Matt Dunlap @dunlap4congress.bsky.social #ME01 Katy Padilla Stout @katy4congress.bsky.social #TX23
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Indonesia is burning.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
mainly because we're so good at ignoring the inconvenient (here's something I wrote in 2009)
grist.org
Is the Congressional Budget Office trying to kill humanity?
Cross-posted from Wonk Room. Yesterday, Doug Elmendorf, the director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), testified before the Senate energy committee about the “comparatively modest” cost of a c...
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
It's a safe assumption Elon Musk has access to all of Grok; he has the ability to get personal access to anyone's Teslas or Cybertrucks
independent.co.uk
Elon Musk questioned over his ‘help’ with Cybertruck explosion case
Tesla boss thanked by Las Vegas police for his support in investigating New Year’s Day blast but intervention provokes questions about his high-tech vehicles’ capacity for data collection
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
And jail time!
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
@whitehouse.senate.gov thinks it's officially time to accelerate fracked-gas infrastructure for data centers
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
The latest in the long tradition of the Koch-Scaife poisoning of campuses
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
I'd also be happy with getting rid of the AI corporations, breaking them up into little pieces, reconstituting them as public services.
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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 03/10/2026
Cooking the planet for compute
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