Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026It true :( iranwarcost.watson.brown.eduiranwarcost.watson.brown.eduIran War Energy Cost TrackerTracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline. 031
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026With a killer action shot, @fgenovese.bsky.social ! :) 010
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 07/10/2026"Large language models offer the same temptation when it comes to gathering knowledge. A superficial survey becomes effortless. Do we let it catalyse deeper research and understanding? Or replace it?" www.ft.com/content/f5d0... How AI tempts the lazy mindft.comHow AI tempts the lazy mindThe real risk of generative artificial intelligence is not that we will trust it completely, but that we will stop caring enough to check 010
Reposted by Jeff ColganJeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Energy prices really matter for politics, Exhibit #10,000. 315039
Reposted by Jeff ColganClimate Solutions Lab @climatesollab.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The G7 is releasing 100 million barrels of emergency fuel reserves. CSL Director @jeffcolgan.bsky.social tells @time.com that "American consumers are unlikely to see much of a price drop from this policy move unless the diesel share... is very large." Read more on what the experts are saying here.time.comThe G7 Is Releasing Emergency Fuel Reserves. How Much Will It Help Americans?The International Energy Agency will coordinate the release of 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products over the next four months amid a global fuel shortage. 011
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 04/10/2026USA could have spent billions to fund the EPA, research to cure cancer, and the entire SNAP food assistance program. But instead ... 04923
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 03/10/20262026 is turning out to be quite the year for oil and war. US-Venezuela, the Strait of Hormuz, and now this: oil as lubricant for ending the war in Ukraine (on the Kremlin's terms, presumably) 🛢️😱 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...nytimes.comU.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter... 050
Reposted by Jeff ColganDefence Scheme Enjoyer 🇨🇦🇺🇦🇬🇱🇲🇽🇵🇸 @maxp94.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Some big highlights: -The US is both very interested and very involved in this, demonstrating deepening knowledge of the issue. -the Trump administration provided the software behind the data leak -key leaders of the movement have been working closely with the US government.theglobeandmail.comThe elephant in the roomAlberta separatists have gone to D.C. offering fresh water and oil in exchange for American support – and Republican operatives have provided tactical assistance inside the province 59947
Reposted by Jeff ColganErin J. Wamsley 🧠📈😴 @wamsleylab.bsky.social · 03/10/2026The fiscal year is over. The dying Social, Behavioral, and Economic division of NSF ended up awarding 90 total grants this year, as opposed to ~700-800 in recent past years. Source: grantwitness.org/nsf/analyses... 9489306
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Energy prices really matter for politics, Exhibit #10,000. 315039
Reposted by Jeff ColganJeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The extra amount Americans have had to pay for gasoline and diesel since President Trump decided to attack Iran has surged past $120 BILLION. That's $920 per household -- and rising. How will voters respond to the cost of this war come November? 🛢️🇺🇸 iranwarcost.watson.brown.eduiranwarcost.watson.brown.eduIran War Energy Cost TrackerTracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline. 041
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The extra amount Americans have had to pay for gasoline and diesel since President Trump decided to attack Iran has surged past $120 BILLION. That's $920 per household -- and rising. How will voters respond to the cost of this war come November? 🛢️🇺🇸 iranwarcost.watson.brown.eduiranwarcost.watson.brown.eduIran War Energy Cost TrackerTracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline. 041
Reposted by Jeff ColganAlex Dukalskis @alexdukalskis.bsky.social · 28/09/2026My department - @ucdpolitics.bsky.social - is hiring two PERMANENT posts in any area of politics, international relations, theory, or development studies. Please apply if you are on the academic job market, and if you're not, please do us a solid & spread the word! Deadline NOV 9. 34958
Reposted by Jeff ColganKen Schultz @kschultz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Pentagon-Backed Oil Company” is a phrase you expect to see in a socialist rag handed out by some guy on the sidewalk. Like the, um, Wall Street Journal…wsj.comExclusive | Pentagon-Backed Oil Company Is Set to Vie for Chevron’s Crown in VenezuelaThe rise of a U.S.-backed oil company in Venezuela has frustrated executives at America’s biggest oil companies. 13514
Reposted by Jeff ColganThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 26/09/2026“Climate economists come to me with tears in their eyes. ‘Mr President, thank you for decarbonizing the economy, we never thought anyone could do it’. I say, you’re welcome, and I did it all—I raised gas prices so high, you wouldn’t believe it folks, those gas prices were sky high.” 1363
Reposted by Jeff ColganCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Pentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran war: With the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, database shows. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...washingtonpost.comPentagon quietly adds dozens to tally of troops wounded amid Iran warWith the addition of 29 U.S. sailors and eight Marines, the total number of personnel wounded since the start of hostilities has risen to 861, a Pentagon database shows. 36709365
Reposted by Jeff ColganClimate Solutions Lab @climatesollab.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Read more on how CSL's Iran War Energy Cost Tracker compares to other estimates: www.aei.org/commentary/t... 001
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Somewhere out there is a Danish staffer who should never again have to buy his own drinks  25522
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"The proposal raises the question of whether Carlyle would be disadvantaged if pitted against a consortium involving the US government and investors with ties to the administration, in a decision made by the White House. One person familiar with the process said: “'Yes, there is that concern.'” 😳giftarticle.ft.comUS government and Gulf billionaires back Todd Boehly bid for Lukoil assetsConsortium aims to unseat Carlyle, which struck deal to buy Russian group’s international business in January 130
Reposted by Jeff ColganCanadian Paintings @canadianpaintings.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Haines Junction, Yukon Doris McCarthy 1991 213228
Reposted by Jeff ColganJonny Wakefield @jonnywakefield.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I’m sure getting potash from a dictatorship adjacent to a warzone on the other side of an ocean will be easier than getting it from … Saskatchewan 1413536
Reposted by Jeff ColganEd Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 20/09/2026The stench of this fossil fueled corruption of justice can be smelled from sea to shining sea. @docsforclimate.bsky.social @coveringclimatenow.org @ucs.orgfloodlightnews.orgJudges overseeing Louisiana's landmark oil cases have financial stakes in defendantsFederal judges held stock, bonds and leased mineral rights to Exxon, Chevron and others while hearing cases against the companies alleging damage to the La. coast. 26241
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Love this. Please Stand Clear of the Accidental Art Museum www.nytimes.com/2026/09/19/o...nytimes.comOpinion | Please Stand Clear of the Accidental Art Museum (Gift Article)Under New York’s streets, the subway system corrodes, is fixed — and breaks again. What’s left is art, the M.T.A. Modern. 000
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Ok, now replace communist with fascist and ... you're so close ... 051
Reposted by Jeff ColganLizzieeddy @lizzieeddy.bsky.social · 18/09/2026“they were the only ones in American public life who were unaware that the counterattack for Iran is to close the Strait of Hormuz and shut down global trade in energy. And so when that happened, the network had a problem. And they just stopped talking about it altogether.” 18616
Reposted by Jeff ColganEdward Luce @edwardluce.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Out of spite for President Donald Trump, Carney is accelerating the decoupling of a trade bloc that has generated enormous prosperity for North America." Seriously, Wapo editorial - you're going with Canadian spite? www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...washingtonpost.comOpinion | Canada’s great European misadventureDonald Trump is for now. A Brussels bureaucrat is forever. 2421398218
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I think this is a case in point for @stephenkb.bsky.social argument that leaders who can write the first draft of their own speeches have an edge. Clearer thinking. (Regardless of whether Carney actually did so in this case) 040
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Agree or disagree with the content, it is quite something to watch 🇨🇦 PM Carney articulate a 21st century strategic vision in clear terms. Worth a read of his latest big speech www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/spee...pm.gc.caPrime Minister Carney delivers an address to the European ParliamentThank you for granting me the honour of addressing you all at the beginning of this decisive session. 57323
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Reuters: The average (diesel) fuel surcharge for grain shipments on U.S. railways more than doubled over the past year, in the latest sign of how soaring energy prices will spur inflation of food costs.reuters.comUS rail fuel surcharges on grain hit record highs, squeezing farmers in harvest seasonRailroad fuel surcharges on U.S. grain shipments have more than doubled over the past year, rippling through the farm belt and raising transportation costs as many farmers also struggle with higher p... 0107
Reposted by Jeff ColganGerry Doyle @mgerrydoyle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026however much you think the iran war is sapping u.s. military readiness, it's probably more than that. a free link for you, the people www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...bloomberg.comThe Iran Blockade’s Growing Price Tag Is Draining America’s Global Military PowerThe cost of naval operations since the buildup began in January has topped $7.1 billion — not including all the US assets being used to escort tankers through the Strait of Hormuz. 27987350
Reposted by Jeff ColganClimate Solutions Lab @climatesollab.bsky.social · 16/09/2026CSL Director @jeffcolgan.bsky.social talks to the @wsj.com about the ballooning fuel costs of the US war with Iran www.wsj.com/business/ene...wsj.comAmericans Have Spent $100 Billion More on Fuel During the Iran WarHigher gasoline and diesel prices have led many families to save less and curb spending elsewhere. 022
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is vastly undercounting the true costs of war. For instance: $107 billion on higher priced gasoline and diesel fuel (so far!) iranwarcost.watson.brown.eduiranwarcost.watson.brown.eduIran War Energy Cost TrackerTracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline. 093
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026$38 billion? Bad but thats way undercounting the true costs of the war. For instance: $107 billion and counting in extra charges on gasoline and diesel iranwarcost.watson.brown.eduiranwarcost.watson.brown.eduIran War Energy Cost TrackerTracks the extra cost paid by U.S. consumers for gasoline and diesel since the Iran conflict began on February 28, 2026, compared against a no-war counterfactual baseline. 02810
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026China is the key reason why the Strait of Hormuz oil 🛢️ crisis hasn't been considerably worse. But China's situation carries with it some important lessons for global climate policy and the reasons why countries go green 🌍 🔌. My talk yesterday @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social youtu.be/KSd63SKWl5Myoutu.beChina Chat — China And The War In The Middle East: Consequences For The Global Energy EconomyYouTube video by Watson School of International and Public Affairs 065
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Conference, first classes, public talk, PhD exams ... starting the semester like I'm 060
Reposted by Jeff ColganMark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“The Iowa Environmental Council’s report documented noticeable impacts to air quality from just one year of increased coal combustion.” insideclimatenews.org/news/1409202...insideclimatenews.orgAs Power Demand Rises, a Clean-Energy State Falls Back on Coal - Inside Climate NewsTo meet surging electricity demand, Iowa utilities are increasingly turning to polluting coal plants that had been operating well below capacity. 2127
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It's ... it's almost as though diplomacy is a skillful activity, the people who do it are usually professionals, and he isn't one of them. @profsaunders.bsky.social @jimgoldgeier.bsky.social @dandrezner.bsky.social 1713831
Reposted by Jeff ColganDan Kaszeta FRHistS @dankaszeta.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Best bit of the Bayeux tapestry is the 1944 addendum 1445896
Reposted by Jeff ColganClaude Monet @monet.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Vetheuil - 1880 botfrens.com/collections/41/content… 0647
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Trump proposes killing babies with a hack saw. But is the blade too expensive? 4212
Reposted by Jeff ColganCullen Hendrix @cullenhendrix.bsky.social · 10/09/2026The great irony of contemporary US politics: you're already getting socialism—and the Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with it. My latest for @piie.com.piie.comYou're already getting socialism—and Democratic Socialists have nothing to do with itThe election of New York mayor Zohran Mamdani and the surprising performance of Democratic Socialist or DSA-aligned candidates in Democratic primaries across the United States is reviving interest in ... 22911
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The dark implications of the "medium" climate scenario here seem to be the buried lede of this 🌎 report. We are on a very bad path. "We are unlikely to see +4C by 2100" is a bit like saying that the conveyor belt carrying you towards a blast furnace probably won't get you fully in today. 075
Reposted by Jeff ColganWilliam Colgan @glacierbytes.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Check out this wonderful explainer of the new CMIP7 climate scenarios written by @zekehausfather.com 👇 Get informed on how they differ from previous scenarios, and learn the new lingo and ambition of ‘Very Low’ — VL! 👊💙 152
Jeff Colgan @jeffcolgan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026On Monday I will talk on the subject "China and the War in the Middle East: Consequences for the Global Energy Economy" @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social 011