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Ross Mittiga

@rossmittiga.bsky.social
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Associate professor (senior lecturer) at SOAS University of London, working on the political ethics of the climate crisis. Book "Climate Change as Political Catastrophe" (OUP, 2024): shorturl.at/bjGJN www.rossmittiga.com 🌹

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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Lest we forget, this is politics in action: - the David Cameron-led Conservative govt had de facto halted onshore wind in 2015 (raised planning restrictions, cut subsidies) - in 2024 Labour under Starmer, and really the energy secretary Ed Miliband, removed the hurdles and lifted the ban
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ryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 26/09/2026
great piece. man social media is a cancer themomoftheyear.substack.com/p/im-the-mom...
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I’m the Mom in That Viral Giants Clip. Let Me Tell You About My Husband.
You saw me carrying our baby and food. There was more happening in our family that night.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
"The good news is that according to the latest IPCC report, if we enact aggressive emissions limits now, we could hold the warming to 2°C. That's only HALF an ice age unit, which is probably no big deal." 🙃 www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.p...
https://www.explainxkcd.com/wiki/index.php/1379:_4.5_Degrees
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 15/09/2026
Tell me again that climate change is a hoax.
Chart showing global annual temperature abnormalities between 1880 and 2024
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Nailed it
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 07/09/2026
We now know harmful “forever chemicals” are likely in the bodies of most people on Earth. Decades ago, 3M knew that these chemicals had seeped into the public’s blood, but they kept that a secret. One 3M scientist helped reporter Sharon Lerner understand how they kept it quiet for so long:
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How the Planet-Altering Disaster of “Forever Chemicals” Was Kept Secret
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 07/09/2026
Black text on white page that reads:

In 1882, 10,000 workers marched up Broadway in the first-ever Labor Day parade. Led by democratic socialists and organized by New York’s unions, they rallied the movement that went on to win us weekends, safety standards, overtime pay, a minimum wage, and social security.

None of those victories were guaranteed. And none are permanent.

We created the first-in-the-nation Office of Worker Power to put the full weight of City Hall behind the people who keep New York running. On Labor Day, we honor the workers who came before us by fighting for the workers who come next.

Happy Labor Day, New York. The future of worker power is ours to build. Learn more at nyc.gov/workerpower.
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Joshua Eaton @joshuaeaton.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“There’s a new Mr. Beast book.” You bolt awake in your workshop in Mainz. It’s 1450. You’re Johannes Gutenberg, and you’ve changed your mind. The future cannot come to pass. Your printing press must burn.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
“Existing approaches are no longer fit for purpose... I think, for me, that’s the clarion call. We now have to reconfigure our climate governance around dealing with an overshoot pathway.” - Prof Debra Roberts, a report author and co-chair of the @ipcc.bsky.social
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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“The floods will still come, roads will still wash out, and communities will still need billions to protect themselves. Those costs don’t disappear just because fossil fuel companies don’t want to pay them.” @motherjones.com www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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A federal judge just killed New York's $75 billion climate bill for polluters
Fossil fuel companies would have been charged for climate damages.
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 30/08/2026
Pritzker: So here’s the truth, plain and simple: Our state is under siege. Not by protesters, immigrants, the deep state, the press, Canada or Mexico or Greenland, Antifa or Jewish space lasers or pride parades. No. Our state's under siege by a petty, corrupt man in Washington.
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
I know this isn't terrorism. You know this isn't terrorism. The authorities know this isn't terrorism. But, once again, they have labelled protesters "terrorists", as part of the long-running programme to ensure that no one dares protest about anything any more. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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Seven charged with damaging Trump’s Scottish golf course accused of ‘terrorist connection’
Course at Donald Trump’s Turnberry resort was painted with words ‘Gaza is not 4 sale’ and clubhouse was sprayed with graffiti
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Rev Peter W Nimmo @peternimmo.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
I wish the media wouldn't cover SpaceX as if it were an exciting frontier-pushing scientific endeavour when it's really the vanity project of a megalomaniac Bond villain type www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...
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'Incredible': SpaceX rocket spotted off Christmas Island coast
A SpaceX rocket that blasted off from Texas in July and crashed into the Indian Ocean hadn't been seen since - but now Christmas Island residents say they have spotted it being towed just off their co...
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Guardian US @us.theguardian.com · 19/08/2026
"It’s time for the political establishment to stop telling the American people what they should believe and start listening to what they actually want," writes @sanders.senate.gov.
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Why are progressives winning across the United States? It’s not complicated | Bernie Sanders
Poll after poll shows the same thing. The American people know that the current economic system is rigged
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Federica Genovese @fgenovese.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
If you know Global South climate politics, you already know how awesome the Uruguay power sector decarbonization story is. It happened thanks to the overlap of a pressing crisis, enlightened politicians and accredited experts; it still lives on.
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The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026
Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m…
MYTH: The government will take away your money and give it to the poor.

FACT: You are the poor.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"This shows an ambitious clean air zone can drive pollution levels down, rapidly restoring children's stunted lung growth" 👏👏👏 www.bbc.com/news/article...
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 13,895 cases across 47 states. The FDA has recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,500 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
1/ Is this headline misleading? Yes, but not in the direction you'd expect. The problem isn't that it exaggerates. It's that it puts in 2100 what has already started. 🧵
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 12/08/2026
I'm not an ethics expert, is it bad when a Supreme Court justice makes millions of dollars off of companies directly affected by Supreme Court rulings?
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Samuel Alito gained up to $2.9m from oil and gas assets since joining supreme court, analysis shows
Critics argue US high court justice should recuse himself from upcoming fossil fuel firms’ climate accountability case
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Good. Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature. And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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UK weather: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
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QuoProQuid @quoproquid.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
i personally think polymarket and all companies like it should be regulated out of existence and their assets seized by the state
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Ross Mittiga @rossmittiga.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
This is another reason Trump might move soon on Greenland. Its strong evidence of "losing" the war, which is hard to spin (Trump relies on the fiction of ongoing peace talks, and the fantasy of favorable agreements, to stave off questions). If spin proves impossible then redirection will happen.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Heartbreaking. What are we doing? 😕🇺🇸
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/08/2026
Yup. They are two for two so far: Chip Roy, now Ogles. They are sending a message and I am here for it.
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Exxon is annoyed EU is insisting on some kind of CO2 capture Makes most sense if you think oil company advocacy for CCS is more about pretending to politicians they have an answer for climate change, rather than their actual willingness to do anything about it giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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Jeff Sharlet @jeffsharlet.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
WaPo making same claim that’s been disproven again & again. Who do they imagine these people are, willing to pay the price of abandoning home, friends, lives they’ve built. “Sorry, kids, we’re leaving the only home you’ve ever known & all our friends to pay 7% state tax instead of 8%.”
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
"What I do know for certain is that failing to talk about #climate change [cedes] to those who would deny its existence, or deny that action must be taken... It is to abdicate our responsibility to prevent the worst versions of the future for which we may be on track, but which can yet be avoided"
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“Don’t say climate change”
France, Spain and England are burning. Where is the climate movement to resist this catastrophe?
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026
Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.
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This burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq Khan
Look at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Ross Mittiga @rossmittiga.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Great new paper! Check it out
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 14/07/2026
This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.
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Samuel Bagg @samuel-bagg.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨Job Posting🚨 I've received funding for a project on "Rethinking the Anti-Corruption Toolkit" and am hiring a 2-year postdoc (political theory or related) to help. Ideally starting this fall, but can be flexible. For best consideration apply by the end of next week! apply.interfolio.com/188955
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Democratic socialists are still partying in New York City… 🎉 Wait — *checks notes* — sorry this is Colorado. Apologies! We got confused since we were told this only happens in NYC 😬 @melatkirosco.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DaO9NqR...
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Ah yes, WaPo opinion by a senior fellow at a right-leaning think tank with a long track record of distorting the science and solutions of climate change. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
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Opinion | The climate apocalypse? Don’t count on it.
Researchers finally retire the most extreme scenarios that have informed policy and media coverage for years.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
It's still a case of "More & More & More" of everything. The clean energy transition requires complete substitution, not simply addition!
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Struggling to parse this. Exeter is celebrating its overall global ranking to 136th, comprised (it reports) of 151st (Natural Sciences), 131st (Life Sciences & Medicine) and 76th (Arts & Humanities) while announcing plans to make 25% of Arts & Humanities staff redundant. Does this compute?
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tom westland @tomwestland.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
University comms people are seemingly universally tone-deaf
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Let’s check in on how Jared and Ivanka’s luxury Albanian resort is doing…
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Bari Weiss not beating the bootlicking propagandist allegations here:
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
All the right now has to offer is conflict. Some of its key figures have moved on from culture wars towards what seems to be a deliberate effort to foment civil war. If you're a conflict entrepreneur, the worse it gets, the better it is for you. Where they break, we must mend, building community.
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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Nigel Farage Listens to the News
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Akshat Rathi @akshatrathi.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
I see a lot of charts everyday. Few make me go: THIS IS CRAZY. www.carbonbrief.org/ai-boom-mean...
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Newly declassified docs reveal Pentagon and intel concerns about the global security and economic risks of climate change. #FOIA Read my latest for the @nsarchive.bsky.social: nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
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The Climate Security Threat: Pentagon War Games, European Political Risks, and Darfur Violence
Washington, D.C., May 27, 2026 - State Department intelligence analysts predicted widening political fissures in Europe and warned about the rise of populist and radical political parties in response ...
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/05/2026
JFC new IEA report shows: orders for fossil methane plants for data centres are bigger in the US than they for *any other country for any other reason* (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) "if data centres were a country, they would be the second-largest destination for gas turbines ordered from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026"
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Rachel Santarsiero @rsanta.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
The UK government is doubling down on its decision to withhold a national security biodiversity report. I spoke with @tompashby.bsky.social for @thecanaryuk.bsky.social about why the UK’s obfuscation can be more damaging in protecting against long-term risks: www.thecanary.co/uk/analysis/...
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UK government trying to 'cover up' its 'embarrassment' over nature and national security report
The government has been accused of trying to hide an explosive report revealing climate and biodiversity emergencies.
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Ross Mittiga @rossmittiga.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
If the @greenparty.org.uk wants a reason to challenge Burnham in the Makerfield election, this is a good one. Labour must learn that you cannot beat the Right-wing by becoming it. Why would Reform voters want a diluted version when the pure stuff is on offer? www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Burnham to back Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes, allies say
Exclusive: Greater Manchester mayor understood to support home secretary’s push to limit legal and illegal migration
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Felix Hamer • electricfelix @electricfelix.eurosky.social · 19/05/2026
"This increase in renewable energy is supported by the deployment of batteries, which will be needed to store clean electricity for times when the sun doesn’t shine & the wind doesn’t blow. BNEF increased its projection for global energy storage from 220 gigawatts in 2025 to 2,000 gigawatts by 2035"
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Every second, $6,000 in fossil fuel subsidies are handed out globally. That’s $5 trillion/year. Renewables? Barely a fraction. We have 6–7 years to halve emissions. The industry has zero years of conscience. Share if you’ve had enough. 🌍✊
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🇪🇸 Spain's electricity in 2000: 56% fossil, 2% solar & wind. By 2026: 44% solar & wind, just 17% fossil. The crossover came in 2023. Gas now sets the price only 15% of the time vs 89% in Italy. More in my forthcoming Substack newsletter 👇 janrosenow.substack.com
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Europe's electricity: 29% fossil fuels in 2024, down from 53% in 2005. But electricity is only 23% of total energy. Buildings: 71% fossil. Industry: 61%. Transport: 93%. And 95% of EU oil and 88% of gas still imported. More in my Nature Energy article: nature.com/articles/s41560-026-02048-z
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