Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 10/05/2025Thank you for your attention to this matter! “Stories from the Bulletin archives provide some historical context for a long-simmering conflict that turned hot—but now appears to have cooled, reducing the likelihood of war and nuclear escalation.” 010
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 25/03/2025wrote about that intelligence committee hearing today obvi the signal fiasco dominated the convo but the exchange between Sen. King and intelligence director Gabbard also deserves attention. first time climate change was omitted from threat assessment in 11 years thebulletin.org/2025/03/main...thebulletin.orgMaine senator grills intelligence director Gabbard on omission of climate change from annual threat reportGabbard implied that climate change was no longer considered a direct threat to US national security. 3197
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJohn Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social · 17/03/2025This is absolutely, completely, utterly worth your time. I guarantee it. thebulletin.org/2025/03/star...thebulletin.orgINTERVIEW: Staring into the DOGE abyss with WIRED’s Tim MarchmanAs soon as Elon Musk’s secretive DOGE wrecking crew started its government demolition project, WIRED’s reporters were uniquely ready to get the facts. 01615
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 17/03/2025My buddy @timmarchman.bsky.social helps lead the @wired.com team breaking DOGE news. He told me how reporting on tech companies was good prep for this government takeover, and why Musk’s tactics would make more sense at "a small startup that made apps to use AI with your blender." @thebulletin.orgthebulletin.orgINTERVIEW: Staring into the DOGE abyss with WIRED’s Tim MarchmanWhen Elon Musk’s secretive DOGE wrecking crew showed up in Washington, D.C., WIRED’s reporters were uniquely well-prepared to tell the story. 163
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJessica Stites @jessicastites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025Last I checked two people shouting at 1 person is not a "shouting match" If your brain hurts from the media both-sides-ism about Vance/Trump/Zelensky & you keep rewatching the video like "is anyone seeing this?", this annotation from @thebulletin.org is therapeutic thebulletin.org/2025/03/trum...thebulletin.orgTrump’s Oval Office outburst with Zelensky, annotatedA real-time guide for watching the White House face-off between Volodomyr Zelensky, Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. 051
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJessica Stites @jessicastites.bsky.social · 01/03/2025The intimidation is the point -- just like in the 30s Honored to work on this beautiful piece by @malcriada.bsky.social which reminds us too of the power of sticking up for our neighborsinthesetimes.comMy Family Was Almost “Repatriated” to Mexico in the 1930s. I See It Happening Again.The pressure to “self-deport,” driven by Trump’s threats and rising white nationalism, echoes a dark chapter of U.S. history. 131
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinFrançois Diaz-Maurin @francoisdm.bsky.social · 17/02/2025Truly amazing feature of a new generation of artists exploring non-literal and multi-layered depictions of nuclear injury and anxiety. Text: Sean J Patrick Carney Design: @thomas.gaulk.in In @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2025/02/the-... #nuclearweapons #nuclearart #nukeskythebulletin.orgThe new art of atomic critiqueA new generation of innovative artists is exploring multilayered depictions of nuclear injury and anxiety through multimedia sculpture, Indigenous totems, nuclear mascots—and taxidermized “super rats.... 144
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinClay Copper @claycopper.bsky.social · 04/02/2025@thomas.gaulk.in did this graphic and is a true master of the craft 152
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 20/12/2024Former combatants in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia guerilla group, or FARC, are leading a surprising new revolution: agriculture that benefits ecosystems instead of degrading them. 051
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJessica Stites @jessicastites.bsky.social · 29/11/2024I still find Buy Nothing Day to be the most relaxing holiday 032
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 28/11/2024"Trump also has a golden opportunity—not only to resolve the nuclear crisis but to end 40 years of hostility between the West and Iran and resolve the current regional crisis." @thebulletin.org 012
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 18/11/2024Why was it built up as risky and controversial to begin with? "Maybe it was because hype is the currency of contemporary politics. But maybe it was because Western leaders and experts have an embarrassingly poor understanding of escalation dynamics in a major conventional war in the nuclear era." 120
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Was truly delighted to edit this piece about climate changes impacting the springs that provide Rome (Regina Aquarum, or the “queen of the waters”) with fresh water, and how careless management and poor water conservation threaten their future: thebulletin.org/2024/11/when...thebulletin.orgWhen Rome’s fountains run dryClimate change, waste, and inaction are putting Italy’s capital at risk of a water crisis that would threaten residents, businesses, ecosystems, and biodiversity. 285
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 16/11/2024Rome’s water supply may end up in ruins. @bulletinatomic.bsky.socialthebulletin.orgWhen Rome’s fountains run dryClimate change, waste, and inaction are putting Italy’s capital at risk of a water crisis that would threaten residents, businesses, ecosystems, and biodiversity. 053
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 16/01/2024Uncle Einstein and I recommend you read and share everything in this issue @bulletinatomic.bsky.social as soon as possible.thebulletin.orgJanuary 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 021
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 21/12/2023The next meeting in New York of the TPNW nuclear ban treaty is in 438 days… It can take 664 days to get US visas in Nigeria, the largest state party to the treaty… Do the math. Or read @olamidediy.bsky.social @bulletinatomic.bsky.social on the glaring inequities keeping key disarmament voices out.thebulletin.orgHow passport privilege undermines the nuclear ban treatyThe Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons has been adopted largely by states in the Global South. But economic inequality and overwhelming US and European visa restrictions have kept critical n... 141
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 20/12/2023Egypt’s nuclear energy deal with Russia is hazardous: “Moscow may not seize control by force of the plant’s site like the Zaporizhzhia NPP in Ukraine or seize assets like the Finnish utility Fortum, but it may still leverage Cairo in other arenas where a direct quid pro quo is less evident.” 011
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 31/10/2023In which we learn how creepy costumes, street parades, and ukuleles can help you and your town reduce vulnerability to real existential threats. 100
Reposted by Thomas GaulkinErik English @erik-english.bsky.social · 30/10/2023New from me and @gaulkin.bsky.social in @bulletinatomic.bsky.social for Halloween: Why you should prepare for the zombie apocalypsethebulletin.orgHalloween advice: Prepare for the zombie apocalypseThe zombie apocalypse is a useful metaphor for disaster preparedness at the local, national, and international level. 021
Thomas Gaulkin @thomas.gaulk.in · 10/10/2023Had fun working on this one. And after staring at footage of the Perseverance rover for hours, Percy feels like a friend to me. But will what she sends back be friendly?thebulletin.orgBlack swans from Mars? The real risks of sending alien samples homeNASA and the European Space Agency are planning to retrieve rocks and dust from the Mars for study on Earth. The agencies don’t think the samples will contain anything that’s alive. But nobody can... 163