Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.com
Climate, energy, emerging tech, resilience, & policy professor. Carnegie Mellon Univ. Institute for Energy Innovation Director. Former Biden-Harris White House OSTP Chief Advisor for the Clean Energy Transition. Personal account. He/Him. costasamaras.com
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Costa Samaras
@costasamaras.com
· Jan 21
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dark times ahead. but we are going to win.
Timberwolves hold a moment of silence for Renee Nicole Good
January 9, 2026 at 2:31 AM
dark times ahead. but we are going to win.
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Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
January 9, 2026 at 3:05 AM
Peaceful vigil for Renee Good tonight in Seattle.
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7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
January 9, 2026 at 1:41 AM
7 Democrats just voted today to confirm a Trump judicial nominee who refused to say what happened on January 6 or answer who won the 2020 election:
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Durbin
Hassan
Kaine
King
Klobuchar
Shaheen
Welch
Hello editors, our leaders lying to our face is a big story to write multiple articles about.
January 9, 2026 at 1:12 AM
Hello editors, our leaders lying to our face is a big story to write multiple articles about.
Members of Congress should file articles for the impeachment of the Vice President for lying about Renée Good.
January 9, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Members of Congress should file articles for the impeachment of the Vice President for lying about Renée Good.
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@dangearino.bsky.social asks seven energy and climate experts - including @robbieorvis.bsky.social, Michael Webber, @spears.bsky.social, and Amory Lovins - to weigh in on what they expect in 2026: insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202... 🔌💡
Looking Ahead to a Deepening Affordability Crisis, an Election and the Threat of an AI Investment Bubble - Inside Climate News
Seven experts weigh in on what they expect in 2026.
insideclimatenews.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:34 PM
@dangearino.bsky.social asks seven energy and climate experts - including @robbieorvis.bsky.social, Michael Webber, @spears.bsky.social, and Amory Lovins - to weigh in on what they expect in 2026: insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202... 🔌💡
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ICE’s killing of Renee Good, a mother of three, was caused by the Trump Administration’s intentionally inhumane & chaotic deployments. Kristi Noem is dangerously unfit for the dire responsibility of DHS Secretary & should be impeached immediately. kevinmullin.house.gov/2026/01/08/r...
January 8, 2026 at 11:39 PM
ICE’s killing of Renee Good, a mother of three, was caused by the Trump Administration’s intentionally inhumane & chaotic deployments. Kristi Noem is dangerously unfit for the dire responsibility of DHS Secretary & should be impeached immediately. kevinmullin.house.gov/2026/01/08/r...
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My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share!
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Weathering budget cuts: Lessons from NASA
The current uncertainty and cuts to science funding affect universities, research facilities, and laboratories across the United States, but this situation is not unprecedented. Under pressure to fund...
www.science.org
January 8, 2026 at 11:28 PM
My first editorial in @science.org was published today: what to do (and, importantly, what NOT to do) when your grants are suddenly cut or research funding is uncertain. Please read and share!
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#AcademicSky #Science #Astronomy
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Elected officials who swore an oath should not fund or keep the the government open until the lawlessness ends.
January 8, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Elected officials who swore an oath should not fund or keep the the government open until the lawlessness ends.
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what you clearly see, CLEARLY, is a driver who is spooked by the agents grabbing her door, takes steps to drive away, and is immediately shot as moves her vehicle *away* from the agents.
Forensic analysis of objective video evidence. This is how you serve readers searching for clarity.
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
what you clearly see, CLEARLY, is a driver who is spooked by the agents grabbing her door, takes steps to drive away, and is immediately shot as moves her vehicle *away* from the agents.
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Linked YouGov also has Venezeula numbers, and as someone who has studied public opinion on uses of force for 30 years.... these are TERRIBLE numbers for a President immediately after a surprise tactical success with strong claims of direct US interests from President. Not just no rally, TERRIBLE
The latest from YouGov (n ~ 2.2k): No one's buying this Greenland shit. Trump loses virtually everyone on the threat of force. He barely gets *half of Republicans* on "purchasing" Greenland.
today.yougov.com/topics/overv...
today.yougov.com/topics/overv...
January 8, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Linked YouGov also has Venezeula numbers, and as someone who has studied public opinion on uses of force for 30 years.... these are TERRIBLE numbers for a President immediately after a surprise tactical success with strong claims of direct US interests from President. Not just no rally, TERRIBLE
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This is maybe one of my favorite videos of all time I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it and I still die every single time.
January 8, 2026 at 4:16 AM
This is maybe one of my favorite videos of all time I can’t tell you how many times I’ve watched it and I still die every single time.
Timeline seasoning
crab cake sandwich pop tart
January 8, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Timeline seasoning
State of things: I had an IC Light Mango and it was good
January 8, 2026 at 3:52 AM
State of things: I had an IC Light Mango and it was good
it’s a whole lot, y’all
take care of each other
take care of each other
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 AM
it’s a whole lot, y’all
take care of each other
take care of each other
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 AM
Here’s some things that can be done by a party out of power
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
- file impeachment articles every day in the House
- withhold unanimous consent in the senate and filibuster every nominee
- be everywhere with comms saying this is lawless and impeachable
This is lawless. And that price will also make a lot of US oil producers unprofitable.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is planning to dominate Venezuela’s oil industry for years to come, and the president has told aides he believes his efforts could help lower oil prices to $50 a barrel.
Exclusive | Trump Team Works Up Sweeping Plan to Control Venezuelan Oil for Years to Come
The U.S. president believes the effort could lower oil prices to his target price of $50 a barrel.
on.wsj.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:10 AM
This is lawless. And that price will also make a lot of US oil producers unprofitable.
Even the oil companies are like, cutting those GHG programs is going too far bro. By @jack-cavanaugh.bsky.social & @pavan.bsky.social
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
Oil companies want to keep the EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. Yes, really
The EPA aims to cut unnecessary regulation and empower the oil industry. But getting rid of the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program would actually creates bigger headaches.
www.houstonchronicle.com
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 AM
Even the oil companies are like, cutting those GHG programs is going too far bro. By @jack-cavanaugh.bsky.social & @pavan.bsky.social
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outl...
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GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WE JUST WITHDREW FROM:
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
GET TO KNOW SOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL TREATIES AND ORGANIZATIONS WE JUST WITHDREW FROM:
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats
- Prepares NATO members for threats that destabilize democratic institutions, like disinformation, coercive diplomacy or economic influence.
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Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but mark it, these herbs are bound to lose
January 26, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Maybe not today and maybe not tomorrow, but mark it, these herbs are bound to lose
No kidding climate philanthropy should buy this newspaper
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is shutting down, with its final edition due in May.
January 8, 2026 at 1:14 AM
No kidding climate philanthropy should buy this newspaper
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No CR until the masks of every one of these goons come down forever. Ds need to hold the line or let every subsequent line be broken forever.
As a future measure, any federal LE force that insists on hiding from the public should be disbanded.
Ds have power. Wield it while you can.
As a future measure, any federal LE force that insists on hiding from the public should be disbanded.
Ds have power. Wield it while you can.
This is the ICE agent who murdered a woman by shooting her multiple times in the face.
January 7, 2026 at 8:28 PM
No CR until the masks of every one of these goons come down forever. Ds need to hold the line or let every subsequent line be broken forever.
As a future measure, any federal LE force that insists on hiding from the public should be disbanded.
Ds have power. Wield it while you can.
As a future measure, any federal LE force that insists on hiding from the public should be disbanded.
Ds have power. Wield it while you can.
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I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
January 8, 2026 at 12:00 AM
I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.
She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.