Emily Cassidy
@enviroem.bsky.social
Science writer and researcher, focused on our home planet 🌏 Washington, DC area. @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, previously NASA, World Resources Institute, UMN. Opinions my own.
https://emilyscassidy.github.io/
https://emilyscassidy.github.io/
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Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social, climate scientist, public scholar, and executive director of @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, is the 2026 AAG Atlas Award honoree. Dr. Foley is recognized for his groundbreaking research and advisory support across sectors worldwide. 🌟 buff.ly/wvtPUi3
January 27, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Dr. Jonathan (Jon) Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social, climate scientist, public scholar, and executive director of @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, is the 2026 AAG Atlas Award honoree. Dr. Foley is recognized for his groundbreaking research and advisory support across sectors worldwide. 🌟 buff.ly/wvtPUi3
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DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
January 25, 2026 at 4:27 PM
DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:
Renee Good’s last words: “I’m not mad at you.”
Alex Pretti’s last words: “Are you okay?”
Alex Pretti’s last words: “Are you okay?”
January 25, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Renee Good’s last words: “I’m not mad at you.”
Alex Pretti’s last words: “Are you okay?”
Alex Pretti’s last words: “Are you okay?”
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BREAKING: DOJ opposes release of Volume II of Jack Smith’s report in a Trump campaign speech-style filing unlike anything one should see from the Justice Department. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
January 23, 2026 at 8:58 PM
BREAKING: DOJ opposes release of Volume II of Jack Smith’s report in a Trump campaign speech-style filing unlike anything one should see from the Justice Department. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
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It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
January 23, 2026 at 8:16 PM
It’s -9 degrees. Downtown Minneapolis is packed for the anti-ICE rally and the crowd keeps growing
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“It’s cold outside where I live today, therefore climate change doesn’t exist” is like saying “I had breakfast this morning, therefore hunger doesn’t exist”
January 23, 2026 at 2:17 PM
“It’s cold outside where I live today, therefore climate change doesn’t exist” is like saying “I had breakfast this morning, therefore hunger doesn’t exist”
As an immigrant and an American, I stand with the people of Minneapolis on strike today. You can’t terrorize a city and expect business as usual.
January 23, 2026 at 2:47 PM
As an immigrant and an American, I stand with the people of Minneapolis on strike today. You can’t terrorize a city and expect business as usual.
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Ugh. Is the Administration illegally undermining climate work in America…?
www.edf.org/media/newly-...
www.edf.org/media/newly-...
Newly Disclosed Records Show Trump Administration’s Unlawful Actions Related to Secretly Formed “Climate Working Group”
The records are part of more than 68,000 pages of records obtained by EDF and the Union of Concerned Scientists as as the result of a lawsuit.
www.edf.org
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Ugh. Is the Administration illegally undermining climate work in America…?
www.edf.org/media/newly-...
www.edf.org/media/newly-...
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"The outrageous seizure" of @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's records "chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm." Anything less than immediate return "would license future newsroom raids and normalize censorship by search warrant" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
Washington Post demands government return materials seized from reporter
The Post demanded in a court filing Wednesday that federal law enforcement officials return electronic devices the government seized from a staff reporter’s home.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"The outrageous seizure" of @hannahnatanson.bsky.social's records "chills speech, cripples reporting, and inflicts irreparable harm." Anything less than immediate return "would license future newsroom raids and normalize censorship by search warrant" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Methane has driven about one-third of warming to date 🔥 and is far more potent than CO₂ in the short term. Learn about solutions in latest Insights piece from Emily Cassidy, Research Associate and Paul West, Senior Scientist: https://bit.ly/3NqBEkx
@enviroem.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
@enviroem.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Methane has driven about one-third of warming to date 🔥 and is far more potent than CO₂ in the short term. Learn about solutions in latest Insights piece from Emily Cassidy, Research Associate and Paul West, Senior Scientist: https://bit.ly/3NqBEkx
@enviroem.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
@enviroem.bsky.social @paul-west.bsky.social
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We lost two neighbors today to ICE abductions. The kids are off school tomorrow but we'll be at a different elementary school packing boxes for families too afraid to leave their homes.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
January 19, 2026 at 2:34 AM
We lost two neighbors today to ICE abductions. The kids are off school tomorrow but we'll be at a different elementary school packing boxes for families too afraid to leave their homes.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
We are more organized each day and we won't stop until these assholes leave.
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While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
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Q: Americans for generations have fought and died for democracy. Are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny?
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
January 15, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Q: Americans for generations have fought and died for democracy. Are you saying the president finds the idea of canceling elections funny?
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
LEAVITT: Where you in the room? Only someone like you would take that so seriously
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Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell
YouTube video by Federal Reserve
www.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 12:35 AM
Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG...
www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...
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“If Americans increased their protein intake by just 25%…it would require about 100 million acres of additional ag land each year — an area larger than Michigan, Ohio & Pennsylvania combined — & increase annual emissions by 100s of millions of tons of CO2e, according to @worldresources.bsky.social.”
Opinion | The New Food Pyramid, Brought to You by Big Meat
www.nytimes.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:06 PM
“If Americans increased their protein intake by just 25%…it would require about 100 million acres of additional ag land each year — an area larger than Michigan, Ohio & Pennsylvania combined — & increase annual emissions by 100s of millions of tons of CO2e, according to @worldresources.bsky.social.”
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Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
January 9, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Weird to be commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Am Rev while living under a government that has a) sent armed troops to occupy cities perceived to be too rebellious, b) rendered largely irrelevant the representative branch of government, and c) claimed imperial right to rule other countries.
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Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
January 8, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.
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Does he know we can see the clip too
Trump: "I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting ... "
January 7, 2026 at 8:40 PM
Does he know we can see the clip too
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Any good threads/explainers out there on the new US dietary guidelines from actual nutrition experts?
a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard with the words " anyone ? anyone ? "
Alt: a man in a suit and tie is standing in front of a blackboard with the words " anyone ? anyone ? " from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:18 PM
Any good threads/explainers out there on the new US dietary guidelines from actual nutrition experts?
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Oh, I should have known. “A group of researchers that formed the scientific basis of new dietary guidelines included people with financial ties to the beef and dairy industries, as well as food companies and other groups.
Meat and dairy products received prime placement in new dietary advice”
Meat and dairy products received prime placement in new dietary advice”
Panel behind new dietary guidelines had financial ties to beef, dairy industries
The industry connections of an advisory panel for the new dietary guidelines are notable, especially in light of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s criticism of corporate influence.
www.statnews.com
January 7, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Oh, I should have known. “A group of researchers that formed the scientific basis of new dietary guidelines included people with financial ties to the beef and dairy industries, as well as food companies and other groups.
Meat and dairy products received prime placement in new dietary advice”
Meat and dairy products received prime placement in new dietary advice”
"The New Pyramid" for the U.S. dietary guidelines is...
upside down?
And the "Scientific Foundation" looks like something from Cards Against Humanity.
Checks out.
realfood.gov
upside down?
And the "Scientific Foundation" looks like something from Cards Against Humanity.
Checks out.
realfood.gov
January 7, 2026 at 7:47 PM
"The New Pyramid" for the U.S. dietary guidelines is...
upside down?
And the "Scientific Foundation" looks like something from Cards Against Humanity.
Checks out.
realfood.gov
upside down?
And the "Scientific Foundation" looks like something from Cards Against Humanity.
Checks out.
realfood.gov
Mayo Clinic: "Contrary to all the hype that everyone needs more protein, most people in the U.S. meet or exceed their needs."
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
January 7, 2026 at 7:08 PM
Mayo Clinic: "Contrary to all the hype that everyone needs more protein, most people in the U.S. meet or exceed their needs."
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
New US Dietary Guidelines: "Prioritize Protein" and "Consume Dairy" (3 servings of dairy a day?!)
Did the beef and dairy lobby write this? 👀
cdn.realfood.gov/DGA.pdf
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Instead of seeking congressional authorization for his military strike, Trump left Congress in the dark but tipped off OIL COMPANIES before he bombed Venezuela.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of seeking congressional authorization for his military strike, Trump left Congress in the dark but tipped off OIL COMPANIES before he bombed Venezuela.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
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Unbelievable. The National Weather Service issued a wind warning supported by a hazard map showing places that **do not exist***.
Wait a minute...why is NWS throwing out genAI generated slop on their socials?
This is a horrible look and doesn't help keep people safe or aware of the forecast.
This is a horrible look and doesn't help keep people safe or aware of the forecast.
January 5, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Unbelievable. The National Weather Service issued a wind warning supported by a hazard map showing places that **do not exist***.