Ivan J. Ramirez
@ivanclimateaffairs.bsky.social
I am a geographer in Colorado. My scholarship focuses on the intersections of climate change, urban health, and community engagement. Visit: Civic Engagement and Climate Justice https://clas.ucdenver.edu/hbsc/thinklab
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About the ThinkLab The CECJ ThinkLab at CU Denver
clas.ucdenver.edu
I am a geographer supporting #undergraduate #graduate student research focused on #climatejustice #climatehealth #climatesociety #foodsecurity #disasterriskreduction #adaptivecapacity #communityengagement #interdisciplinarystem through my ThinkLab - clas.ucdenver.edu/hbsc/thinklab
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Public opinion is not cited in this @nytimes.com story, but repealing the endangerment finding would likely be quite unpopular. Our most recent survey report finds that 74% of American registered voters support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Public opinion is not cited in this @nytimes.com story, but repealing the endangerment finding would likely be quite unpopular. Our most recent survey report finds that 74% of American registered voters support regulating carbon dioxide as a pollutant.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/c...
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it's wild how much time and energy is dedicated to threatening people with AI destroying their livelihood as opposed to actually demonstrating how AI could benefit anyone. it really is all about sticking it to those smug [checks notes] passenger attendants
Microsoft released a study showing the 40 jobs most at risk by AI:
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 PM
it's wild how much time and energy is dedicated to threatening people with AI destroying their livelihood as opposed to actually demonstrating how AI could benefit anyone. it really is all about sticking it to those smug [checks notes] passenger attendants
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Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
February 10, 2026 at 10:54 PM
Friends from Minneapolis reporting to me that things are at the point where folks are being hidden in other people's houses and we are in the "again" part of "never again" which the "never" was supposed to preclude
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The Trump administration removed a Pride flag at the NYC monument honoring the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point for LGBT rights in America
Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag From Historic Stonewall National Monument
www.huffpost.com
February 10, 2026 at 9:01 PM
The Trump administration removed a Pride flag at the NYC monument honoring the Stonewall uprising, a key turning point for LGBT rights in America
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The chapter is still available on the version of the report posted to the National Academies website:
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Read chapter Reference Guide on Climate Science: The 4th edition of the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence updates the topics covered in the 2011 3rd...
www.nationalacademies.org
February 10, 2026 at 9:03 PM
The chapter is still available on the version of the report posted to the National Academies website:
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
February 10, 2026 at 7:00 AM
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
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More disturbing news today about the removal of scientific evidence from decision-making processes in our federal government. Censoring educational materials about the climate crisis will not make it go away - it will just make our public institutions less equipped to deal with it.
Climate science removed from judicial manual after GOP complaints
Republican attorneys general argued the new chapter would put judges “firmly on one side” of climate lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry.
www.eenews.net
February 9, 2026 at 7:38 PM
More disturbing news today about the removal of scientific evidence from decision-making processes in our federal government. Censoring educational materials about the climate crisis will not make it go away - it will just make our public institutions less equipped to deal with it.
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College sociology textbook specially written to placate Florida censors, omits any mention of systemic inequality. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
Florida Introduces “Sanitized” Sociology Textbook
The volume was created after a state review found that existing course materials violated a law prohibiting general education courses from teaching about systemic inequality. So far, at least two univ...
www.insidehighered.com
February 7, 2026 at 8:21 PM
College sociology textbook specially written to placate Florida censors, omits any mention of systemic inequality. www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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"Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms"
"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms - AAG
AAG - Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms - All -
www.aag.org
February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms"
"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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At the event, some faculty members were upset about how Stephanie Arado, a U violin professor, was treated after she wore a black tunic with “The Evil Must End Now” on the front and “ICE Out” on the back...Then U police officers told Arado that she had to leave Northrop
“It seems our university leaders cannot even say that it is wrong to murder a former student in broad daylight because some people might disagree,” geography professor Kate Derickson
Faculty, students push University of Minnesota to denounce ICE and killing of alumnus Alex Pretti
It illustrates the complex balancing act for colleges and universities in responding to ICE actions.
www.startribune.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:59 AM
At the event, some faculty members were upset about how Stephanie Arado, a U violin professor, was treated after she wore a black tunic with “The Evil Must End Now” on the front and “ICE Out” on the back...Then U police officers told Arado that she had to leave Northrop
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these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
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Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
Tenure Will Be Eliminated at Most of Oklahoma’s Public Colleges, Governor Says
Gov. Kevin Stitt, a Republican, directed the state’s two-dozen regional universities and community colleges to phase out the practice. Existing faculty members will be grandfathered in.
www.chronicle.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Breaking, from me: An executive order from Oklahoma's governor directs most of the state's public colleges to "phase out tenure." #AcademicSky #HigherEd @chronicle.com
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
www.chronicle.com/article/tenu...
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The wife of one of our master’s students was detained by ICE last month. She was released, but was so traumatized that she has left MN out of fear. He is now caring for his two daughters alone and had to bring his toddler to class yesterday. Please help him out if you can 🩵
gofund.me/6222f0e3d
gofund.me/6222f0e3d
Donate to A cry for Emergency help from an ICE victim, organized by Samson Williams
My name is Samson Williams, and I am a second-year MPP student at the Hump… Samson Williams needs your support for A cry for Emergency help from an ICE victim
gofund.me
February 5, 2026 at 9:23 PM
The wife of one of our master’s students was detained by ICE last month. She was released, but was so traumatized that she has left MN out of fear. He is now caring for his two daughters alone and had to bring his toddler to class yesterday. Please help him out if you can 🩵
gofund.me/6222f0e3d
gofund.me/6222f0e3d
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After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
February 5, 2026 at 1:41 PM
After 6am this morning in Whittier, Minneapolis—FOUR BLOCKS from where Pretti was murdered.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
18 agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) markings smashed an apartment window, ran in, and came out with one man.
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The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
February 3, 2026 at 5:27 PM
The US immigrant population generated more in taxes than they received in benefits from all levels of government every year from 1994 to 2023.
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
The Cato study provides the first-ever 30-year analysis of the fiscal effects of immigration on government budgets.
https://ow.ly/jy8a50Y8kM3
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Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Remember her name: Aliya Rahman
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Her testimony is everything and it deserves to be heard, by everyone. Decide for yourself.
It’s powerful. It’s gut-wrenching. And no one should have to survive what she did.
ICE MUST GO‼️
Check out are new paper (led by Lisa Schamess). Great collaboration with a great team of colleagues from #AAG Elevate The Discipline, @geographers.bsky.social
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars doi.org/10.1080/2469...
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars doi.org/10.1080/2469...
Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
Geographers are well suited to be public scholars, due to their specialized training and interdisciplinary perspectives, which equip them to “ground-truth” and convey knowledge on a wide variety of...
doi.org
January 31, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Check out are new paper (led by Lisa Schamess). Great collaboration with a great team of colleagues from #AAG Elevate The Discipline, @geographers.bsky.social
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars doi.org/10.1080/2469...
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars doi.org/10.1080/2469...
Check out are new paper (led by Lisa Schamess) on public engagement and geography. Great collaboration with a great team of colleagues from #AAG Elevate The Discipline, @geographers.bsky.social
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
January 31, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Check out are new paper (led by Lisa Schamess) on public engagement and geography. Great collaboration with a great team of colleagues from #AAG Elevate The Discipline, @geographers.bsky.social
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
Full article: Elevating the Discipline: Creating Pathways for Geographers as Public Scholars
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A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
A Secret Panel to Question Climate Science Was Unlawful, Judge Rules
www.nytimes.com
January 30, 2026 at 11:03 PM
A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on #climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming.
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...
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Breaking: Educators at bilingual schools in Minneapolis did a sickout today. Federal agents continue to kidnap children. Two more students have been taken from Liam Ramos’s Columbia Heights School. Educators are saying enough! Message below is from the district to parents.
January 30, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Breaking: Educators at bilingual schools in Minneapolis did a sickout today. Federal agents continue to kidnap children. Two more students have been taken from Liam Ramos’s Columbia Heights School. Educators are saying enough! Message below is from the district to parents.
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"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
Journalists Don Lemon, Georgia Fort arrested in connection with church protest against ICE
Lemon's attorney said he was taken into custody by federal officers Thursday night in Los Angeles, where he was covering the Grammy Awards.
www.kare11.com
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
"As a member of the press, I filmed the church protest a few weeks ago and now I'm being arrested for that," Indipendent journalist Georgia Fort said. "It's hard to understand how we have a Constitution, Constitutional rights, when we can just be arrested for being a member of the press."
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"In 2015, Betanzo was among the earliest technical experts to warn that Flint’s switch to the Flint River without corrosion control posed a serious lead risk and urged her childhood friend, Mona Hanna-Attisha, to test the blood of local children." [email protected]
January 29, 2026 at 5:58 PM
"In 2015, Betanzo was among the earliest technical experts to warn that Flint’s switch to the Flint River without corrosion control posed a serious lead risk and urged her childhood friend, Mona Hanna-Attisha, to test the blood of local children." [email protected]
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They're also removing the remaining glaciers from Glacier National Park.
National park signs related to Native Americans, climate change to be removed
Among the national parks targeted in the new removal orders are some of the country’s most iconic: Grand Canyon, Glacier, Big Bend and Zion.
wapo.st
January 27, 2026 at 7:31 PM
They're also removing the remaining glaciers from Glacier National Park.