Jeff Goodell
@jeffgoodell.bsky.social
Author, NYT bestseller THE HEAT WILL KILL YOU FIRST | 2020 Guggenheim Fellow | Contributing Writer, ROLLING STONE
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Jeff Goodell
@jeffgoodell.bsky.social
· Oct 3
10 years ago @jeffgoodell.bsky.social talked to President Obama about the climate crisis for a Rolling Stone cover. So much has changed but the threat remains and we simply haven't done enough.
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Obama's Climate Crusade
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A postcard from a lost world.
Looking forward to breathless media coverage of drivers of internal combustion engine vehicles who are suffering from range anxiety because gas stations are becoming ghost stations.
The EU‘s fight over the ‚combustion engine ban‘ was a waste of the public‘s attention. Performative politics. By 2035, collectors with special licenses may still want one, if they can pay for the fuel and find some last gas station. History doesn‘t proceed in a linear fashion.
January 27, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Looking forward to breathless media coverage of drivers of internal combustion engine vehicles who are suffering from range anxiety because gas stations are becoming ghost stations.
Started watching "Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial" on NetFlix last night. Many disturbing echoes of America today, which the series quietly but pointedly underscores. Highlight: Hitler's mountain retreat (the Berghof) is referred to as "Hitler's Mar-a-Lago."
January 27, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Started watching "Hitler and the Nazis: Evil on Trial" on NetFlix last night. Many disturbing echoes of America today, which the series quietly but pointedly underscores. Highlight: Hitler's mountain retreat (the Berghof) is referred to as "Hitler's Mar-a-Lago."
“If the 2C threshold is breached, the number of people experiencing extreme heat will increase from 1.54 billion to 3.79 billion (41% of the projected world population in 2050).
“… the greatest shift will occur early in the warming trajectory – near the 1.5C phase, which is where the world is now.”
“… the greatest shift will occur early in the warming trajectory – near the 1.5C phase, which is where the world is now.”
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:12 PM
“If the 2C threshold is breached, the number of people experiencing extreme heat will increase from 1.54 billion to 3.79 billion (41% of the projected world population in 2050).
“… the greatest shift will occur early in the warming trajectory – near the 1.5C phase, which is where the world is now.”
“… the greatest shift will occur early in the warming trajectory – near the 1.5C phase, which is where the world is now.”
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Border Patrol is pulling out of Minneapolis. Bovino is ending his punitive tour of blue cities. Calls for Noem's resignation are mounting, even in conservative media. Senate Democrats are dug in now on refusing to fund DHS and ICE. "Abolish ICE" is now a mainstream position.
They are losing.
They are losing.
January 26, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Border Patrol is pulling out of Minneapolis. Bovino is ending his punitive tour of blue cities. Calls for Noem's resignation are mounting, even in conservative media. Senate Democrats are dug in now on refusing to fund DHS and ICE. "Abolish ICE" is now a mainstream position.
They are losing.
They are losing.
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BILLY BRAGG - CITY OF HEROES
YouTube video by Billy Bragg
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January 26, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
January 26, 2026 at 4:18 PM
The execution of Alex Pretti is playing so badly because you can look at his actions and life story - his last act was helping, boy scout, athlete, health care worker to veterans - and compare those to the men who killed him and know which you would want to be your son, brother, father, uncle.
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Lest we forget:
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
January 26, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Lest we forget:
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
On Sat night, as Minnesotans braved Arctic cold to honor Alex Pretti and demand that ICE/CBP leave their state...
...Tim Cook was at the White House for "friends and family" premiere of payola-based 'Melania' movie. Also Andy Jassy, Amazon CEO.
Bezos was at fashion show in Paris.
The screaming you hear is Steve Jobs' ghost, looking down on what Tim Cook has become.
January 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM
The screaming you hear is Steve Jobs' ghost, looking down on what Tim Cook has become.
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My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
January 25, 2026 at 4:19 PM
My friend Sara posted this about the superb care her father received from with Alex Pretti
Absolutely heartbreaking
Absolutely heartbreaking
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Cruz said he told Trump:
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz: "F**k you, Ted."
Do NOT make me agree with Cruz AND Trump
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/c...
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz: "F**k you, Ted."
Do NOT make me agree with Cruz AND Trump
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/c...
Exclusive: In secret recordings, Cruz trashes Trump, Vance
The comments to donors last year are some of the harshest criticisms of Trump and Vance by a fellow Republican.
www.axios.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Cruz said he told Trump:
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz: "F**k you, Ted."
Do NOT make me agree with Cruz AND Trump
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/c...
"You're going to lose the House, you're going to lose the Senate, you're going to spend the next two years being impeached every single week."
Trump's response, according to Cruz: "F**k you, Ted."
Do NOT make me agree with Cruz AND Trump
www.axios.com/2026/01/25/c...
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The same nurse that they shot and killed would've been a nurse that would have worked endlessly to take care of them or their loved ones in the ICU.
This is the thought that I can't get out of my head right now.
This is the thought that I can't get out of my head right now.
January 25, 2026 at 1:50 AM
The same nurse that they shot and killed would've been a nurse that would have worked endlessly to take care of them or their loved ones in the ICU.
This is the thought that I can't get out of my head right now.
This is the thought that I can't get out of my head right now.
"It’s only natural that our brains struggle to find logic in what we are seeing. There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
Opinion | State Terror Has Arrived
www.nytimes.com
January 25, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"It’s only natural that our brains struggle to find logic in what we are seeing. There is a logic, and this logic has a name. It’s called state terror."
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/o...
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a very good list of way you can donate from near or far to stand with Minnesotans facing Trump’s reign of terror
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:24 PM
a very good list of way you can donate from near or far to stand with Minnesotans facing Trump’s reign of terror
www.standwithminnesota.com
www.standwithminnesota.com
Not long until goons will be busting down doors and arresting EV drivers in their homes.
January 23, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Not long until goons will be busting down doors and arresting EV drivers in their homes.
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As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
![A screen capture from Wikipedia stating that "Data showed that failure to winterize traditional power sources, principally natural gas infrastructure but also to a lesser extent wind turbines, had caused the grid failure,[15][16] with a drop in power production from natural gas more than five times greater than that from wind turbines."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:u3qtwr3xni67et44ip5vov2z/bafkreiaymecl4di73c2noegebfizuuninjuzxbxary7uxlqsvuoxpa6kyy@jpeg)
January 22, 2026 at 11:16 PM
As TX heads into what may be the biggest ice storm of the year, let’s get one thing straight before the disinfo starts.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
Solar and wind energy operate reliably in far colder places.
The real issue is simple: large parts of the grid are not appropriately winterized. When storms come, they fail.
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Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by #climatecrisis, @wwattribution.bsky.social analysis finds
- Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and there’s ultimately a limit to what we can physically cope with’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and there’s ultimately a limit to what we can physically cope with’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by global heating, analysis finds
Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and whether we like it or not … there’s ultimately a limit to what we can actually physically cope with,’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com
January 23, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Australia’s worst heatwave since black summer made five times more likely by #climatecrisis, @wwattribution.bsky.social analysis finds
- Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and there’s ultimately a limit to what we can physically cope with’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
- Extreme heat ‘is getting worse and there’s ultimately a limit to what we can physically cope with’ scientist says
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
What the New Mexico AG calls "a fraudulent scheme" by three oil execs to profit from hundreds of oil and gas wells and then dump the clean up costs on the state and its taxpayers is a pretty good microcosm of what the fossil fuel industry is doing to America (and the planet).
NEW: New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public.
A 2024 ProPublica and @capitalandmain.bsky.social investigation uncovered some of their companies’ business dealings.
A 2024 ProPublica and @capitalandmain.bsky.social investigation uncovered some of their companies’ business dealings.
“A Fraudulent Scheme”: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells
New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Mai...
www.propublica.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
What the New Mexico AG calls "a fraudulent scheme" by three oil execs to profit from hundreds of oil and gas wells and then dump the clean up costs on the state and its taxpayers is a pretty good microcosm of what the fossil fuel industry is doing to America (and the planet).
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In case you wondered what we the people are worth to this administration.
Trump’s E.P.A. Has Put a Value on Human Life: Zero Dollars
www.nytimes.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:32 PM
In case you wondered what we the people are worth to this administration.
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Trump keeps trying to deny climate change and denigrate clean energy because he knows that decarbonizing to net zero would drain the source of authoritarian power.
Climate silence only helps Trump.
Climate silence only helps Trump.
Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
January 21, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Trump keeps trying to deny climate change and denigrate clean energy because he knows that decarbonizing to net zero would drain the source of authoritarian power.
Climate silence only helps Trump.
Climate silence only helps Trump.
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China has the largest installed wind capacity in the world.
Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."
January 21, 2026 at 2:53 PM
China has the largest installed wind capacity in the world.
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Response from VP Gore: “I sat and listened to his remarks. I didn’t interrupt him in any way. It’s no secret that I think this administration’s energy policy is insane. And at the end of his speech I reacted with how I felt, and so did several others.” Our story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
January 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Response from VP Gore: “I sat and listened to his remarks. I didn’t interrupt him in any way. It’s no secret that I think this administration’s energy policy is insane. And at the end of his speech I reacted with how I felt, and so did several others.” Our story: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
January 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
No one can be watching this Davos speech and reach any conclusion but that the President of the United States is mentally disturbed and that something is deeply wrong with him. This is both embarrassing and extremely dangerous.
Great writer, great thread. ⬇️
Sane people in the US are terrified and gutted. It will take generations to dig out of the hole a few genuinely evil people have dig for us. But please don’t retreat. Now is the time to find a way to act, to make the lives of our elected representatives harder, to work, to build communities.
January 21, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Great writer, great thread. ⬇️
Calling out the thief in a crowded room.
the ft reporting that christine lagarde walked out on lutnick, and lutnick was being heckled by... al... gore?
January 21, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Calling out the thief in a crowded room.
This is a straight up mob boss speech, if the mob boss were a coked-up nine year-old dropout.
January 21, 2026 at 2:47 PM
This is a straight up mob boss speech, if the mob boss were a coked-up nine year-old dropout.