Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
@scoccoklein.bsky.social
Expert in climate change and children's wellbeing. Adjunct Professor of Social Policy at Hunter College. Funny IRL. Mother to wonderful humans and spoiled dogs.
Pinned
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
Go figure.
February 10, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Go figure.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
NEW: Rare earths are often in the news, with nations vying over access to rare earth mines.
But many countries, including the US, have many or all of the rare earths they need at home. In waste.
I wrote about how to harvest rare earths without traditional mining...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
But many countries, including the US, have many or all of the rare earths they need at home. In waste.
I wrote about how to harvest rare earths without traditional mining...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Fungi mining and giant waste piles: How to get rare earths without mining rock
As nations posture over access to rare earth deposits, scientists say these coveted materials are hiding in plain sight – and can be harvested without any conventional mining at all.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
NEW: Rare earths are often in the news, with nations vying over access to rare earth mines.
But many countries, including the US, have many or all of the rare earths they need at home. In waste.
I wrote about how to harvest rare earths without traditional mining...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
But many countries, including the US, have many or all of the rare earths they need at home. In waste.
I wrote about how to harvest rare earths without traditional mining...
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
🔥Urgent Bill
Support the Data Center Moratorium Bill. Why?
1. The bill for these centers is being paid for by us- thru higher utility costs
2. Data centers do not create jobs; they destroy them
3. Data centers are fueling political corruption
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
Support the Data Center Moratorium Bill. Why?
1. The bill for these centers is being paid for by us- thru higher utility costs
2. Data centers do not create jobs; they destroy them
3. Data centers are fueling political corruption
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
👀 Bill alert: Data center moratorium 👀
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
S9144, from Liz Krueger and Anna Kelles, would block new data center construction for three years in NY while the state crafts rules for the industry.
Food & Water Watch appears to be leading the organizing, with broad support from enviro/progressive groups
NY State Senate Bill 2025-S9144
Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of permits for new data centers; requires the public service commission to issue an order or orders to minimize the impact of new data centers on electricity and g...
www.nysenate.gov
February 6, 2026 at 7:37 PM
🔥Urgent Bill
Support the Data Center Moratorium Bill. Why?
1. The bill for these centers is being paid for by us- thru higher utility costs
2. Data centers do not create jobs; they destroy them
3. Data centers are fueling political corruption
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
Support the Data Center Moratorium Bill. Why?
1. The bill for these centers is being paid for by us- thru higher utility costs
2. Data centers do not create jobs; they destroy them
3. Data centers are fueling political corruption
@joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
We can only hope that this awakens the #LOTR crowd.
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
We can only hope that this awakens the #LOTR crowd.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
We protested “National Greed” aka National Grid, the gas utility, for a #GasFreeNYC!
✅ lower costs
✅ good jobs
✅ less pollution
NYC: let’s get rid of old, dirty oil/gas boilers ====>
energy efficient, modern systems
Wassup @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@nyccouncil.bsky.social
✅ lower costs
✅ good jobs
✅ less pollution
NYC: let’s get rid of old, dirty oil/gas boilers ====>
energy efficient, modern systems
Wassup @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@nyccouncil.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:36 PM
We protested “National Greed” aka National Grid, the gas utility, for a #GasFreeNYC!
✅ lower costs
✅ good jobs
✅ less pollution
NYC: let’s get rid of old, dirty oil/gas boilers ====>
energy efficient, modern systems
Wassup @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@nyccouncil.bsky.social
✅ lower costs
✅ good jobs
✅ less pollution
NYC: let’s get rid of old, dirty oil/gas boilers ====>
energy efficient, modern systems
Wassup @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
@nyccouncil.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
If you are a non-profit who wants to use local data to help build a safer and more climate resilient community, consider applying for a grant from @rwjf.org and the Urban Institute:
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Local Data for Equitable Communities
This call for proposals invites eligible nonprofit organizations in the U.S. to apply for a grant to collect, analyze, and use data to address inequities in the physical, economic, and social conditio...
www.rwjf.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
If you are a non-profit who wants to use local data to help build a safer and more climate resilient community, consider applying for a grant from @rwjf.org and the Urban Institute:
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
www.rwjf.org/en/grants/ac...
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
It’s an excellent piece. Definitely seems like a valid measure.
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Great work from the FT's John Burn-Murdoch www.ft.com/content/b474...
February 1, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It’s an excellent piece. Definitely seems like a valid measure.
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Also for da nerds—looks like the great @annemeng.bsky.social did methods review for the piece. Maybe 2025 has shifted Meng & @anthlittle.bsky.social toward the “yeah it’s very bad” position
Connecting the dots on Trump's global bullying...and the resurrected #WilliamsPipeline in NY
Or how the fracked gas pipeline no one wants is part of Trump's plan for geopolitical dominance
@smaldo.bsky.social @350brooklyn.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
🧵1/3
Or how the fracked gas pipeline no one wants is part of Trump's plan for geopolitical dominance
@smaldo.bsky.social @350brooklyn.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
🧵1/3
Stop the Williams Pipeline
www.stopwilliamsnesepipeline.org
January 28, 2026 at 8:59 PM
Connecting the dots on Trump's global bullying...and the resurrected #WilliamsPipeline in NY
Or how the fracked gas pipeline no one wants is part of Trump's plan for geopolitical dominance
@smaldo.bsky.social @350brooklyn.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
🧵1/3
Or how the fracked gas pipeline no one wants is part of Trump's plan for geopolitical dominance
@smaldo.bsky.social @350brooklyn.bsky.social @bradlander.bsky.social
🧵1/3
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
January 28, 2026 at 7:34 PM
“Stay angry, little Meg,” Mrs Whatsit whispered. “You will need all your anger now.”
Bravo! Dipshit Donnie is a schoolyard bully - accompanied by a gang of sniveling cowards. Stand up and fight back together - and they back down.
"Each surrender enhanced Trump’s power and inflated the menace we now face. But the other path—etched in tragedy and martyrdom in Minneapolis—has shown repeated success. When you stand up to the bully, he backs down."
Trump Can’t Stop Backing Down
Where the bully encounters strength, he withdraws. Constantly.
lnk.thebulwark.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Bravo! Dipshit Donnie is a schoolyard bully - accompanied by a gang of sniveling cowards. Stand up and fight back together - and they back down.
Does eating meat make you more manly and attractive?🥩🏋️♂️
Popular thinking, says so. But evidence suggests that fruit, veg - and even garlic - make men's scent more attractive to women 🍒🍆🧄
In short, gentlemen, eat #plant-based to get laid.
@kendrawrites.com
Popular thinking, says so. But evidence suggests that fruit, veg - and even garlic - make men's scent more attractive to women 🍒🍆🧄
In short, gentlemen, eat #plant-based to get laid.
@kendrawrites.com
Today on the pod, our food choices may be quietly shaping our natural scent in unexpected ways
Can eating garlic make you smell sexier? The surprising connection between diet and body odor
Beneath fancy perfumes and deodorants, our food choices may be quietly shaping our natural scent in unexpected ways
www.scientificamerican.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Does eating meat make you more manly and attractive?🥩🏋️♂️
Popular thinking, says so. But evidence suggests that fruit, veg - and even garlic - make men's scent more attractive to women 🍒🍆🧄
In short, gentlemen, eat #plant-based to get laid.
@kendrawrites.com
Popular thinking, says so. But evidence suggests that fruit, veg - and even garlic - make men's scent more attractive to women 🍒🍆🧄
In short, gentlemen, eat #plant-based to get laid.
@kendrawrites.com
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
January 27, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Immigrants in the US consumed about 24% fewer welfare and entitlement benefits per capita than native-born Americans in 2023, new Cato Institute research finds.
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
Learn more from Alex Nowrasteh and Jerome Famularo: https://ow.ly/2w4Z50Y4Bsj
The destruction of #USAID was a blaring siren that the Trump Administration has zero understanding of how economies actually grow.
"This is the most interventionist government of my lifetime," Justin Wolfers, an economist at the University of Michigan, told MeidasTouch in an interview released Sunday. "It’s the least conservative government of my lifetime."
Trump’s economy is the ‘least conservative’ in a lifetime, top economist warns. ‘Our kids will feel it in a set of lost opportunities’ | Fortune
The University of Michigan’s Justin Wolfers sees Trump’s economy set to derail growth for a whole generation.
fortune.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
The destruction of #USAID was a blaring siren that the Trump Administration has zero understanding of how economies actually grow.
I bet you 💵 that a breakdown of the lobbyists opposing #renewableenergy and #climateaction in #NewYork would look much the same.
@350brooklyn.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
@350brooklyn.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
Thanks, and HERE is the report that the lobbyists didn't like...
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/who-s-o...
@shankman.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social @globeri.bsky.social danmcgowan.bsky.social
www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/who-s-o...
@shankman.bsky.social @fitzprov.bsky.social @globeri.bsky.social danmcgowan.bsky.social
January 20, 2026 at 5:56 PM
I bet you 💵 that a breakdown of the lobbyists opposing #renewableenergy and #climateaction in #NewYork would look much the same.
@350brooklyn.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
@350brooklyn.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @joannesimonbk52.bsky.social @agounardes.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
The 25th Amendment must be invoked by the cabinet. I’m all for pressuring them. Congressional Dems should lead the charge. Not on Bluesky or Threads. Let’s do it.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
Trump is not the first official given someone else’s Nobel Prize medal. In 1943, Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel medal to Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda. 🧵
January 16, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Trump is not the first official given someone else’s Nobel Prize medal. In 1943, Norwegian novelist Knut Hamsun gave his Nobel medal to Joseph Goebbels, Hitler’s Minister of Propaganda. 🧵
Had my first experience teaching #GenAlpha about #climatechange:
1. They know the science. Whipped through the complex climate cause and effect cards at ⚡speed
2. They can stare at their screens and still follow what is happening😕
3. Yes, they are feral. But I am #GenX - and we are feral too🐺
1. They know the science. Whipped through the complex climate cause and effect cards at ⚡speed
2. They can stare at their screens and still follow what is happening😕
3. Yes, they are feral. But I am #GenX - and we are feral too🐺
January 15, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Had my first experience teaching #GenAlpha about #climatechange:
1. They know the science. Whipped through the complex climate cause and effect cards at ⚡speed
2. They can stare at their screens and still follow what is happening😕
3. Yes, they are feral. But I am #GenX - and we are feral too🐺
1. They know the science. Whipped through the complex climate cause and effect cards at ⚡speed
2. They can stare at their screens and still follow what is happening😕
3. Yes, they are feral. But I am #GenX - and we are feral too🐺
Electing decent people to public office matters.
And while decent can take many shapes and forms, not sleeping with your security detail is a pretty low bar to clear.
And while decent can take many shapes and forms, not sleeping with your security detail is a pretty low bar to clear.
Learning things I didn't need to know about Kristin Sinema; she (allegedly) slept with multiple members of her security detail.
January 15, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Electing decent people to public office matters.
And while decent can take many shapes and forms, not sleeping with your security detail is a pretty low bar to clear.
And while decent can take many shapes and forms, not sleeping with your security detail is a pretty low bar to clear.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
Here at the NYS capital outsider Gov Hochul’s State of the State address. I’ll be speaking at a press conference in a minute. But right now I’m a banner holder. Great for traps, biceps, and lats. It’s a role we should all cycle in and out of. Also: #EndFossilFuels! I mean c’mon it’s 2026.
January 13, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Here at the NYS capital outsider Gov Hochul’s State of the State address. I’ll be speaking at a press conference in a minute. But right now I’m a banner holder. Great for traps, biceps, and lats. It’s a role we should all cycle in and out of. Also: #EndFossilFuels! I mean c’mon it’s 2026.
Reposted by Dr. Samantha Cocco-Klein
"The actual story of #ClimateChange is one about coordinated power, deliberate deception, and bought-off governments that repeatedly act to promote an industry that is poisoning humans and the environment for profit. It just so happens to be a real conspiracy" heated.world/p/its-time-t...
It's time to embrace climate conspiracy
Trump’s Venezuela oil play exposes what climate reporting has documented for decades—if we’re willing to say it out loud.
heated.world
January 7, 2026 at 11:39 PM
"The actual story of #ClimateChange is one about coordinated power, deliberate deception, and bought-off governments that repeatedly act to promote an industry that is poisoning humans and the environment for profit. It just so happens to be a real conspiracy" heated.world/p/its-time-t...
As the US guts USAID and #humanitarian aid abroad, and FEMA and #disaster aid at home...
What can we learn from supporting #mutual_aid?
@hazcenter.bsky.social @samlmontano.bsky.social @alnaplearn.bsky.social @andrewrumbach.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info
What can we learn from supporting #mutual_aid?
@hazcenter.bsky.social @samlmontano.bsky.social @alnaplearn.bsky.social @andrewrumbach.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info
Supporting mutual aid: What the evidence tells us
This review examines the results experienced by mutual aid groups when they receive external support, and the changes experienced by international actors who provide mutual aid support.
alnap.org
January 7, 2026 at 4:37 PM
As the US guts USAID and #humanitarian aid abroad, and FEMA and #disaster aid at home...
What can we learn from supporting #mutual_aid?
@hazcenter.bsky.social @samlmontano.bsky.social @alnaplearn.bsky.social @andrewrumbach.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info
What can we learn from supporting #mutual_aid?
@hazcenter.bsky.social @samlmontano.bsky.social @alnaplearn.bsky.social @andrewrumbach.bsky.social @altusaid.altgov.info
Let's start by NOT calling it the Donroe Doctrine - which is flattering to Trump.
Instead, let's say Dipshit Donny is at it again.
Instead, let's say Dipshit Donny is at it again.
New — I wrote about how corporate media is immediately siding with power in the wake of Trump attacking Venezuela and capturing Maduro, and how journalists need to treat the administration as a hostile entity that’s openly lying to them.
Call Trump's power grab in Venezuela what it is
Corporate media must recognize they're being openly lied to—and report accordingly.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 6, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Let's start by NOT calling it the Donroe Doctrine - which is flattering to Trump.
Instead, let's say Dipshit Donny is at it again.
Instead, let's say Dipshit Donny is at it again.
A great ranking of rich countries' commitment to development🥇
Goes beyond the crude measure of quantity (and % of GDP), to look at quality of aid, exchange, and global public goods -including environment 🌿
As always, N. Europe ranks high, while the US hangs out at the bottom ⬇️
Goes beyond the crude measure of quantity (and % of GDP), to look at quality of aid, exchange, and global public goods -including environment 🌿
As always, N. Europe ranks high, while the US hangs out at the bottom ⬇️
As aid budgets decline, the ways rich countries are driving development are more important than ever.
🌟CGD’s Commitment to Development Index ranks the world’s richest nations, spotlighting impacts on the poorest & where nations can step up ⬇️🧵
https://go.cgdev.org/49ZJoD5
🌟CGD’s Commitment to Development Index ranks the world’s richest nations, spotlighting impacts on the poorest & where nations can step up ⬇️🧵
https://go.cgdev.org/49ZJoD5
Commitment to Development Index 2025
With levels of development finance falling, it is more important than ever to look beyond aid. The Commitment to Development Index (CDI) does just that—ranking the world’s most powerful countries on p...
go.cgdev.org
December 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
A great ranking of rich countries' commitment to development🥇
Goes beyond the crude measure of quantity (and % of GDP), to look at quality of aid, exchange, and global public goods -including environment 🌿
As always, N. Europe ranks high, while the US hangs out at the bottom ⬇️
Goes beyond the crude measure of quantity (and % of GDP), to look at quality of aid, exchange, and global public goods -including environment 🌿
As always, N. Europe ranks high, while the US hangs out at the bottom ⬇️
For those of you sneaking a peek at social media over the holidays, a jewel of an essay to help restore your spirits. 🌿
Good to see this @polphilpod.bsky.social essay making the rounds again. Raz may be the philosopher of the moment.
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
newrepublic.com/article/1992...
Liberals: Alas, the Time Has Come to Throw John Rawls Under the Bus
The greatest liberal philosopher of the twentieth century guided his creed toward neutrality. In the age of Trump, we can no longer afford that.
newrepublic.com
December 26, 2025 at 2:49 PM
For those of you sneaking a peek at social media over the holidays, a jewel of an essay to help restore your spirits. 🌿
Any thoughts on the recent #inequality research from @nber.org?
The study points away from the popular understanding that income inequality is driven by differences between ethnic groups, pointing to differences within groups instead!
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social
🧵
The study points away from the popular understanding that income inequality is driven by differences between ethnic groups, pointing to differences within groups instead!
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social
🧵
December 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Any thoughts on the recent #inequality research from @nber.org?
The study points away from the popular understanding that income inequality is driven by differences between ethnic groups, pointing to differences within groups instead!
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social
🧵
The study points away from the popular understanding that income inequality is driven by differences between ethnic groups, pointing to differences within groups instead!
@darrickhamilton.bsky.social
🧵