Emerging Crises
@emergingcrises.bsky.social
Tracking disasters, public health, extremism, and democracy. Examining how misinformation, mistrust, politics, and attacks on science shape preparedness.
President Trump has always had 'such a way with words.' Mark Kelly says he and his family have seen threats to their lives increase since Trump accused him of 'sedition.' Senator Slotkin faces bomb threats at her home. She also released recordings of the insane calls her office has received. 1/2
December 3, 2025 at 3:27 PM
President Trump has always had 'such a way with words.' Mark Kelly says he and his family have seen threats to their lives increase since Trump accused him of 'sedition.' Senator Slotkin faces bomb threats at her home. She also released recordings of the insane calls her office has received. 1/2
This is disgusting white nationalist extremism. It sounds like Fuentes, but it’s coming from the President’s top advisor. The lie that refugees 'import the terror' of their homelands is the exact excuse used to turn away Jewish families fleeing the Nazis. This is literal blood-and-soil nationalism.
December 2, 2025 at 10:34 PM
This is disgusting white nationalist extremism. It sounds like Fuentes, but it’s coming from the President’s top advisor. The lie that refugees 'import the terror' of their homelands is the exact excuse used to turn away Jewish families fleeing the Nazis. This is literal blood-and-soil nationalism.
The opportunity cost is here. We prioritized civil immigration enforcement so heavily that we stopped seizing guns. Weapons seizures fell from 41,000 to 11,000 because agents were reassigned. That is the trade-off. We are actively swapping public safety metrics for deportation numbers.
November 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
The opportunity cost is here. We prioritized civil immigration enforcement so heavily that we stopped seizing guns. Weapons seizures fell from 41,000 to 11,000 because agents were reassigned. That is the trade-off. We are actively swapping public safety metrics for deportation numbers.
The FBI's '764' investigation exposed a nihilistic extremist network targeting children with 'terrorism' tactics to coerce self-harm. Organized predators are hunting in these ungoverned spaces while Congress fails to regulate, moving at a snail's pace on AI and digital safety and privacy laws.
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The FBI's '764' investigation exposed a nihilistic extremist network targeting children with 'terrorism' tactics to coerce self-harm. Organized predators are hunting in these ungoverned spaces while Congress fails to regulate, moving at a snail's pace on AI and digital safety and privacy laws.
The housing crisis goes way deeper than supply and demand. It’s a massive policy failure. Corporations bought up the homes, and zoning laws stopped us from building more. We are locking an entire generation out of the stability of homeownership.
November 25, 2025 at 5:28 PM
The housing crisis goes way deeper than supply and demand. It’s a massive policy failure. Corporations bought up the homes, and zoning laws stopped us from building more. We are locking an entire generation out of the stability of homeownership.
Coordinated Authoritarianism. @apnews.com is fighting for the right to speak freely without government targeting. Control the information, then purge the dissenters. Banning AP removes the witnesses. Targeting Mark Kelly removes the critics. They're trying to dismantle any oversight.
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Coordinated Authoritarianism. @apnews.com is fighting for the right to speak freely without government targeting. Control the information, then purge the dissenters. Banning AP removes the witnesses. Targeting Mark Kelly removes the critics. They're trying to dismantle any oversight.
Climate risk is repricing the ability for so many of us to buy a home. When insurance becomes unaffordable or unavailable, the mortgage system breaks. We are watching the beginning of a climate-driven financial correction that will reshape where people can afford to live.
November 24, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Climate risk is repricing the ability for so many of us to buy a home. When insurance becomes unaffordable or unavailable, the mortgage system breaks. We are watching the beginning of a climate-driven financial correction that will reshape where people can afford to live.
Headlines you may have missed last week. States are trying to create laws for AI risks like deepfakes and bio-threats. The White House is pushing back. If the administration preempts state laws and refuses to regulate at the federal level, we end up with zero oversight. It leaves the public exposed.
November 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Headlines you may have missed last week. States are trying to create laws for AI risks like deepfakes and bio-threats. The White House is pushing back. If the administration preempts state laws and refuses to regulate at the federal level, we end up with zero oversight. It leaves the public exposed.
I made a starter pack for those interested in the intersection of disasters, public health, and democracy. It’s a list of the news sources, scientists, and experts I use to make sense of these crazy times. go.bsky.app/JgrsqEP
#PublicHealth #Democracy #StarterPack #Science #Disasters
#PublicHealth #Democracy #StarterPack #Science #Disasters
November 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I made a starter pack for those interested in the intersection of disasters, public health, and democracy. It’s a list of the news sources, scientists, and experts I use to make sense of these crazy times. go.bsky.app/JgrsqEP
#PublicHealth #Democracy #StarterPack #Science #Disasters
#PublicHealth #Democracy #StarterPack #Science #Disasters
Over 5,500 toxic sites across the U.S. could flood as sea levels rise in coming decades. Superfund sites, old industrial zones, contaminated areas. Climate change brings cascading infrastructure failures we've ignored for generations.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
November 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Over 5,500 toxic sites across the U.S. could flood as sea levels rise in coming decades. Superfund sites, old industrial zones, contaminated areas. Climate change brings cascading infrastructure failures we've ignored for generations.
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
Read more: abcnews.go.com/US/thousands...
Trump wanted to abolish FEMA. His own task force said no. Even Republicans recognize FEMA aid is crucial to disaster-impacted communities and would be nearly impossible for states to replace. Turns out governing requires actual institutions.
November 20, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Trump wanted to abolish FEMA. His own task force said no. Even Republicans recognize FEMA aid is crucial to disaster-impacted communities and would be nearly impossible for states to replace. Turns out governing requires actual institutions.
Been seeing several stories on Kash Patel's negative impact on the FBI. Limited resources mean trade-offs. Opportunity cost. ~ ¼ of the F.B.I.'s 13,000+ agents have been assigned to work on the apprehension of undocumented immigrants. They talk tough on 'terrorism' while gutting national security.
November 20, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Been seeing several stories on Kash Patel's negative impact on the FBI. Limited resources mean trade-offs. Opportunity cost. ~ ¼ of the F.B.I.'s 13,000+ agents have been assigned to work on the apprehension of undocumented immigrants. They talk tough on 'terrorism' while gutting national security.
Why are our tax dollars going to Microsoft to fund a reactor to power their data center? Yes, companies should be thinking of ways to power their own data centers so they don't raise our electricity bills. But why aren't they paying for this themselves? Their revenue in 2025 was over $281 billion.
November 19, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Why are our tax dollars going to Microsoft to fund a reactor to power their data center? Yes, companies should be thinking of ways to power their own data centers so they don't raise our electricity bills. But why aren't they paying for this themselves? Their revenue in 2025 was over $281 billion.
Hailstorms and other extreme weather events are more destructive as the climate changes. Insurance $$ rise even far from coasts. Coverage shrinks. Working families, seniors, and ppl in disaster-prone areas struggle to afford repairs and stay in their homes. @npr.org is on top of this growing crisis.
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Hailstorms and other extreme weather events are more destructive as the climate changes. Insurance $$ rise even far from coasts. Coverage shrinks. Working families, seniors, and ppl in disaster-prone areas struggle to afford repairs and stay in their homes. @npr.org is on top of this growing crisis.
Ppl living paycheck to paycheck aren't resilient to everyday crises, let alone the type of emergencies that govt mobilizes for. Major disasters make existing pressures worse. Families w/out a safety net are at 📈 risk of homelessness, medical debt, recovery setbacks. That impacts the whole community!
November 19, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Ppl living paycheck to paycheck aren't resilient to everyday crises, let alone the type of emergencies that govt mobilizes for. Major disasters make existing pressures worse. Families w/out a safety net are at 📈 risk of homelessness, medical debt, recovery setbacks. That impacts the whole community!
We live in the dumbest timeline. So dumb, it's scary. From the guy who told people to inject bleach now comes “let’s blow up nukes.” A WH official says Trump wants us to resume nuclear tests. “Nothing has been eliminated. All authority lies with the President.” They’re joking, right? Right?
November 18, 2025 at 2:37 AM
We live in the dumbest timeline. So dumb, it's scary. From the guy who told people to inject bleach now comes “let’s blow up nukes.” A WH official says Trump wants us to resume nuclear tests. “Nothing has been eliminated. All authority lies with the President.” They’re joking, right? Right?
"As climate change allows the Aedes aegypti to move northward, survive at higher elevations and stay active for longer into the fall, dengue virus is fast emerging as one of the most dangerous of the world’s diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks."
- @wired.com #SCIENCE
- @wired.com #SCIENCE
November 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
"As climate change allows the Aedes aegypti to move northward, survive at higher elevations and stay active for longer into the fall, dengue virus is fast emerging as one of the most dangerous of the world’s diseases transmitted by mosquitoes and ticks."
- @wired.com #SCIENCE
- @wired.com #SCIENCE
'A U.S. military official, told NPR the "table is being set" for possible military action in the region. Administration officials are continuing to hold high-level meetings with members of Congress and foreign leaders amid ongoing military exercises.'
November 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
'A U.S. military official, told NPR the "table is being set" for possible military action in the region. Administration officials are continuing to hold high-level meetings with members of Congress and foreign leaders amid ongoing military exercises.'
I’ve been seeing more discussion about this, how extremism keeps sliding into the mainstream. This movement is gaining influence inside the GOP. Not everyone realizes they’re being propagandized. Trump has always courted the alt right. Remember the Fuentes dinner at Mar-a-Lago...
November 17, 2025 at 2:57 AM
I’ve been seeing more discussion about this, how extremism keeps sliding into the mainstream. This movement is gaining influence inside the GOP. Not everyone realizes they’re being propagandized. Trump has always courted the alt right. Remember the Fuentes dinner at Mar-a-Lago...
Great snapshot on the stupidity of Twitter by @daveweigel.bsky.social in @talkingpointsmemo.com
Social media is now the top news source for huge parts of the public. Algorithms decide what people see. This is just one example on one platform. It is easier to consume misinformation than the truth.
Social media is now the top news source for huge parts of the public. Algorithms decide what people see. This is just one example on one platform. It is easier to consume misinformation than the truth.
November 16, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Great snapshot on the stupidity of Twitter by @daveweigel.bsky.social in @talkingpointsmemo.com
Social media is now the top news source for huge parts of the public. Algorithms decide what people see. This is just one example on one platform. It is easier to consume misinformation than the truth.
Social media is now the top news source for huge parts of the public. Algorithms decide what people see. This is just one example on one platform. It is easier to consume misinformation than the truth.
This 100%. @gregggonsalves.bsky.social right. Public health did not fail, politicians did. They cut funding, understaffed departments, and attacked the workers doing the job. Saying “public health shouldn’t be political” blocks progress. You cannot separate sickness from the systems that cause it.
November 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
This 100%. @gregggonsalves.bsky.social right. Public health did not fail, politicians did. They cut funding, understaffed departments, and attacked the workers doing the job. Saying “public health shouldn’t be political” blocks progress. You cannot separate sickness from the systems that cause it.
New human bird flu case in Washington state. Confirmed H5N5. First U.S. case since February. Older adult is hospitalized after exposure to a backyard flock that mixed with wild birds. Different strain than H5N1. Officials say the risk to the public is low. Zoonotic threats keep rapidly growing.
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
New human bird flu case in Washington state. Confirmed H5N5. First U.S. case since February. Older adult is hospitalized after exposure to a backyard flock that mixed with wild birds. Different strain than H5N1. Officials say the risk to the public is low. Zoonotic threats keep rapidly growing.
AI is crossing lines fast. OpenAI fighting an order to hand over millions of chats. Anthropic caught AI doing cyber espionage with little human involvement. A lawsuit says ChatGPT told a teen to kill himself. Real harm is already happening. We need to wake up and regulate AI.
November 16, 2025 at 1:37 AM
AI is crossing lines fast. OpenAI fighting an order to hand over millions of chats. Anthropic caught AI doing cyber espionage with little human involvement. A lawsuit says ChatGPT told a teen to kill himself. Real harm is already happening. We need to wake up and regulate AI.
2025 included the costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record, $101.4B. 6 tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. 4 severe storms on the East Coast. 2 major storms and a hailstorm in Texas. LA wildfires in January. Our response, recovery, and insurance systems are not built for this pace or scale.
November 15, 2025 at 3:46 PM
2025 included the costliest 6 months of weather disasters on record, $101.4B. 6 tornado outbreaks in the Midwest. 4 severe storms on the East Coast. 2 major storms and a hailstorm in Texas. LA wildfires in January. Our response, recovery, and insurance systems are not built for this pace or scale.
Couldn't ignore these insane stories. @propublica.org keeps exposing how deep the corruption is. Bongino named deputy FBI director without a background check/polygraph! Noem using power for personal favors, basically trying to win the corruption Olympics. Accountability doesn't exist under Trump.
November 15, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Couldn't ignore these insane stories. @propublica.org keeps exposing how deep the corruption is. Bongino named deputy FBI director without a background check/polygraph! Noem using power for personal favors, basically trying to win the corruption Olympics. Accountability doesn't exist under Trump.