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Gale Sinatra

@galesinatra.bsky.social

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Climate Refugee, Distinguished Professor and Stephen H. Crocker Chair of Education & Psychology @USCRossier, Member of National Academy of Education. Co-author of www.sciencedenialbook.com

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 5d

Are you a psychologist who cares about climate change? Tune in to this webinar to find out how climate change impacts mental health and earn CE credits.

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1h

I'm at the point where I don't know if he's lying, has dementia, or has lost it entirely.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2h

Trump: "I don't know what could be worse than Portland. You don't even have stores anymore. They don't even put glass up. They put plywood on their windows."

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 3h

No reason to believe we will have free and fair elections moving forward.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 3h

Excellent overview for those who are outside academe.
theconversation.com/science-cost...

Science costs money – research is guided by who funds it and why

The federal government is more likely to fund curiosity-driven basic research, while industry is more likely to support research that has a clearer eventual payoff.

theconversation.com

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 7h

Dems are always held to a different standard.

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 5d

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16 ways to take action on climate

More and more people are changing their behaviour and take #ClimateAction to address #ClimateChange. Are you?

Find out how: www.unep.org/news-and-stori...

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 7h

He’s an excellent liar. Makes you think he’s been doing it his whole life.

Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 7h

Pollution is associated with poverty.

www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Column | Why this one area of cities is usually the poorest

Research reveals industrial pollution’s historical link to urban poverty, with eastern parts of cities often more impoverished because of prevailing winds.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 9h

Fantastic report. I attended the webinar. Excellent job. Thanks for your work on this Lisa.

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Lisa Fazio @lkfazio.bsky.social · Dec 19

Out now - National Academies consensus report on Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science 🧪

It was a privilege to serve as one of the 15 committee members from a wide range of scientific disciplines who put this report together. Quick 🧵1/

www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/und...

Cover of the report - it's in a blue/purple color scheme and shows an abstract illustration of a molecule and the title of the report "Understanding and Addressing Misinformation About Science Consensus Study Report"

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 9h

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

How Much It Costs to Drive an E.V. and a Gas Car in Every State

www.nytimes.com

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 1d

If appropriations bills are not seen as enforceable contracts, why should any Member of Congress vote to fund any part of the federal government under Donald Trump? You're voting to provide money for lawlessness. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/there-is-n...

There is no budget "deal" to be made

President Trump has so broken the constitutional framework as to make joint normal, responsible government impossible.

www.doomsdayscenario.co

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Standing near a windmill makes you transgendered. Do I have that right?

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

No wonder Trump thinks Portland is on fire. Using misleading pictures like this. You know he doesn't read.

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Kelsey Atherton @atherton.bsky.social · 1d

this is literally stuff King Charles did, like not only did the American colonists have a revolution to not have this happen, but they did so in the wake of the English revolution, which was about not having stuff like this happen

George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d

Well that's not how appropriations work at all

*WHITE HOUSE TO TRANSFER TARIFF REVENUE TO FUND WIC: LEAVITT

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Farmers who voted for Trump are entering the "find out" stage.

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Looks better than this one.

a cityscape with smoke coming out of a factory

ALT: a cityscape with smoke coming out of a factory

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Renewables have overtaken coal. Now is NOT the time to turn back the clock on progress.

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...

Global Electricity Mid-Year Insights 2025 | Ember

Solar and wind outpaced demand growth in the first half of 2025, as renewables overtook coal’s share in the global electricity mix.

ember-energy.org

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

I was just told I'd have a "caretaker" for my upcoming keynote who will help me with anything I need. So, here's me walking into the conference,

a woman in a pink dress with a fur collar

ALT: a woman in a pink dress with a fur collar

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

First do no harm. . .

Karen Tumulty @ktumulty.bsky.social · 1d

www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

www.washingtonpost.com

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

This court is dominated by political hacks.

Tom Scocca @tomscocca.bsky.social · 1d

One thing about American's widespread distrust and disapproval of the Supreme Court is that mainstream news coverage mostly doesn't dwell on stuff like standing, so people don't even begin to grasp how rigged the Court truly is www.nytimes.com/live/2025/10...

Supreme Court Live Updates: Justices Seem Set to Rule Against Colorado’s Ban on Conversion Therapy

www.nytimes.com

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Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

Could we just have a president who is not ridiculous?

Gale Sinatra @galesinatra.bsky.social · 1d

The AI boom is sucking up resources and raising energy prices. All while the Trump administration is cutting funding for alternative energy sources. Make it make sense.

Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 1d

Not sure people realize how INSANELY DRAINING data centers will be on our planet.

If you imagine data centers as their own country, they'll rank fourth in global electricity use by 2035 — outranked only by China, India, and the U.S.

Read this in @bloomberg.com👇

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...