Mark Vossler, MD (he/him)

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Highly recommend this essay from climate economist Noah Kaufman -- a needed corrective to the misguided arrogance that most economists bring to the subject of climate policy.

Yesterday in #Burien, #ICE agents were observed using AR-15-style weapons during the abduction of a community member. Today, they pointed a pistol at a rapid response volunteer, who had been observing from over 20ft away. #ICE is quickly becoming more violent www.facebook.com/share/p/18wA...

"A new survey of 1,000 American adults found that the strongest supporters of transgender sports bans are not the people who admire women most: they are the people who hold the most hostile views about women."

The most corrupt president ever

I hope you will read the article and let me know what you think. 4/4 www.currentaffairs.org/news/liberal...

I also argue that liberals find themselves allied with the petroauthoritarian right because both factions share the commitment to protecting capital above all other considerations, including the human future on this planet. 2/n

Reading “The Carbon Wave” by @leahstokes.bsky.social Must read for anyone working on getting Federal climate policy done.

If you care about fighting climate change, salvaging the Amazon rainforest and maintaining its capacity to positively influence Earth's weather systems, it's difficult to overstate just how significant a bullet the planet just dodged.

Gas prices in Kalifornsky. Food or heat. That’s the choice that Alaskans statewide are being forced to make because Dan Sullivan has voted 14 times to extend the price-hiking Iran war.

To folks who follow me on Bluesky & appreciate the journalism I do. Can you please read the EPA story and post on social media platforms if you are so moved. This kind of work is important. But it only matters if people read it and engage with it. Here's the link. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/24/c...

This is what “America First” and “energy dominance” actually look like in practice: Alaskan resources extracted by Russian technology, financed by Russian war profits (extracted from European gas consumers), for the benefit of Russian oligarchs and American kleptocrats

We can build large clean energy projects here at home, but we have to be able to do it faster.

In a nutshell: we’ve driven past all the exits to climate safety except pricing carbon pollution; economic shock looms as markets predict the disruptions ahead in our climate reality; and an axis of climate evil is steering us toward disaster. These three facts must guide us.

One: We will fail on climate if pollute-for-free persists as fossil fuel’s business model. Offloading trillions in harm to humankind has always been wrong, morally and economically. It’s now lethal to any prospect of climate safety. It must end.

And remember that the Republicans in Congress are complicit in all of this so vote accordingly

There is much to be said and done about climate change, but three essentials must guide us. 🧵

8 in 10 coastal floods can now be traced back to human-caused sea level rise. The storms didn’t change. The water they are pushing did. @climatecentral.org

Americans are relearning the lesson we learned during the Gilded Age of the late 1890s, when robber barons ran the government and the economy for their own benefit: Oligarchy is incompatible with the common good. I'm hopeful we'll respond with a new progressive movement.

Great advice from @sammyroth.bsky.social about the pending Congressional energy permitting bill (affectionately known as BAAJA): "My advice: Spend the next few weeks defending democracy, not arguing about this bill. When Congress gets back to business, make your voice heard."

A thoughtful thread from someone who didn't like what I had to say! I don't agree with everything here but am sharing because it's a good-faith criticism from someone I respect who actually took the time to read and engage.

On Monday, I'm recording a podcast with @ketanjoshi.co. He's going to present the strong version of THE CASE AGAINST (AI) DATA CENTERS. Tech company fuckery, discarded green pledges, the rush to gas, the empty promises that AI will help reduce emissions ... all of it. Got questions?

Really good explanation of BAAJA, the political context, the good parts, and the bad. Thanks @sammyroth.bsky.social

MAGA attacks on the USPS mean Washingtonians should start returning their ballots to drop boxes from today onwards to guarantee our votes are counted. We can help you make your decision to vote early with your local Progressive Voters Guide here:

Best article on BAAJA I've read so far. #permittingreform. www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/permitting...

While this is chilling it’s also kinda hilarious in a sort of “live by the ratfuck die by the ratfuck” way bc running a same-name candidate is a classic GOP dirty trick and always has been.

What most people don't know: when you fill up a petrol car most of the energy never moves it. Petrol car: 13–21% of the crude oil's energy reaches wheels. Electric car on today's UK grid: 43–45%. Electric car on wind+solar: 77–80%. That's why we don't need to replace fossil energy one for one.

I really don't think most people appreciate how much damage air pollution does to our bodies & brains. Even in the last 10 years the science has progressed a ton & everything it has discovered is *grim*.

Waiting for the NYT article that details Ken Paxton’s crimes

Trump raked in $2.2 billion last year, pocketing 31,000 times the income of an average American. While working families stretch every paycheck just to cover groceries and rent, he uses the presidency as a personal ATM. He gets richer while we pay. #TrumpsCrimesOnYourDime Time to end the grift. 11/3

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With the election around the corner, we’ve got a blog post explaining why you should vote NO on all three statewide ballot initiatives - read now: budgetandpolicy.org/schmudget/ba...

Not an exaggeration to say that elections in the next twelve days will have a huge effect on how many trees survive on our planet, and what its atmosphere is composed of. billmckibben.substack.com/p/elections-...

What are we gonna do now?

When rock and roll peaked: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ82...

This 100%

"Heat storms were rare in the 1960s, when they averaged about five active storms per year. This decade, heat storms have swarmed the planet, averaging about 102 a year." And all these petrostates (irrespective of who's in govt) want to keep approving new/expanded fossil fuel projects

Susan and I turn our ballots in early every year & this year it’s double important with the orange menace looking for any excuse to invalidate the election

That charmless JD Vance is more bothered with Republicans who noticed that an ad using a lying pedophile-supporter to besmirch the reputuation of Vivek Ramaswamy's opponent is wildly inappropriate than the ad itself tells you that JD Vance is morally bankrupt.

Trump is dismantling the constitution & committing treason for his own gain of power & money. Congressional Republicans are standing by and allowing it. Vote accordingly heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/october-20...

Talarico: Elon wants our land. He's already trying to buy one of our beautiful state parks down in South Texas. He wants our water for these AI data centers. And he wants his very own personal United States senator — and that's what he thinks he can get with Ken Paxton.

The dystopian future in Fahrenheit 451 includes neighbors turning in neighbors through anonymous drop boxes and call in lines.