Trump's absurd climate speech

On September 23, 2025, Trump gave an absurd speech, supposedly on climate, to the United Nations.

Here are some miscellaneous reports on that and also on Trump's war on science more generally.

Check out: Trump delivers dumbest climate speech of all time: The president's easily-debunked 10-minute climate tirade at the U.N. was so stupid and unoriginal, it was actually kind of funny. Emily Atkin, HEATED, Sep 24, 2025

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels, Oliver Milman, The Guardian, 31 Oct 2025

And just to be complete, in case you need verified NOAA data, yes, as of October, 2025, it's official, a new record was set for the 36-month mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth: Feb., 2019: 7.826 ppm per 36 months. Oct., 2025: 7.874 ppm per 36 months. Winning!

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— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@climatecasino.net) November 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM

Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵

— Center for Climate Integrity (@climateintegrity.org) November 17, 2025 at 11:52 AM

Sabine the doomer? "And I guess that’s the thing that’s so frustrating about this. That it’s all so obvious. We were obviously never going to do anything about this until it’s way too late." www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5Gh...

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— Prof. Eliot Jacobson (@climatecasino.net) November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM

We found so many examples of missing federal government data that we couldn’t put them all in this story. “The status quo was, the federal government is going to collect and disseminate data. That is no longer a reasonable assumption.”

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— Anna Kramer (@annackramer.bsky.social) February 2, 2026 at 8:52 AM

US Youth, Climate Coalition Sue to Stop Trump EPA ‘From Torching Our Kids’ Future’ “This shameful and dangerous action,” said one expert, “is rooted in falsehoods, not facts, and is at complete odds with the public interest and the best available science.” Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams, Feb 18, 2026

"Kate Marvel spent more than a decade at NASA studying the future of life on Earth. Then the Trump administration made that job feel impossible.

“Instead of saying, we value your science and here’s how we’re going to protect it, we were being told things like, ‘Make sure you take your pronouns out of your email signature,’” she told HEATED. “That was the highest priority.”

Marvel, a prominent climate scientist, resigned from NASA in March amid the Trump administration’s sweeping attacks on federal science. Since Trump’s second term started, more than 10,000 federal employees with STEM Ph.D.s have left the government—mostly through layoffs, firings and buyouts—and more than 7,800 research grants were terminated or frozen. It’s, in other words, a nerd purge."

— Why Kate Marvel left NASA: The prominent climate scientist explains how pronouns have become more important than the planet at the nation's space agency. Emily Atkin, HEATED, May 28, 2026

U.S. national book bans: CHARLIE Act

🚨Bad news. A THIRD National book banning bill has passed committee in the house.🚨 Meet the CHARLIE act that will prohibit the teaching of what they call: equity ideology (not white supremacist jingoistic history) More from @authorsabb.bsky.social when we have it. www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...

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— Maggie Tokuda-Hall (@maggietokudahall.bsky.social) May 26, 2026 at 10:41 AM

Write to your representative in Washington

"As your constituent, I urge you to vote no on HR 8705, the 'CHARLIE Act.' The intent is to discriminate. The bill would derail discussions about the experiences of Black, Latino, Indigenous American, non-Christian, and LGBTQ+ students and communities.

Even were this bill in good faith, Trump shouldn't dictate educational standards. Those decisions can be made locally and personally by people who have studied to be educators, who are licensed and who have built careers in education. Students can learn critical thinking so they can reach their own conclusions and opinions. That's what school is for."

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UK: New EHRC guidance

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EHRC Guidance released: Our statement

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— What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ (@whatthetrans.com) May 21, 2026 at 10:24 AM

The Times coverage of what the Code is likely to contain is embarrassingly wrong. It talks repeatedly about what it will tell employers to do – but, of course, the guidance is only for service providers and associations. This is a question of basic accuracy and understanding. Shameful.

— Jess O'Thomson (@jessothomson.co.uk) May 21, 2026 at 2:58 AM

New EHRC guidance is due today. Remember: ➡️ Early reports based on unattributed briefings are spin, not facts. ➡️ This is civil law around who can and cannot bring discrimination claims - not criminal law. ➡️ Whatever it says, it is a choice by this government. They can fix it. ➡️ We will keep going.

— Trans+ Solidarity Alliance (@transsolidarity.bsky.social) May 21, 2026 at 2:44 AM

Rhode Island Hospital gave trans kids' records to a Texas judge

The US Dept of Justice and the 1st Circuit court told them to do it, and they did.

See the thread on Bluesky if you want to read more of the court documents.

NEWS: Rhode Island Hospital notifies O'Connor it is will provide some documents to him "in camera" (meaning just to him, not DOJ) today, with follow-up productions going forward—but any patient info will be anonymized with identifying info removed and it will keep fighting the subpoena and his order

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— Chris Geidner (@chrisgeidner.bsky.social) May 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM

Whatever was in the records, deidentified or otherwise, they were turned over.

And that's that. Judge Reed O' Connor now has in his possession the medical records of countless trans youth in Rhode Island that includes everything from private therapy notes detailing every aspect of their lives to their prescriptions and diagnoses.

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— Alejandra Caraballo (@esqueer.net) May 19, 2026 at 10:56 PM

The DOJ and the Texas judge were "openly colluding to abuse the system to hunt down trans kids," Alejandra Caraballo wrote. The 1st Circuit assumed that "preserving the veneer of collegiality is more important than acknowledging what is really happening here."

The reasoning in this decision is hopelessly naive. Reed O'Connor is now essentially the most powerful man in the country because the federal executive branch can now just go to him for a rubber stamped decision that carries the weight of the judicial branch.

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— Katelyn Burns (@katelynburns.com) May 20, 2026 at 5:57 AM

Read: This Federal Judge is More Powerful than the President: Reed O'Connor is the right's go-to judge when they want to bend the law to their culture war will, Katelyn Burns, Patreon, May 21, 2026

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Trump bullies a senator in public: Stay "loyal to me"

President Donald Trump set off alarm bells on Monday [May 11, 2026] with comments about loyalty to Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) during a White House event announcing the new Moms.gov resource for new and expectant mothers, which itself has drawn controversy over some of its content.

Trump credited the Alabama Republican with persuading him to support the initiative, saying, “she’s the one that got me” into backing the resource.

But he then added, “I hope she always remains loyal to me so I can continue to support her.”

Britt replied, “You’ve got it. You’ve got it. You’ve got it.”

Trump continued: “I would hate to go against her. That will never happen, Katie, right?”

Britt, who previously went viral in 2024 for her widely mocked response to then-President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address, responded, “That’s right, sir.”

Donald Trump’s ‘Loyal’ Talk With Sen. Katie Britt Leaves Critics Deeply Uneasy: “This is stuff you only hear in authoritarian countries,” said one commenter. Lee Moran, HuffPost, May 12, 2026

Here's that 2024 response:

Senator Katie Britt’s Lie: ‘The Cartels’ Did It They didn’t. Nor did Biden administration policies cause crimes in Mexico 20 years ago. Tucker Lieberman, Mar 11, 2024

Trump's aggression toward Cuba

‘Peace President’ Trump Floats ‘Friendly Takeover’ of Cuba While Preparing to Attack Iran: “Trump ran on an explicitly anti-interventionist platform when he ran for president,” noted one critic. “He lied to the American people.” Brett Wilkins, Feb 27, 2026

Trump Declares Cuba 'In Its Last Moments Of Life' At Shield Of The Americas Summit: The president joked that Secretary of State Marco Rubio would take "one hour off" in between Iran and his next assignment. Hilary Hanson, HuffPost, Mar 7, 2026

‘Shield of the Americas’: Trump Assembles His Fascist Hemispheric Fan Club The group of Caribbean and Latin American leaders attending Trump’s weekend summit in Miami are the fan club of his aggressive interventionism, his so-called “war on narco-terror,” and his administration’s attacks on left-wing governments and movements. Alexander Main, Jake Johnston, Common Dreams, Mar 07, 2026

Trump: "Cuba is a failed nation. Cuba also wants to make a deal. And I think we will pretty soon either make a deal, or do whatever we have to do. We're gonna do Iran before Cuba."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) March 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM

President Trump says 'I think I could do anything I want' with Cuba President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday [March 16] that he believes he could have the "honor of taking Cuba" on the same day the communist-run island’s electricity grid suffered its first nationwide collapse since the US effectively shut off the flow of oil to the country. CNN video, March 17. (It's also described on HuffPost, March 17.)

Pentagon Reveals Attacks in Latin America Are Just the Beginning With “Operation Total Extermination” and Trump’s threats against Cuba, expect more U.S. military strikes in the region. Nick Turse, The Intercept, March 23 2026

‘This Is Insane’: Alarm Bells Follow New Report of Looming US Plan to Attack Cuba: “Trump is preparing to take the US into another illegal war against Cuba,” warned one progressive critic of the US president. “We must stop him. It’s not too late.” Brett Wilkins, Common Dreams, Apr 15, 2026

US intelligence-gathering flights are surging off Cuba | CNN, May 10, 2026

Following Pattern Set by Venezuela and Iran Assaults, US Surveillance Flights Off Cuba Surge The Trump administration has conducted more than two dozen surveillance and reconnaissance flights off Cuba’s coast since early February, according to CNN. Jake Johnson, Common Dreams, May 11, 2026

"President Donald Trump on Tuesday said his administration will be talking to Cuba amid questions about his plans for the Latin American country.

"No Republican has ever spoken to me about Cuba, which is a failed country and only heading in one direction - down! Cuba is asking for help, and we are going to talk!!!" he wrote on Truth Social, without offering further details.

His post follows an NBC News report from Monday saying that Trump was annoyed over the Cuban government's ability to cling on to power despite U.S. pressure, including in the form of sanction. The Pentagon has also been updating its plans for a potential military attack against Cuba in case Trump orders one, NBC reported."

Marita Vlachou, Trump Says His Administration Will Be Talking To Cuba, HuffPost, May 12, 2026

Cubans prepare for ‘invasion’ as US escalates tensions with long-suffering island Analysis by Patrick Oppmann, CNN, May 16, 2026

Cuba’s president warns of ‘bloodbath’ if US takes military action, Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN, May 18, 2026

Unlawful US Attack, Says Cuban President, ‘Would Trigger a Bloodbath With Incalculable Consequences’ “Cuba, which already endures a multidimensional aggression from the US, does have the absolute and legitimate right to defend itself against a military onslaught,” said President Miguel Díaz-Canel. Stephen Prager, Common Dreams, May 18, 2026

Cuba's minister of energy confirmed reserves are gone — with just enough diesel left to keep hospitals online. The UN has classified Washington's blockade a humanitarian crisis.

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— Truthdig (@truthdig.com) May 24, 2026 at 10:01 AM

Why Regime Change in Cuba Is Imminent and We Should Be Worried: Cuba looks set to see a repeat of the Venezuelan playbook, as President Donald Trump has said he will be “the one” to finally act on Cuba. The message from Washington is clear: Cuba is next. Jawad Khalid, Common Dreams, May 28, 2026