Bruce STIFTEL

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Bruce STIFTEL is an environmental planning and international development theorist in the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning.
Georgia Tech faculty profilehttps://planning.gatech.edu/people/bruce-stiftel
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"France’s research minister said a French scientist was denied entry to the US this month after immigration officers at an airport searched his phone and found messages in which he had expressed criticism of the Trump administration."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/trump-musk-french-scientist-detained?CMP=share_btn_url&sfnsn=mo

French scientist denied US entry after phone messages critical of Trump found

France’s research minister said the scientist was traveling to Houston for a conference when his phone was searched

The Guardian
"If you shock and awe that system with no plan — other than right-wing woke revenge and Trump’s 19th-century view of geopolitics and trade — watch what happens to our slice and everyone else’s."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/opinion/trump-musk-ukraine-iraq.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2k4.AvDx.n2kY5Fn5mEZL&smid=url-share&fbclid=IwY2xjawI51YNleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHVK1nqgRNM1_WlWUAp3v3sWBkoxFg3vMyPrMs23LyRbd6Wdw89tnhBac0A_aem_sHcF0_1LYaMWnUc5YI6_Ng
Opinion | How to Tell That the Chain Saw Is Coming for America

“Shock and awe” didn’t end well in Iraq and it won’t end well in the United States.

The New York Times
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Urban areas may be the last line of defense to manage the accelerating climate risks. The life-threatening impacts of extreme heat, too much or too little water, and critical infrastructure failure are hyperlocal, as are the solutions."
https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2025/02/18/above-the-waterline-preparing-atlanta-for-a-hotter-wetter-future/?fbclid=IwY2xjawIjJmtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHWMYQtJwPSeQeMqVjpv_h0uD19PPczIKduDTa8qBscX_d0bUOdZ5KlPX8A_aem_s_wvnpMiHYUW676Kw0QviQ
Above the Waterline: Preparing Atlanta for a hotter, wetter future

Atlanta must prepare for climate change as federal grants are frozen. City solutions are crucial, but need political will.

Rough Draft Atlanta

“There is now total clarity, no matter how unimaginable things might seem. And they amount to this: The U.S. government has been taken over by a clique of extremists who have embarked on a process of regime change in the world’s oldest democracy…. The arrogance on display is staggering. They think their actions will increase U.S. power, but they are in fact wrecking their own country and, in the process everyone else.”

https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/february-16-2025?r=1gd3ez&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

February 16, 2025

The sixty-first Munich Security Conference, the world’s leading forum for talking about international security policy, took place from February 14 to February 16 this year.

Letters from an American
"Climate change is upending the basic assumption that Americans can continue to build wealth and financial security by owning their own home. In a sense, it is upending the American dream."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/03/opinion/home-values-insurance-climate.html?unlocked_article_code=1.uE4.tLJX.IrD8uHuyydBc
Opinion | The New Evidence Climate Change Will Upend American Homeownership

A new analysis predicts an extraordinary reversal in housing fortunes for Americans.

The New York Times

"The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, will see developed countries pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries mitigate the impact of climate change."

https://www.dw.com/en/cop29-world-agrees-to-300bn-deal-for-developing-countries/a-70865529?mobileApp=true

COP29: World agrees to $300bn deal for developing countries

The final deal, agreed in Azerbaijan, will see developed countries pay $300 billion a year by 2035 to help poorer countries mitigate the impact of climate change.

Deutsche Welle
I'm trying out BlueSky. Glad to see you there if you are so inclined.

"Vice President Kamala Harris wants to help all Americans.

Donald Trump wants to help himself.

That is why The Inquirer endorses Kamala Devi Harris to be the 47th president of the United States."

https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/editorials/a/endorsement-president-kamala-harris-democracy-20241025.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

Kamala Harris for president | Endorsement

There has never been a more important presidential election in our lifetime. The road to the White House may well run through Pennsylvania and every vote matters.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

"The hurricane came in just south of Tampa Bay, potentially sparing the heavily populated and vulnerable region from the worst flooding. But Tampa Bay and much of the Gulf Coast still faced whopping 120 mph sustained winds and higher gusts. And communities south of the landfall could see double-digit storm surge, including Fort Myers Beach and down to the Naples area.
Milton is expected to hold onto hurricane strength as it tears inland..."

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/article293736629.html

4 Things To Know About Hurricane Milton A Day Before Landfall

Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall in the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday. Here are the latest updates on the dangerous storm.

Forbes