Ted Chamberlain

Senior manager, digital, @pewtrusts. Ex-@natgeo. Lover of wonder, eater of coffee, master of mildly inappropriate. Opinions mine. Instagram @tedchamberlain

[Ted Chamberlain @ted_chamberlain]

Finally. A way to keep track of my favorite websites and blogs.

[The Pew Trusts @pewtrusts]

NEW: Our 2026 State of the City report breaks down the data shaping our hometown of Philadelphia today—with charts, graphs, and insights on issues like crime, public health, and home sales across the city. https://t.co/8ndtVNESLc

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Meaningful progress on ocean conservation, wildlife habitat protection, and historic preservation doesn't happen on its own.

This #EarthDay, some of our staff shared what inspires them about the work—and what keeps them focused on what's ahead.

Watch👇

📸 Andy Mann

[Dan Carlin @HardcoreHistory]

I wonder how many Americans who consider themselves politically aware could pass a civics test about how our government is supposed to function. I wonder how many Americans who ostensibly talk about politics as part of how they make a living could. Our anti-education/anti-knowledge culture has come for our constitutional society. And people who consider themselves "patriotic" celebrate dismantling the very aspects of our Framer's work that those exquisite-minded guys were most proud of. Co-equal branches of govt and checks and balances. Not bugs...but this system's greatest features. We are a politically hypocritical society and this will cost us. Can you imagine if the Biden/Harris/Hillary Clinton crowd were doing and saying the sort of things Trump is saying now? How many of you Trump fans would be ready to take to the streets? "That's what the 2d Amendment is for Dan"...how many times have I been told that by the "defenders of our Constitution"? For 40 years you've been saying it to me! So...it's only a problem if THEY'RE doing it? One side gets a pass at assaulting the constitutional wall that protects us all, and the other doesn't? How many of you would say "they're only joking" or "don't worry, it's a negotiation position" if Kamala Harris said these things? Serious question. You'd be just fine with it? No big deal? And I'm sure the right-wing talker's ecosystem would be too? All of this is going to come back to bite us. All of it. We are shortsighted, propagandized, political hypocrites. And we simply refuse to apply the same standards to both sides.
And while I'm ranting: half of this problem is the fault of the Democratic Party. I've never seen such a toothless, feckless, directionless, passion-free group of poor political candidates in my life (and I was of voting age in the Mondale/Dukakis years). Only their most radical wing shows any passion or life at all...and that's the group that absolutely, positively can't win a general election.
When the great historian in the sky writes about this era the "other party" in a two-party system deserves a ton of the blame too. Everyone over 70 years old in that party should resign right now. What Trump is trying to do in our system now is exactly what the Founders designed safeguards to prevent. And that's why Trump is targeting the safeguards.

[Tim Miller @Timodc]

The fact that he impulse lied about this should make any adults in the senate terrified of confirming him

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@SarahLongwell25 Hero.

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@mckaycoppins @YAppelbaum @dieworkwear McKay, I see you in Washington Week. You clearly know what you’re doing

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@ryanjreilly And a lot more teeth

[Pew Environment @pewenvironment]

🧵 What’s #COP16? And why should you care about it? We’re going, and we’ll fill you in.

Our @mashkalina, @LaSwaddell, @LaurenSpurrier, and @meganjungwi explain. #COP16Colombia 👇

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@NancySinatra Nancy, I can’t get through it without breaking down, usually during “Michael and Peter.”

It’s my Exhibit A for the case that, for a singer, your dad was a hell of an actor.

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@playbookdc “Neigh”?🐴 More proofreading, less whinnying—sorry, whining

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@juliaioffe This has very Russian “Tomorrow Will Be Worse” energy

[The Pew Trusts @pewtrusts]

With #BackToSchool under way, you may be busy peanut buttering 🥜 some jelly 🍓, so we figured we’d save you some time by catching you up on six school-related trends 🧵⬇️

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If this week's #DNCConvention2024 seems energized, the candidate may be the cause.

A new @PewResearch survey shows signs of an election transformed 🧵⬇️

📸 Marek Studzinski / Unsplash

[Ted Chamberlain @ted_chamberlain]

@paulsmithdraws Paul, are you by chance a Mac Raboy fan?

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Liiiive from New York, it’s Climate Night!

Or at least it will be on Sept 23, when our @TomDillonNow joins @CanaryMediaInc, @JohnKerry, @AlexHonnold, and others to kick off #ClimateWeekNYC with visions of a clean energy future.

Details + registration 👇

[Ted Chamberlain @ted_chamberlain]

@RadioFreeTom Wouldn’t he be so easy to goad into it?

[Pew Health @pewhealth]

This #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth, there’s something easy you can do to potentially save lives:

Spread the word about 988.

A call or text can link people needing help for suicidality, substance use, or emotional distress with trained crisis counsellors. https://t.co/AmcGHPrdtP

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🌬️ Offshore wind energy is about more than electricity.

It’s about jobs, economic opportunity, and communities, too. @NREL

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🎣 Illegal, unreported & unregulated fishing is devastating global seafood stocks, harming coastal communities & hindering marine conservation efforts.

Join the Tuna Transparency Pledge today and help us get #EyesOnTuna https://t.co/4w4IduxrGs

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🧠 Food for thought now that the president has shared his message with us and Sen. Katie Britt prepares to do the same:

75% of Americans say representative democracy is a "somewhat good" or "very good" form of governance. #SOTU https://t.co/LRtMnKo2CY