Mann is a scientist, he's not going to make major decisions because of social media posts- Heating Planet blog

No, Michael Mann did not resign as Penn’s Vice Provost for Climate Science, Policy, and Action because of social media posts about Charlie Kirk. That is something our rumor-driven divisive corporate/ state news media made up; because they don't know why he resigned, so they just made something up.

And we used to be so proud of our free press. 

The Daily Pennsylvanian reports he resigned because 'his scientific advocacy work conflicts with Penn’s “established institutional neutrality policy.”' Which suggests a much more intelligent reason than that twits on X and Facebook didn't like his posts. 

Mann wrote on Bluesky today:

"I've stepped down as Vice Provost at @upenn.edu to focus on public scholarship & outreach, which I feel is so important at this moment. I remain Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science & Director of @penncssm.bsky.social Statement here: michaelmann.net/announcement/"

Two days ago Michael Mann was in the news with his response and disappointment that the USA once again withdrew from the Paris climate agreement. Mann is a scientist, he's not going to make major decisions in his life based on social media posts. But all so many nitwit newsies could think of to write about him was online nonsense.

Yet that's how I heard the news. I went to read Bluesky for a while and over and over I read that Mann had to retire because of something he wrote about Charlie Kirk, which just shows how our news media is playing right into the deviousness that's going on all over this country right now. I can't imagine how hateful the posts are on X about his resigning.

American news media today is so shallow and so driven by online chatter instead of journalism and facts. For example, I'm 77 years old broke and sick but feel compelled to do Heating Planet blog, because nobody in the United States is reporting that Planet Earth is heating too damn fast.

-Kay Ebeling

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References:

Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape https://thebulletin.org/premium/2025-09/michael-mann-on-how-the-second-us-withdrawal-from-the-paris-agreement-may-alter-the-worlds-climate-change-landscape/?utm_source=SocialShare&utm_medium=CopyLink&utm_campaign=CopyLink&utm_term

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Michael Mann resigns from role as vice provost for climate science, policy, and action https://www.thedp.com/article/2025/09/penn-michael-mann-steps-down-vice-provost-climate-institutional-neutrality