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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · 2d

Ha!!! White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/u...

White House and Government Agencies Join Bluesky, Then Attack Democrats

www.nytimes.com

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Christoph Bertram @christoph-bertram.bsky.social · 3d

This one really left an impression because just this morning I heard from multiple people in the neighborhood who were too scared to go downtown. And I understand why, so all the more important that so many others showed up to express their deep care for rule of law, democracy, and solidarity

Inflatable unicorn holding sign saying "We are the ancestors of future generations.
Will your legacy be loud with courage or silent with fear."
In background you see a sign: "If you're not outraged, you're not paying attrntion"

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Randi Weingarten 🖇️📚✊🇺🇸 @rweingarten.bsky.social · 3d

It's official. Nearly 7 million people. Today is the single largest day of protest in American history. Americans from all corners of the country are standing up and saying #NoKings. This is what peaceful, patriotic protest looks like.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · 3d

DC churches rang their bells in support of protestors today.

We must keep those bells of freedom ringing.

No Kings

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Lyda Astrove @lydaa.bsky.social · 3d

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc... “If you think Trumpism will simply end in three years, you are naive. Left unopposed, global populism of the sort Trumpism represents could dominate for a generation. This could be the rest of our lives, and our children’s, too.”

America Needs a Mass Movement—Now

Without one, America may sink into autocracy for decades.

www.theatlantic.com

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Marco Foster @marcofoster.bsky.social · 3d

WOW! Protesters created a HUGE human sign on San Francisco’s Ocean Beach reading “No Kings YES on 50” to support California’s Prop 50 and stand up against Donald Trump’s fascist regime

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Frettie Fingers @frettie.bsky.social · 3d

#nokings
Portland frog brigade

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thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 3d

#NoKings event in Fairhope, Al.
A woman was arrested for "lewd conduct" because she was dressed in penis suit with a sign that said "No dick-tator"
3 cops on a 53 yo woman.

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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · Sep 8

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying www.nytimes.com/2025/08/17/u...

Wild fires produce cancer in firefighters. Trump cuts — delay healthcare to these firefighters.

Wildfire Fighters, Unmasked in Toxic Smoke, Are Getting Sick and Dying

www.nytimes.com

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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · Sep 8

Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...

Russia Steps Up Disinformation Efforts as Trump Abandons Resistance

www.nytimes.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Sep 4

“Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape" by Dan Drollette for @thebulletin.org (premium/paywalled article):

thebulletin.org/premium/2025...

Michael Mann, on how the second US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement may alter the world’s climate change landscape

The climate scientist behind the "hockey-stick graph" of global warming has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up. Be part of the fight for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse, and...

thebulletin.org

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Sep 4

More on the latest threats in the weather and climate space… “White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute.”

White House cuts to science funding threaten AI weather forecasting institute

The Trump administration has proposed a 55% budget cut for the National Science Foundation, but Congress has yet to pass a budget.

www.nbcnews.com

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Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · Sep 4

I made a timeline of everything the Trump admin has done to kill offshore wind. Pretty much everything on the list was requested by anti-offshore wind groups in a memo to the Trump transition team in January, as reported by @jael.bsky.social.
heatmap.news/politics/tru...

Trump’s War Against Wind Energy: A Timeline

All of the administration’s anti-wind actions in one place.

heatmap.news

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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · Sep 4

Kennedy Rejects Criticism, Data and Decorum in Contentious Hearing www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Live Updates: Kennedy Rejects Criticism, Data and Decorum in Contentious Hearing

www.nytimes.com

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Jonathan Overpeck @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · Sep 1

A reminder - a majority of Americans in every state are aware of climate change and are worried about what it means for the future. climatecommunication.yale.edu/visualizatio...

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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · Sep 1

Love this

Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · Sep 1

You love to see it:
National Security in the form of Rewilding.

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Sep 1

They should do it anyway for the environmental benefits.

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500 Women Scientists @500womensci.bsky.social · Aug 21

We are living in a post-accountability world, at least for the rich and powerful and their enablers. Tracking their actions and impacts is critical to have the kinds of accountability we need...accountability needs numbers #resist
500womenscientists.org/updates/2025...

By the numbers — 500 Women Scientists

Numbers matter. If they didn’t matter, wanna-be authoritarians wouldn’t be censoring labor statistics that don’t show them in favorable terms. The “flood the zone” strategy the Trump administration ha...

500womenscientists.org

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Irina Marinov @irinaclimatemom.bsky.social · Aug 22

apnews.com/article/supr...

Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

apnews.com

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isaac @sevier.io · Aug 22

love to see it

Elizabeth (Bit) Meehan, PhD @elizabethbitmeehan.com · Aug 21

lots of joy at the Free DC protest at 14th and U

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Aug 21

One of the most remarkable and impactful transformations of all human technology and civilization in history is happening right now!

John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Aug 21

China's July 2025 solar production was ~50% higher than its July 2024 solar output!

China's solar generated 839 TWh in 2024 and will likely exceed 1,200 TWh in 2025.

China's solar will generate in 2025 an amount of electricity equal to about 27% of USA's electricity demand. #energysky

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Aug 22

"Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws swift pushback -- Researchers say DOE report [yes, #JudithCurry is one of the 5 authors] cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases" via #Science: www.science.org/content/arti...
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Contrarian climate assessment from U.S. government draws swift pushback

Researchers say DOE report cherry-picks data to downplay threat of greenhouse gases

www.science.org

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · Aug 22

As for that infamous Trump administration DOE "climate report" that Judith Curry recently co-authored, here are some assessments from the experts
First, @sciencefeedback.bsky.social:
science.feedback.org/review/misle...

Misleading U.S. Department of Energy climate report chooses bias over science, climate scientists say

DOE report written by climate contrarians shares misleading information on climate change and excludes well-established evidence.

science.feedback.org