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James Aura
@jamesaura.bsky.social
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I write mysteries, environmental and climate fiction: Sometimes they overlap. #books #SciFi #mysteries Latest book: The Hurricane Code https://www.amazon.com/Hurricane-Code-James-Aura/dp/B08J1SK814
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1h
With Trump policies the US is falling behind the rest of the world on renewables #energy #climate
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Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 3h
Book Review: The Omnivore's Deception #books
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The Omnivore's Deception: Conscience makes cowards of us all : EcoLit Books
If the title of this book reminds you of the bestseller The Omnivore’s Dilemma by Michael Pollan, that is intentional. For as author John Sanbonmatsu writes, Michael Pollan did a ... Read more
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 4h
The last time we stopped Fascism:
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Nazi Town, USA | Full Documentary | AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 4h
John Fugelsang on 'Separation of Church & Hate'
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John Fugelsang - “Separation of Church and Hate” | The Daily Show
YouTube video by The Daily Show
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d
Thanks for the shout-out!
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
“Science Under Siege,” by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.
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Book Review: A Call to Arms About the Threat of Anti-Science
"Science Under Siege," by Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez, is an impassioned manifesto against attacks on science.
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 5h
Hard Science and Human Drama in the year 2099: Extreme weather? You haven't seen it yet. Read a story of the future: 'The Hurricane Code' #climate #SciFi #CliFi #Environment #booksky #books
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 20h
The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author on Killers, Cats and Kindness #books
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The ‘Thursday Murder Club’ Author on Killers, Cats and Kindness
Richard Osman was at home discussing “The Impossible Fortune,” the latest book in his phenomenally successful “Thursday Murder Club” series,
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 22h
Climate Update: When will climate change turn life upside down? #climate
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
On the AI Prompt That Could End the World #AI
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The A.I. Prompt That Could End the World
How much do we have to fear from A.I., really? It’s a question I’ve been asking experts since the debut
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
Moon Tree
Field notes on the tiny seeds that took a trip around the dark side of the moon
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Moon Tree - Orion Magazine
Field notes on the tree seeds that took a trip around the dark side of the moon
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
Blood Harmony: The Everly Brothers Story
Musical Pioneers
Like many of the American musicians who helped create rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s, The Everly Brothers were instantly influential, popular almost from the b…
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
Book Review: 'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny'
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'The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny' is a terrific, tangled love story
This is an epic novel to be savored. At nearly 700 pages, this multi-character, multi-stranded story explores exile and displacement — not only from one's home, but also from one's own sense of self.
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
'Not Your Average Demon' horror novels that go beyond scares
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Not Your Average Demon: Unconventional Possession Novels
Say the word “possession” and everyone thinks demons, priests, Ouija boards, holy water and young girls having a really bad
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
Climate Update: 2025 has been a crushing year for science in America
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
my guess is, Wolfe died too recently
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
no it was a biography...
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WIRED @wired.com · 2d
NEW: A professor at Rutgers University who wrote a book about “antifa” almost a decade ago is trying—and struggling—to flee the US for Europe after a weeks-long online campaign against him by far-right influencers was followed by death threats. www.wired.com/story/mark-b...
He Wrote a Book About Antifa. Death Threats Are Driving Him Out of the US
Rutgers historian Mark Bray is trying to flee to Spain after after an online campaign from far-right influencers was followed by death threats. He was turned back at the airport on his first attempt.
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
Publishers weren't interested in his Tom Wolfe biography- so he's publishing it on Substack. #authors #books
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 1d
The Conservative Frontier: Texas and the Origins of the New Right #books
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First They Drove Out the Comanches. Then They Changed the Country.
THE CONSERVATIVE FRONTIER: Texas and the Origins of the New Right, by Jeff Roche My first job after graduating from
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature for work confronting ‘apocalyptic terror’ #books
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Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel Prize in literature for work confronting ‘apocalyptic terror’ | CNN
The 2025 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to László Krasznahorkai, a Hungarian writer who said his dark and difficult novels aim to examine reality “to the point of madness.”
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
Please Don’t Lie: A Thriller
This suspenseful, well-plotted tale hits all the expected notes.
Please Don’t Lie: A Thriller | Washington Independent Review of Books
The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
The Greatest Goths in Literary History
From Mary Shelley to Maurice Sendak
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The Greatest Goths in Literary History
Today marks 220 years since the birth of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, whom you know as the author of Frankenstein and perhaps the greatest goth—literary or otherwise—that ever drew (hollow, ragged,…
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
Tim Berners-Lee Invented the World Wide Web. Now He Wants to Save It
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
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Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
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James Aura @jamesaura.bsky.social · 2d
Review: Separation of Church and Hate: A Sane Person's Guide to Taking Back the Bible from Fundamentalists, Fascists, and Flock-Fleecing Frauds #books www.popmatters.com/separation-o...
'Separation of Church and Hate' Reclaims the Good Book » PopMatters
Comedian John Fugelsang organized The Separation of Church and Hate as a reference guide to encourage conversation about the Good Book during our fraught cultural-political times.
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