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Prof Phoebe Barnard @phoebebarnard.bsky.social · 6d

Rainforests create their own rain… eroding them destroys that alarmingly fast. They’re not just lungs of the planet, but a biotic pump of moisture, cooling, sustenance, life open.substack.com/pub/climatew...

Follow Alpha Lo of the Climate Water Project ericagies.bsky.social
@robdelaet.bsky.social

An intriguing behavior of global rain

an exercise

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the Lone Futurist @thelonefuturist.bsky.social · Aug 4

New carcinization just dropped.

"Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds" share.google/z99scfM74clo...

Mammals have evolved into ant eaters 12 times since the dinosaur age, study finds

Mammals have developed some unusual eating habits over the past 100 million years, but a new study has uncovered the surprising lengths to which some have gone to satisfy one of the more peculiar—a ta...

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Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 2d

#SaveSpeech
Democrats that need to be reprimanded for cosponsoring KOSA:

J. Hickenlooper- CO
A. Klobuchar- MN
B. Lujan- NM
B. Schatz- HI
M. Hirono- HI
G. Peters- MI
J. Fetterman- PA
R. Blumenthal- CT
C. Schumer- NY
M. Hassan- NH
M. Kelly- AZ
P. Welch- VT

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Jenothee @jenothee.bsky.social · 20h

Is the dumbest idea ever cos it was made to appease Rupert Murdoch.

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Asher Wolf @asherwolf.bsky.social · 21h

We’ve been saying this forever. The social media ban will harm kids

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · 22h

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

LGBTQIA+ advocates say social media ban will 'cut off' regional queer teens

LGBTIQA+ advocates are concerned the social media ban will have a significant impact on queer youth in regional and remote areas of Australia. They say there are not enough offline, physical supports for these teens to access when the ban comes into effect.

www.abc.net.au

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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 20h

"Modelling by the Grattan Institute finds that cutting greenhouse gas emissions from electricity generation in line with the goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 will cut average household energy costs from about $5,800 today to about $3,000."
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

www.theguardian.com

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have developed a cancer vaccine that has shown STUNNING results, PREVENTING up to 88% of MULTIPLE aggressive cancers by harnessing dual-pathway nanoparticles that train the immune system to recognize and destroy tumor cells. In some cases, it COMPLETELY prevented metastasis.

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Peter Gardner @peterdgardner.bsky.social · 21h

Australia declared one of ‘most exposed nations in the world’ as ‘ordinary people’ failed
Simon Holmes à Court explained his problems with the major parties, and what he thinks the Albanese government is getting right au.news.yahoo.com/australia-de...

Australia declared one of ‘most exposed nations in the world’ as ‘ordinary people’ failed

Simon Holmes à Court spoke with Yahoo News about his frustrations with Liberal and Labor. Find out more.

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Liz Ahern 🌈🧜🏼‍♀️🇲🇽🍉 @austinmermaid.bsky.social · 1d

"I never thought that renowned puppy killer Kristi Noem would be so afraid of protesters wearing frog and chicken costumes but here we are!”🔥
~ ANGELITA MORILLO, Portland City Council member

#Portland #AngelitaMorillo

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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 5d

Nobel Prize for Climate Tech. Should actually be a category going forward. But this'll do for today (gift link) - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chemistry Nobel Given for Molecules That Aid Carbon Capture

Scientists from Japan, the UK and Jordan were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating molecular constructions with potential to help combat climate change.

www.bloomberg.com

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antifa’s sleepiest soldier @emilydwarfield.bsky.social · 1d

The only reason this isn’t considered trafficking via fraud is because crime is something poor people do

Fascist Dem Tracker @fascistdemtracker.bsky.social · 1d

Fun fact about the Salvation Army: they use a form of substance use treatment called work therapy. Oh, and by treatment, I mean they have people who have been convicted of drug charges work for their stores & warehouses in exchange for room, board, around a $1 a week, and minimal actual therapy.

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Cantaloupe Tendrils @earlysprocket.bsky.social · 2d

TIME magazine's person of the year: The Portland Frog

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1EarthMedia @1earthmedia.bsky.social · 1d

The Knitting Nannas have gone global ... led by Aunt Tifa.

#AuntTifa #KnittingNannas #GrandmasUnite #UmbrellaSquad #IamAuntTifa

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

Every day is a good day to point out that 92% of Reform's donations were found to come from figures and groups linked to the fossil fuel industry. @desmog.com

Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations...

www.desmog.com

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 1d

New post just out:

The relationship between Russia and the European radical right goes well beyond Reform's Nathan Gill being bribed.

In this post I trace the history back to the 1990s and look at the threat it poses now.

(£/free trial)

open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/r...

Russia and the rise of the radical right

Marine Le Pen meets with Putin before the 2017 French Presidential election (Photo credit Mikhail Klimentyev/AFP via Getty Images)

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chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 1d

If the democratic world is just entrenching & worsening poverty for more and more people, where's the big surprise when people turn away from it?

Make it work or accept that it will die.

Tax the super rich until they are just very rich. We want our money, our infrastructure and our equality back.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

The populist right offers a solution in the form of turning back the clock. Macron and his counterparts need to find a different answer fast, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Alan Nixon @alangnixon.bsky.social · 1d

This is a very global issue... Any politicians willing to be brave and take on the #Oligarchy will be rewarded by the people.

#TaxTheRich
#EndOligarchy
#RebuildPublicServices

chiller @thechiller.bsky.social · 1d

If the democratic world is just entrenching & worsening poverty for more and more people, where's the big surprise when people turn away from it?

Make it work or accept that it will die.

Tax the super rich until they are just very rich. We want our money, our infrastructure and our equality back.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

France is not alone in its political crisis – belief in a democratic world is vanishing | Simon Tisdall

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 1d

The Zionist lawsuits against @marykostakidis.bsky.social John Keane & Nick Riemer are a massive test for free speech in Australia, and costly. We check the claims. Keane kicks off in the morning.
#auspol
michaelwest.com.au/zionists-v-k...

Zionists v Keane, Riemer, Kostakidis. Australia's massive test cases for free speech - Michael West

Zionist lawsuits against Mary Kostakidis and Sydney Uni academics John Keane and Nick Riemer are a mighty test case for free speech in Australia

michaelwest.com.au

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Peter Murphy @peterwmurphy1.bsky.social · 1d

Powerful speeches at the Sydney pro-Palestine rally in Hyde Park today before a large and engaged crowd. So many great signs but this was sadly my favourite. Thanks Palestine Action Group Sydney. #auspol #SaveGaza
#FreePalestine #SanctionIsrael

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Patrick Samphire but for Halloween 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @patricksamphire.bsky.social · 2d

One of the questions is why we allow private corporations to fill the sky with junk?

Dr Space Junk (Alice Gorman) @drspacejunk.bsky.social · 3d

Do we really want 250,000 mirrored satellites in Low Earth Orbit? Hasn't the Starlink megaconstellation already done enough damage?
🧪 @mjibrown.bsky.social

A US startup plans to deliver ‘sunlight on demand’ after dark. Can it work – and would we want it to?

Satellites beaming sunlight down to Earth sound like science fiction – and they have astronomers very worried.

theconversation.com

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · 1d

Disgraceful abuse of the legal system to silence and defame critics of Israel. In honour of the Streisand effect, I encourage everyone to listen to this

Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 1d

'University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university colleagues made a complaint of anti-Semitism against them under Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.'

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Anti-Zionism on trial - ABC listen

University of Sydney academics Dr Nick Riemer and Professor John Keane will be facing the Federal Court on Monday 13th October after university colleagues made a complaint of anti-Semitism against the...

www.abc.net.au

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Khashoggi's Ghost @urocklive1.bsky.social · 1d

Just a reminder that Wikipedia is the only remaining reliable source of information that right wing billionaires can't control. (Although they'll never stop trying.)

Please donate to them whenever you can. Even a little bit helps.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

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Jon.B @jonbright.bsky.social · 2d

In Namibia, a group of desert lions have left their traditional hunting grounds for the Atlantic coast, to become the world's only maritime lions. www.bbc.com/future/artic...