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Kevin Gangel @kegangel.bsky.social · 1d

Important article about the convergence of climate, finance, water, and municipalities from @grist.org and thanks to @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social

Map of the United Stayes showing dramatic increase in drought impacted areas by 2055. The 30-year drought risk incudes many counties, especially in the southwest, with up to 45 weeks of the year in “severe drought conditions”

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Larry Neufeld @larryneufeldsk.bsky.social · 1d

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff | grist.org/cities/droug...

Drought is quietly pushing American cities toward a fiscal cliff

Drought is set to pose a greater risk to the $4 trillion municipal bond market than floods, hurricanes, and wildfires combined.

grist.org

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 1d

Good morning with good news: Why did global EV sales skyrocket 26% in 2025 for Jan-Sept, reaching 2.1 million sales in September?

LEAF 2011 versus Leaf 2026 shows why: HUGE EV improvement with a 33% price drop.

EV innovation also is just starting!
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/25/t...
#energysky

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 1d

This is amazing. And it’s truly the stuff of nightmares.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

this is something that individual members of Congress could do tomorrow. The government is shut down so they could use their district offices. I suggested in January that they turn those offices into full on community centers where people could find each other re: mutual aid etc...

Daniel Abraham @abraham.bsky.social · 1d

If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 1d

“Again and again we were told the only way to beat the Republican Party was to become the Republican Party […] and the choice that we made was to stop listening to those experts and to start listening to you”

Mamdani is so good at this

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Brian Goldstone @brian-goldstone.bsky.social · 1d

SNAP isn't about "people who don't work." It's about people who don't get paid enough to live.

Of the 40 or so million people who rely on food stamps:

* Two-thirds are children, seniors, or disabled

* Most working-age adults who receive SNAP are employed—but in jobs that pay poverty wages

Marc Lobliner post on X: "Why the hell are we giving food stamps to 40 million people?

Does anyone work anymore?"

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Sky Marchini @sky.skymarchini.net · 1d

When he says “hit it, Joe”, I don’t think first time viewers are going to be prepared for just how hard Joe hits it.

derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

makes me weep to think of the gifts robbed from us because unaffordable housing has made it difficult for people to pursue their passions and hobbies

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Tim Onion @bencollins.bsky.social · 7d

I'm not a West Wing obsessed lib or anything but the more I see pictures of this the more fucked up I think it is. It's like he cut off one of the hands of the Lincoln memorial with an angle grinder so he could add a big gun to it.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 7d

The Treasury Department instructed employees not to share to share photos of the demolition of parts of the White House’s East Wing

Exclusive | Treasury Tells Employees Not to Share Photos of White House Ballroom Construction

Images of the demolition of parts of the East Wing went viral on Monday, and Treasury’s headquarters next door to the White House has a front-row seat.

www.wsj.com

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 7d

Holy shit.

Game 7 between the Jays and the Mariners just ran an pro-free trade ad, targeted to American workers, decrying tariffs.

The twist being that, if you don't catch it beforehand, Ronald Reagan is revealed as the speaker in the closing seconds.

What PAC is this? The Province of Ontario.

Ronald Reagan narrates a new anti-tariff ad from Canada

The new commercial is part of a $75 million ad campaign by Ontario aimed at Republican voters.

www.fastcompany.com

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Craig Schisel @craig725.bsky.social · 7d

The government remains shut down, leaving federal workers struggling to get by.

Meanwhile, Trump pushes forward with East Wing construction and deploys the National Guard to cities that oppose him.

This is what dictators do: deprive the people, abuse power, and reward themselves.

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 8d

Oh wow

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K. Thor Jensen @kthorjensen.bsky.social · 8d

we are in a self-awareness crisis

Quote post from X by "OscarAI":
Never do this:

Passing off someone else’s work as your own.

This Grok Imagine effect with the day-to-night transition was created by me — and I’m pretty sure that person knows it.

To make things worse, their copy has more impressions than my original post.

Not cool 👎
Quoted post:
Prashant @Prashant_1722
Oct 15
Grok Imagine trick:

Add "day to night transition" to your prompt.

In shots like this, you’ll see a beautiful, harmonious effect as the day turns int...
(AI slop animation video)

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Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.bsky.social · 9d

In my professional opinion 'lewd conduct' laws are about actual dicks, not inflatable dicks

thekoolaidmom.bsky.social @thekoolaidmom.bsky.social · 9d

#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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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 9d

When you are geolocating at the protest based on inflatable animals

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Chris Sprigman @cjsprigman.bsky.social · 9d

I hope each and every one of the fascists who rule this country read this and choke.

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Chaos Cherub @biensur-jetaime.blacksky.app · 9d

Somewhere in the United States someone who invested their life savings into an inflatable frog costume business to the dismay of everyone that knew them is having the best week of their life and handing I Told You Sos to those who doubted them.

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The Saturday Morning Podcast 🎙️ @satmornpod.bsky.social · 9d

Just… wow! #NoKings

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Diana Moskovitz @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social · 9d

Found this video while explaining the Portland Frogs to someone. Enjoy!

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The American Prospect @prospect.org · 9d

Trump refuses to respect the fact that Congress has the power of the purse “That’s yet another part of the Constitution that Trump is fully flushing down the toilet, and arguably the most important one,” From @ryanlcooper.com and @ddayen.bsky.social:

trib.al/OJlcolj

Mad King Trump Seizes Your Money

The president is doing almost exactly what Charles I did to touch off the English Civil War.

trib.al

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Alejandro Alvarez @aletakesphotos.bsky.social · 10d

Giant copy of the Constitution being carried down Pennsylvania Avenue.

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Richard Einarson 🇨🇦 @richardeinarson.bsky.social · 11d

Protect Trans Youth, Protect the Charter.
transactionalberta.ca

www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9V2...

Alberta: Protect Trans Youth, Protect the Charter.

YouTube video by TransAction Alberta

www.youtube.com

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Kevin Gangel @kegangel.bsky.social · Sep 26

If you believe that #TransRights are #HumanRights and you live in Alberta, Canada, please sign this petition from TransActionAlberta.
You can add a personal message and it will get delivered to your MLA (based on postal code) and the Premier’s office.

URGENT: Stop Alberta's Premier From Overriding Charter Rights of Trans Youth

Healthcare is a right, protected by evidence, compassion, and core Canadian values.

transactionalberta.ca

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Ghostly Bree @mostlybree.kitrocha.com · 16d

Yes, the world may feel like a dumpster fire some days, but you can keep this cute mini version close to hand and click it to relieve your stress. It will just sound like you're busily at work, typing away!

thebrokencircle.etsy...

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Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 17d

Each week, we release the Lavender Ledger, covering stories that crossed our desk that other journalists got to before us. These are the biggest stories this week that you did not see at EITM.

This week's LavLedge covers UK trans wait times, a NY roller derby legal victory, and fake SCOTUS cases.

The Lavender Ledger: Your Strategic LGBTQ+ Reader By Erin In The Morning

Our service for the week to cover the news we did not carry but do not want you to miss.

www.erininthemorning.com

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