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Andrew Lawrence @ndrew.bsky.social · Jun 27

from “student debt forgiveness is tyranny” to “the president is allowed to point at someone and have them summarily executed on the spot” in 2 years

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Dave Itzkoff @ditzkoff.bsky.social · Jun 22

at least he didn't do something truly reckless like try to forgive student loans

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Senator Bernie Sanders @sanders.senate.gov · Jun 10

My thoughts on what’s going on in Los Angeles:

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Dolan's Knicks @ndhapple.bsky.social · Jun 9

“Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, saying the action is needed to restore faith in vaccines.” www.statnews.com/2025/06/09/r...

Health secretary RFK Jr. abruptly fires CDC vaccine advisory panel

Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has taken the extraordinary step of firing the expert panel that advises the CDC.

www.statnews.com

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Reader Outside @kylereader.bsky.social · Jun 9

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Professor Matthew England FAA @profmattengland.bsky.social · Jun 4

Out today in Nature, our paper on the drivers of the record 2023 summer heating of the North Atlantic. Temperatures warmed to record levels in just a few months. The impacts on climate & ecosystems were severe. A thread on how this work came about and what we found.👇👇🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

This is not the actual cover of Nature, just shown here for illustrative purposes. We did submit this figure for consideration for their cover. Print run in two weeks, we'll know by then if it gets used.

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Jun 8

There is no bigger story right now than the White House asserting that California residents are in a state "of rebellion against the authority of the Government of the United States."

Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions

MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

www.whitehouse.gov

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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · May 6

Must-read @thebulletin.org article by Eric Morgan & Ralph Keeling: The Keeling curve, which has continuously tracked atmospheric CO2 levels for *67* years, has always been vulnerable to funding ebbs and flows—but under Trump II, is facing its most dire threat yet

thebulletin.org/2025/05/how-...

How the dismantling of NOAA threatens the Keeling Curve

How the Trump administration's dismantling of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration threatens the Keeling Curve, an iconic measure used in climate change research. As explained by the so...

thebulletin.org

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Ian Karmel @iankarmel.bsky.social · May 6

THE DENVER NUGGETS ON DAVID GBORIE'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · May 1

President Trump's first 100 days unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment that could take a generation or more to repair.

“It is not an overstatement to say that the Trump administration has launched the worst White House assault in history on the environment and public health."

Trump's first 100 days have unleashed an "all-out assault" on the environment

"It could take a generation or more to repair the damage.”

www.motherjones.com

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Dennis B. Hooper @dennisbhooper.bsky.social · Apr 26

Fully on board with dems running for office promising to reinstate fired federal employees and jail this administration’s various criminals, but let’s go ahead and add “we will seize by eminent domain any national parkland sold to developers”

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · Apr 17

The 2026 budget passback plan calls for eliminating NOAA Research, the scientific backbone that keeps weather forecasts, alerts, and warnings accurate and effective. This would have disastrous consequences.

Read the AMS statement, in partnership w/ @nwas.org: bit.ly/4cz2RtC

Stand Up for NOAA Research – The Time to Act is Now

The AMS is a global community committed to advancing weather, water, and climate science and service.

bit.ly

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shauna @goldengateblond.bsky.social · Apr 15

“we will work to stop something that isn’t happening and then take a victory lap because the thing that wasn’t happening still isn’t”

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 15

Leavitt: "Later this afternoon, the president will be signing a presidential memorandum aimed at stopping illegal aliens and other ineligible people from obtaining Social Security Act benefits."

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HJ Armstrong @hjarmstrong.bsky.social · Apr 8

“Woke policies” aka CLIMATE CHANGE.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Apr 8

Trump signs an executive order ending "woke policies that discriminate against secure sources of power, like coal and other fossil fuels"

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Apr 8

Of all the problems in the US, not producing and burning enough fossil fuels ain't one.

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Ian Karmel @iankarmel.bsky.social · Apr 8

Gotta bring in a GM who understands Serbian tariff math.

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Aaron Black @aaronblack.bsky.social · Apr 5

Hands off our healthcare!
Hands off our public education!
Hands off our jobs!
Hands off my 401k!
Hands off my neighbor who has committed no crime!
Hands off those Congressional seats that we are coming for in 2026!

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · Mar 28

Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030

We have the solution….

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Coca-Cola plastic waste in oceans expected to reach 602m kilograms a year by 2030

Analysis published by non-profit group Oceana comes amid fears over human health risks posed by the spread of microplastics

www.theguardian.com

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Brian Beutler @brianbeutler.bsky.social · Mar 14

I titled this piece “A Betrayal,” and I stand by it, but there was more at work here than cravenness. There was also strategic haplessness, though the latter surely stems in part from the former. Let me explain. www.offmessage.net/p/a-betrayal

A Betrayal

Senate Democrats didn't just squander an opportunity to rein in Donald Trump and Elon Musk. They confirmed all the stereotypes that have made them toxic to progressives and swing voters alike.

www.offmessage.net

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Wolf Mercury Photography @wolfmercury.com · Mar 13

The life of Mab.

#catsofbluesky #cats

Fluffy black cat sticks her head out from under a blanket

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Reader Outside @kylereader.bsky.social · Mar 13

Fog and trees are a great combination

#photography #nature #bayarea #fog

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Reader Outside @kylereader.bsky.social · Mar 10

If you have a passion for the outdoors, you are always welcome here

#photography #explore #nature #landscape

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autpops @autumnschrock.com · Mar 8

I have so much respect, admiration, and gratitude for the women who fought to obtain the rights that we now have today. Our lives would be very different without their hard work and sacrifice. I’m hopeful we’ll get to a place of true equality, but for now, LET’S GO, GIRLS 📣 ✊🏼
#InternationalWomensDay

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Matt Payne @mattpaynephoto.bsky.social · Mar 7

In 2023, I hiked the entirety of the Colorado Trail. It took me 35 days and I climbed 30 mountains along the way. It was a transformative experience for me, and I'm in the process of finalizing a book which encapsulates it. This moment from the Trail was one of the most special of them all...

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