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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 2h

Oh I love good news!!

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 3h

BREAKING: The Supreme Court just rejected Alex Jones' appeal and left in place the $1.4 billion judgment against him by the Sandy Hook Elementary School families

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Climate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 3h

Over half of global business leaders say their organization is prepared for the impacts of climate change, ie, "we have a plan"

“But the real test is whether those plans translate into decisions, investments, and operational resilience"...

www.forbes.com/sites/felici...

Why Most CEOs Are Wrong About The Climate Readiness Gap

Executives say they’re ready for climate disruption, but data reveal a costly gap between confidence and capability — and a business world mistaking plans for resilience.

www.forbes.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 3h

A colonel from an elite army unit in Madagascar says the military has taken control of the country, after politicians in the national assembly voted to impeach President Andry Rajoelina who fled into hiding after weeks of protests.

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Jenny Splitter @jennysplitter.bsky.social · 4h

"the footage shows state highway patrols in both Ohio and Michigan positioning cars to hide the scene of the crash from public view, discussing turning off their bodycam footage and giving the news media explicit instructions about what they can document." sentientmedia.org/police-bodyc...

Police Bodycams Reveal Pattern of Deference to Meat Industry

State troopers cited concerns about animal rights activists as justification for blocking journalists from livestock crash sites.

sentientmedia.org

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Lilly Wachowski @lillywachowski.bsky.social · 3h

it is disorienting when you lose someone who you navigate your life to, like a star blinking out of the night sky.
a life lived in fearlessness, she carved out space for so many of us.
an amazing woman.
check out this doc by some of my pals.

Watch MAJOR! Online | Vimeo On Demand

The award-winning documentary "MAJOR!" follows the life and campaigns of Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a Black transgender elder who has been fighting for…

vimeo.com

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 22h

You can listen to the episode here! 💗https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-wild/id1836411908?i=1000731152697

Monarch butterflies

Podcast Episode · This is Wild · 10/10/2025 · 23m

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 22h

Our third episode of This is Wild is out! It’s on the incredible monarchs of Michoacán. Kristina Timon (IG: @hobopeeba) took these gorgeous photos which illustrate how the forests become totally blanketed in butterflies!

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 16h

I’m so excited to try this vegan bluefin tuna! 🍣

“Japan’s Mitsui DM Sugar will launch a new brand of vegan tuna next year to tackle the rising costs of the fish and declining seafood production.” www.greenqueen.com.hk/mitsui-dm-su...

Japan’s plant-based tuna to debut next year as a low-cost sashimi alternative

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 22h

You can listen to the episode here! 💗https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-wild/id1836411908?i=1000731152697

Monarch butterflies

Podcast Episode · This is Wild · 10/10/2025 · 23m

podcasts.apple.com

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 22h

Our third episode of This is Wild is out! It’s on the incredible monarchs of Michoacán. Kristina Timon (IG: @hobopeeba) took these gorgeous photos which illustrate how the forests become totally blanketed in butterflies!

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 1d

NEW: There’s a disaster unfolding in Alaska right now. And no major network is covering it.

The remnants of Typhoon Halong battered western Alaska overnight. Homes, with people in them, have literally been swept into the Bering Strait.

At least 20 are missing. No comment from any federal agency.

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Lisa Sorg @lisasorg.bsky.social · 2d

Scientists found PFAS in fresh vegetables & fish, eggs & beer. Pine needles, honey & house dust. Landfills, compost and sewage sludge.  Blood of horses. Blood of dogs. Their own blood.
 1st in a series re: NC's PFAS crisis under Trump @cleancapefear.bsky.social
insideclimatenews.org/news/1210202...

A Short-Lived Win in a Never-Ending Fight Over Forever Chemicals - Inside Climate News

For seven years N.C. activists overcame political and scientific hurdles to convince the EPA to enact PFAS regulations in drinking water. Now they’re confronting a Trump administration intent on quash...

insideclimatenews.org

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 1d

My interview with Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals as the US, UK, Germany and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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T. Ryan Gregory 🇨🇦 @tryangregory.bsky.social · 2d

To Carney, "Elbows up" means buying American jets, building a pipeline to sell our oil to the US, joining a US missile defence system, opening our markets to more American dairy, and kissing the American president's ass at every opportunity.

This is what you voted for, is it?

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 1d

“Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns..”

Crawford Kilian @crof.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 1d

Antarctica may have passed a climate tipping point of no return, scientists are warning, with mounting evidence that a sudden slump in sea ice formation since 2016 is linked to human-induced ocean warming.

Antarctica may have crossed a tipping point that leads to rising seas

Scientists are beginning to understand the sudden loss of sea ice in Antarctica – and there is growing evidence that it represents a permanent shift with potentially catastrophic consequences

www.newscientist.com

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 1d

Jared Kushner is the antichrist.

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk.

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Gilly @gillyarcht.bsky.social · 3d

Have rarely heard Clara this emphatic, and yet she is being understated on this. Such a MASSIVE betrayal of this city

Clara Jeffery @clarajeffery.bsky.social · 3d

Marc Benihoff, who has barely been in San Francisco since the pandemic, is just a red-pilled asshole like the rest of them. What a fucking disgrace. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/10/u...

Marc Benioff Says Trump Should Send Guard Troops to San Francisco

www.nytimes.com

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

Must-read piece in @theguardian.com (h/t @dpcarrington.bsky.social). In #ScienceUnderSiege, we describe how petrostates Saudi Arabia & Russia leveraged Musk's buyout of twitter so they could weaponize it for climate denial propaganda & attacks on renewables.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Money talks: the deep ties between Twitter and Saudi Arabia

The long read: Saudi Arabia’s investment in Twitter increased its influence in Silicon Valley while being used at home to shut down critics of the regime

www.theguardian.com

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 4d

My eyes have rolled so far back into my head that they’re lodged in my spine.

Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 4d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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David Ryan Miller @davidryanmiller.com · 4d

True scientific method in action:

1) Draw your conclusion
2) Gather "data" and conduct "analysis" to align with conclusion
3) Develop post hoc "theory" that links your conclusion to your "results"
4) Restate your conclusion and pat yourself on your back for your prescience

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Fiona Wallace @fiionawallace.bsky.social · 4d

BREAKING

Prime Minister of South Africa:

“If international law means anything, Netanyahu must be arrested. Otherwise, the ICC is a Western puppet.”

#ICC #Netanyahu #NetanyahuWarCriminal #Justice

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Antifa CEO @antifa.bsky.social · 5d

All your girlfriends are belong to antifa.

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Earthling @ziyatong.bsky.social · 5d

A couple days ago it was 27 degrees and today it’s 7 degrees. These 20 degree drops are bonkers.

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