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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 12h

There’s a March for Health and Science being organized in DC for Wednesday, November 5.

MARCH FOR HEALTH & SCIENCE
Washington DC, November 5@4PM

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David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells.bsky.social · 12h

“Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed as the region warms, with new seeps being discovered at an ‘astonishing rate,’ scientists have found.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...

Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN

Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...

www.cnn.com

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David Dayen @ddayen.bsky.social · 3d

So this is funny.
The administration just issued a rule slashing foreign agricultural worker wages. And to justify it, in a public filing, Trump's Labor Department alleges that Trump's immigration enforcement has devastated the Ag workforce and caused a "risk of supply shock-induced food shortages."

Trump Labor Department Says His Immigration Raids Are Causing a Food Crisis

In a filing in the Federal Register, the Labor Department argues there are “immediate dangers to the American food supply” due to a lack of migrant agricultural workers.

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ACLU @aclu.org · 3d

The public has a right to know how ICE is planning to expand its network of detention centers — especially when these centers hold thousands of our neighbors and loved ones in inhumane and unconstitutional conditions.

Civil rights group sues ICE for withholding records of the agency's detention expansion plans in Virginia

ICE solicited bids to expand detention in Virginia—then failed to respond to a public records request. Now, the ACLU is suing.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

“In a city once choked with cars and infamous for its traffic snarls, Paris has pulled off a remarkable turnaround…the French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently.” Via @momentummag.bsky.social

A victory for FAST leadership.

Paris Pedals to the Top: How the City of Light Became Europe’s Best for Young Cyclists

The French capital has officially become Europe’s best city for children to walk, cycle, and move around independently

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 4d

Never forget that Dolly Parton gave a million bucks for covid research at the *very start* of the pandemic—including money that helped fund the development of the Moderna vaccine.

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 4d

I feel like this photo of masked, armed men pepper spraying a pastor protecting his community is going to be a defining picture of this moment in America for a long, long time.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

It’s not “partisan” to defend science, evidence, and objective reality.

It’s partisan to attack science, evidence, and objective reality, to benefit your political “team.”

That’s true with climate science, with vaccinology, & with evidence-based city-building, all of which are being attacked.

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LCV – League of Conservation Voters 🌎 @lcv.org · 5d

The government may be closed for you but it is still very much open for billionaire CEOs and polluters

E&E News: Trump inks order to advance halted Alaska mining order

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order reversing a Biden-era decision that blocked a mining road in Alaska, which faces fierce opposition among tribes and environmental groups.

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Climate Desk @climatedesk.org · 5d

The national parks are in deep shit—perhaps literally.

Read our latest dispatch from Climate Desk Weekly, recapping what the shutdown means for National Parks: link.motherjones.com/view/647e4ef...

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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 5d

Welcome to Moose Monday

Bull moose hanging out with a cow and calf in a field of fall grass.

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 5d

I never want to hear about how China is not doing their part again. It's really clear who is not doing their part.

Eric Roston @eroston.bsky.social · 5d

Oh:
- The US sold $80 billion in oil and gas abroad through July.
- China exported $120 billion in green technology over the same period.
By @akshatrathi.bsky.social
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

China Is Beating the US in the Battle for Energy Export Dominance

China’s exports of clean energy technology hit a record in August, with $20 billion shipped globally.

www.bloomberg.com

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 5d

They lost most of their members and then watered down their goals. Now they are ending it outright.

Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 5d

They were never serious...

A global banking group - Net-Zero Banking Alliance - that Prime Minister Mark Carney helped launch in 2021 to fight climate change has voted to shut down. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/03/n...

Climate banking alliance Carney helped launch votes to shut down

A global banking group that Prime Minister Mark Carney helped launch in 2021 to fight climate change has voted to shut down. A spokesperson for the UN-backed Net-Zero Banking Alliance says members vot...

www.nationalobserver.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5d

U.S. Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva won her election two weeks ago. Republicans refuse to seat her in Congress.

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Chris Murphy @chrismurphyct.bsky.social · 5d

These are the "law enforcement" tactics federal agents are using in Chicago. Their car is obstructed by a moped so they tear gas the entire neighborhood.

Unacceptable in America.

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 5d

Hey @awscloud.bsky.social Are you doing this from the data centers in residential areas like the one across the street from my house??

European Environmental Bureau🍃 @eeb.org · 5d

⚠️ Worried about data centres’ energy & water use? Don’t forget the chemicals!

Data centres use F-gases is their cooling systems - potent greenhouse gases that also leak #ForeverChemicals into air, water & soil.

Europe must build its AI boom on renewable energy + safe, natural refrigerants 🌿

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 6d

This is remarkable.

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 6d

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d

"The Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World" | My interview about @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & my new book, #ScienceUnderSiege, with the legendary Ralph Nader on the #RalphNaderRadioHour: www.ralphnaderradiohour.com/p/the-five-m...

The Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World

Ralph welcomes Michael Mann, Professor in the “Department of Earth and Environmental Science” at the University of Pennsylvania and author along with Dr.

www.ralphnaderradiohour.com

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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 7d

Ressa… told Stewart people the world over were electing “illiberal leaders democratically because of insidious manipulation … [which] starts with the manipulation and corruption of our public information ecosystem” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Americans are ‘deer in the headlights’ in face of Trump assault on free speech, Maria Ressa tells Jon Stewart

Nobel prize winner says US institutions have collapsed much quicker than expected under the Trump administration

www.theguardian.com

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IPSO - International Programme on the State of the Ocean @oceanipso.bsky.social · 11d

Simulations covering 800,000 years show that a slight deep-ocean warming can trigger West #Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse, raising sea level by about 4 metres.

Today’s temperatures are already at this threshold. Future irreversible ice sheet loss may occur with little/no further climate warming.

Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss - Communications Earth & Environment

The Antarctic Ice Sheet exhibits hysteresis and irreversible ice loss, with West Antarctic collapse contributing over 4 m of sea-level rise even under minimal additional warming, according to 800,000-...

www.nature.com

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Cathy Cowan Becker @ccbecker271.bsky.social · 10d

Insurance rates are going up everywhere, even in the Ohio Valley region, due to climate change driven chiefly by the burning of fossil fuels.

Save Ohio Parks @saveohioparks.bsky.social · 10d

This is how insurance companies respond to increasing, massive property damage and human misery caused by climate change:

Denying claims, raising premiums, overcompensating CEOs— and investing in fossil-fuel companies. George Banziger in Marietta Times: bit.ly/474G9bC

@ccbecker271.bsky.social

Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Climate change, extreme weather and insurance companies

“We are homeowners whose entire neighborhoods have been destroyed by fires and we’re fighting our insurance companies while continuing to pay rate hike after rate hike.” “We are small business owners ...

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 11d

The OpenAI flagship data center is in Texas, and multiple other such centers are scheduled to be built here. My electricity bill last month was three times what it usually is. It’s a completely unsustainable situation.

More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 11d

Electricity now costs up to 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers.

www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring

Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

www.bloomberg.com

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Asha Rangappa @asharangappa.bsky.social · 11d

I can’t believe I’m watching interviews of city mayors talking about how they are coordinating with other mayors to discuss how to protect their residents FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES

I know we are “used to it” but it is absolutely insane

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 11d

the president of the united states wants to use the american military to kill american citizens on american soil. that's the whole story!

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Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD DSc(hon) @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social · 11d

Excited to co-author this study led by @nathanlo.bsky.social @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social on the devastating consequences of not vaccinating pregnant women vs Covid

jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Modeling the Health Impact of Discontinuing COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy in the US

This decision analytical model study estimates the number of avertable COVID-19 hospitalizations in US infants younger than 6 months and pregnant persons with vaccinations during pregnancy.

jamanetwork.com

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