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Danielle Venton
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Science reporter @kqednews // wildfire, space & oceans // studied @UCSC_SciCom @humboldtcalpoly // Host of the KQED Climate Book Club -- come read with us! Reach me on Signal: DVenton.09
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dventon.bsky.social
Billionaires out of the news biz please
February 4, 2026 at 8:01 PM
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taylorkatebrown.bsky.social
For the record, I knew this one was what was going to break me and in fact it has.
alexip718.com Alex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 3h
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · 49m I was just laid off by The Washington Post in the middle of a warzone. I have no words. I'm devastated. Quote lizzie johnson @lizziejohnsonnn · Jan 25 Waking up without power, heat, or running water. (Again.) But the work here in Kyiv continues. Warming up in the car, writing in pencil — pen ink freezes — by headlamp.
February 4, 2026 at 6:21 PM
dventon.bsky.social
🔥👩‍🚒Question for all you fire aces: Which community has the best plan for dealing with wildfire smoke when it arrives? Bonus points if it's in California
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media.tenor.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:26 PM
dventon.bsky.social
Happy bill introduction season to all who celebrate
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
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c2ech.bsky.social
Want to learn how "how industry actors manipulate science, lobby policymakers, and undermine democratic decision-making to maintain profits at the expense of human and environmental health"? Check out CIEL's new report.

www.ciel.org/reports/scie...
The Pollution Playbook: How Industry Blocks Regulation of Toxic Chemicals - Center for International Environmental Law
Discover how chemical, plastics, fossil fuel, and pesticide industries manipulate science, lobby regulators, and delay toxic chemical regulation.
www.ciel.org
February 2, 2026 at 7:15 PM
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pressfreedom.bsky.social
🚨 CPJ strongly condemns the arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for their reporting on a protest in Minnesota, arrests which mark a serious escalation of attacks on the press in the United States.

Read more: cpj.org/2026/01/cpj-...
January 30, 2026 at 4:50 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
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katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Jan 9
I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
A list of the most effective ways an individual can catalyze change at the scale we need to effectively tackle climate change, based on social science.
January 27, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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katharinehayhoe.com
New study finds that emphasizing collective efficacy (people's ability to catalyze large-scale change) is very effective in catalyzing behavioural change.

As you can see from my pinned post, I'm a big fan of simple messages that can mobilize public support for climate action!
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou
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January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
dventon.bsky.social
1/ 🧵 What is a wildfire-prepared neighborhood?
In Cameron Park’s Stone Canyon, 24 single-story homes are being built as Northern California’s first wildfire-prepared neighborhood — designed from the ground up to resist fire, not just individual homes.
www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Living With Fire: Inside Northern California’s First ‘Wildfire-Prepared Neighborhood’ | KQED
The new Stone Canyon development in El Dorado County was built with wildfire in mind. It could offer a blueprint for building — and insuring — homes in an era of megafires.
www.kqed.org
January 27, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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petersagal.bsky.social
Was listening to [REDACTED] being interviewed on All Things Considered today and discovered the concept of the Punchable Voice.
January 24, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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hausfath.bsky.social
Your regular reminder that when folks say "its cold outside where I live, what happened to global warming?" that the world is big, and weather still exists.
January 23, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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startribune.com
Tomorrow’s front page of the Minnesota Star Tribune: Jan. 23, 2026
January 22, 2026 at 11:19 PM
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by-cjewett.bsky.social
ICYMI: Kennedy funded a study of the Hep. B vaccine on W. African babies. The country called it off for now.

Infants there face 1/5 odds of mom-to-baby infection. The disease is excruciating & cuts off decades of life. w/ Stephanie Nolen

GIFT: www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/h...
Kennedy Plan to Test a Vaccine in West African Babies Is Blocked
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:58 PM
dventon.bsky.social
#icanhazpdf? www.nature.com/articles/s41... email: d venton AT kqed DOT org
🙏 please help this nerd become even nerdier 🙏
Cost-effective adaptation of electric grids - Nature Climate Change
Reducing the wildfire risk of electric grids requires assessing and comparing various adaptation measures. A study shows that a grid technology innovation cuts the risk more cost-effectively than conv...
www.nature.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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danbrekke.bsky.social
'The secrecy has concealed ICE’s transformation into a parallel FBI, a DEA and an independent police force whose mission has crept well past the deportations that media tend to focus on.' #ICE #immigration
Exclusive: Secret ICE Programs Revealed
Leaked documents detail the dizzying scope of ICE operations
open.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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jarosenfield.bsky.social
Your periodic reminder 👇
anubisthejackal.bsky.social One Who Walks Among the Dead @anubisthejackal.bsky.social · 21d
Obama once wore a tan suit, and that was a week of news right there.
January 13, 2026 at 10:26 PM
dventon.bsky.social
1/ Cultural burning returns to the Sierra foothills — KQED
For the first time in living memory, Maidu tribes are bringing back ancestral fire stewardship to care for the land.
🔗 www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Maidu Tribes Reignite Ancestral Fire Stewardship in the Sierra Foothills | KQED
Amongst the ponderosa pines in California’s Butte County, Maidu women light fires not to destroy but to heal — restoring an ancient garden, and themselves.
www.kqed.org
January 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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billmckibben.bsky.social
"I'm not mad at you" as your last words on earth are really not all that far from "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
January 9, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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startribune.com
Gov. Tim Walz said it will be difficult to get a fair outcome if Minnesota is not involved in the investigation, saying President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "have already passed judgment."

Video: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
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akrazia.bsky.social
It's notable when the NYT comes out and says this up front.
January 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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ericholthaus.com
Evacuations are once again being prepped in SoCal for a wave of deep tropical moisture arriving tomorrow. Second time in two weeks.
December 30, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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amockingbird.bsky.social
Some great stories in here. The one on the OC program for people with severe mental illness is fascinating and very well handled. With the push from the Trump regime to bring back forced treatment, it’s really important to have well reported stories on why that’s cruel and ineffective.
December 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
dventon.bsky.social
My final written offering of year is a reflection from the @kqedscience.bsky.social team about stories that stuck with us this year.

Read here: www.kqed.org/science/1999...
Stories That Stuck With Us This Year, Handpicked by the KQED Science Team | KQED
Our science reporters recount stories they found especially memorable, thought-provoking or that changed how they thought about something.
www.kqed.org
December 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
who would like to work at Google crafting narratives to promote data centres

www.google.com/about/career...
Strategic Narratives Lead, Data Centers corporate_fare Google place New York, NY, USA Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience in program or project management. Experience developing and executing narratives and engagement strategy. Preferred qualifications: Experience working with technical data center experts. Ability to build compelling narratives and utilize storytelling as a client engagement strategy. Ability to think outside the box and propose commercially and technically creative solutions. Ability to comfortably work in ambiguous, collaborative, and fast-paced environments. About the job Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth. You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business. About the job Google's infrastructure needs go far beyond server computers. As Google's products and services scale the globe, the Strategic Negotiation team works behind the scenes to secure infrastructure for Google's future -- everything from underwater cables to physical data center space. As a Strategic Negotiator, you combine your deep market knowledge of a given sector with tech industry savvy to negotiate cost-effective solutions to support Google's infrastructure growth. You'll work with specific project teams on negotiating deals, managing vendor and partner relationships and presenting deal recommendations to our Tech leadership. Your successful negotiations have the potential to save Google millions of dollars in operating costs and impact every part of the business. As the Strategic Narratives Lead on the Data Center Market Development team, you will be responsible for managing strategic narratives and engagement to advance Google's market development goals. Your day-to-day responsibilities include driving macro market development public relations campaigns to convey Google’s positive impact, managing workstreams with internal and external partners (including data center announcements), developing talking points and narrative, and creating compelling multimedia content for internal and external audiences. Google Cloud accelerates every organization’s ability to digitally transform its business and industry. We deliver enterprise-grade solutions that leverage Google’s cutting-edge technology, and tools that help developers build more sustainably. Customers in more than 200 countries and territories turn to Google Cloud as their trusted partner to enable growth and solve their most critical business problems. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $122,000-$174,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional fac…
December 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
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alexwitze.bsky.social
Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social.

The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

🧪 #AGU25 #climate
Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science
Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.
www.nature.com
December 17, 2025 at 6:59 PM