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strigix @sovereignbeast.bsky.social · 14d

It's pretty wild to me that investigators have uncovered that anti-trans campaigns are largely funded by the fossil fuel industry, and that the presumed motivations are pretty directly to redirect the public conversation away from climate change... and that this isn't bigger news.

Brooke @brooklynmarie.bsky.social · 15d

Fossil fuel billionaires are bankrolling the anti-trans movement

An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos and HEATED finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.

heated.world

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 1d

...also big fan of Netanyahu and Milei, big fan of economic sanctions, big fan of military intervention, big fan of coup, big fan of shooting at boats with unknown people on board

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Sebastian Bohrn Mena @bohrn-mena.at · 1d

Maria Corina #Machado wurde also der #Friedensnobelpreis verliehen. Und viele jubeln jetzt: Ein "Zeichen gegen Trump" sei das, eine Hoffnung für die Welt. Das Gegenteil ist der Fall. Bitte informiert Euch. Als Nachkomme chilenischer Faschismusopfer ist mir das wirklich wichtig. Ein Thread: (1)

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Pedro Zubieta-Funes @zetaefe.bsky.social · 1d

The Nobel goes to María Corina Machado—not Trump, but a loyal disciple of his causes: backing Netanyahu, cheering Latin America’s far right, calling for a U.S. invasion of Venezuela, and dreaming of privatizing its oil. Maduro is a dictator, but this isn’t peace.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Nobel peace prize 2025 live: María Corina Machado wins for work promoting democratic rights in Venezuela

US president had been conducting campaign to influence prize committee

www.theguardian.com

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 1d

Mitt største ankepunkt mot de elektiske sparkesyklene, i tilllegg til at de er farlige, er ellers at de har gjort livet vanskeligere for oss som holder fast på de tradisjonelle manuelle sparkesyklene. Plutselig er det totalforbudt å bruke dem innendørs omtrent overalt. sivilisatorisk tilbakeskritt

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Ine Harsten 📎 @iharsten.bsky.social · 1d

Jørgen Watne Frydnes’ tale i dag, i anledning årets Fredspristildeling, var en hyllest til demokrati og til demokratiske institusjoner.

Deretter har alt gått rett i dass.

2025-prisen er nå en skandaletildeling.

Selv beklager jeg på det sterkeste alt positivt jeg har skrevet tidligere.

Machado dediserer fredsprisen til Trump

María Corina Machado sier i sin første uttalelse etter tildelingen av Nobels fredspris at prisen er en enorm anerkjennelse.

www.dagsavisen.no

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · 1d

#OpenAccess from @ejprjournal.bsky.social -

Liberal democratic values among immigrants in Europe: Socialisation and adaptation processes - https://cup.org/42C8Zxv

- @fguelzau.bsky.social, Marc Helbling & @snmorgenstern.bsky.social

#FirstView

Banner for the European Journal of Political Research, available on Cambridge Core, the platform of Cambridge University Press. The banner is in blue with white and lighter blue text.

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Bård Lahn @bard.lahn.no · 1d

Når først så mye av diskusjonen rundt fredsprisen handler om Trump, er det relevant at Marco Rubio eksplisitt har støttet Machado som kandidat..?

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Stephen Corry @stephencorry.bsky.social · 2d

'Carbon credits' are fake.
Always have been.
Always will be.
It really is that simple.

Chris Lang @reddmonitor.bsky.social · 5d

The Blattner family's Isangi REDD project sold 1.3 million carbon credits.

@hannanik.bsky.social and Jonas Gerding analysed the satellite images of the project and concluded that it led to few, if any, emissions reductions.

reddmonitor.substack.com/p/isangi-red...

Isangi REDD project: “Emissions reductions were likely short-lived if they occurred at all”

Verra has frozen the buffer pool carbon credits from the project.

reddmonitor.substack.com

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

Dette området er som kjent fullt av småhus som er viktige for Oslos sjel og egenart og økosystemer, så dette må man for all del ikke tukle med når det gjelder fortetting

Victor @victorokpluss.bsky.social · 2d

Om det bare fantes store områder i byen med utbygd skinnegpende transport, masse grønt og lite tett bebyggelse... men akk

google maps-skjermdump av tilfeldig utsnitt av vestkanten

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

Ah, jeg trodde du mente man kunne cashe inn 95 prosent gevinst! Men ja, fem prosent gevinst er heller ikke å kimse av. Jeg er usikker på om jeg tør utelukke det helt, men det ville vært ekstremt merkelig

Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

The funny thing about a lot of EA (effective altruism) folks is that they somehow manage to simultaneously be extremely smart and very stupid.

Jonathan Ladd @jonmladd.bsky.social · 2d

It's in some ways amusing how Mackensie Scott giving her fortune away to nonprofits and local community organizations to build American social capital, and to community colleges and HBCUs to improve educational opportunities, drives the EA people into a rage.

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

Er du så overbevist om at det skjer? Jeg ville oppleve det som fullstendig bisartt, det ville jo latterliggjøre prisen for all fremtid. Spørsmålet er hvor lojale komiteen er til prisens omdømme vs Norge som stat

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

Lurer på hvordan man kommer fram til at et av de minst grønne områdene i Oslo egner seg best for fortetting. Med mindre man tenker at d allerede er stygt så litt mer skader ikke? Så hjelper d ikke med alt som er omfattet av "småhusplanen", d forrige byrådets store arvesynd, men d r ik hovedsaken nå

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 2d

Finn en eneste bra ting dette byrådet gjør for byen-challenge

🎃 Boo-nas 🦇 Karlscream 👻 Ghåstrøm, 🕷️ PhD ☠️ @pigalopp.no · 2d

Ja dette blir sikkert populært, Oslo byråd. Har aldri sett en eneste lokalbeboer som ønsker seg dette. Og det vil skyggelegge et av de få fine gjenværende områdene her i nærheten. #Helsfyr #Oslo www.aftenposten.no/oslo/i/bmyQJ...

Oslo-byrådet vil ha to høyblokker på Helsfyr

Byrådet i Oslo anbefaler at det kan bygges to høyblokker på Helsfyr på opptil 70 meter.

www.aftenposten.no

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 3d

repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself

violent alien @blipstress.bsky.social · 3d

An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.

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Current Affairs @currentaffairs.bsky.social · 3d

We must take this stuff seriously. Please, none of this “he just has some controversial opinions” stuff. Don’t call him “America’s most canceled man” or something.

If you are going to interview Fuentes, it’s unforgivable to set aside his neo-Nazism.

www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-ris...

The Rise of Nick Fuentes Should Horrify Us All

A neo-Nazi is trying to fill the void left by the failures of the two major parties. Unless Americans are offered a visionary alternative, Fuentes’ toxic ideology may flourish.

www.currentaffairs.org

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JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 14d

The primary reason TPUSA succeeded, thrived, and delivered significant political power is because wealthy ideologues patiently invested a huge sum of money for many years to give it time to establish a market presence.

A smart and correct strategy with huge pay-off!

fortune.com/2025/09/20/c...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14d

Yes! Yes yes yes. Half the conversations I had at Climate Week were about how shitty & stupid climate funders are, and the central complaint is just this: they don't fund movement infrastructure. It's all one-off, campaign-based. Leaves nothing behind, builds nothing.

JLRay @jlray.bsky.social · 14d

The primary reason TPUSA succeeded, thrived, and delivered significant political power is because wealthy ideologues patiently invested a huge sum of money for many years to give it time to establish a market presence.

A smart and correct strategy with huge pay-off!

fortune.com/2025/09/20/c...

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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 3d

As an expert on help-seeking, I'm not surprised that AI makes it harder for students to develop strong relationships with teachers. Because AI means they can get help without asking an actual human teacher, but it doesn't address the distrust that makes it hard for many students to ask. 1/

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 3d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

www.edweek.org

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 3d

I can’t believe I have to say this, but historically, masked men who kidnap families in the middle of the night are usually not the good guys.

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Ivan Nelsin @ivannelsin.bsky.social · 3d

Legaliser og reguler

Elin L’Estrange 🌹 @elinlestrange.bsky.social · 3d

Tenk å se på dette og tenke at løsningen er å fengsle 13-åringene

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 3d

Takk, voksent! Ja, man kan alltids diskutere effekter for public standing for MI og klimaforskning

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 3d

Som flere andre har sagt er jo dette noe som nettopp ikke handler om offentlighetsloven, men om formidling til journalister. Yr sine data er hovedsakelig offentlig tilgjengelige. Å overstyre en forskers formidling som statlig oppnevnt styreleder er å trampe med støvler inn i den akademiske friheten

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Olav Elgvin @olavelgvin.bsky.social · 3d

unnskyld meg: jeg har selvfølgelig IKKE sammenliknet henvendelsen til abc nyheter med russisk propaganda. d tror jeg du forstår. det jeg har sammenliknet er retten til å foreta etiske vurderinger knyttet til formidling av forskningen sin. Deg dette dreier seg om r retten til å styre egen formidling.

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