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Prof. Bob Howarth
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Professor at Cornell University, Earth system scientist, co-EiC Land-Ocean-Atmosphere Research
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One by one, Europeans mentioned in the Epstein files who still hold political office are beginning to resign or are being forced out of office.

Meanwhile, ruled by an administration almost entirely made up of Epstein associates, the US carries on as if nothing really happened.
February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
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doctorvive.bsky.social
Why is @zeitlin.bsky.social of @heatmap.news covering Travis Fisher as an "energy scholar at the Cato Institute," when Fisher is a fossil-energy lobbyist who coordinated the climate-denying DOE report justifying repeal of the Endangerment Finding, ruled unlawful by a Federal judge just last Friday?
By Lisa Friedman Reporting from Washington Jan. 30, 2026 A federal judge on Friday ruled the Energy Department violated the law when Secretary Chris Wright handpicked five researchers who reject the scientific consensus on climate change to work in secret on a sweeping government report on global warming. The Energy Department issued the report, which downplayed the dangers of warming, in late July without having held any public meetings or made records available to the public. Lee Zeldin, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, then cited the report to justify a plan to repeal the endangerment finding, a landmark scientific determination that serves as the legal foundation for regulating climate pollution. But the Federal Advisory Committee Act of 1972 does not allow agencies to recruit or rely on secret groups for the purposes of policymaking. Judge William Young of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts said the Energy Department did not deny that it had failed to hold open meetings or assemble a balance of viewpoints, as the law requires, when it created the panel, The members of the Climate Working Group were Steven E. Koonin, a physicist and author; John Christy, an atmospheric scientist; Judith Curry, a climatologist; Roy Spencer, a meteorologist; and Ross McKitrick, an economics professor. All of them have questioned the scientific consensus that climate change poses severe risks to the planet and to human health. Thousands of pages of emails and internal documents made public under the judge's orders showed that the group had worked diligently to keep its existence shielded and met in secret more than a dozen times. In April, shortly after the group was convened, Travis Fisher, the director of energy and environmental policy studies at the Cato Institute, who coordinated the Energy Department report, emailed the researchers from a personal email account. He said the "exact charge" of the panel was to provide an update on science as it applies to the endangerment finding. He also informed them that the Environmental Protection Agency had asked that the document be "D.O.E.-branded." Mr. Fisher on Friday declined to comment.
February 4, 2026 at 1:34 AM
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carlquintanilla.bsky.social
“.. Not a single Republican member of Congress showed up to the public forum .. on the violence inflicted by federal immigration agents, featuring testimony from the brothers of Renee Good ..”

@newrepublic.com
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February 3, 2026 at 11:09 PM
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doctorvive.bsky.social
As someone who worked on the Dessler Report, the scientific response coordinated by @andrewdessler.com, I can tell you that the DOE report was filled with falsehoods — all meant to justify the gutting of US capacity to regulate carbon dioxide

Why is @heatmap.news covering the work of its architect?
doctorvive.bsky.social Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 15h
Why is @zeitlin.bsky.social of @heatmap.news covering Travis Fisher as an "energy scholar at the Cato Institute," when Fisher is a fossil-energy lobbyist who coordinated the climate-denying DOE report justifying repeal of the Endangerment Finding, ruled unlawful by a Federal judge just last Friday?
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 AM
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mrsbettybowers.bsky.social
Elon Musk will have to appear on April 20.

For those of you, unlike Elon, who don't celebrate it, that's Hitler's birthday.

Never say the French don't have a sense of humor.

www.nbcnews.com/world/europe...
Paris prosecutors summon Elon Musk after raid on X's French offices
The prosecutor's cybercrime unit said it carried out searches with Europol and French police.
www.nbcnews.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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alexrbarron.bsky.social
Bring Your Own New Clean Energy? (#BYONCE)?
spears.bsky.social Caroline Spears @spears.bsky.social · 21h
Today in PA: Governor Shapiro's Budget Address lays out specifics on data centers - cost structure, ratepayer protection goals, etc. The TLDR: "Bring Your Own Power"

www.nbcnews.com/politics/202...
February 3, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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jgilligan.org
Imagine if we had to comply with the Bill of Rights? WTF were those "founding fathers" even thinking?
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Mike Johnson speaks out against the use of judicial warrants in immigration cases:

"Imagine if we had to go through the process of getting a judicial warrant"
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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whitehouse.senate.gov
Poland has a long history of dealing with Russian intel operations.

The Trump/Russia connection is real and the Epstein files have blown it open.
www.telegraph.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 10:50 PM
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larry-l.bsky.social
Even the Daily Mail connects dots www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap'
The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Retiring Walmart CEO Doug McMillon made $27M last year, over 930 times the median Walmart worker's salary of just $29,469.

Walmart's wages are so low that its workers are among the most likely to rely on SNAP and Medicaid to get by.

Hello?
February 3, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Friends, when the history of this sordid period of America is written — assuming it’s not written by historians trying to curry favor with a future fascist regime — I hope the leaders of American business are condemned to the hellfire they deserve for helping destroy American democracy.
February 3, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
Just happened to look up Hank Stommel's Wikipedia page today. Was shocked at how embarrassingly spartan it is:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_S...
Any climate Wikipedia editors out there looking for a side project?
February 3, 2026 at 6:45 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani overcame millions of dollars of superPAC and billionaire money to win his race.

One reason why? New York City’s public financing system. Watch:
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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kdaver.bsky.social
Een plaatje van een man met een grote bladblazer die oranje spul terugblaast dat een geüniformeerd persoon naar hem toe spuit met daarboven de tekst: "Just a tip for my protestors friends in Minnesota: Leaf blowers are awesome for blowing tear gas back at ICE. We discovered that in Portland in 2020."
January 25, 2026 at 6:49 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
Here's another new analysis out today that looks more narrowly at US data centres and their gas plans - countering the narrative that most of it won't actually get built. It will: because they're using inefficient, ultra-polluting but quickly-installed

www.linkedin.com/posts/michae...
Many data centers claim to use clean energy to power their operations. But in a report we published today, we found that’s increasingly not true. Instead data centers are using natural gas—and doing so in very strange ways. It can now take as long as 7 years to connect a data center to the power grid. Beginning about a year ago, developers began pursuing new power strategies. Rather than wait, many data centers are now building their own power plants. In what we believe is the most comprehensive analysis of this trend to date, we identified 46 data centers with a combined capacity of 56 GW that plan to build their own power "behind-the-meter." That represents roughly 30% of all planned data center capacity in the United States, according to Cleanview's project tracker. In the last year, this trend has gone from niche to mainstream. 90% of the projects we identified—representing approximately 50 GW—were announced in 2025 alone. When we began this research, we were skeptical of many of these projects—as all analysts should be. Data center developers often pursue multiple projects with the intention of only building one (the "phantom project" phenomenon). Turbine manufacturers have said lead times for their equipment now stretch as long as 5-7 years. But we think much of this capacity is likely to come online soon. What makes our report unique is that we didn't rely on press releases, which show what developers say they are going to build. Instead we tracked down actual equipment deals and permits showing site plans. This revealed a very different—and surprising—story. Most of the press releases we found mentioned "all of the above" strategies that include renewables. But ~75% of the generation equipment we could identify (23 GW) was natural gas-powered. Data centers aren't planning to use your typical gas turbines either—hence why many are able to install them this year or next year. Developers are instead turning to: - Mobile gas generators strapped … Developers are instead turning to: - Mobile gas generators strapped to semitrucks - Aeroderivative turbines originally designed for aircraft and warships - Reciprocating engines that ramp fast, but are less efficient - Refurbished turbines acquired from industrial operations
February 3, 2026 at 8:32 PM
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globalecoguy.bsky.social
Gee, I'm *shocked* to learn that Trump is wrong, and China is actually leading the world on wind power.
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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michaelemann.bsky.social
"Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers including Wilbur Ross, Rudy Giuliani, and Steve Mnunchin at dinner hosted by David Koch just TWO MONTHS after his release from prison" (h/t @arkancrow.bsky.social):
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
Jeffrey Epstein partied with Trump's closest advisers in 2010
Photos from a 2010 dinner party at the home of David and Julia Koch obtained by DailyMail.com show Jeffrey Epstein as he chats with guests after a screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps.
www.dailymail.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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foodandwater.bsky.social
📣 TONIGHT 📣 Opposition to data centers is growing, but we need to build a strong, united movement to take on Big Tech.

Join our research team, allies and special guest Zephyr Teachout at 8PM ET for the virtual launch of our campaign to stop data centers!
Stop Data Centers Now! Campaign Launch · Food & Water Watch
The rapid expansion of data centers across the United States, driven by the AI and crypto boom, presents one of the bigg
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February 3, 2026 at 5:30 PM
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rbreich.bsky.social
According to the New Yorker, Donald Trump and his family profited off the presidency by an estimated $4 billion in 2025 — mostly through shady crypto deals.

That amounts to $456,621 per hour.

But how are you doing?
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
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thetnholler.bsky.social
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
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fishguydave.bsky.social
The Department of Biology, Ecology and Evolution at the University of Liège is currently seeking a permanent scientist in marine biology. The position is based at Liège, Belgium, but is also expected to conduct research at their Underwater and Oceanographic Research Station in the Mediterranean.
www.sciences.uliege.be
February 3, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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oilfieldwitness.bsky.social
LNG industry: we are clean energy....

Reality.
LNG Canada has been flaring up to 15 times more gas than expected, documents reveal
Problem with the Kitimat facility’s flaring equipment has resulted in LNG Canada burning significantly more gas — and it could take three years to fix
vancouversun.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 PM
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noriks.bsky.social
TRUMP BANKRUPTS KENNEDY CENTRE

@foxnews.com
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February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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February 3, 2026 at 1:50 PM
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queenofthesouth.bsky.social
It’s so ironic that the same republicans hollering about how people need to show ID and prove citizenship just to vote(a basic right) are simultaneously saying that ICE agents should be completely anonymous and wear masks while they kidnap people and break into homes without judicial warrants🙃
February 3, 2026 at 1:57 PM