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Heartland Signal @heartlandsignal.bsky.social · 4d

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson:

"Private establishments can partner with us to make it clear that private property is private property and ICE cannot enter establishments without a valid warrant ... If Congress will not check this administration, then Chicago will."

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Dr. Romain Fernandez @romainbioimage.bsky.social · 8d

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Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov · 8d

IF ANY CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY SIGNS THIS RADICAL AGREEMENT, THEY'LL LOSE BILLIONS IN STATE FUNDING — INCLUDING CAL GRANTS — INSTANTLY.

CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS, PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS, AND SURRENDER ACADEMIC FREEDOM.

New York Times: "Trump Administration Asks Colleges to Sign ‘Compact’ to Get Funding Preference."

The White House asked nine top universities to pledge support for President Trump’s agenda to help ensure access to research funding.

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Dr. Jonathan N. Stea @jonathanstea.bsky.social · 10d

Pharmacists who recommend homeopathy should be willing to accept as payment envelopes that once contained money.

- @davidjuurlink.bsky.social

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Dr. Romain Fernandez @romainbioimage.bsky.social · 9d

She TOLD the guys

Dr Robert Bohan @robertbohan.bsky.social · 9d

This woman is on fire in the EU parliament.

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Joni Askola @joniaskola.bsky.social · 9d

Thanks to Elon Musk and David Sacks for reminding people to donate to Wikipedia

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josh @lobstereo.bsky.social · 11d

photo of parked car annotated to where I think I should be able to destroy it for blocking pavement

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Matthieu Guyot @matthieugdsm.bsky.social · 11d

J’ai trouvé ce flyer dans ma boîte aux lettres:
"Bonjour, je m’appelle Sam, je vais venir cambrioler les logements du quartier la semaine prochaine.
Si vous ne souhaitez pas faire partie de cette opération, merci de le signaler à mes équipes avant la date limite. "

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Olivier Cyran @oliviercyran.bsky.social · 10d

J’ai un neveu que j’aime bien, qui a la vingtaine, qui est ouvrier cordiste en ce moment en région parisienne, c’est le mec le plus gentil de la terre, une batterie à bonnes vibes. Comme il vit plutôt seul, le week-end des fois il aime bien aller traîner dans des coins où il y a des gens

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Ntina Tzouvala @ntinatzouvala.bsky.social · 10d

mainstream Catholicism is now WOKE

Jack Jenkins @jackjenkins.me · 10d

This is simultaneously not an especially radical theological belief and, politically speaking (especially in the U.S. context), quite a thing for Pope Leo to say. www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/266859/...

"Someone who says I'm against abortion but is in favor of the death penalty is not really pro-life," the pope explained.
"Someone who says I'm against abortion but I'm in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro life."

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Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · 13d

Methane from US oil and gas infrastructure causes more climate change than the entire US buildings and agriculture sectors. It has surged since ~2007 when the fracking boom began. Nations who are considering importing US natural gas should think carefully about its underestimated climate impacts.

Kevin J. CREATURE @kevinjkircher.com · Jun 30

New paper. I wish this wasn't the case, but most progress on reducing US greenhouse gas emissions is likely spurious. Why? EPA underestimates methane emissions from oil and gas. Relevant today as Repubs vote to gut IRA's methane monitoring/mitigation program. 🧵

authors.elsevier.com/a/1lL4K_6se4...

Two graphs from the paper.

The left graph shows US net greenhouse gas emissions from 1990 to 2022. The official EPA estimates decline fairly steadily from 6.6 gigatonnes per year in 2005 to 5.5 in 2022 (17% below 2005 levels), largely reflecting natural gas displacing coal for electricity generation. The adjusted estimates, which reflect independent measurements of methane emissions from oil and gas infrastructure, end at 6.3 gigatonnes per year in 2022 (only 5% below 2005 levels).

The right graph shows 2022 emissions increasing linearly with the assumed global warming potential of methane. Climate scientists are divided on whether to use the 100-year GWP, 20-year GWP, or something in between. With methane warming impacts assessed via the 20-year GWP, the central 2022 emissions estimate is 7.9 gigatonnes per year - 20% *above* the EPA's official 2005 estimate.

Caption: Figure 1: Left: United States net greenhouse gas emissions over time. Right: Scaling of 2022 net emissions with methane’s GWP. After adjustment to reflect recent measurements of methane emissions from natural gas infrastructure, United States net emissions remain nearly as high as their 2005 level.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 13d

Lol.

Alt text: A Twitter exchange. The first tweet is from Stephen Miller (@StephenM) saying, “Why do you think they posted this?” with a retweet of a post from the account Governor Newsom Press (@GovPres...) that says “STEPHEN MILLER IS A FASCIST!” That tweet shows 3.8K replies, 2.5K retweets, 20K likes, and 658K views. Governor Newsom Press replies to Stephen Miller with, “because you’re a fascist.” That reply shows 512 replies, 1K retweets, 18K likes, and 110K views.

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Dr. Romain Fernandez @romainbioimage.bsky.social · 13d

Wow, NASA...

Rian Nejar 🦋 @riannejar.bsky.social · 13d

A new take on the formation of the moon [via NASA Ames] 🧪🥼🌎💥🌑

"The Moon probably formed ~ 4.5 billion years ago, when a young Earth was hit by a Mars-size protoplanet, causing a lot of material to get knocked off into space."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRlh...

#moon #formation #simulation #NASA

New Supercomputer Simulation Sheds Light on Moon’s Origin

YouTube video by NASA's Ames Research Center

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Edward Elderman @elderman.bsky.social · 14d

This only happens to you once

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Sylvain GRANDSERRE @sylvaingrandserre.bsky.social · 14d

Question pour un champion

- Je suis condamné dans les affaires Bismuth, Bygmalion et Kadhafi, mis en examen dans le dossier Takieddine, menacé par 3 enquêtes judiciaires distinctes, déchu de la Légion d'honneur, envoyé en prison. Je suis, je suis...

- Soutenu par toute la droite !

- Oui, bravo !

Photo de Julien Lepers dans son émission

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Le Monde @lemonde.fr · 15d

Procès Sarkozy-Kadhafi : le détail des huit condamnations

Au total, huit personnes ont été condamnées lors de ce procès, dont l’ancien chef de l’Etat Nicolas Sarkozy, l’ancien secrétaire général de l’Elysée Claude Guéant et l’ancien ministre Brice Hortefeux.

www.lemonde.fr

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 16d

🇺🇦🇺🇳 Zelensky: Perfectly well international law does not work unless you have powerful friends who are willing to stand up for it.

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Guillaume Meurice @guillaumemeurice.bsky.social · 20d

Par @soulcie.fr

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Bombshell DAILY @bombshelldaily.bsky.social · 20d

6000 WORLDS
NASA reports a startling number of planets beyond our solar system.
@nasawebb.extwitter.link #space
www.sciencealert.com/nasa-confirm...

NASA Confirms: 6,000 Planets Beyond Our Solar System Discovered

The age of exoplanets began in 1992, when astronomers detected a pair of planets orbiting a pulsar.

www.sciencealert.com

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Tracy Bale @thebalelab.bsky.social · 22d

Fantastic piece in Nature Reviews Neuro by @nicolecrust.bsky.social on the importance of science communication. My take? Everything matters - just do something. It will make a difference for how science is valued and trusted, how community understands. Let's get out there and communicate! 👏