Shannon Stirone
@shannonstirone.bsky.social
Writer in nyc. Space nerd. Mars is a Hellhole. Bylines in NYT’s, The Atlantic, Wired, Esquire, Longreads, & others. Anti fascist. Opinions are mine. Climate by day.
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Welcome new followers. Here’s a quick intro if you don’t know me. I’m a science writer and have covered everything from telescopes to space resistant bacteria to the meaning of life.
I work in climate by day which is very exciting. Here are some pieces of mine you might like to read:
I work in climate by day which is very exciting. Here are some pieces of mine you might like to read:
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This is an incredible image of comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by Satoru Murata ICQ Comet Observations group on 16 November 2025 from western New Mexico.
Structure within the major dust tail from the comet is clearly visible, together with two smaller jets trailing the nucleus and maybe even an anti-tail.
Structure within the major dust tail from the comet is clearly visible, together with two smaller jets trailing the nucleus and maybe even an anti-tail.
November 24, 2025 at 11:50 PM
This is an incredible image of comet 3I/ATLAS, taken by Satoru Murata ICQ Comet Observations group on 16 November 2025 from western New Mexico.
Structure within the major dust tail from the comet is clearly visible, together with two smaller jets trailing the nucleus and maybe even an anti-tail.
Structure within the major dust tail from the comet is clearly visible, together with two smaller jets trailing the nucleus and maybe even an anti-tail.
My favorite building in the city
November 24, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My favorite building in the city
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This is a great example of what not do to when you write a headline—especially a cover story.
This is irresponsible. He is not in science he’s against science. He’s killing people because he is so AGAINST science.
Press—do better. Do not repeat their messaging. Do not repeat the lies.
This is irresponsible. He is not in science he’s against science. He’s killing people because he is so AGAINST science.
Press—do better. Do not repeat their messaging. Do not repeat the lies.
Over many interviews, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told Michael Scherer about how he plans to remake America’s public-health system. Can he lead the scientific establishment he’s spent much of his life crusading against?
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
Read more in our new cover story: theatln.tc/q9hXxlbM
November 24, 2025 at 3:55 PM
This is a great example of what not do to when you write a headline—especially a cover story.
This is irresponsible. He is not in science he’s against science. He’s killing people because he is so AGAINST science.
Press—do better. Do not repeat their messaging. Do not repeat the lies.
This is irresponsible. He is not in science he’s against science. He’s killing people because he is so AGAINST science.
Press—do better. Do not repeat their messaging. Do not repeat the lies.
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"The cost of running coal plants rose 28 percent from 2021 to 2024, nearly double the rate of inflation over that time, forcing consumers to pay $6 billion in unnecessary energy bills," writes @energyinnovation.org's @silviomarcacci.bsky.social: thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... 🔌💡
Coal’s Not Coming Back
19th century technology can’t compete economically with 21st century clean energy
thepowerline.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:56 AM
"The cost of running coal plants rose 28 percent from 2021 to 2024, nearly double the rate of inflation over that time, forcing consumers to pay $6 billion in unnecessary energy bills," writes @energyinnovation.org's @silviomarcacci.bsky.social: thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... 🔌💡
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🔌💡 #Energy costs have already risen 11 percent this year, and consumers can’t keep footing the bill for a 140-year-old technology.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🔌💡 #Energy costs have already risen 11 percent this year, and consumers can’t keep footing the bill for a 140-year-old technology.
thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
thepowerline.substack.com/p/coals-not-... by @silviomarcacci.bsky.social
I’ve cried all day everything is totally fine and ok
goodnight oasis tour thank you for giving me 3 shows and 7,000,000 instagram reels when i was depressed as hell
November 24, 2025 at 3:47 AM
I’ve cried all day everything is totally fine and ok
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It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/h... "please, buy new phone. the economy is dying" is an incredible gaslight
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever and it's costing economy
Americans are holding onto devices longer than ever before, and while it may be consumer smart, it comes at a cost to work productivity and the U.S. economy.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 1:17 AM
It's not just "consumer smart" it reduces environmental waste, key materials are often mined in slave conditions. The whole tenor of the article is wrong - why is the economy so dependent on us engaging in mass waste?
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1. Good riddance.
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
Marjorie Taylor Greene To Resign From Congress | HuffPost Latest News
The surprising news comes amid a public feud with President Donald Trump.
www.huffpost.com
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
1. Good riddance.
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
2. I am already seeing people on the left praising her and saying she should join the Democrats. HER ENTIRE RESIGNATION SPEECH WAS DUMPING ON TRANS PEOPLE AND IMMIGRANTS.
www.huffpost.com/entry/marjor...
She’s going to run. She’s distancing herself from the extreme right so she can come off as more appealing and someone with integrity.
She’s going to run. No one does this without a bigger motive.
She’s going to run. No one does this without a bigger motive.
Marge Greene announces she is resigning from Congress, that she doesn’t want to go through a brutal primary against a Trump backed opponent, and says Trump has treated her like a battered wife and has been hateful to her and is trying to destroy her.
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 AM
She’s going to run. She’s distancing herself from the extreme right so she can come off as more appealing and someone with integrity.
She’s going to run. No one does this without a bigger motive.
She’s going to run. No one does this without a bigger motive.
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
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i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
Breaking News: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he personally instructed the CDC to abandon its position that vaccines do not cause autism. The move underscores his determination to challenge scientific orthodoxy — in this case, that vaccines save lives — and bend the health department to his will.
RFK Jr. Says He Instructed CDC to Change Vaccines and Autism Language on Website
In an interview, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. cited gaps in vaccine safety research. His critics say he is ignoring a larger point: Vaccines save lives.
nyti.ms
November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
i know we've all laughed about the worm and the affair but this is a profoundly dangerous person who should be expelled from the government.
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I Wanna Be Adored - Remastered 2009
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November 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
Fire Breaks Out at COP30 Climate Summit Venue in Brazil
A fire erupted inside the packed UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, on Thursday, forcing a panicked evacuation of thousands of delegates just as negotiations reached their final days.
www.bloomberg.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:01 PM
The venue where UN climate talks is taking place just caught on fire. Metaphors really write themselves these days...
Please pay attention. They don’t want you to, they want you to feel overwhelmed. But don’t stop paying attention.
"The Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika as a hate symbol.
"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
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"Instead, the Coast Guard will classify the Nazi insignia as 'potentially divisive' under its new guidelines.
"The new policy similarly downgrades the definition of nooses and the Confederate flag."
Free link wapo.st/3Mbd9a6
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
wapo.st
November 20, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Please pay attention. They don’t want you to, they want you to feel overwhelmed. But don’t stop paying attention.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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NYC strong baby
Today there was an attempted ICE raid in Bensonhurst & community members showed up. Even though NYPD collaborated with ICE by trying to disburse the crowd; community members stood their ground & ICE left without kidnapping a single person per the rapid response groups I'm on. We protect us!
November 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
NYC strong baby
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This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
November 18, 2025 at 10:57 PM
This all-male panel is deciding whether South Carolina women can be charged with murder for their pregnancies — and whether birth control and pro-choice websites stay legal.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
This a real thing happening today. Don't look away.
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Let me tell you about the other Epstein files the Trump administration is STILL HIDING — records that aren’t affected by the bill Congress passed today.
November 18, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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"things happen"
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"things happen"
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Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
Trump in response to an Epstein question: "ABC, your company, your crappy company is one of the perpetrators. I think the license should be taken away from ABC because your news is so fake and so wrong. And we have a great commissioner, a chairman, who should take a look at that."
November 18, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Is it a threat to free speech when the President of the United States threatens to yank the broadcast license of a channel whose reporters are asking him challenging questions?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
I ask because I feel like there used to be tons of pundits worried about free speech. Where'd they go?
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The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their ou...
www.propublica.org
November 18, 2025 at 4:00 AM
The rate of sepsis in Houston surged 63% after Texas banned abortion.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, where hospital leaders empowered doctors to intervene before patients’ conditions worsened, it rose 29%.
(Published May)
If any AI companies see this:please stop offering me jobs or money to train your programs on how to tell stories and write better. I would rather eat a worm. I would rather get a tooth pulled. I would rather get a really nasty paper cut. I am morally and creatively against everything you stand for.
November 18, 2025 at 3:31 AM
If any AI companies see this:please stop offering me jobs or money to train your programs on how to tell stories and write better. I would rather eat a worm. I would rather get a tooth pulled. I would rather get a really nasty paper cut. I am morally and creatively against everything you stand for.
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In a win for polluters, the Trump regime proposed a rule to limit the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution in wetlands and waterways. This would strip federal protections from 55 million acres of wetlands (85% of all wetlands nationwide!), threatening lots of people's drinking water.
E.P.A. Rule Would Drastically Curb Protections for Wetlands
www.nytimes.com
November 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
In a win for polluters, the Trump regime proposed a rule to limit the EPA’s authority to regulate pollution in wetlands and waterways. This would strip federal protections from 55 million acres of wetlands (85% of all wetlands nationwide!), threatening lots of people's drinking water.