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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 17d

The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $6.6 trillion.

The entire bottom 50% of America is worth just $4.2 trillion.

Read that back.

When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 28

"Municipal wastewater treatment facilities using conventional mechanical-biological processes (CAS) are ineffective at removing pharmaceuticals from wastewater."

It's going into our rivers in ever increasing quantities.

phys.org/news/2025-09...

Wastewater treatment plants are a major source of pharmaceutical pollution, study finds

Municipal wastewater treatment plants are ineffective at removing Prozac (fluoxetine) and other common pharmaceuticals in wastewater, causing the drugs to be discharged into lakes, rivers and streams ...

phys.org

washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 27

This is extraordinary. This season is also not yet over.

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Sep 27

What I meant to say was: “2 cat 5’s in back to back seasons.”

Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Sep 27

#Humberto is now a Cat 5!
It’s the first time in nearly a century with back to back seasons with Cat 5’s in the Atlantic.
We are seeing our warmer future unfold in real-time, IMO. 1/

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Sep 24

The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 21

Two different "theys" in my post!

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 21

They're not even joining them up now. They're definitely doing some exploration.

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 17

Any clues on what's causing the highly unusual wiggle on the graph over the last few days?

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 12

There is certainly nothing like it in previous years graphs. I tried zooming in to get a better look at the individual data points but it didn't help. Very much hoping it's all explainable and due to some equipment aberration!

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 10

Original chart available here: climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_dai...

Climate Reanalyzer

Sea surface temperature (SST) data visualizations

climatereanalyzer.org

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Sep 7

Very strange pattern over the last few days that I can't see replicated in any other year in the chart. Will we see a correction? @climatecasino.net

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Christopher Cartwright @chriscartwright.bsky.social · Jul 26

#Greenland melt extent 26.07.2025

The crazy #Climate event continues and more heat is expected today

+6c at Freya glacier at 7.30AM

#ClimateCrisis #cryosphere

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jul 15

Shocking chart.

washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jul 15

Painting wood fences with a fireproof paint may be an option. These paints delay ignition and reduce the chance of fire taking hold.

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CAL FIRE @calfire.bsky.social · Jul 15

🔥 This home is wildfire ready — is yours?
The homeowner created a 5-foot Zone 0 buffer using smart landscaping and noncombustible materials in a neighborhood — and still has a yard with grass, trees, and flowers spaced out with nothing flammable right against the home.
youtu.be/lZ3ZQeC7VZQ

Wildfire-Ready Landscaping: How Zone 0 Can Help Your Home Survive

YouTube video by CAL FIRE TV

youtu.be

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jul 12

One of the tv reports seemed to allude very briefly to there being a way that the switches could have been switched off automatically as part of some sort of system response. Is this 100% out of the question?

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Jeff Wise @jeffwise.bsky.social · Jul 12

Juan Brown says that with first officer being the pilot flying, the captain would have their right hand on the throttle up to rotation speed, then remove it. No one's hand should have been near the throttle at liftoff, as it's too late for an abort.

Hard to see how it could be accidental.

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jul 3

Recency bias in action.

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jul 3

Too hot for that here.l 😪

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jun 18

Are you writing an article on this crash Jeff? I'd be very interested to hear your thoughts on it. So sad.

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Berkeley Earth @berkeleyearth.org · Jun 18

Berkeley Earth’s high-res temperature data is now part of Climate Station on #PS5! This immersive environment is new way for global audiences to explore climate change. Huge thanks to #Sony for bringing open science into a global platform. 🎮🌍

🔗 More info: store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

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Prof Nick Cowern 🌍 @nickcowern.bsky.social · Jun 18

Depressing to see Met Office predict 50/50 chance of 40°C UK temperature within next 12 y. This is based on increasingly obsolete climate modelling that ignores the steep increase in Earth energy imbalance over the last decade and its clear explanation by Hansen's group. Expect 40°C this decade ☀️🔥

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jun 18

With big organisations like #Ocado choosing to represent themselves like this as climate change deniers and/or climate change ignorers we really have no hope. Climate change is no joke.

#ocado is this really how you want people to think of you?

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jun 17

The myth of eternal economic growth will be hard to sustain with population in decline to the extent shown there.

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washedupworld.bsky.social @washedupworld.bsky.social · Jun 16

Agreed its quite quiet at the moment. If this chart had happened 3 years ago we'd all have been jumping up and down over the deviation from previous years. It's amazing how quickly a new norm slips into place 😪.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jun 10

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason.

If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.

📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social

A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%.

The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751.

Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations:

Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%"

Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%"

Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%"

The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."

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