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Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · 2h

EU will not ban Octopus farming or even give them any welfare protection as they are an invertebrate species, Octopuses are sentient capable of experiencing pain and distress.

Farming lead to aggression, injury, and cannibalism among individuals.

www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/...

Octopus farming in Spain raises animal welfare and environmental concerns

The expansion of octopus farming in Spain is facing growing opposition due to serious animal welfare, environmental, and ethical concerns.

www.worldanimalprotection.org

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 4h

My latest animation of the global surface temperature anomaly, 1851 - 2025 (current through September).

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Jason Mark @jasondovemark.bsky.social · 4h

I'm indebted to @wudan.bsky.social for her top notch fact checking for my forthcoming book and saving me from my own unforced errors. She is also the book's first reviewer! "Beautiful and heart-stopping ... writing"
Thank you for the kind words and the amazing fact checking

Wudan's write up of The Earth Said Remember Me: "beautiful and heart stopping writing."

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Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Southpaw @southpawcat.bsky.social · 5h

So, what, they're gonna launch cruise missiles at the houses they believe "antifa" members live at?!

Prem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 7h

My gosh. After the US bombed multiple boats in the middle of the ocean, murdering people on grounds that they were allegedly "carrying drugs," the US Attorney General says "Just like we did with cartels, we're going to take the same approach, President Trump, with Antifa."

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Prof Antifa @postcarbonsteve.bsky.social · 5h

like say for example, the US military in WW2 as well

Matt Novak @paleofuture.bsky.social · 6h

"Antifa has been around in various iterations for almost 100 years in some instances, going back to the Weimar Republic in Germany."

- Jack Posobiec at Trump's roundtable on antifa

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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 7h

Incredible.

Jack Posobiec references the earliest version of antifa -- the anti-fascists in the Weimar Republic who were opposed to the Nazi Party -- as the bad guys.

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 6h

Sometimes, it's easy to think that there is no hope for us - and that we don't deserve to prevail

But - even on an inevitably hotter and chaotic planet, with society and economy crumbling - we can not and must not stop fighting for something better

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Illegal gold mining clears 140,000 hectares of Peruvian Amazon

Armed criminal groups tear down precious rainforest to capitalise on record gold prices, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 10h

“Now it seems a seminal report by the joint intelligence committee on the threats to UK security of the collapse of critically important ecosystems is being swept under the carpet by a government embarrassed by its failure to provide....leadership"

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK defence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Biosphere in Crisis @cathobrian.bsky.social · 7h

as well as the sixth mass extinction, well underway. Notwithstanding the lies of the de-extinction industry, extinction is an irreversible feature of ecological collapse.

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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 16h

'Atlas Survival Shelters is the world's largest bunker manufacturer, and it's busier than ever — especially with orders from the ultrarich. We visited the Atlas warehouse in Texas to see what it takes to build luxury bunkers for billionaires.'

Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d

Sad and tired ...

businessinsider.com/how-luxury-d...

How luxury doomsday bunkers turned into a billionaire status symbol

Atlas Survival Shelters is the world's largest bunker manufacturer, and it's extra busy with orders from billionaires.

businessinsider.com

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 10h

Dear reader,
Due to the US Government shutdown ,NOAA & NASA won't publish the global data of September 2025 as usual.
NOAA won't publish the US September 2025 data either.

But Copernicus should post this piece of statistics tomorrow and JMA on Tuesday October,14th.

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 10h

The final data for 2025 is in, and the planet saw 152 days with the global 2m surface temperature at or above the pre-industrial maximum of 15.5°C. This is just short of 154 days in 2023 and the record 160 days in 2024.

Next year? The Climate 8-ball is temporarily furloughed.

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 7h

We probably need to go back to ~350 ppm CO₂ equivalent for temperatures to stop rising.

We are now above 573 ppm (GHG forcing of +4.1 W/m²).

That's without aerosols cooling things down.

There's too much uncertainty to be sure, but going back to 350 ppm is already a Herculean task.

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Prof Antifa @postcarbonsteve.bsky.social · 8h

its all about suppressing the vote, not crime

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 9h

Pritzker: "He wants to militarize major cities because he wants us to get used to the idea of troops on the streets. I believe he's gonna post people outside of polling places and if he needs to in order to control those elections, he'll assume control of the ballot boxes & count the votes himself"

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Evan Frost @wildwoods.bsky.social · 9h

Advocacy in support of 'wild horses' in the West has become so strong that even in sensitive areas like the scenic Mono Basin, agencies are now more inclined (or forced) to let entire landscapes be chronically degraded by overgrazing. Another example where science-based mgmt has been steamrolled. 🌍

Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 21h

Magnificent story from @lilaseidman.bsky.social about a plan to limit environmental damage caused by wild horses in California's Eastern Sierra — and the fascinating pushback, including from some local tribes: www.latimes.com/environment/...

Majestic wild horses are trampling Mono Lake’s otherworldly landscape. The feds plan a roundup

Federal officials plan to round up wild horses roaming the Eastern Sierra, citing hazards and damage. But local tribes and others seek a different outcome.

www.latimes.com

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George Tsakraklides @tsakraklides.bsky.social · 12h

“It is hard to grieve for nature when no one around you is doing the same. You are made to feel like you are grieving an imaginary friend that never existed”
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 8h

Data centers are receiving billions in state tax exemptions.

These centers, many owned by Big Tech giants, are driving up electric bills and sucking up huge amounts of water.

AI is boosting the stock portfolios of the richest Americans while everyone else pays the price.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 13h

I will not back down.

Trump is now calling for the arrest of elected representatives checking his power.

What else is left on the path to full-blown authoritarianism?

Donald Trump Truth Social Post: Chicago Mayor should be in jail for failing to protect Ice Officers! Governor Pritzker also.

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 11h

Greenpeace condemns the Israeli government's illegal and forceful interception of the Thousand Madleens and Freedom Flotilla Coalition vessels in international waters, en route to deliver aid and support to the people of #Gaza

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The Final Report @firehorse249791.bsky.social · 17h

Wildlife flee as floods submerge Indian national parks, killing animals thesun.my/world-news/w... #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #Landslide #Flood #Wildlife #WestBengal #India

Wildlife flee as floods submerge Indian national parks, killing animals

Herd of elephants, tigers and leopards escape flooded Indian wildlife sanctuaries as carcasses of dead animals emerge on riverbanks.

thesun.my

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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 18h

A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they will flip and not just in isolation.

drtomharris.substack.com/p/are-we-hea...

#tippingpoint #climatechange #feedback #greenland #AMOC #Amazon

Are we heading for cascading tipping points?

A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they will flip and not just in isolation.

drtomharris.substack.com

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · 1d

honestly … Trump killing off carbon-capture boondoggles that Big Oil was just gonna leverage for tax writeoffs and expanded drilling is probably the least objectionable thing he's done this term

Emily Pontecorvo @emilypont.bsky.social · 1d

🚨 Breaking: Heatmap has obtained a new internal DOE grant termination list that includes the two major DAC hub awards — Oxy/1PointFive's South Texas DAC Hub and Heirloom/Climeworks' Project Cypress in Louisiana.
heatmap.news/politics/doe...

Trump to Cancel Direct Air Capture Hubs in Texas, Louisiana

A new list of grant cancellations obtained by Heatmap includes Climeworks and Heirloom projects funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.

heatmap.news

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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 1d

About 117 billion humans have lived on Earth. The math is tidy and even accounts for our recent surge. But in ecology, exponential growth isn’t elegant; it’s terrifying. On a finite planet…..what goes up, will come down.
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

How Many Humans Have Ever Lived? The Math May Surprise You

Is it really possible that half of all people who have ever been age 65 or older are still alive today? We explore the amazing mathematics of demography to find out

www.scientificamerican.com

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1d

This graphic shows average Arctic sea-ice thickness (average monthly volume divided by average monthly extent, 12-month running average). October, 2017, saw the minimum, at 1.228 meters. Current is 1.267 meters and falling fast.

What's next? The Climate 8-ball is frozen solid.

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