Debra Ann Dotson
@debraanndotson.bsky.social
Mystery writer.
Always plotting my next murder.
(For my books, of course.)
Always plotting my next murder.
(For my books, of course.)
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
December 27, 2025 at 5:15 PM
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” ― Margaret Mead
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Your energy costs will continue to rise because this President believes some nonsense about wind energy.
Trump suspends all large offshore wind farms under construction, threatening thousands of jobs and cheaper energy | CNN
In the latest blow for the US offshore wind industry, the Trump administration announced Monday it is suspending the federal leases for all large offshore wind projects currently under construction, c...
www.cnn.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Your energy costs will continue to rise because this President believes some nonsense about wind energy.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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We already knew that climate change is likely making tropical cyclones stronger. But new research suggests warming could also make the precursors to these storms more intense.
Warming May Make Tropical Cyclone “Seeds” Riskier for Africa - Eos
Intensified hurricane precursors may linger longer over the continent, worsening extreme flooding hazards.
eos.org
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We already knew that climate change is likely making tropical cyclones stronger. But new research suggests warming could also make the precursors to these storms more intense.
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Xmas = Christmas
Exmas= When you’re back home for the holidays, and you run into your ex and decide to take the high road by telling them they look good
Exmas= When you’re back home for the holidays, and you run into your ex and decide to take the high road by telling them they look good
December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Xmas = Christmas
Exmas= When you’re back home for the holidays, and you run into your ex and decide to take the high road by telling them they look good
Exmas= When you’re back home for the holidays, and you run into your ex and decide to take the high road by telling them they look good
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NEW: Statement from some Epstein survivors:
"It is alarming that the United States Department of Justice, the very agency tasked with upholding the law, has violated the law, both by withholding massive quantities of documents, and by failing to redact survivor identities.."
"It is alarming that the United States Department of Justice, the very agency tasked with upholding the law, has violated the law, both by withholding massive quantities of documents, and by failing to redact survivor identities.."
December 22, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: Statement from some Epstein survivors:
"It is alarming that the United States Department of Justice, the very agency tasked with upholding the law, has violated the law, both by withholding massive quantities of documents, and by failing to redact survivor identities.."
"It is alarming that the United States Department of Justice, the very agency tasked with upholding the law, has violated the law, both by withholding massive quantities of documents, and by failing to redact survivor identities.."
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Trump signed an executive order to prevent states from regulating AI.
He is stopping states from protecting you from unfair consumer practices like AI-fueled price gouging and data centers that are raising electricity costs.
Who does this benefit other than Big Tech executives?
He is stopping states from protecting you from unfair consumer practices like AI-fueled price gouging and data centers that are raising electricity costs.
Who does this benefit other than Big Tech executives?
December 18, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Trump signed an executive order to prevent states from regulating AI.
He is stopping states from protecting you from unfair consumer practices like AI-fueled price gouging and data centers that are raising electricity costs.
Who does this benefit other than Big Tech executives?
He is stopping states from protecting you from unfair consumer practices like AI-fueled price gouging and data centers that are raising electricity costs.
Who does this benefit other than Big Tech executives?
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“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
December 18, 2025 at 6:59 PM
“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements.”
― Carl Sagan
― Carl Sagan
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"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896.
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
December 17, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"We have known since the calculations of Nobel prize-winning physical chemist Svante Arrhenius in the 1890s of the impact increasing CO2 would have on temperature," Hayhoe said, citing scientific literature from 1896.
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
YES - 1896. That's how long we've known.
factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 4:24 AM
It's like on the eve of WWII we decided to stop funding R&D into weapons systems to develop advanced aircraft, ships, and tanks. Climate change is going to kick our butts if we lose NCAR (and NOAA) at a time when climate change is increasing extreme weather events capable of crashing the economy.
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Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
The Republican propaganda that Trump “inherited” a bad economy from Biden and is making it better is the exact opposite of true. The numbers don’t lie and people know what they are experiencing.
December 17, 2025 at 4:18 AM
Since the end of the Cold War, democrats have created 50M jobs and republicans have created 1M.
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Last year was the warmest Arctic year on record, according to a new @noaa.gov report.
eos.org/articles/ami...
eos.org/articles/ami...
Amid the Arctic’s Hottest Year, Arctic Science Faces a Data Deficiency - Eos
The 20th annual Arctic Report Card reveals new highs in temperature and new lows in sea ice, as well as an uncertain outlook for the availability of federal data.
eos.org
December 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Last year was the warmest Arctic year on record, according to a new @noaa.gov report.
eos.org/articles/ami...
eos.org/articles/ami...
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One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime
kyrsten sinema seemingly had a long-term plan to cash out of her senate job by establishing a reputation as someone who was connected to both parties, so at minimum it is good to see her get to find out that her name is mud
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 AM
One of the most morally reprehensible people of our lifetime
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As the number of people personally impacted by gun violence continues to grow, more people are now experiencing MULTIPLE mass shootings over the course of their lifetime. For two Brown University survivors, this is their second time surviving a mass shooting! We do not have to live like this!
Two survivors of Brown University attack escaped other school shootings
Mia Tretta was shot in the abdomen in 2019 at a school near LA and Zoe Weissman witnessed a Florida shooting in 2018
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
As the number of people personally impacted by gun violence continues to grow, more people are now experiencing MULTIPLE mass shootings over the course of their lifetime. For two Brown University survivors, this is their second time surviving a mass shooting! We do not have to live like this!
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NASA revealed they found some of the building blocks of life in a sample brought back from an asteroid (on a University of Arizona-led mission, by the way).
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
December 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
NASA revealed they found some of the building blocks of life in a sample brought back from an asteroid (on a University of Arizona-led mission, by the way).
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
It raises some big questions about whether there’s other life somewhere out there in the universe. According to my math, probably.
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The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
The threats from AI are real | Sen. Bernie Sanders
YouTube video by Senator Bernie Sanders
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
The threats from unchecked AI are real — worker displacement, corporate surveillance, invasion of privacy, environmental destruction, unmanned warfare.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
Today, a tiny number of billionaires are shaping the future of AI behind closed doors. That is unacceptable. That must change.
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I’m definitely not jealous of Australia..
December 2, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I’m definitely not jealous of Australia..
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Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
November 30, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Most young people are worried, as they should be, about the impact that AI will have on their lives and their ability to earn a decent living.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
Our job is not complicated. We must make certain that AI and robotics improve life for all, and not just make billionaires even richer.
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Great summary of the season.
We can call the 2025 hurricane season a lot of things but quiet only applies to the U.S. Here's my recap of the tumultuous hurricane season that left no shortage of big records. ⬇️
The Tumultuous 2025 Hurricane Season Comes to a Close
The first season in a decade without a U.S. hurricane landfall also featured three Category 5 hurricanes, including Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record
michaelrlowry.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Great summary of the season.
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Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain #climatechange to audiences, this guide is for you: buff.ly/y1zSKWy
November 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain #climatechange to audiences, this guide is for you: buff.ly/y1zSKWy
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Today on Native American Heritage Day, we honor indigenous cultures whose influence and contributions are evident in communities across the country. Arizona is a special place, and the 22 tribes that call our state home are a big reason for it.
November 28, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Today on Native American Heritage Day, we honor indigenous cultures whose influence and contributions are evident in communities across the country. Arizona is a special place, and the 22 tribes that call our state home are a big reason for it.
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Fires, floods, and fossil fuels - COP30 had it all. While many countries brought a meaningful contribution to this “annual global climate potluck,” a bloc of oil-producing nations prevented agreement on phasing out fossil fuels. COP30 reminded us that momentum comes from the ground up!
What COP30 got right... and what it didn't | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
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November 26, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Fires, floods, and fossil fuels - COP30 had it all. While many countries brought a meaningful contribution to this “annual global climate potluck,” a bloc of oil-producing nations prevented agreement on phasing out fossil fuels. COP30 reminded us that momentum comes from the ground up!
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As the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates whether the VRA has outlived its usefulness, having heard oral arguments in October questioning the constitutionality of the landmark law’s most vital remaining provision, the question of racism’s grip on America remains. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
The Voting Rights Act Is Still Working To Stop Racist Laws. The Supreme Court Might Not Care.
Read about the fight for democracy from activists, elected officials, legal experts and others.
www.democracydocket.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:39 PM
As the U.S. Supreme Court contemplates whether the VRA has outlived its usefulness, having heard oral arguments in October questioning the constitutionality of the landmark law’s most vital remaining provision, the question of racism’s grip on America remains. www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...
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Dr. Kwane is a true hero
“No Judgment. Just Help.” The motto for Dr. Kwane Stewart, a veterinarian who is providing free veterinary care to unhoused pet families across the US.
Dr. Kwane on how he was inspired to do this work & how making a person just feel seen can sometimes change their lives.
youtu.be/Z0U6f1REpxE?...
Dr. Kwane on how he was inspired to do this work & how making a person just feel seen can sometimes change their lives.
youtu.be/Z0U6f1REpxE?...
November 22, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Linda McMahon does not have the power to dismantle the Department of Education. Only Congress does.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
The Education Department is being dismantled. Here's what that means
The Education Department is breaking off several of its main offices and giving their responsibilities to other federal agencies, an early look at how President Donald Trump could fulfill his campaign...
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Linda McMahon does not have the power to dismantle the Department of Education. Only Congress does.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.
This is an illegal assault on our public school children. If this continues, millions of students, teachers, and families will pay the price. I’ll keep fighting back.