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Gavin Elliott
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Anesthesiologist, acupuncturist, guitarist, music producer, follower of Meher Baba
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The mysterious black fungus from Chernobyl that may eat radiation
Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?
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December 3, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
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October 13, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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Michele (@democraticwarrior)
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September 21, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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Revealed: Trump administration retreats on combating human trafficking and child exploitation
Experts say decades of progress are under threat; Trump officials say administration remains committed to fighting trafficking and sex abuse
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September 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Joe Rogan claims study shows Earth cooling – but report’s authors say he’s wrong
Scientists say ‘old-school denier nonsense’ isn’t helpful as podcaster repeatedly airs false claim on his show
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September 4, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Arctic glaciers face ‘terminal’ decline as microbes accelerate ice melt
Scientists in Svalbard in race to study polar microbes as global heating threatens fragile glacial ecosystems
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August 15, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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@votevets.org Responds to Trump’s Use of the National Guard in DC:

“Trump himself refused to activate the Guard when our Capitol was under attack; he should be embarrassed he is activating them now.” 🔥
Add alt text VOTEVETS RESPONDS TO TRUMP'S “HORRIFYING MISUSE” OF THE NATIONAL GUARD IN DC "The National Guard, when federalized, is no different from the active force. As a retired Soldier, I am calling this out for what it is - and what others who have served surely recognize - a horrifying misuse of our military. "Using the National Guard has become a pattern for Trump. This isn't the first time or city we've seen this tactic used, we but it needs to be the last.. Using the military to create political theater as a means of distraction is nothing more than intimidation. Make no mistake - the deployment of active duty Marines and federalized California National duty Marines and rede Guard in Los Angeles was blatant political intimidation, as well. "Right now, Republicans are lying about abysmal job numbers and trying to gerrymander Texas because they can't run on their record. The National Guard should not be called upon to pose for photographs and intimidate residents to make Trump look tough on crime. "Trump himself refused to activate the Guard when our Capitol was under attack; he should be embarrassed he is activating them now - specifically in blue state cities - to be the shiny object during an already failed presidency." MG (Ret.) Paul Eaton, VoteVets Senior Advisor Descriptive alt text Alt text Save 2000 VoteVets
August 12, 2025 at 3:13 AM
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Trump stages authoritarian takeover of DC prior to his meeting in Alaska with his mentor to discuss next steps.
August 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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FBI report disproves Trump’s claim of a Biden-era out-of-control crime wave
Annual figures released Tuesday reflect a 4.5% year-on-year decrease in all violent crime nationally in 2024
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August 6, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Tell Me I’m Wrong 😑. NOPE!! 👎🏽
July 27, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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Full moon auroras in Fairbanks, Alaska
July 27, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Owls are so adorable… 🥰
Thank you for saving this little one’s life… ❤️
July 27, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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Sudden loss of key US satellite data could send hurricane forecasting back ‘decades’
Scientists left scrambling amid hurricane season after defense department says it will drop irreplaceable program
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June 28, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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Medha Murtagh on Substack
If your hope for US democracy bucket is feeling a little low, top it up with this.
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June 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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I think I need to draw an #illustration of a #manta #ray. Can you imagine being friends with a six metre magic carpet?

#thelastdive #mantaray #mantarays 🧪 🦈 🎨 🖌️

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Manta man: film profiles unlikely bond between diver and giant sea creature
The Last Dive tells how a relationship with a giant Pacific manta ray turned a big game fish hunter into a conservationist
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June 8, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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The changes in COVID vaccine approval process
May 21, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Very cool site:

mico.eco
MiCO: Migratory Connectivity in the Ocean
MiCO has released more than 100 new models describing connectivity generated by migratory marine megavertebrates.  These models now form v1.0 of the MiCO System, and represent the largest repository of synthesized knowledge of marine migratory connectivity in the world.
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May 8, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Rand Paul (R-KY) going off on his own party.
May 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Hackers access Signal clone used by Trump admin officials
A security breach has emerged in the ongoing U.S. government Signal chat scandal, as a cloned version of the Signal app used by Trump administration officials...
www.perplexity.ai
May 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency - www.reuters.com/world/us/100...
100 days of DOGE: lots of chaos, not so much efficiency
At the Social Security Administration, lawyers, statisticians and other high-ranking agency officials are being sent from the Baltimore headquarters to regional offices to replace veteran claims processors who have been fired or taken buyouts from the Trump administration.
www.reuters.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/15/o...
Opinion | I Have Never Been More Afraid for My Country’s Future
Trump’s worldview is stuck in the 1970s, and his whole administration is a cruel farce.
www.nytimes.com
April 16, 2025 at 4:37 PM
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timothysnyder.bsky.social Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · Apr 15
3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.
April 15, 2025 at 2:41 AM
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www.nytimes.com/2025/04/01/u...
U.S. Says Deportation of Maryland Man Was an ‘Administrative Error’
Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, who was in the U.S. legally, is now in prison in El Salvador, and federal courts have no jurisdiction to order his release, the Trump administration said in a court filin...
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April 1, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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He’s talking about a third term so you quit thinking about “Signalgate”.
He’s less than an eighth through this term, no need address what comes after at this time.
March 31, 2025 at 7:46 PM