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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 13d

How do you move 1000 people into a city centre? 1 train, 20 buses or 650 personal vehicles (with a LOT of parking required!) HT @davidloisuned.bsky.social for the Spanish translation of one of my favourite graphics originally from Sydney. #CityMakingMath

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jhh1822.bsky.social @jhh1822.bsky.social · 17d

Yes. The press. Freedom of speech. Education. Due process. Defending Jimmy Kimmel and the universities means defending the country. Now is the time to do that.

jhh1822.bsky.social @jhh1822.bsky.social · 17d

youtu.be/RP8Oxe6OxJc?...

I Took Bernie Into Deep Trump Country. Can He Win Them Over?

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Benn Jordan @bennjordan.bsky.social · 17d

Just 2 gun rights advocates sitting behind a wall of bulletproof glass while enjoying a memorial for a gun rights advocate who got murdered by a gun.

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BWJones @bwjones.bsky.social · 17d

A number of countries and even cities within the United States of America have tried this experiment.

Believe it or not, Salt Lake City, Utah did this a few years ago, and yes, it cost less money to house the chronically homeless than it did to provide EMS, police, and hospital services. Way less.

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17d

IN THE USA…

Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to have a chronically homeless person living on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?

Answer: Yes, we’re paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street and do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...

100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?

Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say

www.cbsnews.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 2

The Man From Moscow.

Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · Sep 2

Trump makes the cover of the new issue of Le Point, as a consensus builds across Europe that he was recruited by the Soviet intelligence services in the 80s and continues to be under the influence of their Russian successors.

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Sep 2

Innovation makes useful things smaller and smaller. Overconsumption makes things bigger and bigger (and more dangerous with bigger costs & consequences). Bigger vehicles and larger homes for fewer people is not progress. HT @fietsprofessor for graphic

Images showing computers shrinking greatly over 25 years, phones shrinking greatly over 40 years, and cars getting much bigger over the last 40 years.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · Jun 20

“The fundamental civic unit in this nation is neighbor.” - @jelaniya.bsky.social 🇺🇸

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Jamal Greene @jamalgreene.bsky.social · Aug 9

We've become so accustomed to lawbreaking that this probably won't ripple much, but it is important not to forget that firing the IRS Commissioner for refusing to break the law--if that's in fact what happened here--would and should prompt immediate articles of impeachment in any other presidency.

Jacob Bogage @jacobbogage.bsky.social · Aug 9

🚨 WaPo EXCLUSIVE

Hours before Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner, his agency clashed with the White House over sharing immigrants’ tax data.

IRS, White House clashed over immigrants’ data before tax chief was ousted

The Trump administration’s move to push out IRS Commissioner Billy Long came after the agency said it couldn’t release some information on taxpayers suspected of being here illegally.

www.washingtonpost.com

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jhh1822.bsky.social @jhh1822.bsky.social · Sep 2

@jelaniya.bsky.social What a pleasure to watch Sinners and then read J Cobb’s profile of Ryan Coogler. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Ryan Coogler’s Road to “Sinners”

The film represents a departure for the “Black Panther” director, and a creative risk; it grapples with ideas about music, race, family, religion—and vampires.

www.newyorker.com

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · Aug 31

Make no mistake, everything that’s happening in the United States is being significantly enabled by the right wing oligarch capture of media.

Every other country needs to do everything possible to keep that from happening where they are.

Including protecting the CBC from Poilievre here in Canada.

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Madison Swart @madisonswart.bsky.social · Aug 26

Scenes from the past month inside NYC’s immigration courts. At 26 Federal Plaza and 290 Broadway, detainments happen daily, often out of public view. Families arrive together, but not everyone leaves together.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Climate Systems Engineering initiative (CSEi) at the University of Chicago is seeking postdoctoral researchers interested in marine carbon dioxide removal to start in a year. 🌊🧪

Annual salary: $90,000/year
Research and travel funding: $10,000/year
Relation assistance: $3,000

CSEi Postdoctoral Researchers Position

climateengineering.uchicago.edu

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · Aug 29

Great work here from @carbonbrief.org , debunking common myths about solar power.

The reason that solar power makes so much sense is fundamental physics - it takes energy in its most useful form, as soon as it arrives on Earth, before it's "taxed" in entropy. Making use of it is a slam-dunk win.

Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar

Carbon Brief factchecks 16 of the most common myths about solar power

interactive.carbonbrief.org

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Nereide @drnereide.bsky.social · Aug 28

This interesting article highlights how #climatechange presents both opportunities and challenges.

In Australia, community batteries store solar energy, while grazing under solar panels improves the wool of merino sheep, demonstrating synergies between agriculture and green energy. 1/3

🧪 #science

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Aug 27

From sheep growing better wool under solar panels to matcha prices soaring with the heat: here’s this week’s surprising mix of climate news, and something you can do about it today!

Solar panels lead to better...wool?

Sheep and solar panels, our favorite foods at risk, and how to find climate-friendly rebates

www.talkingclimate.ca

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 28

Outrageous! Early this year, lawyer Steven Cook represented chemical companies suing to block a new rule that would force them to clean up PFAS. Now he’s is in a senior role at the EPA, where he has proposed scrapping that rule, and shifting the cleanup costs onto taxpayers.

An Industry Insider’s Changes at the E.P.A. Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

www.nytimes.com

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DCTBlackwell @dctblackwell.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just double checking. RFK Jr is not a medical doctor. Unfit to serve
doctorsforamerica.org/statement-re...

Statement - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Unfit to Serve as HHS Secretary

STATEMENT RELEASE: Doctors for America Calls for the Resignation or Removal of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. DFA General -

doctorsforamerica.org

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · Aug 23

Donald Trump's threat to bring the National Guard to Chicago isn't about safety — it's a test of the limits of his power and a trial run for a police state.

Illinois has long worked with federal law enforcement to tackle crime, but we won't let a dictator impose his will.

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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · Aug 23

From the Guardian…

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ProPublica @propublica.org · Aug 24

The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast freshwater resources are under threat, according to a recently released study based on 20+ years of NASA satellite data.

Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.

8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater

Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.

www.propublica.org

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jhh1822.bsky.social @jhh1822.bsky.social · Aug 24

A lovely listen: overcast.fm/+AA_xcCnvZeo

Songs About the Sun & Bill McKibben on “Sun Day” — Sound Opinions

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with journalist and environmentalist Bill McKibben about solar power and music, as well as share some of their favorite songs about the sun.

overcast.fm

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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · Aug 23

That got us wondering: How would those governors feel if National Guard troops from other states were ordered onto their streets, perhaps to patrol one of the 53 cities in those states with a higher murder rate than Washington’s?

So, we asked them.
www.democracydocket.com/analysis/the...

The States Sending Troops to DC Have Way Worse Crime Problems. Most Didn’t Want to Talk About It.

www.democracydocket.com

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Aug 23

It’s pretty simple:

- AI is driving electricity demand up

- The Trump Administration is restricting new electricity supply from being built

- When demand goes up and supply goes down, you pay more for electricity.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 23

Breaking News: The Trump administration ordered construction to stop on a $4 billion wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island that has already mostly been built.

Trump Administration Orders Work Halted on Wind Farm That Is Nearly Built

The order to stop construction on Revolution Wind off the coast of Rhode Island is part of a campaign against renewable energy.

nyti.ms

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · Aug 23

The most impressive thing about this campaign is how *creative* they are. They’re trying new stuff! Multiple times during the last few months I’ve thought “wow, I’ve never seen a campaign do that.” Much more of that needed everywhere.

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · Aug 23

Game on.

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math4science @math4science.bsky.social · Aug 23

This week's STEM Professional of the week, BioMechanist Jake Socha, studies how snakes do the unexpected: fly! Here's another unexpected creature story from the NYT about predator and prey hanging out together: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/15/...

Videos From the Amazon Reveal an Unexpected Animal Friendship

Scientists are trying to understand footage that showed ocelots and opossums, usually predator and prey, hanging out together.

www.nytimes.com

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