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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 18h

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse asked Pam Bondi about DOJ's decision to drop the investigation into Tom Homan.

MSNBC first reported that Homan was recorded in Sept. 2024 accepting a bag with $50,000 in cash in an undercover FBI sting.

Bondi refused to answer, then attacked Whitehouse.

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 18h

"Although the average temperature over the next five years is likely to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels this does not represent a breach of the Paris Agreement, which refers to a long-term warming typically over 20 years.

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Global climate predictions show temperatures expected to remain at or near record levels in coming five years

The latest prediction of global climate [issued today, Wednesday 28 May 2025] suggests the average global temperature is likely to continue to reach record or near-record levels in the coming five yea...

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 18h

What's happening in Chicago is not normal.

The arrest of Alderperson Fuentes is just the latest example of how far Noem and Bovino are willing to go to ignore the rule of law. We must all speak up.

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 20h

Colorado River Nears Collapse

by 2027, water levels will be so low in the system’s major reservoirs that their dams would become inoperable and nearly all storage would be lost, with water struggling to reach California, Arizona and Nevada.

insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News

A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Marine scientist Meredith Seeley explained that microplastics are known to increase the susceptibility of fish to pathogenic illnesses, and overall, exposure to ocean plastic has "significantly increased [the] rate of mortality" among marine life.

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Experts sound off on invisible issue plaguing the fishing industry: 'I've been saying it for years'

Efforts to reduce this issue are ongoing.

www.yahoo.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 20h

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 20h

Colorado River Nears Collapse

by 2027, water levels will be so low in the system’s major reservoirs that their dams would become inoperable and nearly all storage would be lost, with water struggling to reach California, Arizona and Nevada.

insideclimatenews.org/news/0610202...

As Colorado River Nears Collapse, It Faces Leadership, Transparency ‘Crisis,’ Environmentalists Warn - Inside Climate News

A new report from a coalition of environmental organizations offers recommendations on how to address the declining water supply in the river as negotiations over its future stall.

insideclimatenews.org

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Marine scientist Meredith Seeley explained that microplastics are known to increase the susceptibility of fish to pathogenic illnesses, and overall, exposure to ocean plastic has "significantly increased [the] rate of mortality" among marine life.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Experts sound off on invisible issue plaguing the fishing industry: 'I've been saying it for years'

Efforts to reduce this issue are ongoing.

www.yahoo.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Marine scientist Meredith Seeley explained that microplastics are known to increase the susceptibility of fish to pathogenic illnesses, and overall, exposure to ocean plastic has "significantly increased [the] rate of mortality" among marine life.

www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Experts sound off on invisible issue plaguing the fishing industry: 'I've been saying it for years'

Efforts to reduce this issue are ongoing.

www.yahoo.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Such instability, they warn, means that in this century as many as 6 billion of the Earth’s almost 8 billion people could find themselves in regions that are no longer habitable due to climate impacts

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

“As scientists, we are increasingly being asked to tell the public the truth about the crises we face in simple and direct terms. The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.”

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

human activity is pushing Earth into a climate crisis that could threaten the lives of up to 6 billion people this century, stating candidly: “We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.” .

www.forbes.com/sites/davidr...

‘We Are Afraid’: Scientists Issue New Warning As World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory’

Scientists today warned that human activity is pushing Earth into a situation "no one has ever witnessed firsthand in the history of humanity."

www.forbes.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Such instability, they warn, means that in this century as many as 6 billion of the Earth’s almost 8 billion people could find themselves in regions that are no longer habitable due to climate impacts

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

“As scientists, we are increasingly being asked to tell the public the truth about the crises we face in simple and direct terms. The truth is that we are shocked by the ferocity of the extreme weather events in 2023.”

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

human activity is pushing Earth into a climate crisis that could threaten the lives of up to 6 billion people this century, stating candidly: “We are afraid of the uncharted territory that we have now entered.” .

www.forbes.com/sites/davidr...

‘We Are Afraid’: Scientists Issue New Warning As World Enters ‘Uncharted Climate Territory’

Scientists today warned that human activity is pushing Earth into a situation "no one has ever witnessed firsthand in the history of humanity."

www.forbes.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

Betraying Palestinians

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'Our systems are betraying Palestinians,' says Greta Thunberg after Israel deportation

YouTube video by Guardian News

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

'He could collapse the entire system!' Bernie Sanders issues grim Trump warning

www.rawstory.com/bernie-sande...

'He could collapse the entire system!' Bernie Sanders issues grim Trump warning on CNN

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued a grim warning about America's health care system during an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Monday. "We have a broken health care system; everybody knows that...

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

When's Putin going to be invited to the White House?

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'He could collapse the entire system!' Bernie Sanders issues grim Trump warning on CNN

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) issued a grim warning about America's health care system during an interview with CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Monday. "We have a broken health care system; everybody knows that...

www.rawstory.com

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

The Pacific Ocean is overheated, making fall feel like summer

A marine heat wave is altering the jet stream — a key atmospheric system

Inayat Singh · CBC News

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

The Pacific Ocean is overheated, making fall feel like summer | CBC News

Experts say a massive heat wave in the northern Pacific Ocean is the likely reason for the unusually warm temperatures across parts of Canada.

www.cbc.ca

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 1d

I'm so sick of the casualness of their constant lying.

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Climate Watcher @pmagn.bsky.social · 1d

The Pacific Ocean is overheated, making fall feel like summer

A marine heat wave is altering the jet stream — a key atmospheric system

Inayat Singh · CBC News

www.cbc.ca/news/science...

The Pacific Ocean is overheated, making fall feel like summer | CBC News

Experts say a massive heat wave in the northern Pacific Ocean is the likely reason for the unusually warm temperatures across parts of Canada.

www.cbc.ca