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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 16d

The full documentary Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather is now out on YouTube:

Climate Extremes: Extreme Weather (Full Documentary)

Share Climate Extremes with your friends and followers! Learn about extreme weather, climate adaptation, and planetary behavior from leading global scientists! Click the "share" button above for sharing options! Subtitles include: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkis

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 48m

Getdafugoutaheah! My list, too!

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h

yeah, trump has made very clear that he doesn’t think black people deserve to be in jobs of influence! www.nytimes.com/2025/10/08/u...

Trump Fires Black Officials From an Overwhelmingly White Administration

www.nytimes.com

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Brad Goodson @bradleygoodson.bsky.social · 11h

I desperately hope that the upcoming No Kings marches are very large, very noisy and very explicit in the condemnation of armed federal agents cavalierly violating 4th amendment rights. This is not okay

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 11h

This is the lesson of 2025

Quinta Jurecic @qjurecic.bsky.social · 12h

he's going to come after you either way, so you might as well act with integrity

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 1d

Tom Toro is one of my favorite cartoonists. [See my profile for a (paid-for!) classic of his.] Sending in my order via @bookshop.org .org now.

Yale Climate Connections @climateconnections.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to our resident cartoonist, @tbtoro.bsky.social, whose new cartoon collection comes out today!

Tom Toro’s favorite Tom Toro cartoons about climate change » Yale Climate Connections

Toro’s new cartoon collection was released on October 7.

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Florida Chris @chrislongview.bsky.social · 2d

I do not understand why television stations are not showing live coverage of how there is literally nothing happening in Portland and Chicago. I mean, Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw would each be sitting on a set in those cities telling everyone the white house is lying.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 2d

Rep. Ted Lieu is so good at this.

The image is an X post by Rep. Ted Lieu (@RepTedLieu
) from 3 hours ago, with the caption "Hmmm... weird." The post includes a meme with three panels. The first panel, labeled "Republicans when they have to vote on the Epstein files," shows an empty hallway with an American flag. The second panel, labeled "Republicans when there's a government shutdown," shows an empty conference room. The third panel, labeled "Republicans when it's time to cut taxes for billionaires," shows a group of people clapping and cheering.

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 2d

This is heroism. An uplifting story.

NPR @npr.org · 2d

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

A bold doctor sent her kids away and helped beat one of the world's deadliest viruses

A year ago, Rwanda faced its first outbreak of Marburg virus. Dr. Tsion Firew remembers how scared she was — and how that didn't stop her from playing a key role in the remarkably effective response.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 2d

Working around the clock?

You just gave the Republican House Conference yet another week off during a government shutdown.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 2d

Mike Johnson: "We said, 'don't sit on your couch and play video games'- by the way, also not a talking point. There was an AEI study, I think one of the organizations that polled this, and most of these young men who are not working are sitting around literally playing video games. Get back to work"

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 2d

weather.gov web site:

Yellow banner across the top of the weather.gov site says "This site will remain updated during the shutdown" and a link labeled "Read More" Clicking the link opens up a box saying "The U.S. government is closed. However, because the information this website provides is necessary to protect life and property, this site will be updated and maintained during the federal government shutdown. To learn more, visit commerce.gov/news/blog." and a button labeled "Close Notice"

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 2d

When the tornado warning says, "Take cover," you ought to! Plan ahead for a safe place.

"The analysis involved forensic damage wind speed estimates for tipping several fully-loaded grain hopper cars and lofting of tanker cars, including one empty tanker car that was tossed about 475.5 ft (145 m)."

Devin Pitts @devinwxchase.bsky.social · 2d

The EF-5 Drought is finally over. mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/wx/afos/p.ph...

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 2d

Are you sure about that? Isn't keeping a person with first-hand knowledge of what went on in the #EpsteinFiles incarcerated better (for the perpetrators) than letting them go free? We'd know if they'd just #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 2d

I think we need to require a blinking *SATIRE* disclaimer on all media that's not real. With this crazy administration, it's no longer possible to tell the outrageously real from the outrageously fake.

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Rachel Maddow @maddow.msnbc.com · 3d

behold the bold and brave washington post opinion section (under new management), lol

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 5d

Release the jobs report. And while you’re at it, release the Epstein files.

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Fred Guttenberg @fredguttenberg.bsky.social · 7d

Just two friends having a great time.

RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES!!!

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 3d

From the White Mountain National Forest website, at www.fs.usda.gov/r09/whitemou... on 5 Oct 2025 at 10:25 EDT

From the White Mountain National Forest website, at https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/whitemountain on 5 Oct 2025 at 10:25 EDT. Text reads: "The Radical Left Democrats shut down the government. This government website will be updated periodically during the funding lapse for mission critical functions. President Trump has made it clear he wants to keep the government open and support those who feed, fuel, and clothe the American people. "

"For information on recreation site status on National Forest System lands, please visit https://www.fs.usda.gov/visit"

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 4d

Trump hates to be the object of humor. He understands that humor can be a more powerful antidote to tyranny than any other form of criticism.

I'm sure he'd hate it if you shared this cartoon. [Cartoon by Jon Adams/The New Yorker]

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Ann Telnaes @anntelnaes.bsky.social · 4d

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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 4d

At 7:28pm GMT tonight in 1957 at the Tyuratam Test Range in Kazakhstan, the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite—Prosteyshiy Sputnik 1 (Elementary Satellite 1)—into low-Earth orbit, shocking the United States, igniting a Cold War space & ICBM race, and spurring the creation of NASA.

A color photograph of a contemporary duplicate of Sputnik 1 on display in a museum. It is basically a metal sphere with four long metal antennas protruding from it (all pointing in one direction), like feelers on an ant or whiskers on a cat.

he front page of the October 5, 1957, edition of the New York Times, with the triple-deck banner headline, "SOVIET FIRES EARTH SATELLITE INTO SPACE; IT IS CIRCLING THE GLOBE AT 18,000 M.P.H; SPHERE TRACKED IN 4 CROSSINGS OVER U.S." There is also a small illustration showing the satellite's orbital path.

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 5d

Oh dang. This is an excellent analogy.

Richard Kadrey @richardkadrey.bsky.social · 5d

The mystery of medical diagnosis!

Anyone: Why are there suddenly so many AHDH diagnoses?
Dr. Jen: Same reason there are suddenly more stars after we built telescopes.

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 5d

You're luckier than others, I guess. Count your, erm, blessings.

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Ted Roche 🌄 ⛈ 🌡 ⛅ 🌪 🌀 @tedroche.contoocook.org · 5d

Small business administration (SBA.gov):

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