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Scripps News @scrippsnews.bsky.social · 11h

Six former Surgeons General, who were appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents, have written an op-ed titled "It's Our Duty to Warn The Nation about RFK Jr." Here's why.

Former Surgeon General explains why he published a warning about RFK Jr.

Six former Surgeons General, who were appointed by both Republican and Democratic presidents, have written an op-ed titled "It's Our Duty to Warn The Nation about RFK Jr." Here's why.

www.scrippsnews.com

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1h

What an amazing creature! Bad choice to crop to 9:16, though.
I've never seen this species before. Surreal.

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Alt CDC (they/them) @altcdc.altgov.info · 10h

Oh look, vaccines work.

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 12h

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

Annual COVID Vaccines Save Lives, New Study Shows

A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination

www.scientificamerican.com

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 7h

" a group of researchers evaluated the conservation status of all 4,046 tree species endemic to Mesoamerica and described in the Global Tree Assessment project. They found that 46% of these trees are at some risk of extinction."

Eos @eos.org · 10h

46% of trees in Mesoamerica are at risk of extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will inform targeted conservation strategies.

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Read more in our October issue: bit.ly/Eos-Oct2025

First Species-Level Assessment Reveals Extinction Risk in Mesoamerica - Eos

Forty-six percent of tree species in Mesoamerica are threatened with extinction. Researchers hope a new regional study will inform targeted conservation strategies.

eos.org

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 7h

He knew it, and so did the legacy media conducting the interview, but they covered for him.

Trump aide FREEZES on TV after DEVASTATING mistake

YouTube video by David Pakman Show

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 8h

They're not mutually exclusive.

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Mark Lynas @marklynas.bsky.social · 20h

WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...

European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union

Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...

www.euroveg.eu

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 20h

I've undertaken a monumental task, taking an inventory of 50 years of coin collecting, and frankly, a bit of hoarding.
When it's all said and done, I might have enough money to buy a Starbucks coffee. Forget that!

Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 20h

Utter bullshit, Billy.
Wanna take the bull by the horns, embrace clean energy, the rest of the world is leaving us in the dust.

Ignore the climate catastrophe at your peril.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 20h

I view it as beyond ominous. That term implies a potential threat. It's here, it's now.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 21h

I'm not married. I live alone, with a 14-year-old kitty.
He raises hell when he thinks I should be asleep and I'm not.
He actually has special words and intonations when he thinks I've lost my mind. He's learned how to vocalize in ways that get attention.
He really doesn't understand night owls.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 21h

For reference: $20 billion is about $60 for every man, woman, and child in the USA.
I can think of better things to spend my $60 on.

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Climatologist49 @climatologist49.bsky.social · 22h

September climate warming stripes. It's as if something has changed. 🤔

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 22h

We continue to support the fossil fuel industry with billions of dollars in subsidies annually. That's in the USA alone. Globally, it may top a trillion.
Benefit? Maybe unrealistically low gasoline prices, while we burn.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 22h

Opposing the actions of the Israeli government is not antisemitism. No more than opposing the DJT regime is anti-American. The state of Israel is not a people, a race, a religion. It is a corrupt, racist, repugnant governmental regime that is conducting a genocide against the Palestinian people.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 22h

Over the decades, I have given Greenpeace thousands of dollars, and I now regret every one of them.

Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 22h

You lost a LONG time supporter with your philosophy of infinite human expansion.
We're headed for a plateau, optimistically projected to reach only 11 billion by mid-century, which quadruples the human population in a lifetime.
Recognize that the root problem is overpopulation, and I'll reconsider.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1d

Thus, my benchmark of Halloween in my neck of the woods.
Although, as a long-time resident, I can recall many Christmases wearing cut-off blue jeans & t-shirts in December, that beats the heck out of highs in the 90s and lows in the 70s.
November through February, baby, that's my time of year, here.

Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1d

Easily exceeds 1,000 words!

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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 1d

A well-earned spot on the most essential of lists

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Critically Speaking with Therese Markow @criticallyspeaking.bsky.social · 1d

Yikes
theconversation.com/the-supreme-...

The Supreme Court is headed toward a radically new vision of unlimited presidential power

Recent rulings indicate that the high court is leaning toward expanding the type of presidential power that is more emblematic of dictatorship than democracy.

theconversation.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 1d

The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded several boats sailing towards Gaza.

Israeli military intercepts Gaza Freedom Flotilla vessels: Report

The Israeli military has intercepted and boarded several boats sailing towards Gaza.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1d

Bjorn Lomborg is not a climatologist; he is a political scientist, and a good example of the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Either that or he's just lying his ass off for the sake of fossil fuel propaganda.
They brought him to talk about science & climate mitigation??
Bothsidesism in our media has run amok.

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Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1d

Months ago, I signed a couple of online petitions.
My email has never seen so much spam.
I'm not sure whether these petitions actually accomplish anything (I doubt it), but I'm done subscribing to more email junk.

Vector Ze ❌👑 @vector-ze.bsky.social · 1d

i.e., most of them are MAGAts now.
I'm confident most of them voted for DJT three times, and are happy to have armed military forces invading our cities. This is what they voted for. It is the opposite of what they claimed justified the ownership of personal arsenals.
But, we knew it all along.

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