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Aaron Durnbaugh @adurnbaugh.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This US / Canada game is a slug fest. Ref needs to get this under control or someone is getting hurt.

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Aaron Durnbaugh @adurnbaugh.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Adventure time! Next stop Harper's Ferry.

Bike with bags in Union Stations Great Hall.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 01/10/2026

#Recall: Gazelle USA Recalls Urban Arrow Cargo Electric Bikes; The front bolt in the seat post clamping mechanism can break, causing the seat to become loose, posing a fall hazard. Get repair. www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2027...

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Douglas Reyes-CeroÑ @dreyesceron.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The Star Spangled Banner being played by the Mariachi Herencia de Mexico band before the Bears-Eagles game in Chicago on Monday Night Football was a deeply cool thing to see tonight

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WTTW - Chicago PBS @wttw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

With a new statewide law governing e-bikes and e-scooters taking effect in 2027, the Chicago Park District will hold a series of upcoming town halls to explain the rules and gather feedback on how the devices should be used on park paths and trails. to.wttw.com/4rAGUC3

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Chicago Park District To Hold Town Halls on E-Bike and E-Scooter Use on Paths and Trails

The Park District is holding town halls in advance of statewide e-bike and e-scooter regulations taking effect Jan. 1, 2027.

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International Energy Agency @iea.org · 07/09/2026

Global energy spending is on track to reach $3.4 trillion in 2026 Around $2.2 trillion of this is set to go to grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, nuclear, renewables, efficiency & electrification And about $1.2 trillion goes to oil, natural gas & coal: iea.li/4x6k5IT

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🌿Fern🌿 @itmustbebunnies.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

There was a guy in the bad place who charted everything shit that happened because of Reagan

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 19/08/2026

A massive rate increase in 2027 with additional hikes every two years sailed through the Illinois tollway board of directors Wednesday.

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Illinois tollway imposes 57% hikes on cars and 30% for trucks, with more to come

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molly taft @mollytaft.com · 14/08/2026

NEW: i dove deep into the plans for several massive power plants being built specifically to power data centers crucially, they're designed much less efficiently than gas-fired power plants that are connected to the electric grid: www.wired.com/story/real-r...

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The Real Reason Data Center Gas Power Plants Are So Dirty

A massive new gas plant in Texas will be built with much less efficient technology than regular gas plants. It’s far from the only data center power project to rely on dirty turbines.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

My entry into the warmest year discourse... Over the years, I've used a couple of methods to estimate annual mean anomalies before they happen - using projected ENSO signals at the end of the previous year, or just from the relationship between the YTD data and the final annual average.

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Wendy Suares @wsuares.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🚨 NEW REPORT: 45 rural hospitals in Oklahoma are at risk of closing — the third-highest number in the nation. 18 are at immediate risk. Hospital leaders warn closures could mean longer trips for patients needing emergency care. Full report: okcfox.com/news/local/r...

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Wolf-Peter Schill @wpschill.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

4/⚡Renewable expansion rate relative to what would be needed to meet 2030 targets: In the first half of 2026, PV expansion reached only 79% of the required pace, onshore wind 42%, and offshore wind 52%. Only offshore wind saw an acceleration; PV and onshore wind experienced a (relative) slowdown.

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Chicago AQ @chicagoaq.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

At 12 PM the AQI was 25 , the dominant pollutant was O3 and the air quality is unbelievable PM2.5 = 23 or 6.24 µg/m³ PM10 = 19 or 17.7 µg/m³ NO₂ = 15 or 11 ppb SO₂ = 1 or 1.26 ppb O₃ = 25 or 29.89 ppb CO = 2 or 0.2 ppb

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Aaron Durnbaugh @adurnbaugh.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

2nd Argentina red card any minute

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Raed Mansour @raedmansour.com · 18/07/2026

Same, never grew up with it ever being like this, and I lived in Chicago’s SE side which was full of steel mills and heavy industry at the time. AQI reached 747 last night and was the #1 worst AQ in the world. The new norm for Chicago, in addition to the “normal” pollution + heat. #climatechange

EPA AirNow app screenshot of a Hazardous AQI for Chicago.

IQAir screenshot of top most polluted cities in the world with Chicago ranked number 1.

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Chicago Tribune @chicagotribune.com · 10/07/2026

World Cup: US star Christian Pulisic fractured his leg in 4-1 loss to Belgium

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World Cup: US star Christian Pulisic fractured his leg in 4-1 loss to Belgium

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 08/07/2026

Trump repeatedly refers to Zelenskyy as "President Putin"

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Aaron Durnbaugh @adurnbaugh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Agree, but its also time for progressives to stop slamming moderates, especially in swing districts. We are moving from primary to general season and a blue wall needs all the bricks.

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Watch the Obama Center concert livestream here: blockclubchi.co/4eg5nYm. The opening concert stars Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Bono and The Edge, Jennifer Hudson and more.

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Susanna Garside @susannagarside.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

🚨I have a new paper out in PNAS with my co-authors, @maxbradley.bsky.social @renschazottes.bsky.social and @ninalopezuroz.bsky.social: "Educational policies can strengthen climate coalitions." A thread on what we found (and a great story about doing ambitious research without funding!) [1/9]

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Aaron Durnbaugh @adurnbaugh.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Arsenal does that to keepers EvErY WeEK!

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 05/05/2026

Carbon dioxide averaged nearly 431 ppm in April 2026 (new record high) 10 years ago April averaged about 408 ppm. Preliminary data from gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... This is really concerning, and it isn’t going away. The longer we wait, the worse the impacts get and the harder they are to address.

Red line graph time series of monthly carbon dioxide abundance from January 1959 through April 2026. There is a seasonal cycle and long-term increasing trend. Current levels of CO2 are at 431 ppm. This is the Keeling Curve graph. A line for CO2 10 years ago is also annotated.

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Dr. Jennessa Hester 🍒 @cherrypoppunk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Texas Tech is starting to reveal which texts are banned under its new prohibition against "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity" research. Among them are six books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, and Galatians. 🧵 of other banned works. Yes, this is real.

Image of the Holy Bible with chains locked around it.

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Chicago Alerts @chicagoalerts.com · 01/05/2026

🚨 Major auto crash at 2800 S Lake Shore Dr NB. All lanes closed. Find a detour, folks!

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This might be the most insane story about the US EPA that you’ll read.

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How the Trump Administration Ended Independent Science at the E.P.A.

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Denmark's coal-to-wind transition is one of the most dramatic energy transformations of the past three decades. In 1990, coal provided 90% of Danish electricity. Today it is under 3%. Wind now covers roughly 60% of electricity generation. The last coal plant is scheduled to close by 2028.

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Duncan Meisel @duncanwrites.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The pullback of climate funders from the US is going to be a long-term strategic disaster.

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

If you ask me, Sen. Jon Ossoff is sounding more and more like a potential 2028 presidential candidate.

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Zach Everson @zacheverson.com · 18/04/2026

Good morning! Since Trump was re-elected, Forbes estimates— 💰His net worth is up $2.1 billion, to $6.4 billion 💰Eric’s is up 10x, to $400 million 💰Don Jr.’s is up 6x, to $300 million 💰20-year-old Barron is worth $150 million And Jared became a billionaire last year. Have a great day!

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a close up of donald trump 's face with a smile

Alt: a close up of donald trump 's face with a smile

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micchiato 🎋 @micchiato.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

“The term ‘climate crisis,’ which carries with it a more urgent connotation than the more familiar ‘climate change,’ has nearly disappeared from media lexicon.”

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Climate Coverage Plunges, Though Crisis More Dire Than Ever

The scientific consensus that we need to phase out fossil fuels fast has not changed, but coverage about climate change in US news outlets has plunged.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 15/04/2026

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent claimed on Tuesday that it was difficult to determine the actual causes of climate change, dismissing decades of science that has attributed global warming to the burning of fossil fuels.

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Bessent Questions the Cause of Climate Change and Its Economic Toll

The Treasury secretary said it is “difficult to deconstruct” the reasons for global warming, which he described as a belief of the “elite.”

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 13/04/2026

Cardinal Cupich: "We're dehumanizing the victims of war by turning the suffering of people & killing of children & our own soldiers into entertainment. To splice together movie cuts w/ actual bombings & targeting of people for purposes of entertainment is sickening. This is not who we are."

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Nick Young @nickofnz.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

BOOM! South Australia's power prices have plummeted as they near 100% renewables, proving to the world that relying on wind and solar with battery back-up is possible, more reliable and costs people less. THIS is how we avoid the next oil crisis. #EnergyRevolution

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Dominic McCann @zapaman.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

UK electricity grid is very low carbon today (windy and a bit sunny). As a consequence very little gas fired power generation is active on the grid (probably just the "spinning reserve").

Wind 42.7%
Solar 21.2%
At 10:45am on 05/04/26

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Eric Allix Rogers @ericallixrogers.com · 04/04/2026

The War on Cars has officially come to Chicago!

Photo of three people standing up, including Sarah Goodyear, Doug Gordon, and Steven Vance.

Photo of Sarah Goodyear standing to the left and speaking into a microphone while Doug Gordon is to the right looking towards her.

Photo of a group of people standing amid Museum exhibits.

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Brianinja @brianinja.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

This was a great experience. Thanks to @thewaroncars.bsky.social for visiting Chicago and for everyone who helped organize last night's event at the Climate Action Museum!

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