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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 30/09/2026

Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: 365 million Hiroshimas. "The explosive addition of thermal energy, which was almost 40 times greater than all the energy humanity used that year, comes amid far-reaching changes to the deep water bodies fundamental to life on Earth."

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World’s oceans absorbed record heat equal to 40 times annual global energy use

The injection of thermal energy comes amid an increasing rise in sea levels and continuing acidification

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 28/09/2026

Nice piece here packed with information about the tech-fossil-CCS nexus that has become more clear in the past year www.foodandwaterwatch.org/2026/09/25/d...

$Two Industries, Two Problems, One Big Carbon Capture Scam AI data centers are incredibly energy-hungry; by 2028, they may command as much electricity as 55 million households. Already, 40% of data center energy comes from dirty gas. The AI boom is already driving the construction of new gas-fired power plants and keeping old power plants on life support. This is creating a real credibility issue for the tech industry’s unenforceable climate and environmental pledges. The fossil fuel industry has a different problem. They need new customers to justify massive new pipelines, new power plants, and fracking. CCS is the bridge between these two destructive industries. It’s providing Big Tech a new fig leaf and the fossil fuel industry a massive new customer base.$

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.

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Violet Blue® @violetblue.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I promise you that in this very stupid moment, our book will help you stay grounded, fight the renewed gaslighting about prevention, and gives you tools to stay strong while staying safe: linktr.ee/covidbook < also BookLife Prize 2025

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The Covid Safety Handbook | Linktree

An inclusive, practical guide.

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Rainforest Action Network @ran.org · 26/09/2026

The food industry is dominated by just a handful of companies. The bigger these giants get, the more they are able to evade accountability, and destroy our planet NOT to feed society, but to fatten their own wallets. Learn more in @foeus.bsky.social's latest project: foodlandmoney.org

foodlandmoney.org

Food, Land & Money: Who Profits From the Global Food System?

Follow the money behind the global food system. Food, Land & Money reveals how Big Agribusiness and Big Finance shape what gets funded, who profits and who holds power.

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Maryn McKenna @marynmck.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Fake. USDA. Seals. Used by an NC meat processing plant on 83.5 TONS of meat. Produced entirely outside the federal inspection system, according to news reports. We are pretty close to The Jungle (second ed.) now, no? www.scrippsnews.com/life/recalls...

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Interactive: Meat recall linked to fake USDA labels

Pork, beef and goat products are being recalled after a company allegedly used fake USDA inspection labels. Explore our interactive guide to see which products are affected and what to look for.

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Iron Spike @ironspike.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey so Nobody actually knows exactly WHY the great stock market crash of 1929 happened, leading to the Great Depression But most folks agree "Low level participants started betting with borrowed money" probably didn't help matters

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emptywheel @emptywheel.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

So this week we've learned: 1) The AI goons CONFESSED they were committing the biggest theft in history. 2) The data centers really are sucking up all the energy during an energy shock. 3) AI almost caused a World War.

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Dr. Damien P. Williams, dread portent down from a mountain cave @wolven.blacksky.app · 01/01/2024

Reminder that whether you mean the current crop of generative "AI" or the far-off recurrent dream of conscious machines, I'm saying they shouldn't be made of kyriarchical, hegemonic, capitalist, white supremacist forces, and that we need to examine & reframe our societal values to ensure they aren't

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Alexander Laufer @alexlaufer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Even just replacing "AI" by "software" paints such a different picture. "our software broke out and hacked some organisations". Who's reponsible now?

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Karl Bode @karlbode.com · 18/09/2026

honestly some of the most apocalyptic impacts of "AI" will be shit like this, and most of the doomsday dipshits predicting SkyNet can't be bothered to notice or care

arstechnica.com

UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges

For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.

Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.

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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 11/09/2026

Where are the GPUs? Undeployed, in warehouses because there's a cartel colluding to keep prices artificially high and keep the world dependent on inference capacity rented by about 6 companies.

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beth semel @bethmsemel.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“Enshrining frontier labs in the hardened cloak of national security would not only give [them] even more access to intelligence products…it would also embolden these companies to shape how federal agencies view threats to their bottom line, now transformed as ‘critical infrastructure.’”

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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 09/09/2026

United Airlines flies fighter jet and tank components on domestic US flights to Newark from all over the country and then consolidates them onto two specific regular passenger flights to Israel. Tl;dr: Boycott United Airlines. theintercept.com/2026/09/09/u...

theintercept.com

United Airlines Ships War Materiel to Israel Aboard Passenger Flights

Unfriendly skies: On United, checked bags might ride next to tank parts bound for Israel. Direct flights to Israel are set to resume tonight.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

We are living under Federal fascism (in my opinion) in this country and yet people are acting as trifling as ever. It's amazing.

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Olivia Hill @machineiv.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

This is what ICE is. Nothing short of full eradication and convicting every decision maker that's supported them is acceptable.

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Rhea Liang @liangrhea.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Love this so much. Miss Uganda wore a dress representing the 7 layers of a Caesarian section. In a beauty pageant! Because motherhood IS beautiful, and strong, and inspiring. 😍👏

nine.com.au

‘Layers of life’: The incredible story sewn into Miss World Uganda’s gown

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Nicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

I feel like we’re really overdue for a thread of things that have changed for women in your lifetime. I’m interested in good and bad things. Any little life moment that would feel unbelievable if it happened in 2026.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

yes this is a critical feature of fascism. There is a significant minority of people who take PLEASURE in punishment and in making people they don't like suffer.

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The Lever @levernews.com · 31/08/2026

🚨 CEOs at the 100 lowest-paying companies in the S&P 500 made an average $17.5 million last year. Their median worker made $36,571. That’s a 614-to-1 pay gap — up from 574-to-1 in 2019. (IPS)

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Garrett M. Graff @vermontgmg.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Fun fact — and reminder: For all their focus on “officer safety” and arguments about aggressive tactics being necessary, no ICE officer has ever been killed in the line of duty. It is more deadly in the US to be an elementary school student than an ICE officer.

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More Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

US corporate profits have hit a record high of over $9 trillion the first half of this year, while workers’ slice of the pie has recently sunk to historic lows.

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Timothy Babulski, PhD @tokenintellect.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I can solve the problem for 1/10th UC Irvine's spend on AI. He'res a preview of my exclusive $1 million report How AI Can Improve Student Learning: It can't and won't. GenAI is antithetical to learning, criticality & creativity.

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Citizen.Coping @propcazhpm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Driscoll’s doesn’t actually grow berries. It's a middleman that controls the genetics, reaps the profits, and then shifts blame for safety. A whistleblower alleges the Canadian government repeatedly flagged their berries for exceeding pesticide limits. @moreperfectunion.bsky.social #FoodSafety

youtu.be

I Tracked Down the Company Ruining Fruit

YouTube video by More Perfect Union

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026

Please still reach directly out to @officialpax.bsky.social, #ReedPop & @penny-arcade.com if you care about the displacement of Black Queer and Disabled people from coordinating The Intersection and #PAX removing opportunities and support for people who are LGBTQIA+, Disabled and BIPOC. 6/6

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Cassie aka Lamia @intersectionscch.blacksky.app · 24/08/2026

(I included alt txt since the op didn't) So while @officialpax.bsky.social still keeps The #PAX Together Intersection pages up for both West and #Unplugged it is clear that the version of the Intersection that was centered on opportunities for BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, & disabled folks is gone. 🧵 1/6

A statement on a blue, purple, pink and orange background with an arcade game with SFAC on the top and a heart on the screen.

The lettering is white and has a translucent black background. The statement reads:

SfaC is honored to be stepping into a new role supporting The Intersection at PAX West 2026.

SFAC

We recognize the importance of The Intersection and the years of work that have gone into making it a meaningful space for Black, Brown, Queer, Disabled, and other historically marginalized and stigmatized members of the gaming community.

In May, We submitted a proposal to PAX to support the Intersection space, and we learned weeks ago that our proposal was accepted. We want to be transparent that The Intersection at PAX West 2026 will not be a continuation of the program exactly as it has existed in previous years. We do not currently have the capacity or resources to recreate its previous scope of programming and services, and we don't want to promise something we cannot responsibly deliver.

Instead, our goal is to carry forward the spirit of the space by creating a welcoming community room where people can gather, connect, create, and feel represented at PAX.

We have intentionally developed community programming and will share more details leading up to PAX!

We know this transition comes during a complicated moment, and we understand that people may have questions or concerns. We have tremendous respect for the people who built The Intersection and the community it has served. Our goal is not to replace that work, but to help ensure there is still a space at PAX where marginalized and stigmatized members of the gaming community can find connection and community.

This is a new chapter for the room, and we intend to approach it with care, honesty, and respect for the work that came before us!

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Candace the Magnificent 🔜 PAXU @thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Please read and repost Lamia's words as someone who worked extensively on the PTI program for years. It is shocking to me that ReedPop would fire the only Black, queer & disabled voices repping their business. Meanwhile, GenCon has multiple fully-staffed spaces for their marginalized communities.

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Candace the Magnificent 🔜 PAXU @thecandacemarie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Amplifying this as loudly as I can. @officialpax.bsky.social @penny-arcade.com please do the right thing and properly staff the Intersection program. The PAX Together Fellowship has been stagnant for nearly 3 years. Is your care for marginalized people limited to when it is fashionable to be allies?

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 21/08/2026

Remember longtermism is the L in TESCREAL. Read more at dair-institute.org/projects/tes.... These are the people pushing generative AI down your throats.

dair-institute.org

The TESCREAL Bundle

The array of utopian ideologies that power Silicon Valley's elite is ultimately bleakly eugenicist.

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 21/08/2026

Well, well, well, I KNEW that the hounding of Arday was gonna get connected back to the TESCREAL bozos somehow. See this "paper" by the guy who hired Cofnas at Ghent University. Reminder "dysgenic" is the opposite of "eugenic," they mean Black people and other undesirables reproducing too much.

The dysgenics objection to longtermism
Bouke de Vries a,b,1
a Department of Philosophy, Ghent University, Belgium
b Department of Philosophy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

A B S T R A C T
Strong longtermism maintains that how we should act morally is determined almost entirely by
the expected effects on the welfare of our descendants existing thousands if not millions of years
into the future, who might include both other humans and any artificial agents with a comparable
or higher moral status that we end up creating. It is based on three key assumptions: (i) that our
descendants will have a moral status that is at least as high as ours and therefore should not have
their welfare discounted by us; (ii) that there is a good chance that these individuals will vastly
outnumber us; and (iii) that we can do things here and now that can be expected to positively
shape the long-term trajectory of humanity. The aim of this contribution is to suggest that authors
such as Will MacAskill and Hilary Greaves have been too optimistic about all these assumptions as
a result of having ignored evidence that the populations of post-industrial countries are becoming
less intelligent due mostly to the negative relationship that has emerged within these societies
between intelligence and fertility and to the proclivity of intelligent people to delay parenthood.

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MirandaPitcher @mirandapitcher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

When I found out that the reason the shingles vaccine helps prevent Alzheimer's is thought to be because it prevents the body from getting an inflammatory virus, it cemented my belief that avoiding repeated Covid infections can only be a good thing. The less inflammation, the better!

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natou @tichatnwa.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

so garry is almost two weeks w/o power and now they're predicting that 17 other states may go dark mhmm okay

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Police officers using flock cameras to stalk and harass women tells you a lot about police officers. The cameras are just their latest toy

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Bonnicula | Vampire Vtuber ⚧ @bonnicula.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

The Amnesty International Google Docky save and distribute, Rowling is attempting to scrub all traces of it from the internet Encrypted ZIP, the password is "Streisand"

drive.google.com

A_Growing_Threat.zip

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 19/08/2026

I don't think people understand the extent to which this has been a decade plus long billionaire funded campaign (obviously Thiel is involved). We've tried to ring the alarm about these eugenicists but it is too easy for them to get parroted by the mainstream media. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/18/t...

bylinetimes.com

The Peter Thiel-Linked Race Science Network that Penetrated Cambridge University and Targeted Jason Arday

The media's coverage of the academic's life was fuelled by the campaign of an established far-right network

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Carla Winston @carlawinston.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The base budget for the United Nations for 2026 is $3.45 billion USD, which is just over half the annual budget of the NYPD. Almost everything else (except for peacekeeping) is funded entirely through voluntary contributions.

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Jen Taub @jentaub.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

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Universal Health Coverage Could Save $1 Trillion and 114,000 Lives Every Year, Yale Study Projects

A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it

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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Also everybody should read this and think about how fraudulent the manosphere movement and its emphasis on physicality is in context

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