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Adam L Tate

@altate.bsky.social
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Writer & Urban Planner working to make cities happier & healthier. Focused on solutions to the urban heat island effect. open.substack.com/pub/urbancooling

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Climate solutions need everyone, across every divide. Join our Drawdown Ignite webinar on Oct 7, with Benji Backer (founder of American Conservation Coalition & United by Nature) on bridging partisan gaps to protect nature and the climate. Register today 🔗 bit.ly/4xSXKgX
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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CZEdwards @czedwards.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
No, James, YOUR useless, Third Way, Hasn’t Won An Election Since the 1990s messaging sucks. When Dems run on things other than winning a 400 yard dash to the right in pursuit of the cryptid “Centrist Voter”… we win. We win. YOU don’t.
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Raskin made a holy shit observation on MS Now this afternoon: Since taking office, Trump has made a million dollars per hour for himself. Every hour, he has made more than twice the president’s annual salary.
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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
LETS GO NYC ✊
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Wear The Peace @wearthepeace.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Actress Susan Sarandon being arrested earlier today for protesting Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at the United Nations. One is speaking out against genocide, one is committing it. One was arrested, one was not.
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Greg Olear @gregolear.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Disgraceful that Bibi the Butcher is given a platform to spew ugly lies. Get the fuck out of New York, you genocidal criminal.
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A Voice Crying in the Wilderness @cryingwilderness.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
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Kaitlin Kal Lee @kaitlinkallee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Men have NO business telling women anything about their bodies or abortion. This woman ATE him up.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Alert ⚠️ An ICE officer shot 28-year-old Wilber Rafael Garces Perez in North Austin today after a traffic stop. He was shot in the torso and hospitalized in serious but stable condition. His attorney says Perez, a Venezuelan national, entered the U.S. legally and had a valid work permit.
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Citizens' Impeachment @citizensimpeachment.com · 21/09/2026
Refusing to impeach him for 200+ previous cold-blooded murders encouraged him to murder more. Congress fully supports this blood-soaked atrocity.
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
This. Private schools and home schooling should be banned. If everyone’s kids go to public schools, they will suddenly be well funded and supported again.
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Just Kevin @kevinleecaster.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
There are a bunch of people who assert that Democrats are not fighting back against Republicans. Perhaps these fights that they win should be reported as "Democrats defeat Republicans in court to defend their Solar For All program" and celebrated a lot more? 🔌💡
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Oh the irony. May this continuing crisis be the death knell for fossil fuels and mark the true turning point of the electric revolution.
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 19/09/2026
POWERFUL MOMENT Americans forming a human chain around the Kennedy Center to protect a national memorial from a president threatening to tear it down. JFK’s niece, Kerry Kennedy, called on people to show up, and they did. This will never be the Trump Center, in the people’s eyes.
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Tim Just Tim @timkrauss.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That's way more people than I would expect my favorite thing about JD Vance is that he is the only one who doesn't know his career is already over..it's like bruce Willis not knowing he's dead in Sixth Sense
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This!!
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The "massive weekly grocery haul" is a symptom of car-dependent sprawl, not a universal rule of life. Healthy cities don't force you to drive to a warehouse store. Good design makes grabbing fresh food a quick, passive part of your daily walk or bike commute. These straw men arguments bore me.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
The 400 richest Americans are now worth a record $8 trillion. The entire bottom 50% of American households is worth just $4.27 trillion. Read that back. Remember: Wealth can’t be separated from power. Power begets wealth and wealth begets power.
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The Contrarian @contrariannews.org · 19/09/2026
The Kennedy Center crowd is singing America The Beautiful. This is what democracy looks like.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Urbanist Philomena Cunk. Town planners are pushing a controversial new idea called the "15-minute city". It’s a terrifying dystopian nightmare where everything you need, like your office, the pub, the shop that sells the little plastic bags for dog poo, is only fifteen minutes away.
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Bloody hell. Horrifying numbers, but yeah, blame it all on coal…smh.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Don't be fooled into thinking that a "free market" only exists when corporations get to "self-regulate" and do whatever they want. And don't be led to think that the government is "intruding" into the market when it crafts laws to protect the public. The real issue is power — and who has it.
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ResJudicata22 @resjudicata22.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Cartoonist: Dave Whamond
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
What if we had elected Bernie Sanders in 2016 and 2020? We’d be living in a drastically better and safer world.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
For 33 years, McConnell has voted against family and medical leave for working Americans. Then he disappears from the Senate for 92 days and keeps collecting his full paycheck. Apparently, paid leave is only a problem when someone else gets it.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 17/09/2026
Lots of folks are comparing McConnell’s vote today to Feinstein’s finals days in the senate. The main difference is that Feinstein was co-sponsoring legislation to expand voting rights, while McConnell voted to cut SNAP and end environmental protections.
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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
On Sept 23, Jonathan Foley kicks off the Super Pollutant Action Summit alongside 150+ leaders from business, government, science, and civil society. Register your interest: bit.ly/4Akd4Wv #ClimateWeekNYC
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In the face of all that's happened, it's extremely disappointing to see that the only thing that most Americans take seriously is the price of gasoline.
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Brilliant move by Iran. Now it’s up to the US and Israel to respond by removing those monsters from power.
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Anyone else just tired? It’s constant shenanigans from this administration, and our mental health has taken such a beating. We just wanted to say that if you’re feeling the same way, we understand. We’re here with you and for you. It’s a lot.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Imagine the egomaniacal thug and monster you would have to be to destroy an iconic and revered cultural institution of your nation just because they wouldn’t let you defile it with your own completely ruined name. Imagine literally anyone else being willing to do that.
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
*chokes on own saliva 😂 Ah yes, in a country that designed by force, car dependency into its entire built landscape, making car ownership and driving the first basic requirement to participate in society.
businessinsider.com
The trick to lowering gas prices is driving less, US energy secretary says
AAA said Labor Day travelers can expect the highest gas prices ever for this time of year. The national average for regular gas was $4.14 on Sunday.
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Being Liberal ®🗽🏳️‍🌈 @beingliberal.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"The Republicans hate him. If you talk to them privately, they all hate him, and they want him out - but they're afraid of him." - Anthony Scaramucci, former White House Communications Director, on President Trump's popularity in his party.
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
KAEPERNICK: The part that I hope people take away in this moment is what Robert Kraft and what they’re saying by denying Macklemore is they are openly colluding. They also want people to know that if you take an action that they don’t agree with, they will come for you.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 14/09/2026
It's telling that nobody involved is even pretending to defend this on policy grounds. There's not even a facade, a patina, of policy rationale. Just brute power politics.
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EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
When my son was 5 he had a sartorial flair To go to arts delicatessen he wore a midnight blue cape, top hat &monocle As we were leaving an older gent stopped him saying “young man, i like your style” Meant the world to our son that man was Bob Mackie RIP
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Madness. Shame on the City of Dallas for hosting this circus of traitors.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/09/2026
"We're tired of being called racist for being super fucking racist" is, in fact, an accurate representation of conservative thinking. They want all their ugly instincts & prejudices but they don't want any social disapprobation for them.
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Gary @cytherian.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
This is such disrespect. He can't even be bothered with getting a solid night's sleep or at least taking a stimulant to stay awake. This is the 25th anniversary of 9-11. #TrumpIsAFailure #TrumpIsUnfit
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THEE NWMagpie - I Don't Argue With Ppl John Brown Would've Shot @thenwmagpie.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I enjoyed Mike Luckovich for years, and then he created this cartoon. I sat and cried for several minutes. Then I cut it out of the Los Angeles Times, and I've kept it ever since. Thank you, Mr. Luckovich.
Mike Luckovich's editorial cartoon showing the 9/11 NY firefighters who died in the collapse of the Twin Towers, finally making it to the top.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
In the 25 years since 9/11, the United States has spent $8 trillion+ on wars that have taken millions of lives in the name of fighting "terror." Can you imagine if we had instead invested those funds here on climate, health care, housing, and education?
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Fietser @americanfietser.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
A quote from Pete Buttigieg this week: "In a country that amended its Constitution so you couldn't buy beer, then realized it was a bad idea and amended it again, surely we can pass an amendment saying corporations aren't people and money isn't speech." 👏👏👏👏👏👏
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Senate Republicans refused to convict Trump after Jan 6. Republican SCOTUS appointees gave him immunity. Republicans in Congress today stand idly by as he unleashes death and destruction across the globe. We are now at the whims of a mad king because GOP leaders have refused to constrain him.
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elynxabeth holmes ⎔ @freyja-lynx.dev · 08/09/2026
tapping the sign
“Everybody works but the vacant lot”

I paid $ 3600. for this lot and will hold till I get $6000. The profit is unearned increment made possible by the presence of this community and enterprise of its people. I take the profit without earning it. For the remedy read Henry George. Yours truly, Jay (?) Lewis
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Adam L Tate @altate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
NPR & Boston University have teamed up to create a detailed study and tracker on heat deaths across the US. As our summers get more extreme, this type of work is more important than ever. Full results will be published soon, but they have already revealed several major takeaways from the work.
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NPR & Boston University Study on Heat Deaths
The numbers are way higher than the official CDC count
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