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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

the horrific cornell gang rape case has me thinking about emma sulkowicz who alleged she was raped as a student at columbia in 2014 and never got any justice. it has me thinking about the physical and mental weight young women are forced to carry while their safety is subsumed by male potential.

Emma Sulkowicz carrying around a mattress on the Columbia campus in 2014 to raise awareness of her alleged rape and the university's inaction.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 29/09/2026

The student journalists are showing more courage and leadership than the Administrators.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 28/09/2026

Listen to Faine. AI is too important to leave for bad weirdos to handle.

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Alondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The idea that people want AI oversight to happen "all of a sudden" ignores years of research, warnings, and policy efforts. The delay hasn’t been a lack of awareness; it’s been because of years of industry lobbying against regulation, political resistance, and inaction.

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David Burbach 🇺🇸 @dburbach.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

PBS NOVA will have an episode on Space Wars Oct 7th including me as an expert. Final boss for a science kid short of hosting the third run of Cosmos. I didn't make the trailer but I'm much more boring than @vsamsondc.bsky.social or @planet4589.bsky.social video.nhpbs.org/video/space-...

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NOVA | Space Wars Preview | Season 53 | Episode 12

Inside the escalating military struggle to control space and the satellites we rely on.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 27/09/2026

if transportation were electrified we could instead fill these trucks with ranch

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 26/09/2026

e-bokes bring communities together.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 26/09/2026

Join us online or in person on Friday for this Community-Centered AI and Infrastructure summit, led by Dr. @cellllla.bsky.social. Featuring keynotes by PA State Sen. Muth, @datasociety.bsky.social’s Maia Woluchem, & others. I’ll moderate a panel on the environmental impacts of AI. All are welcome!

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 26/09/2026

One cool thing about ebikes? They make active transit way more accessible. I shredded my knees through high-impact athletics in my teens/20s, to the point where riding a non-e bike up a steep hill is awful. With an ebike, though, hills are no problem!

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Cella @cellllla.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Please join us at Carnegie Mellon University and online on October 2nd, 2026 for the Community-Centered AI Infrastructure Summit, a statewide convening to consider the opportunities, challenges, and governance of AI infrastructure development in Pennsylvania. RSVP here: communityaisummit.org

Flyer for the Community-Centered AI Infrastructure Summit on Friday October 2, 2026 from 9-5pm at Mellon Institute Auditorium, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Join residents, community organizations, policymakers, researchers, technologists, energy experts, and advocates from across Pennslyvania for a public convening. Organized by CMU, Data & Society, PA Climate Equity Table, and Center for Coalfield Justice, with support from the Block Center.

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Daniel Huppmann @danielhuppmann.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Half a year ago, we released the first #ScenarioCompass ensemble of emissions pathways, building on the #IPCC #AR6 database and compiling more recent scenario publications. Most importantly, we added feasibility & sustainability indicators to provide context. Now we released an update: #SCI v1.1 🎉

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Scenario Compass Initiative

Navigate Climate Futures with Data-Driven Scenarios

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Ami Fields-Meyer @fieldsmeyer.com · 25/09/2026

I said: “Sir, you need to stop kicking hundreds of thousands of people off health insurance just because they are vulnerable. ‘Not using you insurance’ is not a reason to evict someone from their insurance.”

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 25/09/2026

This week, we published the first paper in the U.S. Climate Collection titled, "Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States". The paper was led by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net, & me, with 175 authors helping outline climate risks. cee.engineering.cmu.edu/news/2026/09...

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CMU faculty helps lead new efforts on climate assessment research

CMU faculty helps lead new efforts on climate assessment research - Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 25/09/2026

with an e-boke, you can ride a boke in a suit

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Kelly Hereid @kellyhereid.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

And, like basically every climate paper that hits the socials these days, lots of sharing here on bsky and a ghost town on Twitter:

Altmetric badge for NCA6+, with 109 bsky posters and 1 (one) on X

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026

Banning diesel exports will make diesel prices higher in the U.S., especially in the northeast, where a lot of goods that arrive by ship at ports need to travel inland to US stores, carried by trucks and trains, that use,,,diesel fuel.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 23/09/2026

There's lots of reasons for despair, but here's a small bit of light: it's not hard to make change when you work together. 175 climate researchers volunteered time to ensure communities are informed about climate risks. Led by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net, & me, free to read: doi.org/10.1029/2025...

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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States

A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...

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Deepti Singh @climatechirper.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Incredible leadership by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net and @costasamaras.com on this article underscoring the value of climate assessments in informing decision-making for individuals, communities, businesses, and governments and providing key research priorities to assess climate risks and actions.

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Meade Krosby @meadekrosby.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Honored to be part of this work, with huge thanks to @bobkopp.net, @costasamaras.com and Melissa Kenney for their leadership. One day, there will again be a rigorous, collaborative National Climate Assessment - this effort could help inform it, and in the meantime serve assessments at other scales.

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Josh Lappen @jlappen1.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I'm extremely proud to have been a part of this team, and I'm grateful for the truly dauntless leadership of @costasamaras.com, Melissa Kenney, and @bobkopp.net, who brought us together to put together both a state of the scholarship, and a benchmark for future integrated climate assessments.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 22/09/2026

I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 22/09/2026

Communities can't wait for the next National Climate Assessment to understand their climate risk. With leadership by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net & I were lucky to work with 175 climate researchers to outline assessment priorities that folks can work on now: headlines.ametsoc.org/2026/09/22/f...

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First Paper Published in the U.S. Climate Collection

The U.S. Climate Collection has published its first paper, with 175 authors outlining research priorities for future U.S.-focused climate assessments.

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AGU (American Geophysical Union) @agu.org · 22/09/2026

How can climate assessments keep pace with accelerating climate risks? A new commentary from 175 experts in Earth’s Future and BAMS identifies priorities for strengthening future climate assessments in the US and advancing assessment-ready science. spklr.io/63326ET0ho

Graphic that reads: U.S. Climate Collection: Informing Assessment of Risks and Solutions. Opening Commentary article now available!

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John Bistline @bistline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Read our paper! I was honored to contribute to this effort, which had particle-accelerator levels of coordination across nearly 200 coauthors. Thanks to Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net, and @costasamaras.com for their leadership.

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American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · 22/09/2026

The first paper in the U.S. Climate Collection, an AMS-@agu.org initiative supporting assessment-ready climate science, is out! Published in #BulletinAMS & Earth’s Future, the paper highlights key needs for future climate assessments and decision-making. Read more: bit.ly/46CTg30

Graphic for the U.S. Climate Collection: Informing Climate Assessment in the United States announcement.

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Jess Whitehead, Ph.D. @drjesswhitehead.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Not on this app much, but popping on to thank @bobkopp.net, Melissa, & @costasamaras.com for asking me to help shape the coastal section! When budgets are tight, knowing what works best and when is critical for helping practitioners prioritize. Happy life is giving me time to contribute again.

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Jesse M. Keenan @jessemkeenan.com · 22/09/2026

I'm honored to contribute to this commentary w/ colleagues from across the United States. Big thank you to Melissa Kenney @costasamaras.com @bobkopp.net for their leadership & public service in the advancement of climate scholarship. READ HERE --> agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/09/2026

NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵

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Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States

A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21/09/2026

In case you missed this, the new US Energy Data Dashboard is a powerful and free tool made in partnership with the Our World in Data folks: usenergydata.org

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Understanding America's energy system

Track and understand the numbers behind US energy — year by year, and state by state.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 21/09/2026

When…the Bristlemouths hurled We’re most populous in world That’s verte brae

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Eugene Vinitsky 🍒 @eugenevinitsky.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Weird request; we've had a fairly big breakthrough that we've been mostly keeping a lid on for the past year. We're looking to talk to some science / AI writers about this and I know a lot of y'all are out here on bsky...

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 18/09/2026

Idea: from now on AI recursive self-improvement (RSI) is pronounced rizzy.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026

This will be bad for: - the students - the research progress - the universities - the towns the universities are in - the companies hiring students - the states the universities are in - the national economy - national security - the country - the world

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 13/09/2026

Great episode of Volts with @janeaflegal.bsky.social! She is brilliant and folks should follow her on here.

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ashley fairbanks @ziibiing.com · 12/09/2026

i am incredibly excited to share our research about how paying people’s rent through mutual aid made an impact on minnesota this year we accidentally collected more data than anyone ever has for an effort like this, and can very seriously say we prevented an eviction bubble that everyone expected

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 12/09/2026

>coding a new agent >ask the agent if its creepy or rogue >they don’t understand >pull out illustrated diagram explaining what is creepy & what is rogue >they laugh and say "I'm a good agent sir" >5 minutes later >its rogue

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Elly @ellyzoe.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

*gasp*

A photo of the night sky behind evergreen trees. The Milky Way blazes blotchy up and diagonal and the dark of the sky is simply COVERED in stars.

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