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The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation @xercessociety.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Every year we make the case for keeping leaves, branches, & plant stems in your yard. Bugs need them for shelter! That’s not to say you can’t tidy up: rake leaves into garden beds, around trees, or just in a pile out of the way. All we ask is that you #LeaveTheLeaves! 🍂🐝 xerces.org/blog/leave-t...

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Leave the Leaves!

One of the most valuable ways to support pollinators and other invertebrates is to provide them with the shelter they need to survive the winter. Thankfully, all you need to do is do less yard work.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

"There is a revolution happening right now. It's not a woke one, it's an authoritarian one."

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

If Dems get a trifecta in 2028, let’s put Justice Eddins on the US Supreme Court.

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Erin 🌱 @wearegonnafindout.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

What can we ask our elected leaders to do to reduce the destruction & pollution from wildfires? - state policy: stop burning fossil fuels by electrifying everything and ending gas system expansion - local policy: zone for density and support mass transit in cities and inner suburbs

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The extreme weather we have now is not the new normal. It’s going to keep getting worse as long as we continue to burn fossil fuels.

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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

C’mon Connecticut peeps, this is getting embarrassing! We need to step up our game for a good cause. Please consider donating if you can.

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Rosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 06/07/2026

Heat waves. Thanks to @climateadam.bsky.social's most recent video, which helped inform this comic and gave me the kick I needed to make it.

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JB | Native Plant Gardener (WI) @jbtheexplorer.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Here's some red, white, and blue from the native garden today. There's nothing more American than our own native plant species! #nativeplants #garden #FourthofJuly #America250 #4thofJuly #IndependenceDay #Wisconsin

Scarlet bee balm and spiderwort in the background

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. Happy 250, America!

An image of a list of the 27 grievances against King George III in the Declaration of Independence. Donald Trump's regime has committed at least 20 of them in whole or in part, condensed into the list below:
1. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.
2. He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of representation …
3. He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing … his invasions on the rights of the people.
4. He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; … obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners …
5. He has obstructed the Administration of Justice …
6. He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone, for the tenure of their offices …
7. He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harrass our people, and eat out their substance.
8. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.
9. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power.
10. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution … giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:
11. For Quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:
12. For protecting them … from punishment for any Murders which they should commit …
13. For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:
14. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:
15. For depriving us … of the benefits of Trial by Jury:
16. For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:
17. For … abolishing our most valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:
18. He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.
19. He has … destroyed the lives of our people.
20. He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us …

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

“Heat and humidity as severe, prolonged and far-reaching as this week’s would have been “virtually impossible” in the Northeast and eastern Canada before humans began warming the planet, a team of scientists said on Friday.” #ClimateCrisis This should be well understood by now.

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Without Climate Change, U.S. Heat Wave Called ‘Virtually Impossible’

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Oh man love that fighting energy. A Dem with contact courage! (Plus on a lighter note he knows to say Michigander.)

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Angry Staff Officer @pptsapper.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Happy “liberal arts professor helps save the Union” day to all who celebrate

Charge of the 20th Maine at Little Round Top

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The purple = 100°+ with 60 Million people exceeding this threshold later this week! Ground zero will be the big cities along the I-95 corridor. Boston, Hartford, NYC, Philly, Baltimore, DC, Richmond, Raleigh, Charlotte should all see actual high temps 100-105°… 1/2

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Yes plus transparency around the status of opinions and the process. Put them on a timer and require public disclosure on drafting or consideration steps. Don’t really care how accomplished just much more radical transparency is needed to protect democracy - end the mystic shaman act!

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Just 1/8Billion @vhemt4all.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Don’t let anybody tell you wild strawberries (Frugaria virginiana) aren’t worth growing. They’re incredibly delicious, no-maintenance and are a perfect ground cover. A huge portion of our yard is absolutely covered. Grass suuuuuuuucks, y’all! #nativePlants

Strawberries are so great at camouflage. One meander around the yard is never enough. You miss so many!

Pic: using my black shirt as a harvesting basket again. It’s filled with the ripe berries that I don’t eat while walking.

I also have a cultivar growing. It’s tasty too. Actually, I started with one end-of-season clearance berry two years ago. In the fall I move the runners all around to the moist, semi-sunny areas. They are sooooo easy to grow. Really.

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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Celebrate #PollinatorMonth by converting sterile, poisoned lawns to pollinator-friendly and bird-friendly habitat filled with native plants. Some can only fly a short distance to find nectar, so your yard may be their entire universe. Read: beautifulnativeplants.blogspot.com/2025/04/desi...

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WeRateDogs @weratedogs.com · 01/06/2026

This is Bodie. His presence indicates the beginning of Pride Month. May his whimsy and steadfastness bring joy and confidence to all. 14/10 the parade starts right behind him 🌈🐾 (IG: hellobodie)

a golden retriever puppy on a bright pink rope leash prances through some tall grass. he’s wearing a brightly patterned bandana around his neck and is carrying a miniature six-stripe pride flag in his mouth. his front right paw is raised mid-stride, like he’s ready to hop into a pride parade at any second.

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City Mouse Garden @citymousegarden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Nothing more magical than watching native #bees & #NativePlants fit like puzzle pieces. Weight of this chunky bumble makes bottom of Baptisia flower open & noms are on. Non-native honey bees have to work way harder to get in. #gardening #bloomscrolling #invertebrates #InsectThursday #Bugsky 🌱

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Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

The Declaration of Independence specifies 27 grievances with King George III and Britain. Donald Trump and his regime have committed at least 20 of those same offenses highlighted in yellow. #NoKings

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Nah bro. You’re a tool and insane.

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 22/02/2026

Thank you! A very off the beaten path type question but a fully serious one: Do you have a favorite kind of tree?

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Liberal Currents @liberalcurrents.com · 02/02/2026

“Let us be clear: we want the power of the state. We wish to hold the criminals of the regime accountable. We wish to seize back the public funds looted by Trump and his cronies. We wish to undo the damage he has done to the government. More than any of that we wish to rebuild.”

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From Powerlessness to Power

We will not achieve any of our ultimate goals without exercising state power, and the most effective way to take state power is through nonviolent but confrontational resistance.

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

Moose Rat snake Evening primrose sweat bee Eastern towhee Barracuda

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

Heat pumps are the most efficiency heating technology ever invented. That's because they harvest, compress and transport pre-existing heat from the air, the ground or the water. Compared to a gas boiler heat pumps deliver ~4x more heat for each unit of energy inout.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead. Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 11/11/2025

"Fossil demand has been flat for industrial energy since 2014, for buildings since 2018, for road transport since 2019, & may peak for electricity this year. 2/3 of countries have already seen peak fossil demand in end-use sectors, & half the world has seen a peak in fossil fuels for electricity."

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The Electrotech Revolution | Ember

The annual slidedeck from Kingsmill Bond and the Ember Futures team unpacks how electrotech is rewriting the economics and geopolitics of energy.

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Chris Baraniuk @chrisbaraniuk.com · 10/11/2025

"electrification is also the key to a dramatic improvement in energy efficiency, potentially reducing global final energy demand by 24% over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles" A truly stunning point. This is why I write about energy efficiency so much! www.ft.com/content/7258...

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Electrification is the key to energy efficiency

Productivity gains could cut final energy demand by nearly a quarter over the next 25 years, even as global GDP doubles

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

The 2025 State of the Climate Report is out and as a MUST READ before COP30 gets underway. Check out these first 2 sentences: "We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet’s vital signs are flashing red. " doi.org/10.1093/bios...

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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink

We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 19/10/2025

Good evening. We estimate that between 4.2 and 7.6 million people turned out for the No Kings Day demonstrations held around the country on Saturday. This makes Oct 18 very likely the biggest single-day U.S. protest event since 1970. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/second-no-...

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Second "No Kings Day" protests likely the largest single-day political demonstration since 1970, with 4.2-7.6 million participants

Here are the initial results from our crowdsourced crowd-counting estimates

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

This banner was a great idea! Proud to sign it! #NoKings

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Good news: carbon intensity has declined Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17% Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%

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Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment

Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Still true! Get out there today if you can. Every act of patriotic opposition matters. #NoKings

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Ginny Stibolt @ginnystibolt.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

One of the key factors in a bird-friendly landscape is supporting caterpillars. Doug Tallamy's years-long research has shown that chickadees need a lot of caterpillars to raise their young. Most caterpillars need native trees to eat-mostly oaks. greengardeningmatters.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-...

Drawing of a bird perched on a branch. The bird has a black head, white cheek, & brown body. It has a green caterpillar in its beak.
Text says, "A pair of chickadees requires 6,000 to 9,000 caterpillars to raise one brood of young. To help birds, create a safe space for caterpillars. Grow native trees and shrubs. Avoid pesticides and leaf blowers, which destroy caterpillar habitat.

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John Smillie @johnsmillie42.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/09/o... I compiled about 15 reasons a month ago. NYT editorial board is now on board.

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Opinion | Why You Should Blame Trump When Your Energy Bills Go Up

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Cornell Lab of Ornithology @cornellbirds.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

We’ve only crossed the “billion” threshold 1X before, in Oct. 23'. Last night, we rejoined the Billion Bird Night Club in spectacular fashion. Migration soared past 1.2 billion, marking the largest single night of bird migration ever recorded by BirdCast. Learn more: birdcast.info/news/a-new-r...

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A new record night of migration for BirdCast!

Migration intensity goes off the charts, again, with a new record night of migration intensity for BirdCast!

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Cannot believe four of Connecticut’s Dem Reps voted yes. Those four are in super safe blue seats! Hayes was the only one with the correct call - No vote - and she has the toughest district. We can’t beat fascism by supporting it!!! This just tells me they still don’t understand that we want fighters

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Why is it so hard to just vote no???

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Nature @nature.com · 11/09/2025

The US administration is attempting to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. It will ultimately leave the USA, and the world, worse off go.nature.com/46msDyH

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Climate impacts are real — denying this is self-defeating

The US administration is attempting to undermine efforts to curb greenhouse-gas emissions. It will ultimately leave that country, and the world, worse off.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 07/09/2025

August 2025 was the third warmest August on record after 2023 and 2024 at approximately 1.3C above preindustrial levels. This continues a string of recent months a bit cooler than the exceptional 2023/2024 temperatures but warmer than any prior years.

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Kay on the Prairie @kayontheprairie.bsky.social · 06/09/2025

Flutterfest 2025 📍Nachusa Grasslands #butterfly #insect #pollinators #prairie #nature

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Patrick Lynch @patrlynch1.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

It's been a down year locally for all kinds of insects. Very upsetting to think that our grandkids might think these exquisite creatures were as imaginary as unicorns... 🧪🐡🌿🌎

Close photo of an American Lady butterfly perched on a Buddleja flower head. North Haven, CT, USA.

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CT Bumblebee Dad @ctbumbledad.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Ugh, I hate stupid typos. It’s ShagBARK hickory. Bark!

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