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Ticia Verveer @ticiaverveer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Archaeologists working at the ancient city of Adramytteion in Türkiye uncovered a remarkable Roman villa featuring exceptionally preserved mosaic floors. Among the most striking elements of the discovery are depictions of the household's domestic animals. Photo credit Özgen, H. M.

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IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

📣 Registration is now open for experts to review the First Order Draft of the Working Group I contribution to IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report. Interested experts can register until 25 Sept 2026 🔗 bit.ly/4vi25cq The review starts 10 August until 2 October. More 🔗 bit.ly/WGI7Fod

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/07/2026

NSF physical sciences, geosciences, engineering, social sciences on track for a 33% budget cut, never mind Congressional intent.

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I'm sad to report that Mark Wise, theoretical physicist at Caltech, has passed away. He was my friend and collaborator, a giant of theoretical physics, and just one of my favorite people. RIP. www.pma.caltech.edu/people/mark-...

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Mark B. Wise - Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

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Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

45 years ago today. Buried on page 20 on a holiday Friday just like this one, news that changed the world. www.nytimes.com/1981/07/03/u...

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RARE CANCER SEEN IN 41 HOMOSEXUALS (Published 1981)

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 25/06/2026

Temperatures have reached 36.4°C at Yeovilton, provisionally making it the hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976 🌡️

A map showing Yeovilton reaching 36.4°C making it the UKs hottest June day on record, surpassing both the previous record set yesterday and the longstanding record from 1976.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/06/2026

'Carl Bergstrom, an evolutionary biologist at the University of Washington, has developed bonds with many crows at his home and on campus....“I’ll find myself sneaking across campus in a tunnel or through buildings,” he says, “because I feel so bad when I run into them.”'

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Are Crows Really Our Friends?

An investigation into the state of corvid–human relations.

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Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR) @hcrichardson.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I KNEW we'd done a Juneteenth video! Found it, and I think it holds up. (I was determined to get in the "fled to Mexico" line even though it was a bit of a rabbit hole. 🙂 )

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What is Juneteenth and Why Does it Matter: A Short History | Journey to American Democracy

YouTube video by Heather Cox Richardson

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

These assholes back down when we push back. We should push back more often. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...

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Trump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring

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For the Love of Missy @missybbbobtail.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

They say successful people wake up at 4:00 AM. Studies show they all have cats. 🤔

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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/o...

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Opinion | This Is the Formula That Defeated Orban. It Would Defeat Trump, Too.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🧵 Public science in the US has taken some heavy hits over the last year, but the White House OMB is proposing a series of changes that will result in a TKO for science as we know it unless we fight back. Here's what's happening, and why it matters. 1/n

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/05/2026

It’s truly astonishing to see how comprehensively the US government is tearing down every part of the system that has made it up until now a world-leading power in science, research, and technological development. The entire world will suffer from this wanton destruction.

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 22/05/2026

“Units of the NIH are privately directing grantees to request permission in advance for any co-authorship with a scholar affiliated with a foreign institution, even if all the work was done in the United States.” Grantees also told to remove papers with foreign authors from progress reports.

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U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators

NIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication

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Carly Goodman @carlygoodman.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Roots is a bicentennial jawn so in 50 years we went from groundbreaking miniseries watched by the whole country to banning copies of the book

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Szabolcs Panyi @szabolcspanyi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

💥Hungary's first post-election poll: Péter Magyar's Tisza leads Viktor Orbán's Fidesz 66–25 among certain voters — a 41-point gap. On April 12 election night, the margin was just 15 points (53–38). Orbán's party is in freefall.

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026

Oh this is great: there’s now an #Artemis II Lunar Flyby Gallery on the NASA images site: www.nasa.gov/gallery/luna... (thx @dpmanchee.bsky.social for pointing it out)

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Lunar Flyby - NASA

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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 05/04/2026

At least Ahab had a clear and well defined goal

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Not so marvelous news. ~95,000 scientists have left the federal government since the Trump regime took over.

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Prominent Climate Scientist Resigns From NASA, Citing Trump’s Attack on Science

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10

A line graph showing NSF grant awards made through 2/27/26 for fiscal year 2026 compared with grant awards for fiscal years 2021-2025.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/03/2026

An obituary for the short-lived DOE Climate Working Group, from Andrew Dessler over at The Climate Brink. It arose with a bang and died with a footnote in the EPA's endangerment finding repeal. www.theclimatebrink....

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Cyrus C. Taylor @cyrusctaylor.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

“Melania Trump to chair UN Security Council as Iran war rages Monday's event will mark the first time that either a first lady – or a first gentleman – has presided over a Security Council meeting.” www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

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Melania Trump to chair UN Security Council as Iran war rages

Monday's event will mark the first time that either a first lady – or a first gentleman – has presided over a Security Council meeting. Melania Trump has dabbled in diplomacy before, having previously...

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The Lancet @thelancet.com · 27/02/2026

On the cover of The Lancet: Editorial — “Robert F Kennedy Jr: 1 year of failure” Read the latest issue: spkl.io/63327Aa31W

Cover of The Lancet, 28 February 2026 issue. The quote: “The destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 year might take generations to repair, and there is little hope for US health and science while he remains at the helm.”

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 13/02/2026

As expected, in the final rule, EPA's Endangerment Finding repeal backs down entirely from challenging the science, choosing to focus on statutory arguments regarding EPA's authority. Good work, everyone who contributed to the @andrewdessler.com review!

The EPA has considered these comments and, in this final action, is not finalizing the alternative climate science rationale and is not finalizing new findings by the Administrator with respect to global climate change concerns under CAA section 202(a)(1). The EPA does not rely on any specific critique of climate science as a necessary justification for this action. Given our conclusion that we lack legal authority to regulate in response to global climate change concerns under CAA section 202(a)(1), it would be unnecessary and inappropriate to resolve such questions in this regulatory context. The EPA includes this section to summarize major scientific themes commenters raised and to acknowledge that scientific research and debate about climate change will continue. This discussion does not endorse or reject any particular assessment, study, or comment letter in the docket with respect to assertions regarding global climate change science and has limited its responses to the bases being finalized in this final action. The EPA’s conclusion in this final action is limited to the legal determination that CAA section 202(a) does not provide the authority to regulate GHG emissions from new motor vehicles or new motor vehicle engines for the purpose of addressing global climate change concerns, irrespective of how ongoing scientific debates are ultimately resolved.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 13/02/2026

I've been getting a lot of requests from reporters for comments about the removal of the DOE Climate Working Group report from the EPA's repeal of the endangerment finding. Here are some comments:

The EPA's decision not to rely on the DOE Climate Working Group report for the Endangerment Finding repeal is appropriate. The report’s fundamental flaws make it unsuitable as a basis for policy decisions.
The report demonstrates systematic methodological failures. It relies heavily on cherry-picked studies while omitting contrary evidence from the peer-reviewed literature. Key findings are presented in ways that misrepresent what the underlying research actually shows. These are not minor errors—they are the kinds of problems that would render a scientific analysis indefensible in any rigorous review process, including judicial review.
The process itself also failed to meet basic scientific standards. The report was not peer reviewed and certainly appears to be working backward from a pre-determined conclusion. The DOE received substantial public comments challenging the report’s conclusions after the public release but never responded to them. A credible scientific assessment requires engagement with contrary evidence and criticism, not silence.
Notably, the Climate Working Group’s membership are the cream of the crop of climate contrarians. The DOE report therefore represents the best case against mainstream science. That they produced a report that is so lacking in credibility actually demonstrates how strong mainstream climate science actually is.

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Michelle Ye Hee Lee @myhlee.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

We have launched a new fundraiser to support The Washington Post's courageous international employees and local staff who were laid off, who are not eligible for Guild protections, and who face additional logistical challenges and security risks. Please give & share widely: gofund.me/e765aab9f

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Donate to Support for Washington Post international employees, organized by Michelle Lee

Among the hundreds of journalists laid off by The Washington Post on … Michelle Lee needs your support for Support for Washington Post international employees

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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

The transcript of the MN hearing where an AUSA said “This job sucks” is remarkable for more reasons than that. It’s a searing portrait of a crisis perpetrated by depraved & oblivious high-level officials. Read it all. ... 1/7 www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...

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19-TS of 020326 hearing - Segundo APG v. Bondi, 26-CV-603

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Andrew Couts @couts.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

NEW: The @wired.com Security desk put together a comprehensive guide to filming ICE—with tips for reducing risk at the forefront. No paywall, but please consider subscribing to help find these kinds of resources. And stay safe out there. www.wired.com/story/how-to... www.wired.com/v2/offers/wi...

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How to Film ICE

Filming federal agents in public is legal, but avoiding a dangerous—even deadly—confrontation isn’t guaranteed. Here’s how to record ICE and CBP agents as safely as possible and have an impact.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 20/01/2026

Carney: "American hegemony in particular helped provide public goods, a stable financial system... this bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... recently, great powers have begun using economic integration as a weapon. Tariffs as leverage ... "

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/01/2026

The Prime Minister of Belgium speaks:

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Shannon E French @sefrench.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Every American should be ashamed that Canada feels the need to do this and that our fellow NATO members are having to study worst case scenarios. Provoking fear in our closest allies is not a sign of strength but of total moral collapse. Imagine if your best friends feared you might try to kill them

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The Weather & Climate Livestream @wclivestream.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

#SaveNCAR Update: CO Senators aren't backing down on NCAR protections, so now is the time to call your representatives and force the amendment to a vote: wclivestream.com/act/

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...

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Four Oglala detainees located, three still in ICE custody - ICT

The four Lakota detainees were reportedly sent to a former concentration camp used during the Dakota Wars

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Federal Reserve @federalreserve.gov · 12/01/2026

Video message from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KckG... www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/s...

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Statement by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell

YouTube video by Federal Reserve

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Jonathan Birch @birchlse.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Martin Peterson's creative response to being banned from teaching Plato (shared with his permission).

An email from Martin Peterson to university administrators.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

"I’m going to pause here just to review: an institution that purports to be a university has told a philosophy professor he is forbidden from teaching Plato." surreal times dailynous.com/2026/01/06/t...

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Texas A&M Bans Plato - Daily Nous

Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course. You have a day to decide. That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy a...

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Adam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Jared Kushner has somehow found a place at Coalition of the Willing press conference with Scholz, Zelensky, Macron, Starmer and Witkoff. Kushner has no official position in the US government.

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · 22/12/2025

The next National Climate Assessment will be written by five climate deniers and an AI in a trench coat.

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Bob Kopp @bobkopp.net · 22/12/2025

I look forward to the legally required, transparent peer review process required by the US Global Change Research Act and the Information Quality Act. I always thought they would try to do a NCA with Judith Curry, five old men and a LLM.

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It’s the gold standard of US climate research. Contrarians could write the next one.

Researchers who have downplayed the threat of global warming have been asked to author the next National Climate Assessment.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 18/12/2025

For those at #agu25 #saveNCAR 12:15pm - Group Photo/Video at the "science strong" wall across from the Plenary Hall at the entrance to the convention center 1:30-5:30pm - drop in interviews at PJs Coffee in front of Hall C - look for the person with the "We ❤️ NCAR" sign. More info:

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The Weather & Climate Livestream

Join us starting May 28th, as meteorologists and climate scientists from across the US share their research and answer your questions.

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Alexandra Witze @alexwitze.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Here's our reporting on the proposed dismantling of the jewel of US atmospheric science, @ncar-ucar.bsky.social. The plan is to break NCAR apart and disburse some parts to other locations (like the research aircraft fleet) and eliminate others. www.nature.com/articles/d41... 🧪 #AGU25 #climate

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Trump team plans to break up ‘global mothership’ of climate science

Much of the National Center for Atmospheric Research’s non-climate portfolio will be dispersed, the White House says.

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