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This is a ln insightful thought and really hits home. I've been on that train and it's a great ride. This video will resonate strongly with many people.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 23h

Temperature departures around the world averaged over the last three months... 🟥 warmer than average 🟦 colder than average Data from data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/

Global map showing surface air temperature anomalies for the July 2026 to September 2026 period. Most all areas are warmer than average. Anomalies are calculated in reference to a 1951-1980 climate baseline using GISTEMPv4.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

"The simultaneous Tropical Storm Watch on the West Coast for Tropical Storm Rachel and the Hurricane Warning for Isaias on the Atlantic coast marks the first time NHC has ever issued watches/warnings simultaneously for both U.S. coastlines." yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/cate...

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Category 3 Hurricane Isaias closes in on the Florida Panhandle » Yale Climate Connections

The first major Atlantic hurricane of 2026 threatens the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 9 feet, damaging winds, flooding, and tornadoes, with impacts spreading across the Southeast on Saturday...

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Brian Matilla @bxmatilla.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Hurricane #Isaias will likely make landfall this evening along the FL Gulf Coast as a potentially dangerous hurricane. Currently sitting at Category 3 strength (120 mph max. sustained winds), but shear will begin to modestly weaken it soon. That being said, "weaken" should be taken cautiously...

10 AM CDT advisory on Hurricane Isaias from the National Hurricane Center.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

All these years later.... I'm STILL a member of The Resistance.

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 09/10/2026

"It's been hotter. It's been drier. Our river for the first time in anybody's memory: puddles," said Deirdre Macnab, a cattle rancher from Colorado. "There is no food. It is very frightening." Big Oil has lied about the climate harms of its products for decades and must be held accountable.

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Space water! At the heart of the Milky Way, the supermassive black hole (Sagittarius A*) produces intense radiation, powerful winds, & gravitational stress, yet using the #JamesWebb telescope astronomers found clear signatures of #water in the nearby giant star IRS 3. www.sci.news/astronomy/wa...

Sagittarius A* imaged by the Event Horizon Telescope in 2017, released in 2022. Bright red/yellow glow surrounding a dark center.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

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. When 400 people control more wealth than half a country’s population, we have a very serious problem.

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David A Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." - John Adams #quote

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Tropical Storm Isaias is expected to strengthen into a hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico. The first hurricane of the Atlantic season has not formed this late for 121 years, when Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States.

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Tropical Storm Isaias near Mexico is forecast to become a hurricane

Isaias, which succeeded Tropical Depression Nine, would be the first hurricane of the belated Atlantic season

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026

This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.

Margaret Hamilton with printed computer code in 1969. Credit: NASA/Alamy

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/10/2026

Historic warmth is currently impacting our global oceans. September shattered the previous peak for the warmest average global sea surface temperature on record for the month. And this excessive heat is found across nearly all regions. Data from NOAA ERSSTv6. I finally adjusted the y-axis here. 🌊

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each September from 1900 through 2026. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 06/10/2026

100 years of September sea surface temperature anomalies... watch until the end (record high) 🫣 Data from ERSSTv6: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/ext... 🌊

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seedleaf.bsky.social @seedleaf.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

"The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost all your money." - Unknown #Quote via zenquotes.io

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David A Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

For someone so obsessed with how he looks, it's amazing he hasn't heard about photography.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Lawsuits against fossil fuel companies are our best hope to stop climate change from getting worse, so this Supreme Court case is really about the habitability of our planet.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 05/10/2026

#Antarctic sea ice extent has now dropped to the lowest on record for this time year... See more at zacklabe.com/antarctic-se...

Line graph time series of daily Antarctic sea ice extent for each year from 1979 through 2026. This year is currently the lowest on record for the date. A seasonal cycle is also visible on this graphic, but no long-term trend is visible.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 04/10/2026

The last three months really highlight just how widespread the unusually warm sea surface temperatures are found. In addition El Niño, there are several large marine heat waves, with one of the largest departures still across the North Pacific. Data from www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/opt... 🌊

Global map showing sea surface temperature anomalies in July-August-September 2026 relative to 1982 to 2010. Most areas are warmer than average. Red is shown for warmer sea surface temperatures, and blue is shown for colder sea surface temperatures. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1.

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 03/10/2026

On Monday (10/5), the U.S. Supreme Court will hear Big Oil’s arguments to escape trial in one of the dozens of state and local lawsuits seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for climate deception. People across Colorado are coming together to send a message: We deserve our day in court.

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

This is what the climate crisis looks like. Our beautiful homes, luxurious cars, and money has no value on a dead planet. There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #climate #energy #renewables

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 03/10/2026

“If the Supreme Court gives Big Oil a hall pass, which industry will be clamoring to be next? AI companies? Pharmaceutical giants?” “The rule of law works best when it’s applied to everyone equally. This case will be a good test of whether the Justices believe that.” @samsankar.bsky.social

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SCOTUS must show oil companies they aren’t above local accountability

If you think people should be able to hold corporations accountable in court, you should pay attention.

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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 02/10/2026

2026 as a whole is now on track to end up roughly tied with 2024 as the warmest year on record in ERA5, at 1.6C above preindustrial. And 2027 waiting in the wings to be quite a bit warmer on the back of a record-setting El Nino event.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A Democratic-led coalition of cities and states, including Hawaiʻi, is suing the Trump regime for repealing rules limiting greenhouse gas emissions from power plants.

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US states and cities sue over Trump EPA’s repeal of emissions rules

Democratic-led coalition says gutting key protections will set US back decades and worsen climate crisis

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 02/10/2026

This is pretty wild... the average global sea surface temperature (outside of the polar regions) is still above 70°F (21.1°C) through the end of September. This is significantly above the prior record. We'll cover this in our October climate briefing: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi... 🌊

Line graph time series of daily global mean sea surface temperatures from 1982 to 2026. This year is currently at record high for this time of year. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1, and the graphic is created by Climate Central at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-briefings.

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ProPublica @propublica.org · 01/10/2026

NEW on “Paper Trail”: Under Trump 2.0, the White House has often ignored Congress to carry out its agenda. Entire agencies, like USAID, have been gutted. ICE has grown explosively. Behind it all is one man: Russell Vought. 🎧 Listen to our latest episode:

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Who’s the Shadow President?

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

So Trump has inadvertently launched a government funded and supported real-time fact checker for his own lies at America.gov. Any over/under on how long this lasts before he shuts it down completely? www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

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Trump’s AI chatbot turns on its master

The famously fact-averse president rolled out a new AI tool – but its answers don’t conform to his version of reality

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

“Unlike A.I., climate change’s existential threat is not hypothetical. It is killing people now." Amidst the AI-pocalypse, we can't lose sight of the climate crisis and the urgency of electrification. Gift link! shorturl.at/On4Jk

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The Big Threat Has Been Climate Change. Now Comes A.I. (Gift Article)

Both are human-caused, both are frightening, and one of them has raced to the forefront of the global conversation.

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Rocky Kistner @therockyfiles.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A fossil fuel-driven world: "A series of deadly heat waves from May to August overwhelmed Germany’s healthcare and emergency response systems and led to an estimated 16,000 heat-related deaths during the summer, the most heat mortalities ever recorded in the highly developed country."

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David A Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

The universe is 13.8 billion years old, and human civilization has existed for about ten thousand years. We don't know if intelligent life exists elsewhere; it's rare here on Earth. Perhaps humans aren't the only species capable of their own demise, unable to evolve beyond tribalism and primal fear.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" [especially to the dim-witted] -- Arthur C Clarke [modification by me]

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

It's inconceivable to me how someone who lost in a free & fair election can incite an angry mob to attack his own government, (the very definition of treason) & be allowed to run for any office ever again.

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Emily Gorcenski @emily.gorcen.ski · 28/09/2026

Here’s the most incredible story you’ll read today. A small plane with four people aboard crashes in a field. Another pilot witnesses it. That pilot happens to be flying a bunch of skydivers. They offer to jump to assist, are given permission. The skydivers happen to be EMTs. Everyone survives.

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Skydivers alert emergency crews, assist after plane crashes near East Troy airport

Four people were aboard the single-engine plane when it went down in a cornfield near Carvers School Road in East Troy at about 1:30 p.m.

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Steven Beschloss @stevenbeschloss.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Donald Trump incited a violent insurrection to reject the peaceful transfer of power & deny the people's will. He never should have been able to run again. GOP senators condemning Jack Smith for conducting a fact-based investigation as politics & worse are engaged in treachery of the worst order.

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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Jack Smith looked the Senate in the eye today: "I will not be silenced." He says his evidence proved criminal conduct beyond a reasonable doubt, and he'd charge Trump again.

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 28/09/2026

Dr. Bandy Lee explains why she believes the MAGA movement can be understood through what psychiatry calls a “shared delusion or shared psychosis,” warning that emotionally driven delusions can spread rapidly through a population: “You do not even need physical exposure for the symptoms to spread.”

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

There is something tragically fitting about Putin bombing the National Academy of Sciences

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Here is how politics, in most cases, works: Rich and powerful interests, whether in fossil fuels, finance, big tech, media, meat, pharma or foreign governments, make a demand, and use their sophisticated tools to persuade a government to adopt it. The government adopts it. Please read whole🧵

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Mishel @citymtn.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

A pleasant thought

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Mike Hudema @mikehudema.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If you think that dramatic spikes in ocean temperatures aren’t much of a concern, it’s time to think again. There is no time to wait. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #heatwave #ClimateBreakdown

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 24/09/2026

The first nor'easter of the season will bring big impacts to coastal areas around the Northeast this weekend. Learn more in www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif... "Human-caused climate change is also contributing to rising sea levels and exacerbating flooding outlooks along the East Coast. "

Map of Climate Shift Index: Ocean for 23 September showing the change in current sea surface temperature likelihood due to climate change. Most all areas in the Western Atlantic are at least 10x more likely due to climate change. Data is based on NOAA OISSTv2.1.

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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 25/09/2026

Quick oceans update: yah, sea surface temperatures remain in new territory this year. See more at zacklabe.com/climate-chan.... This data (extrapolar ocean) is provided by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5. 🌊

Graph showing daily global mean sea surface temperatures for 2026. This is also compared to the daily data from the 1981-2010 average and 1991-2020 average. Annotations are also shown to the current year with the other years from 1940 to 2026. There is a seasonal cycle. There is a long-term warming trend. 2023 and 2024 are also indicated, which were the warmest years on record. Data is from ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis and updated through 23 September 2026.

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Justin S. Mankin @jsmankin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"Pricing El Niño is not the same as preventing its loss of life. Yet, many of those acting on its forecasts are using them to move money, not people, out of harm’s way." My editorial for Science on why hedging El Niño is not the same as adapting to it: www.science.org/eprint/DU6FR...

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Hedging El Niño isn’t the same as adapting to it

Record-setting warm waters slosh eastward across the tropical Pacific, forming El Niño. This recurrent climate pattern reconfigures severe weather worldwide, and with it, the global economy. Scientist...

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