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Irina

@irinaherzon.bsky.social
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educator and avid learner, environment and empathy

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Jeroen van der Sluijs @jeroenvandersluijs.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
Pollinators are disappearing across Europe. A new wave of youth-led action is pushing back. iucn.org/news/202605/...
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Pollinators are disappearing across Europe. A new wave of youth-led action is pushing back.
New cohort of projects backs youth-led solutions, from urban habitats to DNA-based monitoring
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My talk at @scbeurope.bsky.social - 2 Put every EU cow on pasture and you'd need more land, more emissions, more imported crops from elsewhere. Too many animals for the land we have. The fix isn't more grazing — it's less and better. #Agroecology #LivestockStrategy
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Felix Neff @felixneff.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Check out the publication in @natecoevo.nature.com here: www.nature.com/articles/s41... #insects #landuse #climate #timeseries #lepidoptera #coleoptera @agroscope.bsky.social @wslresearch.bsky.social @vogelwarte.bsky.social @unibas.ch @usyseth.bsky.social @ebdonana.bsky.social
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Ninety-year trends reveal sharpest insect declines in the mid-twentieth century - Nature Ecology & Evolution
Assessing the magnitude and drivers of recent biodiversity losses requires informative, long-term baseline data. Here the authors reconstruct the temporal trajectories of butterflies and saproxylic be...
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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
At #ECCB2026 we speak with concern about #FoodSecurity due to heat, droughts, pollinators' loss, soil erosion, etc. Meanwhile at X, DG Agri happily anounces a promising year for... oilseed, dairy, pigmeat, poultry. @ec.europa.eu didn't u shout food security? Can't u take your own claims seriously?
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
My talk at @scbeurope.bsky.social Only 10-15% of the EU's cattle herd is needed to graze every biodiversity-rich field there is. Most cattle never set hoof on pasture. They're fed grain, packed onto fertilized monocultures. The solution isn't more grazing. It's fewer animals, better raised.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
@scbeurope.bsky.social Takeaway from plenary: Nature doesn't need saving. It'll survive us just fine. We're the ones who need biodiversity — and reversing its loss starts with empathy. Europe's future is tied to Africa's. And remember: no #GreenDeal without #FridaysforFuture.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
"Tofu is bad for forests in Brazil." I keep hearing this — most recently as an argument for eating fish instead of plant-based food in Finland. Let's follow the soy.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
Now available Open Access - Planetary plate puzzle: a serious game for deliberating sufficient future diets. Thank you SustAnimalFood project team @syke.fi and University of Helsinki www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
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Planetary Plate Puzzle | Agroecology | University of Helsinki
Planetary Plate Puzzle is a co-design game that encourages participants from diverse backgrounds to engage in dialogue and find common ground on sustainable future diets. The game has been tested in r...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
We cannot move towards more sustainable or indeed just societies with industry lobbying and misrepresenting citizens www.corporateeurope.org/en/2025/12/p...
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Pesticide lobby instrumentalising farmer protests in its attack on EU health regulations | Corporate Europe Observatory
The pesticide lobby is opportunistically planning to use farmers’ protests, in order to create political momentum to slash EU safety rules for its products. But the free trade deal EU-Mercosur that is...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
A EU project with a mission to support reintroduction of landscape elements of high natural values. First deliverable syntheses evidence of effects of landscape features on farmland on biodiversity and ecosystem services is due in June -stay tuned! @laferia-project.eu
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Many uneasy questions www.currentaffairs.org/news/ai-is-d...
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AI is Destroying the University and Learning Itself
Students use AI to write papers, professors use AI to grade them, degrees become meaningless, and tech companies make fortunes. Welcome to the death of higher education.
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Markus Mattsson @markusmattsson.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
What is life like for the children of war? Here’s a small peek into the lives of Ukrainian children whom Oksana, my friend and psychologist colleague, works with. We also support these children through @feeniksinkilta.bsky.social. youtu.be/upGUFyZ5YpU?...
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What Life Is Like for Children in Ukraine Today | Newsround | News For Kids
YouTube video by BBC Newsround
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
A brand new - ecological - certification of forests that does not compromise with industry #sustainable #forest #conservation aeforest.org
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EverCover
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Thank you, PATHWAYS, for inviting me to discuss a much contested issue of livestock roles in food systems. A question to all: has my discussant agreed or not that we need to downsize or reduce the livestock production? youtu.be/CEAQKFZdhjA?...
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Scientific Advocacy in Dispute: Dialogue on The Dublin Declaration - Webinar | PATHWAYS
YouTube video by REVOLVE
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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
1/5 "Characterizing the Global Polycrisis: A Systematic Review of Recent Literature" - newly published in Annual Review of Env. & Resources (Rakowski & Schaan et al. 2025)! We harvested all papers on the global polycrisis and analysed a) what it is, b) its components, c) drivers, and d) solutions.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Our serious game is finally published as free resource! It encourages to discuss food choices in light of sustainability without blaming or getting on defensive, or indeed polarizing it into "right" or "wrong". Well done, the whole team of SustAnimalFood- project www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
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Prof. Jeff Ollerton @jeffollerton.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Pollinators such as wild #bees, #butterflies, and #hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science, shows that the oft-quoted figure of 10% semi-natural habitat in farmland landscapes is far too little to safeguard pollinators jeffollerton.co.uk/2025/09/26/p...
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Pollinators need more space and 10% habitat is not enough says a new study just published in Science
Pollinators such as wild bees, butterflies, and hoverflies are in trouble worldwide. A major new study, published in Science and led by Gabriella Bishop and other scientists at Wageningen Universit…
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Guy Pe'er @guypeer.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
Published in @peopleandnature.bsky.social: "The Role of Science and Scientists in Public Environmental Policy Debates: The case of EU agrochemical and Nature Restoration Regulations". We reflect on how to debunk misinformation and help depolarize heated debates. 👉 doi.org/10.1002/pan3...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Excited to share that our review on the global polycrisis has been published in Annual Reviews! Thanks to the team for collaboration: Judith Rakowski, Linn Schaan, Guy Pe'er, Roel van Klink, Adina Arth, Gregor Hagedorn, Julian Rode, Felix Creutzig
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Minna Kaljonen @minnakaljonen.bsky.social · 19/05/2025
Learn more here doi.org/10.1080/1571... Thanks! @cazamazac.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social #NikoRaty #KaisaKurki @syke.fi @helsinki.fi @sthlmresilience.bsky.social
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Planetary plate puzzle: a serious game for deliberating sufficient future diets
The debate around dietary change, particularly the importance of culturally acceptable changes, has become highly polarised, hindering societal transitions towards sustainability. Serious games hav...
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Laura Bosco @laurabosco.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms: new paper out in AGEE doi.org/10.1016/j.ag... www.helsinki.fi/en/news/envi... @aksulehikoinen.bsky.social @irinaherzon.bsky.social @johanekroos.bsky.social @andreasantangeli.bsky.social et al.
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Grazing cattle at low intensities could sustain biodiversity on modern farms | University of Helsinki
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Helsinki emphasises the important role of low-intensity cattle grazing in maintaining biodiversity on modern farms.
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LAFERIA @laferia-project.eu · 11/09/2025
Come join us in restoring landscape features in intensive agricultural lands: Learn more about the LAFERIA project and how you can engage! ❗ The webinar is limited to 100 spots, so register ASAP to secure yours. 🔗More about the event, programme & registration: events.pensoft.net/events/come-...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
And again, the same results, no matter how many times and in what context analysed: it is not enough to have "better" beef, we need to have less of it (and much less) phys.org/news/2025-03...
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation Conflict doesn’t just worsen climate change—it obstructs mitigation. From military emissions to shattered cooperation, war derails climate action. Are IPCC scenarios too optimistic? www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Geopolitical conflict impedes climate change mitigation
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
An excellent response: youtu.be/k10gHRbFK9E?... #Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations
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#Polish Foreign Minister #Sikorski destroys #Russian propaganda at the #UnitedNations | Feb 24, 2024
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Better meat? only if also Less! #sustainabiluy #food #SustAnimalFood- project
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Evaluating the Ethics of Consuming 'Better' Meat: A Scientific
The "Less but Better" concept has recently garnered significant attention as a potential approach to addressing the environmental issues associated with meat consumption. This paradigm urges
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Minna Kaljonen @minnakaljonen.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Suomalaiset syövät yhä enemmän broileria. Se ei ole ympäristön näkökulmasta pelkästään hyvä asia, saatikka huoltovarmuuden. #KariKoppelmäki nostaa tärkeitä seikkoja esiin broilerintuotannosta. www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2...
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Ruoka | Tutkijan mukaan Suomessa nauta voi olla usein parempi valinta kuin broileri
Broilerintuotanto on vähiten yhteydessä kotitilan peltoihin. ”Kaikkein teollisin tuotantomuoto”, tutkija sanoo. Hänen mukaansa Suomessa nauta voi olla jopa parempi valinta luonnon kannalta.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
They use internet - our common resource (courtesy of Timothy John Berners-Lee), as well as results of everyone's creativity deposited online and our personal data. Fair commercialize is possible only if everyone who ever posted anything on internet is paid a dividend!
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Protect OpenAI's non-profit mission
Elon Musk is basically running the US (into the ground). Mark Zuckerberg's net worth went up by $5.8 billion in a single day this week and his company Meta is a hotbed of lies and hate that is poisoni
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Calgary Climate Hub @calgaryclimatehub.ca · 15/03/2025
"We've grown up with this idea that more #FossilFuels means more prosperity which couldn't be further from the truth today. Fossil fuels are [becoming] the greatest cause of premature death on the planet. Heat waves, air pollution, toxicity in our daily lives, extreme weather & climate change."
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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
"Climate advocates should emphasize the feasibility and scientific support for dietary change as a form of individual action and reclaim earlier, more ambitious dietary change goals that were diminished in part due to industry opposition."
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
Across the US, total butterfly abundance fell by 22% between 2000 and 2020 #biodiversitycrisis @science.org
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Rapid butterfly declines across the United States during the 21st century
Numerous declines have been documented across insect groups, and the potential consequences of insect losses are dire. Butterflies are the most surveyed insect taxa, yet analyses have been limited in ...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
#trump #putin #ukraine #Europe
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Trump Is Nero While Washington Burns
‘Trump’s message is that being his ally serves no purpose, because he will not defend you.’
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
The Women's Day I spent in company of amazing women from across the world (some online) in Oxford. I have received something called Suffrage Science Award. Happy, honored, empowered, humbled… www.bioch.ox.ac.uk/article/anno...
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Announcing the 2025 Suffrage Science Awardees in Engineering and Physical Sciences
The Suffrage Science Awards honour pioneering women in science, with the March 2025 awards focusing on Engineering and the Physical Sciences
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V_Ylistalo @vylistalo.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 02/03/2025
Breaking News: Declaring that “we are at a crossroads in history,” Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain said that European countries would increase military spending and assemble a coalition to defend Ukraine.
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Trump News and Live Updates: E.U. Leader Calls for ‘Surge in Defense’ for Ukraine
After a summit of European leaders in London, Prime Minister Kier Starmer said a “coalition of the willing” would be assembled to defend Ukraine, but he did not name the countries expected to particip...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
@theatlanticpr.bsky.social
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A Man Who Actually Stands Up to Trump
Zelensky’s very presence reprimands everyone who surrendered to Trump.
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The Atlantic Communications @theatlanticpr.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Staff writer @anneapplebaum.bsky.social joined @npr.org's Morning Edition to discuss what Donald Trump's alignment with Russia means. Listen to the conversation here: www.npr.org/2025/02/24/n...
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Historian Anne Applebaum breaks down what Trump's alignment with Russia means
Historian Anne Applebaum says America's shifting alliances with anti-democratic nations, particularly Russia, raise questions about the state of world order and long-standing alliances.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
@laferia-project.eu Landscape Features Reintroduction in Intensive Agricultural land - aims to support landowners with the best available evidence on opportunities in reintroducing and maintaining landscape features of benefits to farmers and society @helsinki.fi and many others
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 24/02/2025
In case you were wondering, the 2-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is currently at 1.57°C above the 1850-1900 IPCC pre-industrial baseline.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
🚨🚨 The election of Friedrich Merz might be a turning point for European politics offering hope for Ukrainians amid the Trump nightmare. The new chancellor declared that " he wanted Europe to gain full “independence” from the United States on defense. "🧵 www.politico.eu/article/germ...
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Germany’s Merz offers hope for Ukraine amid the Trump nightmare
With European security in the balance, Friedrich Merz could lead a new Western alliance, without America. But will Germany let him?
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Today in Helsinki
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 24/02/2025
President Trump’s return to the White House has shifted the geopolitical environment in President Vladimir Putin's favor. Here's how.
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3 Years Into Russia-Ukraine War, Trump Ushers in New World for Putin
Fresh possibilities have emerged for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia with a change of power in Washington.
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
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Rachel Mazac @cazamazac.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Does "better" meat really mean eating less meat? Findings highlight complexities of “less but better” as a sustainability strategy. Can premium, ethical meat be part of the solution, or does it risk reinforcing status quo? doi.org/10.1007/s104...
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Does “better” mean “less”? Sustainable meat consumption in the context of natural pasture-raised beef - Agriculture and Human Values
Livestock production has significant environmental impacts, requiring sustainable dietary shifts with reduced meat consumption. The concept of “less but better” has gained attention as a pragmatic app...
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Rachel Mazac @cazamazac.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
Livestock and sustainability: No news is not good news Why do we need yet another article on this topic? What has changed? Very little — and that is exactly why it is important to bring it up again — and again. With Irina Herzon and Bob van Oort Read our post here: medium.com/@rachel.maza...
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Livestock and sustainability: No news is not good news
Dr. Rachel Mazac*, Dr. Iryna Herzon**, and Dr. Bob van Oort***
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Minna Kaljonen @minnakaljonen.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
.#FoodSystems researchers ahoy! You are most welcome to take part in the 1st Nordic-Baltic Food Systems Conference & Policy Forum in Helsinki May 26-28.5 Due to several requests we decided to extend the Dl for CfP until 31.1.2025 Join us and spread the word! nordicagriresearch.org/conference-c...
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Irina @irinaherzon.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is serious: US is becoming Russia
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US Congress: Fire Elon Musk
Elon Musk is executing a coup of the US government. In the past 48 hours he’s gained access to a vast range of sensitive information of millions of citizens, businesses, and foreign development projec
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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
This is VERY good news. Love bookshop.org and all the stuff they do! www.salon.com/2025/01/28/b...
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Bookshop.org enters the e-book arena, giving indie stores a new way to compete with Amazon
"Everything Amazon can do, we want to do as well or better," says CEO Andy Hunter on boosting indie sales digitally.
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
The Economist: Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter.
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Elon Musk is shredding America’s government as he did Twitter
Some of his operatives are barely out of their teens
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