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Retired mechanic and happy grandpa. Hoping for a world he can grow old in. Climate is our biggest challenge. No DM’s please

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Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Here it is: My big October update on the now near-record/record-strength El Niño event and the still-increasing likelihood of significant California impacts this winter. This deep-dive post is meant to accompany my Tuesday 1pm PT livestream.
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El Niño, already near/at record intensity, will further strengthen to historic level and likely bring major California & SW U.S. winter impacts - Weather West
October 12, 2026 - Daniel Swain - A quick recap of the forecast vs real-world evolution of El Niño 2026 thus far An El Niño event officially developed in the tropical Pacific Ocean earlier this summer, and it has strengthened almost continually since that point. In fact, as of mid-October, the 2026 El Niño event has already become the strongest on record #
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The McNinny @allthemcninnys.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
You know how those Scamfish episodes are? Where a person gives a total stranger all their money, but wouldn't dare think of using it to help others? It is like that with billionaires. All the good they could be doing with $1.7B, but nope! Use it to keep a corrupt government in power.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It’s not just the rich taking from the poor, it’s also the old taking from the young (And then they tell them to stop complaining about it) If you’re not pissed off you’re not paying attention
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 10/10/2026
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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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For the first time in recorded history, the Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature (SST) is above 30.0°C, reaching a preliminary SST of 30.06°C on October 5th. The Niño 3.4 SST anomaly is now 3.41°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Everything is not fine.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 02/10/2026
Breaking News! y-Axis Alert! With yesterday's preliminary Niño 3.4 sea-surface temperature spiking to a new record at 29.975°C, the y-axis was raised to 30.5°C. Meanwhile, the Niño 3.4 anomaly now sits at 3.33°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. Until tomorrow ...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
This is just despicable by MS NOW, which has accepted stolen taxpayers dollars for 38 illegal ads. Give me a break with this bullshit statement too. So your hosts are on air all day saying this is illegal while you are taking the money and running the ads? Just gross.
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
EXTRAORDINARY MOST EXTREME EVENT IN WORLD HISTORY Thousands of records brutalized in Thailand,Laos,Vietnam,China,Japan,Malaysia,Indonesia,Philippines,Sri Lanka,Tajikistan,Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan,Iran,Kuwait Nothing ever seen anywhere in world history can compare to this. tbc
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Bob Ballentine @raballentine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The major platforms—Facebook, YouTube, and X—are all refusing to show the trailer for the upcoming documentary that eviscerates the ridiculous pest Elon Musk. So I guess we have to do our part to make sure it is seen. www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY_8...
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Musk | Official Trailer | Bleecker Street
YouTube video by Musk
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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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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
When farms stop yielding, hunger does not knock — it breaks the door. Across the Horn of Africa, soils that once fed nations are turning barren. This is not “bad weather.” This is climate change rewriting our food systems in real time.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you want to know how you can help me. My only ask is this: Spread the word about the threats to democracy and how we can fight back. Tell everyone to subscribe to Democracy Docket and share its content. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
0.0C above 1850 temperatures: nice 1.5C above 1850 temperatures: current chaos 3.0C above 1850 temperatures: 4 billion dead 4.5C above 1850 temperatures: 8 billion dead
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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Climate News Weekend Watchlist Professor Jeffrey Sachs discusses the Iran war and its impacts on political strategies inside the U.S. running up to the November mid-term elections. Worth watching:
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs: The Iran War Will Break America
YouTube video by Cyrus Janssen
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
This is John Valentine and when it comes to data centers, you need to listen to this. So what are the centers needed for? MAGA CULT SLAYER
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Charles Keener @charleskeener.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
israelpalestinenews.org/robert-kraft...
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Robert Kraft: The Billionaire Ally of Netanyahu Behind Ed Sheeran
From personal, political, and financial ties with Benjamin Netanyahu and the Pro-Israel Lobby to his his network of organizations hunting pro-Palestine activism
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Jess Piper @piperformissouri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The price of a gallon of diesel in Des Moines is nearly the same as the hourly minimum wage in Iowa…
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
35 DEGREES IN SIBERIA IN MID SEPTEMBER The brutally hot air from Middle East is moving East with 40C in Kazakhstan,35C In Siberia at 53N latitude. Next days the hot air will enter China and Mongolia with temperatures up to 35C at 1000m asl It's a never ending fabric of heat waves
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Paul Beckwith @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
My new video… just posted… I ask a fundamental question: What Should a $10 Billion Climate R&D Moonshot Fund? youtu.be/Lk4D9Lpfbn0?... #climate #weather #climatechange #engineering #engineer #engineers #research #development #USA #Europe #cleantech
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What Should a $10 Billion Climate R&D Moonshot Fund?
YouTube video by Paul Beckwith
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Jani Ruohola @jruoh.mastodon.green.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026
Copernicus Climate Change Service has today published its monthly climate summary. According to it, August 2026 was the hottest August and hottest month globally on record, with 1.65°C over the pre-industrial levels and ending the clearly hottest summer in […] [Original post on mastodon.green]
(Left) Anomalies and extremes in surface air temperature in June–August 2026. Colour categories refer to the percentiles of the temperature distributions for the 1991–2020 reference period. The “coolest” and “warmest” categories identify areas where temperatures were the lowest or highest for June–August during 1979–2026. (Right) Average June–August surface air temperature anomalies for western Europe (11°W–15°E, 37°–55°N). Anomalies are relative to the June–August average for the 1991-2020 period. Data source: ERA5. Credit: C3S/ECMWF.
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Bock Sam @bocksam.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Let’s be honest, Vivek has zero understanding on what labor really means. Let’s work to get @amyactonoh.bsky.social and @davidpepperoh.bsky.social into office to work FOR the people of Ohio!
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The massive nationwide electricity rate hikes aren’t happening simply because utility services have gotten more expensive or customers have been receiving better service. It’s because utility monopolies have bought off the system that’s supposed to keep them in check. Watch.
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The Secret Behind High Electricity Bills
Private utility companies like PG&E, Duke, and Exelon control electricity for nearly 70% of Americans — and they're usin
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Just In: Summer 2026 Hottest on Record Contiguous US.🥵 Move over Dust Bowl, this summer easily exceeds the infamous 1930s summers, and 2021, its closest competitors. 8 of the 10 warmest summers have occurred in the past 15 years - the other two 1930s Dust Bowl summers… 1/
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Mary @mfbrodie.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm listening to Whitney Webb. She researches Epstein, the tech bros, and all the madness. I'm listening to a longer video, but this 15 minute one with Chris Hedges is about Ohio. Les Wexner did to Ohio what we are seeing elsewhere. Note: Data centers give you about 30 jobs. 30. #SheShed
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The REAL Agenda Behind the Data Center Drive (w/ Whitney Webb)
YouTube video by The Chris Hedges YouTube Channel
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 28/08/2026
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 12th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 110,000 km² above the 2010s mean • about 970,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,960,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 2,700,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Line graph time series of 2026's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to decadal averages from the 1980s to the 2010s. The decadal averages are shown with different colored lines with purple for the 1980s, blue for the 1990s, green for the 2000s, and white for the 2010s. Thin white lines are also shown for each year from 2000 to 2025. 2026 is shown with a thick gold line. There is a long-term decreasing trend in ice extent for every day of the year shown on this graph between July and September by looking at the decadal average line positions.
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AltYellostoneNatPar @altyellonatpark.org · 26/08/2026
Nepal was hit with catastrophic floods today after a 4.4 earthquake caused glacial ice dams to burst. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXop...
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Glacier Ice wall broke in Nepal today creating a massive release of water & mud into the city below
YouTube video by All4OneSounds
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Met4Cast @met4cast.net · 23/08/2026
According to ERA5 global sea surface temperatures have set a new all time record. This is likely the warmest sea surface temperatures have been in at least the last 125,000 years. What’s more concerning is this will likely rise further in the coming months.
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Ian@collapseaphorisms @collapseaphorisms.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
A gentle reminder: The El Niño 3.4 region in the Pacific has seen more than 83 consecutive days of daily sea surface temperature record highs, and is poised to see another 80+ days as runaway ocean heating drags on. #collapse
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 23/08/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! Only three years in recorded history have seen a day reach more than 4 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 mean for that day. The previous days this happened were in 2023 and 2024. Now add August 19 & 20, 2026 to that list. Hot times ahead!
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
"Our synthesis suggests that the AMOC strength acts as a ‘heat valve’ that alters planetary temperature by changing the radiative balance. This implies amplified planetary heat uptake in response to projected future #AMOC weakening."
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Planetary energy budget during abrupt glacial climate events set by Atlantic Ocean heat valve - Nature Geoscience
Variations in Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation strength through abrupt Dansgaard–Oeschger events during Pleistocene glacial periods controlled ocean heat content, and heat uptake by the pla...
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Laura Routh @laurarouth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
A short but excellent video on El Niño/La Niña! I love the visuals: one more format by which to better understand and marvel at this climate phenomenon.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Social Security turns 91 today, but thanks to rising inequality it may not live to see many more birthdays. I used to be a Social Security trustee — here's how we can fix it without cutting benefits or raising the retirement age.
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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Ed Maibach @maibached.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
The world is beginning to wake up to the pervasive undercounting of preventable illnesses (morbidity) and deaths (mortality) associated with fossil fuel pollution and the changes in the climate it is causing. Case in point: wildfires. @gchalliance.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social
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‘I couldn’t breathe’: the deadly health burden of wildfire smoke
Scientists race to untangle complex links between exposure and mortality as fire weather grows more prevalent
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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Director Adam McKay on the gargantuan lie being peddled by the world's governments and corporations.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I used to be a Social Security trustee. The real reason the program is in trouble has nothing to do with the postwar baby boom or increasing life expectancy. It's because of widening inequality. Watch.
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How the Super Rich Are Killing Social Security | Robert Reich
Social Security taxes are rigged for the rich — and the program is in danger because of it.A CEO earning $20M/yr pays So
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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
This app shows where wildfires are burning worldwide, how much carbon they release into the atmosphere & where smoke plumes travel. Check out Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service's Fire Emissions Watch 🔗 lnkd.in/dnW4_nNc
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 05/08/2026
🚨 Last month set a new record for the hottest average global sea surface temperature in the month of July! Record warmth is found in both the deeper ocean and at the surface. This isn't necessarily a surprise, but it will have consequences for around the world. Data in the graphic from NOAA ERRSTv6
Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each July from 1900 through 2026. There is large interannual variabaility, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline.
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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 03/08/2026
Oppressive heat. Species extinctions. Pollution-choked skies. This will continue and worsen unless humanity takes drastic steps to end a series of mushrooming environmental crises, finds #GEO7. See more: unep.org/news-and-stories/story/wit…
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 31/07/2026
Looting consumers AND the planet. Such good people. www.fastcompany.com/91581113/big...
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Big Oil profits are soaring while extreme heat waves scorch the planet this summer
Emissions from the largest oil companies were enough to cause 1 in 4 heat waves over the past 2 decades, according to a new analysis from Oxfam.
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Witnessing history. Here’s what the CFS seasonal model ensemble forecast mean looks like for this El Niño against the distribution of all El Niño events on record. The colored dots represent the strongest El Nino’s. The red dot 🔴 way out in right field is the CFS peak for November… 1/ 🧵
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
You don’t lose your scientific base to your trading competitors at this scale and recover overnight if you just change the government. The damage Trump is doing with his campaign of science denial and attempting to make dumb the new smart will in many cases be irreparable
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 26/07/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "I don't think we're yet evolved to the point where we're clever enough to handle as complex a situation as climate change. The inertia of humans is so huge that you can't really do anything meaningful." www.theguardian.com/science/2010...
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James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change
In his first in-depth interview since the theft of UEA emails, the scientist blames inertia and democracy for lack of action
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Andrew B. Watkins @windjunky.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Sea surface temperatures away from the poles are now clearly warmest on record, 0.07C above 2023 and almost 0.1 above 2024. And continuing to warm... pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 22/07/2026
Breaking News! Code: Yikes! The latest CERES data on the Earth Energy Imbalance (EEI) for May, 2026 was just released and the EEI held steady at about 14 Hiroshimas per Second. This is equivalent to brewing about 10.7 billion 250 ml cups of English Breakfast tea per second.
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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Here’s my take fwiw: danarfisher.com/2026/07/18/t...
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The Summer of Climate Shocks Rages On
Source: The summer of 2026 will go down as a summer of climate shocks. “Climate shocks are deviations from normal environmental patterns in the form of droughts, floods, heat waves, or other …
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suzkmi.bsky.social @suzkmi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
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James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'
The climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do, asks Decca Aitkenhead
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 17/07/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for July 17, 2026 ~ I get 10.7 gimps (giga mugs per second). "the oceans are now absorbing the equivalent of some 7.6 billion cups of hot tea every second. That’s almost one cup every second for every person on the planet..." www.downtoearth.org.in/climate-chan...
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‘7.6 billion mugs of tea a second’: a new way to make sense of the heat pouring into our oceans
Imagine almost every person on Earth doing nothing but making cups of tea, day and night, one every second — and pouring every single one into the sea.It sounds
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Sybil Schwartzbach, LMT @greathands4you.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
youtube.com/watch?v=xznw... Thank you ~ @sanders.senate.gov
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‘If He Had His Way…’: Bernie Sanders Savages Trump in His Most Brutal Takedown Yet
YouTube video by Hook Global
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Libra on Fire 🔥 ⚖️ @libraonfire.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
. Not to scare the absolute FUCK out of everyone, but the arctic permafrost is thawing and exposing zombie viruses that’ve been perfectly preserved in the ice for the last 50k years… 😳 .
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