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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Dinosaur-killing impact crater might have been teeming with life
Hot, nutrient water might have lasted for over 5 million years after the impact.
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𝚂𝚎𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚍𝚊𝚛𝚢 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚝𝚘𝚌𝚘𝚕 @2ndaryprotocol.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
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Joel @joelblack1.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Nothing they love more than dictatorships
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zipper730.bsky.social @zipper730.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Why do I suspect Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey will decide that Congress and the Penatgon should give them huge amounts of money?
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Our tax dollars are being spent to indulge the fantasies and to soothe the fragile ego of a narcissistic sociopath who is falling deeper and deeper into psychosis.
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Green Bean @iamgreenbean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Brazil election could put 95% of the Amazon under right-wing governments news.mongabay.com/2026/09/righ...
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Brazil election could put 95% of the Amazon under right-wing governments
With 60% of the rainforest hanging in the balance, Brazil’s upcoming election could seal the Amazon's fate.
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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 23/09/2026
A sea turtle has made its nest on the West Coast for the first time on record, laying eggs on a Southern California beach. The turtles are usually found in tropical waters, but a warming ocean by California has led to more unusual animal sightings.
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Sea turtle nests in historic first on Southern California coast
The olive ridley sighting was the first “natural nesting” on record for any sea turtle species on the West Coast, officials said.
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Paul Eric @pauleric70.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Macklemore 🇮🇪 honoured by artists in Gaza 🇵🇸 A mural of Macklemore painted on a building destroyed by 🇺🇸 made bombs dropped by 🇮🇱 And the words: ‘Thank you’ ‘For using your voice’ ‘For Palestine 🇵🇸’ 👏 Free Palestine 🇵🇸
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NBC News @nbcnews.com · 17/09/2026
The new wild cat species is about the size of a domestic kitten and lives in Bolivia.
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New wild cat species is identified for first time in 100 years, researchers say
A type of tiger cat, the animal is smaller than a house cat, slender and spotted. It lives in the Bolivian cloud forest.
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MeShellMaBell (Michelle aka “Cheese”) @emsmomisawesome.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Four opening acts dropped out of Ed Sheeran’s tour. Lukas Graham, Boega, Aaron Rowe and Finneas. All showing you can stand up for what’s right, not bow down to billionaires and do your own thing.
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ᴢᴇɴ sɪᴍᴍᴏɴs @killlthehype.blacksky.app · 14/09/2026
Macklemore just fried Ed Sheeran on IG 😬
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Dig @cajuntaper.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Republicans already control the executive, the House, the Senate, and the Supreme Court. There is absolutely nothing stopping them from giving $5,000 to every American right now, if they actually wanted to do it, instead of holding it over your head like a threat if you don't comply/vote or them.
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Restoring Ecosystems @restoring.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
On the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the buffer zone of Tesso Nilo National Park, a women-led farming group has come up with a solution to reduce conflicts with elephants by championing dense fences made of citrus trees, a natural repellent for elephants #WinWin We are #GenerationRestoration
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Women farmers in Sumatra find a gentler way to keep elephants at bay
On the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, in the buffer zone of a national park, a women-led farming group has come up with a solution to reduce encounters with elephants. Deforestation and oil palm encroa...
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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 03/09/2026
Today, House Republicans cancelled the last two weeks of votes for September. So far, they have canceled 62 of 257 scheduled voting days since January 3, 2025 - that’s nearly 25% of the time they could be working to solve the American affordability crisis.
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DemCast USA @demcast.com · 01/09/2026
Dr. Oz hints at raising the retirement age with Americans "so vital" they choose to work an extra year, calling it $1 trillion in value. He doesn't mention that Social Security's formula barely rewards working past 62. convenient math for the guy running Medicare.
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The Mighty Jungle💙💛 @ocanannain.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo on stage and announced she’s matching the singer’s $10 million donation to 10 organizations dedicated to fighting for abortion access, women’s safety and their reproductive health www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-ne...
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Melinda Gates Matches Olivia Rodrigo’s $10 Million Daisy Chain Festival Donation to 10 Repro Nonprofits
Melinda French Gates joined Olivia Rodrigo at her inaugural Daisy Chain Fields music festival, doubling a $10 million pledge to nonprofits
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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Everything everywhere is horrific all the time.
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Trump Administration Looks to Give a Swath of Yosemite Park to Developer (Gift Article)
The proposed land swap would allow easy access to the crown jewel of the national park system. Democrats and former Park Service officials are incensed.
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cajana22.bsky.social @cajana22.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Why are we slaughtering protected wild horses now? 3,500 wild horses were sold for slaughter last year alone. This is illegal under federal law, but Trump found a loophole: export them and then slaughtered them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/20/u...
nytimes.com
Under Trump, Protected Wild Horses Are Going to Slaughter (Gift Article)
A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.
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The GREAT HOUDINI @thegreathoudini.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
WHO THINKS IT IS OUR BUSINESS? When asked by a reporter how unemployed college student Barron Trump's personal wealth increased $150M in the last year Donald Trump saif “it’s none of your business.” Your Thoughts?
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 19/08/2026
JUST IN: The total US debt has officially hit $40 TRILLION for the first time IN HISTORY
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Tim Morton @timmorton2.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
#ClimateCrisis latest “Chocolate prices have risen in recent years as high temperatures in regions where cocoa is grown have stunted the growth of plants. Extreme rainfall made more likely by climate breakdown has also drowned crops across Africa.” www.theguardian.com/food/2026/au...
theguardian.com
All-British chocolate bar made by scientists using Reading-grown cocoa
Master’s student made first bar with 100% UK ingredients since 1932 to highlight affect of climate crisis on cocoa plants
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Julie DiCaro @juliedicaro.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
I love how confused @johnfetterman.com seems when confronted with the idea that he's supposed to put America before Israel. Does not compute.
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Sen. John Fetterman on Democratic Divides, DSA & Israel | The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
YouTube video by The Weekly Show with Jon Stewart
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Gambit (He/Him) @gambit1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Once again fucking idiot Musk is going to recklessly damage something that belongs to all of us and no one will make him pay. Fucking bastard. www.theguardian.com/science/2...
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SpaceX rocket hours away from crashing into the moon in unintentional collision
Piece of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket weighing four tonnes will hit the lunar surface on Wednesday at 5,400 miles per hour
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Gracie12 📎 @gracienlucy.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
"The Trump admin is drastically changing the way the country protects endangered species, jeopardizing yrs of policymaking in Oregon. Land regulators are moving ahead with plans for protecting Oregon’s forests that are essential for endangered species, including marbled murrelets & spotted owls" .
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Oregon forges ahead with endangered species protections, despite federal changes
The Trump administration is overhauling the U.S. Endangered Species Act. But that hasn’t changed Oregon’s conservation plans, at least not yet.
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Emma Caton @emmacaton.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is so cool! A monkey from the forests of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been confirmed as a new species! 🐒 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
New monkey species with orange lips found 'hiding' in DRC forest
Scientists describe "amazing feeling" to look into the face of an animal that so few people knew existed.
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Matt Ortega @mattortega.com · 14/07/2026
$81 billion in tariffs you paid given to companies.
theguardian.com
US refunds $81bn in Trump tariffs after supreme court ruled them illegal
Government had been forced to pay back duties to companies that imported goods into the US that were hit by Trump’s tariffs
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Earthjustice @earthjustice.org · 10/07/2026
Habitat loss is the #1 reason species go extinct. But the Trump admin has finalized a rule under the Endangered Species Act that would allow the widespread destruction of endangered species' habitats. Earthjustice has protected endangered species for decades. We’ll see the Trump admin in court.
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Joyce Park @troutgirl.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
California will be returning 136 acres of beach in Mendocino County to three local Indigenous tribes. #landback www.sfgate.com/news/article...
sfgate.com
California returns stretch of coast to Indigenous tribes. 'This is beyond huge'
The effort to acquire the land took years - and required a change in state law.
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Raw Story @rawstory.com · 28/06/2026
A Nobel laureate held the world's richest man Elon Musk responsible for the deaths of millions of children in a scathing takedown.
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Nobel winner delivers scathing Musk takedown: 'Blood of millions of children on his hands'
A Nobel laureate held the world's richest man Elon Musk responsible for the deaths of millions of children in a scathing takedown.Renowned economist Paul Krugman called Musk "a horrible, terrible person" in a recent episode of his podcast. Krugman mostly focused on Musk's cuts to USAID while in the ...
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The Nature Conservancy @nature.org · 24/06/2026
"If you don't know what you have, you don't know how to protect it." Seagrasses account for 10% of the ocean’s ability to sequester carbon. But these underwater meadows are vanishing faster than forests. To protect them, first we need to effectively map them. nature.ly/4rZhzjS
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Putting Seagrass on the Map: Sustained by science, powered by people
YouTube video by The Nature Conservancy
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/06/2026
We have a new entry in the climate dictionary under “irony”
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Renee Dechert @reneedechert.com · 22/06/2026
Brent Suter for the win.
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Meet the baseball player who's tired of promoting Big Oil
In an exclusive interview, Brent Suter becomes the first American pro athlete to speak out against fossil fuel advertising in sports.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Spain’s electricity bills have decreased due to its commitment to renewable energy, reducing the influence of fossil fuels on electricity prices.
euronews.com
Why Spain’s electricity bills have fallen during an energy crisis
Homes and business are benefitting from Spain's commitment to clean energy.
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Stacy Jupiter @stacyjupiter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Today at #OurOceanConference, Madagascar and Zanzibar announced new national shark and ray protections, building on a decade decade of East Africa shark conservation momentum implemented by @wcs.org & supported by Shark Conservation Fund. Read more: newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release...
Photo (c) Emilie Ledwidge
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Global cooperation needed to save sharks and rays populations
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Global cooperation needed to save sharks and rays populations
Scientists at the world’s largest shark and ray conference revealed widespread, unchecked population collapse requiring urgent global action
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Tom Watson @guitarwatson.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
Solar ftw abcnews.com/US/solar-gen...
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Solar generates more energy than coal in US for 1st time: Report
The amount of solar power generated in the U.S. is continuing to grow.
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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 12/06/2026
Congratulations to Elon musk who is now rich enough to end world hunger over 165 times and still stay a billionaire but choses not to.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 08/06/2026
AMAZING—a condor flew into Oregon for the first time in 120 years! The critical conservation efforts I’ve supported are working to protect these amazing, endangered birds. I can’t wait to see more condors soar.
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Condor flies into Oregon for first time in over 120 years
A 2-year-old female condor named B9 traveled 80 miles through southern Oregon during a four-day journey in May, marking a historic milestone for the critically endangered species managed by the Yurok ...
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Albania is erupting for the second consecutive day in angry mass protests against the Kushner land seizure deal worth $4 billion.
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marina grlica 🌱 @dovesplants.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
another doja tweet has hit endor
“she didn’t put an @ cuz she’s not about that life” 

DOJA CAT: 
@elonmusk put the audio post feature back on this app. Thanks, you hairless no-neck havin, chimpanzee. Face look like it was drawn from memory. When u swim on ur back at the beach shit look like a man o' war. Hourglass ankles. Not tryna be mean though sorry.
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Hoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
From Hunter Biden on Twitter.
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Trump administration dismantles critical ocean-floor observation network “By dismantling such a system, we push the United States back yet again into a rear seat in global scientific leadership” oceanographicmagazine.com/news/trump-a...
oceanographicmagazine.com
Trump dismantles critical ocean-floor observation network
In line with Project 2025, over 900 deep-sea sensors are being removed from the ocean floor, cutting off data used to track climate change
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 30/05/2026
I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline. “Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet. Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming. Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”
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Bruce Springsteen @brucespringsteen.net · 28/05/2026
Bruce will be back in D.C. on Oct. 3, as a special guest of the first-ever Power to the People Festival — joining Tom Morello to play a few songs with his band for another night of music and resistance.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
While everyone’s eyes are on the Amazon, Borneo has quietly lost about 92% of its original primary rainforest since the 1970s. That’s one of the fastest large-scale ecosystem losses ever recorded.
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School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology @soest.hawaii.edu · 21/05/2026
Elizabeth Madin, a researcher at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology, developed software to analyze satellite imagery and detect “reef halos” around coral reefs. These features are created by grazing fish and provide a global monitoring tool for coral reef health. 🌊🧪
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Future telehealth for the ocean: ‘Reef halos’ enable global checkups
From thousands of feet above the ocean, coral reefs reveal a hidden signal: pale, circular “halos” etched into the seafloor
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Tony Johansson @tonyjohansson75.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
A step forward for animal protection in Indonesia is one the good news to read about right now. Wildlife tourism needs to be more ethical all around the globe. 🌏🐘 www.worldanimalprotection.org/latest/news/...
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Indonesia bans elephant riding in landmark welfare move
Indonesia announces an end to elephant rides, a major win for animal welfare and encourages ethical wildlife tourism.
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Jorj, Interim DEITY🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦💪🏽 @just-jorj.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
news.mongabay.com/short-articl... 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 #Conservation
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Seabed life triples after bottom trawling ban in Scotland protected area
Nearly a decade since Scotland established the South Arran Marine Protected Area and banned bottom trawling across much of it, life on the seafloor has thrived, a new study has found. Scientists surve...
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 28/04/2026
About 25% of applied sunscreen washes off into the water, releasing thousands of tons of toxic chemicals annually in reef areas.
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Most sunscreens harm corals. Here's what you can do
About 25% of applied sunscreen washes off into the water, releasing thousands of tons of toxic chemicals annually in reef areas.
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Daniel Moser @dmoser.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Pollution levels in Paris after 10 years of advancing sustainable transport.
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