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Manon Jacob

@manonjacob.bsky.social
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AFP journalist covering climate mis/disinformation 🌎 • Previous words: Politico, Reuters, Eater • the world's the world and I'm a person in a tiny body 🌿• She/her • Got a tip for me? firstname(dot)lastname(at)afp.com 📨

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dirt squirrel @dirtsquirrel.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
they anonymously polled 2,689 american and canadian men (18-34 y/o) and 95.1% self reported having used coercion to try to assault women - not just at all, but recently 65% of these incidents ended in a sexual encounter. a sexual encounter that is initiated through coercion is called what, friends?
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Isolate, Inebriate, Intimidate, Repeat: High Rates of Sexual Force Against Women Are Reported When Young Men Given Anonymous Surveys. | Read by QxMD
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
NEW: The big new Aaron Sorkin film The Social Reckoning opens tomorrow with a plot centred on Facebook whistleblower, Frances Haugen....but we need to talk about *another* Facebook whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. And why Zuck is gunning for her.. 1/ www.youtube.com/watch?is=NP3...
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THE SOCIAL RECKONING – Official Teaser Trailer (HD)
YouTube video by Sony Pictures Entertainment
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
🌪️🌀Everyone is on high alert about Hurricane Isaias' upcoming landfall. But beware of the surge in AI slop graphics shared online about their paths and intensity. Meteorology experts @wxdam.com and @coweatherman.bsky.social weighed in on this trend: factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Meteorologist retracts AI-hallucinated map of Hurricane Isaias
Meteorological agencies turn storm projections into graphics to communicate threat levels across geographical areas. But some apparent forecasting maps spreading on social media about Hurricane Isaias...
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
it's giving Renaissance painting...
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Food & Water Watch @foodandwater.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
There's been plenty of attention (rightfully) paid to the increasing costs of groceries. Our researchers found that water costs have increased even more sharply.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
💊My peers @marishagoldhamer.bsky.social and Gwen Roley wrote about scammers pushing plague treatment "kits" for a pretty penny to scared consumers online. Read their latest: www.france24.com/en/live-news...
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Unproven 'cures' pushed online amid plague concerns
Reports that a woman employed at a plague research institute in Russia's Irkutsk region died from the disease has spiked online interest in possible treatments for the illness in North America.
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Jennifer Molidor @jennifermolidor.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The last Grandmother Tree, a centuries-old cottonwood in the San Rafael Valley was cut down by Border Patrol to clear space for a new border wall after a 71-day protest. Agents arrested a dozen protesters and tore these elder trees from the Earth. For what? insideclimatenews.org/news/0510202...
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Final ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona - Inside Climate News
Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, aft...
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Moms Clean Air Force @momscleanairforce.org · 08/10/2026
Federal agencies are required to seek public comment when writing regulations or approving large projects. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input. e360.yale.edu/features/public-comme…
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How the U.S. Public Lost Its Say on Environmental Policy
Federal agencies have long been required to seek public comment when writing new regulations or approving large projects, from highways to data centers. The Trump administration is systematically undercutting that process, stifling public input while skirting federal laws.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@chris-nabholz.bsky.social Hi! I am a reporter with AFP. Could we DM for a story I am working on?
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@coweatherman.bsky.social Hi! I am a reporter with AFP! Could we exchange quickly in DM for a story I am working on? Thank you kindly.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
@bmcnoldy.bsky.social Hi there! I am a reporter with AFP. I sent you a request at your email address just now about Isaias, hopefully you can share some of your expertise with me for a story I am working on! Thanks so much.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@rachaeltv.bsky.social Hi Rachael, hope you're doing well -- wondering if we could have a chat about Isaias' projected impacts! I am a reporter with AFP news agency, thank you.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
@michaelrlowry.bsky.social Hi Michael, I am a reporter with AFP -- could we DM for a story I am working on?
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Mavis Beacon’s Carpal Tunnel: HR Professional @dejataylor.com · 07/10/2026
I love how she’s a literal walking illustration.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#womeninSTEM
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🌀✨Any meteorologists available to talk about Isaias for a story I am working on? Thank you!
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Tom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
From my notebook. My philosophy, while writing books, for the last ten years.
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Gwen Pearson @bug-gwen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Are you an undergrad, graduate student, or Post-doc in STEM? Want to switch to science writing? The AAAS Mass Media Fellowship places students in working newsrooms nationwide for 10 weeks in summer. It's PAID! 📝https://massmedia.secure-platform.com/a/page/About
AAAS Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellowship. Deadline January 4 2027. Images are a man writing and a woman holding a microphone.
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Dakota Smith @weatherdak.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Hello Isaias.
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Risuquin 🪶 @risuquin.bsky.social · 06/11/2023
It's about I started being active here and get some art out there. Hope y'all like hummingbirds.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
🪶These are so expressive, I love!
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Small victory
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After Outcry, Monitors the Trump Administration Tried to Scrap Return to Sea (Gift Article)
Under pressure from Congress, a network of ocean monitors that provides vital data to meteorologists, climate scientists, oceanographers and the fishing industry is being restored.
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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sending love to all the women out there who are extremely triggered and reliving their own assaults. I know I am not ok, and it’s ok if you’re also not ok. 🩷
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚰Billionaires can influence policymaking, experts say but slipping into conspiratorial, distorted talk about water rights can take away from real challenges the country is facing, in the context of more droughts and warming. factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚰If you are interested in reading more about these crypto-scams that attempt to trick people into investing into a "US Water Reserve" -- an entity that does not exist -- you can also read this story here 🔽 factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com....
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Bill Gates did not promote water reserve cryptocoin ahead of UNGA
As top officials gather for the annual United Nations General Assembly, social media influencers are offering their followers access to an investment opportunity they claim is related to a forthcoming...
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚰I had enlightening conversations with -- to name a few -- experts @mary4water.bsky.social and @feliciamarcus.bsky.social on the US water network, what water privatization actually means and looks like, and the impact of climate change on essential reservoirs such as the Colorado River basin.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
🚰Water stress has been on people's minds lately, amplified by the surge in data centers. From deepfakes of Bill Gates claiming he has a US water monopoly, to content creators pushing pseudo "water reserve" crypto-assets to invest in... Misinformation has been in overflow across platforms.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“.. We’re the only major country in the world losing visitation,” the head of the US Travel Association said. “It’s mind-boggling.” @semafor.com www.semafor.com/article/09/2...
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
But sure, let's blame offshore wind turbines...
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Climate Social Science Network @cssn.org · 01/10/2026
Thanks for covering the story, @rsanta.bsky.social! The dives into Minnesota and Connecticut are important - particularly with Connecticut facing similar conditions to NY. For those interested in our Brown report: www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/post/climate...
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Climate Superfund Bills in the U.S. States: A systematic study of opposition
New Brown University Climate and Development Lab Report Shows How Fossil Fuel and Energy-Intensive Industries Mobilize to Block “Climate Superfund” Bills Across State Legislatures
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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 01/10/2026
The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next? #Climate
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The Colorado River is shrinking. What happens next?
Lake Mead is at its lowest level since it was filled nearly 90 years ago, Lake Powell also at a historic low
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Laurel Gale @laurelgale.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Where do you think they're going? #wildlife #birds #nature 🐡
A photo of a coyote walking in a field with tall grasses and wildflowers, with a mourning dove flying ahead of it.
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Laura Bundesen @laurabundesen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
What I’m working on today - Tree Brain representing growth. Lots of tiny pieces make this kinusaiga challenging 😉 #SciArt #FiberArt
A half finished kinusaiga (tucked fabric) piece with scissors and seam ripper on top of tree brainHalf finished Kinusaiga (tucked fabric) style tree in a brain with pattern propped up behind it
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌊Hello network! Would love to dive in (no pun intended) to the topic of the Kelvin wave, and the temporary elevated sea levels we're going to see in California, for the purpose of potential upcoming coverage/stories! Feel free to volunteer or suggest peers 🌊! #womeninSTEM
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Pam Kan-Rice @ucanrpam.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
“Tides are already running a foot or more above average thanks to the extreme marine heatwave, and additional sea level elevation may begin soon as the largest coastally trapped Kelvin wave of the El Niño-generated sequence thus far arrives in October,” said @weatherwest.bsky.social @ucanr.edu
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Glad to see the Cornell discourse on X is going so well 🫠... I spare you the replies to the post, they are even worse.
screenshot of X post by @biemelneus
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
the cornell case has me thinking about how existing as a woman means knowing you could be the victim of sexual violence at any moment, all while knowing there's a high likelihood no one will believe it even happened if you come forward.
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Alaska Public Media @alaskapublic.org · 30/09/2026
Meet Backpack, your 2026 Fat Bear Week champion. Backpack is 20 years old, weighs about 1,000 pounds and got his nickname because, as a cub, he loved riding on his mom's back across the Brooks River.
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Meet Backpack, Fat Bear Week’s chunky champ
Backpack went from hitching a ride on his mom’s back to cross the Brooks River to winning the hearts of fat bear fans around the world.
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Ayesha Tandon @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org · 29/09/2026
Climate change is making extreme weather events more intense, frequent and long-lasting. "Extreme weather event attribution" studies identify the "fingerprint" of climate change on weather extremes Check out my latest video for the breakdown of this rapidly-evolving field: youtu.be/M1Lc5Ia7Pdo
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How do scientists link climate change and extreme weather events?
YouTube video by Ayesha Tandon
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Oh this is really cool, Ayesha, thanks for this!
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FadedRosie @fadedrosie.myatproto.social · 29/09/2026
“Boys will be boys” is how you get the Cornell 7 It’s how you get abusive boyfriends and husbands With compliant girlfriends and wives Brought up to believe That pain is what love is made of.
A flowy green alien on an orange background says “What monsters these humans be.” Signed by “Mo” (me)
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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I hope that young woman bankrupts Cornell University.
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Christopher Golden @cgolden.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Women are far more likely to be raped, attacked, or even murdered by men they know, even those they trust, than by strangers. When you say "not all men," you're showing your ignorance of the facts.
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
So much of schools "responding to rape" is preventing the legal system from doing so. This is a report on seven adults who committed serious felonies for which there is a legal system to remind them and their pals that they are felonies.
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Grace Garcia @givemegrace.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"[The rapists] were offered the opportunity to “mitigate their conduct by submitting an essay to Cornell.” An essay. They asked them to write an essay... They did not involve the real police, and all but two of them were back on campus after the university concluded it’s “investigation.”"
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🌊❌The White House rapid response account on X last week went as far as praising Trump for the lack of hurricanes in the Atlantic... Other accounts celebrated the defunding of federal programs. Meanwhile, Polo is currently breaking records in the Pacific.
Posts baselessly praise cloud seeding bans, defunding of federal agencies for quiet Atlantic hurricane season"
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"How Does Climate Change Impact Nor'easters?" by Simmone Shah for #Time: time.com/article/2026...
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How Does Climate Change Impact Nor'easters?
A Nor'easter headed for the East Coast this weekend could bring heavy rain, winds and flooding.
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
pro tip: you nibble at the fresh baguette poking out of your tote bag on your walk home... few better feelings, you just need to find the baguette!
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Manon Jacob @manonjacob.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
🌀Scientists @profcorbosiero.bsky.social, @davidho.bsky.social, @michaelemann.bsky.social et al. explain the impact of El Niño on hurricane season. Here's the story (as relevant as when it came out with monster Hurricane Polo barrelling through the Pacific Ocean and coatline...)
This satellite handout image from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere at Colorado State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (CIRA/CSU and NOAA)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
As we all expected. CNN, MS NOW, and POLITICO reporters are still being denied access to the White House this morning, despite a federal judge ordering the administration to immediately restore their press credentials.
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Politico, MS NOW, CNN denied access to White House despite judge's order
Politico, MS NOW and CNN reporters were barred from the White House, ​just hours after a judge deemed President Donald Trump's ban of the three news ‌outlets likely unconstitutional and ordered their ...
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