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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace

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All-volunteer group fighting the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Avila Beach, CA since 1973. We welcome collaborators who understand the profound harm to our world caused by nuclear waste and weapons. Standing strong for peace and equity for all.

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umsonst.bsky.social @umsonst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Antarctic sea ice area reached a new minimum record... Part of the feedback synchronization during this El Nino... #climate #earth
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BeWell Antifa @collapsewatch3.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The permafrost in Northwest Territories Canada is melting and beginning to slide into river valleys. The melting is up to 60 m deep! That sure isn't hitting the mainstream media. youtu.be/cIJ_3i3DrUs?...
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New research reveals permafrost landslides in the N.W.T.
YouTube video by CBC News North
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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 23h
"Presumably the application to NRC states what the technology is & its operating parameters. That is what the NRC evaluates. But the material available to the public has redactions of claimed proprietary information, which includes what their method is" www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2026/10/gene...
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General Matter, Nuclear Startup - Lawyers, Guns & Money
In April, the the Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy and the National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC) announced their first selections for the Nuclear Energy Launch Pad. According to the...
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 21h
White House Military Office Army aide Lt. Col. Charlie Rockwood is on “Football” duty this evening for Trump’s campaign trip to Youngstown, Ohio. The ~45-lb. satchel trails Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize using of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Early today in 1965 at Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, Ohio, this C-124C Globemaster II was being refueled for a routine nuclear logistics mission when the fuel hose was accidentally disconnected. The aircraft caught fire and was destroyed. Only the wings and landing gear remained intact.
A color photograph taken at an airport of the US Air Force C-124C Globemaster II transport aircraft assigned to the Military Air Transport Service that was involved in this accident. The large doors to the cargo bay located below the aircraft’s nose, are open, and a long ramp leads up into the belly of the plane.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Four-hour #battery storage now less expensive than open-cycle #gas turbines in all 43 markets where both technologies were modeled. www.woodmac.com/press-releas...
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Wood Mackenzie: four-hour battery storage now beats gas peaking on cost globally
Wood Mackenzie’s latest global report on levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) shows that advancing technologies and market dynamics continue to drive divergent prices, with four-hour battery storage n...
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 13h
Does AI help us or hurt us? heatmap.news/daily/math-p...
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The Wrong Kind of Abundance?
What 700 math problems say about the AI economy’s biggest open question
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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
#OpenAccess
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
40 years ago today, unprecedented negotiations in Reykjavik, Iceland, to verifiably eliminate _all_ US and Soviet nuclear weapons collapsed when Ronald Reagan rejected Mikhail Gorbachev’s stipulation that research on ballistic missile defenses be restricted to laboratories (per the 1972 ABM Treaty).
A color photograph of presidents Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev leaving Hofdi House at the end of the summit. Reagan, waring a tan overcoat, looks stunned and a little angry. Gorbachev, waring a blue overcoat and a hat, looks disappointed, wistful at the enormous missed opportunity the summit provided.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In the summer of 2025, solar became Pakistan’s single largest source of electricity, generating around a quarter of the country’s power during peak months. janrosenow.substack.com/p/the-solar-...
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The solar boom outrunning the grid
How countries with hot climates, fast-growing economies, expensive energy, and fragile grids turn to solar.
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 19h
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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Looking forward to seeing the "Strawbrick eco 1:1 demonstrator" at IBA27 in Stuttgart. #strawbuiling #strawhouse Half the construction industry wants to get climate neutral with straw, whether as an aggregate, bioenergy or as biochar. What if everything were simply made from straw?
Demo wall mockup of highly compressed interlocking straw bricks with partial plaster. Foto Luca Mann
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Deep Fission, the company planning a one-mile underground #nuclear reactor in Parsons, Kansas, is facing new financial questions. And four stockholder rights law firms throughout the U.S. launched investigations of the company after its share price dropped. www2.ljworld.com/news/state-r...
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Underground nuclear reactor clears hurdle, but critics say it doesn’t have solid finances
Deep Fission, the company planning a one-mile underground nuclear reactor in Parsons, Kansas, has passed a regulatory milestone, but at the same time is facing new financial questions. A financial res...
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Interesting conversation with the Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project. youtu.be/ocpTV62fUQs?...
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The Biggest El Niño in History I Path to Collapse I Climate Crisis & Heatwaves I Difficult Future
YouTube video by Science Talk
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Yesterday, the @nsarchive.bsky.social published four-part briefing on the Reykjavik Summit, including previously secret US and Soviet documents about each side’s preparations for the meeting, and verbatim transcripts of Reagan and Gorbachev’s detailed discussions during the two-day summit.
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The Reykjavik Summit 40 Years Later
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
11 October is International Day of the Girl Child. A global moment to celebrate girls everywhere, amplifying their voices, actions, and leadership. The 2026 theme is: End child marriage and invest in girls’ rights! 🧵 Learn more:
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International Day of the Girl Child | United Nations
The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address the challenges girls face and to promote girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thanks #Trump ! Argument is emerging in Tehran over #Iran’s #nuclear strategy: that its longstanding policy of nuclear ambiguity failed its most important test when it did not deter the United States and Israel from attacking, and should now be reconsidered. www.iranintl.com/en/202610106...
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War puts Iran’s nuclear ambiguity under scrutiny
A revisionist argument is emerging in Tehran over Iran’s nuclear strategy: that its longstanding policy of nuclear ambiguity failed its most important test when it did not deter the United States and ...
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
This morning in 1957, a B-47 departing Homestead AFB (about 25 miles south of Miami, Florida) for Wheelus Air Base, Libya, as part of a large alert exercise crashed and burned in a field roughly 3,800 feet from the end of the runway after the pilot chose to take off with a flat right outrigger tire.
A ground-level color photograph of a B-47 taking off using Jet-Assisted Take Off rockets (JATO). Large plumes of dark, smoky exhaust pour from the six jet engines and the rockets, which are attached to the underside of the aft fuselage.
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#Australia uptake of #solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get? Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get?
Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
In this seventh in the series of informational webinars about nuclear power in New York, Kevin Kamps, Executive Director of Don’t Waste Michigan, and Western Shoshone Principal Man Ian Zabarte talk about the multiple dangers of transporting and storing nuclear waste. youtu.be/Jcj0oHoRUgw
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Radioactive Cargo: Transporting and Storing Nuclear Waste
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 08/10/2026
Once again, Kevin squarely hits the nail on the head.
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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
☢️ "SILEX could easily pose a proliferation threat comparable to or worse than centrifuges. However, even these arguments are a distraction from the more fundamental problem: Two viable paths to the bomb are worse than one."
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SILEX and proliferation
In July, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held its final hearing to license the world's first facility to enrich uranium on a commercial scale using lasers. For years, experts have warned th...
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The White House Military Office Navy aide is on “Football” duty this afternoon for Trump’s campaign trip to Clarksville, Tennessee. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
"Large-load users were defined… as those requiring 75 megawatts per month at peak times."
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Missouri passes new rules, costs for data centers and large power users • Missouri Independent
Missouri utility regulators on Thursday approved a tariff to ensure large power users on its system are responsible for paying their fair share.
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Abilu Tangwa. @abilutangwa.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The planet isn't "dying" of natural causes. Forests don't just disappear. They are logged. Oceans don't just choke. They are polluted. Rivers don't just dry up. They are diverted. This is not a tragedy. It's ecocide. And ecocide should be a crime. #StopEcocide
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Mothers for Peace is tabling at Bonnie Raitt’s upcoming concert! October 16, 7:30pm Vina Robles Amphitheatre, Paso Robles Tickets: www.ticketmaster.com/event/090064... Bonnie has been a longtime and generous supporter of Mothers for Peace. JOIN US!
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in 1963, the Limited Test Ban Treaty—shown being signed by President John F. Kennedy on October 7 after US Senate ratification—entered into force, ending 18 years of unconstrained atmospheric nuclear testing by the United States (215 tests), the Soviet Union (219), and the United Kingdom (21).
A color photograph of President John F. Kennedy sitting at a desk in the White House and signing a copy of the Limited Test Ban Treaty, as a group of (all male) senators stands behind him. Vice President Lyndon Johnson stands at the far right in the dark suit, hands clasped. Two microphones stand on the desk, next to which is a wooden stand holding more than 20 pens.
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
“In London cyclists now outnumber cars in the City by 2 to 1. Paris, where they now outnumber motorists across the whole city, is catching up with Europe’s traditional bike capitals, Amsterdam & Copenhagen…In Copenhagen, bikes account for almost half of commuter trips to work/school.” @economist.com
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Forget EVs. Cycling is revolutionising transport
Pedal power is booming, spinning up a new culture war
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I can’t believe we’re discussing this. Wasn’t the public execution of two Americans on the streets of Minneapolis enough?
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Public executions in the US stopped nearly a century ago - why are they resuming now?
The Pentagon says the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Hasan will be livestreamed, but experts suggest officials are reading the country wrong.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
OTD 50 yrs ago, Gen. Paul Tibbets (USAF, ret.) re-enacted the bombing of Hiroshima he led on August 6, 1945, at an air show sponsored by the private Confederate Air Force in Harlingen, Texas. As Tibbets flew a B-29 overhead, conventional explosives were detonated on the ground to simulate the bomb.
Screenshot from an archival color film (linked below) showing a B-29 bomber in flight at the October 10, 1976, air show in Harlingen, Texas.Screenshot from an archival color film (linked below) showing the simulated explosion of an atomic bomb at the air show.Screenshot from an archival color film (linked below) showing the mushroom cloud a few second later rising from the ground following the simulated explosion of an atomic bomb at the air show.A black and white, undated (circa October 11, 1976) Associated Press wirephoto of the simulated atomic explosion at the air show:

"Mushroom Cloud

A mushroom-shaped cloud rises above Rebel Field at Harlingen, Tex., home of the Confederate Air Force, during a re-enactment of the atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, in World War II. The re-enactment of the first A-bomb use in war came over the weekend during an air show."
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Three #nuclear Energy Stocks Down. #NuScale and #Oklo trade 86% and 79% below their record highs, respectively, while #BWX has pulled back about 40%. www.fool.com/investing/20...
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3 Nuclear Energy Stocks Down 40% or More From Their Highs -- Only 1 Is a Real Opportunity Right Now. | The Motley Fool
NuScale, Oklo, and BWX Technologies have all pulled back from their record highs.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in 1957, workers at the Windscale Piles in Cumberland on England’s northwest coast, where two air-cooled, graphite-moderated reactors were producing plutonium for the United Kingdom’s nuclear stockpile, discovered Pile No. 1 was on fire. This was the United Kingdom’s worst nuclear accident.
A black and white ground-level photograph of the Windscale Piles, including the two prominent and tall chimneys (one for each reactor). The large, square protrusions near the top of each chimney were known, until the fire, as Cockcroft’s Folly, after physicist John Cockcroft who, as director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, insisted (following the recommendation of fellow physicist Terence Price) that high-performance air filters be installed in the chimneys to prevent deadly radioactive particles from escaping into the atmosphere in case an aluminum-clad uranium fuel cartridge should rupture during routine operations and catch fire.
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God @thegodshow.com · 10/10/2026
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🇨🇦Tadhg Dalaigh @tadhgdalaigh.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#ByAnyOtherName European nuclear fuel reprocessing plants, Sellafield in the UK and La Hague in France, are the largest sources of radioactive iodine ¹²⁹I and also the major sources in East Asia. bsky.app/profile/drcr...
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Long-Range Transboundary Transport of Iodine-129 from South Asia to the Southern Tibetan Plateau Revealed by Moss and Lichen
Abstract. Level and transport regime of radioactive pollutants are scarcely understood at the remote high-altitude Tibetan Plateau (TP), which is the well-
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in 1967, the Outer Space Treaty entered into force. Now boasting 112 states parties (it started with just 62), the treaty guarantees the peaceful exploration of space for all, bans militarization of the Moon, and outlaws nuclear and other WMDs in orbit, on celestial bodies, and in outer space.
A black and white photograph showing representatives of the Soviet Union (Ambassador to the United States Anatoly F. Dobrynin), United Kingdom (Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Permanent Representative of the United Kingdom to the United Nations Sir Patrick Dean), and the United States sitting at a table in the White House to sign the Outer Space Treaty on January 27, 1967. President Lyndon Johnson, seated at the right end of the table, looks on as Secretary of State Dean Rusk signs the treaty.
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Webinar: A Colossal El Niño Meets a Warmer World: What does it mean for us? The Pacific Ocean is heating up for what could become the strongest El Niño on record. Join SLO Climate Coalition for a look at what El Niño is, and what it could mean for us. REGISTER us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: A Colossal El Niño Meets a Warmer World: What does it mean for us?. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
The Pacific Ocean is heating up for what could become the strongest El Niño on record. Join us for an easy-to-understand look at what El Niño is, how scientists track it, and what it could mean for us...
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Congratulations to Navi Pillay! She was awarded the #Nobel Peace Prize this morning. The South African #HumanRights rights lawyer & jurist won "for her efforts to promote peace & international law." A life-long dedication to ensuring war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are prosecuted.
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Nobel Peace Prize goes to South African human rights pioneer Navi Pillay | CNN
Nobel Peace Prize laureate Navi Pillay led the UN commission that concluded Israel committed genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. President Donald Trump has repeatedly claimed he deserves to win. Fo...
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Dude!
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Climate crisis is coming to crush many of world’s best surf breaks, study warns
Changing tide levels, shifting sands and hardened shorelines put waves at risk, affecting more than just surfers
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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"Tsunami warnings across Latin America after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits - Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake." www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10... #Earthquake #eq Seismic #wx climate Central America
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Tsunami warnings across Latin America after 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits
Countries including Colombia, Ecuador, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Chile have received warnings after the quake.
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Miaganga @miaganga.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
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DrCrlsnPEJD @drcrlsnpe.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Sometimes low-tech is best.
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Mom gets keyboard tattooed on arm to help her non-verbal autistic son communicate
A Canadian mother got a tattoo of a computer keyboard on her forearm to give her non-verbal autistic son a permanent way to communicate.
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Pia @cecallihelper.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
"7.7 quake left the Chilibre water treatment plant at 20% of its capacity due to electrical failures, according to the IDAAN. The PTWC reported at 2:39 p.m. that the tsunami threat has passed" nexo.la/sismo-7-7-az... Central America Panama #earthquake #eq #wx climate
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Sismo 7.7 en Panamá: Chilibre al 20%, sin tsunami
El sismo de magnitud 7.7 dejó la potabilizadora de Chilibre al 20% de su capacidad por fallas eléctricas, según el IDAAN. El PTWC informó a las 2:39 p.m. que la amenaza de tsunami ya pasó.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 09/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "We grieve for when we could enjoy a beautiful landscape and not wonder about the suffering and loss of its wildlife." jembendell.com/2026/10/04/w...
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What We Grieve = an incantation on metacrisis and collapse
Explore a heartfelt reflection on the grief for lost hopes and innocence in today's troubled world - to begin anew.
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Xela Hart @xelahart.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Jody Williams & International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL) shared the 1997 #Nobel Peace Prize for their work for the banning & clearing of anti-personnel mines. She was born #OTD in 1950. Williams was the founding coordinator & key organizer of the ICBL, launched in 1992 with six NGOs.🧵
A studio portrait of political activist Jody Williams (born October 9, 1950), the core organizer of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines who shared the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her historic disarmament efforts. The subject is framed from the chest up against a plain, neutral grey-beige background. Tilted slightly to her right, she faces the camera with a bright, genuine, open-mouthed smile that creases the corners of her expressive eyes. Her light blonde hair is cut into a short, textured style with soft bangs framing her forehead. She wears a simple, solid black V-neck top, which beautifully contrasts with her fair complexion. She wears a thin metallic necklace holding a small, intricate pendant featuring a dark red or purple gemstone. The lighting is soft and directional, illuminating her face and casting subtle shadows that highlight her features. The composition focuses entirely on her approachable demeanor, evoking a warm, hopeful, and deeply human mood that balances her status as an influential global diplomat with her grassroots origin.
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
The White House Military Office Air Force aide is on “Football” duty this evening for Trump’s campaign trip to Syracuse, New York. The ~45-pound satchel accompanies Trump 24/7, enabling him alone to authorize the use of any of our ~1,770 deployed nuclear weapons—up to 900 on alert—at any time.
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San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace @mothersforpeace.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Reactors on the Moon? - What a perfect idea! CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2026/10/09/r...
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