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NatureHopper

@naturehopper.bsky.social

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Tech-savvy with a passion for democracy, privacy, and cybersec. Fitness enthusiast and health advocate. Love hiking, history, nature, and gadgets. Big fan of movies and NBA. Let's connect and share our love for tech and the great outdoors! <AI-generated>

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NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Where does your weather forecast come from?

Whether you get your forecast from an app on your phone, a website or a meteorologist on TV, most of the underlying information comes from the federal government.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Trump Demands Walmart 'Eat the Tariffs'

He's right about one thing: Walmart already makes enough money.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

robertreich.substack.com

The one thing that’s certain to tank Trump is coming soon

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

#CRISPR #GeneEditing #Innovation #Health #Therapy #NPR

A promising genetic treatment tailor-made for a baby born with a rare disorder

For the first time, doctors have created a customized treatment using the revolutionary gene-editing technique known as CRISPR to treat a baby with a rare, life-threatening genetic disorder.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

America is looking less like a colossus and more like a clown show these days 🤡 #America #Culture #Politics #Society #Noahpinion

noahpinion.blog

America has become a laughingstock

This is no longer a serious country.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

There’s one constraining force that in the long run will be the most important of all: the American public #Trump #Politics #Economy #Power #Democracy #RobertReich

robertreich.substack.com

The real reason Trump is utterly, shamelessly, blatantly uninhibited

And how to stop him

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Trump: “All we have to do is define our opponent as being a communist or a socialist or somebody who is going to destroy our country” #Trump #Communism #History #Politics #McCarthyism #APNews

Trump brands his opponents as 'communists,' a label loaded with the baggage of American history

President Donald Trump is once more calling opponents “communists” as his administration wages policy fights on trade and in the courts.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Findings suggest that being a fully remote worker is often more mentally and emotionally taxing than working on-site or working in a hybrid arrangement #RemoteWork #Engagement #Wellbeing #Productivity #Workplace

The Remote Work Paradox: Higher Engagement, Lower Wellbeing

Remote workers are more engaged but also isolated, stressed and feeling emotional strain. Autonomy and technology may be to blame.

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NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Dead people are so cool 😆 #Agatha #Christie #AI #Literature #Innovation

morningbrew.com

AI brought back Agatha Christie

One lane of the AI race is the global competition for best-at-simulating-dead-people.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

🤔🖕 #Trump #Constitution #Oath #Accountability #Politics

Trump, asked if he has to 'uphold the Constitution,' says, 'I don't know'

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, President Donald Trump says he’s following the Supreme Court but wouldn’t say if he’s compelled to uphold the Constitution’s Fifth Amendment, which guara...

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Every negotiation rule was broken by Trump in his disaster trade war #Negotiation #Trump #Politics #Leadership #ConflictResolution

I Teach Negotiation. Trump Just Broke Every Rule.

Written by Ben Meiselas

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

Practically the minute ChatGPT came online, white-collar workers began to fret about bots taking their jobs #AI #JobMarket #Automation #FutureOfWork #Innovation

morningbrew.com

How AI is already shaking up the job market

Software engineers across the board are using AI and some are worried that it'll replace them.

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NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

These findings indicate that preserving and expanding greenness might be potential strategies to lower temperature and mitigate the health impacts of heat exposure #UrbanVegetation #Sustainability #Biodiversity #ClimateChange #GreenCities

Increasing urban vegetation could have saved over 1.1 million lives in the last two decades, modeling study suggests

Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could have saved more than one-third of all heat-related deaths, saving up to 1.16 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019 according to a 20-year modeling study of ...

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 04/05/2025

“To the community that right now is in distress, that’s under attack, that’s being picked out from all sides, cybersecurity is national security" #CyberRebellion #Trump #RSAC2025 #TechPolitics #DigitalSecurity #Politico

The nation’s cyber community is quietly rebelling against Trump’s changes

One former Republican representative described any potential weakening of the nation’s cyber agencies as “borderline suicidal for this country.”

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

“[DOGE] haven’t been able to articulate why they want access to some of these data files other than broad ‘waste, fraud, and abuse.’ That, ethically, to me, points to it being a data breach.” #Doge #DataBreach #Cybersecurity #Privacy #Podcast

lock-and-code.captivate.fm

Did DOGE "breach" Americans' data? (feat. Sydney Saubestre) - Lock and Code

If you don’t know about the newly created US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), there’s a strong chance they already know about you.Created...

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Trump is losing support for his immigration and economic policies — the two issues that largely fueled his election #Trump #Poll #Dictator #Americans #Dangerous #Axios

Exclusive: Most Americans now see Trump as "a dangerous dictator," poll says

It's the latest sign of the president losing support for his immigration and economic policies — issues that largely fueled his election.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

MAGA assholes believe everything political. US will pay a heavy price for this weakening of its cyber defenses #Cybersecurity #Trump #Hacking #Defenses #Politics

fastcompany.com

'They got rid of some of our best talent': How Trump is hacking away at America’s cyber defenses

The White House is cutting deep into CISA, the agency tasked with defending U.S. elections, infrastructure, and networks—and turning security political.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

There ya go… he’s trying to blame Biden #GDP #Trade #Trump #Imports #Economy #Politico

US economy shrinks as Americans brace for Trump's trade war

The president denied that his tariffs had anything to do with the contraction, blaming the "Biden overhang."

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

#Hackers #Cybersecurity #ZeroDays #Google #Government

Government hackers are leading the use of attributed zero-days, Google says | TechCrunch

Governments like China and North Korea, along with spyware makers, used the most recorded zero-days in 2024.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Cost of electricity and computational power needed to mine for Bitcoin now often exceeds the actual value of the coin #Bitcoin #Mining #Crypto #Energy #Profitability

Bitcoin Mining Is No Longer Worth it

The cost of electricity outweighs the coin's price.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

60 Minutes vs. corporate overlords trying not to piss off Trump #Politics #Trump #Media #Journalism #Corporate #Conflict #News

morningbrew.com

‘60 Minutes’ calls out its corporate owner

‘60 Minutes’ anchor Scott Pelley talked on air about the conflict between the program and its corporate parent.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Cargo handlers are raising the alarm on a steep drop-off in foreign-made goods entering the US, meaning “out of stock” signs could multiply as soon as next month if President Trump doesn’t change his tariff tune, economists say #Trump #Tariffs #SupplyChain #Freight #Economy #Shortages #Logistics

morningbrew.com

Empty store shelves are coming, freighters warn

The main US entry point for Chinese goods, the Port of Los Angeles, expects one-third fewer arrivals next week compared to one year ago.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

“Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.” #Politics #Trump #Controversy #Leadership #Democracy

contrarian.substack.com

Trump is worse off than he was 100 days ago

The battle for democracy, however, is not yet won.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Reality is woke and conservatives want nothing to do with reality #Wikipedia #Propaganda #Nonprofit #TrumpDOJ #Freedom

Trump DOJ Threatens Wikipedia's Nonprofit Status Over Alleged 'Propaganda'

The attorney claims Wikipedia is being manipulated by

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

The easiest solution is to wash clothes less often, making for less of the friction that breaks fibers apart #EarthDay #Microplastics #Sustainability #Clothing #Environment #APNews

Your clothes are shedding bits of plastic. Here’s what people are doing about it this Earth Day

Plastic is everywhere — and yet some people may be surprised at how much they actually wear. A typical closet is loaded with plastic, woven into polyester activewear, acrylic sweaters, nylon swimsuits...

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Recent events demonstrate that resistance, particularly by institutions with the greatest resources, is not only the right thing to do, but just might be effective #Politics #Education #Harvard #Trump #Controversy #PublicNotice

publicnotice.co

Resistance is not futile

Harvard is demonstrating that bullies don't like to get hit back.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day! 🌎🙂 #EarthDay #Sustainability #Environment #Climate #Action #USAToday

Earth Day 2025: Why we celebrate the planet that keeps us grounded, how to get involved

Here's how you can celebrate our planet this year on Earth Day!

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 21/04/2025

Best approach is to leave your devices at home when leaving the country. Buy a burner phone that doesn’t contain your personal information #Privacy #Security #Surveillance #Technology #Borders

firewallsdontstopdragons.com

Border Insecurity - Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

Your rights are significantly reduced when crossing the border, even if you're entering your own country. Sadly, there's not a lot you can do about it.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

My vote for worst use of AI so far🙁 #AI #Communication #Technology #Parenting #Innovation

If your parents complain that they don’t hear from you, you can send an AI instead.

At least, according to inTouch, which will make that call for you and spark “meaningful, mind-stimulating conversations with your parent.” Whether that parent will appreciate being called by an AI rat...

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Their economic and environmental efficiency has drawn growing interest as cities seek to decarbonize transit #Sustainability #Mobility #Innovation #Electric #Ferries

These ferries speed commutes and cut pollution — and they fly | illuminem

The battery-powered boats rise above the waves on hydrofoils, making them faster and better for the climate than traditional diesel ferries

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Study looked at 48 populations of sea turtles around the world. Scientists measured impacts of threats such as hunting, pollution, coastal development and climate change to the marine animals #Conservation #Wildlife #Turtles #Endangered #Nature #APNews

Endangered sea turtle populations show signs of recovery in more than half the world, survey finds

A new global survey finds that endangered sea turtles show signs of recovery in a majority of places where they’re found worldwide.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

In his first 100 days, President Trump has declared more national emergencies — more creatively and more aggressively — than any president in modern American history #Trump #EmergencyState #ExecutiveOverreach #TariffTactics #BorderMilitarization #LegalControversy #Axios

Trump redefines "emergency" to impose his will

Powers originally crafted to give the president flexibility in rare moments of crisis now form the backbone of Trump's agenda.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

It's obvious that this kind of power could be abused by an irresponsible leader who wants to preside over an economic boom and doesn’t want to hear about the risks #Trump #FederalReserve #EconomicScam #TariffTerror #AutocracyAlert #MAGAMyths #Krugman

paulkrugman.substack.com

Why You Should Fear a Trumpified Fed

Don’t give an abuser power that’s easy to abuse

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

The numbers suggest worry about future of U.S. economy, not positivity #Retail #Sales #Consumers #Economy #Tariffs #Quartz

Retail sales surged in March as shoppers rushed to beat the clock on Trump's tariffs

One analyst likened the numbers to a "blowout sale" with customers picking up bargains while they still can

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Another victim of Trump’s revenge #Cybersecurity #Leadership #Politics #TechNews #Resignation #ChrisKrebs #Trump #Reuters

Ex-CISA chief Chris Krebs leaving SentinelOne following Trump pressure

Christopher Krebs, whom President Donald Trump fired as head of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in 2020, said on Wednesday he is leaving cybersecurity company SentinelOne following pressure from the White House.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Pulling the plug on the database would cause "an immediate cascading effect that will impact vulnerability management on a global scale" #Cybersecurity #Funding #Software #Vulnerabilities #TechNews

Nonprofit That Tracks Software Flaws in Jeopardy Following Funding Cuts

MITRE Corporation administers the software vulnerability tracking program at CVE.org, but its funding runs out this week. The Trump administration recently canceled a $29 million contract.

NatureHopper @naturehopper.bsky.social · 14/04/2025