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Leon Robertson

@profleonaz.bsky.social
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Retired Yale Research Scientist

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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 6h
Right-wing media try to rehab Schmidt stupidity. thehill.com/homenews/sen...
thehill.com
Schmitt faces fallout after debunked Jack Smith narrative
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) is facing accusations he tried to launch a conspiracy tying former special counsel Jack Smith to others who prosecuted President Trump — a line of questioning that unwound…
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 6h
Renewable energy projects are being killed by the dictator. www.axios.com/2026/09/30/r...
axios.com
Renewables boom faces a Trump-era cliff
Renewable growth could fall off a "cliff" as soon as 2028, the industry's top trade group warns.
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Charlie Sykes @sykescharlie.bsky.social · 11h
charliesykes.substack.com/p/the-gops-s...
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 23h
New opioid up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl is spreading across the U.S. Federal officials warn that the new opioid, cychlorphine, slips past standard detection drug tests. www.healthday.com/health-news/...
healthday.com
New Opioid Up To 10 Times Stronger Than Fentanyl Spreading Across US
TUESDAY, Sept. 29, 2026 (HealthDay News) — A powerful new lab-made opioid is moving through the illegal U.S. drug supply, and federal officials warn it could ke
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 11h
paulkrugman.substack.com/p/one-more-r...
paulkrugman.substack.com
One More Reason Americans Hate AI: It Does Nothing for Them
Trillions of dollars in spending, higher interest rates, hardly any jobs
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 17h
Do you think the Missouri citizens who voted for Schmitt are embarrassed?
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Initially, the Trump regime’s plan to restrict mail-in voting would have required all ballots to be delivered via certified mail, a plan later abandoned due to logistical concerns.
propublica.org
The Untold Origins of Trump’s Plan to Sharply Restrict Mail-In Voting
ProPublica’s reporting reveals for the first time the extent of the White House’s role in trying to dictate how mail-in ballots are processed, spurring behind-the-scenes drama that played out for near...
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Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All those "emergency" orders from the Trump administration ordering power companies to keep running coal plants otherwise slated to shut down? Turns out federal officials got the idea from a coal lobbyist: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/c...
nytimes.com
The Coal Industry Asked for a Rescue. Trump Obliged.
In a previously unreported letter, a top lobbyist floated the idea of using emergency powers to keep aging coal plants open.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
More on AI plagiarism. americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
americanprospect.bluelena.io
Why is Sam Altman a free man?
OpenAI models take anything...
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Lynn Miclea @lynnmiclea.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Marc Alessi @marc-alessi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
New Commentary out in Nature Climate Action: we now live in a fundamentally different climate system due to the burning of fossil fuels. Because of this, any extreme weather event now occurs in a changed climate and is influenced by fossil fuel-driven climate change to some degree.
nature.com
The next phase of climate attribution - npj Climate Action
Attribution science has transformed our understanding of how anthropogenic emissions shape extreme weather events, yet the field remains constrained by repeatedly demonstrating anthropogenic influence...
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Tom Booker @tbooker1.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A river will soon run through it.
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All Kinds Of Nope @woozleweasels.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
It worked for him 7 years ago so he is doing it yet again. If you do not stop them they will only escalate, this is a very good example of just that.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The climate change denying evil empire strikes back. www.politico.com/news/2026/09...
politico.com
Inside the anti-climate campaign against researchers
A POLITICO investigation reveals more than 100 open records requests demanding documents from climate scientists nationwide.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The dictator kowtows. americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...
americanprospect.bluelena.io
Trump’s pander diplomacy
Xi played Trump for a fool....
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Maybe, but can it stop the plagiarism. finance.yahoo.com/technology/a...
finance.yahoo.com
Nvidia Debuts System Designed to Stop AI Agents From Going Awry
Nvidia Corp. introduced a new double-layered artificial intelligence security system that it says would’ve prevented the recent high-profile breach of Hugging Face by OpenAI’s AI models.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
AI may be more plagiarist than discoverer. Claims of scientific discoveries by AI companies are disputed by scientists who were using AI. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/27/s...
nytimes.com
Did Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)
An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work.
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DaughterOfDefiance @z-buck.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I really, really hate this timeline... Also, why the hell was this NOT reported on when it happened (Mar 2026)???
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
If Democrats do not win the house and senate, he will be unstopable. www.politico.eu/article/iran...
politico.eu
Trump rejects Iran’s latest Strait of Hormuz deal offer
“They wanna make a deal where they open the Strait immediately because they’re losing so badly,” Trump said.
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Michael Byron #Fella @michaelby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/26/h...
nytimes.com
‘Zombified’ C.D.C., Hobbled by Cuts, Struggles to Fulfill Scientific Mission (Gift Article)
The agency has lost its independence and nearly a third of its staff, as Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and associates have tightened control.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Raw milk strikes again. Thirteen people across nine states have become sick with E. coli after consuming Sierra Nevada Graziers’ product, with 8 of them having been hospitalized.
abcnews.com
E. coli outbreak linked to raw milk cheese brand: CDC, FDA
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating a multistate outbreak of E. coli infections.
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fife4europe #FBPE #RejoinEU @fife4europe.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
New findings showing Greenland ice shelf collapse is accelerating due to sub-glacial estuary melting reveal another dangerous climate tipping point. Watching polar ice sheets destabilise while delaying emissions cuts is pure folly. Why ignore the warnings? 🤔 #ClimateCrisis
phys.org
Greenland ice shelf weakened by estuary ahead of recent calving event
In August 2026, an iceberg the size of Manhattan broke away from the Petermann Ice Shelf in northern Greenland. It was the glacier's largest calving event since 2020. Long before the breakup, CIRES sc...
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Andrew M. | Founder & Advisor 🇬🇷 🇺🇸 @andrewmfounder.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Trump is a moron and hypocrite.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Another bubble made in America. When they burst, the economy gets ugly. www.axios.com/2026/09/24/a...
axios.com
AI's never-before-seen capital grab
The AI investment boom is boosting growth but putting pressure on capital markets, a new paper finds.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
You’re paying for Trump’s campaign ads—and Fox News is cashing in
President Donald Trump is using taxpayer dollars to finance a new ad meant to stop the blue wave that’s barreling toward GOP candidates.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.
wsj.com
Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office
The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The death toll from Russian attacks in the capital on September 25 has risen to 7 . A total of 46 Kyiv residents have been injured so far, with 25 currently receiving care in city hospitals. - Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko reports. 7 people killed for being in Kyiv today...
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Smartphone ownership at 12 years of age linked to eating disorders. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
jamanetwork.com
Smartphone Ownership and Eating Disorder Symptoms in Early Adolescence
This cohort study examines cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between smartphone ownership and eating disorder symptoms among adolescents aged 12 and 14 years in the US.
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Wolfgang Blau @wblau.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The report also found old electric vehicles stay on the road at double the rate of combustion vehicles: at age 15, the road exit rate for BEVs is 5.4 per cent, compared to 11.9 per cent for petrol vehicles.” thedriven.io/2026/09/24/e...
thedriven.io
Electric cars are more durable than petrol equivalents, and last longer - major report finds
A study of millions of vehicles reveals that EVs are much less likely to fail compared to petrol equivalents, and will last a lot longer.
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NurseGenius @nursegenius1019.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Favorite Trump lie. “It’s fake news” Fact during his first term the Washington Post documented 30,573 lies or misleading claims for an average of 21 per day. It is much worse now .
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Ethically based artificial intelligence would be helpful in areas where there is a deficit of natural intelligence. Some days it seems like more than half the population has an IQ below 100.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Common sense is in the eye of the beholder. crooksandliars.com/2026/09/sen-...
crooksandliars.com
Sen. John Barrasso Unwittingly Makes The Case Against Electing Republicans
Have Trump and Congressional Republicans done anything that resembles common sense?
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
The “law & order” party DGAF about law & order, unless it’s a law that favors them. They’re just like those fake “Christians”, aren’t they?
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Lyle Lewis @race2extinct.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Most people will read this as solar replacing fossil fuels. It isn’t. Globally, fossil-fuel consumption is still growing. We are adding renewables to a growing energy system. The statistic is true. The inference it invites is not.
apple.news
The Great Solar-Coal Flip: Rewiring Our Power Grid
In May 2026, for the first time ever, solar generated more electricity in the U.S. than coal. Here's why it's worth paying attention to the great solar-coal flip.
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Have you ever tried to read a scientific journal article and been told “you don’t have access, pay to download this article?” Did you know that the author of that article gets $0 if you pay? Instead, you can email the author and ask for a free copy! I’d be delighted to help and answer questions!
Screenshot of a scientific journal paywall
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Ian Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases have surged 73% over three weeks. apnews.com/article/cong...
apnews.com
Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says
The World Health Organization warns that Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
When you tip over the apple cart, you spill all the peaches. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/donald-the...
paulkrugman.substack.com
Donald the Deadbeat Does Diesel
Trump gets ready to stiff more contractors
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Rubio: “We’ve invited Putin to the G20.” You’re an indicted war criminal, a mafia dictator, a bloody invader, and biggest monster of 21st century? Your army's committed thousands of war crimes? You’re helping Iran kill Americans? No problem, US will roll out red carpet for you!
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
More corruption. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...
nytimes.com
RFK Jr. Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)
A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda.
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 23/09/2026
BREAKING: Judge Kelly just concluded there's no "national security" argument in this case (CNN/MSNOW/Politico)
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Bruce Little @brucedlittle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
NY officials joined seven other Northeastern states in a pair of legal challenges filed Tuesday, accusing the Trump regime of paying energy companies $1.4 billion in taxpayer funds to cancel four offshore wind projects to keep money in fossil fuel projects.
courthousenews.com
New York, Maine lead challenge against Trump offshore wind dealings
Eight states claim the Trump administration's offshore wind project cancellations are an illegal use of taxpayer money and sabotage their efforts to keep up with growing energy demands.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
www.dailykos.com/stories/2026...
dailykos.com
A Steve Rattner Chart That Deserves Much More Attention
There is something important happening in the economy that is not breaking into the broader public conversation. We should all be worried about it. Look at this chart from Steve Rattner I saw on…
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation prospect.org/2026/09/23/a...
prospect.org
AI Safety Needs More Evidence and Less Fruitcake Speculation - The American Prospect
Strange nerds distributing imaginary stories on the internet is no basis for a system of government.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
It is a long road ahead. paulkrugman.substack.com/p/its-underw...
paulkrugman.substack.com
It’s “Underwear on the Outside” Time
Trump’s continuing downward spiral into sundowning
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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I just checked my voter registration. I encourage all of you to do the same. Try your state's official site. AVOID VoteSafe.Org. It's an Elon Musk scam to harvest data.
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Leon Robertson @profleonaz.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Global temperature rises are still likely to be more disastrous than most people think, not to mention those who don't think. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/o...
nytimes.com
Opinion | Climate Catastrophe Is Still on the Table (Gift Article)
Harrowing temperature increases remain unnervingly possible.
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👉🏽▶️ Start-the-Epstein-Trials @esepajaronegro.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
"Polo...went from a 50 mph tropical storm to a 160 mph Category 5 from Monday to Tuesday morning." The face of storms to come for a generation. www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/w...
cnn.com
Hurricane Polo explodes into rare Category 5 monster after feasting on hot El Niño water | CNN
It became one of the fastest intensifying storms on record as El Niño fuels a hyperactive Pacific hurricane season.
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Cath RN, PhD @headdoc35.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
“...𝘒𝘢𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘭 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦. 𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰...𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘗𝘈𝘊’𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘺𝘦𝘳, 𝘾𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙖 𝙈𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙡, & 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘶𝘱. 𝘐𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘔𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 -𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘔𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦 -𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵“
propublica.org
The FBI Anti-Corruption Squad Was Circling Susan Collins — Until Trump Got in the Way
After the FBI caught a defense contractor’s CEO making illegal campaign contributions, it sought to launch a sweeping political bribery probe involving Collins and others. Then the second Trump admini...
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