Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Solomon @solomonrmissouri.com · 02/10/2026Yes “it” makes the art bad. Because what TF do you think art is???? 41108
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 155164265541
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*NWS Atlanta - Bot @nwsatlantabot.bsky.social · 27/09/2026RT by @NWSAtlanta: RT by @NWSAtlanta: LETTER TO THE PUBLIC (Originally posted 9/28/2024): Two years later, our hearts remain with everyone impacted by Helene. We will never forget the lives lost, the devastation, or the strength shown by our communi... x.com/NWSGSP/status/210433024451378… 011
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Oh I see we’re still cruising through storms www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8TGkgS8/tiktok.comTikTok video by @ 000
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 22/09/2026IMPORTANT: You can use the word 'autumnal' today. 561812389
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*DJ Marfie Marf @mizzmarfie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Shorties got stuff to do. We can't be waiting around for people with normal length limbs to do us a favor. 3375
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 17/09/2026The DOGE goons who drove federal agencies into the ground last year are now leading an AI takeover. Because the first time worked out so well... trib.al/ebnjcly 42380205
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026Could new bus shelter roofs help New Yorkers stay cool in extreme heat? We're testing a few in Brownsville to find out: a green roof covered with native plants, and reflective roofs covered with low-cost, heat-resilient film. 440123711735
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I don’t even know what to say about this backwards take. These are insured, vacation homes (currently under water, built on sand, at no point was this a surprise outcome). The role of FEMA isn’t to make owners of multi-million dollar coastal homes, vacation rentals, financially whole again. 330
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 15/09/2026"Gulf of Cleveland" is the name of my next band fox8.com/news/city-co...fox8.comCity council passes resolution to rename part of Lake Erie as ‘Gulf of Cleveland’The Cleveland City Council is renaming a portion of Lake Erie, officials announced Monday night 4134628
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026“Knowing a great deal is not the same as being smart; intelligence is not information alone but also judgement, the manner in which information is coordinated and used.” — Carl Sagan 316943
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 13/09/2026It’s me, I’m a renegade cat lady. I can promise you the cat lady underground is unfuckwithable. 130
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Anna Kornbluh @annakornbluh.bsky.social · 12/09/2026"as the world changes our elites are changing, becoming more fascist, attracted to ideas justifying that only some people are going to make it. it’s the job of a credible left to put forward a vision of the future for how we live together well on this planet." www.nytimes.com/2026/09/12/m...nytimes.comNaomi Klein and Astra Taylor Say the End of the World Is Now on the Table (Gift Article)In a new book, the writers argue that a powerful coalition of “end times fascists” is just fine with the earth’s demise. 3284107
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/09/2026I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below. 145136934893
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Capt. Kandy Franklin ⚓️🍬 @captkandy.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Alaskan football real different. Barrow, Alaska 383
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Bigger story is how we shut down the public health work, fired the scientists and defunded the work being done on policies and public actions for this. 010
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Alex Kirshner @alexkirshner.com · 09/09/2026It is a very bad idea that they're going to back the whole of college football up a week and play an additional couple dozen games in August every year www.nytimes.com/athletic/757...nytimes.comIowa band member taken off life support, dies after collapsing in heat at Kinnick StadiumDerek Phillips was "the kind of friend, student, and musician that represents the very best of what it means to be a Hawkeye." 815533
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Alan Gerard @wxmanms1.bsky.social · 08/09/2026The meteorological and college football communities need to be having a serious conversation about the overlap between game schedules shifting earlier in year and heat shifting later in year. @drshepherd2013.bsky.social @sickoscommittee.org @bypatforde.bsky.social 3289
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Sammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Big NPR investigation finds heat is playing a role in 9,000 deaths each year in the U.S. — five times higher than the official count: www.npr.org/2026/08/31/n...npr.orgNPR spent 2 years tracking deaths from heat. We found a staggering hidden tollAn NPR investigation found that people in the U.S. are dying from heat much more often than official counts show. We explore the reasons why — and how lives can be saved. 22815
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Summers in the US are getting hotter due to human-caused climate change. 2026 will be the hottest and most humid in the contiguous US since records began in 1895. We need investments in clean energy, updates to permitting systems, and help for communities to adapt to climate hazards.nytimes.comOpinion | Summer Has Gotten Much Hotter. See How Bad It Is Where You Live. (Gift Article)The notion of enduring the summer rather than embracing it has spread far beyond the Sun Belt. 9402143
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Democrats @transportdems.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Natural disasters are becoming more frequent and severe. That’s why T&I Democrats and Republicans agree: it’s time to pass the FEMA Act of 2025 and reform the agency. 012
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Turp @turpin4prez.bsky.social · 03/09/2026This story should have more attention. ASU's idiot coach brought in some military prick to run a grueling boot camp-style workout in the heat, which included restricting water intake. NHL prospect player suffers a heat stroke and is probably going to die from it. arizonasports.com/ncaa/arizona...arizonasports.comASU hockey player Matthew Mayich has no chance of recovery after heatstroke, attorney says - Arizona Sports"His body ceased functioning in a fundamental way, and this condition is irreversible," Robert Carey said. 611175549
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Michael Lowry @michaelrlowry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Edouard is proving to be a prolific rainmaker and significant flood event for parts of southeast and east-central Texas. Almost 20 inches of rain already observed so far with more to come. Today is a rare high risk flash flood day. My latest ⬇️michaelrlowry.substack.comEdouard Moving Inland Over East-Central Texas, Significant Flash Flooding Northwest of BeaumontHeavy rains and flash flooding from Edouard will continue into Thursday morning for parts of eastern Texas 0159
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*John Morales @johnmoralestv.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Remember Paris?: “The world has failed in its goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial times, the United Nations said.” Now, “dangerous and catastrophic climate change is here.” www.nytimes.com/2026/09/02/c...nytimes.comU.N. Says World Will Miss Its 1.5-Degree Climate Target (Gift Article)It proposed a new goal of limiting the “overshoot” of rising temperatures and eventually figuring out how to undo the temperature gains, a highly uncertain path. 23916
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Atlanta traffic has become unnavigable, post World Cup. And/or we must have had another show stopping fatality on the interstate this morning. Who from Los Angeles can I talk to about my feelings. We know expanding Marta and encouraging telework isn’t on the table. 😒 PS. We are full, full. 000
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 01/09/2026And yet, somehow in spite of this “big business” we’re still overlooked in the healthcare system. You can tell there’s a gold rush, but don’t mistake that for thinking it’s the same thing as helping people. 010
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 29/08/2026New York, we’re doing everything we can to keep you safe this hurricane season. If a storm is on its way: Check if you live in a coastal evacuation zone at finder.nyc.gov/hurricane. Pack a go bag with meds, important documents & essentials. Sign up for emergency alerts - text NOTIFYNYC to 692-692 753963917
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 22/08/2026It’s impossible to only pick 4. I’d add Charley - changed how we warn, respond and we teach it to this day. And, Helene - changing how we plan and prepare for inland impacts, still don’t fully realize how complex the response and recovery was/is. 5 state disaster in SE, most in my career. 040
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*The Onion @theonion.com · 19/08/2026Democratic Socialism: Myth Vs. Fact theonion.com/democratic-socialism-m… 158223516266
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 19/08/2026People who don’t know the difference between ‘entomology’ and ‘etymology’ bug us in ways we cannot put into words. 568198023682
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Of all the dumb questions I get about my many tattoos, “Have you thought about how you’ll feel when a batshit misogynistic, transphobic, racist, Islamophobic, hateful attention seeking female politician *also* gets a bunch of tattoos?” Was never one of them. 100
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Ramin Nasibov @nasibov.me · 12/08/2026If you missed the solar eclipse, this is what it looked like: 93142923817
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 11/08/2026You really need to question why we think it’s valuable, let alone put in print that it’s desirable, to *not read*. 000
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Karen K. Ho @karenho.bsky.social · 11/08/2026I am writing a best practices guide to reporting on tornadoes for OpenNews. If you are an expert on tornadoes, or a journalist with experience reporting on them, and are available to chat with me today, my email is karen at opennews dot org and my Signal is karenkho.45 33416
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*InfoWars @realinfowars.bsky.social · 11/08/2026The yearning. The desire. The gay. The frogs are here. bit.ly/45kuLXG 361520253
*Kitten Mittens* @rebemou.bsky.social · 11/08/2026A lot to unpack here. I don’t wonder how to do this, I’m wondering whether Brandon is actually an AI agent promoting its chat bot. 010
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Matt Thiessen @mattthiessen.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Am I late in noticing that Any Ogles looks a helluva lot like Shooter McGavin? 261
Reposted by *Kitten Mittens*Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks and waited for ideal weatherapnews.comMan charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeksA Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city’s wildfires says the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignit... 58519231