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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 1h
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 8, 2026 ~ Moloch! "A natural rainforest shouldn’t burn. It’s too wet. So even the fact that we create and see these fires that spread into the Amazon is already some kind of tipping point." insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...
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Compounding Climate Impacts Drive Tropical Forest Decline - Inside Climate News
Extreme heat, drought and ozone from fire emissions are devastating the Amazon and other rainforests, new research shows.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1h
the funny thing about this of course is that "athenian democracy" was a cautionary tale to the framers, who saw it as unstable and prone to demagogues and tyrants like the one rubio works for
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Me @solartim.bsky.social · 1h
That was a hard decision, voted yes, thinking it would be easier to reform the ethics commission than to start from scratch
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Saad Asad @realsaadasad.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
San Diego County's proposed ethics commission would be appointed and removable by the same supervisors it's meant to police, while the same measure loosens term limits that let its sponsor run again. Read the fine print before calling this accountability reform. calmatters.org/commentary/2...
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
there's a related thing happening in the other direction in California, first with Ric Caruso running for LA Mayor 4 years ago as a "Democrat." Here in San Diego, Coronado Mayor Richard Bailey "left the Republican Party" and is running as an independent for city council
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Jordan Wood @jordanwood.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Across Maine, Republicans are running for office as fake "independents." Not because they changed. Because they know an R can't win where they're running. We need to unmask them. Who’s the one in your district? I'll start in the replies. #mepolitics
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gretchen333.bsky.social @gretchen333.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Richard Bailey running for city council in San Diego A three time trump voter and gun humper running as an “independent “
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Get Paul Howard @getpaulhoward.bsky.social · 17h
🗳️ HOW PAUL’S VOTING CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE General Election 2026 Governor: Xavier Becerra Lieutenant Governor: Fiona Ma Secretary of State: Shirley Weber Controller: Malia Cohen Treasurer: Eleni Kounalakis Attorney General: Rob Bonta Insurance Commissioner: Jane Kim
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Renae Freedom @rdl8192boyz.bsky.social · 10/12/2024
Here in Montana, our very wealthy out of state GOP Gov Greg Gianforte, literally labeled his constituents as "peasants" while speaking at a donor event. This after raising our property taxes by 45%. Montanans still voted him back again! GOP voters are masochists, they like the pain.
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God @thegodshow.com · 09/12/2024
Billionaires work very hard to keep the peasants distracted and divided so they never notice how badly they’re being SCREWED and unite against the billionaires.
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GripNoir @gripnoir.bsky.social · 18h
Watch the state & local midterms too! One of the most important CA races is for insurance commissioner, a role affecting all residents, including responses to climate change & natural disasters. Learn more about the 2 Democrats running using this insurance commissioner quiz. #midterms
calmatters.org
Quiz: Choose your next insurance commissioner
Californians will elect a new insurance commissioner in 2026. Take our quiz to see if candidate Ben Allen or Jane Kim aligns with your values.
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Nightmarica @n1ghtmarica.bsky.social · 14h
I'm pissed my preference for the Insurance Commissioner didn't make it through primaries. These cats don't hold a candle to his skills and the whole state of CA will suffer for it. www.ocregister.com/2026/10/07/s...
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State insurance commissioner candidates clash over how to fix the system
Two Democrats, Ben Allen and Jane Kim, are both running for California insurance commissioner, a job that has become especially high-profile since the Los Angeles area wildfires in January 2025.
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Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Wildfire smoke in NY. Flooding in Texas. Climate risk is turning insurance into a political fight. @leslieatlarge.bsky.social and I spoke with Jane Kim and Ben Allen, top contenders to regulate CA’s $15B home insurance market. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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California Rivals Have Starkly Different Plans to Remake Home Insurance
Ben Allen and Jane Kim are running to be the state’s next insurance commissioner. Both promise change, but not along the same lines.
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Next door in Silicon Valley @nextdoorsv.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
If you live in California, you need to read this and *not* vote for Jane Kim this fall. Vote for Ben Allen. (I voted for the author of this piece)
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 14/05/2026
Ms. Kim’s single payer home insurance plan would almost certainly force urban homeowners in low fire risk areas to heavily subsidize homeowners in high fire risk areas. Then, when it inevitably suffers catastrophic losses thanks to a major fire, it will bankrupt the state.
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Max Dubler 🏳️‍🌈 @maxdubler.com · 14/05/2026
Single payer healthcare makes sense because the risk of getting hurt or sick is random; so price discrimination is unfair to unlucky people. Pricing risk to homes, OTOH, is good and useful. If you choose to buy a house in a flood plain or fire risk zone, you *should* pay higher insurance premiums!
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Jesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 20h
Danny Trejo and Harvey Keitel are hard at work on the new Daily Wire movie that dramatizes (positively) the murder of Renee Good, do with this what you will www.latimes.com/delos/story/...
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Danny Trejo's Daily Wire ICE movie suspends production after locals raise concerns
Production on "Pawn Shop," a Daily Wire-produced pro-ICE film featuring Danny Trejo, has been paused after Montana residents protest the filming conditions and the movie's subject matter.
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klaatuvnectarine.bsky.social @klaatuvnectarine.bsky.social · 19h
Same. He's 82. In his last interview he didn't hear very well, he is very fit and smart but even some of the other actors on the film who are young claim the film was misrepresented to them as anti ICE and union contracts misrepresented.
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John Cluverius @johncluverius.bsky.social · 11h
this guy should be screaming on some tiny market public access cable, not being wined and dined by billionaires, feted at harvard, and leading the intellectual circle of the vice president of the united states
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Amy @cherriehomes.bsky.social · 21h
Here in Ventura, CA our ocean is 72 degrees at the moment. Last night, the City Council kicked off their public campaign to push a luxury high rise hotel and declare our only city owned public waterfront parcels with our historic wooden pier Surplus Land. 🤦‍♀️ The next meeting is in February. 1/2
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Ogre in My Swamp @idummkopp.bsky.social · 18h
Welcome to The Malthusian Trap. Built by Growth. Driven by Greed. Version 8: The trap is already doing damage. This is no longer a warning about what may happen. It is an analysis of what has already begun.
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/10/2026
Well, actual sea surface temperatures have now passed 30°C (86°F) in the key Niño 3.4 monitoring region for the first time in this data record... 😱 Sign up for next week's state of the climate briefing: climatecentral-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... Bring your questions, like on this historic El Niño!
Line graph time series of daily Nino 3.4 sea surface temperatures from 1982 to 2026. This year is currently a record high for this time of year through October 5, 2026. Data is from NOAA OISSTv2.1, and the graphic is created by Climate Central at https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-briefings.
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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 15h
ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...
old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)
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e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 07/10/2026
there's a lot going on right now, but the ability to buy elections in order to stay out of prison is on the ballot whether you realize it or not
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Roger Parloff @rparloff.bsky.social · 16h
Former FBI agents subpoenaed before grand jury in the grand conspiracy probe re-submit to Judge Cannon their stricken request for clarification about how her gag order on Jack Smith's Vol 2 impacts their testimony. This time they attach 1.5-page certificate said to be req'd under a local rule.
CERTIFICATE OF CONFERENCE
In accordance with S.D. Fla. L. R. 88.9(a), counsel for Plaintiffs certify that they have
conferred with all parties relevant to this motion in a good faith effort to resolve the issues
identified in the motion without court intervention. To the extent Local Rule 88.9 addresses parties
against which the underlying criminal case has been dismissed, the positions of the three original
defendants in the above-captioned case are included here.
The United States Government. As described in the foregoing motion, undersigned
counsel attempted on multiple occasions to seek resolution short of court intervention. On August 28, 2026, counsel relayed general concerns related to Volume II disclosures to the government via video conference. Later that same day, the government responded via email to those concerns by
asserting that its "work does not disturb [the] Order." On September 4, 2026, undersigned counsel sent detailed concerns to government counsel via letter correspondence. On September 11, 2026,
having received no substantive response to the concerns raised in the letter correspondence,
undersigned counsel requested "the government's position for why the relief sought is/is not
needed" to include in this filing. On September 17, 2026, the government responded that
"Iplerhaps the best course of action is to simply file whatever relief you and your team deem appropriate. We will answer accordingly." On September 21, upon a request for clarification as to whether the government opposes, objects, or does not object to the relief sought, the government
responded that it "take[s] no position on your filing and will respond accordingly."
Donald J. Trump. On October 1, 2026, counsel for former defendant Donald J. Trump ...Donald J. Trump. On October 1, 2026, counsel for former defendant Donald J. Trump
stated that she can confirm on behalf of President Trump that we oppose the motion."
Carlos DeOliveira. On October 2, 2026, counsel for former defendant Carlos DeOliveira
asked that undersigned "note my opposition on behalf of Mr. DeOliveira."
Waltine Nauta. On October 5, 2026, counsel for Mr. Nauta indicated through counsel for Mr. DeOliveira that he opposes the motion. Specifically, counsel for Mr. DeOliveira provided a
response on behalf of all three defendants related to the filing of a response. Upon a request for
clarification, counsel for Mr. DeOliveira confirmed this meant Mr. Nauta joined the other two
defendants in their objection.
On October 5, 2026, counsel for Mr: DeOliveira indicated on behalf of all three
defendants—in an email on which counsel for all three defendants were copied—that they wish to
"reserve our right to file a response."
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Ken @cowcakes.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
In Australia had cave showing 45,000 year old art and implements from human habitation. A bloody iron ore mining company blew it up a few years ago. And yes they knew it was there. Traditional landholders devastated, as was anyone caring about history & culture. Like blowing up Notre-Dame Cathedral
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Betty C. Jung @bettycjung.bsky.social · 19h
200 Years Of Us Population Growth In 2 Minutes youtu.be/ju0TffLVpDM?... via @YouTube
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200 Years Of Us Population Growth In 2 Minutes
YouTube video by Brilliant Maps
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 23h
Reports of another Russian who’s fallen ill.
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WHO demands answers from Russia about ‘second plague victim’ — The Telegraph
Pressure increases on Moscow to disclose information about lab worker’s death following reports of another employee contracting the disease
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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
“Local stores next to the protected bike-lane have seen a 49% increase in sales, compared to an average of 3% for Manhattan as a whole.” (Among MANY other public benefits.) Want To Make More Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane. #CityMakingMath via @fastcompany.com #BikeLanesMeanBusiness
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Want To Make Money? Build A Business On A Bike Lane
Research from New York City notes that newly installed protected bike lanes do more than keep bikers safe--they raise the income of the stores they are in front of.
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Good news from the Badlands! Today, October 6, Thunder Valley Community Development Corporation, a Lakota nonprofit based on the Pine Ridge Reservation, plans to return 50 bison to nearly 40,000 acres in the Stronghold area of Badlands National Park.
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Lakota nonprofit returning bison to 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park to restore native prairie
Thunder Valley CDC will release 50 bison across 40,000 acres in Badlands National Park on Oct. 6, restoring native prairie ecology and Lakota stewardship.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 07/10/2026
Your 'doom quote' for today: "we are trading the health of our world's ecosystems for the right to upgrade our smartphone every year ... it is an insane situation, and it can't go on." www.thriftbooks.com/w/the-fate-o...
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The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire
Buy a cheap copy of The Fate of the World: A history and... book by Bill McGuire. Why past climate change tells us it's almost too late. A warning and a rallying-cry. 'Read it and weep, or read it and...
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🚦- Tierchen ¦¦ #SystemChangeNotClimateChange @klimahoelle.bsky.social · 17h
DNV have published today their "Global Energy Transition Outlook 2026". The data are a death sentence to global civilization. Net-zero will be reached not before end of century. We will breach every limit. www.dnv.com/energy-trans...
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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 05/10/2026
stating for the record that Halloween is ONE EVENING at the *end* of the month. Not a whole "spooky season" unless you're a marketer flogging tat/overpriced snacks. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 06/10/2026
Your 'moment of doom' for Oct. 6, 2026 ~ Edible hat alert! "I'm on the record saying I'll eat my hat if this doesn't materialize, which again, stay tuned on that one." www.youtube.com/watch?v=41XT...
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Prolonged & locally record-breaking Southern California heatwaves continues; more tropical moisture?
YouTube video by Weather West
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Archaeology News Online Magazine @archaeologynews.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Did a woman rule Egypt 5,000 years ago? A 72-year-old photo may hold the answer More than 5,000 years ago, Meretneith held a major role in ancient Egypt during the First Dynasty. A new study argues she was a ruler in her own right, based on... More information: archaeologymag.com/2026/09/did-...
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Did a woman rule Egypt 5,000 years ago? A 72-year-old photo may hold the answer | Archaeology News Online Magazine
A new study reexamines a lost Egyptian artifact and finds evidence linking Meretneith to the royal title used by Egypt’s male rulers.
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Me @solartim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As a kid I watched my Aunt's Dachshund slip a hot dog out of my cousin's bun (in his hand) then his surprised reaction when he took a bite. It took great resolve to wait for the effect.
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Me @solartim.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
As a kid I watched my Aunt's Dachshund slip a hot dog out of my cousin's bun (in his hand) then his surprised reaction when he took a bite. It took great resolve to wait for the effect.
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Lady Bee Middlemast-Neal @mistyswoman.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Just heard Rico drinking. Looked over and he was drinking Ian's coffee. From Ian's mug. Who was sitting right next to it. And hadn't noticed. Ian is a physicist with four degrees including a Doctorate; he is incredibly absent-minded. Rico is a pain in the arse.
Our rescue GSD, Rico.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 07/10/2026
Troy Jackson after Collins takes credit for rural healthcare cuts in big beautiful bill not being as bad as they could've been even though she voted to advance the bill: "Sen. Collins is like an arsonist who helped set the fire, and then she wants credit for bringing a cup of water to put it out"
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 07/10/2026
who knows if jackson can win this thing but i am glad that he is making clear that susan collins's whole scam is to do everything she can to make life worse for mainers and then take credit for mitigating it in the slightest way possible
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Jonathan Howard @joho.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
youtube.com
Crank RFK Jr. blames circumcisions for autism
YouTube video by Jonathan Howard
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Zamafir @zamafir.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
That, they’re not selling because GM doesn’t want to sell them, that this surprises folks when they keep using the same playbook than the EV1 shows some real ignorance. Americans want affordable, globally competitive EVs, not lazily warmed over outdated cruft.
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Michael DiTullo @d2lo.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
It’s almost like stopping production for 2 years, then announcing bringing a lightly facelifted version back out amidst newer better cars from Hyundai at a similar price, and then announcing canceling that refresh before it’s even been released is bad for sales?
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Miles Grant @milesgrant.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Are we blaming consumers for not wanting to buy an EV that GM killed before they even made them available for sale? Everyone knows that’s a parts & repair nightmare
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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Right now society at large is paying most of the bill for people who drive giant pick-up trucks and SUVs, my humble proposal is that we should stop doing that and ask them to pay it themselves.
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OB Cycler @obcycler.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
One of these vehicles gets constant news coverage about how they're ruining society. The other kills 10s of thousands of people every year.
hummer EV with no license plate swerving into my bike lane
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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/10/2026
Letitia James AND Sally Yates??? AMAZING.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026
Hallie Shoffner, the Democratic candidate running against Tom Cotton, on Morning Joe: "I'll tell you -- over the 450 days that I've been on the campaign trail, not once have I been asked about daylight savings time. Arkansas are talking about gas prices and grocery prices and healthcare."
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Olivia C. caught baby elephant "Matope" at the Dallas Zoo having the time of his life. His name means "muddy water" in Swahili. A classic case of nominative determinism: a water-loving elephant named Muddy Waters. Matope reminds you to hydrate. Mother Mlilo is there to make SURE you do. ❤️🫂🐘
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
“Legal representation is vital to protecting unaccompanied children from trafficking,” a legal advocate said about the new ICE facility for kids about to open at a Louisiana airport. www.thequeenzone.com/new-ice-faci...
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New ICE Facility for Migrant Children Raises Alarm Over Trafficking Risks
A new ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) facility for unaccompanied children, families, and single women is set to...
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