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Terry

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Father, Democrat, Michigan Fan.

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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3h
New whistleblower complaint: The Trump admin pushed the FBI to investigate Los Angeles protesters in violation of their constitutional rights and the bureau's policies, a former FBI supervisor alleges in a new whistleblower complaint.
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FBI whistleblower says White House pushed unconstitutional probe of protesters
The former analyst says supervisors were told not to put things in writing, so many of the directives came in face-to-face meetings.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Faux News enlists another bully for the pulpit
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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 23h
incredible this will get little to no coverage
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 4h
Diesel futures fell after Trump announced a “massive” European oil release.⁣ ⁣ Then traders read the actual G7 statement, and the entire price move vanished.⁣ ⁣ Turns out the massive release was mostly a PR stunt. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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An Agreement to Agree About an Earlier Agreement
Read the G7 communiqué closely and the "new" 100 million barrels turns out to be leftovers from March.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 9h
🚨BREAKING: A Florida lawyer who previously pleaded guilty to illegally accessing election websites monitored the primary election in Maricopa County, Arizona for the Department of Justice (DOJ), according to records viewed by Democracy Docket. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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DOJ lawyer convicted of hacking election sites monitored voting in Maricopa County, Arizona
The involvement of the two lawyers in a state where President Donald Trump challenged the 2020 election results adds to concerns that the administration’s monitoring program for the fall — which it ha...
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Abdul El-Sayed @abdulelsayed.bsky.social · 5h
Mike Rogers led the charge to flood opioids into our communities. Here's what happened.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 6h
More than 500 U.S. citizens have been detained by ICE, according to ProPublica. 70% of ICE detainees have no criminal conviction. Trump’s promise to go after the “worst of the worst” was always a lie. It was always a pretext to terrorize Black and brown communities. Remember this.
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More Than 500 U.S. Citizens Have Been Detained, Including Handcuffed or Held at Gunpoint, in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown — ProPublica
The government doesn’t track how often immigration officers detain U.S. citizens. So ProPublica did. We’ve found more th
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h
Alarming — 🇺🇸 Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social denied access to military facilities in the Middle East: “Unprecedented. Hegseth is trying to cover up the extent of the damage from a war spiraling out of control. This should be unacceptable to everybody, Republican or Democrat.”
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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 8h
This feels like what life was like before modern medicine. Four young kids, born to "Followers of Christ" family died of treatable illnesses. This is willful ignorance enabled by religious exemptions. Parents were not touched due Idaho's child abuse laws. www.propublica.org/article/idah...
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Four Kids in One Faith-Healing Family Died. Authorities Could Do Nothing.
An exemption in Idaho law shields faith-healing parents from criminal prosecution for conduct that otherwise would be charged as neglect. It also keeps police and social workers from stepping in to pr...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 10h
Trump stood at a rally and said "Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego." Then politicos rushed to explain what he "really meant." We won't sanewash him. Today's midday updates are up, paywall free:
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Tuesday Updates: Media ‘Sanewashes’ Trump, Plague Claims Another Victim, More Tankers Struck – 10/6/26
Important updates. Paywall free.
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Jen Rubin @jenrubin.bsky.social · 7h
how will Trump react to his pal Putin now? www.economist.com/europe/2026/...
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The plague may have escaped from a lab in Siberia
Russian secrecy means it is unclear how grave the threat is
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 7h
🚨BREAKING: GOP lawyer Cleta Mitchell and convicted election denier Tina Peters are pushing a scheme to have Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick seize voting machines, as part of a broader effort for the Trump administration to interfere with the midterm vote. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Election deniers Cleta Mitchell and Tina Peters want Trump’s commerce secretary to seize voting machines
The problem? No federal official can seize control of election administration from the states and counties, who hold the power run elections under the U.S. Constitution.
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Jerri Green @jerrigreen4tn.bsky.social · 11h
Marsha's flying high while everyday Tennesseans struggle. Tennessee doesn't need another career politician who treats public service like a luxury perk. We need a governor who knows the reality too many Tennesseans face right now—because I've lived it.
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Katie Phang @katiephang.bsky.social · 8h
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates to lead a "comprehensive independent review" into how the school "prevents and responds to sexual harassment, sexual assault and related misconduct on campus.” abcnews.com/US/cornell-t...
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Cornell taps former deputy AG Sally Yates to lead independent review
Cornell University has retained former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates to lead an independent review of how Cornell responds to sexual assault cases.
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Angie Nixon @angieforfl.bsky.social · 8h
AI Ashley stole $10 million of OUR money from sick kids y’all! Floridians can’t afford Ashley Moody giving our money away for corruption and political gain. #AngieForFlorida
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Mary Peltola @marypeltola.com · 9h
Alaskans use 4x more diesel per person than the rest of the nation. Alaskans can’t afford a senator who has voted for the Iran war that’s sent diesel prices soaring over 10 times.
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 8h
The G7 just agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil, in exchange for the US agreeing not to ban diesel exports.⁣ ⁣ That's not a solution. That's political leaders agreeing to look like they're solving a made-up crisis. youtu.be/I8waaPcvpQA
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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 8h
"Yeah, sorry your kid died or whatever. What do you think about my chandeliers?"
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 9h
It's almost like putting a quack anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist in charge of the nation's health policy has consequences. "The United States has now had more measles deaths in the past two years than we have had in the previous three decades combined...": www.ms.now/news/pennsyl...
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Pennsylvania’s measles outbreak is the largest in decades in the U.S.
The state has surpassed 1,000 measles cases this year, health officials said Monday, making it the largest outbreak in the U.S. in more than three decades.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 9h
The richest man owns X. The second richest man owns The Washington Post. The third and fifth richest men control Google. The sixth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. And the eighth richest man now owns both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?
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Paramount takes over Warner Bros in $110bn Hollywood merger
The merger of two of Hollywood's biggest movie studios comes after months of legal disputes and concern over competition
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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 14h
Health care went from 8% of jobs in the 1990s to nearly 16% today. That's a sign we got richer.⁣ ⁣ Once you've got a house, a car, a dishwasher, the next dollar doesn't go to a second oven. It goes to more years of life. newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/…
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 12h
Not that anyone needs a reminder but this man has the nuclear codes. Far too many people will just shrug this off or find some way to justify it. But Trump is unwell, incoherent, and a danger to us all.
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
ICE is now separating children from their parents in the nation’s interior and deeming them “unaccompanied.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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“You kidnapped my son”
ICE is now separating children from their parents and deeming them “unaccompanied.”
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 16h
The government *still* isn’t tracking how often immigration agents detain U.S. citizens. We are. 500+ Americans have been handcuffed, held at gunpoint or held against their will in Trump’s second term. Our tally is almost certainly an undercount. THREAD (content warning: violence) ⬇️
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ACLU @aclu.org · 15h
NEW: We released a report detailing how President Trump’s mass deportation machine is undermining our democracy in at least 76 ways. Silencing critics, consolidating presidential power, gutting longstanding legal protections, and ignoring due process puts everyone’s rights under threat.
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Hunter Walker @hunterw.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Exactly. There is soooo much crazy and abhorrent stuff in these rallies. Why exaggerate? That exact quote was its own false claim to justify a war no one likes!
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Holly 🇺🇸🦅 @msdesignerlady.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
"A group of 31 Democratic members of the US Congress has sent a letter to the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, ...over “an apparent effort to interfere with, and potentially undermine” Brazil’s elections. Trump has been promoting far-right friend Flávio Bolsonaro. #VoteBlueToStopTrump #SheShed
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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Chilling ICE Challenge Coin Features a Slogan About ‘Hunting’ Humans talkingpointsmemo.com/where-things...
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Chilling ICE Challenge Coin Features a Slogan About ‘Hunting’ Humans
Editor’s note: Nicole is taking some much-deserved time off around her birthday...
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 06/10/2026
Rep. Joyce Beatty is asking a federal judge to force the DOJ to turn over documents about President Trump’s role in the Kennedy Center’s planned two-year shutdown, accusing the administration of improperly shielding evidence behind presidential privilege.
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Rep. Beatty Asks a Judge to Compel Evidence in Kennedy Center Lawsuit
The Justice Department has asserted presidential privilege over requests involving Trump and White House officials.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Pope Leo has expressed his sorrow and assured Gaza’s Christian community of his prayers after an IDF airstrike killed 5 civilians, including 2 Orthodox women. The attack struck a residential building in the Rimal neighbourhood of Gaza City in the early hours of Oct 3, wounding numerous others
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Pope Leo prays for Gaza victims: ‘How long, O Lord?’ - Vatican News
Pope Leo XIV sends a message of condolence to the parish priest of Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza City after an Israeli strike kills five people, ...
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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 05/10/2026
The former DHS secretary appears to have gotten a sweetheart deal for one of her biggest donors on her way out the door. trib.al/syMZuyj
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Kristi Noem Has Some Explaining to Do
The former DHS secretary appears to have gotten a sweetheart deal for one of her biggest donors on her way out the door.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This proves only two things. The Ukrainian campaign against Russian refineries is causing serious damage. Putin has asked Trump to help him out and the US president obliged.
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Elizabeth Spiers @espiers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I was raped at a frat party. It’s a shockingly common experience and preventative interventions in college are way too late.
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Mike Sacks @mikesacks.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Originalism has always been inherently anti-precedent! Originalists adopted the One True Way™ to overturn the other side's constitutionalizing its political preferences as though they were constitutional heresies to be purified. But the movement became Gollum in pursuit of the ring. More at 21:00:
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Don't Let John Roberts Fool You (Neon Liberalism #93, with Mike Sacks)
How we need to think about court reform in the future.
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MSW Media @mswmedia.com · 05/10/2026
Martin reflects on his childhood, First Communion, and his early attempts to understand faith, morality, and the mysteries of the Catholic Church. New episode of #TheMartinSheenPodcast! 💙 #MSWMedia @themartinpod.bsky.social Like, share & follow: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/o...
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Arizona Mirror @azmirror.com · 05/10/2026
“A group of power-hungry politicians has voted to put a set of highly deceptive propositions on your ballot this November. They want to make voting more difficult, hollow out our schools with funding cuts, and institute blanket mandates in school sports.” story via @caitlinsievers.bsky.social
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Progressive PAC launches $1M campaign against ‘deceptive’ GOP-backed ballot propositions
Arizona ballot propositions: A progressive PAC is spending $1M to defeat four GOP-referred measures before Nov. 3.
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Michigan Advance @michiganadvance.com · 05/10/2026
For U-M pro-Palestinian protesters, consequences linger after charges were dropped  michiganadvance.com/2026/10/05/f...
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For U-M pro-Palestinian protesters, consequences linger after charges were dropped  • Michigan Advance
Even after criminal charges were dismissed, some protesters say university disciplinary actions and campus bans continued to affect them.
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Nina Jankowicz @ninajankowicz.com · 05/10/2026
Shellenberger is seemingly preparing to smear a bunch of people attending a conference on disinformation this week. Ten bucks says he’s gonna claim the researchers there are cEnSoRiNg yOu!!!1 In reality they’re presenting their ideas. Talking. Debating. You know, using their speech rights.
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Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Rabid hatred of all transgender people—including veterans!—is the point. And the Respectable Republicans™️ and Thoughtful Conservatives™️ are all on board with it.
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Gwynne Hogan @gwynnefitz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
The latest ICE arrest wave targets ppl with "withholding of removal," a status that means an immigration deemed they'd be in danger if deported to their home countries. The Trump admin is now pushing to deport them to third countries. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/10/05/t...
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'But I'm Not From Ghana': ICE Targets Longtime New Yorkers for Third-Country Deportation
Immigrants with protected status who've lived in the city for decades are finding themselves swept up, shackled and threatened with expulsion.
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A Better Wisconsin Together @abetterwis.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#ICYMI: MAGA billionaires are shelling out millions in support of Congressman Tom Tiffany’s campaign for governor. No surprise, given Tiffany’s record of supporting policies that benefit the ultra-rich, including delivering tax breaks to billionaires.
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3 billionaires give Republican Tom Tiffany a big cash boost in the Wisconsin governor's race
The Republican nominee for Wisconsin governor has raised more than $26 million during the past two months, with $24 million-plus coming from just three people.
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
I honestly feel very bad for this guy, who sounds like he feels so much responsibility to the young man who stepped in front of his truck. The only thing he could have done differently was not believe Trump in 2024. And a lot of people did make that mistake
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James North @jamesnorth7.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
In 2022, I wrote @thenation.com that #Brazil's president #Lula was the most important person on the planet confronting the climate emergency. I'm still right. If he loses, the rainforest will start burning again. @greggrandin.bsky.social @billmckibben.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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A Habitable Earth Depends on Lula
The Amazon rain forest is disappearing. We must help Brazil silence the chain saws.
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
“Night after night, jet-powered drones and missiles are pulverising infrastructure in the Odesa region — and the capital Kyiv — targeting especially the electricity grid to bring the two cities to their knees.” www.ft.com/content/cc96...
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Russia’s new drive to crush Ukraine
Moscow’s relentless offensive on cities and ports has halted the country’s grain exports, severing an economic lifeline
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Molly Coleman @mollycoleman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
This week marks 10 years since I had an abortion. It wasn’t traumatic or heart wrenching—I just didn’t want to become a parent while 24 and living in a shoebox in Brooklyn. I will never be able to convey the rage I feel at the men who have spent the last decade making women less free and less equal.
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Adam Cohen (My Personal Views Only) @axidentaliberal.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
FFS can we tax billionaires properly-then regulate AI and data centers “Meta..claims..AI data centers are a giant experiment..It does this so it can tap into a tax credit..which Meta embraced to claim billions of dollars..for data center expansion” #BlueWaveIn30Days www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/t...
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How Meta Uses A.I. Data Centers to Avoid Billions in Federal Taxes (Gift Article)
Meta is exploiting a lucrative tax break intended to support research and experimentation. Its own accountants say the gambit is risky.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Fascism, neo- or otherwise, isn't like an oppressive hereditary monarch. We're dealing with a mass movement. Anti-democracy, anti-rights, anti-liberal. In numerous countries, with considerable transnational solidarity. For example, this crowd wasn't reluctantly forced into it. They're ecstatic.
Trump 2024 rally with the crowd waving "Mass Deportation Now!" signs and smiling.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Netanyahu has been re-elected multiple times. Brexit was a national referendum. AfD’s recent gains came in a free and fair vote. National Front/Rally gets its support freely too. Putin rigged the system, but independent measures have consistently shown him popular. Many want this stuff.
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Americans picked Trump II, and their biggest objection is high prices. Hungary chose Orban, and their eventual big objection was corruption. Erdogan and Modi won multiple terms. Brazilians about to go Bolsonaro again. Not always free and fair, but yeah, millions want it. Wouldn’t work otherwise.
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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
🚨🚨A #climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale. www.politico.eu/article/clim...
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A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention.
A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale.
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