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And the Emmy for best surreality show goes to: the news #ClimateCrisis #CureLongCovid #NarcissisticAbuseAwareness and (sigh) Democracy 😩

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Jen Mercieca @jenmercieca.bsky.social · 13m
When a president is saying, but not saying as an intimidation strategy.
Ad Baculum: Threats of force or intimidation. Used by dangerous demagogues to change the subject of debate and silence legitimate opposition. Paralipsis: I'm not saying, I'm just saying. Used by dangerous demagogues to avoid accountability by saying two things at once.
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Tech industry is laser focused on solving the problem of humans enjoying each other’s company bsky.app/profile/down...
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Danielle Beckman @daniellebeckman.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
“A pathogen invades, sticks around, and causes trouble.” Sometimes the most important scientific questions can be summarized very simply. Excellent Smithsonian piece on #LongCovid, viral persistence, and the scientists still working to understand what SARS-CoV-2 can leave behind.
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For Many Americans, Covid Is Still a Chronic, Disabling Disease. These Scientists Are Working Tirelessly to Bring Them Relief
Long Covid saps the strength and vitality of patients, who have little recourse to fight it. A team of specialists—including an afflicted researcher working mostly from her bed—is looking for answers
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Diana Lucifera 🌟 @dianamcqueen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
This is what it looks like when you're popular for good reasons.
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Moby Dick @mobydickatsea.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I trust you will have renounced all ignorant incredulity, and be ready to abide by this
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 28/09/2026
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
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Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue
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Rachel Maddow @maddow.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
"At least six babies in Pennsylvania have been born infected with measles, with two so sick they had to be admitted to intensive care. Congenital measles is a disease that’s rarely, if ever, seen in the U.S..." www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...
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America had wiped out measles. Now babies are infected at birth.
Congenital measles has rarely been seen in the U.S. That’s changing as vaccination declines and more pregnant women become infected.
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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world’s grasp even as climate dangers accelerate" by @borenbears.bsky.social for @apnews.com: apnews.com/article/al-g...
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Former VP Al Gore: A clean Earth is within world's grasp even as climate dangers accelerate
Al Gore believes victory in the climate fight is within reach, though he warns it could slip away. He sees 2026 as a potential turning point, with renewable energy overtaking fossil fuels.
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🌬Breeze @cool-summer-breeze.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
This is the Stolen Neighbors Quilt. Each of the 11,000 squares represents a person taken by ICE in Minnesota.
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
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Outgoing UN chief says polluters have treated atmosphere like an ‘open sewer’
António Guterres laments world leaders’ inaction and says oil and gas firms ‘must pay’ for climate devastation
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 22/09/2026
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
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High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same age
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Robert Farley @drfarls.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species kentuckylantern.com/2026/09/21/r...
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Trump administration says developers, loggers can kill endangered species • Kentucky Lantern
The Trump administration’s top wildlife official issued a directive last week that expands a recent rollback of endangered species protections much further than the feds had told the public. Individua...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage #climatecrisis 2/2 www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
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Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
The serious risk from AI shown by this incident is people—namely the US military—thinking the tech is more capable than it is and nearly acting based on bad info. It wasn’t insufficient reverence for the tech’s power. Not only are these opposite problems, believing the latter worsens the former.
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Courtney Milan @courtneymilan.com · 19/09/2026
The AI industry wants you to say "the AI just did that thing on its own!" Like, United Health's AI that's denying a shitload of claims with a 90% error rate? They wanted you to think it's just the AI.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19/09/2026
We made the mistake of accepting “ambitions” instead of actions (like making polluters pay as they should) and we’re now paying the price for that. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/04/u...
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Why States Are Cutting Back on Their Climate Goals
Ambitious aims have given way to political anxiety over prices as many states’ 2030 emissions targets appear increasingly out of reach.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AI companies: We made this toxic chemical, and it leaked everywhere, so please give us money. Basically.
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Ruth Ben-Ghiat @ruthbenghiat.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Judges are targets in the United States, a backsliding and damaged democracy, because they have repeatedly stood up for democratic notions of justice. We are in a fight for the soul of the judiciary and the future of what law will mean while Trump retains power.
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Tina Smith @smith.senate.gov · 19/09/2026
There is one thing we should be clear-eyed about right now: AI developers aren’t above the laws we have currently on the books. They can and should be prosecuted and held liable if they break the law and their products harm us.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
PFAS in the blood of 97% of Americans
fortune.com
Data centers are swapping water for forever chemicals to keep AI cool | Fortune
A new ChemSec report finds most of the world's largest PFAS producers are expanding output to meet demand from AI data centers.
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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
We need a crash program to get New England off of oil heat. Stat.
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 18/09/2026
RFK Jr. wants people to get sick. He wants them to get sick and he thinks it is a good thing if they die, since those who live will have "natural immunity" and emerge stronger and fitter.
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The Washington Sun @washingtonsun.com · 18/09/2026
The Trump administration is considering proposals for at least 12 data centers and data center-related infrastructure projects to be built on federal public lands — far more than previously known.
washingtonsun.com
Trump Is Considering More Data Centers on Public Lands Than Previously Known
The data center proposals cover at least 17,600 acres of public lands across six Western states.
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𝕊𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕖 𝔾𝕦𝕣𝕝 @sundaedivine.lol · 17/09/2026
The last thing you see before the trunk lid closes.
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Laura Bassett @lebassett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
I don’t understand why every single democrat isn’t doing what Ossoff is doing
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Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @mayor.nyc.gov · 17/09/2026
When it comes to climate change, we're using every tool at our disposal — including everyday infrastructure — to keep New Yorkers safe.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 16/09/2026
Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica reut.rs/4yHngGN
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Satellite data shows major ice losses for Greenland and Antarctica
New research based on satellite data going ​back to the 1970s has documented major polar ice losses in Greenland and Antarctica — home to Earth's two ‌great ice sheets — that have contributed to rising global sea levels.
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Tim Barnes @timbarnes.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Grammarly's new AI-enhanced Suicide Note and Manifesto feature
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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
If you’re still in line to quit Ed Sheeran’s tour, stay in line!
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Thor Benson @thorbenson.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ed Sheeran trying to perform without a band
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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
COVID-related hospitalizations are on the rise in New York City, with more than 500 admissions recorded in the five boroughs between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5, state data shows gothamist.com/news/covid-h...
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COVID hospitalizations are on the rise in NYC. Here's how to protect yourself.
More than 500 admissions were recorded in the five boroughs in the week ending Sept. 5.
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Rep. Dr. Jasmine Clark @jasmineclarkforga.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
We need 95% of the population to be vaccinated to prevent outbreaks. Unfortunately, we have fallen below that number in places like Pennsylvania, and are now seeing the predictable, and deadly, consequences. This is why strong public health measures matter.
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Adult woman dies of measles complications in growing Pennsylvania outbreak | CNN
A 40-year-old woman who lived in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, has died from measles complications, the county coroner confirmed Sunday. It’s the third measles-associated death in a fast-growing out...
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Nicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We know how to address powerful new technology that people, especially states could use in dangerous ways: government regulation and international treaty, monitored by international organizations. Like the nuclear non-proliferation regime.
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It’s wild you’re expected to celebrate SCOTUS not allowing the president to dismantle a voting method used by tens of millions at the 11th hour — and also, at the same time, it absolutely is a big deal and couldn’t be taken for granted.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 15/09/2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."
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Eamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
This is a subhed for the ages in the WSJ this morning: “Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Every other headline now is "Huge liar who's financially motivated to lie says"
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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Yikes, if this is accurate, its basically the owner class using their power to shut down dissent. The Patriots Robert Kraft told Sheerhan his concert would be cancelled if Mackelmore stayed on the your, and that other stadium owners would follow suit.
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 14/09/2026
For how can tyrants safely govern home, Unless abroad they purchase great alliance?
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Mark Jacob @markjacob.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
One by one, the Republican Party is rolling back every reform that has made our society safer and healthier.
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Simon Rosenberg @simonwdc.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
EPA no longer tracking pollution but will track....checks notes..."America's drinking water for abortion medication & birth control"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Harvard Crimson @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Four years after the public release of ChatGPT, nearly two-thirds of professors who responded to The Crimson’s FAS survey said they believe AI's prevalence has had a negative effect on their courses. Abigail S. Gerstein and Amann S. Mahajan report. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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More than 60 Percent of Harvard Faculty Say AI Harms Their Courses | The Harvard Crimson
Almost four years after the public release of ChatGPT, nearly two-thirds of professors who responded to The Crimson’s annual Faculty of Arts and Sciences survey said they believe the prevalence of AI…
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Matt Negrin still host of Hardball on MSNBC @mattnegrin.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Traditionally it’s the oligarch of the bride that pays for the wedding
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 14/09/2026
Trump's foreign policy is not isolationist. On the contrary, his ideologues want to build an international empire run by far-right political movements who serve American crypto, mineral and tech companies, many with links to the president. Read more here: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Empire of Grift
Far-right ideologues have transformed American foreign policy into a tool of private gain and antidemocratic reaction.
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Ryan Marino, MD @ryanmarino.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The rule they are overturning was predicted to give $120 billion in public health benefits by 2047, with projections that by 2035, it would would prevent up to 1,200 premature deaths, 870 hospital and emergency room visits, 360K asthma attacks, 48K school absence days and 57K lost workdays each year
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Zahra Hirji @zhirji.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Scoop: The EPA is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter. Tag team with @bloomberg.com’s Ari Natter and Jen Dlouhy. Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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EPA Poised to Repeal Carbon Standards for Coal, Gas Power Plants
The US Environmental Protection Agency is expected to formally rescind carbon pollution standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants as soon as Monday, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Dr. Jen Irwin @drjenirwin.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
I loved it when the majority of the population understood (and cared) that getting vaccinated was a gift to ourselves and to our community members. The platform given to anti-vaxxers’ opinion-based evidence-making is infuriating…and clearly deadly.
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