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David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 9h

Trump has made The Onion totally irrelevant.

Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 9h

Climate change - from CO₂ to crisis. It starts with accumulation of greenhouse gas emissions but leads to multiple global repercussions. Climate change isn’t a distant threat — it’s a systemic chain reaction already in motion & steadily increasing in severity.

Peggy March @rebelgeo.bsky.social · 10h

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
@bigclimate.bsky.social

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins

www.theguardian.com

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 10h

"The word listen contains the same letters as the word silent." - Alfred Brendel

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 11h

"Climate-related disasters forcibly displaced 250 million people globally over the past decade, the equivalent of 70,000 displacements every day, according to a report by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR). The figure includes people who have been displaced multiple times." #ClimateCrisis

Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Climate disasters displaced 250 Million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

www.theguardian.com

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 11h

"He aggressively wrote this very expansive opinion, ignoring the language of the Constitution that says in two places, the job of the president is to faithfully execute the law. And nothing could be less faithful than breaking the law." - Pema Levy

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13h

“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it

"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

www.motherjones.com

Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 13h

"Our Sun is a second- or third-generation star. All of the rocky and metallic material we stand on, the iron in our blood, the calcium in our teeth, the carbon in our genes were produced billions of years ago in the interior of a red giant star. We are made of star-stuff."

-Carl Sagan

Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 13h

“This is now a MAGA court, and Roberts is at the helm."

Taking stock of the Roberts court at 20—and the shadowy forces that built it

"Roberts will go down in history as the most destructive chief justice."

www.motherjones.com

Alex Steffen @alexsteffen.bsky.social · 13h

If you were born after 1976 — which is two thirds of humanity — you've never experienced a colder-than-average year.

That is, a year when the global mean surface temperature was below the 20th-century average (1901-2000 baseline).

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 14h

Impossible to ignore what’s happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November...

Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.

Four polar stereographic maps showing Arctic near-surface air temperature anomalies for the month of November in 1985-1994, 1995-2004, 2005-2014, and 2015-2024. Most all areas are observing long-term warming, which is largest along the Eurasian coast.

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 1d

📣 We just released a new free resource at @climatecentral.org - a 72-slide deck introducing key facts about climate change, including its causes, impacts, and solutions. It also comes with speaker notes and links for local storytelling.

➡️ www.climatecentral.org/climate-matt... (English & Spanish)

Screenshot of at least 20 slides on Climate Change: Key facts from Climate Central.

Jonathan-FL #HumanRightsForEVERYONE @amerliberal.bsky.social · 1d

Climate disasters displaced 250 Million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger

www.theguardian.com

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 1d

"Methane is a greenhouse gas 80 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and is responsible for about a third of the warming recently recorded. Cutting it could be an “emergency brake” on global temperatures, but so far, countries have not taken the measures needed."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins * Cop30: what are the main issues? * Net zero to NDCs: your Cop30 jargon buster Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for combating the climate crisis while China is surging ahead in producing and using clean energy equipment, the president of the UN climate talks has said. More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted, said André Corrêa do Lago, the Brazilian diplomat in charge of the Cop30 conference, which begins on Monday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 1d

Three-dimensional chess, or a profound lack of courage and conviction on display?

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief

Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins * Cop30: what are the main issues? * Net zero to NDCs: your Cop30 jargon buster Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for combating the climate crisis while China is surging ahead in producing and using clean energy equipment, the president of the UN climate talks has said. More countries should follow China’s lead instead of complaining about being outcompeted, said André Corrêa do Lago, the Brazilian diplomat in charge of the Cop30 conference, which begins on Monday. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

BREAKING: Senate takes first step to end government shutdown after some moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight.

Senate takes first step toward ending the government shutdown

The Senate took the first step to end the government shutdown on Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.

bit.ly

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 1d

Record high ocean temperatures continued across the North Pacific in October 2025, with recent warming really amplifying since the early 2000s.

This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using
NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).

Green line graph time series of average sea surface temperature anomalies for each October from 1850 through 2025 for only the midlatitude region of the North Pacific Ocean. There is large interannual variability, but an overall long-term increasing trend. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1981-2010 baseline. 2025 is a record high.

Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

Yet another record breaking storm supersized by a warming world 😢

Climate change doesn’t create these storms: it makes them worse. They intensify faster, reach higher strengths and dump more rain.

That’s why climate action isn’t just about saving the planet: it’s quite literally about saving US.

Fung-wong: Super typhoon hits Philippines as nearly a million evacuate

Typhoon Fung-wong, with sustained winds of 185 km/h (115mph), made landfall on Sunday evening local time.

www.bbc.com

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 2d

Here's a look at the extent of the "warmth" across the #Arctic in October. This map uses my normal anomaly scaling for each month, but it clearly doesn't work for something this extreme.

Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Polar stereographic map showing 2-m air temperature anomalies in October 2025 for the Arctic Circle with red shading for warmer anomalies and blue shading for colder anomalies. Most areas are warmer than average. The baseline is a 1981-2010 reference period using ERA5 data.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

More than one million evacuated in the Philippines as super typhoon Fung-wong draws nearer

Fung-wong heading for the Philippines days after the country was hit by typhoon Kalmaegi, killing more than 220 people More than one million people have been evacuated and at least one person killed as floodwaters rose in the Philippines before typhoon Fung-wong’s expected landfall on the east coast. The super typhoon is expected to bring wind and heavy rain to large parts of the archipelago nation where last week more than 220 people were killed by typhoon Kalmaegi. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

The Associated Press @apnews.com · 2d

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall on Sunday, knocking down power, forcing the evacuation of more than a million people.

More than a million people evacuate as Super Typhoon Fung-wong threatens the Philippines

Super Typhoon Fung-wong, the biggest storm to threaten the Philippines this year, has started battering the country’s northeastern coast ahead of landfall.

bit.ly

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

What do you get when you combine malignant narcissism with dementia? An existential threat.
Via @thetimes.com Radio: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OtO...

‘The smoking gun’ that points to Trump’s cognitive decline | Psychologist analyses Trump

YouTube video by Times Radio

www.youtube.com

Jeff Roush @jeffroushwriting.bsky.social · 2d

Freedom to think or believe is something entirely separate from freedom to impose your thoughts or beliefs on others. If freedom is to mean anything, then government should protect not the right to impose, but the freedom from that imposition.

So many folks talk about how they're being "forced to accept" things that go against their beliefs.
You're not being forced to accept them. If you have a problem with people of color, with gay marriage, with trans people, with immigrants, with women of any race, etc. then you're still welcome to feel however you want to feel about those people. You're just not allowed to make their lives harder because of your feelings. You're not allowed to turn their daily lives into a battle ground.
No one is forcing you to "accept" a single thing. You're just not being allowed to terrorize people.
@Ittedal

David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 2d

Ignoring reality doesn't make it go away.

"The current administration has successfully and systematically defunded most of its institutions providing the most scientifically sound information and educational materials about climate change."

www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...

RealClimate: Raising Climate Literacy

RealClimate: Guest commentary by Figen Mekik Climate change has become “that” topic – like evolution of species, plate tectonics, or AI where the public has heard so much about it that many think . Su...

www.realclimate.org

Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · 3d

It's not every day that both poles set new monthly temperature records (see my earlier post). Last month also observed the warmest October on record for the #Arctic Circle. Not great!!

Data provided by doi.org/10.24381/cds....

Line graph time series of 2-m air temperature anomalies for the Arctic in every October from 1979 to 2025. There is a long-term warming trend, and 2025 is the warmest on record in this time series. Data is from ERA5 with a 1981-2010 climate baseline used for calculating the anomalies.

Saganism @sagan.bsky.social · 3d

"Those who make uncritical observations or fraudulent claims lead us into error and deflect us from the major human goal of understanding how the world works. It is for this reason that playing fast and loose with the truth is a very serious matter."

-Carl Sagan, Broca's Brain

Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 3d

We created a system where those most lacking in basic human decency and empathy attain the most wealth, influence, and power. What could possibly go wrong?
#Trillionaires #ElonMusk

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 3d

"The current state of American capitalism isn’t sustainable. It doesn’t deserve to be sustained. And the best way to avoid an American version of “eat the rich” is to fix the current “let them eat cake” distortion of capitalism into which we’ve fallen."

www.thebulwark.com/p/let-them-e...

Let Them Eat AI-Generated Cake

Elon Musk and the coming twilight of the elites.

www.thebulwark.com

Adam Rifkin 🐼 @ifindkarma.bsky.social · 3d

“I helped make a film, out this week, called ‘Rovina’s Choice,’ about the deaths [men] without conscience or accountability [Musk, Trump, and Rubio] caused [by dismantling USAID] — already 600,000, two-thirds of them children.” @agawande.bsky.social

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David Johnson @infpwriter.bsky.social · 3d

“We found that the most effective interventions were those that show #climatechange is already affecting people and their way of life may be changed or lost due to climate change.”

"That connection between personal impact and motivation seems to be key."

Earth.com @earthdotcom.bsky.social · 3d

When climate change hits home, people finally take action #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

When climate change hits home, people finally take action

What actually makes people take action against climate change? A new international study just got closer to the answer.

www.earth.com

Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 3d

China is, without a doubt, leading global efforts to slash emissions from dirty industries. But the U.S. and dozens of other countries are still making significant progress.

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