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#Afrisky #Zimsky
💜 #Obsidianmd and 🇿🇼 #Zimbabwe feed links in pinned thread.
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linktr.ee/hararereviewofbooks
#Afrisky #Zimsky
💜 #Obsidianmd and 🇿🇼 #Zimbabwe feed links in pinned thread.
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Our struggles are linked.
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Our struggles are linked.
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
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The African Union’s feebleness means that the continent is almost voiceless on the international stage, writes columnist @hofrench.bsky.social.
Africa Needs a Continental Body With Teeth
The African Union has become a back-scratching club of heads of state.
foreignpolicy.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The African Union’s feebleness means that the continent is almost voiceless on the international stage, writes columnist @hofrench.bsky.social.
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My fave work in the exhibit: “Three Figures,” 2014, which incorporates the famous May 4, 1963, news photo of three Black teen schoolchildren holding hands to stay together while being blasted by high-powered fire hoses during an anti-segregation children’s march in Alabama. Powerful. #art #Blackart
November 11, 2025 at 3:15 AM
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“Lorna Simpson: Source Notes” has over 30 works, many being a blend of painting and collage that made me think of Romare Bearden-meets-Andy Warhol, though Simpson’s aesthetic is uniquely her own. The “source notes” are “found images” from vintage Ebony and Jet magazines that were her grandmother’s.
November 11, 2025 at 2:58 AM
“Lorna Simpson: Source Notes” has over 30 works, many being a blend of painting and collage that made me think of Romare Bearden-meets-Andy Warhol, though Simpson’s aesthetic is uniquely her own. The “source notes” are “found images” from vintage Ebony and Jet magazines that were her grandmother’s.
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Tu Youyou | Pharmaceutical chemist & malariologist whose malaria therapy saved millions of lives.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria." #WomenInSTEM #WorldScienceDay
nobelprize.org/womenwhochan...
She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria." #WomenInSTEM #WorldScienceDay
nobelprize.org/womenwhochan...
November 10, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Tu Youyou | Pharmaceutical chemist & malariologist whose malaria therapy saved millions of lives.
She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria." #WomenInSTEM #WorldScienceDay
nobelprize.org/womenwhochan...
She was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2015 "for her discoveries concerning a novel therapy against malaria." #WomenInSTEM #WorldScienceDay
nobelprize.org/womenwhochan...
Oh you mean Kwame
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
Oh you mean Kwame
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be there or be square!
me:
me:
November 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
be there or be square!
me:
me:
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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It never ceases to amaze me that America's two right-wing parties have somehow managed to convince Americans that one of them is left of centre, because it is slightly to the left of the most right-wing party.
November 10, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It never ceases to amaze me that America's two right-wing parties have somehow managed to convince Americans that one of them is left of centre, because it is slightly to the left of the most right-wing party.
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Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
November 10, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Batteries are coming to Europe. Earlier this year Europe’s largest battery storage site went live at Blackhillock, Scotland.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
The facility has a capacity of 300MW/600MWh.
Much larger batteries are under development: A huge 1 GW / 4 GWh system is being constructed in Jänschwalde, Germany.
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Mushroom info - collared parachute: Wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasmi...
Want mushroom stickers and other fun stuff in the mail? Check out my little club! Patreon.com/luke_venechuk
Want mushroom stickers and other fun stuff in the mail? Check out my little club! Patreon.com/luke_venechuk
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Mushroom info - collared parachute: Wikipedia.org/wiki/Marasmi...
Want mushroom stickers and other fun stuff in the mail? Check out my little club! Patreon.com/luke_venechuk
Want mushroom stickers and other fun stuff in the mail? Check out my little club! Patreon.com/luke_venechuk
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Here are some nice mushrooms
November 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Here are some nice mushrooms
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“Spotting #Byrne on two wheels has become a #NewYorkCity rite of passage, like sussing out the best halal cart in midtown, or dropping something important onto the subway tracks” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #DavidByrne
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation
At seventy-three, the former front man of Talking Heads is still asking questions about what it means to be alive. But now he’s also offering ideas of hopefulness and service.
www.newyorker.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:21 PM
“Spotting #Byrne on two wheels has become a #NewYorkCity rite of passage, like sussing out the best halal cart in midtown, or dropping something important onto the subway tracks” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... #DavidByrne
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The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
November 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
The goal of Spotify’s algorithm isn’t to help you discover new music, its goal is simply to keep you listening for as long as possible. It serves up the safest songs possible to keep you from pressing stop.
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
Read more from @terrenceobrien.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/column/81574...
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The Dolittle Prize awards up to half a million dollars for research that cracks the code of animal communication:
www.wired.com/story/artifi...
www.wired.com/story/artifi...
The Race to Translate Animal Sounds Into Human Language
With big cash prizes at stake—and AI supercharging research—interspecies translation is closer than ever. But what, if anything, would animals want to tell us?
www.wired.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
The Dolittle Prize awards up to half a million dollars for research that cracks the code of animal communication:
www.wired.com/story/artifi...
www.wired.com/story/artifi...
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Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
November 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bluesky, a reintroduction!
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
I’m an investigative reporter @chicagotribune.com covering big stories. Now focused on immigration. But I’ll take any tips about people being hurt by government, junk science, healthcare, business or anybody else. Reach out gpratt@chicagotribune.com or Signal grp.27
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This deadline is coming up at the end of this week. If this strikes your fancy at all, then please get in touch!
@sharpnews.bsky.social is looking for a new Editor-in-Chief!!! Applications are due on November 14th. Get in touch if you have any questions!
Call for Applicants: SHARP News Editor-in-Chief
mailchi.mp
November 10, 2025 at 6:28 PM
This deadline is coming up at the end of this week. If this strikes your fancy at all, then please get in touch!
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Pretty autumn yesterday, snowy autumn today.
Really hoping that translates into winter finches around here, but already my yard bird community looks a bit different— suddenly Song Sparrows under the feeder and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers beefing nearby.
Really hoping that translates into winter finches around here, but already my yard bird community looks a bit different— suddenly Song Sparrows under the feeder and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers beefing nearby.
November 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Pretty autumn yesterday, snowy autumn today.
Really hoping that translates into winter finches around here, but already my yard bird community looks a bit different— suddenly Song Sparrows under the feeder and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers beefing nearby.
Really hoping that translates into winter finches around here, but already my yard bird community looks a bit different— suddenly Song Sparrows under the feeder and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers beefing nearby.
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Have you heard about our new Archie L. Dick Research Grants? If not, take a look and see if you qualify! Even if you don't, maybe someone you know does? Deadline to apply is December 1, 2025.
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
The Archie L. Dick Research Development Grants – SHARPweb
sharpweb.org
November 10, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Have you heard about our new Archie L. Dick Research Grants? If not, take a look and see if you qualify! Even if you don't, maybe someone you know does? Deadline to apply is December 1, 2025.
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
sharpweb.org/grants-prize...
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On the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I always think of T. D. Mischke's '90s radio interview with a historian, who Mischke surprises by *singing every question* to the Lightfoot tune. The historian gamely gives straight answers! (at 8:00) www.mischkemadness.com/audiofiles/t...
For many years I assumed that the Edmund Fitzgerald song was about a shipwreck in like, 1843. But Gordo wrote it the month after it happened! News you can use.
Its November 10th, aka Combination Death of the Edmund Fitzgerald / Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day
November 10, 2024 at 6:17 PM
On the anniversary of the wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, I always think of T. D. Mischke's '90s radio interview with a historian, who Mischke surprises by *singing every question* to the Lightfoot tune. The historian gamely gives straight answers! (at 8:00) www.mischkemadness.com/audiofiles/t...
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
Creatives4Sudan Fundraising Auction — Keep Eyes On Sudan
Creatives coming together to raise life-saving funds for the people escaping genocide in El-Fasher, Sudan
www.sudancoup.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Creative pals, we need you! A group of us are running an auction to raise funds for the Emergency Response Rooms in Sudan. Sudanese people are dealing with the worst humanitarian crisis since records began. Can you donate mentoring/art/signed books etc? SIGN UP HERE: www.sudancoup.com/auction
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My cardigan wearing neighbor in his late 70s puts on black leather trousers and motorcycle boots to go out at night.
November 10, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My cardigan wearing neighbor in his late 70s puts on black leather trousers and motorcycle boots to go out at night.
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Live reaction
a white dog is standing next to a person 's hand on a sidewalk .
Alt: Gif of a white dog that sniffs some stuff in a person's hand, realizes it's nasty, makes an "ugh are you effin kidding me?!" face, and then pushes the person's hand away.
media.tenor.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Live reaction