Tory Stephens
@torystephens.bsky.social
Climate Storytelling | Husband, Dad, Hopeful Wu-Tang Clan Member 🤞🏾 | Publishing and curating climate fiction stories @grist.org
Former @HealthPolicyHub / Community Catalyst
Former @HealthPolicyHub / Community Catalyst
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We're all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
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We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab.
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
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The price of new cars and trucks in the U.S. has increased 33% since 2020, and consumers are piling on interest as they stretch out loan terms to eight, nine and nearly 10 years.
Car Payments Now Average More Than $750 a Month. Enter the 100-Month Car Loan.
The price of new cars and trucks in the U.S. has increased 33% since 2020, and consumers are piling on interest as they stretch out loan terms to eight, nine and nearly 10 years.
on.wsj.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
The price of new cars and trucks in the U.S. has increased 33% since 2020, and consumers are piling on interest as they stretch out loan terms to eight, nine and nearly 10 years.
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Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, which insures the Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems.
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg was arrested by UK police under the Terrorism Act at the Prisoners for Palestine lock-on protest outside the offices of Aspen Insurance in London, which insures the Israeli weapons firm Elbit Systems.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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The power of 60 Minutes is bringing a story—yes often with new reporting, but more often mostly smart synthesis—to a big, normie but engaged, audience.
That’s why Bari and the White House wants to spike it.
That’s why Bari and the White House wants to spike it.
Even if there wasn’t sufficiently new, wouldn’t just the benefit of exposing the story to a wider audience be newsworthy
December 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The power of 60 Minutes is bringing a story—yes often with new reporting, but more often mostly smart synthesis—to a big, normie but engaged, audience.
That’s why Bari and the White House wants to spike it.
That’s why Bari and the White House wants to spike it.
What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.
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#Mining #RareEarths #Metals #Climate #Environment
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.
grist.org/global-indig...
#Mining #RareEarths #Metals #Climate #Environment
What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.
grist.org
December 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
What changed for deep-sea mining in 2025? Everything.
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.
grist.org/global-indig...
#Mining #RareEarths #Metals #Climate #Environment
Trump reshaped the industry this year, even as it faced opposition from the United Nations, scientists and Indigenous peoples.
grist.org/global-indig...
#Mining #RareEarths #Metals #Climate #Environment
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Did you know Kodak was a military contractor? grist.org/accountabili...
Buoyed by a retro revival, Kodak's dark environmental past is coming to light
A snapshot of Kodak’s long history includes cameras, military contracts, and decades of pollution and environmental degradation.
grist.org
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Did you know Kodak was a military contractor? grist.org/accountabili...
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🤬I worked at NCAR briefly as a postdoc and then a researcher and it's one of the more amazing places I've ever worked (and I've worked at *several* NASA facilities, so that was some stiff competition). I just weep at all the destruction of science this nightmare administration is wrecking.
I know many of you who follow me don't work in climate science, but this is the biggest story in climate right now. Breaking up NCAR makes us all less safe and is another act of self-harm that will take decades to recover from.
Trump administration to dismantle key climate research center
Russell Vought, who directs the White House Office of Management and Budget, announced plans to split up the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, citing concerns about “clima...
wapo.st
December 17, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🤬I worked at NCAR briefly as a postdoc and then a researcher and it's one of the more amazing places I've ever worked (and I've worked at *several* NASA facilities, so that was some stiff competition). I just weep at all the destruction of science this nightmare administration is wrecking.
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How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base
How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base
The administration’s pro-industry tilt — across three executive agencies — is feeding the MAHA movement’s growing discontent.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 3:23 AM
How Trump’s Big Ag bailout is alienating his MAHA base
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The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
dlvr.it
December 16, 2025 at 6:03 PM
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
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We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab.
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
We're all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab.
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab.
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
We're all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We’re all at risk if Trump dismantles this legendary lab.
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
grist.org/climate/were...
#Climate #Environment
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Science fiction readers, rejoice —F&SF, Analog, and Asimov’s are now available on Kindle Unlimited! Check out all of our subscription options:
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December 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Science fiction readers, rejoice —F&SF, Analog, and Asimov’s are now available on Kindle Unlimited! Check out all of our subscription options:
asimovs.com/product/the-...
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Harvard officials have opened a secret disciplinary investigation into at least two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the school’s former president, Larry Summers. (*Gifted) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
Harvard Secretly Investigates Students Over Larry Summers Video on Epstein
www.nytimes.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Harvard officials have opened a secret disciplinary investigation into at least two students for their roles in drawing scrutiny to the relationship between the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and the school’s former president, Larry Summers. (*Gifted) www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
The year the US doubled down on critical minerals.
In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?
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#Climate #RareEarths #Environment #Science
In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?
grist.org/climate-ener...
#Climate #RareEarths #Environment #Science
The year the US doubled down on critical minerals
In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under president Trump. But what even are they?
grist.org
December 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
The year the US doubled down on critical minerals.
In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?
grist.org/climate-ener...
#Climate #RareEarths #Environment #Science
In 2025, the list of metals became a top priority under Trump. But what even are they?
grist.org/climate-ener...
#Climate #RareEarths #Environment #Science
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This is the place that made me want to become a meteorologist 💔
Exclusive: The Trump administration is moving to dismantle the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado, according to a senior White House official, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
bit.ly
December 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
This is the place that made me want to become a meteorologist 💔
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“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
Longtime Paid FBI Informant Was Instrumental in Terror Case Against “Turtle Island Liberation Front”
Kash Patel touted the FBI’s investigative work against the “Turtle Island Liberation Front,” whose YouTube channel has 18 followers. A paid FBI informant did a heavy lift.
interc.pt
December 16, 2025 at 8:46 PM
“It’s not totally out of the realm of possibilities that this idea was planted or floated by whoever this confidential human source might be.”
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Hegseth says he won't publicly release video of boat strike that killed survivors in the Caribbean
Hegseth said that members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committee would have an opportunity this week to review the video, but did not say whether all members of Congress would be allowed to ...
to.pbs.org
December 16, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday that the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean. https://to.pbs.org/4pZJb8p
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding.
Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
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#Flooding #Environment #Climate
Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Flooding #Environment #Climate
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding
Low snowpack and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
grist.org
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Climate change primed Washington state for historic flooding.
Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Flooding #Environment #Climate
Low snowpack, leftover burn scars, and abnormally warm temperatures are supercharging the atmospheric rivers hitting the Pacific Northwest.
grist.org/extreme-weat...
#Flooding #Environment #Climate
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It's SO SO GOOD you guys, if you are AT ALL a fan of short fiction you need to pick this up
Friends! @thomasha.bsky.social's Uncertain Sons and Other Stories is 3-months old today. Time flies. Please consider grabbing a copy of this stellar debut. Thanks to all who have bought a copy. Really appreciate it.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
It's SO SO GOOD you guys, if you are AT ALL a fan of short fiction you need to pick this up
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BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
December 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
BREAKING: Mike Johnson just said he won't call a vote this year to extend enhanced subsidies under the Affordable Care Act — effectively guaranteeing they will expire at the end of this month.
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To help local leaders target their solutions amidst the #affordability crisis, the Urban Institute’s updated tool illustrates financial health and wealth across cities, states, and local areas—with a focus on residents with lower and moderate incomes and #communities of color.
Explore the #data.
Explore the #data.
Financial Health and Wealth Dashboard
An illustration of financial well-being at the local level—looking beyond income to include credit, debt, savings, assets, and wealth.
urbn.is
December 16, 2025 at 6:13 PM
To help local leaders target their solutions amidst the #affordability crisis, the Urban Institute’s updated tool illustrates financial health and wealth across cities, states, and local areas—with a focus on residents with lower and moderate incomes and #communities of color.
Explore the #data.
Explore the #data.
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For more than a century, a smelting plant in Omaha spewed lead-laced smoke across the city, resulting in about 400 million pounds of it settling into the soil and bodies of countless Omahans.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Do You Live in the Omaha Area? Sign Up for Free Lead Testing of Your Soil.
An Omaha lead smelter spread dust that seeped into the soil and bodies of many residents for over a century. Focus areas include the Superfund site and neighborhoods east of 72nd Street; Bellevue; Car...
www.propublica.org
December 16, 2025 at 6:14 PM
For more than a century, a smelting plant in Omaha spewed lead-laced smoke across the city, resulting in about 400 million pounds of it settling into the soil and bodies of countless Omahans.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
Wondering if you’ve been exposed to lead? ProPublica and @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social can help.
How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
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#Climate #Environment
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
grist.org/climate/clim...
#Climate #Environment
How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
grist.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
How the planet fared in 2025 — the good, the bad, and the ugly
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
grist.org/climate/clim...
#Climate #Environment
From winter wildfires in Los Angeles to the unchecked growth of data centers, here are the big climate stories we covered in 2025.
grist.org/climate/clim...
#Climate #Environment
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
The country's biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who's going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left behind a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org
December 16, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The country’s biggest magnesium producer went bankrupt. Who’s going to clean up the $100M mess?
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
US Magnesium, on the shores of Utah’s Great Salt Lake, left a legacy of environmental problems.
grist.org/accountabili...
#Utah #Toxic #SaltLake #Environment
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data center anxiety is sweeping the nation and our country’s leading politicians seem totally blind to it
December 15, 2025 at 10:20 PM
data center anxiety is sweeping the nation and our country’s leading politicians seem totally blind to it