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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Tory Stephens
@torystephens.bsky.social
· Dec 18
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."
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#Climate #Environment
Breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research would be a "genuinely shocking self-inflicted wound."
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#Climate #Environment
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The number of killed civilians is 12% higher than in 2024, and the number of injured grew by a horrible 25%.
Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
📷Suspilne
Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
📷Suspilne
February 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
The number of killed civilians is 12% higher than in 2024, and the number of injured grew by a horrible 25%.
Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
📷Suspilne
Russia has intensified its strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure.
📷Suspilne
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2025 has become the deadliest for Ukrainians-
📷the crib of 2-months old Damir.During a Russian strike on Dnipro on February 12,Damir's mom managed to grab him just seconds before the heavy section of the ceiling collapsed directly into the crib
Damir suffered a head injury&is now in intensive care
📷the crib of 2-months old Damir.During a Russian strike on Dnipro on February 12,Damir's mom managed to grab him just seconds before the heavy section of the ceiling collapsed directly into the crib
Damir suffered a head injury&is now in intensive care
February 13, 2026 at 11:32 AM
2025 has become the deadliest for Ukrainians-
📷the crib of 2-months old Damir.During a Russian strike on Dnipro on February 12,Damir's mom managed to grab him just seconds before the heavy section of the ceiling collapsed directly into the crib
Damir suffered a head injury&is now in intensive care
📷the crib of 2-months old Damir.During a Russian strike on Dnipro on February 12,Damir's mom managed to grab him just seconds before the heavy section of the ceiling collapsed directly into the crib
Damir suffered a head injury&is now in intensive care
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The Washoe Tribe has acquired more than 10,000 acres once proposed for geothermal development in the Sierra Nevada, with $5.5 million in state funding from California: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... via @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
One of California’s largest ‘land-back’ deals hands huge area near Tahoe to tribe
A California tribe has acquired over 10,000 acres of ancestral land in the Sierra Nevada north of Lake Tahoe.
www.sfchronicle.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
The Washoe Tribe has acquired more than 10,000 acres once proposed for geothermal development in the Sierra Nevada, with $5.5 million in state funding from California: www.sfchronicle.com/california/a... via @kurtisalexander.bsky.social
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
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SLOTKIN: Do you believe that ICE has the authority to be deployed to polling places?
LYONS: There's no reason for it
S: So if the president says he needs you to go and physically deploy around polling places, you'll say no?
L: There's no reason for us to deploy, but we do investigate voter fraud
LYONS: There's no reason for it
S: So if the president says he needs you to go and physically deploy around polling places, you'll say no?
L: There's no reason for us to deploy, but we do investigate voter fraud
February 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
SLOTKIN: Do you believe that ICE has the authority to be deployed to polling places?
LYONS: There's no reason for it
S: So if the president says he needs you to go and physically deploy around polling places, you'll say no?
L: There's no reason for us to deploy, but we do investigate voter fraud
LYONS: There's no reason for it
S: So if the president says he needs you to go and physically deploy around polling places, you'll say no?
L: There's no reason for us to deploy, but we do investigate voter fraud
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Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Two new studies have identified an alarming connection between exposure to wildfire smoke during pregnancy and autism in young children.
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Growing evidence points to link between autism and wildfire smoke
Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Beef #Meat #Climate #Argentina
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Beef #Meat #Climate #Argentina
Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won't lower prices
There's no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
grist.org
February 12, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Trump’s beef trade deal is a lose-lose gamble that won’t lower prices
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Beef #Meat #Climate #Argentina
There’s no two ways about it: Eating more beef is bad for the planet and the climate.
grist.org/food-and-agr...
#Beef #Meat #Climate #Argentina
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Trump's ICE surge is deeply unpopular across Minnesota, a new NBC News Decision Desk/KARE 11/Minnesota Star Tribune poll finds
Poll: Trump’s immigration crackdown deeply unpopular in Minnesota
Federal deportation efforts are also unpopular nationally, turning immigration from a political strength to a problem for the president ahead of the midterm elections.
www.startribune.com
February 11, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Trump's ICE surge is deeply unpopular across Minnesota, a new NBC News Decision Desk/KARE 11/Minnesota Star Tribune poll finds
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"Three Alabama prison inmates featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary have filed a federal lawsuit alleging their abrupt transfer to isolated cells came in retaliation for exposing what they described as squalid conditions, violence, and abuse inside state prisons."
www.al.com/news/2026/02...
www.al.com/news/2026/02...
www.al.com
February 10, 2026 at 2:28 AM
"Three Alabama prison inmates featured in an Oscar-nominated documentary have filed a federal lawsuit alleging their abrupt transfer to isolated cells came in retaliation for exposing what they described as squalid conditions, violence, and abuse inside state prisons."
www.al.com/news/2026/02...
www.al.com/news/2026/02...
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If you haven’t already seen the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Alabama Solution” — please stop whatever you are doing and watch it right now on a streaming platform.
This movie and its brave protagonists will radicalize you and haunt you. #AlabamaSolution #prisons #solitaryconfinement
This movie and its brave protagonists will radicalize you and haunt you. #AlabamaSolution #prisons #solitaryconfinement
Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Incarcerated activists from Oscar-nominated documentary The Alabama Solution sent to solitary
Transfer of subjects of acclaimed film about inhumane prison conditions described as ‘straight-up retaliation’
www.theguardian.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:33 AM
If you haven’t already seen the Oscar-nominated documentary “The Alabama Solution” — please stop whatever you are doing and watch it right now on a streaming platform.
This movie and its brave protagonists will radicalize you and haunt you. #AlabamaSolution #prisons #solitaryconfinement
This movie and its brave protagonists will radicalize you and haunt you. #AlabamaSolution #prisons #solitaryconfinement
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Booksellers are total heroes who keep us falling in love with reading. They are vitally important to our communities.
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
February 11, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Booksellers are total heroes who keep us falling in love with reading. They are vitally important to our communities.
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
So I'm delighted that for the next 2 days sales of the audiobook of Lessons in Magic and Disaster via @libro.fm will benefit BINC, which helps booksellers in need 🥰
libro.fm/binc
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Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
Advances in drilling and subsurface engineering are unlocking a constant, clean power source deep within the Earth.
dlvr.it
February 10, 2026 at 4:38 PM
Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power
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🇨🇺 CUBA | UN Update
The UN said it's monitoring growing fuel shortages in Cuba & their impact on water delivery, healthcare, food distribution, & humanitarian operations, particularly in areas hit by Hurricane Melissa last Oct. Officials warn of impact of fuel scarcity on airport operations. The...
The UN said it's monitoring growing fuel shortages in Cuba & their impact on water delivery, healthcare, food distribution, & humanitarian operations, particularly in areas hit by Hurricane Melissa last Oct. Officials warn of impact of fuel scarcity on airport operations. The...
February 10, 2026 at 4:35 PM
🇨🇺 CUBA | UN Update
The UN said it's monitoring growing fuel shortages in Cuba & their impact on water delivery, healthcare, food distribution, & humanitarian operations, particularly in areas hit by Hurricane Melissa last Oct. Officials warn of impact of fuel scarcity on airport operations. The...
The UN said it's monitoring growing fuel shortages in Cuba & their impact on water delivery, healthcare, food distribution, & humanitarian operations, particularly in areas hit by Hurricane Melissa last Oct. Officials warn of impact of fuel scarcity on airport operations. The...
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As of today, it is now illegal to create sexual deepfakes of other people without their consent in the UK.
February 6, 2026 at 9:48 PM
As of today, it is now illegal to create sexual deepfakes of other people without their consent in the UK.
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Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
February 7, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Distraught, enraged, and tired. An author cc’d @fiyahlitmag on an email to The Writing Atlas, a site dedicated to “cataloging short stories.” There are 130 FIYAH stories listed with (presumably) AI summaries. Some have LINKS to a Dropbox folder. Our issues aren’t publicly available for scraping.
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The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
How Britain's new ‘"green energy" depends on cutting down forests in the Deep South.
dlvr.it
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 AM
The UK quit coal. But is burning Louisiana’s trees any better?
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What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
Agrihoods reimagine urban living by putting food, not cars, at the center of the community.
dlvr.it
February 6, 2026 at 6:03 PM
What happens when a neighborhood is built around a farm
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The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) last week includes detailed and gruesome descriptions of alleged abuse by private equity billionaire and Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) trustee Leon Black.
Epstein Files Detail Gruesome Allegations Against Leon Black
Emails and apparent diary entries accuse the billionaire and MoMA trustee of biting and abusing alleged victims.
hyperallergic.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:07 PM
The latest tranche of Epstein files released by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) last week includes detailed and gruesome descriptions of alleged abuse by private equity billionaire and Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) trustee Leon Black.
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icymi- Elon’s bro quits Burning Man board amid outrage over Epstein connection - Burners revolted over the association with Kimbal Musk, whose name appears more than 100 times in the latest DOJ documents. sfstandard.com/2026/02/04/k...
Kimbal Musk is no longer on Burning Man’s board
Musk told the organization’s CEO “almost two weeks ago” that he would relinquish his seat.
sfstandard.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:19 PM
icymi- Elon’s bro quits Burning Man board amid outrage over Epstein connection - Burners revolted over the association with Kimbal Musk, whose name appears more than 100 times in the latest DOJ documents. sfstandard.com/2026/02/04/k...
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Today the #writingcommunity is everywhere, so here’s a reminder: the future needs stories. Imagine 2200 is @Grist’s climate fiction project, gathering hopeful, grounded visions of life beyond crisis. Read, share, learn to write better futures.
Start here: grist.org/about-imagin...
#climatefiction
Start here: grist.org/about-imagin...
#climatefiction
About Imagine 2200
Learn about Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, Grist's climate fiction contest, and read past collections.
grist.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Today the #writingcommunity is everywhere, so here’s a reminder: the future needs stories. Imagine 2200 is @Grist’s climate fiction project, gathering hopeful, grounded visions of life beyond crisis. Read, share, learn to write better futures.
Start here: grist.org/about-imagin...
#climatefiction
Start here: grist.org/about-imagin...
#climatefiction
Bannon Calls for ICE to Engage in Voter Intimidation During the Midterms
“You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
truthout.org/articles/ban...
#Midterms #Bannon #ICE
“You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
truthout.org/articles/ban...
#Midterms #Bannon #ICE
Bannon Calls for ICE to Engage in Voter Intimidation During the Midterms
“You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
truthout.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Bannon Calls for ICE to Engage in Voter Intimidation During the Midterms
“You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
truthout.org/articles/ban...
#Midterms #Bannon #ICE
“You’re damn right we’re gonna have ICE surround the polls come November,” former Trump strategist Steve Bannon said.
truthout.org/articles/ban...
#Midterms #Bannon #ICE
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During the Vietnam War, U.S. troops regularly adorned Vietnamese corpses with “death cards” — either an ace of spades or a custom-printed business card claiming credit for their kills. Now, ICE is using them. theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
February 4, 2026 at 5:32 PM
During the Vietnam War, U.S. troops regularly adorned Vietnamese corpses with “death cards” — either an ace of spades or a custom-printed business card claiming credit for their kills. Now, ICE is using them. theintercept.com/2026/02/03/i...
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INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
February 4, 2026 at 5:11 PM
INBOX: Washington Post Ukraine Correspondent Lizzie Johnson announces that she has been laid off in the middle of a below-freezing war zone without power, heat, or running water.
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ICYMI: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution laid off staff last night
The AJC to cut staff as it continues digital transformation
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution said Tuesday it will lay off staffers in the newsroom and other segments of the business.
www.ajc.com
February 4, 2026 at 2:04 PM
ICYMI: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution laid off staff last night