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New study finds that emphasizing collective efficacy (people's ability to catalyze large-scale change) is very effective in catalyzing behavioural change.

As you can see from my pinned post, I'm a big fan of simple messages that can mobilize public support for climate action!
A megastudy of behavioral interventions to catalyze public, political, and financial climate advocacy
Abstract. Addressing climate change depends on large-scale system changes, which require public advocacy. Here, we identified and tested 17 expert-crowdsou
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January 27, 2026 at 8:30 PM
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Her father faced bribery charges. She donated $2.5M to a pro-Trump Super PAC. Trump's Justice Department gave her father a lenient deal, overruling prosecutors. She gave another $1M. Now Trump has pardoned her dad. @kenvogel.bsky.social @susannecraignyt.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/u...
Trump Sets Fraudster Free From Prison for a Second Time
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January 16, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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This Discussion-Reply is WILD

As pointed out in the Reply, the language used in the Discussion is 100% inappropriate and in my view, a failure of the editorial process

www.lyellcollection.org/doi/full/10....
Reply to comment on ‘Rivers of the Variscan Foreland: fluvial morphodynamics in the Pennant Formation of South Wales, UK’ | Journal of the Geological Society
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October 21, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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“The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas — hardly a partisan institution — finds that nondefense government R&D yields long-run economic returns of 150% to 300% …“Our findings therefore point to a misallocation of public capital, and substantial underinvestment in nondefense R&D.”
The NSF Is Being Dismantled — With Broad Implications For The American Economy
The economic consequences of cuts to the National Science Foundation and restricting scientific inquiry on this scale could be far-reaching.
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May 10, 2025 at 4:30 AM
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Please highlight this story.

ICE stormed into the wrong house, trashed the place, and made women/girls stand outside in the rain in their underwear. ICE also stole phones, laptops, and cash savings from the family, who moved to OKC two weeks ago.

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'We're citizens!': Oklahoma City family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects
A woman says her family’s fresh start in Oklahoma turned into a nightmare after federal immigration agents raided their home, taking their phones, laptops, and life savings – even though they were …
kfor.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Centrally planned economy; official lists of banned terms; ideological orthodoxy imposed on museums and universities; arrest and disappearance of dissidents; rubber-stamp legislative body; judiciary expected to approve all executive actions…

What does this remind me of
March 28, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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The lump in my throat never went away once I started reading. These women are fucking heroic.

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These Women Came to Antarctica for Science. Then the Predators Emerged
Jane Willenbring was the first to blow the whistle on sexual harassment and assault in Antarctica. Years later, women are still coming forward with tales of horror as a government investigation unfold...
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April 10, 2024 at 1:06 AM