DJ Monet
@djmonet.bsky.social
Music, science, culture, politics. I like staying informed!
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In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
David Byrne: Tiny Desk Concert
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime."
n.pr
December 1, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In matching, brilliant blue suits, David Byrne and his band squeeze behind the Desk to perform four songs, including Talking Heads' "Life During Wartime." n.pr/4pFYoun
“The United States was definitely the leader in agricultural research in the entire world, and that’s slipping out of our grasp.”
Cash-strapped farmers, safety net gaps, and inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what for years to come.
Cash-strapped farmers, safety net gaps, and inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what for years to come.
How the federal shutdown broke America’s food chain
Cash-strapped farmers, safety net gaps, and inspection backlogs could reshape who eats what for years to come.
www.motherjones.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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"At a moment when climate impacts are accelerating and disinformation is eroding trust in science, the work here continues steadfast, and that is no small feat." Read Dr. Delta Merner's blog from the IPCC meeting in Lima, Peru.
Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters
As climate impacts intensify and political polarization deepens, maintaining a shared, science-based foundation for global decision-making is essential.
blog.ucs.org
October 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"At a moment when climate impacts are accelerating and disinformation is eroding trust in science, the work here continues steadfast, and that is no small feat." Read Dr. Delta Merner's blog from the IPCC meeting in Lima, Peru.
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For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.
n.pr
October 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr
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Jane Fonda and hundreds of members of the entertainment industry have revived the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression group that was originally formed by Hollywood stars including her father, Henry Fonda, during the McCarthy era.
Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group
The actress joined Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others in reviving the Committee for the First Amendment, a group that her father, Henry Fonda, was a member of in the 1940s.
nyti.ms
October 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Jane Fonda and hundreds of members of the entertainment industry have revived the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression group that was originally formed by Hollywood stars including her father, Henry Fonda, during the McCarthy era.
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Government shutdowns always end up costing extra taxpayer money.
The 2018-2019 partial shutdown lasted 34 days, cost $11 billion and led to a lost of an estimated 25,301 years of work, according to a Senate report. https://wapo.st/48cXW1w
The 2018-2019 partial shutdown lasted 34 days, cost $11 billion and led to a lost of an estimated 25,301 years of work, according to a Senate report. https://wapo.st/48cXW1w
October 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Government shutdowns always end up costing extra taxpayer money.
The 2018-2019 partial shutdown lasted 34 days, cost $11 billion and led to a lost of an estimated 25,301 years of work, according to a Senate report. https://wapo.st/48cXW1w
The 2018-2019 partial shutdown lasted 34 days, cost $11 billion and led to a lost of an estimated 25,301 years of work, according to a Senate report. https://wapo.st/48cXW1w
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Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet
Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...
www.propublica.org
September 28, 2025 at 3:00 AM
Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.
(Published Jan. 2024)
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Tampa Bay Rays ironically took a photo that is illegal in Florida
September 26, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Tampa Bay Rays ironically took a photo that is illegal in Florida
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Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world' https://bit.ly/46jqoxm
Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world’
Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world' https://bit.ly/46jqoxm
bit.ly
September 24, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world' https://bit.ly/46jqoxm
Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive
September 2, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive
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A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.
Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at rivals' homes
A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.
n.pr
August 14, 2025 at 8:34 PM
A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.
How about a Good News story? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free.
The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 8, 2025 at 12:08 PM
How about a Good News story? www.washingtonpost.com/nation/inter...
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Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social
Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.
n.pr
June 28, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social
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The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.
This Powerful Telescope Quickly Found 2,100 New Asteroids
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.
trib.al
June 26, 2025 at 2:40 AM
The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.
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Meanwhile as we blow each other up… #climatecrisis! “How People Are Coping With the East Coast #Heat Spike” #extremeheat www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
How People Are Coping With the East Coast Heat Spike
www.nytimes.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Meanwhile as we blow each other up… #climatecrisis! “How People Are Coping With the East Coast #Heat Spike” #extremeheat www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
They are not good at this
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 PM
They are not good at this
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A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars.
D.C. police lieutenant sentenced to 18 months for leaking to Proud Boys
Shane Lamond said he was merely gathering intelligence from Enrique Tarrio, but a judge convicted him of obstructing justice.
wapo.st
June 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars.
Looks like bitcoin could fall apart. Too bad for all the scammers, arms and human trafficers abd ither criminals. decrypt.co/323512/exist...
'Existential Crisis': Bitcoin Quantum Computing Threat Is Fast Approaching, Experts Say - Decrypt
A quantum computer strong enough to reverse-engineer private keys could one day disrupt Bitcoin’s market, experts warned in Las Vegas.
decrypt.co
June 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Looks like bitcoin could fall apart. Too bad for all the scammers, arms and human trafficers abd ither criminals. decrypt.co/323512/exist...
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The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines.
Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles
The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases, one in Maryland and the other in Rhode Island.
wapo.st
June 2, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines.
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wait till Chris Rufo hears about this shit there's gonna be hell to pay
The New York Times has found at least two more fake citations in the MAHA report.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
White House Health Report Included Fake Citations
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
wait till Chris Rufo hears about this shit there's gonna be hell to pay
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In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public: livestreamed presentations.
Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way | CNN
In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.
www.cnn.com
May 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public: livestreamed presentations.
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There are presumably dozens of stories like this from across government: Mission-critical labs and components that DOGE /Trump officials didn't bother to learn about (or intentionally targeted) where the public will be harmed if they're eliminated.
If we can't do the science showing harm of pollution, we can't protect people from it.
"Virtually all of the air-quality standards that we have today are built around evidence from this exposure facility.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
"Virtually all of the air-quality standards that we have today are built around evidence from this exposure facility.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Landmark air-pollution lab under threat from Trump cuts — can it be saved?
The US government is shutting down a state-of-the-art facility that has provided data to inform health and environment regulations for decades.
www.nature.com
May 25, 2025 at 11:29 PM
There are presumably dozens of stories like this from across government: Mission-critical labs and components that DOGE /Trump officials didn't bother to learn about (or intentionally targeted) where the public will be harmed if they're eliminated.