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Weather can be wonky — natural variability happens. But human-made carbon pollution is turning extreme weather from expected to unnatural.

🍿 A 2-minute CliffNotes on how attribution science connects the fingerprint of climate change to show how much more likely or intense events are 👇
Ever wonder how scientists can say climate change made an extreme weather event more likely or more intense?

That’s attribution science at work.
It compares today’s world to one without the extra heat we’ve added through heat-trapping carbon pollution.

📺Learn more⤵️
youtu.be/A2vUBBkEOjA
How Scientists Connect Climate Change to Extreme Weather
YouTube video by climatecentral
youtu.be
December 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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The reason the top 10% of income earners pay more than half of all tax revenue is NOT because they are taxed more than ever.

Their tax rate has been cut FIVE times in the last 25 years.

They are paying more because their INCOME has increased astronomically, where the income of the bottom half has
November 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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"Never spread the lie in the headline" should be a hard rule of 21st century journalism.

Research shows that repeating lies helps to spread them, and people read headlines more than they read stories.
News media has to do better with headlines that present false and unverified public health claims.
November 30, 2025 at 1:10 AM
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He scammed over 1,000 people, most of whom were not wealthy - veterans, farmers, teachers, nurses, small businesses owners. Some lost everything. But he’s a rich Republican, so Trump let him get away with it. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/u...
Trump Frees Fraudster Just Days Into Seven-Year Prison Sentence
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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Young people in the U.S. have been priced out of their dreams. Stop acting like it’s their fault.
November 28, 2025 at 11:41 PM
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If a phone still works fine, it’s not “device hoarding” to keep using it. It’s common sense.
November 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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This Thanksgiving, we want to give thanks to you, our dedicated followers who act as local weather heroes every day. You are a critical link between our forecasts/warnings and your family and friends. We know many of you are weather enthusiasts and thank you for your service to your community!
November 27, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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The first snows of the season are beautiful, but beware the Unique Hazards of Early Season Cold and Snow!

The main risks are: falling tree limbs from leaf-loaded trees, icy roads catching drivers off guard, and unstable outdoor recreational areas. Slow down and be prepared! weather.gov/safety
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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It’s not about protecting anyone. It’s about full transparency and justice for the victims.
November 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Good thing there wasn’t a corrupt Big Ozone able to prevent this recovery from happening, or a corrupt president in the pocket of Big Ozone pretending the problem wasn’t real.
NASA, NOAA Rank 2025 Ozone Hole as 5th Smallest Since 1992 - NASA Science
The ozone hole over the Antarctic was small in 2025 compared to previous years and remains on track to recover later this century. The hole this year was the fifth smallest since 1992, the year a land...
science.nasa.gov
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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More than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston. Authorities said Monday that no injuries were reported. n.pr/4inP0t9
More than 100 homes damaged by tornado near Houston
More than 100 homes were damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston. Authorities said Monday that no injuries were reported.
n.pr
November 25, 2025 at 4:17 AM
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Today is the anniversary of the British evacuating New York City after the end of the Revolutionary War. Here's how I learned about it: the piece that introduced me to the terrific work of @bencarp.bsky.social
Evacuation Day: Marking the End of the Revolutionary War
We know how to honor the image of soldiers charging forward, but we often forget to cheer the backs of troops as they peaceably depart.
werehistory.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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A horrific accident early Saturday morning left a car in the side of an NWS office and the office relying on the NWS service backup system. Service backup is important in situations like this - but also is being increasingly used due to NWS staffing and infrastructure issues. tinyurl.com/4txuyhbz
Tragic vehicle accident takes an NWS office offline
Looking at how the NWS offices back each other up. Severe weather and flash flooding in the south central US next couple of days.
tinyurl.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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Stunning development: Senators now confirm the Trump admin’s 28-point “peace plan” for Ukraine wasn’t a U.S. plan at all. It was a Russian wish list. Follow along. This is crazy. 1/
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
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Stephen Miller said the Chicago building was “filled with TdA terrorists.”

DOJ prosecutors have not filed criminal charges or shown evidence that anyone arrested in the raid belonged to the Tren de Aragua gang.

With @frontlinepbs.bsky.social & @blockclubchi.bsky.social
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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i'd say it did. the public put a group of thieves, vandals and extremists in office last november and they promptly went about destroying everything that might work to limit their ability to loot, steal and inflicting pain on the people they hate
This whole NYT account about the weaponization of DOJ is beyond disturbing. Kinda feels like the US government fell in January.

Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
November 17, 2025 at 2:19 PM
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L - Two days ago.

R - Today.
November 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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Important follow up reporting on the over-the-top Chicago raid. Great work by ProPublica.
November 15, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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When did pedophilia become a partisan issue?

The American people deserve to know the full truth about Jeffrey Epstein and every powerful person who enabled him.

Every name. Every flight log. Every cover up. All of it.
November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
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NEW: @propublica.org investigated the Chicago apartment raid where kids were zip-tied and citizens detained for hours. They find:

- NONE of the arrested were criminally charged
- NO evidence the building was "filled with TdA terrorists."
- ZERO legitimate reason for DHS to rappel from a Blackhawk.
November 13, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Right, the answer isn't to abandon the party to these weasels.

The answer is to flood the party with people who will take it over and transform it.
Hey, a lot of people are talking about changing affiliation from Democratic to Independent.

Let me tell you why you shouldn’t do that in Colorado.

One of the main ways to get a primary challenge candidate on a ballot is to caucus for your party. You need to be registered as a Dem to caucus.
November 10, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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Why is Trump going after America's air traffic controllers, today of all days?

It's one more way to distract from his decision to increase your health insurance premiums."
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM