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“They just assaulted him. The whole f*cking thing is absurd.”
January 13, 2026 at 4:05 AM
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BREAKING: ICE agents pepper-spray peaceful demonstrators and journalists and deploy chemical irritants in Minneapolis.

Our partners @statuscoupnews.bsky.social captured the moment live on the ground as it happened.
January 11, 2026 at 10:15 PM
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FYI: Judge Ellis (Chicago ICE case) noted in November that video evidence shows ICE "brake-checked other motorists in an attempt to force accidents that agents could then use as justifications for deploying force."
January 11, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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January 10, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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In 2025, Virginia lost $1.6 billion in revenue because of tax exemptions granted to data centers.

goodjobsfirst.org/virginia-tax...
Virginia Tax Revenue Losses to Data Centers Soar to $1.6 Billion for FY25 - Good Jobs First
Virginia Tax Revenue Losses to Data Centers Soar to $1.6 Billion for FY25 - Good Jobs First
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January 6, 2026 at 4:13 PM
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The 'Bella 1' is just one ship in a high-stakes operation.

Behind every headline, there's a service member in harm's way and a family holding their breath.

Our support is for the people carrying out these orders, far from home. #MilitaryFamily

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Coast Guard Pursuing Defiant ‘Bella 1’ Tanker as U.S. Blockade of Venezuela Runs Into Reality
The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize a Venezuela-linked oil tanker it has been pursuing since Sunday, a U.S. official and a ...
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December 25, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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What is the global ocean overturning circulation, and why does it matter for you?
Here’s a great short explainer by the Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science.
Did you know a slowing ocean overturning circulation could also affect your life?

antarctic.org.au/new-aceas-ex...
New ACEAS Explainer highlights risks of slowing global ocean overturning circulation - ACEAS
The Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science (ACEAS) today published a new Explainer on the Meridional Overturning Circulation (MOC) – a vast system of ocean currents that underpins Earth...
antarctic.org.au
December 21, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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Here’s my latest column, my annual holiday letter. Thanks for reading — even you, Fred.
www.stormlake.com/stories/my-a...?
My annual holiday letter: Get with it, Fred - Storm Lake Times Pilot
Fred just emailed telling me to do something that is not in the offing this soon after prostate surgery, otherwise I would. And Merry Christmas to you, too, Fred old pal. I have reached an …
www.stormlake.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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A recent study by Dutch colleagues shows that a shutdown of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries.
That is a thus far underappreciated risk of climate change.
@swinda.bsky.social
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
Experts warn ongoing concern with Atlantic Ocean will be direct threat to dozens of nations: 'Consequences for at least 1,000 years to come'
"A huge responsibility for the decision makers of today."
www.yahoo.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Christine Le Jeune was testifying against an Open AI/Oracle data center campus coming to her city of Port Washington. The officers claimed this was disorderly conduct - but I just see a woman exercising her rights as an American. Officer’s dragged her out.
December 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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FBI showing up at a man's house, asking questions about who organized a protest he was not part of. The Orange Turd, Kristy (Puppy killer) Gnome, and Tom the Human Thumb Homan will run out of immigrants to kidnap, and at this point (now), they will come for anyone who opposes this regime.
December 5, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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www.newsweek.com/map-shows-st...

🚨 Important read 🚨
Researchers from MIT found AI would ALREADY be able to replace 12% of the U.S. WORKFORCE, together representing around $1.2 trillion in wages including tech, finance, and healthcare
Our children's future needs to be aware to find employment
Map shows states where jobs are most at risk of being replaced
A recent MIT study found that AI could already has the ability to replace 12 percent of the American workforce.
www.newsweek.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Yet another unique way to stimulate cellular immunity against cancer.

“Using the gut immune system to induce cellular immunity is a unique approach,” Shirakawa notes. “And it should be very easy to extend it to other antigen proteins and also infectious diseases.”
#ScienceSunday
Inducing immunity against cancer via the gut
Could a microbe that can smuggle antigens into the immune system of the gut provide a simple way to treat cancers?
www.nature.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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"Chemists from the University of Warwick and Monash University have identified a promising new #antibiotic that can combat drug-resistant bacterial infections, including MRSA and VRE."

www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It ...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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"The science is evolving quite rapidly and time is running out to do anything about it because the tipping point may well be quite close," says PIK's @rahmstorf.bsky.social in this piece on Iceland declaring the potential collapse of #AMOC a national security risk. 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1op...
Iceland on alert amid Atlantic Ocean current's possible collapse | REUTERS
YouTube video by Reuters
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November 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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America is bracing for political violence — and a significant portion think it’s sometimes OK
America is bracing for political violence — and a significant portion think it’s sometimes OK
A majority of Americans think it’s likely a political candidate will be assassinated in the next five years.
dlvr.it
November 3, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Helps to understand why the tech bros are have become tone deaf
Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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In Finland, kindergartens are exposing children to more mud, wild plants and moss - and finding changes to their health that show how crucial biodiversity is to wellbeing.
How a radical experiment to bring a forest into a preschool transformed children’s health
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
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Here is a new short interview I did about the risk of a major ocean circulation change in the Atlantic. #AMOC
Check it out - e.g. if you are unclear about the difference between the tipping point and the point of shutdown.
cwrrr.org/interviews/c...
CWR Talks to Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf on the Decades Away Breakdown of the Atlantic Current - CWR
What is AMOC and why would its collapse catastrophically disrupt the global climate? Hear from the leading expert Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf about this looming climate threat you probably haven't heard of
cwrrr.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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"The world economy hinges on the success or failure of artificial intelligence. It’s becoming apparent that we are probably doomed either way," writes politics and economics reporter Eduardo Porter.
Once the AI bubble pops, we’ll all suffer. Could that be better than letting it grow unabated?
www.theguardian.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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The average age of U.S. homebuyers is now 56, up from 49 last year.

In 1981, the year trickledown economics began, it was 31.
October 21, 2025 at 8:15 PM
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Want to get informed about climate tipping points? The new Global Tipping Points Report has just been released this week!

global-tipping-points.org
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
I say let him have the land. He doesn’t believe in climate change and that library will be under water before too long.
Marta (@grammamarta)
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October 16, 2025 at 11:09 PM
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Farmers grow what they grow because of farm policy.

We don’t need all the soy and corn that we grow, but those are the commodities that receive subsidies and markets.

If we want something better, if we want to heal the Earth and grow food, now is the time to do it.
October 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM