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Heather Souvaine Horn
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Editing climate, environment, & other things at The New Republic.
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This "most read" box from @bangordailynews.bsky.social is wild stuff.
A screenshot shows a list of articles: 22 convicted in multimillion-dollar Maine drug conspiracy Does technology blur the lines of ethical hunting? Feds arrest Iraqi man in Ellsworth after he tried to buy guns Susan Collins says Maine should be "transparent" with SNAP data amid Trump's threat He buried his father's ashes, then shot a 10-point buck an hour later Where Tuesday's storm dumped the most snow in Maine Maine issues recall for moldy pre-rolled joints
December 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Watch him sue over the allegation that these were prescriptions rather than snake oil.
Screenshot of text that reads: "She writes that the first few times Kennedy said he loved her, she did not say it back. Yet she knew she felt the same. “I love him, I thought. Oh no. I love him so much.” They spoke often and were intimate enough for her to see him flossing his teeth, his dopp kit overflowing with prescriptions."
November 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Provocative one from @garrettbroad.bsky.social and @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social about the parallels between tech and nature-based "solutionisms," and why this is a particularly important moment to be skeptical of them.

Links regenerative beef, anti-vaxxers, AI hype:

newrepublic.com/article/1933...
Screenshot of text reading: "Solutionisms, as articles of faith, cleave society into believers and nonbelievers: techno-zealots versus Luddites or nature’s children versus those in thrall to Big Food, Big Ag, Big Pharma, and Big Government. But this sort of simplification doesn’t just fail to solve problems, it fails to properly identify them. The food system’s many problems are varied and have distinct causes. Greenhouse gas emissions from livestock come from too much demand for meat; the overuse of petrochemical fertilizers and pesticides comes partly from market and government incentives to grow more commodity crops destined for animal feed and ethanol; and chronic disease has many causes, only some of which are related to diet. Correctly identifying and addressing each of these problems takes research, time, and often a range of different solutions." Screenshot of text reading: "Ironically, this can lead the solutionists to overlook the real nature-based solutions demonstrably effective at improving health and food system sustainability. Eating lower on the food chain, reducing food waste, protecting ecosystems, and promoting conservation agriculture are some of the best climate solutions out there. They are not flashy, they won’t solve all of our problems, they likely don’t make for the most views on streaming platforms or the most memorable stump speeches, but at least they’re backed by science. Being wary of solutionisms is ever more crucial as solutionists permeate our media and increasingly hold political power. The embrace of AI exists side by side with the embrace of regenerative ranching. One side wants to move fast and break things, giving little consideration to what gets broken. The other side wants to eat grass-fed burgers, hoping that good vibes can capture carbon. Neither approach is going to save us."
March 31, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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The Guardian's homepage right now:
A screenshot of a series of news stories on The Guardian's homepage, including one tagged "Birds," reading "Canada goose fights of bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice." A close-up screenshot of a headline reading "Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice," with the tag of "Birds."
March 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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Didn't think anything could make me hate Google Docs' UI more than I already do, but then this Gemini shit popped up this morning.
This screenshot of a Google Gemini prompt says "Hello, Heather Souvaine How can I help you today?" In the typing field I have typed "Please fuck off"
January 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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An optimistic but *rigorous* look at what climate policy under Trump could look like.

States have a lot of tools at their disposal. If they choose to use them, climate policy could advance considerably despite a hostile White House, reports Nick Tabor:

newrepublic.com/article/1890...
This screenshot shows an excerpt of the linked piece with black text on white background. It reads: "So far these calls have been mostly short on details. The question remains: Organize for what? When it comes to climate in particular, what can state governments actually do? To answer this question, The New Republic interviewed a number of advocates and law professors around the country. The scope of their suggestions was vast; it ranged from the conventional (e.g., lawsuits by attorneys general, regulation of power utilities) to the innovative—including measures that could force changes on multinational companies and reverberate through the global economy. The biggest takeaway is that states can do far more than simply “stand up to Trump.” Collectively, they have the power to achieve more on climate than the federal government has done under any single president, whether Republican or Democratic."
December 5, 2024 at 3:30 PM