@melayberhane.bsky.social
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the slow death of legitimate, verifiable, reliable knowledge systems
I’m sorry, but it is disgraceful to be an academic who uses this technology to conduct research. It should be prohibited in all of our scholarly institutions, including universities and journals.
December 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
the slow death of legitimate, verifiable, reliable knowledge systems
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Great speech, Trump, but I think the American people have already spoken.
December 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Great speech, Trump, but I think the American people have already spoken.
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Another day, another symbol of national pride warped into a vanity project.
California's world-class state parks — the largest state system in America — will always remain accessible and unafraid to tell the truth about our history.
California's world-class state parks — the largest state system in America — will always remain accessible and unafraid to tell the truth about our history.
The Donald Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the list of free entry days at national parks.
They will be replaced with Donald Trump’s birthday.
They will be replaced with Donald Trump’s birthday.
December 13, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Another day, another symbol of national pride warped into a vanity project.
California's world-class state parks — the largest state system in America — will always remain accessible and unafraid to tell the truth about our history.
California's world-class state parks — the largest state system in America — will always remain accessible and unafraid to tell the truth about our history.
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And I'm going to post this cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social so the world never forget what Trump did.
That should have been the end of it, at the very latest !
Never forget #January6th
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And I'm going to post this cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social so the world never forget what Trump did.
That should have been the end of it, at the very latest !
Never forget #January6th
💠 👊 💠
December 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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And I'm going to post this cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social so the world never forget what Trump did.
That should have been the end of it, at the very latest !
Never forget #January6th
💠 👊 💠
And I'm going to post this cartoon by @anntelnaes.bsky.social so the world never forget what Trump did.
That should have been the end of it, at the very latest !
Never forget #January6th
💠 👊 💠
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Brava to Beth Thompson of Big Hill Books in Minneapolis for this excellent rejoinder to our reprehensibly and rabidly racist president.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR0RJ-p...
www.instagram.com/reel/DR0RJ-p...
Big Hill Books on Instagram: "An important message from Big Hill Books.
@bmna #minneapolis @midwest_booksellers"
Minneapolis book seller Beth Thompson shares her appreciation for the Somali community and highlights the importance of supporting local businesses that bring people together. The importance of commun...
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December 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Brava to Beth Thompson of Big Hill Books in Minneapolis for this excellent rejoinder to our reprehensibly and rabidly racist president.
www.instagram.com/reel/DR0RJ-p...
www.instagram.com/reel/DR0RJ-p...
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"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
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Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
December 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
"Temperatures are rising at twice the global average, with intense heatwaves that are pushing society to the limits.
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
Human health, ecosystems & economies can’t cope with extended spells of more than 50 °C – it is simply too hot to handle" - @wmo-global.bsky.social
#MENA
wmo.int/news/media-c...
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"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
"The cost of silence in Sudan’s civil war is too high"
As Sudan’s brutal civil war rages on, more than 12 million people have been displaced — deepening an already devastating protection and humanitarian crisis. In this episode of The Humans in Human Righ...
www.ohchr.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
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This open access series of interviews that students in Germany did with climate scientists including @retoknutti.bsky.social, @rahmstorf.bsky.social, @akleidon.bsky.social, @frediotto.bsky.social, and others not on Bluesky is worth your time.
Conversations on Climate: The People Behind the Science
This is an open access book which presents interviews with high-profile climate scientists about state-of-the-art research questions
link.springer.com
June 23, 2025 at 11:51 AM
This open access series of interviews that students in Germany did with climate scientists including @retoknutti.bsky.social, @rahmstorf.bsky.social, @akleidon.bsky.social, @frediotto.bsky.social, and others not on Bluesky is worth your time.
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This is particularly stunning because the sheer number of times we demonstrated Bjorn Lomborg was just flat-out lying grew so large that it almost became literally pointless to keep doing it, because he just ignores it and keeps on going
November 23, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is particularly stunning because the sheer number of times we demonstrated Bjorn Lomborg was just flat-out lying grew so large that it almost became literally pointless to keep doing it, because he just ignores it and keeps on going
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That's really cool, @philplait.bsky.social. So much left to uncover -- cosmically and culturally.
Have you ever heard of Betty Webster? I hadn't until recently, and she co-discovered the first black hole ever found! Here's her story, to honor her memory and fantastic accomplishment.
badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-woman-...
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badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/the-woman-...
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The woman who discovered the first black hole
Betty Webster is a name to remember. Also: more rogue binary jovians
badastronomy.beehiiv.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:12 PM
That's really cool, @philplait.bsky.social. So much left to uncover -- cosmically and culturally.
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The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Universities in 'battle of the century' with journal publisher Elsevier
One New Zealand university told its staff all universities in New Zealand and Australia would "lose some degree of access" to the publisher's 1600 titles from the start of next year.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 15, 2025 at 5:50 AM
The irony here is that academics don’t just write the articles for free—we also referee and edit for them for free. Something is deeply broken.
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
“New Zealand's eight universities spent $30-million a year on journal licences and about half of that sum went to Elsevier.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
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Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
November 14, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sounds like a great turnout motivator.
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The Trump Administration's lack of duty, responsibility, or leadership to address the climate crisis is an abomination and a disgrace.
California remains a stable and reliable partner in low-carbon, green growth.
California remains a stable and reliable partner in low-carbon, green growth.
November 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Trump Administration's lack of duty, responsibility, or leadership to address the climate crisis is an abomination and a disgrace.
California remains a stable and reliable partner in low-carbon, green growth.
California remains a stable and reliable partner in low-carbon, green growth.
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Texas A&M panel: Firing violated professor’s academic freedom - @texastribune.org share.google/Q5UVRMb2CCd5...
Texas A&M panel: Firing violated professor’s academic freedom
University officials dispute the faculty council’s conclusion. Melissa McCoul lost her job after a video of a classroom debate went viral.
share.google
November 11, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Texas A&M panel: Firing violated professor’s academic freedom - @texastribune.org share.google/Q5UVRMb2CCd5...
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how could senate democrats possibly be expected to go toe-to-toe with this political juggernaut
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 AM
how could senate democrats possibly be expected to go toe-to-toe with this political juggernaut
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Donald Trump's authoritarianism is happening in plain sight.
November 9, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Donald Trump's authoritarianism is happening in plain sight.
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President 🥱 DOZY DON 😴 💤 💤 💤
(But of course he’s the healthiest president we’ve ever had !! None healthier! Not even George Washington was as tough and healthy as DOZY DON!!🙄)
(But of course he’s the healthiest president we’ve ever had !! None healthier! Not even George Washington was as tough and healthy as DOZY DON!!🙄)
November 8, 2025 at 5:39 AM
President 🥱 DOZY DON 😴 💤 💤 💤
(But of course he’s the healthiest president we’ve ever had !! None healthier! Not even George Washington was as tough and healthy as DOZY DON!!🙄)
(But of course he’s the healthiest president we’ve ever had !! None healthier! Not even George Washington was as tough and healthy as DOZY DON!!🙄)
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Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Hundreds of thousands of people, dead because of a decision made by the world's richest man
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An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
Workers fear NASA is quietly gutting the iconic home of Hubble and Webb. The agency says it’s strategically closing buildings | CNN
Buildings at Goddard’s Maryland campus are being emptied and padlocked, sources say. NASA leadership has pushed back against the concerns.
www.cnn.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:14 PM
An important new story on the quiet gutting of one of NASA's most important laboratory campuses, during the federal shutdown. Via @ellanilsen.bsky.social & @jackiewattles.bsky.social www.cnn.com/2025/11/04/s...
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This is what he’s building the ballroom at the White House for. bsky.app/profile/patr...
Dancers at Trump’s Halloween party as people begin losing food stamps under his administration
November 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
This is what he’s building the ballroom at the White House for. bsky.app/profile/patr...
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I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
November 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
I've finally got around to curating a selection of films about the #climate crisis 🎥
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
There's lot of mediocre climate films out there, but for me these stand out head & shoulders above the rest 🎞️
They make excellent resources for classrooms, lecture halls, or community cinema's 🎬
Thread:🧵Plz RT
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AI chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media
go.nature.com/4hBqDrB
go.nature.com/4hBqDrB
Too much social media gives AI chatbots ‘brain rot’
Large language models fed low-quality data skip steps in their reasoning process.
go.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:05 AM
AI chatbots are worse at retrieving accurate information and reasoning when trained on large amounts of low-quality content, particularly if the content is popular on social media
go.nature.com/4hBqDrB
go.nature.com/4hBqDrB
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Goddard Space Flight Center’s science center is slated to close due to the government cuts. Thank you Space.com for covering this. www.space.com/space-explor...
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
October 31, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Goddard Space Flight Center’s science center is slated to close due to the government cuts. Thank you Space.com for covering this. www.space.com/space-explor...