Writing As If
@ouruncommonground.bsky.social
Writer, editor, micro-publisher, photographer, reader. Raging against the dying light. Anthropogenic climate change is real. We are in the sixth mass extinction event.
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Witness tampering in broad daylight, does not justice make.
July 25, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Witness tampering in broad daylight, does not justice make.
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Heat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S.
->Scientific American | More info from EcoSearch
->Scientific American | More info from EcoSearch
Heat Dome Temperatures May Break Records in Eastern U.S.
HeatRisk forecast for July 28, 2025. The NWS HeatRisk is an experimental color-numeric-based index that provides a forecast risk of heat-related impacts to occur over a 24-hour period. Tens of millions of people are already under heat alerts, and the...
www.scientificamerican.com
July 25, 2025 at 8:25 PM
$22B in clean energy projects canceled so far this year: Analysis
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thehill.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
$22B in clean energy projects canceled so far this year: Analysis
thehill.com/policy/energ...
thehill.com/policy/energ...
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Mistral's new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet
->Ars Technica | #AI #Planet #Space | More info from EcoSearch
->Ars Technica | #AI #Planet #Space | More info from EcoSearch
Mistral's new “environmental audit” shows how much AI is hurting the planet
Despite concerns over the environmental impacts of AI models, it's surprisingly hard to find precise, reliable data on the CO 2 emissions and water use for many major large language models. French model-maker Mistral is seeking to fix that this...
arstechnica.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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We’re starting to think it was never about protecting kids
July 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
We’re starting to think it was never about protecting kids
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With US out of picture, EU tries to fill the climate void with China
->POLITICO Europe | #Climate | More info from EcoSearch
->POLITICO Europe | #Climate | More info from EcoSearch
With US out of picture, EU tries to fill the climate void with China
That left a huge gap. The world’s two top-polluting countries had for many years set the course for the rest of the world — albeit at a pace far too slow to avoid warming the planet to catastrophic levels. Even...
www.politico.eu
July 24, 2025 at 6:01 PM
These are sad times to live among such monsters.
July 24, 2025 at 5:50 PM
These are sad times to live among such monsters.
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Sources:
- International Court of Justice - “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Advisory Opinion),” 23 July 2025 
- AP News - “UN’s top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change,” 23 July 2025 
- International Court of Justice - “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Advisory Opinion),” 23 July 2025 
- AP News - “UN’s top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change,” 23 July 2025 
July 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Sources:
- International Court of Justice - “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Advisory Opinion),” 23 July 2025 
- AP News - “UN’s top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change,” 23 July 2025 
- International Court of Justice - “Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change (Advisory Opinion),” 23 July 2025 
- AP News - “UN’s top court delivers landmark decision on tackling climate change,” 23 July 2025 
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) emphasized that countries have a duty to make full use of available resources to reduce environmental damage.
July 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) emphasized that countries have a duty to make full use of available resources to reduce environmental damage.
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The United Nations’ highest court issued a legal opinion stating that nations are obligated to take action against climate change, warning that neglecting this responsibility could breach international law.
July 23, 2025 at 11:56 PM
The United Nations’ highest court issued a legal opinion stating that nations are obligated to take action against climate change, warning that neglecting this responsibility could breach international law.
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The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
July 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The oil industry buys off Congress. No action on climate.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
The NRA buys off Congress. No action on guns.
Insurance companies buy off Congress. No action on health care.
The list goes on and on.
Money in politics is the root of our dysfunction.
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GOP shuts down doing work for the American people because they're scared about what is going to come out with the Epstein Files
Mike Johnson on canceling Congress until September: "We're not going to play political games with [Epstein]"
July 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
GOP shuts down doing work for the American people because they're scared about what is going to come out with the Epstein Files
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So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
July 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
So just to be clear - the “protect the kids” party is now shutting the government down to protect sexual predators? Do we have this right?
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I’m a lifetime member of the WGA and I support this statement.
July 22, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I’m a lifetime member of the WGA and I support this statement.
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24th July 2025 is the earliest ever Earth Overshoot Day: “when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year,” writes @timsmedley.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
On climate, perfect is the enemy of good
Earth Overshoot Day is rubbished every year, but it’s a reliable enough indicator of what overconsumption is doing to our planet
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
July 22, 2025 at 5:55 PM
24th July 2025 is the earliest ever Earth Overshoot Day: “when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth’s ecosystems can regenerate in that year,” writes @timsmedley.bsky.social.
www.prospectmagazine...
www.prospectmagazine...
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Neguse: Only in Washington, D.C. could politicians come to the floor and brag about cutting $9 billion from rural radio stations while two weeks ago they voted to increase the deficit by $4 trillion. Spare us these lectures.
July 18, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Neguse: Only in Washington, D.C. could politicians come to the floor and brag about cutting $9 billion from rural radio stations while two weeks ago they voted to increase the deficit by $4 trillion. Spare us these lectures.
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Discovery should prove interesting
July 18, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Discovery should prove interesting
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Legal expert Lisa Rubin responded to the breaking news that President Donald Trump has officially sued the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, two reporters, and Dow Jones in the Southern District of Florida.
'Not taken lightly’: Expert says WSJ likely has the receipts to take down Trump
Legal expert Lisa Rubin responded to the breaking news that President Donald Trump has officially sued the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, two reporters, and Dow Jones in the Southern District of Florida. The Wall Street Journal published a report on a bawdy letter...
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July 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Legal expert Lisa Rubin responded to the breaking news that President Donald Trump has officially sued the Wall Street Journal and parent company News Corp., Rupert Murdoch, two reporters, and Dow Jones in the Southern District of Florida.
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Periodic reminder that the Senate Intel Committee, led at the time by a certain future secretary of state Marco Rubio, concluded this in its comprehensive review of Russian interference in the 2016 election:
www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
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July 18, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Periodic reminder that the Senate Intel Committee, led at the time by a certain future secretary of state Marco Rubio, concluded this in its comprehensive review of Russian interference in the 2016 election:
www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/u...
www.intelligence.senate.gov/wp-content/u...