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Zelensky warns Russia may launch a massive strike on Ukraine in the coming days. Monitoring channels also report unusual activity in Russian strategic aviation and likely preparations for a record drone and missile attack, potentially up to 800 drones, between December 25 and 26.
December 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Zelensky warns Russia may launch a massive strike on Ukraine in the coming days. Monitoring channels also report unusual activity in Russian strategic aviation and likely preparations for a record drone and missile attack, potentially up to 800 drones, between December 25 and 26.
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“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Trump administration plans to break up largest federal climate research center
Russ Vought, director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, said the National Science Foundation "will be breaking up" the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Colorado.
www.nbcnews.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
“NCAR has played a greater role in advancing weather prediction & atmospheric modeling than perhaps any other single entity in the world,” says @weatherwest.bsky.social
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
Dismantling NCAR would be “like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet.” KH
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"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
"Science Under Siege -- the NCAR Development" | My new commentary: michaelmann.net/science-unde...
#ScienceUnderSiege
#ScienceUnderSiege
Science Under Siege -- The NCAR development | Michael E. Mann
The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) has played a key role developing the science of climate modeling and the measurement of climate observations going back […]
michaelmann.net
December 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
"Not since the ransacking of the Library of Alexandria have we witnessed such a wanton, intentional assault on scientific knowledge."
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Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar
Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar
Turning cheap daytime solar into electricity you can actually use at night just got a lot cheaper. A new analysis from energy think tank Ember shows that utility-scale battery storage costs have fallen to $65 per megawatt-hour (MWh) as of October 2025 in markets outside China and the US. At that level, pairing solar with batteries to deliver power when it’s needed is now economically viable.
more…
electrek.co
December 12, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Battery storage hits $65/MWh – a tipping point for solar
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As we head into the weekend, please consider reading (and sharing) my brief essay for @NYULawDemProjct on why conservatives must defend liberal democracy.
It's a simple argument, but an urgent one.
https://t.co/3tsAML2drx
It's a simple argument, but an urgent one.
https://t.co/3tsAML2drx
December 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
As we head into the weekend, please consider reading (and sharing) my brief essay for @NYULawDemProjct on why conservatives must defend liberal democracy.
It's a simple argument, but an urgent one.
https://t.co/3tsAML2drx
It's a simple argument, but an urgent one.
https://t.co/3tsAML2drx
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We built the most powerful military and put a bully/toddler in cognitive decline as commander in chief.
December 11, 2025 at 12:52 AM
We built the most powerful military and put a bully/toddler in cognitive decline as commander in chief.
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I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
December 9, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I need you to listen to and share this story - of how Trump is preparing to abandon Ukraine in exchange for Russian money for his billionaire friends.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
It could be the greatest corruption of American foreign policy in our history. Russia gets Ukraine. Trump's friends get rich.
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Good things that should be strong & enduring keep falling apart all around us: marriages broken by infidelity; families fractured by political animosities; congregations damaged by the abuse of authority; landscapes ravaged by fires.
An Advent Reflection: wdavidotaylor.substack.com/p/when-thing...
An Advent Reflection: wdavidotaylor.substack.com/p/when-thing...
When Things Break Down
An Advent Reflection for a World that Keeps Falling Apart.
wdavidotaylor.substack.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Good things that should be strong & enduring keep falling apart all around us: marriages broken by infidelity; families fractured by political animosities; congregations damaged by the abuse of authority; landscapes ravaged by fires.
An Advent Reflection: wdavidotaylor.substack.com/p/when-thing...
An Advent Reflection: wdavidotaylor.substack.com/p/when-thing...
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Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
I am told that internal Ukrainian army information shows that more than 26,000 Russian soldiers were killed or critically wounded in the month of November. Confirmed by videos. No wonder Putin wants to get Trump to give him territory for free
one.no
December 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Remember: Trump or Russian propagandists might say otherwise, but Putin is not winning, and the Ukrainians are not losing.
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Well done Ian and Protect Democracy
We have spent more than 1,000 years trying to separate the awesome prosecutorial powers of the state from the personal whims and vendettas of the head of state.
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
Trump’s actions and ideology seek to reverse those gains.
Here’s the history he’d like to reverse www.ifyoucankeepit.org/p/the-oldest...
The oldest abuse in human government
Donald Trump and the ‘king’s justice’
www.ifyoucankeepit.org
November 30, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Well done Ian and Protect Democracy
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This isn’t confidence. It’s insecurity. It’s the emperor with no clothes demanding applause. The frantic attacks on the press and claims of “perfect” everything are exactly how authoritarian leaders behave when they feel control and support slipping away.
November 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
This isn’t confidence. It’s insecurity. It’s the emperor with no clothes demanding applause. The frantic attacks on the press and claims of “perfect” everything are exactly how authoritarian leaders behave when they feel control and support slipping away.
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Jesus for sale:
"People with even a tenuous relationship to Jesus Christ are spending their Decembers counting down the days until his birthday by opening paper doors to buy tea, lipstick, wine, weed, cheese, knives, crystals, toys for cats, dogs, sex."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
"People with even a tenuous relationship to Jesus Christ are spending their Decembers counting down the days until his birthday by opening paper doors to buy tea, lipstick, wine, weed, cheese, knives, crystals, toys for cats, dogs, sex."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Advent Calendars Are Totally Out of Control
What began as a form of religious expression has morphed into a brand-a-palooza.
www.theatlantic.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Jesus for sale:
"People with even a tenuous relationship to Jesus Christ are spending their Decembers counting down the days until his birthday by opening paper doors to buy tea, lipstick, wine, weed, cheese, knives, crystals, toys for cats, dogs, sex."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
"People with even a tenuous relationship to Jesus Christ are spending their Decembers counting down the days until his birthday by opening paper doors to buy tea, lipstick, wine, weed, cheese, knives, crystals, toys for cats, dogs, sex."
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
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Btw, I do hope people understand what they have seen today. It was a well-planned and deliberate ambush of Ukraine by Trump, to force the Ukrainians to bend the knee to Putin's dictatorship. It was not slip-shod, rushed, impulsive or an accident. It was prepared malice.
November 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Btw, I do hope people understand what they have seen today. It was a well-planned and deliberate ambush of Ukraine by Trump, to force the Ukrainians to bend the knee to Putin's dictatorship. It was not slip-shod, rushed, impulsive or an accident. It was prepared malice.
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Read my scoop overnight from Kyiv, where US army secretary Dan Driscoll’s brief meeting (he was running late after calls with Vance) with European ambassadors at the US ambassador’s residence in Podil left one feeling “nauseated” and others “shocked.” W/ @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/43GWpxI
on.ft.com/43GWpxI
Trump envoys issue ultimatum to Ukraine to sign peace deal by Thursday
Hardline message over US-Russia plan at volatile meeting in Kyiv sparks alarm among European allies
on.ft.com
November 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Read my scoop overnight from Kyiv, where US army secretary Dan Driscoll’s brief meeting (he was running late after calls with Vance) with European ambassadors at the US ambassador’s residence in Podil left one feeling “nauseated” and others “shocked.” W/ @henryjfoy.ft.com
on.ft.com/43GWpxI
on.ft.com/43GWpxI
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5Calls.org is a slick App you can download to help you make 5 calls to elected officials each and every day. If you want to be an over achiever, please call more! They update with information daily. Once you download the App (it is free but you can donate to help fund it) you simply…
November 27, 2024 at 4:47 PM
5Calls.org is a slick App you can download to help you make 5 calls to elected officials each and every day. If you want to be an over achiever, please call more! They update with information daily. Once you download the App (it is free but you can donate to help fund it) you simply…
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I am happily surprised that 3 conservative supreme court justices raised objections against Trump's absurd "emergency" tariffs. let me once again go through the main arguments:
1. There is no emergency, only a trade deficit that the US has had for decades = no change. /1
1. There is no emergency, only a trade deficit that the US has had for decades = no change. /1
November 5, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I am happily surprised that 3 conservative supreme court justices raised objections against Trump's absurd "emergency" tariffs. let me once again go through the main arguments:
1. There is no emergency, only a trade deficit that the US has had for decades = no change. /1
1. There is no emergency, only a trade deficit that the US has had for decades = no change. /1
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42 million people will lose their SNAP benefits on 1 November.
October 31, 2025 at 10:35 PM
42 million people will lose their SNAP benefits on 1 November.
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Hideous flooding in Vietnam, where five feet of rain in 24 hours nears world-record
Life and death on an overheated planet
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Life and death on an overheated planet
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Record Vietnam Rains Kill Nine, Forcing Thousands to Evacuate
Widespread flooding across central Vietnam killed at least nine people and damaged more than 100,000 homes in the tourist hubs of Hue and Da Nang, as the Southeast Asian nation endures another bout of...
www.bloomberg.com
October 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Hideous flooding in Vietnam, where five feet of rain in 24 hours nears world-record
Life and death on an overheated planet
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Life and death on an overheated planet
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I call on both the RSF and SAF to return to the negotiation table, agree to a ceasefire, and lift the blockade on El Fasher. There must be accountability and peace for the people of Sudan. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
Sudanese force's capture of Darfur city could entrench country's split
A Sudanese paramilitary force is battling the last pockets of resistance in a Darfur city that has endured a brutal 18-month siege and where a full takeover would entrench a geographical division of the country between rival military factions.
www.reuters.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:15 PM
I call on both the RSF and SAF to return to the negotiation table, agree to a ceasefire, and lift the blockade on El Fasher. There must be accountability and peace for the people of Sudan. www.reuters.com/world/africa...
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Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
October 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
Don't forget Sudan.
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"Visualizing the 200 Year History of U.S. Debt" www.visualcapitalist.com/200-year-his...
October 28, 2025 at 11:51 AM
"Visualizing the 200 Year History of U.S. Debt" www.visualcapitalist.com/200-year-his...
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“Given the legal deficiencies in the Trump administration’s case, this shock-and-awe approach is understandable. Yet it suffers from a serious flaw: The underlying policy claims are ridiculous.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social @cato.org
Opinion | Striking down the tariffs won’t hurt anybody
The Supreme Court will not devastate the economy or the budget by obeying the Constitution.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:19 PM
“Given the legal deficiencies in the Trump administration’s case, this shock-and-awe approach is understandable. Yet it suffers from a serious flaw: The underlying policy claims are ridiculous.” @scottlincicome.bsky.social @cato.org
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President Trump is reportedly demanding that the DOJ pay him $230 million in damages related to the criminal cases brought against him in 2023, a request that has no parallel in the history of our country.
This is an outrageous ethics issue—even for Trump.
This is an outrageous ethics issue—even for Trump.
October 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
President Trump is reportedly demanding that the DOJ pay him $230 million in damages related to the criminal cases brought against him in 2023, a request that has no parallel in the history of our country.
This is an outrageous ethics issue—even for Trump.
This is an outrageous ethics issue—even for Trump.
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The Steady State, nonprofit group of former intelligence & natsec officials, appeal for Congressional investigation of Trump’s “Weaponization” task force, which includes CIA/ODNI officers
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
The Steady State, nonprofit group of former intelligence & natsec officials, appeal for Congressional investigation of Trump’s “Weaponization” task force, which includes CIA/ODNI officers
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...
www.reuters.com/world/us/for...