Alex S.
@sadads.bsky.social
Wikimedian, technologist, open knowledge actitivist, trying to figure out how communities can weather the #climatecrises -- oh and planting a subtropical food forest when not online.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 11:41 PM
"More than 5,000 fossil fuel lobbyists were given access to the UN climate summits over the past four years, a period marked by a rise in catastrophic extreme weather, inadequate climate action and record oil and gas expansion"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
November 10, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Reporter: Dr Oz said that—
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
Jeffries: Who? Nobody who is serious in this country takes Dr. Oz seriously… I’m not going to respond to any comments from randos like Dr. Oz who is woefully unqualified.
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I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I always find it interesting how the story changes when a lawyer gets to court. They can say anything they want outside of court without accountability but the rules are vastly different in court where you can get seriously penalized for lying.
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Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are (Gift Article)
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Although we're not where we should be, we're on a significantly better trajectory than we were 10 years ago.
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All you need to know about Bill Gates' long-standing and misguided take on climate change.
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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.
thebulletin.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
All you need to know about Bill Gates' long-standing and misguided take on climate change.
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
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Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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You can help catalogue historical weather data from across Africa as a vital step towards making it available for climate research here 👇
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
Weather Archive Africa | Zooniverse - People-powered research
Help catalogue vital meteorological data from across Africa as a vital step towards making it available for climate research.
www.zooniverse.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
You can help catalogue historical weather data from across Africa as a vital step towards making it available for climate research here 👇
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
www.zooniverse.org/projects/hea...
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Mapping climate disinformation in French TV and radio
- 529 cases found between January and August 2025
Report by @quotaclimat.org et al
#climatecrisis
quotaclimat.org/en/actualite...
- 529 cases found between January and August 2025
Report by @quotaclimat.org et al
#climatecrisis
quotaclimat.org/en/actualite...
Climate disinformation in French and Brazilian mainstream media
529 cases detected in 8 months: climate disinformation is booming in French audiovisual media. The media and policymakers should take action.
quotaclimat.org
October 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Mapping climate disinformation in French TV and radio
- 529 cases found between January and August 2025
Report by @quotaclimat.org et al
#climatecrisis
quotaclimat.org/en/actualite...
- 529 cases found between January and August 2025
Report by @quotaclimat.org et al
#climatecrisis
quotaclimat.org/en/actualite...
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Now, Dems hold 7 of 33 US house seats (21%) across AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. Dems won 37% of 2024 presidential vote in those states.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
October 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Now, Dems hold 7 of 33 US house seats (21%) across AL, LA, MS, SC & TN. Dems won 37% of 2024 presidential vote in those states.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
Now Supreme Court may allow those states to eliminate >all< Dem seats by undermining the VRA www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
Our democracy being chipped away, bit by bit.
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🔎 More than 85 scientists have issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S Dept of Energy report on climate change, stating the authors cherry-picked or misrepresented climate science.
via @npr.org
via @npr.org
Dozens of scientists find errors in a new Energy Department climate report
More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.
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September 3, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🔎 More than 85 scientists have issued a joint rebuttal to a recent U.S Dept of Energy report on climate change, stating the authors cherry-picked or misrepresented climate science.
via @npr.org
via @npr.org
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NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
#NASA #EarthScience #Climate #ClimateChange
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/nasas-acting-chief-calls-for-the-end-of-earth-science-at-the-space-agency/
#NASA #EarthScience #Climate #ClimateChange
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/nasas-acting-chief-calls-for-the-end-of-earth-science-at-the-space-agency/
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
NASA’s charter clearly states the agency should study planet Earth, however.
arstechnica.com
August 25, 2025 at 11:48 PM
NASA’s acting chief calls for the end of Earth science at the space agency
#NASA #EarthScience #Climate #ClimateChange
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/nasas-acting-chief-calls-for-the-end-of-earth-science-at-the-space-agency/
#NASA #EarthScience #Climate #ClimateChange
https://arstechnica.com/space/2025/08/nasas-acting-chief-calls-for-the-end-of-earth-science-at-the-space-agency/
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The Trump administration is making us less well-informed now and in the future.
Trump admin strips ocean and air pollution monitoring from next-gen weather satellites | CNN
The Trump administration will remove ocean and air pollution monitoring instruments from the upcoming fleet of weather satellites, and cut the number of satellites, as well.
edition.cnn.com
August 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The Trump administration is making us less well-informed now and in the future.
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The Knight Foundation and others are trying to raise $50 million to rescue public radio and TV stations, prioritizing ones that historically received more than 30% of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and are among the only sources of information in their communities.
The Race to Rescue PBS and NPR Stations
www.nytimes.com
August 19, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The Knight Foundation and others are trying to raise $50 million to rescue public radio and TV stations, prioritizing ones that historically received more than 30% of their funding from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and are among the only sources of information in their communities.
What happens when the professors and the srudents deploy a network of agents in an arms race of improving writing and grading papers? What could go wrong?
What the actual fucking fuck. www.theverge.com/news/760508/...
August 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
What happens when the professors and the srudents deploy a network of agents in an arms race of improving writing and grading papers? What could go wrong?
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I'm delighted to serve as a Lead Author for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) in the Land Sector (AFOLU) Chapter under Working Group III. I'm looking forward to engaging with the wider community on this important multi-year scientific effort.
www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/p...
www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/p...
IPCC concludes selection of authors for its Seventh Assessment Report — IPCC
www.ipcc.ch
August 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I'm delighted to serve as a Lead Author for the IPCC’s Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) in the Land Sector (AFOLU) Chapter under Working Group III. I'm looking forward to engaging with the wider community on this important multi-year scientific effort.
www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/p...
www.ipcc.ch/2025/08/18/p...
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LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
August 13, 2025 at 2:52 PM
LIVE: #INC52 #PlasticsTreaty plenary is happening now in Geneva. The new text from INC Chair @LuisVayasEc (released only 1 hour ago) does not mention "life cycle" or "chemicals" at all. It is a betrayal of the original mandate. #BreakFreeFromPlastic unep.org/inc-plastic-... (1/🧵
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US Bureau of Land Management implemented 4 new rules to increase oil-gas drilling on public lands (adding extra yr of “life” to unused leases, preventing updated stipulations to leases & 18-month turnaround on offering leases) WITH NO PUBLIC COMMENT INPUT.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
BLM Calls New Oil and Gas Rules ‘Noncontroversial,’ Exempts Them From Public Comment - Inside Climate News
Environmentalists say the lack of public comment shows the administration’s disregard for maintaining public lands.
insideclimatenews.org
August 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
US Bureau of Land Management implemented 4 new rules to increase oil-gas drilling on public lands (adding extra yr of “life” to unused leases, preventing updated stipulations to leases & 18-month turnaround on offering leases) WITH NO PUBLIC COMMENT INPUT.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0108202...
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INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
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Reporting on this story was interesting because it forced me to check my own biases. I'm as anti-gun as they come, but my personal feelings couldn't get in the way of accurately sharing the facts. There's a story to be written about the morality of guns at protests, but this isn't that story.
NEW: A protester was shot and killed at the Salt Lake City 'No Kings' march. A man is in police custody, booked on suspicion of murder—but not the one who fired the gun. From video, witnesses and interviews, @schotthappens.com and I tried to piece together what really happened Saturday.
Our report-
Our report-
What actually happened at the Salt Lake City ‘No Kings’ shooting?
One man is dead. Another is in jail—but not the one who fired his gun.
www.thehandbasket.co
June 18, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reporting on this story was interesting because it forced me to check my own biases. I'm as anti-gun as they come, but my personal feelings couldn't get in the way of accurately sharing the facts. There's a story to be written about the morality of guns at protests, but this isn't that story.
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Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this
June 17, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Padilla: I was forced to the ground, first on my knees and then flat on my chest. And as I was handcuffed and marched down a hallway repeatedly asking, why am I being detained? Not once did they tell me why. I pray you never have a moment like this
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Everything is an Onion article.
The first civilian detained by U.S. Marines in Los Angeles was an ARMY VETERAN on his way to a VA APPOINTMENT
Exclusive: US Marines carry out first known detention of civilian in Los Angeles, video shows
Marines deployed to Los Angeles carried out the detention of a civilian on Friday, the U.S. military confirmed after being presented with Reuters images, in the first known detention by active-duty troops deployed there by President Donald Trump.
www.reuters.com
June 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Everything is an Onion article.
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UNACCEPTABLE. @padilla.senate.gov - a sitting U.S. Senator - was just physically assaulted and handcuffed for asking DHS questions about issues that impact his constituents at a PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE. This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes.
Senator Padilla is forcibly shoved out of Kristi Noem's press briefing:
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
"I'm Senator Alex Padilla. I have questions for the Secretary"
June 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
UNACCEPTABLE. @padilla.senate.gov - a sitting U.S. Senator - was just physically assaulted and handcuffed for asking DHS questions about issues that impact his constituents at a PUBLIC PRESS CONFERENCE. This is the stuff of authoritarian regimes.
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🚨 UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera's new report: "The Imperative of Defossilizing Our Economies” calls on governments to ban fossil fuel ads, limit the industry’s lobbying, & create & enforce policies against greenwashing & disinformation.
Read the full report here ⬇️
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Read the full report here ⬇️
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June 12, 2025 at 10:16 AM
🚨 UN Special Rapporteur Elisa Morgera's new report: "The Imperative of Defossilizing Our Economies” calls on governments to ban fossil fuel ads, limit the industry’s lobbying, & create & enforce policies against greenwashing & disinformation.
Read the full report here ⬇️
buff.ly/WUqks7Y
Read the full report here ⬇️
buff.ly/WUqks7Y