Tellurian Ingress
@tellurianingress.bsky.social
World Watcher.
ICYMI? Brunch is still cancelled. You can get it to go.
ICYMI? Brunch is still cancelled. You can get it to go.
Pinned
ℹ️ This is a secondary account because my brain is happier with such segmentation.
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Its The Kennedy Center, The Dept Of Defense and The Gulf of Mexico.
And donald is still a felon
And donald is still a felon
December 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Its The Kennedy Center, The Dept Of Defense and The Gulf of Mexico.
And donald is still a felon
And donald is still a felon
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How Chicago’s bike courier collective is surviving the age of DoorDash and delivery robots: blockclubchi.co/45fQG2i
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
How Chicago’s bike courier collective is surviving the age of DoorDash and delivery robots: blockclubchi.co/45fQG2i
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NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge lifts Trump administration limits on lawmaker visits to ICE jails
A federal judge ruled that ICE cannot enforce newly adopted policies that require lawmakers to provide seven days notice before visiting detention facilities.
www.politico.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:40 PM
NEW: Judge blocks Trump administration's attempt to limit lawmakers' access to immigration jails. Advance notice no longer required & detention facilities at field offices are open to Congress. w/ @kyledcheney.bsky.social www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
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Organizers with students engaged in advancing Texas (SEAT) are suing Texas over the new App Store Accountability law that pushes age verification and now they’ve made a game that shows how school filtering is impacting content.
The kids are alright ✨Check it out!
www.access-denied.org
The kids are alright ✨Check it out!
www.access-denied.org
Edgelands Game
www.access-denied.org
December 17, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Organizers with students engaged in advancing Texas (SEAT) are suing Texas over the new App Store Accountability law that pushes age verification and now they’ve made a game that shows how school filtering is impacting content.
The kids are alright ✨Check it out!
www.access-denied.org
The kids are alright ✨Check it out!
www.access-denied.org
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Salesforce finds new AI monetization knobs to twist
Salesforce finds new AI monetization knobs to twist
With seat and usage-based deals back on the table, CRM giant tells investors agent prices are going up
Salesforce has told investors it is upping prices for AI agent platforms, claiming customers will get between three and ten times the value from investment as it introduces new AI charging models.…
dlvr.it
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Salesforce finds new AI monetization knobs to twist
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As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
Humankind has launch more satellites in the past four years (2021 - 2025) than in the previous seven decades.
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
75% of the currently active satellites belong to a single operator (SpaceX).
December 4, 2025 at 2:09 AM
As a kid who used to love to sit up late in my rural county peering into the vastness of space, I find it almost physically painful to stare into the cluttered sky and find my gaze constantly interrupted by all of this disposable litter. This graph does not indicate progress to me.
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Layoff announcements this year top 1.1 million, the most since 2020 when pandemic hit, Challenger says
Layoff announcements this year top 1.1 million, the most since 2020 when pandemic hit, Challenger says
The firm said layoff plans totaled 76,835 in November, a step down from October but still enough to bring the 2025 total up to 1.17 million.
cnb.cx
December 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Layoff announcements this year top 1.1 million, the most since 2020 when pandemic hit, Challenger says
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OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case reut.rs/4piz7Ha
OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case
OpenAI must produce millions of anonymized chat logs from ChatGPT users in its high-stakes copyright dispute with the New York Times and other news outlets, a federal judge in Manhattan ruled.
reut.rs
December 4, 2025 at 12:05 AM
OpenAI loses fight to keep ChatGPT logs secret in copyright case reut.rs/4piz7Ha
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I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I don’t know if anyone else notices or cares, but when I see a presentation in which the speaker uses obviously generated-AI images to illustrate their slides, it makes me immediately less confident in whatever other content they’re presenting.
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France plans to spend $150 million to rip out grape vines due to wine industry woes from increasing heat, drought, etc
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Better wines among the pines: Agroforestry can climate-proof grapes, French researchers show
MONTPELLIER, France — As the world warms due to climate change, winemakers are struggling to maintain the quality of their product. But in the home of wine, agroforestry researchers are showing that g...
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:59 PM
France plans to spend $150 million to rip out grape vines due to wine industry woes from increasing heat, drought, etc
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
Yet planting rows of trees around vines can drought- & heat-proof them while keeping production up w/o irrigation
I reported about this #agroforestry solution in southern France:
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Health care costs for millions of Americans could rise at the start of 2026 if action is not taken to restore subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
https://bit.ly/4omoB02
https://bit.ly/4omoB02
November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Health care costs for millions of Americans could rise at the start of 2026 if action is not taken to restore subsidies under the Affordable Care Act.
https://bit.ly/4omoB02
https://bit.ly/4omoB02
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I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
November 27, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I know most of the focus is on RFK Jr.'s weird horny texts, but the news that he used to spam Bill Nye with anti-vax weirdness and Bill was like, "Dude, you're you're confusing correlation for causation" is the only RFK text-message news I will ever need.
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Why are billionaires buying up media outlets?
As a media mogul, you can effectively hedge against democracy by suppressing criticism of yourself and other plutocrats and discouraging any attempt to tax away your wealth.
Here's what we need to do about it. robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
As a media mogul, you can effectively hedge against democracy by suppressing criticism of yourself and other plutocrats and discouraging any attempt to tax away your wealth.
Here's what we need to do about it. robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
A toxic combo: Trump, Billionaires, and the Media
What to do about it
robertreich.substack.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Why are billionaires buying up media outlets?
As a media mogul, you can effectively hedge against democracy by suppressing criticism of yourself and other plutocrats and discouraging any attempt to tax away your wealth.
Here's what we need to do about it. robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
As a media mogul, you can effectively hedge against democracy by suppressing criticism of yourself and other plutocrats and discouraging any attempt to tax away your wealth.
Here's what we need to do about it. robertreich.substack.com/p/billionair...
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While state and local officials tout the economic potential the data center brings, watchdog groups have warned that the massive centers that are popping up across the country consume inordinate amounts of power and water, posing serious environmental dangers and raising energy costs.
Amazon to Build $3B AI Data Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Amazon is set to build a $3 billion AI data center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, and create a new educational grant.
buff.ly
November 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
While state and local officials tout the economic potential the data center brings, watchdog groups have warned that the massive centers that are popping up across the country consume inordinate amounts of power and water, posing serious environmental dangers and raising energy costs.
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Yo resisters:
Gentle reminder to give credit where credit is due.
Support independent media and give them credit for their work.
Gentle reminder to give credit where credit is due.
Support independent media and give them credit for their work.
When I lived in Minneapolis in 2020, @guru-merc.bsky.social was an incredible source of on-the-ground reporting in the wake of George Floyd's murder. I really respect the guy, and it's a shame to see him get ripped off so blatantly by AltNPS.
![Alt National Park Service: Amazing turnout in DC today! [There is a photo of a rally in Washington, DC, featuring signs saying "IMPEACH, CONVICT"]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:7f5fdeb4ci3lefmt4zr3m3wg/bafkreicytwpmnhclnve7ne3inhbdxphizrtki3boucoyo23r75h55opq5a@jpeg)
November 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Yo resisters:
Gentle reminder to give credit where credit is due.
Support independent media and give them credit for their work.
Gentle reminder to give credit where credit is due.
Support independent media and give them credit for their work.
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Increasingly museums have found themselves facing the conundrum of how to guard the safety of their works in the event of a climate-related catastrophe.
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
The grab list: how museums decide what to save in a disaster
Billions of dollars’ worth of art is imperilled by climate change. Curators will have to make sacrifices
econ.st
November 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Increasingly museums have found themselves facing the conundrum of how to guard the safety of their works in the event of a climate-related catastrophe.
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
1843 goes behind the scenes of curators’ decision-making processes
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Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Reuters has confirmed that President Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner and his special envoy Steve Witkoff held a private meeting in Miami with a sanctioned Kremlin proxy to help shape the new "peace plan" for Ukraine. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
"Guys, seriously, get your own lawyer if you need it. Elon’s great, but you need to watch your own back.”
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
What happened to DOGE after Musk left.
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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The 28-point proposal being hawked around by America is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced and impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day
Donald Trump’s peace plan would be bad for Ukraine, Europe and America
It is a sad mix of naked opportunism and strategic myopia
econ.st
November 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
The 28-point proposal being hawked around by America is so poorly put together, so vague, unbalanced and impractical that, in a more normal world, it would never have seen the light of day
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BP crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak reut.rs/49AWF56
BP crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak
BP said on Friday its Olympic Pipeline crew excavated more than 100 feet (0.03 km) of pipeline following a leak earlier this month near Everett, Washington, but have not yet identified the source of the leak.
reut.rs
November 22, 2025 at 6:40 AM
BP crew excavates Olympic Pipeline, yet to find cause of leak reut.rs/49AWF56
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Joy!!!!
IRS is happy!
IRS is happy!
D.C. District Court Sides With CHC Legal Arguments in Restricting IRS-ICE Data Sharing Over Privacy Concerns
CHC Leadership’s Amicus Brief Assisted D.C. District Court in Blocking IRS Disclosure of Taxpayer Information to ICE
chc.house.gov
November 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Joy!!!!
IRS is happy!
IRS is happy!
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stream restoration work has many stake holders.
November 21, 2025 at 1:38 PM
stream restoration work has many stake holders.
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Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers | Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers - Bucks County Beacon
Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
buckscountybeacon.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold $75M From Pennsylvania Over Immigrant Truck Drivers | Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration said the federal government didn't identify a single commercial driver’s license issued to someone who wasn't eligible.
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Pineapple on pizza is potentially divisive. Saying a swastika is “potentially divisive” is like saying the Holocaust was a “controversial dispute.”
November 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Pineapple on pizza is potentially divisive. Saying a swastika is “potentially divisive” is like saying the Holocaust was a “controversial dispute.”