Wojtek Brzezinski
@wojtekbrzezinski.pl
Polish science journo, 2023 Knight Science Journalism @ MIT Fellow. Writes about climate, AI, social media and space. Will talk your head off about scuba diving.
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Pisze o nas KSJ@MIT :)
“Co to będzie? Krótki przewodnik po końcach świata” (“Gracious, What Now? A Brief Guide to the End of the World”) is the latest book from @wojtekbrzezinski.pl (KSJ ’23) (available in Polish):
Co to będzie? Krótki przewodnik po końcach świata | Wojciech Brzeziński, Agata Kaźmierska
Świat na pewno się skończy. To przecież tylko kwestia czasu.
Ludzie fantazjują o końcu świata od niemal samego jego początku. Jedna z najstarszych przepowiedni w tej sprawie pochodzi od Asyryjczyków...
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November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Pisze o nas KSJ@MIT :)
Przedsprzedaż ruszyła! Najnowsze dzieło Agaty Kaźmierskiej i moje doczekało się finału! :) www.empik.com/konce-swiata...
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May 6, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Przedsprzedaż ruszyła! Najnowsze dzieło Agaty Kaźmierskiej i moje doczekało się finału! :) www.empik.com/konce-swiata...
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The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow.
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The War Trump Chooses
That wasn't Trump against Zelens'kyi. It was Americans against reason
snyder.substack.com
March 1, 2025 at 6:42 PM
The attempted mugging of a visiting president was about the world war that Musk, Trump, and Vance have chosen. If we attend to what Vance and Trump said yesterday, we can work our way to the unreason of American policy, and to the chaos that will follow.
snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
snyder.substack.com/p/the-war-tr...
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At the same time:
March 2, 2025 at 3:52 PM
At the same time:
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“.. We now have an alliance between a Russian president who wants to destroy Europe and an American president who also wants to destroy Europe,” another European diplomat observed in recent days ... “The transatlantic alliance is over.”
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
February 19, 2025 at 8:41 PM
“.. We now have an alliance between a Russian president who wants to destroy Europe and an American president who also wants to destroy Europe,” another European diplomat observed in recent days ... “The transatlantic alliance is over.”
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
@politico.com
www.politico.eu/article/dona...
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Trochę ponad miesiąc temu Nowy Jork wprowadził opłaty za wjazd do centrum samochodem. Korki z dnia na dzień zniknęły, nagle w budżecie pojawiła się kasa na remonty metra i nowe autobusy.
Trump uznał, że transport publiczny to lewactwo i skasował program.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump uznał, że transport publiczny to lewactwo i skasował program.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump administration terminates approval of New York City congestion pricing
The toll structure had been hitting motorists for $9 if they rolled into central Manhattan from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. on weekends.
www.nbcnews.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trochę ponad miesiąc temu Nowy Jork wprowadził opłaty za wjazd do centrum samochodem. Korki z dnia na dzień zniknęły, nagle w budżecie pojawiła się kasa na remonty metra i nowe autobusy.
Trump uznał, że transport publiczny to lewactwo i skasował program.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Trump uznał, że transport publiczny to lewactwo i skasował program.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
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Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data, raising alarm at IRS
Musk’s DOGE seeks access to personal taxpayer data at IRS
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service is seeking access to a heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service system that includes detailed financial information about every taxpayer, business and nonprofit in the country, according to three people familiar with the activities, sparking alarm within the tax agency.
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The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.
At the direction of RFK Jr., America’s newly confirmed secretary of Health and Human Services, the CDC has suddenly fired nearly 1,300 employees in a single day. 10% of America’s vital team of health experts — considered global leaders in disease control — have been axed.
Although HHS…
Although HHS…
February 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM
The elite war against public wellbeing proceeds.
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New from me: Some federal workers say they are moving all but the most innocuous conversations from platforms like Facebook or text messages to Signal, fearing tech companies will turn over their data to the Trump administration.
www.theverge.com/news/610951/...
www.theverge.com/news/610951/...
Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook
Chaos in Washington, DC, is forcing some to move to new platforms.
www.theverge.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
New from me: Some federal workers say they are moving all but the most innocuous conversations from platforms like Facebook or text messages to Signal, fearing tech companies will turn over their data to the Trump administration.
www.theverge.com/news/610951/...
www.theverge.com/news/610951/...
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Disney is reducing content warnings that caution viewers about racial stereotypes on some of its classic films, including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan,” as part of a wider revamp of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as it adjusts to the new Trump era.
Disney scales back content warnings on classic films amid DEI shift
Classic films including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan” will no longer autoplay warnings about racial stereotypes. It comes as Trump cracks down on diversity initiatives.
www.washingtonpost.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Disney is reducing content warnings that caution viewers about racial stereotypes on some of its classic films, including “Dumbo” and “Peter Pan,” as part of a wider revamp of its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs as it adjusts to the new Trump era.
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This is a comprehensive (and very bleak) summary of the current state of US science
Donald Trump’s second term as US President has begun with staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences in what some see as a new "dark ages" 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/us-science...
US science in chaos as impact of Trump's executive orders sinks in – Physics World
US science hit by staff layoffs, slashed budgets, axed diversity programmes and cancelled conferences
physicsworld.com
February 13, 2025 at 11:46 AM
This is a comprehensive (and very bleak) summary of the current state of US science
Za 7 lat pierwsza gwiazdka może się nieco pospieszyć. Około 70-metrowa asteroida 2024YR4 ma już przeszło 2 procent szans na uderzenie w Ziemię 22 grudnia 2032 r.
February 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Za 7 lat pierwsza gwiazdka może się nieco pospieszyć. Około 70-metrowa asteroida 2024YR4 ma już przeszło 2 procent szans na uderzenie w Ziemię 22 grudnia 2032 r.
Nowa ustawa proponowana przez stanowy kongres Teksasu będzie wymagała od potencjalnych wyborców, którzy chcą zarejestrować się w spisie, by przedstawili akt urodzenia zawierający to samo nazwisko. Co może być przykrą niespodzianką dla 69 mln teksańskich mężatek, które nazwisko zmieniły...
Texas Rep. Introduces The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act preventing 69 million married women from being able to register to vote.
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act
The act could affect whether married women without passports are able to register to vote.
www.newsweek.com
February 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Nowa ustawa proponowana przez stanowy kongres Teksasu będzie wymagała od potencjalnych wyborców, którzy chcą zarejestrować się w spisie, by przedstawili akt urodzenia zawierający to samo nazwisko. Co może być przykrą niespodzianką dla 69 mln teksańskich mężatek, które nazwisko zmieniły...
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Texas Rep. Introduces The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act preventing 69 million married women from being able to register to vote.
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
Married women could be stopped from voting under SAVE Act
The act could affect whether married women without passports are able to register to vote.
www.newsweek.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Texas Rep. Introduces The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act preventing 69 million married women from being able to register to vote.
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
It requires a birth certificate that matches their current name, which is a problem for women who changed their legal name when they got married
Hej, @google, dlaczego na polskim Google Maps wyświetla się nazwa "Zatoka Amerykańska"? To wbrew stanowisku Komisji Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Może jeszcze zaznaczycie, że Krym jest w Rosji?
February 12, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hej, @google, dlaczego na polskim Google Maps wyświetla się nazwa "Zatoka Amerykańska"? To wbrew stanowisku Komisji Standaryzacji Nazw Geograficznych poza Granicami Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej. Może jeszcze zaznaczycie, że Krym jest w Rosji?
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In the Soviet Bloc, the Communist Party assigned political minders/ commissars to every school, factory, army unit, etc to ensure ideological compliance and loyalty to the regime. Hiring was based on class background and demonstrated loyalty.
Obviously, this is very different.
Obviously, this is very different.
This new EO signed today appears to create DOGE as a shadow government across the entire federal government. Each agency/dept will be assigned a DOGE minder who will work with the Secry or Director and essentially be in charge of all new hiring and/or firing. People have been saying the Elon is ...
February 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
In the Soviet Bloc, the Communist Party assigned political minders/ commissars to every school, factory, army unit, etc to ensure ideological compliance and loyalty to the regime. Hiring was based on class background and demonstrated loyalty.
Obviously, this is very different.
Obviously, this is very different.
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I understand why federal employees need to do this. For the rest of us,…
January 26, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I understand why federal employees need to do this. For the rest of us,…
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Is measuring CO2 woke?
The NOAA CO2 data website has vanished.
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
February 5, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Is measuring CO2 woke?
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This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
CDC Data Are Disappearing
The agency has already removed scientific data from public view. More could follow.
www.theatlantic.com
February 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
This is crucial reporting from @katherinejwu.com.
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
Among the data being scrubbed is “the agency’s AtlasPlus tool, which contains nearly 20 years of CDC surveillance data on HIV, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, and tuberculosis…”
www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...
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Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032
Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032
Is this NEO the one? Yup, as in, a 1% chance of hitting us ... sadly
Video Astronomers reckon a 220-million-kilogram asteroid is going to swing by Earth in 2032 with a 1-in-100 chance of hitting us.…
dlvr.it
January 31, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Asteroid as wide as 886 cans of spam may hit Earth in 2032
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Do Europeans still get to set the rules for their own elections? Or does Elon Musk decide?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Europe’s Elon Musk Problem
He and other tech oligarchs are making it impossible to conduct free and fair elections anywhere.
www.theatlantic.com
January 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Do Europeans still get to set the rules for their own elections? Or does Elon Musk decide?
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...