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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 4h

California’s “insurer of last resort” is proposing a 36% rate hike after catastrophic wildfires caused billions in losses.

Big Oil is fueling this crisis. It's time for policymakers to protect Californians by making these companies "pay for the damage they’ve caused," says CCI's @iylas.bsky.social.

Californians face another massive insurance rate hike from climate disasters, while Big Oil pays nothing | Center for Climate Integrity

California’s “insurer of last resort” is proposing a 36% rate hike after catastrophic wildfires caused billions in losses.

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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 5h

I know thereʻs a lot going on but itʻs important to not lose sight of the fact that the GOP is trying to grant Big Oil legal immunity from ever being held accountable for lying to the public about the harms of their products. www.nbcrightnow.com/national/us-...

US Republicans seek to shield oil giants as climate lawsuits advance

President Donald Trump's second term has seen the United States go all-in to boost Big Oil and block renewables -- yet a wave of state and local climate-damage lawsuits against

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Kate Macfarlane @katemacfarlane.bsky.social · 5h

Seattle crows, welcome to the war on cars

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Holly Anderson 🍇 @hollyanderson.bsky.social · 7h

you fucked around and now the Episcopalians are doing memes. are you happy now. are you

Screenshot of a Facebook post featuring three of the Portland protesters wearing inflatable frog costumes with the following text:

Episcopalians on Facebook
Elizabeth Rose Elrod • 22h •
Exodus 8:2-6
"But if you refuse to let them go, I will plague your whole country with frogs...
The frogs shall come up on you and on your people and on all your officials."

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Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 6h

One of the things that absurdist protest accomplishes is making the people cracking down on it look absolutely ridiculous.

Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 7h

ICE just arrested a singing giraffe in Portland.

Robby Roadsteamer @roadsteamer.bsky.social · 8h

🚨 *Breaking News* Robby Roadsteamer has been detained by ICE Portland after singing Rod Stewart with the Portland Frog! We need your help!

Please support Robby's campaign and lawyer fees at robbyroadsteamer.com link on bio 💙🦒🦒🦒

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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 7h

You've been training for this your whole life. In the back yard as a 10 year old turning phrases into the pitchback net, dreaming of the big ALCS preview.

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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 15h

Honestly, the entire fossil-fuel economy is a Ponzi scheme that steals the future from our children and calls it "growth."

This current iteration of the scheme is just too on the nose.

Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 4d

And this:
92% of the growth in the entire country this year has been data centers. And some of that is "circular deals" that dont involve actual money

fortune.com/2025/10/07/d...

Without data centers, GDP growth was 0.1% in the first half of 2025, Harvard economist says | Fortune

Is a U.S. without data centers a country without GDP growth?

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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 18h

This shit has real consequences.

"Five months before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, tearing many houses off their foundations, the Trump administration canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from such extreme flooding."

Before Alaska Flooding, E.P.A. Canceled $20 Million Flood Protection Grant

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 1d

grateful portland has risen to the challenge so far in peacefully protesting the ICE facility and that nationally we're all cheering on the frogs but I think it's important to make sure everyone is aware that the ICE goons aren't exactly being peaceful in return

www.koin.com/news/portlan...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 1d

Remember when Stephen Miller claimed the Chicago apartment raid was on a building “filled with Tren de Aragua terrorists”?

Well, DHS has now dropped the number of alleged TdA members arrested in the building from 2 to 1.

Just one "verified" Tren de Aragua member and one U.S. citizen with an active warrant were among the 37, DHS said, without saying how it had verified that gang affiliation. Others taken that day, the agency said, were "illegal aliens."

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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 1d

Home insurance costs in California continue to skyrocket due to billions in losses from extreme weather disasters. Big Oil knowingly made these events worse; they should help shoulder the financial consequences. climateintegrity.org/news/view/ca...

Californians face another massive insurance rate hike from climate disasters, while Big Oil pays nothing | Center for Climate Integrity

California’s “insurer of last resort” is proposing a 36% rate hike after catastrophic wildfires caused billions in losses.

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Kate Starbird @katestarbird.bsky.social · 1d

Great business model! They have to turn a profit somewhere, right? Get the audience (of lonely and poorly socialized males) addicted on an investor-subsidized product (of personalized porn) and then, slowly but inevitably, turn up the cost.

The Verge @theverge.com · 1d

Sam Altman says ChatGPT will soon sext with verified adults

ChatGPT is about to get flirty.

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John Kostyack @kostyack.bsky.social · 1d

@billmckibben.bsky.social: "One way of looking at AI is that it’s main use is as a vehicle to give the fossil fuel industry one last reason to expand." The direct link between fossil-fueled data centers & rising electricity bills is "shaping up to be the mother of all political issues."

Hey Grok, What's a Waste of Energy?

AI amidst the climate emergency

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 1d

"The first-of-its-kind study shows that the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to global renewable energy — contradicting industry claims to be pioneers in the energy transition."

Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’

New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.

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Michael McDonald @electproject.bsky.social · 1d

It is to the shame of all the male reporters in the room that they do not immediately leave

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Trump ignores a question from a woman reporter but says, "I just like to watch her talk. Good job. Thank you darling."

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 1d

Trump: “If Milei loses, we will not be generous with Argentina.”

His view: South America belongs to the US.

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Patrick Wyman @patrickwyman.bsky.social · 2d

My favorite aspect of the Columbus legend is him getting rejected by the Portuguese gets spun as them not recognizing the genius of his idea. No - he went into a roomful of expert navigators and made basic math mistakes, they thought he was a moron, and they wouldn't fund his idea on that basis.

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 2d

The only way to make and keep our cities safe is through Live Ammo Sicario Cosplay for guys whose neighbors do the "twirl finger by their temple" gesture whenever they're mentioned.

Eric Umansky @ericumansky.bsky.social · 2d

ICE agents blocked an ambulance that was trying to take an injured protester to hospital.

"We are still not being allowed to leave by ICE officers.” an EMT said on radio

When driver tried to get out, an agent yelled, "DON’T YOU EVER DO THAT AGAIN, I WILL SHOOT YOU"

www.wweek.com/news/2025/10...

Documents Allege a Federal Agent at Portland ICE Threatened to Shoot an Ambulance Driver

Feds delayed medics who had come to pick up an injured protester. Then, according to confidential incident reports, the agents became aggressive.

www.wweek.com

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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 2d

Corrupt Antifa umps throwing ALCS Game 2 for the Blue Jays. SAD! More tarriffs needed. Thank you for your attention to this matter!

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pumpkin spice amb 🎃 @amb.fyi · 2d

"The most powerful and most inspiring act of defiance, in the face of this, is not just the refusal of those terms but the refusal to acknowledge that anything is over, even if those refusing won’t get to see the end themselves."

Maria Bustillos @handle.invalid · 5d

pls read @davidjroth.bsky.social's review it is SO good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

flaminghydra.com/issue-416/

Struggle cinema

David Roth on 'One Battle After Another'

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 2d

"Climate change could intensify favorable conditions for the species throughout the year and expand its geographic range. "

Good thing we're not doing anything about that either

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 2d

The Dem establishment is going to back Mills over the absolute phenom outsider Platner in Maine, which tells you everything you need to know about how well they understand the current moment & how prepared they are to meet it.

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Caleb Heeringa @calebheeringa.bsky.social · 3d

They also let loose and tried some interesting things on The Tain EP during this same era. But you’re right it got too cute by half from that point onwards. youtu.be/i44Gc6N80mc?...

The Tain

YouTube video by The Decemberists - Topic

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Max Kennerly @maxkennerly.bsky.social · 3d

In a huge coincidence, a Bitcoin billionaire just-so-happened to put up massive leveraged bets against Bitcoin and Ethereum right before Trump posted about new tariffs on China, prompting a market crash.

$200m in profits instantly. $200m we know about, because they likely used many accounts.

Early Bitcoin Whale Shorted $1.1B Right Before Tariffs, Now Up $27M - How Did He Know?

Satoshi-era whale shorted $1.1B in BTC and ETH 30 minutes before Trump tariffs, banking $190M-$200M as liquidations hit $19.33B.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 4d

Texas is preparing emergency resources for wildfires and floods. The Texas National Guard should be THERE — not in Illinois.

We stand ready to support their return home so they are best positioned for helping Texans respond to any natural disasters.

Abbott activates emergency resources ahead of growing wildfire threat, flood risk in Texas

With expected growing wildfire danger across Texas and the potential for a flood risk this weekend, Gov. Greg Abbott is activating more state emergency response resources Friday.

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