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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 11h

Guaranteed

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FLARE 💥 Resistance Action Center 💥 @flareusa.bsky.social · 11h

See you tomorrow!

#FuelTheFLARE #YouCantScareFLARE

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Maxine Joselow @maxinejoselow.bsky.social · 12h

Before catastrophic floods swept through the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk on Sunday, the EPA canceled a $20 million grant intended to protect the community from extreme flooding. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/c...

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

www.nytimes.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 11h

No need to prepare for Alaskan typhoons

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 12h

At Bari Weiss's CBS, an open debate on whether Alaska needs more hurricanes

Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13h

Well, now we know why the Trump regime is banning any mention of climate change.

The Carbon Rains of October

From Alaska typhoons to coal-juiced Nor'easters

hillheat.news

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 12h

This weekend demand #Nokings

What Would a No Kings Budget Look Like?

Democrats are publicly conditioning a budget agreement on health care changes. But they also have powerful options to arrest the slide to authoritarianism.

prospect.org

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 13h

Well, now we know why the Trump regime is banning any mention of climate change.

The Carbon Rains of October

From Alaska typhoons to coal-juiced Nor'easters

hillheat.news

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 16h

Record-breaking heat in the Gulf of Mexico ocean waters...

climatereanalyzer.org/clim/sst_dai...

Daily SST, Gulf of Mexico (20–30°N, 82–98°W)

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

The #bigballsgoonshow continues. These schmucks hate the Constitution.

Jonah @anotherjonah.bsky.social · 1d

This morning I was filming ICE abducting sometime in Petworth. One of the agents told me "the last US citizen that did this he put in cuffs all the way to the courtroom".

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Rick Thoman @alaskawx.bsky.social · 1d

If you're able, please consider a donation to the Alaska Community Fund to help people in western Alaska impacted by ex-typhoon Halong even as winter is bearing down. All the money donated goes to the region. Quyana. #Alaska #AlaskaSky

alaskacf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/c...

Screen shot of the ACF Western Alaska Disaster Relief 2025 Fund:

"In response to recent severe storms, including Typhoon Halong, that devastated Alaska's western coast, local community organizations and regional partners have come together to establish the Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund, housed at the Alaska Community Foundation.
Two major storm systems struck western Alaska in rapid succession, bringing record flooding, extreme winds, and extensive damage from Kwigillingok to Kotzebue. Homes have been damaged and destroyed, critical infrastructure compromised, and subsistence resources disrupted. The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund will provide support to affected communities for immediate relief, recovery support, and long-term resilience, including disaster preparedness initiatives. Distribution decisions will be guided by advisors including regional leaders and stakeholders, ensuring resources reach affected communities based on locally identified needs.

The Western Alaska Disaster Relief Fund brings together a growing list of local, regional, and statewide partners endorsing the fund, including:

Association of Village Council Presidents
Alaska Federation of Natives
Alaska Native Heritage Center
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Bethel Community Services Foundation
Calista Corporation
Healthy Alaska Natives Foundation
First Alaskans Institute
Kawerak, Inc.
Native Peoples Action
Maniilaq Association

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation"

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

“When Donald Trump campaigned, he said he was going after criminals, rapists and drug dealers. Now, they’re assaulting women, deporting children, mothers and fathers — not criminals. And if they’re criminals, he needs to prove it. We haven’t seen that evidence yet.”

Trump says migrants drive violent crime in Illinois. But ICE can’t find many violent criminals.

Masked ICE agents and other federal forces showed up in Chicago to go after gangsters. Instead, they keep catching people who are just living their lives.

www.msnbc.com

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Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory @lamont.columbia.edu · 1d

🏆 Congratulations to @lamont.columbia.edu tree ring scientist Ed Cook, recipient of the Roger Revelle Medal from @agu.org for outstanding contributions in climate science! #AGU25 ➡️ Learn more about Cook and this prestigious honor: www.agu.org/user-profile...

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

New coal leases in the Powder River Basin have been paused after the first one had only a bid for 1/10th of a penny. They are trying to blame previous administrations, but the writing is on the wall. We should be supporting coal workers and communities not doing wtf this clown show is doing.

US postpones Wyoming coal lease sale after disappointing Montana auction

The Trump administration has postponed a scheduled sale of coal leases on federal lands in Wyoming two days after a disappointing auction in Montana, an Interior Department spokesperson said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

This is sweet

Kelsey Malloy @kmalloy.bsky.social · 1d

An atmospheric general circulation model you can run on a Python Jupyter notebook?! Heck yeah! Check out this project- both an educational tool for undergraduates/graduate students, and a research tool for scientists interested in idealized climate modeling.
journals.ametsoc.org/view/journal...

journals.ametsoc.org

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 1d

The Alaska oil subsidy!

Alaska hit by severe flooding that carries away homes

Alaska State Troopers said it received reports of "at least eight homes being pushed from their foundations."

www.cbsnews.com

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A Siegel @asiegel.bsky.social · 1d

When it comes to tennis, football (okay, soccer to Americans), and, well, all sports, reporters almost invariably fail to "connect the dots" between extreme weather and the fossil-fuel driven climate crisis.

getenergysmartnow.com/2025/10/13/s...

@billmckibben.bsky.social @climatebrad.hillheat.com

Sports reporting so often fails to “Connect the Dots”

Around the globe, from little kids playing with friends to premier professional athletes battling for prize money, climate change is increasingly impacting the sports world. Even so, most sports re…

getenergysmartnow.com

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Vincent Ledvina @vincentledvina.bsky.social · 2d

Amazing , fast-moving aurora

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 2d

"The government shutdown began a few weeks after Trump was sworn in."

Accurate.

Jason Linkins @dceiver.bsky.social · 2d

I wrote about the government shutdown—and why this one is different

newrepublic.com/post/201612/...

Why It’s Pointless for Democrats to Negotiate a Shutdown Deal

The most overlooked aspect of the current impasse is that it began a long time ago—and is rooted in a deep Trumpian dysfunction.

newrepublic.com

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Scott MacFarlane @macfarlanenews.bsky.social · 3d

Amid shutdown, House Democrats will return to DC next week, despite GOP cancellation of schedule

Rep Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) sends letter to colleagues, “It is critically important for House Democrats to once again return to Washington.”

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 3d

Good thing Russ Vought is illegally firing all of the CDC right now

Mona Burns @monaburns.bsky.social · 3d

NBC:
"A bubbling measles outbreak in the upstate of South Carolina has forced 153 unvaccinated children out of the classroom and into quarantine for a minimum of 21 days."
Pay attention, kids
We're not going to get accurate #s from the CDC anymore
www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

Hundreds of U.S. students quarantined amid measles outbreaks

At least 270 unvaccinated kids are staying home from school as measles continues to spread nationwide. "Expect more," one expert said.

www.nbcnews.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 3d

Time and again the GOP describes the Democratic Party we need, not the Democratic Party we have

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Thune: "If the Democrats had won the majority, they probably would've tried to nuke the filibuster. And then you'd have four new senators from Puerto Rico and DC, you'd have a packed Supreme Court, you'd have abortion on demand ... "

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Jamie Dupree @jamiedupree.bsky.social · 4d

Here's the latest update of the House legislative calendar. Summer break was July 24-September 1. Epstein Files / shutdown break will be Sept. 20 to at least October 20. (3 work weeks out of 9 weeks)

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4d

GOP Speaker Mike Johnson (no relation) is committed to the dominance of Vizier Russ Vought over Congress's Constitutional power of the purse.
“We worked on rescissions, and there’ll be more of that, we expect, in the days ahead."
#nokings

Mike Johnson raises fresh doubts about an Obamacare compromise

The speaker questioned whether there is “any version of a reform that could find consensus and pass.“

www.politico.com

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4d

The illegal, unconstitutional #VoughtShutdown has begun. The Trump regime is trying to use the government funding standoff to initiate mass layoffs across the government, including
- HHS
- Education
- Treasury
- DHS
- EPA

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Brad Johnson @climatebrad.hillheat.com · 4d

Very true

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