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jaykeeley @doomedparade.bsky.social · Apr 14

Steve Vai. “For the Love of God.” 1997. What an era for Vai — both Passion & Warfare and the wizardry he added to Slip of the Tongue. There are times you want to play along, and other times where you just sit back and watch a level of genius few can attain. Just remarkable. 👏

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Richard Morris @ahistoryinart.bsky.social · 28d

Some of Harriet Backer's pictures look better in reproduction. While others, which you might flip past in a book are miracles of subtlety on canvas. And some, like the beautifully observed 'Christening In Tanum Church,' (1892) are wonderful both ways.

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1980/1985 News (in Arizona) @40yearsago.bsky.social · 28d

[July 22nd, 1980] IBM representatives met with Bill Gates and other Microsoft officials to discuss licensing software, including an operating system, for IBM's upcoming personal computer project, later known as the IBM PC

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Dr Tom Horne @hornesupremacy.bsky.social · 24d

#Viking-Age tafl board game pieces from Birka grave Bj 523. Made from glass, the 'king' piece is the most prominent, and features prominent black eyes on its head.

My 📷 | Ref. Historiska museet

Glass tafl gaming pieces, with a larger 'king' piece.

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 23d

On the one side, Pope Leo. On the other side, fossil fuel’s massive climate denial fraud operation and massive dark-money political corruption operation. I’ll stand with Leo.

Pope Leo rebukes climate skeptics after Trump calls warming a ‘con job’

The Illinois native’s comments come a week after the U.S. president derided the fight against climate change.

www.politico.eu

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Priestley Centre for Climate Futures @priestleycentre.bsky.social · 23d

Priestley Director Piers Forster is quoted in an article by @cleantechnica.bsky.social welcoming Pope Leo’s climate advocacy, stating that small steps and statements from influential figures can help shift public and political momentum toward environmental action.
cleantechnica.com/2025/10/02/p...

Pope Leo Speaks About Climate Change. Is Anyone Listening? - CleanTechnica

Building on the actions of his predecessor, Pope Leo this week called for all humans to care for the Earth that sustains us all.

cleantechnica.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 24d

Pope Leo condemns climate change critics

- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"

Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming

In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Catherine McKenna @cathmckenna.bsky.social · 26d

The thing about oilsands companies is that over the past decade they have focused on cutting as many jobs as possible in the name of efficiency while paying as little as possible for the pollution they cause.

National Newswatch @nationalnewswatch.com · 26d

Canadian energy minister disappointed by Imperial Oil's planned layoffs nationalnewswatch.com/2025/09/30/c...

Canadian energy minister disappointed by Imperial Oil's planned…

National Newswatch: Canada's most comprehensive site for political news and views.

nationalnewswatch.com

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 19d

In 1999, Bill Clinton announced “the last, best unprotected wild lands anywhere in our nation” would be shielded by a new rule that banned roads, drilling and other disturbances.

Today, these lands could soon see chainsaws and logging trucks amid a push by Trump to raze these ecosystems for timber.

Outcry as Trump plots the plunder of US forests: "You can almost hear the chainsaws"

Public comments suggest repealing the Clinton-era "roadless rule" is wildly unpopular.

www.motherjones.com

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Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative @y2y.bsky.social · 17d

A new IUCN report showcases the importance of large-scale conservation initiatives, including the Yellowstone to Yukon region. 12 case studies dive into how large-scale, connected conservation is securing a thriving future for nature and people alike.

Read more:

Scaling Up: Conservation in a Connected World

Our planet is facing an unprecedented and accelerating biodiversity crisis, driven by human activity and compounded by climate change, which is bringing ever more severe weather to a world already str...

iucn.org

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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 28d

This man is a buffoonish shill for the fossil fuels industry. The stupidity here is staggering.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 28d

Zeldin on why renewable energy is bad: "Those battery storage sites cost a whole lot of money, and they then catch on fire and these local municipalities, fire departments, they aren't prepared for those massive fires that end up resulting and those environmental impacts."

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Josh Marshall @joshtpm.bsky.social · 24d

I can’t stand all the winning

Michelle Ma @michellema.bsky.social · 24d

Scoop: CarbonCapture Inc. has moved its 2,000-ton direct air capture project from the US to Canada, compelled by shifting political winds and a better policy environment in the north, CEO Adrian Corless told me:

www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Carbon Capture Startup Moves Project to Canada From US

The startup building it moved the project north due to better incentives and what it views as a more stable regulatory environment.

www.bloomberg.com

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1980/1985 News (in Arizona) @40yearsago.bsky.social · 24d

[October 2nd, 1985] NASA's Ames Research Center unveiled its new Cray-2 supercomputer, which at the time was the fastest in the world. The $17 million machine was installed to support the Numerical Aerodynamic Simulator (NAS) program for advanced aeronautical and space vehicle research.

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History Channel @historyachannel.bsky.social · 24d

On June 15, 1985 Studio Ghibli was founded by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata; their films revitalized hand-drawn animation, blended folklore with modern themes, and set a new global standard for emotional, auteur-driven animation #CinemaHistory

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · 24d

Rétro trafic automobile 🚘 a Los Angeles, Hollywood High School, 1960…

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · 27d

Rétro trafic automobile 🚘 au Havre Av Foch en juillet 1985, les SC10, bus emblématiques, circulaient déjà dans le paysage Havrais depuis près de 20 ans !

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Next Portland @nextportland.bsky.social · Sep 25

Next Portland is Relaunching, With Your Help www.nextportland.com/2025/09/25/n...

Next Portland is Relaunching, With Your Help

Clockwise from top left: the James Beard Public Market; Centennial Mills; Lloyd Event Venue; Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design. It’s been a while. Next Portland was consistently publis…

www.nextportland.com

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Mémoire2cité @memoire2cite.bsky.social · 28d

13 Bouches-du-Rhône Cassis - Le Cap Canaille 1970, ces petites bornes de sécurité sont désormais au col de la gineste (côté sud de la route) Et de la haut, par le Route des Crêtes, une vue époustouflante sur les Calanques. Sans compter des rochers « ruiniformes » impressionnants.

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 28d

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History Channel @historyachannel.bsky.social · 28d

In April 1972 Intel released the 8008 microprocessor, broadening computing beyond calculators and powering early programmable terminals and hobbyist projects that helped pave the way for later personal computers #ITHistory

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100 years ago news @100yearsagonews.bsky.social · 28d

Sept. 28, 1925: Seymour Cray, who became known as the father of supercomputing for the series of high-speed mainframes he built starting in 1953, is born in Chippewa Falls, Wis. His computers were the first to be liquid-cooled and to make hundreds of calculations per minute.

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Prof Penny Endersby @pennyend.bsky.social · 15d

Oh my goodness! We’ve been discussing using gracehopper chips in our next supercomputer but I didn’t know! Respect!

Wyrd Women @wyrdwomen.bsky.social · 16d

Grace Hopper was an American computer scientist and United States Navy rear admiral. She was a pioneer of computer programming who was the first to devise the theory of machine-independent programming languages.

#COBOL
#FLOW-MATIC
#WomeninSTEM
#WyrdWomen

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dan sinker @dansinker.com · 10d

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 10d

🚨WOW. A unanimous per curiam (meaning no named author) panel of the 7th Circuit, made up of a Bush appointee, an Obama appointee, and a Trump appointee, decline to step in and block a lower court order barring the deployment of the National Guard in Chicago!

Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 10d

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 10d

#BREAKING The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to undo an order blocking deployment of National Guard troops within Illinois.

"We conclude that the district court's factual findings … were not clearly erroneous, and that the facts do not justify the President's actions in Illinois."

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