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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 50m

The Pope, the Terminator, and a Wicked Problem walk into a bar.

If you told me 2 yrs ago I'd spend a week in the Vatican w them I'd say you were nuts. But then if 20 years ago you told me the Catholic Church would be standing up for climate science vs denialist freaks I'd have you committed.

Confessions of a Climate Pilgrim at the Vatican

The Pope, the Terminator, and a Podcaster walk into a bar...

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jael holzman @jael.bsky.social · 14h

if you know a single soul in…

• the Kansas City metro area
• the St. Louis metro area
• the Indianapolis metro area
• the Nashville metro area

@ekkoastral.bsky.social is playing a few impromptu shows on our way back to DC

tomorrow thru friday

our last shows of the year!!!!

linktr.ee/ekkoastral

ekko astral on stage lookin epic photo credit alec pugliese

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The Tell-Tale Brian Phillips @brianphillips.bsky.social · 11h

All your unhinged literary opinions are so comprehensively hinged that I'm starting to suspect some of you aren't obeying the prompt

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Kieran Healy @kjhealy.co · 14h

A couple of parking signs for anyone who wants to print them out for this coming Saturday.

Parking Signs

If you want to print out a poster for October 18th, here are two; fully-guaranteed countrywide but maybe especially suitable for in and around New York. No King Anytime sign ...

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 19h

Thing by me on today's Econ nobel in @alphaville.ft.com : www.ft.com/content/b8aa...

Idealist and/or materialist theories of economic growth

[FREE TO READ] Nobel committee: ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

www.ft.com

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Tony Yates @t0nyyates.bsky.social · 12h

Comment from @paddycarter.bsky.social

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 20h

Looks like Guizhou to me

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Henry Farrell @himself.bsky.social · 22h

www.programmablemutter.com/p/what-the-l...

What the left can learn from evangelical churches

The lessons of Hahrie Han's Undivided

www.programmablemutter.com

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derek guy @dieworkwear.bsky.social · 1d

This two-parter below is exactly why it's hard to make clothes in the United States.

Let's look at how much it costs to produce a button-up shirt in the US. 🧵

Someone on Twitter replies to me: "meh. buy american or stfu."

Two hours later, in a separate thread, the write: "$30 for a single button-up is ridiculous unless it is decent quality silk."

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 21h

The US federal attack on Portland has resulted in the best advertisement for a city that I have ever seen. Round-the-clock joy, community solidarity and silliness that much of the West has lost and longs for.

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Ned Resnikoff @resnikoff.bsky.social · 1d

Some thoughts on SB 79 and how YIMBYs finally did it: publiccomment.blog/p/happy-hour...

Happy Hour Power

Why YIMBYs just won big in California

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Yonah Freemark @yonahfreemark.com · 1d

Nice overview of the details of California’s new transit upzoning law, SB 79:

M. Nolan Gray 🥑 @mnolangray.bsky.social · 1d

By popular demand, @aceckhouse.bsky.social and I have put together a deep-in-the-weeds explainer on SB 79. Enjoy!
substack.com/home/post/p-...

Everything You Need To Know About SB 79

…but were too afraid to read about in the actual bill.

substack.com

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 1d

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 2d

You know, I can think of one Chicagoan that could return to his hometown right about now and do the best thing…

#ChicagoPope

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D. Earl Stephens @dearlstephens.bsky.social · 1d

📌“The fact that I am American means, among other things, people can’t say, like they did about Francis, ‘he doesn’t understand the United States, he just doesn’t see what’s going on.’
“Do you not see the suffering? Is your conscience not disturbed?”

-Pope Leo in a direct rebuke of the hideous Trump

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

This 4-year-old's heart is failing. A federal grant that might help him was canceled

A Cornell University researcher has been developing an artificial heart for children for more than 20 years. Now, his research is on hold and his lab is shut down.

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Bloomberg News @bloomberg.com · 1d

Here's what you need to know to start your day

US Opens Door to China Deal as Trade War Drags On

Good morning. The trade spat between the US and China drags on. Politics eclipse central banks in the bond market. And Apple’s smart glasses are a step in the right direction. Listen to the day’s top stories.

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 1d

Ithaca gonna Ithaca. :-)

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Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1d

👇 @tompepinsky.com @johndelury.bsky.social (delighted, as you can imagine, to see my book mentioned in this smart commentary)

Jeff Wasserstrom @jwassers.bsky.social · 1d

Excellent piece in @theguardian.com on the recent wave of youth protests in Asia and Africa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... that brings in popular culture & history in thoughtful ways

The Guardian view on gen Z protests: these movements share more than an interest in anime | Editorial

Editorial: A new global wave of unrest is unfolding, driven by generational discontents and taking cues from each other

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Sexy CHOAM Nomsky costume @samthielman.com · 1d

working on my essay about how Ozymandias is actually the hero of Watchmen because he defeats destiny itself and secures his place in history permanently. Apparently there’s some poem I need to read but I’ll do that later

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Michael Liebreich @mliebreich.bsky.social · 1d

We do indeed disagree. Québec has enormous heating and transport demand, all fossil. The biggest source of emissions in BR, SA and AUS is transport. Why waste the clean electricity that could quickly and cheaply power heating and EVs, and water it making hydrogen? Is climate action urgent or not?

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Jacob Edenhofer @jacobedenhofer.bsky.social · 1d

Very helpful post! nicholasdecker.substack.com/p/the-end-of...

The End of Competition in America?

Common ownership and the implications for antitrust

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 1d

Hi Sally. When Weiss published a supposed expose on the death of George Floyd, a veteran criminal justice reporter showed in deep detail that the piece was not just wrong but filled with falsehoods and misrepresentations. Weiss did not retract the piece. What do you think of that?

Sally Jenkins @sallyjenx.bsky.social · 1d

This is really smart. Amazed at the hysteria over the ascendance of a woman entrepreneur who clearly knows how to cover and sell news and who's not afraid to take on a mob. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

Don’t Bet Against Bari Weiss

The new editor in chief of CBS News triumphs over her critics.

www.theatlantic.com

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Nomi Claire Lazar @nomiclairelazar.bsky.social · 1d

Authoritarianism on your mind? Looking for a Sunday morning podcast that’s not about Heavy T? Check out @jeremywallace.bsky.social & I on the madness of eco-authoritarianism.

** NO GREEN KINGS! **🚫🟢🤴

revdem.ceu.edu/2025/04/07/w...

Why Eco-authoritarianism Is Not the Solution – Nomi Claire Lazar and Jeremy Wallace on Why, Despite Its Many Flaws, We Should Stick to Democracy in Our Quest to Solve the Climate Crisis | Review of De...

In this conversation with Nomi Lazar, Professor of Public and International Affairs at the University of Ottawa, and Jeremy Wallace, Professor of China Studies at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced ...

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Jeremy Wallace @jeremywallace.bsky.social · 2d

You know, I can think of one Chicagoan that could return to his hometown right about now and do the best thing…

#ChicagoPope

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 2d

get in losers we're repenting

Judah Grunstein @judah-grunstein.bsky.social · 2d

Liberation theology in the USA. More please.

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