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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 12h

Al Jazeera is doing videos of the Palestinian releases and they're heart wrenching. One man was detained for over a year and was released to find out that Israel had killed his two kids. The youngest was three. Her birthday would've been on Saturday. He'd made a small bracelet for her in prison.

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 14h

Just ordered!

Greg Pak @gregpak.net · 1d

You can get that PROTECT TRANS YOUTH t-shirt, designed by @tombofnull.bsky.social, from @greenpeapress.bsky.social! Proceeds benefit Huntsville's Free LGBTQ+ Closet!
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Protect Trans Youth — Green Pea Press

Due to the very sudden influx of orders of this product, we are currently working to restock low quantities. We must have gone viral, y’all! Please sign up to receive a restock notifications. Thank yo...

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 15h

Looks like measles outbreaks are happening across the country. If only there was something that would prevent its spread...

jfc. What are we even doing

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 17h

I... uh... maybe humans should just give the earth back

Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

Want to See Marilyn Monroe in Game of Thrones? AI Could Make It Soon

Despite early, and familiar, copyright growing pains, Sora may be the prelude to AI-generated on-demand TV and movies

www.scientificamerican.com

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 23h

All the wrong people are passing. wtf.

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 23h

Dear Grim Reaper, I have some notes

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

Read the WyoFile account of what’s happening with coal leases in the PRB by @dbleizeffer.bsky.social

Trump's major coal sales flop in Wyoming and Montana - WyoFile

Feds postpone Wyoming coal sale despite promise to "revitalize" the industry. Critics say even the coal industry isn't betting big on its future.

wyofile.com

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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

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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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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

Also, don't use my post to dunk on workers!! The first paper I wrote was why workers need to be at the center of climate policy! Don't shit on workers!!

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

If your response to this is "why should we support coal workers," or "tell me who they voted for first," I would urge you to think about what differentiates you from the current regime that favors only the ones they deem worthy. Just transition for all is just transition for ALL.

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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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

Newsom, again 😡

Los Angeles Times @latimes.com · 1d

California governor rejects bill to phase out "forever" chemicals used in cookware, children's products

Gov. Gavin Newsom votoes bill to phase out a range of popular consumer products, including nonstick pots and pans, that contain synthetic chemicals with links to cancer.

www.latimes.com

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 1d

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 1d

Promoting the editor-in-chief's personal side project. Zero named sources in a story that promotes the editor-in-chief's personal political position. Misspelling the subject's name. It took one day for CBS News to become a conservative blog.

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CBS News: Some NYPD officers worry about Mandani becoming NYC mayor the Free Press reports.

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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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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 2d

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 2d

There is a lot of really terrible things happening but I hope this doesn't get lost in the news. We really, really, really need to end fossil fuel use. And soon.

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 2d

I'm a fan of virtue signaling. I think more people should do it.

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 2d

This is like all the evil in the world in card form

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J. Mijin Cha @jmijin.bsky.social · 2d

Crypto.com signature Visa card 💀

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 4d

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.