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Freedom Writers Collaborative @fwcollaborative.bsky.social · 1h

The Republican bill is incredibly unpopular. It would hurt millions & give tax cuts to billionaires.
Make the politics SO toxic that Republicans have to rework the budget framework completely. Protest! Resist! Join together to fight back!

Let's show up. Let's organize. Let's win.

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Regina Schrambling @gastropoda.bsky.social · 59m

Follow the sex money…

BlueCrew community @libertyovergov.bsky.social · 1h

House Democrats marching to Speaker Mike Johnson’s office to demand he swear in Rep-elect Adelita Grijalva: “What is he afraid of?” “Epstein!”

Just a reminder: Ask about the Epstein list. Every. Single. Day. ‼️
#BlueCrew #Resist #ProudBlue #ResistTrump #TrumpLiesMatter #ReleaseTheEpsteinFiles

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Dr. Prakash Kashwan @pkashwan.bsky.social · 2h

Disasters in remote Alaska are not like disasters anywhere in the lower 48 states..While East Coast homeowners recovering from a nor’easter..can run to Home Depot for supplies or drive to a hotel if their home floods, none of that exists in remote Native villages" theconversation.com/typhoon-leav...

Typhoon leaves flooded Alaska villages facing a storm recovery far tougher than most Americans will ever experience

‘As the storm approached Alaska, everything went sideways,’ leaving people no time to evacuate and little time to prepare. An Alaska meteorologist explains what happened and the challenges ahead.

theconversation.com

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 1h

UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn

…with at least 2C warming by 2050

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

UK must be ready for ‘unprecedented’ heatwaves and flooding, climate experts warn

Heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and flooding will all become more regular and intense, experts say

www.independent.co.uk

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Silvia Secchi @profsecchi.bsky.social · 1h

This reminds me of this excellent @onthemedia.bsky.social interview by @brookegladstone.bsky.social with @pemalevy.bsky.social that aired just last week, on how in Nazi Germany there were two tracks of justice and how the same phenomenon is happening in the US now.

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Biochar Today @biochartoday.bsky.social · 8h

600∘C Biochar at 10% Cuts Methane Emissions by 88% and Nitrous Oxide by 50% in Date Palm Composting

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600∘C Biochar at 10% Cuts Methane Emissions by 88% and Nitrous Oxide by 50% in Date Palm Composting

Date palm-derived biochar, pyrolyzed at 600∘C and added at a 10% rate, drastically reduced greenhouse gas emissions during composting, cutting CH4 by 88% and N2O by 50% compared to the control....

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Biochar Today @biochartoday.bsky.social · 15h

Nutrient-Enriched Biochar Boosts Faba Bean Vegetative Biomass by Over 105% and Soil Carbon by Nearly 33% in Finnish Field Study

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Nutrient-Enriched Biochar Boosts Faba Bean Vegetative Biomass by Over 105% and Soil Carbon by Nearly 33% in Finnish Field Study

Nutrient-enriched biochar is emerging as a sustainable soil solution. A new study shows that applying 5+15 tons/ha of activated biochar significantly increased faba bean vegetative biomass by 105.8…

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 2h

2) The CDC division within the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) that directs the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) — a bellwether of the country’s health — lost all its planners in last weekend’s firings.

www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Eric Feigl-Ding @drericding.bsky.social · 2h

Welp—CDC’s entire data team for its legendary national health and nutrition survey (NHANES)—our health census—has been laid off. Now we are flying blind to nutrition and chronic disease status in the U.S.—is this supposed to help us be MAHA? www.statnews.com/2025/10/14/c...

CDC team running top survey on health and nutrition is laid off

NHANES has collected data on eating patterns, diabetes, and other common diseases for decades. The CDC team that runs it has been fired.

www.statnews.com

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Joe Sabol @josephsabol.bsky.social · 1h

We should be on standard time year round. Circadian cycles are more light in the morning and low light in the evening.

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Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · 3h

Trump has a very simple worldview: the Presidency is not a public office, it is his property. He can use it to satisfy his personal or partisan whims, or to enrich himself.

So here, he threatens to reorganize an international competition, cohosted by Mexico and Canada, to settle a vendetta.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 11h

Trump on moving World Cup games from Boston: "We could take them away. Your mayor is not good."

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Mike Masnick @mmasnick.bsky.social · 2h

Had a fun discussion with @marisakabas.bsky.social on the podcast about the life of an independent journalist these days.

Techdirt @techdirt.com · 9h

Techdirt Podcast Episode 434: The New Generation Of Independent Journalists

Support us on Patreon » Techdirt recently passed its 28th anniversary as an independent online media outlet. Once, it looked like such outlets might take over, but then most were scooped up by traditional media or grew…

Techdirt Podcast Episode 434: The New Generation Of Independent Journalists

Support us on Patreon » Techdirt recently passed its 28th anniversary as an independent online media outlet. Once, it looked like such outlets might take over, but then most were scooped up by traditional media or grew into more traditional companies themselves. But now we're seeing a new generation emerge, especially via newsletters on platforms like Substack, and one such journalist is…

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 2h

AZ AG Mayes: If I have to, I’ll take Speaker Johnson to court. There's no legitimate reason for him to refuse to swear her in right now. And it's not fair for Mike Johnson to be holding the state of Arizona hostage because he doesn't want to release the Epstein files.

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Chris Hayes @chrislhayes.bsky.social · 10h

Unless and until some kind of compelling legal and moral argument is presented as to why this is a legitimate use of deadly force, this is just…mass murder.

Amarnath Amarasingam @amaramarasingam.bsky.social · 10h

The military has now killed 27 people as if they were enemy soldiers in a war zone and not criminal suspects. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/u...

U.S. Military Kills Another 6 People in 5th Caribbean Strike, Trump Says

www.nytimes.com

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Jared Yates Sexton @jysexton.bsky.social · 2h

It feels like the political overton window has shifted far to the Right because the wealth class controls our media and owns our politicians.

Meanwhile, the vast, vast majority of people belong to what would now be portrayed as “the extreme Left.”

It’s a perception game and narrative control.

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Suzanne Bonamici @repbonamici.bsky.social · 2h

Unidentified masked agents with guns are hunting down people and kidnapping them off the streets, and parents are being ripped away from their kids. And what is Speaker Johnson afraid of? A naked bike ride.

www.koin.com

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Karly Kingsley @karlykingsley.bsky.social · 3h

Hey. Hi. Tom Homan is on camera taking a $50k bribe and no one knows where the money went. If this was any other administration, this would be non-stop on the news. Why are we normalizing this stuff?

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

“Swear her in! Swear her in!”

#TrumpEpsteinCoverup

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Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 5h

Not surprisingly, the guy that heads the federal agency that's been issuing "stop work" orders against permitted offshore wind projects appears to be heavily conflicted, with ties to the oil and gas industries:
www.eenews.net/articles/hou...

House Dems request ethics probe of acting BOEM director

They accused Matthew Giacona of improperly communicating with former clients.

www.eenews.net

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4h

Another reminder that a 13-year study found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for all road users.

ALL ROAD USERS.

And painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all.

For sharrows, it’s actually safer to NOT have them.

Via @usa.streetsblog.org @nyc.streetsblog.org

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

usa.streetsblog.org

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drosie.bsky.social @drosie.bsky.social · 4h

Add the family scam continues.

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Lee West @whodat35.bsky.social · 4h

Over 150 unvaccinated students in Spartanburg County face 21-day quarantine as South Carolina battles measles outbreak amid national surge.

www.scrippsnews.com/health/more-...

More than 150 unvaccinated students quarantined in South Carolina measles outbreak

Over 150 unvaccinated students in Spartanburg County face 21-day quarantine as South Carolina battles measles outbreak amid national surge.

www.scrippsnews.com

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NewsCurrentNow @newscurrentnow.com · 9h

🚨BREAKING: Arizona’s 7th District is certified — Adelita Grijalva is now U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson’s last excuse is gone. No more lies. No more delays. Swear her in NOW so she can do her job. They can delay, lie, and hide—but the Epstein files aren’t going anywhere. The cover-up is cracking.

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Gilbert #NewDeal4Animation @discord12395.bsky.social · 10h

Another useful method. Contact them mail or email if you're umable to call them on phone. In any case, keep contacting them! Tell them that we want to keep our 1st Amendment and privacy safe! #SaveSpeech

Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · 10h

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#SaveSpeech

If you're like me and you are struggling to contact your senators re: KOSA via their phone lines this week, I recommend attempting to send physical letters or emails in the meantime.

Here is a script you can use to contact your reps!

www.commoncause.org/find-your-re...

Hi, my name is [NAME] and I’m a constituent from [LOCATION]
I'm messaging to demand [SENATOR] oppose S. 1748, the Kids Online Safety Act, also known as KOSA. This broad legislation does not protect anyone and instead will be used to block any speech that the Trump administration’s partisan FTC disagrees with. It pushes the “duty of care” onto websites and social media platforms to remove content that is “harmful to children”. It would lead to overcompliance, mass censorship, and remove access to crucial information re: everything from mental health, LGBT topics, substance abuse, eating disorders and more.
Additionally, while large, corporate platforms like X can shoulder the weight of “duty of care”, smaller websites cannot, leading to greater and greater concentrations of power online into giant corporate platforms rather than small and medium sized businesses.
KOSA will not make kids safer. It will make the internet more dangerous for anyone who relies on it to learn, connect, or speak freely. Lawmakers should reject it, and fast.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
IF SENATOR COSPONSORED KOSA: Additionally, I want to remark on [SENATOR]’s cosponsorship of this bill. I think it is shameful that [SENATOR] has backed a bill as transparently bad as KOSA. This will not keep kids safe, it is an excuse to censor the free and open internet. I will not be voting for nor donating to [SENATOR] in any future campaigns if they do not drop their co-sponsorship of this bill, and I will encourage everyone in my life to do the same.
Do the right thing.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 9h

"I do think he needs help, and I don't think anybody around him on a day-to-day basis wants to get him any help, because they have more power based upon his diminished capacity."

@jbpritzker.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social on today's Bulwark Podcast:

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