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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 8h

www.theguardian.com/environment/... . Full WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin - No. 21, 15 October 2025 accessible here - wmo.int/files/greenh...

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 8h

Global growth rates of CO₂ tripled from 0.8 ppm/yr in the 1960s to 2.4 ppm/yr from 2011 to 2020. From 2023 to 2024, CO₂ surged by 3.5 ppm, the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957, likely due to wildfire emissions & reduced CO₂ uptake by land & ocean. wmo.int/news/media-c...

Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Microplastics are released from plastic when exposed to heat, including leaching from tea bags into hot tea and plastic containers releasing nanoplastics when microwaved. While health effects are still unclear, minimizing heating plastic is a simple way to reduce exposure.

Microplastics are everywhere. You can do one simple thing to avoid them.

The biggest sources of microplastics have one thing in common: Heat.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2d

Nobel Prize given for showing the importance of investing in science for innovation and long-term economic growth. Basically the opposite of what the US is doing. 😭

Nature @nature.com · 2d

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

go.nature.com/4hj9NNV

Economics Nobel prize won by researchers who showed how science boosts growth

Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Pewter Howitt share economics prize for work that underlines the importance of investing in research and development.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 5d

During the 2024 USA presidential election, ∼⅓ of eligible voters voted tRump despite his reprehensible actions & imbecility since 2016 & ∼⅓ of eligible voters didn't think it was important enough to cast a vote & didn't vote. Only ∼⅓ of eligible voters tried to stop tRump. Rod Serling was prescient.

Portrait in black and white of screenwriter and television producer Rod Serling dressed in a suit, white shirt, and tie.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 7d

Full paper linked here... www.researchgate.net/publication/...

(PDF) Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements

PDF | On Oct 1, 2025, Niklas Boers and others published Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate

www.researchgate.net

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 7d

We are abruptly changing various parameters of the biosphere upon which we and other species are dependent for existence - "the Greenland Ice Sheet, the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the South American monsoon system and the Amazon rainforest." www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements - Nature Geoscience

A review of observation-based evidence suggests that four interconnected Earth system tipping elements have moved towards their critical thresholds, highlighting the need for better monitoring and increased mitigation efforts.

www.nature.com

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 8d

tRump makes Nixon look like a young innocent Girl Scout by comparison. Perhaps that's a bad analogy given tRump's preference for young innocent girls. 😥

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 11d

That cover is from 1960. Recreational drugs must have been really good back then because it looks like those writers were seriously high. 😅

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 11d

Here's a corrected version of that caption: "Trapped aboard a Klingon warship, Kirk fights for his life... but still manages to 'establish VERY friendly relations' with several Klingon ladies." C'mon - it's Kirk! Ya just gotta know that's exactly what he did. 😂

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 12d

Great sound effects in that drawing - you can hear the "WHOOSH!" 😂

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 12d

How can you not realize that tRump absolutely doesn't care about you, Mr. tRump-supporting-Farmer? Be comfortable with your karma.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 13d

tRump makes George W. Bush appear to be competent and Nixon honest & law-abiding. Seriously, if he was standing next to tRump, Nixon's claim "I'm not a crook" would be mostly valid by comparison. There's crooks and there's CROOKS and then there's tRump. 😐

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Piyush Mittal @piyushmittal.bsky.social · 14d

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 14d

Wab is so incredibly photogenic by virtue of his smile alone. In all of his photos/videos, he always has a sincere smile that reflects his inner joy and amiability. He comes across as a genuine nice & caring guy. His natural smile makes for great photos.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 14d

I already stated "DAC is no substitute for substantial emission reductions". That essentially means DAC is not practical. What point are you trying to make?

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 15d

DAC is no substitute for substantial emission reductions. Individual facility DAC annual capacities are currently in the kiloton range while global emissions are measured in gigatons. Emission reductions not only reduce CO₂ but also reduce the air & water pollution associated with fossil fuels.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 16d

After messing up the escalators, Johnny was screwing up important documents at the UN... 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8oA...

Airplane The Movie - A Hat, A Brooch, A Pterodactyl

YouTube video by FDNY22

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 17d

Kudos to "delivery guy" - travel safely, my friend. Also, ICE can F.O.A.D.

Steve Marmel @marmel.bsky.social · 17d

ICE attempted
and failed to disappear a food delivery guy.
It needed to be scored.

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 18d

"I love the smell of freshly cut flowers & farm vegetables in the morning" - *direct quote* (lol) from the movie "Apocalypse Now" (1979). I stand with Portland. 😂

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 18d

From the cover caption: "Born to trouble... Johnny Double" - he's a poet and don't he know it. 😂

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 19d

When escalators stop, they are stairs! 😅

Amante2 AmeliaBee7 @amante2ameliabee7.bsky.social · 19d

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 19d

"This makes zero sense" describes virtually every decision made & policy enacted by the tRump Administration.

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 20d

“Our study has lessons for public figures and institutions. They, especially politicians, must lead in curbing misinformation, as their misleading statements are quickly amplified by the public”.

This was the conclusion of a study of online misinformation, as the U.S. government lies to us daily.

Facebook data reveal the devastating real-world harms caused by the spread of misinformation

New research reveals misinformation’s real-world impact, including poor health outcomes, falling public trust, and significant societal harm.

theconversation.com

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Kevin Prinoski 🇨🇦 @kevinprinoski.bsky.social · 20d

"Escalator Gate" - the "danger" of an escalator abruptly turning into stairs was real - real hilarious. Also, release the #EpsteinFiles ... www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CrP...

Triple Sabotage At The U.N. | Biden Responds To Trump's Trolling | Hegseth: Women Can't Be Warriors

YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

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