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Dr. Jeff Masters @drjeffmasters.bsky.social · 8h

Slow-moving Tropical Storm #Melissa is likely to become a dangerous Caribbean hurricane capable of drenching Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba with torrential rains that will trigger life-threatening floods. The latest from @bhensonweather.bsky.social and I:

Tropical Storm Melissa on track to be a dangerous Caribbean hurricane » Yale Climate Connections

It’s still uncertain which way Melissa will track, and how quickly, but the storm is likely to bring colossal rains and life-threatening flooding to multiple islands in the Caribbean.

yaleclimateconnections.org

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Patrick Reinsborough ❌👑 @giantwhispers.bsky.social · 8h

SRM is "gaining traction?" Really? Where? Not in Africa where 55 countries just called for a global non-use agreement at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment.

Seems important for all of us to be clear on WHO is pushing SRM and why. #ClimateSky 🔌💡
www.etcgroup.org/content/afri...

Screenshot of press release from the ETC Group that reads:

July 18, 2025
AFRICAN LEADERSHIP REJECTS SOLAR GEOENGINEERING AT AMCEN20

As the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment draws to a close in Nairobi, climate justice movements are celebrating the leadership of African governments in rejecting dangerous solar geoengineering technologies."

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Senator Chris Larson @senchrislarson.bsky.social · 14h

ICE is stockpiling arms, including chemical weapons, guided missile warheads and explosive components. The spending dwarfs anything we've ever seen in the agency - a 700% increase.

The President is building an army to attack his own country.

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Rob Arnol @robertarnol.bsky.social · 8h

Morning. ☕️

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jon ben-menachem @jbenmenachem.com · 11h

Wow. Harvard nuking its PhD programs

- Science PhD admissions reduced by more than 75%
- Arts & Humanities reduced by about 60%
- Social Sciences by 50–70%
- History by 60%
- Biology by 75%
- The German department will lose all PhD seats
- Sociology from six PhD students to zero

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for th...

www.thecrimson.com

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Michael West @michaelwestbiz.bsky.social · 22h

#MarchForAustralia Bob Katter the bellwether for getting his al Qaeda mixed up with his Hamas - and more - gets referred to ICC for IDF ties, weapons links @sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
michaelwest.com.au/marching-for...

"Marching for Australia". Bob Katter, poster-boy for anti-immigration, and weapons - Michael West

Bob Katter claims Gaza refugees are part of Hamas, continues to position himself as one of parliament’s most outspoken defenders of Israel.

michaelwest.com.au

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Ian Graves @xskinn.bsky.social · 22h

Well this is a first,it’s a txt to all Victorians and make sure all your devices are charged cause you might just need them. Ian

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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 1d

Ancient pristine springs in the NT – and the groundwater people rely on – are at risk, all because APA is partnering with two questionable companies to open up dangerous fracking in the #Beetaloo Basin.

Tell @insideapa.bsky.social to rule out new fracking pipelines. marketforces.org.au/apa-group

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 1d

The Fact Sheet on Australia US deals

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Jommy Tee @jommytee.bsky.social · 1d

Text of Aust/US critical mineral deal.

www.whitehouse.gov/briefings-st...

No 3 looks like an attack on requisite permits (probably environment)...the old red/green tape reduction trick.

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The Lincoln Project @lincolnproject.us · 1d

A picture is worth 1,000 words.

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LyndallTerrier @lyndallterrier.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTZk...

Tear Down the House

YouTube video by The Avett Brothers - Topic

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

The WH steals people’s property constantly and never asks permission. Another example of Trump acting like a king.

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@NewsJennifer (Jennifer Schulze) @newsjennifer.bsky.social · 1d

Do not under any circumstances cross the King of Yacht Rock.

"This is an unauthorized use of my performance of ‘Danger Zone.’ Nobody asked me for my permission, which I would have denied, and I request that my recording on this video is removed immediately"

variety.com/2025/music/n...

Kenny Loggins Slams Donald Trump for Using ‘Danger Zone’ in AI Video Bombing No Kings Protesters With Poop: ‘I Request That My Recording Is Removed Immediately’

Kenny Loggins has spoken out against Trump using his song "Danger Zone" in a bizarre AI video of him bombing No Kings protesters with fecal matter.

variety.com

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 1d

Over 500,000 views before the Community Note fact check.

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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 1d

If APA Group @insideapa.bsky.social builds new pipelines through the heart of Australia, 1200 fracking wells could be drilled across the #Beetaloo.

Fracking requires toxic chemicals that are dangerous to human health. Once they pollute our soils and drinking water, it’s incredibly difficult to fix.

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LyndallTerrier @lyndallterrier.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks, yes, best to check the label.
Can't find a list readily - but here's an idea of $ value of Israeli imports to Australia by type:

tradingeconomics.com/israel/expor...

Israel Exports to Australia - 2025 Data 2026 Forecast 1995-2024 Historical

Israel Exports to Australia was US$438.5 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Israel Exports to Australia - data, historical chart and statist...

tradingeconomics.com

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Governor Newsom Press Office @govpressoffice.gov.ca.gov · 2d

The facts!

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 2d

As vice-chair & chair of Brookfield Asset Management:
Rosebank oil & gas field, UK
Inter Pipeline, Canada
Abu Dhabi Natural Gas Infrastructure
Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America
East West Pipeline, India
Dalrymple Bay coal port, Australia

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 2d

Yet another cowardly display of appeasement by the New York Times:

Rawstory "New York Times accused of 'sanewashing' Trump post with report on dumping 'brown liquid'

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LyndallTerrier @lyndallterrier.bsky.social · 2d

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🦋 Carmen G., PhD 🐸(🪖"Prima" to One)🌻 @tcrg2012.bsky.social · 2d

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#ONEV1
#Pinks 🌸
#Voices4Victory

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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 2d

BREAKING: Live munitions from a Trump-Vance “military demo” flew over I-5 and struck a CHP vehicle. The White House wanted the highway open—but Gov. Newsom shut it down for safety. That decision likely prevented injuries or worse.

We have obtained these photos:

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LyndallTerrier @lyndallterrier.bsky.social · 2d

Netanyahu.
Lock. Him. Up.

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Lisa Cox @lisacox.bsky.social · 2d

One postmortem shows one of the koalas had a joey when she was translocated. The joey was found dead in her pouch during a health check after the first koala deaths in April but the adult female was re-released. She was found on the ground in the forest in late May and died on the way to the vet.

Lisa Cox @lisacox.bsky.social · 2d

Exclusive: The NSW government rejected advice from an expert scientific panel before it attempted a failed reintroduction of koalas to a forest in the state’s south. 8 out of 13 koalas died, one more than the govt claimed, with postmortems showing emaciation and “undernutrition”.

NSW government rejected expert advice before failed koala reintroduction that left more than half dead

Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson says

www.theguardian.com

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