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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 1d

If the likelihood of a catastrophic event is > 10% then the Risks are unacceptable high. This is the point we have reached on scientific evidence for AMOC shutdown. This is the "Don't look up moment" for risks of liveability on Earth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

www.theguardian.com

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Erik Hoffner @erikhoffner.bsky.social · 16h

Bloomberg analysis reveals that electricity in areas near data centers has risen, a lot: www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

Energy is up to 267% costlier in areas w/ a data center nearby:

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 15h

Front page of Scottish newspaper The National today.

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · 1d

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Commercial Solar Guy @commercialsolarguy.com · 1d

Wind turbine base install

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Stephen Moran. @moranstephen1000.bsky.social · 1d

Flying off the shelves.....your ideal resist costume

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The Beaverton @thebeaverton.com · 1d

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 1d

How microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds.

“The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do.”

Microplastics like those from car tires. The bigger and heavier the vehicle, the more microplastics shed.

The plastic inside us: how microplastics may be reshaping our bodies and minds

The particles are in our blood, brains and guts – and scientists are only beginning to learn what they do

www.theguardian.com

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LA Legault ⚜️ @lalegault.bsky.social · 2d

Every Canadian woman should be screaming at the top of their lungs about this but because it is Alberta and Albertan women don’t apparently care, no one is hearing about it.

Xtra @xtramagazine.com · 2d

According to provincial documents, if someone wants to challenge an athlete’s gender, they can do so.

Alberta’s new policy is forcing girls—cis and trans—out of school sports | Xtra Magazine

Gender forms mandated by Bill 29 are forcing families into tough decisions around whether to put their daughters in sports

xtramagazine.com

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My Shattered Nerves @myshatterednerves.bsky.social · 2d

It’s no coincidence they put the emphasis wrong, it’s not an-TEE-fa, it’s antee-fah. It’s purposely misconstrued.

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 2d

Imagine that

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Nicole "They call me Spooky. Spooky Mulder" Gugliucci @noisyastronomer.com · 2d

#goals

Rachel Ramer @rachelramer.bsky.social · 3d

#AcademicSky #EduSky

"You cannot be all things to all students, but sometimes, just sometimes, you will be the right teacher at the right time. You will be the exact teacher that one student needed more than anything." Paul F.C. Mundy

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Jason❌ @gizmosspace.bsky.social · 3d

This is awesome.

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David Hamer @davidhamer1951.bsky.social · 2d

In no uncertain terms, Ms Proudfoot in today’s @theglobeandmail.com justly calls out petulant piffleswipe Pierre Poilievre for the lies he tells about who’s at fault for the challenges 🇨🇦Canada faces.
👏🏻🙏🏻👏🏻

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Dia ➡️ NFC @diazrar.bsky.social · 3d

just another one of those memories that haunts me daily

[ #art / #sillyhours ]

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 3d

Can you think of a single movie in which there is a video from the government denouncing its political opponents playing on a loop in public spaces in which that government was the good guy?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 3d

A new Noem video is being played at airports trashing Democrats.

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My Shattered Nerves @myshatterednerves.bsky.social · 2d

Hey this is a great idea. I’m a playlist guy from WAY back, it’s never occurred to me to archive them in any way. Good thinking!

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Jenny Yeremiy, P. Geoph 🪶🌿🇵🇸🇳🇬🇱🇧🇨🇦 @jennyyeremiy.bsky.social · 2d

“This week, the Trump administration’s long-promised revival of “clean, beautiful coal” collapsed in plain sight. A federal coal auction in Montana drew exactly one bid: just $186,000 for 167 million tons of coal.
That’s not a typo.“ 👏
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#montana #OOTT #FAFO
app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/d9a9be...

Historic ‘Clean Coal’ Auctions Collapse — Clean Energy Outperforms Everything

Something remarkable just happened in America’s coal heartland — and almost nobody noticed what it really means.This week, the Trump administration’s long-promised revival of “clean, beautiful coal” c...

app.wedonthavetime.org

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Gabrielle Hecht has no more spoons @gabriellehecht.bsky.social · 3d

Timeline cleanse, watch whole thing

Bulldogs: dense and heavy

AmeriKraut @inchargeofthegirls.bsky.social · 4d

sherman, for the love of god!

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kat, ghost of helenruthsghost @chaoskat.bsky.social · 3d

After the 15th inning it is time to replace one player with a dog until someone wins or it's all dogs.

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My Shattered Nerves @myshatterednerves.bsky.social · 3d

It’s not all bad…

youtu.be/pQvrap19Eng?...

"Content" - Bo Burnham Song Video, from "Inside," New Special on Netflix

YouTube video by ThisSideUp11

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My Shattered Nerves @myshatterednerves.bsky.social · 3d

My “I’m not corrupt!” T-shirt is raising a lot of questions already answered by my shirt. #yeg

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Alexis Mac 🍁🇨🇦 @alexismac.bsky.social · 3d

This is a great editorial. Succinct. It should be plastered coast to coast.

🍁 Christine 🍁 @204queenb0574.bsky.social · 3d

I love the editorials from the Winnipeg Free Press. #canadasky #cdnpoli

Editorial from the October 10, 2025 e-edition of the Winnipeg Free Press. To make the article even larger and easier to read, open it in a new tab of your browser. The text will not distort even with resizing.

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Petzie (AMW) 🇨🇦🍁🇨🇦 @amwpetzie.bsky.social · 3d

The 'Forever Canadian' Petition Could Bring a Snap Alberta Election via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/Opinion/2025...

The ‘Forever Canadian’ Petition Could Bring a Snap Alberta Election | The Tyee

Danielle Smith is unlikely to allow a referendum based on the pro-Canada question promoted by Thomas Lukaszuk.

thetyee.ca

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Jonathan Lemire @jonlemire.bsky.social · 4d

“It bears pausing on the starkness of these facts: The president of the United States demanded the jailing of two elected officials who belong to the opposing political party” www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

Retribution Is Here

The president’s threats of revenge are no longer bluster.

www.theatlantic.com

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