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Shannon Stirone

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Writer in nyc. Space nerd. Mars is a Hellhole. Bylines in NYT’s, The Atlantic, Wired, Esquire, Longreads, & others. Anti fascist. Opinions are mine. Climate by day. signal: shannonstirone.78 https://natureofthings.substack.com/ shannonstirone.com

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · Nov 22

Welcome new followers. Here’s a quick intro if you don’t know me. I’m a science writer and have covered everything from telescopes to space resistant bacteria to the meaning of life.

I work in climate by day which is very exciting. Here are some pieces of mine you might like to read:

https://followers.here’s

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5h

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Marjorie James Keenan @unenthusiast.com · 22h

In honour of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand.

rm -rf ~/

hammancheez @hammancheez.bsky.social · 22h

"The chancellor approved it"

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 2d

lol brutal! I need to see the winning order

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 2d

Basic bagel order sesame not toasted plain cream cheese then there’s the nova sandwich but that’s a different situation

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Mark Joseph Stern @mjsdc.bsky.social · 2d

This arrest appears to be in direct violation of a temporary restraining order prohibiting DHS officers from arresting journalists. The officers here may well be subject to contempt of court. protectdemocracy.org/wp-content/u...

It is hereby ORDERED that Defendants,' their officers, agents, assigns, and all
persons acting in concert with them (hereafter referred to as "Federal Agents"), are temporarily
ENJOINED in this judicial district from:
a.
Dispersing, arresting, threatening to arrest, threatening or using physical
force against any person whom they know or reasonably should know is a Journalist, unless Defendants have probable cause to believe that the individual has committed a crime.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 2d

You will do great! I’m also so jealous of the people in this course

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 2d

Everything is terrible but sometimes beautiful things happen

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Kai Ryssdal @kairyssdal.bsky.social · 4d

This is...uninformed nonsense. Or a knowing lie.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4d

Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."

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Steve Mullis @stevemullis.net · 4d

The documentary "Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink," about how Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is gobbling up newspapers across America and gutting them, is available to watch on PBS.

Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink

A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.

www.pbs.org

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kate conger @kateconger.com · 4d

Jonathan Rinderknecht, a white man, was charged with starting the Palisades Fire. But on X, the company's news summary tab shows a photo of a black man.

Screenshot depicting posts on X, one showing the suspect accused of starting the Palisades Fire, a white man. The X news tab reports on the suspect's arrest, but shows a photo of a black man instead.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 4d

This news makes me sick. That someone could do this on purpose. My heart hurts, I just can’t.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 4d

I’m from La. My family is in La. I was in La during the fires, many of my friends and family friends lost their homes. I volunteered while I was there and witnessing the pain and shock and sadness of people who’d lost everything except what was in their car—-I’ll never forget

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 4d

I am so angry.

Bobby Allyn @bobbyallyn.bsky.social · 4d

When investigators recovered the phone of the man suspected of starting the Palisades fire they found an image of a burning city he generated on ChatGPT www.latimes.com/california/s...

Uber driver accused of intentionally starting fire that destroyed Pacific Palisades

Authorities will announce an arrest in connection with the devastating Palisades fire, law enforcement sources said, and are expected to announce a cause of the blaze.

www.latimes.com

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5d

Exactly!!

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5d

That’s a good editor

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5d

Writers—don’t delete your em dashes. Be you. Don’t surrender. Keep your beats in your text the way you want them.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 5d

Here’s the thing I wish everyone could hold in their minds about writers—we love em dashes. We use em dashes. We are humans and not AI. We will not be deleting our em dashes just because AI uses them too. We were here first. You can pry my em dashes from my cold dead hands. F*ck AI.

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Kendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 6d

This conversation on how media adds to obstruction on climate action by @amywestervelt.bsky.social with @aronczyk.bsky.social and @maxboykoff.bsky.social is really good

S14, Ep4 | The Media As a Tool of Climate Obstruction

Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

drilled.media

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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 7d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 8d

The upper west side is unmatched

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Geoff Brumfiel @gbrumfiel.bsky.social · 9d

Well gang, it's happened: OpenAI has built a platform filled exclusively with fake, AI content.

I've been playing with it for a few days, and I think it's safe to say we're basically kissing reality goodbye.

Here's the story: www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

And some thoughts 🧵

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 9d

Mmhmm

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ACLU @aclu.org · 10d

BREAKING: Our client Mario Guevara, an Emmy-winning journalist detained by ICE in retaliation for livestreaming law enforcement activity, will be deported tomorrow to El Salvador.

Mario and his family are being punished for his reporting. This cruelty is meant to stifle our free press.

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Alanna Smith @alannawrites.bsky.social · 11d

The language of non-consent around AI is really telling. "It's too late to be scared." "It's here whether we want it or not." "You'll have to learn to work with it." "You can't fight the inevitable."

All just variations of "you're not allowed to say no." Creepy technology made by creepy people.

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 11d

‘It’s too late to be scared’: readers on the controversial rise of AI ‘actors’

The birth of AI ‘actor’ Tilly Norwood has caused a backlash in Hollywood and has sparked conversation from Guardian readers

www.theguardian.com

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Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 11d

I’ll buy you one too! We will toast to her ❤️

Shannon Stirone @shannonstirone.bsky.social · 11d

Such a huge loss 😭