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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 1d

I would have expected to see more kurtosis in the paranormal distribution

c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 1d

A reminder to all scientists & data viz people 🧪:

It's Spooky Science Time.

Adjust your models to use the paranormal distribution 👻from now until November 1st.

Stolen from the Internet, a cartoon:
A "normal distribution" showing the standard bell-shaped curve with x-axis ticks.
Then below it a ghost-in-a-sheet hovers above a ticked x-axis below which is labeled "paranormal distribution"
The joke is that this kind of ghost is vaguely bell-shaped.

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News Eye @newseye.bsky.social · 17h

“The project will not interfere with the existing structure.”

(📸 ABC News)

A satellite image showing the White House from above on Sept 26, 2025 contrasted with an image taken today below it showing the entire east section now demolished.

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 20h

“I promise I won’t destroy the United States of America”

Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 3d

It was an unrealistic promise, not a lie!

Facade of White House's East Wing Is Torn Down to Make Way for Trump's
Ballroom
President Trump had pledged that construction wouldn't "interfere with the current building," a promise that seemed unrealistic given the scale of the plans.
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Sue Nethercott @suenet.bsky.social · 4h

And the media love a close horse race.

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17h

Some people think too much money is going into CO₂ removal (CDR) and more should be spent on decarbonization instead. The reality is that annual investment in CDR (~$190 million) is dwarfed by investment in renewables (~$2.1 trillion). That's over one million percent more for decarbonization.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 5h

Deep emissions cuts before mid-century are crucial to limit centuries of sea-level rise, new research has found.

Today’s choices could spare future generations up to 0.6m of rise.

Read more in our Press Release 👇

www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Deep emission cuts before mid-century decisive to reduce long-term sea-level rise legacy

Rising seas are irreversible on human time scales and among the most severe consequences of climate change.

www.metoffice.gov.uk

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 5h

🔴The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn’t Listening

The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/24/b...

The Public Wants to Ban ‘Politician Presenters’ Like Nigel Farage But Ofcom Isn't Listening

The broadcasting watchdog is refusing to act despite research suggesting a majority of viewers oppose politicians like the Reform leader being allowed to host current affairs shows

bylinetimes.com

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 7h

If you think mis- and disinformation is no big deal , read this: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Relative engagement with sources of climate misinformation is growing across social media platforms - Scientific Reports

Scientific Reports - Relative engagement with sources of climate misinformation is growing across social media platforms

www.nature.com

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Alice Roberts @profaliceroberts.bsky.social · 1d

“A Led By Donkeys spokesperson said: “It’s good the police now accept it’s not illegal to project a film about Donald Trump’s close relationship with America’s most notorious child sex trafficker on to a wall.”
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Police take no further action against men arrested for Trump Windsor projections

Investigation ends after Led By Donkeys stunt highlighting the US president’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

www.theguardian.com

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Mark214 #FDT💙💙 @mark214.bsky.social · 1d

Terrorists tried to destroy the White House in 2001 with a hijacked plane. 24 years later the President is destroying the White House himself and accepting a plane from people funding terrorists.

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Patriotic Millionaires @patrioticmillionaires.org · 2d

In case no one told you this today:

A tax cut for working people, paid for by millionaires like us, would bring us one step closer to unrigging our economy.

Check out our plan here: patrioticmillionaires.org/wp-content/u...

patrioticmillionaires.org

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Sue Nethercott @suenet.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps it would be worth having someone at the front of each protest with a sign showing the date and a picture of a current newspaper with the date on, so it is easy to tell if Fox is using 5 year old b roll.

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 2d

Pleased to be part of this hugely significant legal challenge. The Boris Johnson Govt first suppressed the Russia report & then refused to act on it. As evidence mounts of Putin’s hybrid warfare, it’s vital that we can be confident in the robustness of our democratic systems

UK Russian interference case heads to 'Europe's Supreme Court'

THREE former MPs have lodged a case with “Europe’s Supreme Court”, accusing the UK Government of failing in its duty to protect elections from…

www.thenational.scot

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Sue Nethercott @suenet.bsky.social · 1d

Most of my clothes are decades old.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

it's just so so mad and evil, as I pointed out yesterday!
Clearly, I wasn't interpreting it wrong.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 1d

Today, the U.S. faces one billion+ dollar climate/weather disaster on average every 2w. That's a massive increase from one every 4m in the 1980s.

This is 'global weirding' and people are taking notice!

The government told NOAA to stop tracking these events: but @climatecentral.org is on the job.

U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters | Climate Central

Explore U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters since 1980, including total costs, trends, and impacts.

www.climatecentral.org

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 1d

🔴UK Government’s ‘Failure to Investigate Foreign Interference’ Challenged in Europe’s Highest Court

The group of former MPs warn that UK elections are “still at risk” over the Government’s failure to investigate “credible evidence” of Russian interference

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/22/u...

UK Government's 'Failure to Investigate Foreign Interference' Challenged in Europe's Highest Court

The group of former MPs warn that UK elections are “still at risk” over the Government’s failure to investigate "credible evidence" of Russian interference

bylinetimes.com

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rina @girl.pours.wine · 1d

the microplastics are probably the least concerning thing in my brain

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Thom Hartmann @hartmannreport.com · 1d

The new $20 bill:

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 1d

#RightsofNature - delighted to be hosting this event in #HouseofLords today

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights

Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

www.theguardian.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 1d

New study by Falkena et al. shows that most climate models
don’t capture the established key mechanism that can destabilize the North Atlantic subpolar gyre. Those models that get it predict abrupt subpolar gyre changes in coming decades 😳.

@swinda.bsky.social

esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 1d

What if you powered data centers by installing heat pumps in homes? And a thousand other good ideas
billmckibben.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Beyond the solar panel

Finding all the clever paths forward!

billmckibben.substack.com

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Heard Island Government @heardislandgov.bsky.social · 1d

HOLDFAST!

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Sue Nethercott @suenet.bsky.social · 1d

How is the ability to connect new projects to the grid going?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 1d

This is so exciting - and follows the example of many other countries that already have recognition of nature rights in their constitutions. It’s time to give Nature a voice in law! @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social @robgmacfarlane.bsky.social

UK campaigners launch bill to give nature legal rights

Private member’s bill backed by Chris Packham and Natalie Bennett would impose a duty of care on government and business

www.theguardian.com

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