Grace Tenkay
@gracie28.bsky.social
A progressive, professional Geek. Science & Tech. Refugee from X.
Cary, NC No DM's please.
Cary, NC No DM's please.
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Hurricane Season: For the first time in a decade the US was never hit- the jet stream was involved
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Hurricane season is over. Here's why the US never got hit.
An atmospheric anomaly kept the U.S. from being pummeled by a hurricane. But hurricane season was exceptional in some bad ways, too.
grist.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Hurricane Season: For the first time in a decade the US was never hit- the jet stream was involved
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grist.org/science/hurr...
Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him
As Trump threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
archive.ph/yPBca#select...
As Trump threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
archive.ph/yPBca#select...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump’s closure of Voice of America is coming back to bite him
As Trump threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
archive.ph/yPBca#select...
As Trump threatens Venezuela, Russia and China are filling the information vacuum.
archive.ph/yPBca#select...
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Next he'll have one of these on the desk for all his important calls.
a person is playing with a toy telephone that has a face on it
ALT: a person is playing with a toy telephone that has a face on it
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Next he'll have one of these on the desk for all his important calls.
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They are too good at this
December 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
They are too good at this
Too many people- we are consuming the earth. Maybe our species is self-correcting after all:
undark.org/2025/12/03/m...?
undark.org/2025/12/03/m...?
Is Male Infertility Contributing to Falling Birth Rates?
Although the science is unsettled, the White House has embraced core tenets of the 'sperm count decline hypothesis.'
undark.org
December 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Too many people- we are consuming the earth. Maybe our species is self-correcting after all:
undark.org/2025/12/03/m...?
undark.org/2025/12/03/m...?
NC has so many great regions. My favorite is the mountains..
Grandfather Mountain in the Blue Ridge, as seen from Blowing Rock this morning. Temp in Blowing Rock: 34 #ncwx
December 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
NC has so many great regions. My favorite is the mountains..
On Money and Power...
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I Studied Money and Power, Here's The (Actually) Useful Thing It Taught Me About Politics
Does having more money and power actually reduce empathy and change behavior for the worse?
cmarmitage.substack.com
December 6, 2025 at 4:14 PM
On Money and Power...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/i-studied-...
cmarmitage.substack.com/p/i-studied-...
AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-c...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-c...
AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion
Chatbots can measurably sway voters’ choices, new research shows. The findings raise urgent questions about AI’s role in future elections
www.scientificamerican.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:41 PM
AI Chatbots Are Shockingly Good at Political Persuasion
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-c...
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ai-c...
The New York Times sues Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement- AI owes its existence to theft. Period.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/t...
The New York Times sues Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement
The suit alleges Perplexity has illegally copied and distributed The Times' copyrighted content.
www.cnbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The New York Times sues Perplexity, alleging copyright infringement- AI owes its existence to theft. Period.
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/t...
www.cnbc.com/2025/12/05/t...
Netflix likely the winner in bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery in 82 billion dollar deal
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Netflix to Buy Warner Bros. and HBO Max in $82.7 Billion Deal
It’s official: In a move that will dramatically reshape the entertainment business, Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery announced an agreement Friday under which Netflix will acquire Warner Bros., incl...
finance.yahoo.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Netflix likely the winner in bidding war for Warner Brothers Discovery in 82 billion dollar deal
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finance.yahoo.com/news/netflix...
EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY: 'The White House Effect' is now on Netflix. www.netflix.com/title/82045299
Watch The White House Effect | Netflix Official Site
Warnings about climate change divide George H.W. Bush's White House at a pivotal moment for the planet in this documentary told through archival footage.
www.netflix.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARY: 'The White House Effect' is now on Netflix. www.netflix.com/title/82045299
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Mad Man: I don’t know what is wrong with Donald Trump, but something clearly is.
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Mad Man
A Shift in the Republican Tides?
josephklein.substack.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Mad Man: I don’t know what is wrong with Donald Trump, but something clearly is.
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An administration full of Scrooges...
Trump's administration said Tuesday that it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information about those receiving the assistance.
Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP food aid from Democrat-led states over data
The Trump administration said it will move to withhold SNAP food aid from recipients in most Democratic-controlled states starting next week unless they provide information on those receiving the…
abc11.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
An administration full of Scrooges...
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Trump's no-good, stupid, wildly-weird cabinet meeting from hell: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
‘Taking the gloves off’: Trump just held the Cabinet meeting from Hell
Holly Baxter reports on a wild-eyed, fast-talking Pete Hegseth and Trump’s detour from ‘fat drugs for fat people’ to extrajudicial killings to Melania’s thoughts on the construction noise around the n...
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Trump's no-good, stupid, wildly-weird cabinet meeting from hell: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...
It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything: The nine-person team works for Anthropic.
The nine people trying to stop AI from ruining the world
Spoiler: the nine-person team works for Anthropic.
www.theverge.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:38 PM
It’s their job to keep AI from destroying everything: The nine-person team works for Anthropic.
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Guess who suggested that illegal orders should be ignored when Obama was president?
2016 video shows Hegseth saying the military cannot carry out unlawful orders | CNN
Hegseth described the refusal of illegal commands as part of the military’s ethos — a message he now condemns Democrats for spreading.
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Guess who suggested that illegal orders should be ignored when Obama was president?
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
www.wsj.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Cybersecurity firms raise funds to defend against new threats against AI. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/c...
Former cyber spy raises $60 million to fight AI threats
Zafran Security, a startup created by a former cyber spy whose story helped inspire the Apple TV series "Tehran," has raised $60 million, the company told CNBC.
www.cnbc.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Cybersecurity firms raise funds to defend against new threats against AI. www.cnbc.com/2025/12/02/c...
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91.5% of Gen Z makes less than $60,000 per year
74.7% of Gen Z makes less than $35,000 per year
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74.7% of Gen Z makes less than $35,000 per year
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If you want people to spend more, pay them more.
December 1, 2025 at 6:25 PM
91.5% of Gen Z makes less than $60,000 per year
74.7% of Gen Z makes less than $35,000 per year
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
74.7% of Gen Z makes less than $35,000 per year
www.reddit.com/r/dataisbeau...
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Potentially a big case for internet service providers, before the Supreme Court
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...?
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...?
Supreme Court leans toward internet service providers in copyright battle with nation’s music industry | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court appeared sympathetic Monday to an internet service provider locked in a copyright battle with the music industry that some warn could leave millions of Americans disconnected and tur...
www.cnn.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Potentially a big case for internet service providers, before the Supreme Court
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...?
www.cnn.com/2025/12/01/p...?
Inside the DOGE succession drama that Musk left behind
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www.politico.com/news/magazin...
Inside the DOGE Succession Drama Elon Musk Left Behind
What really happened when he logged out of Washington.
www.politico.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Inside the DOGE succession drama that Musk left behind
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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Woody Allen just turned 90. Quote: “It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”
December 1, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Woody Allen just turned 90. Quote: “It’s not that I’m afraid to die, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”