John Ryan
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KUOW Public Radio environment reporter. Seattle. Is this thing on?
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· Jan 30
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“It’s all a microcosm of a media industry that allowed Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza to flourish in the first place,” I say. Without a word, my dad stands up from the table, picks up the turkey, and casually dumps it in the trash. Mom pours the gravy into the punch bowl
November 27, 2025 at 12:48 AM
“It’s all a microcosm of a media industry that allowed Olivia Nuzzi and Ryan Lizza to flourish in the first place,” I say. Without a word, my dad stands up from the table, picks up the turkey, and casually dumps it in the trash. Mom pours the gravy into the punch bowl
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Eric Adams is a weird enough guy that this headline could refer to the country or the bird
November 2, 2023 at 11:41 PM
Eric Adams is a weird enough guy that this headline could refer to the country or the bird
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Eight more news organizations have filed a new lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, seeking $10B in damages for violating copyright law by stealing their content to build and operate AI tools. The lawsuit joins a similar one filed by other news organizations that include the Sun Sentinel.
8 more newspapers sue OpenAI, Microsoft, alleging stolen content used in AI apps
Eight newspapers owned or managed by MediaNews Group filed a civil lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, accusing the tech giants of violating copyright law.
www.sun-sentinel.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Eight more news organizations have filed a new lawsuit against Microsoft and OpenAI, seeking $10B in damages for violating copyright law by stealing their content to build and operate AI tools. The lawsuit joins a similar one filed by other news organizations that include the Sun Sentinel.
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It was the evening before Thanksgiving...and EPA dropped a final rule granting oil & gas companies more than a year to comply with some Biden-era mandates to replace leaky equipment & routinely monitor for escaped methane.
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
New EPA Rule Gives Oil, Gas Firms More Time to Fix Equipment Leaking Methane
The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday finalized a rule granting oil and gas operators more than a year in additional time to comply with mandates set by former President Joe Biden to replac...
www.bloomberg.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:42 AM
It was the evening before Thanksgiving...and EPA dropped a final rule granting oil & gas companies more than a year to comply with some Biden-era mandates to replace leaky equipment & routinely monitor for escaped methane.
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Story w/gift link @bloomberg.com: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Harrell's office bristled at the suggestion that the flurry of proclamations, orders, and celebrations had anything to do with the election (which he lost to Katie Wilson), and the city's ethics office didn't seem to care, but the fact that he was using his office to campaign is pretty clear.
November 26, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Harrell's office bristled at the suggestion that the flurry of proclamations, orders, and celebrations had anything to do with the election (which he lost to Katie Wilson), and the city's ethics office didn't seem to care, but the fact that he was using his office to campaign is pretty clear.
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Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
People Dramatically Misjudge the Climate Impacts of Their Actions, Research Shows
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
buff.ly
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
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Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
November 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Last month was the hottest October on record for North America in this dataset... yet another extreme event
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
Data from @noaa.gov: www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...
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You think using AI uncritically won't be killing humans? Think again.
soranews24.com/2025/11/26/w...
soranews24.com/2025/11/26/w...
Wakayama senior uses AI to identify wild mushrooms, gets poisoned shortly after
There's mushroom for improvement.
soranews24.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:35 PM
You think using AI uncritically won't be killing humans? Think again.
soranews24.com/2025/11/26/w...
soranews24.com/2025/11/26/w...
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Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
November 26, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just heard a newscast on WAMU in DC. In a chipper tone, the host said that Trump believed that the Dem video was treasonous and punishable by death.
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
Then he moved to the weather: “It’s gonna be in the upper 60s today. That’s not normal.”
The weather got a comment but not the insane Trump threat!?
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JUST IN: The historic Georgia election interference case against President Trump and allies for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election is no more.
The Georgia election interference case against Trump and others has been dropped
The historic Georgia election interference case against President Trump and allies for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election is no more.
n.pr
November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
JUST IN: The historic Georgia election interference case against President Trump and allies for their efforts to overturn the 2020 election is no more.
Climate change has taken a little off the top of the Northwest’s highest mountain, even moving its summit, a new study finds
www.kuow.org/stories/moun...
www.kuow.org/stories/moun...
Mount Rainier is shrinking (just a bit), new study finds
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Climate change has taken a little off the top of the Northwest’s highest mountain, even moving its summit, a new study finds
www.kuow.org/stories/moun...
www.kuow.org/stories/moun...
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An unanimous appeals court panel — authored by conservative Judge William Pryor and joined by Trump appointee Andrew Brasher — upheld a $1 million sanction againt Trump/Habba for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.
Appeals court upholds $1M penalty against Trump in lawsuit against Hillary Clinton
The judges ruled that the president’s arguments “were indeed frivolous.”
www.politico.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:55 PM
An unanimous appeals court panel — authored by conservative Judge William Pryor and joined by Trump appointee Andrew Brasher — upheld a $1 million sanction againt Trump/Habba for filing a "frivolous" lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.
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Listen, it’s anyone’s game but I still think Phoenix is going to be the first big U.S. city to be unlivable (broadly defined) because of failure to take climate action.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Listen, it’s anyone’s game but I still think Phoenix is going to be the first big U.S. city to be unlivable (broadly defined) because of failure to take climate action.
LOL!
Except in this case, it's warmer temperatures that have caused the shrinkage 🫠
Except in this case, it's warmer temperatures that have caused the shrinkage 🫠
Washington state: it's just really cold right now! I swear!
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
November 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
LOL!
Except in this case, it's warmer temperatures that have caused the shrinkage 🫠
Except in this case, it's warmer temperatures that have caused the shrinkage 🫠
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Washington state: it's just really cold right now! I swear!
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
Mount Rainier shrinking (just a bit), new study finds
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Washington state: it's just really cold right now! I swear!
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The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
Mount Rainier shrinking (just a bit), new study finds
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
www.kuow.org
November 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The Pacific Northwest’s highest peak is a little less lofty than it used to be, according to a new study.
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Highly recommend setting aside some time to read the full investigation into Oregon's AI-fueled toxic drinking water crisis by @rollingstone.com and @thefern.org
It’s one of the most important pieces of accountability reporting I’ve seen this year
It’s one of the most important pieces of accountability reporting I’ve seen this year
‘The precedent is Flint’: How Oregon’s data center boom is supercharging a water crisis | Food and Environment Reporting Network
In the spring of 2022, Jim Doherty kept having the same conversation with folks at the only grocery store in Boardman, his eastern Oregon hometown, or at the grain depot where he picked up food for…
thefern.org
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Highly recommend setting aside some time to read the full investigation into Oregon's AI-fueled toxic drinking water crisis by @rollingstone.com and @thefern.org
It’s one of the most important pieces of accountability reporting I’ve seen this year
It’s one of the most important pieces of accountability reporting I’ve seen this year
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I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
November 25, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I really wish we'd stop calling them climate "skeptics" or "vaccine skeptics", if you jump off a cliff we don't call you a "gravity skeptic"
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Now that NCEI data is flowing again, it is time to take a look at just how warm September 2025 was statewide:
September was the warmest September in WA back to at least 1895! Temperatures were +5.2ºF above normal statewide for the month.
Source: NCEI Climate at a Glance
September was the warmest September in WA back to at least 1895! Temperatures were +5.2ºF above normal statewide for the month.
Source: NCEI Climate at a Glance
November 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Now that NCEI data is flowing again, it is time to take a look at just how warm September 2025 was statewide:
September was the warmest September in WA back to at least 1895! Temperatures were +5.2ºF above normal statewide for the month.
Source: NCEI Climate at a Glance
September was the warmest September in WA back to at least 1895! Temperatures were +5.2ºF above normal statewide for the month.
Source: NCEI Climate at a Glance
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The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The importer, Rad Power Bikes Inc., of Seattle, Washington has refused to agree to an acceptable recall. Given its financial situation, Rad Power Bikes has indicated to CPSC that it is unable to offer replacement batteries or refunds to all consumers.
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CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
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On Friday, Washington reported that the person hospitalized with the bird flu H5N5 has died.
The CDC's bird flu tracker hasn't updated to include the death. I haven't seen a press release. Last year, that would have at least been scheduled by now. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/gra...
The CDC's bird flu tracker hasn't updated to include the death. I haven't seen a press release. Last year, that would have at least been scheduled by now. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/gra...
Grays Harbor County resident dies from complications of avian influenza
For immediate release: November 21, 2025 (25-140) Contact: DOH Communications The person was infected with the H5N5 virus; the risk to the public remains low OLYMPIA – A Grays Harbor County resident w...
doh.wa.gov
November 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
On Friday, Washington reported that the person hospitalized with the bird flu H5N5 has died.
The CDC's bird flu tracker hasn't updated to include the death. I haven't seen a press release. Last year, that would have at least been scheduled by now. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/gra...
The CDC's bird flu tracker hasn't updated to include the death. I haven't seen a press release. Last year, that would have at least been scheduled by now. doh.wa.gov/newsroom/gra...
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"Cars are not safe for human beings. The average vehicle on the road now is about equivalent to the size and weight of a German Panzer tank during World War II." @jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about what he believes is the existential threat of "Big Car." @thebulletin.org
How 'Big Car' poses an existential threat to humanity
While Big Car kills many of us quickly, in deadly collisions, it is killing many more of us slowly, by polluting the environment, warming the Earth, sowing misinformation and doubt about climate scien...
thebulletin.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"Cars are not safe for human beings. The average vehicle on the road now is about equivalent to the size and weight of a German Panzer tank during World War II." @jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about what he believes is the existential threat of "Big Car." @thebulletin.org
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It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.
Top MAGA Influencers Accidentally Unmasked as Foreign Actors
A new feature on Elon Musk’s X has given deeper insight into the online “America First” movement.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
It’s hilarious and revelatory that a bunch of giant MAGA/America First X accounts are actually based in Eastern Europe and Nigeria.