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Markets under Trump: Zuckerborgs to the moon, Main Street to the clearance rack. It was the BOastful URban Guys Enjoying Owning Inordinate Stuff (USA's BOURGEOIS) who really, really wanted Trump in office. And look what they got. Terrifying tariffs and a tech bro beating. h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social

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While the world watches Israel's war with Iran, Netanyahu's extremist government continues to starve and massacre Palestinians in Gaza. Today, Israeli forces again opened fire on people desperately trying to collect food aid, killing dozens. Over 56,000 have been killed so far.

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Organisms, including single cells, show agency through creative, nonprogrammed actions — rooted in autopoiesis. This agency, not solely tied to survival or selection, emerges in new forms in multicellularity. It upends deterministic models and demands more flexible, emergent frameworks.

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Total number of children that US women aged 20-24 plan to have 2002: 2.4 children 2012: 2.3 children 2023: 1.5 children www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...

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Firefighters, local police and residents unite to drive ICE agents out of Bell, CA. Video from crispypanda_ on IG.

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Striking the bell under Minerva, this monument honors James Gordon Bennett Sr. and Jr. who turned news into spectacle. They pioneered fast reporting, lurid crime coverage, while pushing nationalism, xenophobia, and libertarian bombast. The blueprint for today’s media machine was cast right here.

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A Union general who scorched Native lands meets a monument to queer liberation. Sheridan’s statue at Stonewall is less a tribute than a contradiction. Whose freedom and pride are we really celebrating? #pridemonth

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Father’s Day became a holiday in 1972, not to sell cards, but to confront racial and economic injustice. Today, families still need more than gifts—they need support.

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Not every loop trends. Some loops just hold us: the barista who remembers your order, the venue that hosts your band. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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Under every viral scene is a steady loop: deliveries, floor drains, and shared routines. Sure cities bloom glorious blossoms, but it's the leaves, roots, and supporting loops that hold them up from the bottom. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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Modular synths don’t loop cleanly. Neither do cities. Dissonance gives depth. Flash, pulse, and undertone make the city groove. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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"Britain in 1930 ‘imported 99 per cent of the world’s exports of ham and bacon, 63% of its butter, 62% of its eggs, 59% of its beef, 46% of its cheese, and 28% of its wheat and wheat flour’, despite having only 3% of the world’s population." - Oliver Cussen @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Under every viral scene is a steady loop: deliveries, floor drains, and shared routines. Sure cities bloom glorious blossoms, but it's the leaves, roots, and supporting loops that hold them up from the bottom. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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The West Village girl isn’t just a person, she’s part of a feedback loop. Where and when to brunch, pose, and post is shaped by space, time, and a script that then reshapes space. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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Thanks, @geographers.bsky.social 🙏

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To compare US public spending on military research to other countries, best create our own axis. And check out the consolidation of a few benefactors over a couple decades. h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social

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Why do we still go to Starbucks? Not for coffee, but because it’s there. It’s the pulse. Familiar, predictable, frictionless. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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Cities are like modular synths. Flashy loops grab us, slow pulses sustain us, and deep drones keep the beat. The rhythm isn't clean, but is alive. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/how-cities...

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Regarding apparel companies and their overseas suppliers sparring for weeks over which will eat extra costs from tariffs, WSJ logistics reporter Mark R. Long says, "One less-obvious disruption from the trade war: Brands are focused on tariffs and supply chain moves, and not innovating new products."

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U.S. allies boost defense budgets. NATO (ex. U.S.) is up 24% in 2 years. 76% of U.S. spending (PPP-adjusted). Add Japan, Taiwan & South Korea, and they nearly match the U.S. Still, their global share has declined over the past decade. China and Russia push to catch up. h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social

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SOCAT unifies global ocean fCO₂ (fugacity of CO₂, a measure of CO₂ concentration corrected for real-gas behavior) data. It’s used to better understand and compare how much CO₂ is present at the ocean’s surface and how it exchanges with the atmosphere. @geosky.dev

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“In April 2025, a Louisiana jury awarded $744.6 million against Chevron for its role in contributing to coastal land loss in Plaquemines parish where Chevron has operated for decades and maintains significant infrastructure and personnel.” @geosky.dev

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“Our results reveal complex interactions between heatwave attributes and baseline temperature, emphasising that heatwaves have context-dependent effects on parasite prevalence and proliferation.”

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To think like a bird is to read the street as strategy. A dive, a dart, a landing—all acts of urban intelligence. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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China’s CO2 emissions reaching a turning point. They've done it before, but this time it's driven by the greening of the power sector. They're meeting new demand with renewables. cc: @volts.wtf h/t @adamtooze.bsky.social via @bloomberglp.bsky.social

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Urban geometry is more than form—it’s power, memory, and improvisation. And the birds know it better than we do. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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Birds don’t just live in cities—they compute them. Raptors read traffic like code. Sparrows nest in engines. Our machines are maps. Our cities, living ecosystems. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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Washington State's sole ICE detention center, Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma (run by The GEO Group under contract with ICE, has one of the largest population of detainees in the country.

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In the city, evolution isn’t slow. It’s daily. Beaks, brakes, and brainwaves converge on the asphalt stage. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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😍 🍃💦 youtu.be/Sojlw-BkEFE #ecologists #complexity #Engineering #Beavers

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Severe storms erupted across the U.S. Plains yesterday evening. GOES-19 captured this impressive view over Nebraska.

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Wildfires in central Canada continue to fill the skies with smoke.

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Had some free time so I figured I’d go check out this big OR GOP rally at the Capitol. There are TENS of people there.

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What do birds teach us about urban life? That adaptation is improvisation—and sometimes, a moving car is shelter. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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A starling’s three-second perch is a hawk’s targeting system. In cities, survival is a game of seconds—and stories. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/beaks-brak...

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Wildfires in Canada have produced a large smoke plume that stretches 3,000 miles from Montana to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Robust plumes of pyrocumulonimbus billow from wildfires in Alberta. These were among many wildfires exhibiting extreme behavior yesterday across Canada.

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires blankets much of central North America.

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An incredibly vast layer of smoke blankets the Eastern United States today.

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When infrastructure governs and law obeys, who’s really in charge? A deep dive into how Musk’s empire reflects the past—and reshapes the future. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/launchpads...

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From Winthrop to Walt Disney to Musk, private empires have long used American law to build without consent. The frontier isn't gone—it's franchised. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/launchpads...

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Cool earth systems viewer 🌍 from @cambecc.bsky.social earth.nullschool.net#current/wind...

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Starbase isn’t a town—it’s a jurisdictional hack. Musk uses charters, zoning, and incorporation to bypass democracy and build power. @geographers.bsky.social @americangeo.bsky.social #GeoSky interplace.io/p/launchpads...

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Potassium phosphate is super sensitive to cooling and evaporation. Crystals form when potassium and phosphate ions to join together as seed crystals. These become templates for self-similar growth as more ions attach to them. Super cool to see them grow! h/t @abakcus.bsky.social vimeo.com/1084936826

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