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American by birth, Ukrainian by heritage, Irish by choice. Former biochemist and medical marketer, now a rewired viticulturist. Sailor, skier, gardener.
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Global ocean heat content is at record high levels - new update just in from the Japan Meteorological Agency dataset... 🌊 Graphic at zacklabe.com/climate-chan...

The opposition is growing. If we can recruit Pence and McConnell, you know the rest of the Republicans (with the exception of the truly delusional) are aware that Trump is a madman.

“Hitler systematically disabled and then dismantled his country’s democratic structures and processes in less than two months’ time—specifically, one month, three weeks, two days, eight hours, and 40 minutes,” Timothy W. Ryback writes in a step-by-step account:

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Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

We need Pete Buttigieg as a clear messenger, more than ever.

Driving through Connemara today there was no shortage of clouds. But scientists say the rapid escalation in temperatures is caused by fewer clouds in the sky. Did all the clouds get stuck over Ireland? We haven't seen the sun in more than a week. @carlowweather.bsky.social wapo.st/4k465Zl

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As Trump ‘Exports’ Deportees, Hundreds Are Trapped in Panama Hotel www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/w...

If you wanted to cut waste, fraud, and abuse, you would empower the inspectors general. If you wanted more waste, fraud, and abuse, you would fire them.

It doesn't matter what the US and Russia agree upon, these are not peace talks without Ukraine. They are deal-making moves. US Media: stop reporting this as a sane peacemaking manoeuvre.

The biggest cage match ever will be between Musk and Trump. Elon will try to implement AI in a manner that automates much of what Trump is now trying to control. Trump will have no understanding of what is going on and will have to turn to the AI oligarchs to support him in this battle.

Absolutely beautiful tribute. #SNL50 #50Years youtu.be/fXAbLeJyB0o?...

Time to start boycotting companies backing out of their DEI initiatives: Target, Walmart, McDonald’s, Ford, Goldman Sachs, and John Deere and backing those who remain firm in their commitments: Costco, JPMorgan Chase, Apple, Pinterest, Microsoft, Cisco, Delta.

Money talks

I like that he posted a picture of a print-out of the email.

This is so smart. @petebuttigieg.bsky.social , thoughts ? And if you see this. A reminder. This is not Twitter. You can engage here and have thoughtful discussions ! We all look forward to reading your thoughts

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed as the new head of the US Department of Health and Human Services

Exclusive: Goldman Sachs is abandoning a pledge it made to refuse IPO business with companies that had all White, male boards

You are not powerless, and he is not unstoppable. Look at, and learn from, the funding freeze and how quickly he was forced to surrender.

Botulism, today? Can they make Botox out of it?

Hi Bluesky! Glad to be here.

Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.

Following pressure from their base for a more determined resistance to Trump, House Dems are putting together a task force that could lead to lawsuits against the administration.

Global sea surface temperatures are nearing the 21°C threshold again this year, reaching 20.986°C on February 9. The 21°C threshold was broken for the first time on March 16, 2023. Before 2023, the previous record high was 20.991°C on March 6, 2016. How high will SST's go this year? Stay tuned!

⚡️ The historic moment of Estonia leaving the Russian-fed power grid. On February 8, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia left Russia and Belarus energy system. By the end of the day today, they will have joined the European grid.

This profile has been scrubbed from the site. Rose Ferreira grew up without reliable electricity, immigrated to NY, then survived homelessness and cancer on her way to NASA. She was so moved by images from the Webb telescope she wept. This is what’s at stake web.archive.org/web/20231206...

The Future of Sea Level Rise with Professor Peter Wadhams - CounterPunch.org www.counterpunch.org/2025/02/07/t...

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C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

Cats that became infected with bird flu might have spread the virus to humans in the same household and vice versa, according to data that briefly appeared online in a report from the CDC but then abruptly vanished.

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Good morning from Ireland.

January was the hottest January on record despite La Nina. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/05/c...

Japan's Wine Imports in 2024: Value - Volume - Price. 57% of import value comes from France (a lot of Champagne)

New record alert on the #StateOfClimate front: Our colleagues at @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social confirm that January 2025 was the warmest January globally on record. This comes despite the onset of #LaNiña, a phenomenon that typically brings temporary cooling. climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-j...

Wow. Last month wasn't just a usual hottest January on record. Despite cool La Niña conditions, it was *even hotter* than last years record-breaking El Niño January! Graph by @hausfath.bsky.social

happy first birthday to Bluesky, and what a year it's been! with every day, the need for an open network that puts people first becomes increasingly clear. we're glad to be building this with you. after all, the heart of a social network is the people.