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In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning (www.nytimes.com)
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In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning (www.nytimes.com)
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Renewables surged in 2024 — but so did fossil fuels (grist.org)
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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low | The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. (www.nytimes.com)
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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low | The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. (www.nytimes.com)
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Global Sea Ice Hits a New Low | The data comes after researchers reported that the past 10 years have been the 10 hottest on record. (www.nytimes.com)
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US Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises (www.bloomberg.com)
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UC Merced's first solar-over-canal project is producing electricity (kmph.com)
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UC Merced's first solar-over-canal project is producing electricity (kmph.com)
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New York County Clerk Blocks Texas Court Filing Against Doctor Over Abortion Pills (www.nytimes.com)
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Recovering 4 Soldiers From Lithuanian Swamp Is ‘Incredibly Complex,’ Army Says (www.nytimes.com)
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Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador (www.nytimes.com)
RFK Jr. Plans 10,000 Job Cuts in Major Restructuring of Health Department | The changes would reshape the nation’s health agencies and close regional offices. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

I expect that a lot of their constituents do. And the Republcians will change their tune when they fear the public anger over their actions more than they fear the billionaires

Masked Thugs Kidnap Another Student Off the Street in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Gun owners mostly shoot:

  • themselves
  • their wife or girlfriend
  • their kids
Masked Thugs Kidnap Another Student Off the Street in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

They apparently know now — she was taken to an ICE facility in Loisiana in violation of a court order.

She was transferred to Louisiana despite a federal judge’s order Tuesday night telling US Immigration and Customs Enforcement not to remove Ozturk from Massachusetts without prior notice.

How the White House Uses Semantics to Downplay the Signal Leak in c/[email protected]
Trump Signs Order Calling for Citizenship Proof to Vote in Federal Elections in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 days ago

The plan is explicity to force states to change their rules by illegally withholding money from them and their citizens until the states change their rules

EPA knew it wrongfully canceled dozens of environmental grants | According to an internal email, EPA officials knew they had no contractual right to cancel dozens of grants. They did it anyway. in c/[email protected]
Hegseth Disclosed Secret War Plans in Group Chat With Atlantic Journalist in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Not all of them were drunk. This most likely happened because they're routinely using Signal to avoid government record keeping laws, to avoid creating evidence of their more serious crimes.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps | In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago

Definitely not 100% external. A chunk of cases are known to be genetic.

And these people were eating a mushroom known to be mildly poisonous.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps | In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Exactly. There's a reason I won't eat any Amanita: the similarity of edible and deadly species in that genus makes them the main source of mushroom fatalities in North America.

By contrast, messing up a bolete ID is likely to result in a meal that is too bitter to eat. That's a much more acceptable risk.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps | In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 days ago

And these days, that means making sure it's a book written by someone who knows what they are doing, rather than AI auto-generated bullshit.

An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps | In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease ALS. Why? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 15 points 3 days ago

If you know what you're doing, you get incredible deliciousness.

New On The Market: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Halls in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Given that the US is nuclear-armed, change isn't going to come from the outside. It has to come from the inside. And that means building up enough support in places which have been voting for Republicans. This is one of many tools for achieving that.

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