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@drclimatewarrior2.bsky.social

Science detective exploring past climates to predict our future Professor Queens College CUNY Climate change communicator Non-fiction writer classical music composer Traveled > 60 countries, lived in 7 & Dad of a beautiful little daughter

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This Study Finds a Chilling Link Between Personality Type and Trump Support Malevolent traits and reduced empathy go hand in hand.

This study is chilling as it was expected.
MAGA personalities score higher on measures of malevolent traits and lower on empathy and compassion.

www.zmescience.com/science/news...

06.08.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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US citizens jailed in LA Ice raids speak out: β€˜They came ready to attack’ Exclusive: Andrea Velez and Adrian Martinez recount their capture by immigration officers and its effects on their lives

This is as bad as the Nazis. This is cowardly, brutal fascism.
The Democrats are feckless, as every democratic state & city govt must pass a law for all ICE to have ID &faces visible. PERIOD!
Where are the Democrats protecting not only immigrants but US citizens?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

05.08.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Democrats and climate groups β€˜too polite’ in fight against β€˜malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gives 300th climate speech on the US Senate floor

I completely agree. The world is heading for a catastrophic collapse in the coming decades.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

10.07.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Rachel Maddow’s Quiet Rebellion: Inside Her Secret Plan to Break Free from MSNBC and Reinvent the Future of Journalism - News It didn’t begin with a press release. Or a headline. Or even a rumor. It began with a silenceβ€”a series of quiet, deliberate moves made far from the lights of

This is great news for the news!!!
This removes the corporate control over how we get information. This could finally be a way to get real news, facts, and information to the average folks. We all need to support her in this endeavor.

breakingnews60s.com/lam/rachel-m...

10.07.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What Makes Trump & MAGA So Cruel? A Psychiatrist Explains 14 minutes | Have you ever wondered why Trump and MAGA seem so cruel to many people? In this video, psychiatrist Dr Russell Razzaque explains the psychological factors at play. We'll dive into the emo...

For those who cannot understand why so many MAGA folks are following and cheering such cruelty, watch this.
www.filmsforaction.org/watch/what-m...

10.07.2025 11:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Friday essay: Trump’s reign fits Curtis Yarvin’s blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy. What is technological fascism? The Washington Post called Curtis Yarvin’s blog β€˜required reading for the extremely online right’. He advocates for the end of democracy – and a governing monarch.

If you want to know Trump's endgame, read this.
You need to know who Curtis Yarvin is.
theconversation.com/friday-essay...

09.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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NYC Real-Estate Execs Throw Money Behind Adams to Counter Rise of Mamdani Developers turn their backs on former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and host fundraisers for incumbent mayor

For all New Yorkers,
See how the human dragon billionaires are doing everything in their power to prevent Mamdani from becoming mayor. If that is not enough reason to vote for him, I don't know what will.
www.wsj.com/us-news/nyc-...

08.07.2025 15:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is the New York Times trying to wreck Zohran Mamdani’s mayoral bid? | Margaret Sullivan With their made-up scandal, combined with the pre-election editorial, the Times looks like it’s on a crusade against Mamdani

How the New York Times is hurting Mamdani is disgusting.
An ultra-rich family owns the NYT, so I am not surprised. But these articles expose the paper for what it is, a paper for and by the human dragons.
It is time for me to cancel my NYT subscription.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

08.07.2025 04:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas

This is what happens when you gut governmental agencies whose purpose is to protect Americans.
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...

06.07.2025 14:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Deal with the devil’: AOC rails on House floor over Trump’s megabill | CNN Politics Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tells House members that the provisions in the proposed budget bill β€˜jack up’ taxes on those making less than $50,000.

There are a few Democrats willing to show some backbone and fight for the middle class and our democracy.
AOC is one of them.
www.cnn.com/2025/07/02/p...

03.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump seizes on β€˜moral character’ loophole as way to revoke citizenship A new justice department directive may signal a crackdown on US citizens as part of Trump’s deportation agenda

The descent into fascism is accelerating, and in my opinion, we are almost there.
Nearly every day, the Trump administration implements another way to move us into a dictatorship.

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

02.07.2025 11:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What would I do if I won the lottery? I’d blast the world’s worst people into space | Arwa Mahdawi It shouldn’t be hard to lure them into my spaceship. I’d just have to tell them it was hosting a multimillion-dollar wedding party, writes Arwa Mahdawi

A little light-heartedness to start the day.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.07.2025 11:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A first look at an American concentration camp.
Remember, these facilities are in the middle of the woods in southern Florida during the summer, without, of course, any air conditioning.
Yes, these are concentration camps.
This is America now.
www.facebook.com/share/v/19UX...

01.07.2025 21:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Zohran Mamdani says, ’I don’t think that we should have billionaires’: Full interview New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani talks about his campaign promises, criticisms over his tax plan and charges of antisemitism, during an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

This is why I voted for Mamdani!!
www.nbcnews.com/meet-the-pre...

30.06.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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ControlAI | Substack Working to keep humanity in control. Click to read ControlAI, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

Right now, the sociopathic human dragons are in complete control of AI. As they have been consumed by the wealth addiction, they are making decisions like a heroin addict would. This is suicide for our society.
Governments must begin to regulate AI before it is too late.
controlai.news

28.06.2025 15:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Live Updates: Trump Hails Supreme Court Ruling Limiting Nationwide Injunctions

It took Hitler until June of 1933 to end democracy in Germany. These SCOTUS rulings effectively ended democracy in the US, which is about the same amount of time.
Meanwhile, all of the corporate-bound Democrats are muted and docile as Democracy ends here.

www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

27.06.2025 16:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Corporate Democrat’s Biggest Nightmare He’s on the way to becoming mayor of New York City

open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

27.06.2025 16:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On r/collapse, people are β€˜kept abreast of the latest doom’. Its moderators say it’s not for everyone A subreddit tracking apocalyptic news in a calm, logical way comforts users who believe the end times are now

Read this article, and the next time you watch your favorite corporate news channel, ask yourself, are they discussing any of the civilization-threatening issues? If not, you are deluding yourself by the brainwashing they are imposing on you.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

26.06.2025 16:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free buses, more housing, taxing the rich: how Zohran Mamdani has gone viral in the New York mayor’s race He was 30 points behind former governor Andrew Cuomo just months ago, but now he’s surging in the contest to lead the largest US city

Please go out and vote (if you haven't yet).
Whatever you do, DO NOT RANK CUOMO!!
Landers and Mamdani are amazing choices.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

23.06.2025 15:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Help stop Big Oil's shocking new attack on the climate movement! Texas pipeline company Energy Transfer Partners – whose billionaire CEO, Kelcey Warren, is a major supporter of President Trump – has hit Greenpeace with a $300 million SLAPP harassment lawsuit that i...

We all must help Greenpeace fight against the fossil fuel human dragons.
Please donate whatever you can!
Help stop Big Oil's shocking new attack on the climate movement! chuffed.org/project/help...

23.06.2025 15:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review Synthesis Report - Information Integrity about Climate Science: A Systematic Review

Here is the report about climate misinformation.
They conclude that climate misinformation should be criminalized. I would go a step further.
The CEOs of fossil fuel corporations should be arrested for crimes against humanity.
www.ipie.info/research/sr2...

19.06.2025 14:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

Yes, climate misinformation should be criminalized; otherwise, all hope is lost for the next generation.
Also, the CEOs of the fossil fuel corporations should be arrested for crimes against humanity.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

19.06.2025 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Opinion | Could the Third Time Be the Charm on Impeachment?

I was thinking that Trump has already committed multiple offenses that would be impeachable. Here is a great article that details them.
Why aren't the Democrats writing up articles of impeachment if for no other reason than to highlight his crimes?
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/17/o...

17.06.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what corporate-owned news is all about.
ONE DAY after the biggest demonstrations against a president EVER, the NY Times has it way off the top headlines.
Over 11 million people showed up, not just in the USA but globally. Meanwhile, Trump's parade had entire sections of half-empty stands.

15.06.2025 17:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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MAGA rioters got pardons; LA protestors got Marines, tanks, and charges.

13.06.2025 16:35 β€” πŸ‘ 769    πŸ” 293    πŸ’¬ 30    πŸ“Œ 15
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Mamdani and Lander Will Cross-Endorse Each Other in N.Y.C. Mayor’s Race

Last night, @bradlander.bsky.social and I exposed Andrew Cuomo's record of corruption, scandal and disgrace on the debate stage.

With early voting starting tomorrow, we're cross-endorsing to defeat the ex-Gov. and win a city everyone can afford. Rank Brad #2!

13.06.2025 15:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4232    πŸ” 694    πŸ’¬ 79    πŸ“Œ 68
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

Our campaign’s momentum is UNSTOPPABLE. Today @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social and I are officially cross-endorsing each other to join forces β€” and defeat Andrew Cuomo.

11 days. Let’s win.

13.06.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 546    πŸ” 80    πŸ’¬ 19    πŸ“Œ 30

They are combining another paper that I can look up
That says up to 4 billion people would die by 2070 because of climate change
There may be another paper that extends it to 2085

13.06.2025 16:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You can see the two authors names
Perhaps you can contact him too

13.06.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I asked one of the authors to provide a reference of his pre-print

13.06.2025 16:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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