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Inside the IPCC Meeting in Lima: Global Climate Science Still Matters  As climate impacts intensify and political polarization deepens, maintaining a shared, science-based foundation for global decision-making is essential.

"At a moment when climate impacts are accelerating and disinformation is eroding trust in science, the work here continues steadfast, and that is no small feat." Read Dr. Delta Merner's blog from the IPCC meeting in Lima, Peru.

Renewable energy outpaces coal for electricity generation in historic first, report says For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says.

For the first time on record, renewable energy generated more electricity for the planet than coal, a new report says. n.pr/47hcegr

Jane Fonda Revives Her Father’s McCarthy-Era Free Speech Group The actress joined Spike Lee, Billie Eilish, Pedro Pascal and others in reviving the Committee for the First Amendment, a group that her father, Henry Fonda, was a member of in the 1940s.

Jane Fonda and hundreds of members of the entertainment industry have revived the Committee for the First Amendment, a free-expression group that was originally formed by Hollywood stars including her father, Henry Fonda, during the McCarthy era.

Government shutdowns always end up costing extra taxpayer money.

The 2018-2019 partial shutdown lasted 34 days, cost $11 billion and led to a lost of an estimated 25,301 years of work, according to a Senate report. https://wapo.st/48cXW1w

How Walmart’s Financial Services Became a Fraud Magnet Scammers have duped consumers out of more than $1 billion by exploiting Walmart’s lax security. The company has resisted taking responsibility while breaking promises to regulators and skimping on tra...

Walmart has long been a facilitator of fraud on a mass scale, a ProPublica investigation found.

More than $1 billion in fraud losses were routed through the company’s financial services between 2013 and 2022.

(Published Jan. 2024)

The Rays went with a princess theme for their rookie dress up rpepiot10 a 3h Follow

Tampa Bay Rays ironically took a photo that is illegal in Florida

Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world’ Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world' https://bit.ly/46jqoxm

Opening of Los Angeles extension creates ‘the longest light rail line in the world' https://bit.ly/46jqoxm

Trump administration pauses work on annual federal worker charity drive

Failed New Mexico candidate gets 80 years in shootings at rivals' homes A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

A jury convicted former Republican candidate Solomon Peña of conspiracy, weapons and other charges in the shootings in 2022 and 2023 on the homes of four Democratic officials in Albuquerque, including the current state House speaker.

15 teens. 300 miles. One mighty ancestral river, running free. The removal of four dams finally made a descent of the Klamath possible. These Indigenous kayakers became the first to attempt it.

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Defense Department will stop providing crucial satellite weather data Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30.

Hurricane forecasters rely on weather data collected and processed by Department of Defense satellites. That data will no longer be available as of Monday, June 30. By @rhersher.bsky.social

This Powerful Telescope Quickly Found 2,100 New Asteroids The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.

The Vera C. Rubin Observatory is expected to find millions of unknown objects in our solar system, and perhaps even a mysterious Planet Nine.

How People Are Coping With the East Coast Heat Spike

Meanwhile as we blow each other up… #climatecrisis! “How People Are Coping With the East Coast #Heat Spike” #extremeheat www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...

Not sure the people being set trafficked or ripped off see it that way. Face it- it’s money for criminals. Why bother go fuck with someone else.

They are not good at this

D.C. police lieutenant sentenced to 18 months for leaking to Proud Boys Shane Lamond said he was merely gathering intelligence from Enrique Tarrio, but a judge convicted him of obstructing justice.

A former D.C. police lieutenant convicted of leaking information about a police investigation to the leader of the Proud Boys group on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, was sentenced Friday to 18 months behind bars.

Bitcoin isn’t backed by the U.S. Military force. Just sayin’

'Existential Crisis': Bitcoin Quantum Computing Threat Is Fast Approaching, Experts Say - Decrypt A quantum computer strong enough to reverse-engineer private keys could one day disrupt Bitcoin’s market, experts warned in Las Vegas.

Looks like bitcoin could fall apart. Too bad for all the scammers, arms and human trafficers abd ither criminals. decrypt.co/323512/exist...

Supreme Court leaves in place Maryland’s ban on assault-style rifles The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases, one in Maryland and the other in Rhode Island.

The Supreme Court declined to take up a pair of gun-rights cases Monday, leaving in place Maryland’s ban on semiautomatic military-style rifles and Rhode Island’s restrictions on large-capacity magazines.

Alarmed by Trump Cuts, Scientists Are Talking Science. For 100 Hours.

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wait till Chris Rufo hears about this shit there's gonna be hell to pay

Climate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ way | CNN In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public.

In the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have found a new way of engaging the public: livestreamed presentations.

Electric Vehicles Died a Century Ago. Could That Happen Again?

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There are presumably dozens of stories like this from across government: Mission-critical labs and components that DOGE /Trump officials didn't bother to learn about (or intentionally targeted) where the public will be harmed if they're eliminated.

Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free With the passage of a referendum Sunday, Mayor Anne Hidalgo will amplify her ambitious moves to challenge car dominance and expand pedestrian access.

Paris Votes to Make 500 More Streets Car-Free #publicrealm #publicspace

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Musk’s image of being smart and tactical is now revealed as just hype.

This Memorial Day, NPR readers honor the ones they've lost Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.

Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in May, is a day to honor and mourn fallen military service members. NPR readers share stories of the loved ones they've lost.

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GOP won’t install Jan. 6 plaque honoring law enforcement, Democrats say More than three years after it was approved by Congress, a plaque honoring members of law enforcement for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, is instead sitting in a Capitol basement utility room.

Approved by Congress in 2022, the plaque honoring law enforcement personnel for defending the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, can’t be installed until House Republican leadership gives the go-ahead.