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PLEASE don't forget this and try actively to follow it, "don't feed the trolls" has been a thing for a while and we weren't following it as we should have been

Here's my pitch to create more jobs in America - switch to the metric system. Somebody is gonna have to install all the new road signs. https://newsletter.platypuseconomics.com/p/why-wont-america-go-metric

Methane is more than 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere over the first 20 years after its release.

You can do the same thing, buying a house and borrowing against it—ha ha, just kidding, normal people get taxed annually on their wealth via property taxes, the "you can't tax wealth, the economy will collapse!" rule applies solely to the super-rich.

The Chesapeake Bay, home to blue crabs and striped bass, has a new apex predator: the blue catfish. It's invasive and voracious. It's also delicious, which officials hope might help save the bay. n.pr/3Ue5EDX

Brazil's advice on ignoring far-right trolls: don't even give water

The powerful executives who cozied up to Trump didn't oops accidentally forget about pendulum swings. They either: 1) Like the fascism 2) Calculated it was here to stay, so going along was savvy 3) Saw no real downside, no consequences when the pendulum swung Crucial to show them 3 was a mistake

#MNF going to come down to who doesn’t shoot themselves in the foot the worst.

anyone ever notice how republicans don't run on half the evil shit that they do? ever notice how that works?

This year’s saltwater floods have been particularly bad. But the reality is that these conditions will hit more frequently and impact more areas with each passing year. Sea level has risen 8 inches in 30 years in Miami. Another foot is expected in 30 years. Then another foot in the next 20 years.

if you want to follow ANYTHING from what elected Lula here in brazil, this is the most important lesson and change of mindset that happened here just don't give them the attention they want. let them speak amongst themselves and let us win by silencing them with our voices

Southwestern Colorado floods closed critical roadways. Here’s how to get around. coloradosun.com/2026/10/26/s...

Sunny day flooding in San Francisco amid the city’s highest October tide on record.

This is why one should follow @sickoscommittee.org "Pitchy pitchy woo woo cherry on top touchdown" 🤣

In the rush to build data centers, companies are starting to use their own off grid gas generators. This results in much higher emissions – 60% to 80% – compared with using their local electricity grid and risks locking in longer-term fossil dependence. www.theclimatebrink....

It's similar with abortion - they say they want better evidence but they break the systems for building strong evidence and elevate weak systems because they know those systems will empower their allies to inject bias into the "evidence."

Again: FEMA was formed because governors told the federal government that states couldn't afford to keep dealing with disasters. They still can't. What this means is that either states will collapse, no one will get aid, or both.

El Niño 2026-27 is already reshaping life routines for millions. (Drought + ag fires are a classic El Niño outcome in Indonesia: www.csis.org/blogs/latest...)

Today, we cover record king tide flooding in the Southeast U.S., record river flooding the Four Corners region, plus cyclones in the WPac and Bay of Bengal: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/reco...

Many will remember Walter Koenig as Chekov in "Star Trek." I will also remember him as the scheming Psi Cop Bester in "Babylon 5." He seemed to have so much fun with that role.

When people hear AI, they only think about generative AI and large language models. Machine Learning Models are exactly the kind of thing that we should be focusing our AI efforts on. They can make sense of the huge quantities of data and patterns associated with weather forecast.

Rain gardens and trees are helping Pittsburgh reduce flooding. ‘Green’ infrastructure can help control stormwater and prevent polluted wastewater from overflowing into rivers and streams. Learn more through the following link: yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/10/rain...

People abroad don't understand the level of interference Meta & bots had in these elections. 5 days before the election a far-right politician posted a fake news video that got 157 MILLION views on Instagram in 24hs. For reference, GTA 6's reveal trailer got 90 million views on YouTube in 24hs.

We win when we seek vengeance. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/10...

Congrats to Lula on overcoming Mark Zuckerberg and Donald Trump to defeat Hospital Pervert Jr., even as his opposition literally blocked off roads and turned off bus service during election day. Fascists are scary but they are always, 100% of the time, ultimately gigantic fucking losers.

Dont forget my loves, these ghouls must spend their every moment living in fear and activation in order to maintain sufficient momentum, the richest men in the world must spend all their time and money to maintain this stranglehold, and still power is constantly slipping from their grasp

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I’m not a political journalist, so was gladly surprised at the community I found here last night. To Americans anxious about the upcoming elections, a key thing we learned in Brazil that might help you: DO NOT engage with the far-right online. Don’t share rage bait. Amplify your people. Ignore them.

Industry executives knew for decades about microplastics

This fall’s daylight saving time change will happen in the early morning hours of Nov. 1, the day after Halloween. The timing means party-goers will get an extra hour of festivities.

Two! Two new Ph.D.s!

Another crazy #SNF game. Pray it doesn't get too crazy.

Amazing how correct prediction markets are after the event happened.

between serbia, brazil, and hopefully november 3, a good reminder: voting works it’s not the end, there’s always work to be done after the vote, but if you want to beat the motherfuckers and keep them out of power: vote your asses off

Glad I don't drive by that every day.

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Water levels in Miami during the morning high tide were the 5th highest on record since the Virginia Key tide gage went online in 1994; six of the 12 highest water levels since 1994 have come during king tides the past 2 years. Likely 3 more top-10 water levels coming Mon-Wed. @bmcnoldy.bsky.social

@gabrielzucman.bsky.social: So let met get that straight: paying a wealth tax is impossible (“billionaires have no liquidity”, “it would be taxing unrealized gains”, “their wealth is virtual”) but one man paying half a billion to influence elections is possible. Did I understand well?

Google was really trying to hide its water use figures, to the degree that it got the council to try to keep its water use figures secret. The community finally got the actual numbers and found out Google was using 29 percent of the water in the community. www.wired.com/story/what-t...

Really enjoyed starting my day with this post. The drop in the grid’s carbon intensity is incredible. “two decades ago the average carbon emissions per kWh were around 500 g CO2 / kWh. In 2025 it was 121 g CO2 / kWh.”