Joanne Corey
@joannecorey.bsky.social
Poet, blogger, mom and nana, volunteer for environmental and social justice causes, musician, progressive Catholic, believer in the dignity of each person, the common good, and protecting the planet. Visit joannecorey.com for more information.
These scientists”… found that multiple chronic viruses reactivate during acute COVID-19 infection, particularly from the Herpesviridae and Anelloviridae families.”!!
Virus reactivation in acute and long COVID-19 - Nature
Chronic reactivation of distinct herpesviruses and anelloviruses occur during acute and long COVID-19, and track with disease severity, inflammation and outcomes, revealing immune signatures with prog...
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Bill McKibben: “The long history of the climate movement proves that we move fastest when there’s real pressure from the grassroots...All the evidence shows those grassroots are as worried about [the] climate crisis as they ever were.” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Democrats’ ‘climate hushing’ prompts activists to turn up the volume
Nationwide actions seek to counter view that talking about climate crisis distracts from affordability messaging
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What this Department of Justice is willing to protect: ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel interests. What this Department of Justice is not willing to protect: the planet and most of the people who live on it.
DOJ’s Environmental Enforcement Has Collapsed in the Second Trump Administration, Former Attorneys Say - Inside Climate News
The Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division recently changed its name to the Energy and Natural Resources Division and added “unleashing American energy” to its mission.
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What's the weather been like where you are?
SoCS: tornado?
I live in the Southern Tier of New York State and, like many places on earth, we've had weather weirding going on as a result of climate change, caused primarily by the burning of fossil fuels. (Yes, even in Stream of Consciousness, I need to make sure I am clear on the science I present on my blog!) This summer, we've had lots of big temperature swings.
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Insane new research. Scientists gave asthma patients free electric stoves to replace their gas stoves, then checked to see if symptoms improved. Not only did symptoms improve, ditching gas was *better than medicine.* Details in today's newsletter: www.climatecoloredgoggles.com/p/electric-s...
Researchers used electric stoves to treat asthma. It worked.
The latest evidence that gas is bad for your health.
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Check out the post to see part of the new mural going in near a local ice cream shop!
One-Liner Wednesday: ice cream mural
This is a small part of a mural currently being installed at Sugar Lips Ice Cream Shop in Johnson City, NY, USA. Join us for Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays! Find out more here:
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Not only is methane a highly potent GHG dramatically accelerating planetary warming, it also mixes with other gasses and causes asthma in kids and premature deaths. It makes people and the planet sick.
Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️🌈@ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 2w ago💥 The oil/gas industry “publicly underplayed the concerns over methane. And as the natural gas industry faced increasing competition from electric stoves and heaters, industry groups worked on an advertising campaign that highlighted gas as a clean fuel.” Gift: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/21/c...
I’m headed to the Senate Floor to ask my colleagues if we can all agree on this simple truth: climate change portends a cascade of financial market collapses that would destabilize the national and global economies.
SoCS: in a brain fog Sometimes, I remember what I used to know and be able to do. Sometimes, I can't. The brain fog from the cerebellar ectopia is perhaps being made worse by my decline in kidney function. Or maybe by the summer weather. Hard to say. It's scary, though, especially because it's…
SoCS: in a brain fog
Sometimes, I remember what I used to know and be able to do. Sometimes, I can't. The brain fog from the cerebellar ectopia is perhaps being made worse by my decline in kidney function. Or maybe by the summer weather. Hard to say. It's scary, though, especially because it's been going on for over two years now. There is hope for untangling all the underlying factors and treating them - or, at least, some of them - but probably no guarantee of getting back all my lost functionality.
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Just in case anyone was wondering, I did manage to make it to the BCAC America 250 event last night.
BCAC reading!
Just proving that I made it through the reading event at the Broome County (NY) Arts Council last night. Things went well with poems, a short story in translation, music, paintings, and a film, all represented. Thanks to Connie, Ann, and all the BCAC staff for making the America 250 exhibition and event possible. Thanks also to fellow poet Samantha Terrell who sent me this photo that her husband took while I was reading.
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Greetings from Marquette, Michigan, where the air is usually fresh and clear. Wildfire smog is a glimpse of our future, unless we get serious about protecting our climate.
Reminder for tomorrow's reading in Binghamton. Join us!
One-Liner Wednesday: BCAC America 250 reading tomorrow!
Binghamton NY area folks are invited to an event celebrating the Broome County Arts Council's America 250 project tomorrow, July 16, at 6:30 PM, in which I will be participating. This friendly invitation is part of Linda's One-Liner Wednesdays series. Join us! Find out more here:
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📰 @nypirg.bsky.social in the news: "The 1-year moratorium for the largest data centers comes at a critical time, as dozens of proposals have popped up across the state and while summertime utility bills are soaring." - NYPIRG's Eric Wood cbs6albany.com/news/local/n...
NYPIRG praises Hochul’s data center moratorium
The New York Public Interest Research Group is praising Gov. Kathy Hochul’s moratorium on new hyperscale data centers.
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For the record, the level of greed, corruption and lawlessness of Trump is the most disgraceful and disgusting display by any elected person I’ve ever seen. On this 250th year, when we seek to honor our history, justice demands that he is held accountable for his criminal stain on our nation.
Organic Maps is a completely free, open-source, and ad-free navigation and mapping application that works offline.
Organic Maps: the alternative to Google Maps that works offline and doesn't track your data - Sinaptica
What is Organic Maps? Organic Maps is a completely free, open-source, and ad-free navigation and mapping application that works offline. Designed as a direct al
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In observance of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America.
USA 250
Vote for Democracy #58
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Thanks to advances in solar, wind & battery technology, we can make the transition to renewable energy while lowering costs and creating good jobs. It can even be a unifying national project, if we can break the stranglehold of Trump’s fossil fuel profiteer allies. (2/2)
Breaking: Per MSNOW’s Vaughn Hillyard, acting DNI Bill Pulte is now firing dozens of intelligence officials at agencies beyond his own office as part of removing the “deep state.” Reportedly, the officials may have refused to provide him requested intel.
BCAC America 250 Project opening Folks in the Binghamton, New York area can visit a special exhibition at the Broome County Arts Council, beginning today, July 3rd, and continuing throughout the month of July. The official opening is tonight from 6-9 PM for First Friday. There will be visual and…
BCAC America 250 Project opening
Folks in the Binghamton, New York area can visit a special exhibition at the Broome County Arts Council, beginning today, July 3rd, and continuing throughout the month of July. The official opening is tonight from 6-9 PM for First Friday. There will be visual and literary arts on display around the theme of our personal American heritage. I am happy to announce that my poem, "Giovanni", about my Italian-speaking, immigrant grandfather will be part of the exhibition.
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Thanks to WSKG for initiating this project. Read on for more about "The Revolution Will Be Poeticized."
The Revolution Will Be Poeticized
(Graphic credit: WSKG Public Media) WSKG, our local public broadcaster serving the Southern Tier of New York and Northern Tier of Pennsylvania, sponsored a call for poets in our region as we observe the semiquincentennial of the United States of America. The call asked for poems addressing one or more of these themes: Looking Back: history, founding ideals, and untold stories…
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I always enjoy talking to my friend Marc Elias, and whew—there is a lot to talk about.
Marc Elias@marcelias.bsky.social · last mo.NEW EPISODE: Hillary Clinton joins me for a wide-ranging conversation on Trump's Justice Department and blatant corruption, the Supreme Court's assault on voting rights and the decades-long right-wing machine that made it all possible. youtu.be/4dS4KzU5q00?...
This is what an actual true patriot looks like. God bless you and protect you for your courage!
One-Liner Wednesday: commemorating the children of Gaza My Catholic parish is participating in this project to commemorate the children of Gaza killed in the war there by writing their names on a giant shroud which will join others in a display in Washington DC as part of an Interfaith Action on…
One-Liner Wednesday: commemorating the children of Gaza
My Catholic parish is participating in this project to commemorate the children of Gaza killed in the war there by writing their names on a giant shroud which will join others in a display in Washington DC as part of an Interfaith Action on Palestine rally July 5th-7th. This post is part of Linda's One-Liner Wednesday. Join us! Find out more here:
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Important court decision today striking down Trump’s exective order directing USPS to control voting by mail. Our Constitution gives the president no role in voting. Hands off! www.yahoo.com/news/politic...
US judge blocks Trump's mail-in voting executive order
By Nate Raymond BOSTON, June 25 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Boston on Thursday blocked implementation of U.S.
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The Supreme Court is letting Trump ignore laws set by Congress and send hardworking, legal immigrants into imminent danger in Haiti, Syria, and other violent countries. It’s horrific. This decision is a disaster for the rule of law and a disaster for thousands of families.
The Supreme Court lets the Trump administration end legal protections for Haitians and Syrians
The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to end legal protections for migrants fleeing violence and natural disaster in Haiti and Syria, exposing hundreds of thousands more people to pot...
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We have a new entry in the climate dictionary under “irony”
Grantham Research Institute at LSE@granthamlse.bsky.social · last mo.We regret that our event on Extreme Heat: Improving governance and strengthening action around the world has been cancelled due to the red extreme heat warning issued by the UK Met Office. Our apologies to everyone who was planning to attend the event.
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