🚨 Last month set a new record for the hottest average global sea surface temperature in the month of July! Record warmth is found in both the deeper ocean and at the surface. This isn't necessarily a surprise, but it will have consequences for around the world. Data in the graphic from NOAA ERRSTv6
Climate change never ignites a fire. That’s almost always humans or lightning. But it’s clear when we examine the data that climate heating sets the table for fires that burn faster and larger. Since the 1980s temperatures during fire season in the Pacific NW have warmed around 4°F… 1/
"I was showing him, 'Look, just vegetables.' But he started diving straight at me." - Mr. Yurii, a survivor of the drone attack, recounted arriving in Kherson this morning to sell vegetables. His wife was with him. They were just unpacking their goods when a Russian drone hovered right over them.
And Trump invoked his fifth amendment rights 440+ times during his civil suit. #USDemocracy www.foxbusiness.com/politics/fau...
Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment as Hawley accuses him of using taxpayer money for cash awards
Sen. Josh Hawley accused Anthony Fauci of using federal employees to pursue over $1 million in personal cash awards during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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President Donald Trump pardoned a Republican megadonor linked to a massive fraud scandal after he contributed to a high-stakes swing state campaign, according to a new report.
Trump pardons megadonor 'fraudster' who cut 'massive' campaign check: report
President Donald Trump pardoned a Republican megadonor linked to a massive fraud scandal after he contributed to a high-stakes swing state campaign, according to a new report.Adam Kidan — who pleaded guilty in the lobbyist Jack Abramoff conspiracy case —received a pardon from Trump just days after m...
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Don't call it a conflict of interest. It's a total alignment of interest.
Carl Quintanilla@carlquintanilla.bsky.social · last wk.“.. Five of the lawmakers serve on committees whose work intersects with SpaceX’s defense, satellite, AI, federal contracting or securities businesses.” @cnbc.com $SPCX www.cnbc.com/2026/07/28/s...
Trump could be behind an effort to bring the Far Right back to power in Brazil.
Brazil Sees a Trump-Led Effort to Tilt Election Against Lula
The leftist president’s administration is escalating a fight with the U.S. administration and its right-wing allies in South America.
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In Wrocław, Poles brutally beat a Ukrainian couple because of their accent. A group of three men attacked the guy and his girlfriend.
Kimi K3, the Chinese AI that has put Silicon Valley on alert dozz.es/90ref9
Kimi K3, the Chinese AI that has put Silicon Valley on alert
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In a league of its own! This years forecast El Niño in white, compared to all the strongest El Nino’s on record in color. If the forecast is right, it’s gonna redefine how we view El Niño and its impacts! #elnino
2026 is on track to be the warmest (~35% chance) or second warmest (~63%) year on record, while 2027 is very likely (92% chance) to be the warmest on record on the back of a growing super El Niño event. For more, check out my new Carbon Brief State of the Climate Q2 update: www.carbonbrief.org/...
"Scientists slam Trump's claim Canada 'poisoned' US air" by Pareesa Afreen for #TheNews: www.thenews.com.pk/latest/14101...
Scientists slam Trump's claim Canada 'poisoned' US air
Donald Trump's claim that Canada is poisoning American air with wildfire smoke has drawn sharp pushback from climate scientists, who say the president is punishing a country for a crisis it did...
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Lack of self-awareness, lack of internal coherence, vague political grievances; in other words, a perfect example of what this cult is.
Defend Public Health@defendpublichealth.bsky.social · 2w agoA Peter Thiel acolyte proposes to take federal research funding away from Universities, destroy their mission, and give the money to venture capital instead. He also wants Universities to hand out PhDs like participation trophies.
Phew, one less damned list I'm on www.nytimes.com/2026/07/23/u...
Trump Administration Drops Subpoena Demanding List of Jews From Penn
The move was a rare pullback for the administration, which has used inquiries as leverage. Few schools resisted as Penn did after it was pressed for antisemitism complaints and a list of campus groups...
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The claim that "pink elephants cannot fly" is not an evidence-based claim because studies have not ruled out the possibility that pink elephants can fly. 🙄
El Niño keeps overachieving. We’re headed for uncharted territory! The clue as to how strong an El Niño will be is in the subsurface water of the deep Tropical Pacific. And it’s on fire 🔥, so to speak. This visual is based on real data and 3D helps us visualize… 1/
They'll likely promote him to Majority Leader
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 2w agoNEWS: WV GOP Assistant Majority Leader Elliott Pritt has been arrested and charged with enticing a minor after allegedly grooming a 15-year-old through Roblox and Snapchat, then having her meet him in his classroom. GOP leadership won't call for his resignation.
Mise à jour annuelle du dossier «Montréal est à feu et à sang». Comparaison du taux de criminalité des principales régions urbaines au Canada. (Cherchez en bas du tableau pour le Québec)
✅ Yes, the crowd booed when Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino appeared together to present the World Cup trophy to Spain. www.snopes.com/fact-check/t...
Were Trump and FIFA President Infantino booed at World Cup trophy presentation?
The crowd began booing when Trump and Infantino walked onto the pitch together.
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In summary: He's panicked accountability is coming 11/3/26.
MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · 3w agoWe watched Trump's dangerous and deranged speech so you don't have to. Here are the moments you need to know about:
Climate change does not cause wildfires, but hot and dry conditions make them much more likely to spread. In Canada, 9 of the 10 worst wildfire years were both dryer and hotter than normal. And these fires are burning in areas that were historically not managed or suppressed.
It’s crazy that the same area had a 1000 yr rain last July. I don’t think a 1000 years has passed (although now-a-days every year feels like a 1000 years 😢) A 1000 yr means it has a 1-in-1000 chance of occurring in any given year, but our now warmer climate makes it that much more common.
Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 3w ago1-in-1000 year rain event again with nearly 30” peak rain. This time #Texas. Flash #Flood Emergency in Texas Hill Country - #Uvalde area. 14” in #Kerrville in 24 hours. More heavy, training #rain is moving in now! Guadalupe River rose 30 feet in just 2 hrs! Be safe all!
An Ocean heatwave larger than the surface of the Moon! SOUND UP! The Pacific Ocean is having a huge heatwave. Most of the central and eastern Tropical Pacific is record hot. The centerpiece is the strongest El Niño ever measured. We’ve already reached Super El Niño SST threshold, and 1/
"Record-breaking heat waves are beginning to blur together—here’s why and what’s making them so unbearable" via @sciam.bsky.social at www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...
Why the US—and the world—have seen so many heat waves this summer
Record-breaking heat waves are beginning to blur together—here’s why and what’s making them so unbearable
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Last month was the *2nd* hottest June on record for our planet. This was estimated at 1.39°C warmer than a pre-industrial (1850-1900) average. El Niño is also well underway and clearly visible in the anomaly maps. Summary from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social at climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
Why is AC so rare in much of Europe? Well, until recently it simply wasn't hot enough to need it. Here is the average number of days above 30C (86F) for major cities over time:
NEW – Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate | @arunacsekhar.bsky.social @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @zekehausfather.com Read here: buff.ly/EynMeIk
To say El Niño is at record intensity for July is really an understatement. It’s a full .6°C/ 1.1°F ahead of the old record in 2015 in the main ENSO 3.4 region. That’s immense… It’s 1.95°C above the 1990-2020 average already. So just a hair below “Super” (+2C) already… 1/
