Michael Rass
@mikerass.bsky.social
Retired journalist: World News & Climate Crisis. Views here are mine
Climate emergency: Italy is expected to place all 27 of its major cities on the highest heat alert
Italy to place all 27 of its major cities on highest heat alert
Move comes as fourth heatwave of summer intensifies, edging temperatures in some areas close to 40C
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The Trump regime has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty US troops as it abandons immigration protections for military families to pursue its mass deportation agenda, an AP investigation found. apnews.com/article/mili...
AP Exclusive: Trump's immigration crackdown has detained more than 50 military spouses and parents
An Associated Press investigation reveals that President Donald Trump’s administration has detained dozens of parents and spouses of active-duty U.S. troops.
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Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90 billion in just three months as Trump’s illegal Iran war sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
theguardian.com
Every Trumpist on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to move ahead with the confirmation of Todd Blanche as attorney general, so he can fully pursue their Dear Leader’s fascist agenda.
Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche has a cleared critical hurdle in his bid to be confirmed to the post after swaying Republican holdouts on a Senate committee to advance his nomination for a floor…
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Climate crisis: England and Wales provisionally recorded their driest July since records began in 1836.
July was driest month in southern England since records began
England and Wales provisionally record driest July in nearly 200 years, Met Office says
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War criminal Trump has accused oil companies of “making too much money” from the global energy market disruption caused by his illegal war on Iran www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Trump accuses oil companies of ‘making too much money’ from his war on Iran
US president hits out at ExxonMobil and Chevron, saying they should ‘give some of that back to the public’
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The Washington state climate fires have destroyed hundreds of buildings and forced Spokane-area residents to evacuate
Washington state fires destroy hundreds of buildings and force Spokane-area residents to evacuate
Some residents returned to devastated neighborhoods in eastern Washington state to find their homes leveled by wildfires that erupted across a parched landscape over the weekend.
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#5-CZECHIA & SLOVAKIA :40 DEGREES AGAIN HISTORIC DAY SLOVAKIA 39.9 Bratislava all time record 39.8 Hurbanovo monthly 39.7 Mochovce monthly 38.8 Prievidza monthly 37.6 Milhostov monthly CZECHIA 39.9 Straznice All time record 37.6 Prostejov monthly 37.2 Budejovice monthly etc
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d agoEUROPEAN HEAT WAVE -HISTORIC WEEK day #1 Hundreds of records have fallen allover Europe in the first of a historic week which will rewrite anew European climatic history From France To The Balkans throughout Central Europe ,records are falling EVERYWHERE I ll start posting soon
War criminal Trump says newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of the illegal strikes on their country.
Trump says new talks are 'last chance' for Iran to forge deal and avoid escalation of US strikes
President Donald Trump says newly planned talks with Tehran are the “last chance” for Iran to forge a deal and avoid an escalation of U.S. strikes on the country.
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Phil Collins has shared that he has suffered from a life-threatening alcohol use disorder in recent years. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...
Phil Collins details serious alcoholism: ‘People were coming to say goodbye’
Pop and rock legend tells Sunday Times of drinking problem and ill health after final Genesis tour in 2021
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Since we’re in another idiotic COVID spin cycle, some data: only about a quarter of people at the time thought schools were being too aggressive in trying to stop the plague. The people screaming about it in the media were very much not representative.
Dan Ancona@danancona.bsky.social · 2y agoHelpful to keep in mind where the public was actually at on COVID as it was wrapping up. Almost 2:1 majorities were either mostly happy with how their schools handled it, or thought they were too lax. 67-27. (Data for Progress for @waytowinus.bsky.social, battleground LVs from June-ish 2022)
Climate emergency: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
‘Stop all outdoor activities’: South Korea records its highest ever temperature
Authorities issue alert saying indoor spaces without airconditioning are ‘dangerous’ as temperatures pass 40C for fifth straight day
theguardian.com
We talk a lot about climate impacts in aggregate, but today I wrote about climate impacts in my daily life and what it means to my family, the places we go, and what we do. Read the full piece here: danarfisher.com/2026/08/01/e...
Eastern Washington climate fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 60,000 people
Authorities say wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area, including patients at its U.S.
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Eastern Washington climate fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes
Authorities say about 5,000 homes have been evacuated and about 600 homes, businesses and other buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that remained uncontained Sunday in eastern Washington state.
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Evacuations near Athens as Greece becomes the focus of Europe’s climate fires crisis
Evacuations near Athens as Greece becomes focus of Europe’s wildfire crisis
High winds spread flames through Attica while blazes stabilise in France and Spain but risk of flare-ups remains high
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Traitor Trump demands the “anti-weaponization” fund for fellow traitors be revived or he’ll have Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general blocked
Trump says he’ll revive ‘anti-weaponization’ fund if Blanche’s nomination for AG is blocked
Trump’s threat to revive the fund comes after two GOP senators said they had reservations about moving forward with Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general.
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“The climate emergency kills”: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to climate crisis deniers
‘Climate change kills’: Pedro Sánchez speaks plain truth to Spain’s deniers
PM has long history of speaking out on realities of global heating but political opponents remain unnmoved
theguardian.com
The climate crisis heatwave scorching the Western US is bringing hazardous fire conditions
Heatwave scorching western US ups risk of hazardous fire conditions
In Oregon and Washington, low humidity and powerful winds have put officials on alert for wildfire spread
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Convicted felon Trump's threat to go ahead with the seditious compensatory settlement fund for insurrectionists injects new uncertainty into the attorney general talks
Trump's threat to push ahead on settlement fund injects new uncertainty into attorney general talks
President Donald Trump is threatening to push forward with a fund to compensate his allies if two Republican holdouts won’t support his nominee for attorney general.
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A senior policymaker at the European Central Bank says the climate emergency and the breakdown of nature poses a dramatically growing risk to the global economy. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
ECB official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’
Exclusive: As wildfires rage across Europe, Frank Elderson tells the Guardian nature loss poses a growing risk to the global economy
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Britain's new Prime Minister Andy Burnham is shifting power from Downing Street to Manchester with “No. 10 North”
Britain's new leader shifts power from Downing Street to Manchester with 'No. 10 North'
Prime Minister Andy Burnham has shifted some of Britain's political power from London to Manchester with "No. 10 North."
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The climate hushing of the Democratic Party has prompted activists to turn up the volume 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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Tens of thousands of migrant children who arrived in the US alone could now face deportation after the Trump regime removed their legal aid
Thousands of migrant children in the US could face new deportation risks as legal aid deal expires
Migrant children who came to the U.S. alone could soon face immigration court without legal representation.
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Will the brutal climate fires force French leaders (and others) to finally take the climate crisis seriously?
Will brutal wildfires force French leaders to take climate crisis seriously?
Campaigners worry politicians will have moved on by time of elections in which Marine Le Pen is expected to challenge
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The extreme heat and drought stoking huge wildfires in Spain and France were made far more likely by the climate crisis, a scientific analysis has found www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
‘Extremely scary findings’ show climate crisis is supercharging Europe’s wildfire weather
Latest study says global heating has made hot, dry and windy conditions in Spain at least 20 times more likely
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Former AC Milan captain Franco Baresi, one of Italy's most acclaimed defenders, dies at 66
Former AC Milan captain Franco Baresi, one of Italy's most acclaimed defenders, dies at 66
Former AC Milan defender Franco Baresi has died. He was 66. His death was announced by Milan which was the club where he spent his entire 20-year playing career.
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At least 34 people have died trying to reach the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after more than 40,000 refugees entered the tiny territory from Morocco in a matter of hours www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
At least 34 people die as thousands cross to Spanish enclave of Ceuta from Morocco
Some drowned and others got caught up in crush, official says, as incident prompts criticism by other EU nations
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Heavy rainfall has led to water rescues in upstate New York
Heavy rains lead to water rescues, grist mill destruction in upstate New York
Cleanup efforts are underway in parts of upstate New York following two days of heavy rains that led to flash flooding, water rescues and the destruction of a centuries-old grist mill.
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A new analysis of black voters in the American South indicates that Trumpist attempts to suppress their vote is driving them to the polls in larger numbers and shifting their counties further to the left
Republican disenfranchisement bid drives Black voters to polls, study finds
Black voters in south motivated to turn out by Republican push to redraw maps after supreme court ruling
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