Alison Munson
@munsonalison.bsky.social
Ecologist (forest and urban); exploring plant traits and soil carbon stabilization. Mother of Camille. Prof (retired sort of) @universitelaval. Writer. No DMs =block= do you read?
We accidentally elected a corporate CEO instead of a Prime Minister. Always check the label before voting!
MondoAB@mondoab.bsky.social · yesterday"Billions in taxpayers’ dollars are available to backstop a new bitumen pipeline to the west coast or dubious carbon capture technologies The Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) reported that about half of their members working at a national centre for disaster response were fired in January."
Please send this to Prime Minister Carney. He does not seem to read the news or know what is happening in the rest of the world. Meanwhile we are regressing back to petrol here in Canada, sorry to say.
David Roberts@volts.wtf · yesterdayDon't look now, but the world has now installed 3TW of solar. Took 10 years to get from 100GW to 1TW. Less than 3 years to get to 2TW. Less than 2 years to get to 3TW. Analysts expect *9TW* by 2036.
It was never about leaving it up to the states when Dobbs fell. It’s only Tuesday. www.politico.com/news/2026/08... #Pinks
Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’
The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.
politico.com
« Meta has also agreed to train its AI on content from Fox News [...] It has made similar deals with other right-wing outlets with poor reputations for factual accuracy, including The Daily Caller, The Washington Examiner, and News Corp, the parent company of the New York Post. »
Olivier Niquet@olivierniquet.com · yesterdayMeta will train its AI on far-right media outlet: Newsmax est pire que Fox News. On sait que l'IA n'est pas neutre, mais est-ce que l'avenir nous réserve des IA d'extrême-droite?
Because Suffragettes worked so hard and went through so much to get the right to vote, I will always vote. #Caturday on Monday
A 39-year-old El Salvadoran man, who was being held at Delaney Hall, has died, the man's family says. He's the father of a 12-year-old US citizen daughter and has lived in the country for nearly 20 years. www.thecityreporter.nyc/2026/08/03/s...
El Salvadoran Man Held by ICE at Delaney Hall Dies, Family Says
The detainee had an extensive medical history, including epilepsy, according to a lawsuit. He had complained about his face and hand going numb just before his death, his mother said.
thecityreporter.nyc
BREAKING: The newly elected Prime Minister of Hungary announced that Netanyahu will be arrested if he enters Hungary.
The 6 largest oil companies will collectively rake in $45B in profits in the second quarter of 2026 — nearly double what they made in the first quarter. Meanwhile, Canada, France, and Spain are battling record-breaking wildfires spurred by the climate crisis. Big Oil profits while the world burns.
“Scientists warn that extreme weather events such as heatwaves are becoming more frequent and intense as a result of human-induced climate change.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘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
Just watch, he's also going to screw over Washington state as well & let the poor people in Spokane suffer because he's a petty narcissistic demented asshole.
shauna@goldengateblond.bsky.social · 4d agoafter he got big mad about canadian wildfire smoke he decided to just domesticate it
Vitalina Yarovenko, 20-year-old volunteer, was killed by the Russian attack on Kyiv on August 1 as she was saving people after the first wave of Russian strikes. Vitalina was a fourth-year psychology student at the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy.
Damn... 300% higher yields for peppers 200% for tomatoes. 65% lower water use for jalapenos. #agsky #agrivoltaics ,🌱🌞🔌..
hoergen@hoergen.bsky.social · 4d ago*American farmers slid solar panels over 62,000 acres of farmland, and the biggest payoff had almost nothing to do with electricity* #Erneuerbare #Renewable #Solar #Photovoltaik energiesmedia.com/solar-panels…
The democracies of the world must treat deranged individuals who live outside the constraints of the law, who are acting like hostile rival political powers, as the threat they are.
🗽LOLGOP🗽@thefarce.org · 3d agoSo why oh, why oh, why oh, why oh, why oh are we so in denial?
oh is it caravan season again it always comes around so fast
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoTrump: "If we're not in office our country will be invaded at levels that make Spain look small time. That's gonna be a talking point for the midterms."
SCOOP: The Doug Ford government received 98.98% opposition to its plan to replace Ontario’s Endangered Species Act with weaker legislation, according to an internal analysis viewed by @fatimabsyed.bsky.social. The bill passed anyway. thenarwhal.ca/ontario-enda...
98.98% opposition to Doug Ford’s new endangered species law revealed | The Narwhal
Internal Ministry of Environment analysis shows ‘confusion’ and concerns about ‘negative impacts on Ontario’s biodiversity’ raised over the Species Conservation Act, under Bill 5
thenarwhal.ca
I am pleased to announce that we are inviting applications for a Lead Laboratory Coordinator at the University of Arizona’s Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research. Review of applications will begin on September 15, 2026. For details and to apply, visit arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/caree...
Lead Laboratory Coordinator, Tree Ring Laboratory
In this role, you will:Lead the oversight of a dendrochronology laboratory in collaboration with the Director, including the mentoring, training,...
arizona.csod.com
The craziest thing to me is that the greatest concentration of money & brain power in the world right now is dedicated to accelerating a machine that murders all stories
Justina Ireland@justinaireland.com · 5d agoLook, this story is bananas. A whole bunch of people read an AI manuscript and wanted to throw money at it. But the craziest thing here is that PUBLISHERS MARKETPLACE RAN AN AUTHOR’S MANUSCRIPT THROUGH AN AI DETECTOR. Like, WTF are we doing here, guys?
Congrats on getting Hamas to say “okay fine, we’ll disarm after Israel totally withdraws” and Israel to say “okay fine, we’ll withdraw after Hamas totally disarms.” No one’s accomplished that before, better make it the top headline.
We've gotta make the Monorail Simpsons episode required viewing for every city councilor in the country. Every single thing he says here is a lie. A Potemkin Village Imaginarium.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 5d agoHassett: "Data centers are very good for towns bc they create so many jobs & bring people in with high incomes that can buy houses & stuff like that. So if you take a sleepy town that hasn't seen much in the last 30 years & put a data center there, there are gonna be a bunch of happy residents."
🧵Macalester College Buddhist studies professor Erik Davis and Home Health Care nurse Natasha Rakotz have been arrested and charged with domestic terrorism charges for their roles in protests against ICE in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul area. The charges are ludicrous.
..illegal conspiratorial act.”" "...the government is trying to send a signal, he said: “This isn’t just about us. It’s about trying to scare everybody who opposes ICE.”"
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
theguardian.com
$1B per day every day is being put to the torch in iran.
CAUSED AND/OR AMPLIFIED/INTENSIFIED BY HUMANS BURNING FOSSIL FUELS #Oil #Coal #Gas #FossilFuelPollution bsky.app/profile/extr... #ExtremeHeat #RecordHeat #ExtremeWeather #FossilFuelPollution #AnthropogenicGlobalWarming
Extreme Temperatures Around the World@extremetemps.bsky.social · 6d agoHISTORIC DAY EUROPEAN CLIMATIC HISTORY REWRITTEN Hundreds and Hundreds of records pulverized allover Europe in Spain,France,Switzerland,Austria,Liechtenstein,Germany,Denmark,Poland,Czechia,etc... 30 July 2026 marks the history of European climatic history. Wait for MANY UPDATES
