A wonderful reflection on the last 25 years.
The Bulwark@thebulwark.com · 23h ago"When the wars eventually become unpopular—and they will—remember something important. The infantryman patrolling Kandahar did not write America’s Afghanistan strategy. The Marine fighting in Anbar did not decide to invade Iraq."
For 20 yrs @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social has fostered collaboration between labor & environmental advocates, which remains vital as the Trump admin erodes the US capacity to use science for the public good. UCS stands with BGA in protecting federal civil servants, scientists & workers. #LaborDay
Waymo and other AV companies decide whether or not their vehicles will follow the law. Increasingly, they are deciding not to. Regulators can and should change their calculations.
Tesla’s ‘Mad Max mode’ points to a big problem for self-driving cars
Human drivers break traffic rules all the time. To stay competitive, computer-powered cars are doing the same.
fastcompany.com
Don't miss the latest in our series of reports on census-guided funding. This one focuses on the way the census shapes funding for rural communities:
Census Matters: How Census Shapes Funding for Rural Communities
In FY 2023, billions of dollars went to census-guided programs for rural communities. A census miscount can influence where billions of dollars go.
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Lake America my ass!!
Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · last wk.The embarrassing decision to call Lake Ontario “Lake America” is an admission of defeat. If we can’t understand basics of economics and politics, if we must lose a trade war to Canada while we are losing a shooting war to Iran, let us paste our name somewhere. snyder.substack.com/p/our-trade-...
Andy has not the proverbial mail right on the head without hitting his thumb. substack.com/@borowitzrep...
Andy Borowitz (@borowitzreport)
Agree?
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only ~1 year ago, transit riders organized a race to beat the notoriously traffic-jammed 8 bus in seattle. some were literally walking. one of the attendees was then-mayoral candidate katie wilson. taking office earlier this year, she helped stencil in this bus lane a few days ago. advocacy works!
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 2w agoHoly shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8
Turns out when you add bus lanes you can massively improve transit quality and speed! [Live footage from Seattle! For reference: seattletransitblog.com/2025/07/12/r...
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 2w agoHoly shit we’re flying like a bat out of hell. #Acceler8
Electric aircraft could begin serving short European routes before 2030, as battery technology, electric motors and aircraft designs continue to improve. New aircraft could eventually make journeys of up to 500 km possible without conventional jet fuel. #airtravel #ClimateEmergency #ActOnClimate
I know it's hard to believe, but Dear Leader may have exaggerated the amount of vaccine serum a child will receive over the course of their immunizations from birth to 18. Who'd have guessed? youtube.com/watch?v=Oxg7...
Soda bottles of vaccines for kids? No.
YouTube video by Well Informed
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I'm retired US Forest Service. Ending the roadless rule won't reduce wildfires as the regime claims. Studies have shown it will lead to more fires.
Scott Dworkin@dworkin.bsky.social · 3w agoNEW: Trump is moving to open 45 million acres of national forest to logging and development. 45 million. Acres. Land that belongs to you, that your grandparents protected, that nobody gets to replace. We just launched this. Tell Congress to stop him: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
It's a rather long piece, but with the number of ai generated images popping up, it doesn't hurt to bone up on tells. #ai #aiphotos www.snopes.com/articles/471...
How to spot AI images: A fact-checker's guide
Though artificial intelligence tools have improved, our team has developed more skills for detecting AI fakes.
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Dr. Vin Gupta: There is no proven link between the childhood vaccine schedule and the development of autism. There are other much more plausible and proven risks that we just don’t talk about because they are so focused on their hypothesis that’s been debunked.…
The Trump administration is yet again attacking our national parks. This week, they gave the go-ahead to begin bulldozing critical habitats in Big Bend National Park. National parks belong to all of us, yet this administration continues to trample upon our most cherished iconic landscapes.
Bulldozing begins at Big Bend National Park for border construction
Environmentalists say the planned patrol roads, vehicle barriers and cameras will irreversibly reshape the renowned park in Texas.
washingtonpost.com
The attacks on US clean air, clean water, and natural resources continue. blog.ucs.org/dave-cooke/d...
Diesel Emission Controls Work…Which Is Why They Are Under Attack - Union of Concerned Scientists
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June US transit data is in today, & all of the 10 largest US rail networks are growing! SF is seeing a real boom, with ridership up 16% on Muni & 14% on BART SEPTA (Philly, 9.1%) and PATH (NY/NJ, +8.7%) are also seeing strong growth, while MTS (San Diego, +1.4%) is the slowest🧵
Senate Republicans have taken a major step towards advancing the pro-crypto CLARITY Act. Reminder: crypto is a giant Ponzi scheme. Its only practical uses are for tax evasion, money laundering, fraud, speculation, and crime. No Democrat should vote for this corrupt abomination.
Senate advances landmark crypto bill before heading on August recess
The move suggests Senate Republican leaders believe they may yet be able to get the 60 votes needed to pass, despite con
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Part of why I believe in science!!
Union of Concerned Scientists@ucs.org · last mo.It's a scientific fact that we love cats. Happy International Cat Day. #caturday #internationalcatday #CatsOfBluesky #ScienceLovesCats #AnimalScience #CatScience #PetScience #CatLovers #ScienceForGood #UnionOfConcernedScientists
Even Utah can progress on the battle against fossil fuel generated electricity.
Resist the World’s Oligarchy@greyghost65.bsky.social · last mo.Utah’s biggest source of electricity is now the Sun. Solar panels produced nearly 1 terawatt-hour of electricity in May 2026, accounting for almost one-third of all power generated in the state that month. Natural gas produced about 32%, coal generated 28% and wind contributed 2%.
"Despite repeated warnings of the threat that data centers pose to electric system stability, grid reliability is dangling between old fenceposts that separate hyperscale data centers from effective oversight." Read UCS's Lee Shaver's new blog to learn the details:
Data Centers Are Already Stressing the Grid. Regulators Are Playing Catch-up. - Union of Concerned Scientists
Despite repeated warnings of the threat that data centers pose to electric system stability, grid reliability is dangling between old fenceposts that separate hyperscale data centers from effective oversight.
blog.ucs.org
☁️ Yesterday evening, a giant hole suddenly opened in the clouds over Mount Hood, Oregon. Known as a Fallstreak Hole, this rare phenomenon forms when supercooled cloud droplets freeze into ice crystals, leaving behind a dramatic circular opening in the sky.
This is so wrong on so many ways. www.oregonlive.com/wildfires/20...
As Oregon burns and gamblers bet, lawmakers push back against wildfire betting markets drawing millions
Wyden and Merkley are urging federal regulators to crack down on prediction markets that allow users to wager on how long wildfires will burn and how much damage they will cause
oregonlive.com
