Alec Luhn
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After he ran out of oxygen, Dawa Sherpa spent six days hauling himself down Mt Everest through crevasses & avalanches, the 1st person to survive an accident at 7,500 meters alone www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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“The rainwater is actually black, also saturated, it appears, with oil … That’s what’s coming down this morning … on the Iranian capital after the strikes took place.” A city of 10...
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Hard to think of a better image of how humanity is heading into climate breakdown
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“5 meters further south & it would have entered the bedroom, & that wouldn’t have been particularly pleasant.” Classic Norwegian understatement from a man almost crushed in his sle...
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Last week I got to visit CIMSS. If you’ve been to UW-Madison you’ve seen it: the tower with the satellite dishes on top. But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at ri...
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The glacier collapse that buried Blatten, Switzerland, was caused by permafrost thaw. The thawing mountain face had dropped 4m cubic yards of rock on the glacier, pushing it down t...
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Last week I got to visit CIMSS. If you’ve been to UW-Madison you’ve seen it: the tower with the satellite dishes on top. But its life-saving forecasting & data collection are at risk from NOAA cuts. Here’s “Earthrise,” a daily CIMSS satellite image set to music. www.channel3000.com/news/federal...
“A shutdown is an attentional event. It’s an effort to turn the diffuse crisis of Trump’s corrupting of the government into an acute crisis that the media, that the public, will actually pay attention to.” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/o...
“The rainwater is actually black, also saturated, it appears, with oil … That’s what’s coming down this morning … on the Iranian capital after the strikes took place.” A city of 10 million people is being showered in carcinogens. Via @cnn.com
72% of Americans: “Global warming is happening” Trump: Global warming is “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world … & I’m really good at predicting things”
A Russian drone hits the (internationally funded) Chernobyl containment. What was it Trump said? “Putin wants peace”?
40+ glaciologists just published a paper calling geoengineering to save the Arctic & Antarctic a dangerous distraction. But other scientists argue that with ice melting we at least need to research them. My report about a sea ice thickening experiment in Nunavut, on CBC www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
If you’re going to chainsaw the iconic sycamore at Sycamore Gap, maybe don’t keep a video of it on your phone. 2 men have been found guilty & face “a lengthy period in custody.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Trump’s EPA canceled a $20m grant to fortify the Alaska Native village of Kipnuk against flooding. Now 121 houses in Kipnuk have been destroyed by flooding, & a total 1,800 people have been evacuated in one of the biggest airlifts in Alaska history. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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特朗普:我提到了黎智英,而我得说,对方(习近平)的回应并不积极。他说,黎智英一直是——你知道,他可怕的噩梦(his worst nightmare)。 我并不乐观。我倒希望自己能把他直接带上“空军一号”一起飞回来,但我不会这么做。
Should the UK rejoin the EU? We asked people in Glasgow - here's what they said 👀
Nuclear power coming to Power Network Tycoon very soon! Been working hard on end-game progression and can't wait for you to try managing your first reactor 🏭. #indiegame #gamedev
A warehouse of 10,000 square meters burned in the Kyiv region after the Russian attack Two helicopters and fire robots were involved in extinguishing the fire. #Ukraine #Russia #KyivAttack #Kyiv 🎥:RBC 🇺🇦
This month, the panelists reflect on their experiences of that invitation to say "yes" to God, guided by the question: Do you remember a moment in your life when you felt called to say yes to God, even when it was difficult or uncertain? How did that decision shape your path?
Chip accidentally summons up some magic during the Disney Friends Dance Party at Disney California Adventure. It started to snow during the song "Into the Unknown" from the Frozen 2 soundtrack.
Lost lamb reunited with its mother: 🔊 #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
Du machst es besser als die meisten. Kein Fastfood. Bewusste Entscheidungen. Jeden Tag. Sie liest Inhaltsstoffe. Sie kocht selbst. Sie will nicht raten, sie will wissen was ihrem Körper wirklich hilft. Entzündungsarm bedeutet nicht kein Fastfood. Es bedeutet täglich Omega-3, weil es laut Forschung
#OnThisDay 1989 The Stone Roses by The Stone Roses released 7 of the 11 tracks have been released as singles John Leckie produced it and was picked due to his work on the Dukes of Stratosphere album (a pseudonym of XTC) 100% vinyl mix👇 www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Ar...
The thing is, they can escape the USA but not the planet. As this administration increases pollution and instability, it has global consequences (as we already see). These wealthy and influential people would be better served long term by insisting that Trump is removed. There’s no Planet B.
Fuck these fucking things flying over all day. This one flew in over the back yard.🖕
Versteht es als Aufruf, für Freiheit und Rechte zu kämpfen, um ein Leben in Würde und Selbstbestimmung zu führen.
No school yesterday, so the kiddo biked to work with me! 13 miles with 800 feet of elevation gain. She's a climber! The SW Portland hills are tough!
Sen. Eric Schmitt: "Look at all the things that are happening -- those cabinet meetings, all the interviews President Trump does with the media. He is on top of it. I mean, he's handling all of these things at once. Joe Biden was obviously in decline."
While we’re trusted with grails all the time, we also work on books from every era — like this Hulk #1 (first Red Hulk)! Every comic gets the same care and attention. #thecomicbookpresser #comicbooks #cgccomics #marvelcomics #comiccollector
Drive Differences?...Maybe a 3️⃣👌? It's sad that new regulations here no longer push content like this, so it's up to you to SHARE IT!🙏 #ticket4play
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https://francais.rt.com/ 🔴Des affrontements entre la police et les supporters du PSG ont éclaté à #Paris pendant la finale de la Ligue des champions. RT en français • Osez questionner !
(not) spoiler alert: I quit my job and I’m now fighting for my community everyday. #IA01
Tell me your age without telling me your age. Did you watch this growing up? #70s #retrotv
Josef Pazderka 𝕏🔁 @Mylovanov@twitter.com: Former Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba: Poroshenko already understood Normandy was really a 3+1 format: Russia, Germany and France on one side, Ukraine on the other. Not because Berlin and Paris wanted us destroyed, but […] [Original post on zpravobot.news]
Thursday and Friday at 11pm #halfwayhauntedllc #texasboocrew #mfparanormal #garnetthouse #sleepermortuary
Just a standard Wednesday! Mark Briscoe and Ciampa absolutely went for it. I LOVE Pro Wrestling. #AEW #AEWDynamite 🤼
that feeling when you choose yourself again: we love a comeback #selflovejourney #bodyconfidence #liveforyou
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Glass Reflection Whisper Threat From #Wistoria #Anime #Mage #Dwarf #Finn Edition Lesson 11 Subject on wand & sword
i mean did anybody think he *wasn’t* going to set up a $2 billion white power revolution slush fund for the j6 terrorists
Trump ordered AI firms to share models for security checks—up to 30 days pre-release. #AIpolicy Source: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/26/06/02/1658231/trump-signs-ai-executive-order-asking-companies-to-give-government-early-access-to-models
Sixty Seconds Of Stephen Happy birthday to Robert Z'Dar (1950-2015) #StephenKing #RobertZDar #Sleepwalkers
Parece que la sabiduría no siempre es suficiente. A veces hay que usar un poco de fuerza para convencer a la gente.
The FBI couldn't crack the case. So they called in the mob. Watch the official trailer for By Any Means, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg. In theaters September 4. #ByAnyMeans
As my good friend Sylvester Stallone says…. “It ain’t about how hard you hit. It’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward; how much you can take and keep moving forward.” Do YOU have what it takes? Join the MISSION! fbijobs.gov
Thousands are protesting against Jared & Ivanka Kushner resort in #Albania They don't want the #TrumpResort which will wreck havoc with their country & cause environmental damage on their coastline That is not the future they envision for their country I don't blame them!
🎥 EDGE VIZ (tracking data): Brett Howden scores for the Vegas Golden Knights on a wrist shot (12:37 remaining in the the 2nd period). #VegasBorn