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Solutions abound when you switch from yelling #climatecrisis to focusing on cutting climate risk. Full #climlifebergen @UiB_IF talk at: revkin.substack.com/p/how-to…
Brazil once again goes with democracy. #LulaPelaDemocracia One big winner? The Amazon rain forest.
Brazil's transfer of power shows how democracy can work even in the face of extremist tides. It's shameful that Bolsonaro chose to flee to Mar-a-Lago instead of handing the presidential sash to Lula. But the deeply inclusive ceremony was beautiful, as @oscar_soria describes.
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The leader of Cuba, which hasn't held a presidential election since 1948, congratulates Lula on his win in Brazil.
Good moment for Lula to call for Cuba to permit a free and fair vote.
Estimado hermano @LulaOficial, te felicito en nombre del gobierno y pueblo cubanos por esta victoria histórica que garantiza la continuidad del camino de paz, soberanía y justicia social emprendido por el pueblo brasileño bajo tu liderazgo.
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Pay less attention to the singularity. The #vulnpocalypse comes first.
"The term Vulnpocalypse is increasingly being used to describe the surge in vulnerability discovery driven by generative AI and advanced security analysis models. AI-assisted research is dramatically accelerating the identification of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), uncovering flaws that traditional methods may have missed for years.
Recent examples have highlighted AI systems identifying vulnerabilities in widely used software, including decades-old issues that had previously escaped detection. As these capabilities continue to improve, security teams can expect an unprecedented increase in the volume of vulnerabilities requiring investigation and remediation." community.ibm.com/community/…
Pay attention. #vulnpocalypse rhetoric in Silicon Valley is accelerating. More from IBM... 1/2
"The term Vulnpocalypse is increasingly being used to describe the surge in vulnerability discovery driven by generative AI and advanced security analysis models. AI-assisted research is dramatically accelerating the identification of Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVEs), uncovering flaws that traditional methods may have missed for years.
Recent examples have highlighted AI systems identifying vulnerabilities in widely used software, including decades-old issues that had previously escaped detection. As these capabilities continue to improve, security teams can expect an unprecedented increase in the volume of vulnerabilities requiring investigation and remediation." community.ibm.com/community/…
Perfect encapsulation of @SenatorCollins campaign strategy- plaster airwaves and local media with micro bonbons to hide the big @GOP con job:
Anytime you think you’re working too hard talk to a DownEast Maine bait worm harvester. Our cove this morning before and after dawn.
Elsewhere folks flock to shores for last-gasp #LaborDay recreation. This morning in Downeast Maine, the only people on fog-wrapped Lamoine Beach were hard-digging wormers cleaning hauls before selling the marine worms to the bait trade. #mainelife Data: 1/2
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Elon Musk claims that Ukraine allegedly violated Starlink's terms of use and used the system on combat drones.
As someone who was inside the process at the Ministry of Defense, I can say with certainty that this is not true.
In February of this year, whitelists were introduced. Stationary terminals could be registered by both military personnel and civilians.
But for any satellite terminal to work while on the move, it had to be added to a special list and connected to the military Starshield system. Otherwise, no satellite communication terminals in Ukraine would work.
In other words, using civilian Starlink for drone missions was technically impossible. All drone missions that required satellite communication could only be carried out using Starshield.
We are very grateful to the United States and SpaceX for access to critically important satellite communications. Ukraine did not violate the terms of use.
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As @POTUS lifts sanctions on the Kremlin, Russia launches one of its largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, seeking once again to plunge civilians into darkness as the winter cold sets in.
By easing pressure on Moscow, the Trump administration is allowing the Kremlin to act with impunity in its brutal campaign against civilians, while the U.S. looks the other way.
Yesterday, the Russians carried out one of their largest attacks on Ukraine’s energy sector – more than 15 critical power generation and transmission facilities were targeted across different regions of Ukraine. Restoration work is ongoing, with all necessary services and all available resources of Ukrainian energy companies involved. I thank everyone working practically nonstop to restore power.
The most difficult situation was in Lutsk, Rivne, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia, Shepetivka, Slavuta, and Netishyn. Energy facilities in the Kharkiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, and other regions were also hit. The Russians have scaled up their anti-energy operation and are trying to stretch our reserves and repair capabilities as thin as possible. Between 7 p.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today alone, more than 320 jet-powered and gasoline-powered “shaheds,” along with loitering munitions, cruise missiles, and ballistic missiles, were used against our energy sector, our cities, and our communities. And although our warriors are shooting down a significant number of them, the sheer scale and unrelenting pace of Russia’s strikes, specifically against our energy sector, are unfortunately having severe consequences.
It is important that our European partners have already prepared new support packages for Ukraine. I am grateful to them for this. And it is important that everyone in America also sees what is really happening. At a time when the Russians have carried out such a massive attack on our energy sector, a decision was unfortunately made in America to completely disregard the Lindsey Graham Act, which was supposed to impose truly effective pressure on Russia to bring this war to an end. This Act could have helped enormously – and still can! But it needs to actually work, and every voice in support of it matters.
Russia is trying to cause a blackout in Ukraine – right before winter. Russia is trying to leave millions of our people without electricity and heating. Pressure is needed to stop this. A U.S. sanctions blackout, easing pressure on the aggressor, financial rewards for Putin – all of this only encourages him to keep attacking. We must not give up ground. We must keep trying to end the war. To end it, not give Putin every reason to continue it indefinitely. I thank everyone who is truly fighting for peace and helping Ukraine!
Bravo @Shelby_Wilder
A mention of my work in the @CJR Columbia Journalism Review:
“Friends, readers, countrymen: I come today not to bury Newsmax, but to praise it. […] Look at how the network covers the Ukraine-Russia war. In particular, you should watch how Shelby Wilder, a Newsmax foreign correspondent, has delivered vivid coverage of the conflict to an audience in and around the MAGAverse.”
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The shifting explanations from Musk and the administration sound like Abbott and Costello’s “Who’s on First?” Except the consequences for Ukrainian civilians are deadly.
Musk says he didn’t do it. The administration says it didn’t either. Yet someone in the administration reportedly told Musk to undo it, and Ukraine reports only partial restoration.
Are we supposed to believe Hegseth and the Pentagon don’t know the status of a capability critical to U.S., Ukrainian and allied security?
Whoever is handing Putin the gift of a more vulnerable Ukraine should at least have the guts to put their name on it. Hiding behind denials while innocent people pay the price is cowardice.
Meanwhile, Putin keeps murdering civilians and trying to starve and freeze Ukraine into submission. Americans deserve answers. Ukrainians deserve the means to defend themselves.
The hyper focus on @VivekGRamaswamy’s grotesque Ohio ad is distracting from the Senate Leadership Fund ad attacking Troy Jackson’s family. Even though Collins sweetly asked for it to be pulled, Maine right wing media is still boosting it:
Gagnon on @WGANMorningNews > “I don't really love stuff like that.. It's a little dirty... But if you're going to be dirty, if you're going to be negative, if you're going to go into the ‘cousin well’ with Troy Jackson, I suppose you can do us the favor of being amusing.... It is amusing.”
5. Matt Gagnon: "Honestly, I don't really love stuff like that.. It's a little dirty... But if you're going to be dirty, if you're going to be negative, if you're going to go into the cousin well with Troy Jackson, I suppose you can do us the favor of being amusing.... It is amusing. I'm not sure I woul have made it a campaign ad. Maybe like release the song on YouTube and let it get out there... I don't know..."
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Permitting reform makes it easier to build all kinds of stuff, including bad stuff. But do you stop the building of bad stuff by focusing on the “building” part or the “bad stuff” part?
For economists the answer is easy. Encourage building. Discourage bad stuff.
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As a Maine voter, I'm still steamed that Elon $ pumped through the huge GOP @Senate_Fund is creating vile hate ads like the one on the theme about Troy Jackson's family that charming @SenatorCollins floated to @jmart and is now distancing herself from (see @TimBalk @nytimes video)
🧵 On the way to physical therapy here in Downeast Maine I was listening to @MatthewGagnon's morning show on @WGANNews when @HowieCarrShow joined to hail the new @Senate_Fund PAC @LeaderJohnThune ads building on @SenSusanCollins's coy effort to draw attention to @TroyJackson207's family (the second cousin angle). You can hear a clip below.
Howie Carr: I'm glad the Super PAC has taken off the gloves, too, about marrying the cousins, you know?
Matt Gagnon: Boy, are they ever, yeah.
Howie Carr: Because, you know, again, anyone, I don't know how many people still read the papers, but they're not going to read that stuff in the daily newspapers.
Matt Gagnon: No. Right? No, they're not. No, but they're certainly seen on TV, man. I mean, you're right. I was watching some football this weekend, and I got the whole married your cousin, had kids with your cousin thing about 50 times when I was trying to watch the Patriots.
Howie Carr (aping news voice): “Collins seizes on incest issues.”
This is a Trump move on wind power I can endorse. Keep moving forward, @SenWhitehouse et al. See my interview with @DanielPalken for more (below).
Exploring American Energy Realities and the Senate’s Permitting-Reform Bill (with @DanielPalken)
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Susan Collins likes helping young Mainers unless they're the offspring of her opponent.
If you like young people so much, why you allowing your @Senate_Fund backers to run attack ads demeaning @TroyJackson207’s children?