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    Homeowner describes ongoing financial fallout from condominium landslide●Three years ago, excavation caused a landslide in my condominium community, creating a financial nightmare I never saw cMmastodonHealthMental Health111 d ago

    A condominium owner says excavation work three years ago triggered a landslide in their community, leaving them in a financial bind. Though they own the home, they cannot access its equity: an approved loan was withdrawn over structural concerns and ongoing litigation, and insurance has denied the claim. The account is drawing sympathy and attention to how disaster victims can be left financially stranded.

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    Haiku on climate inaction warns history may end●Climate action lacks? Historians won't agree. There'll be none left to. # haiku # senryu # poem # ShortPoem # SmallPoemMmastodonEnvironmentClimate64 h ago

    A short poem circulating among climate advocates asks what climate inaction will mean for future historians, answering that unchecked climate collapse may leave no one left to write history at all. The verse has drawn modest engagement in online climate justice circles, where users share it alongside tags on extinction, collapse and climate denial.

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    How big business began shaping public perception of reality▼The story of how big business began shaping our understanding of reality✉newsBusiness1 d ago

    Yale Climate Connections has published a piece tracing how large corporations began influencing what the public understands as reality, including how people perceive science and truth. The story examines the historical roots of corporate campaigns to shape opinion, a subject closely linked to debates over climate change denial, misinformation, and the power of industry-funded messaging to redefine public discourse.

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    Commenters frame AfD as part of hybrid war against Germany●"Anyone who still doesn’t recognize now that the AfD is just one puzzle piece in the hybrid war against Germany and EuroMmastodonEnvironmentClimate111 d ago

    Commenters on a science communication forum are arguing that Germany's Alternative für Deutschland functions as one element of a hybrid war against Germany and Europe, tying the claim to a broader discussion of how much climate denial is driven by Russian influence operations. The post links climate misinformation with the party's rhetoric, drawing modest engagement but reflecting a wider debate over foreign interference in European politics.

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    Attention is turning to how artificial intelligence tools respond to questions about climate change, with concerns that chatbots can repeat or amplify climate denial and misinformation rather than established science. Commentators warn that as more people rely on AI for answers, errors and false framing from these systems could spread faster and reach wider audiences than traditional misinformation.

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    New report exposes funding behind conservative media's climate attacks●A new report traces the financial connections behind conservative media’s latest attack on climate science. Is climate cMmastodonEnvironmentClimate72 d ago

    A newly released report maps the financial links funding conservative media's renewed attacks on climate science. Commentators note the messaging has shifted from outright denial toward claims that climate change is no longer a serious problem. Critics argue the coverage follows money trails connecting funders to outlets promoting climate skepticism.

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    Reform council leader denies climate crisis after record heat deaths▼https:// bylinetimes.com/2026/09/21/ref orm-council-leader-denies-climate-change-crisis-after-record-heat-deaths/ . SpeaMmastodonScience44 d ago

    A Reform UK council leader has rejected the idea of a climate change emergency despite a summer of record-breaking heat linked to a rise in heat-related deaths, according to Byline Times. Critics, including social scientists commenting online, say the case illustrates the wider phenomenon of climate denial persisting in the face of extensive scientific evidence.

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    Climate and political fears fuel alarm over US public executions claim●Oh sure, between # climatechange denial, oppression of # cleanenergy , and the rise of # fascism at least the USA isn’tMmastodonEnvironmentClimate94 d ago

    American users are reacting with alarm to the suggestion that public executions could be carried out in the United States, in the context of frustration over climate change denial, suppression of clean energy policy and concerns about rising authoritarianism. Commenters describe the combination of these issues as evidence of democratic backsliding, with the executions claim serving as a breaking point for anger and disbelief.

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    Palliative care offered as model for climate change communication▼How palliative care improves climate change communication✉newsEnvironmentClimate6 d ago

    A physician writing on KevinMD argues that palliative care offers lessons for how climate change is communicated. The approach emphasises honest, compassionate conversations about serious diagnoses, and the author suggests similar framing could help doctors and advocates discuss climate threats without triggering denial or despair. The piece invites health professionals to see climate advocacy as part of their role.

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    Climate Skepticism Online Mocked as 'American Idiocracy'●I'm afraid what we have here is just another American idiocrat... "While some of the posts are clearly trollish in naturMmastodonEnvironmentClimate46 d ago

    A comment circulating online dismisses a climate skeptic as 'another American idiocrat'. The quoted material argues that while some climate-denying posts seem trollish, they reveal genuine skepticism, including claims that the rainforest is a 'festering pit' not worth saving. The exchange highlights frustration with anti-climate rhetoric on social media, where users mock what they see as ignorance about environmental collapse.