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A hole opens up under Antarctic Thwaites glacier—6 miles long, 1000 ft deep, big enough to fit 2/3 of Manhattan - Scientists say a collapse could trigger a catastrophic rise in global sea levels, flooding coastal cities around the world. by @denisechow
nbcnews.com/mach/science/h…
The discovery is described in a paper published Jan. 30 in the journal Science Advances - researchers expected to see significant loss of ice, but the scale of the void came as a shock.

Here's the study
advances.sciencemag.org/content/5/1/ea…
Maybe @weatherchannel or other news outlets can use the green screen flood simulation to show how coastal cities will be impacted (NYC financial markets anyone?) to get more attention paid to the dire impacts of climate change
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Private Mossad for Hire - Inside a plot to influence American elections, starting with one small-town race - a deep look at Psy-Group started by Joel Zamel (shut down Feb '18 after Mueller started questioning employees), by @adamentous @RonanFarrow newyorker.com/magazine/2019/…
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This news flew under the radar last week - on Tuesday Ukraine’s prosecutor general announced they were investigating whether a recent “peace plan” proposed by Viktor Medvedchuk constituted treason (Putin is godfather of his daughter), by @CrisLeeMaza newsweek.com/ukraine-treaso…
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Russian-Style Kleptocracy Is Infiltrating America - 18 yrs before Mueller investigation CIA Moscow station chief Richard Palmer warned Congress Russian elites were plundering $, trying to influence US politics, & the US was an accomplice, by @FranklinFoer
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"In 2016, Barack Obama’s administration tested a program to bring the real-estate industry in line with the banks, compelling brokers to report foreign buyers, too"

"But then the American presidency turned over, and a landlord came to power."
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