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Seems bad. That pink line sucks for me, but the rainbow of doom sucks for us all. I liked having science and medicine and stuff.

The Special Issue on Backlash, Borders, and Bunkers: Antidemocratic Politics and Climate Change Communication that I edited is now available. A huge thanks to @phaedra.bsky.social for the opportunity to edit this project and to all of the contributing authors! www.tandfonline.com/toc/renc20/2...

This kind of research is needed more than ever. You can read my open access Intro Essay in which I reflect on today's critical juncture (one full year since the start of "Trump 2.0") & detail how the papers in this Special Issue can help navigate this conjuncture: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

This. You want cheap electricity for everyone? Build solar.

New ICE Bucket Challenge just dropped.

I’m short one or two right now.

AAAS, this is the actual condition scientists are in. Science is marginally better because we know it continues internationally.

The budget numbers are better than we expected. It’s weird to be happy with 10-30% cuts for applied energy research. But, the offices were reorg’d, and the new folks have no problem ignoring congress. It’s not ok.

“This year, renewables surpassed coal as a source of electricity worldwide, and solar and wind energy grew fast enough to cover the entire increase in global electricity use from January to June, according to energy think tank Ember” www.science.org/content/arti...

Chicago is having none of this administration's BS.

Exceptional work. Clear to me as a non expert reader, and full of new insights.

That time last year that I had to go to the only Level 1 trauma center or die. Or the time children’s asked me to pay “my share” upfront the day my kid landed in the PICU. Or the time I got a $160K bill for well-baby visits in the NICU. Should have called around first. Fuck these ghouls.

Heading home for the Christmas and disagree with your family members about ICE detentions? Snag the people from your family’s nativity set. Don’t say anything and claim ignorance when asked. Return the kings with a note that says they can stay because they’re rich.

Every time Harrison Butker misses a field goal a woman gets her PHD

This book is a survival guide for these times.

I’m proud of the work we have done and continue to do. I’m Trying not to hate the name change, but most of us came here for the mission. Most labs are named after places because they could not or didn’t want to announce their mission. We always got to be proud of ours. I hope we still can be. 🔌💡

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild: Elk Moose Pika Marmot Lynx

"I bet Linus would’ve called those popping kernels 'little pangs of painful joy,' or something equally poetic, but of course, he’s not coming this year. Not after his meaning-of-Christmas bit took a turn to the right last winter. He’s booked solid through the spring with CPAC."

This has not received nearly enough scorn.

My favorite breakfast burrito and coffee spot on the B concourse rules. lol, die mad and miserable in the Starbucks line, losers.

I chose ChemE on a dare from from my high school crush. He told me it was the hardest major and there was no way I could do it. He flunked out. I got a PhD. My dad talked me out of environmental engineering because “you don’t even clean your own damn room”. He was right.

It’s not just the Ivy League. The gross jerk from ASU isn’t a surprise either. Predators still rise to the top of many. Academia is disgusting.

Hey Megyn Kelly, 14-year-old Eloise would like a word: “If my voice makes you uncomfortable, good… because the minute adults start defending predators by defending the age of a child, you’re not protecting the truth, you’re protecting the predator.” Sound up! 🔥🔊 1/2

Great Dane posting. She tried to eat the pillsbury doughboy and then steal a burger from a TV commercial, but he loves her anyway.

Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.

What will the impact of the US's green retreat under President Donald Trump be — for the economy and for the world? A fascinating new Bloomberg Economics analysis gives us some hints. Read more @bloomberg.com (gift link!).

I knew it would take less than a day for a tiktok dj to make something.

Pick one from each line: Girlboss, skittle-haired, pajama clad, dog mom, obese police abolitionist, socialist. Really much fast to just admit you hate women.

Not the time to stay unbothered and in our own lanes. Moisturizing may not be enough either.

My child just escaped a school shooting. The school district says the lockdown drills saved lives. I call BS. Nothing prepares you for that terror. Nothing prepared me for that text. America always chooses violence, so they sent more cops and gun sniffing dogs to welcome them back. It’s the guns.

Well done Loveland Ski Area! 10” of fresh snow overnight. That’ll help them open up soon! #COwx

Don’t blame me, I voted for Kodos

I nearly died from both of my pregnancies. There is no way to advocate for yourself when in hemorrhagic shock and multiple organ failure. Republican policy kills women.

When I ran a coal plant we kept 7 - 14 days of coal in the pile to accommodate rail volatility. When we got below 3 we started curtailment planning to ensure critical loads were served. Anyway, please tell me more about how PV can’t work because it requires overnight on-sight energy storage.

I’m excited to read this and rebooting our book club for it. Get your copy.

“If you have not experienced the kind of supercharged harassment this environment breeds, count yourself lucky. But don’t count yourself safe.” Thank you @tressiemcphd.bsky.social for this. Will be assigning it to my students to read and discuss in class TODAY. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/01/o...

Hate mongers are fossil fuel plants. Big oil is so desperate that they pander to the worst instincts of humanity to sell their bullshit.

My kid was hiding in a teacher’s office with 38 kids while that psycho shot at them. Kids should not have to have a plan to survive a shooting in every classroom they enter. She is still mad at the media for filming as they got out, but I guess these stories have impact. It’s the guns.

Coates fucking kills it, as always: www.vanityfair.com/news/story/c...

"I just want to say, go birds, fuck ICE and free Palestine," "Hacks" star Hannah Einbinder at the #Emmys

Gonna write some brief troll mitigation tips for you all because like any successful, happy woman on the internet, i’ve had ‘em Tips break down into two main areas: 1. Defensive tactics: how not to make it easy for them 2. Offensive tactics: fuck ‘em up 🧵:

Witnesses Assumed Charlie Kirk Shooter Was Just Ordinary Gunman On School Campus

My kid was in that school today too. I got that nightmare text “I love you. There is a shooter” and they hid for hours. I will never accept this. I will never accept children dying because we love guns more than kids.

Who else is headed to RE+?

trumpwatch is the bluesky version of buying a powerball ticket. It's not about the odds, it's about the dream

long weekend at bernie's

I have a dream… That one day people will care about children the way they care about embryos.

Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,