I expected this with GHG regulation, but not criteria pollutants. This hurt to read. :/

Try this—it’s oddly relaxing, and, when you click on the little dialog bubbles for the words, it takes you to the post in which it was featured:

Being an American feels like getting on a school bus and then your bus driver decides to do a drive by

When you get the reputation of being the guy with the encouraging words on New Year's Eve, it can start to come through as a little pressure -- what if the situation on the ground is worse than usual? what if people are more scared than they usually are, and with cause? what use are good vibes then?

Shifting myself away from short-form social media sites like FB, IG, and even Bluesky gave me a lot more time for reading and contemplation. Next year I hope to read at least as many books, but also spend time creating art and writing for myself.

This brightened my day the first time it was posted I and thoroughly enjoyed revisiting this delightful thread. Read it - you won't be sorry! A lovely little timeline cleanse.

Take a moment to watch performance artist Guillaume Juncar. You won’t regret it.

New adventures in cat management.

Felis Derpus here ate 4 hair ties, which explains his recent tummy issues. He is better now after surgery but the bank account is not. Why hair ties? Why 4 of them? No one knows, except Felis Derpus.

No one ever warned me how stressful it is when a cat gets sick. I need my little sh*t-stirrer back to normal!

He’s making a list Checking it twice Hoping emission factors are nice Santa Claus is developing his scope 1-3 GHG inventory

Visited the Dix trolls today. Hard to explain the feeling here. The park and trolls are lovely. The history is heavy.

I was out hiking and a mountain biker passed. Me: have a nice ride! Him: you too! Him: *flustered realizing I wasn’t riding* Him: *processing* Him: *processing* Him: enjoy your legs! Well that settles that for my new trail greeting.

I do not like your AI slop I do not want this worthless glop I do not read its overviews I don't care what Grok says is true I do not like it here nor there I'm tired of it everywhere

Been thinking about this for years. A lot of climate authors (and progressives) have made the point that capitalism = climate destruction, and it has to be addressed at the ro(o)t. A move towards authoritarianism and fascism is a direct response to challenges to the fossil fuel status quo.

Ice melts in the South

Just sitting here this morning thinking about how the Trump EPA reorg essentially obliterated its Climate Change Division.

Whomst among us hasn't felt a little vacuum about snackie all done

Multiple ICE/CBP sightings throughout the Triangle. I hate it here. Y’all please stay safe. Original post: www.instagram.com/p/DRNYZa9kQJ...

An old philosophical question about a tree falling in the forest, U.S.-mainland bias, and the "politics is local" perspective. My thoughts on why some Americans think the 2025 hurricane season was quiet. It wasn't. www.forbes.com/sites/marsha... --

RDU and surrounding, please be aware as well.

I once again feel called upon to say I hope that, as compensation for being able to read these days, your imposter syndrome is beginning to ease.

Brilliant.

If I am going to be stressed and nauseated and burnt out by the neverending and depressing work I am doing, I am at least going to do it in pajama pants and a hooded fuzzy blanket cloak and stripey arm warmers like a gd professional.

A story in 3 parts.

And again, a pattern of putting out statements accusing people of serious Federal crimes and then releasing them hours or days or weeks later with no charges. And no retraction.

💚 Home.

If you ever thought science was too tame a career, how does kite skiing 4,000km across Antarctica over 3 months sound? #antarctica #adventure #expedition #science #climatechange

“Individuals on the ground sent a message that reached us Monday morning that 1,200 were dead,” Nathaniel Raymond, the lab’s executive director, said. “By that evening, they said 10,000. By Tuesday, we couldn’t reach them anymore. We assume our ground contacts are dead.”

I don't think we should talk about climate change anymore, we should talk about kitchen-table issues. Like how climate change will destroy your kitchen table and everything else you have

They see a lack of income as a moral failing, so they treat those less fortunate than them as less than human, undeserving of basic decency or even the ability to enjoy a goddamn snack or nice food every once in a while. To them, if you don't make a living wage, life is meant to be miserable.

It's pretty clear that they hate it so much because they want low income people to be as miserable as possible. They don't want them to have choices. They want them to suffer, because they feel they don't deserve to eat if they can't afford it.

I am once again pissed beyond belief at some people's absolute delight at the loss of SNAP benefits, which will affect millions of people. They claim that they're so happy because they're upset that people on benefits buy snacks and unhealthy foods. Come on. We know the real reason.

Have reached the "bought child locks for the cabinets" stage of cat guardianship, and subsequently, the "watching cat figure out/open the child locks on the cabinets" stage. RIP, our toilet paper supply.

I HAVE A TREMENDOUS IDEA: HOW ABOUT THE NEXT DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENT NOT JUST REBUILD ALL THE SHIT DONNY DESTROYED, BUT ALSO ACTUALLY HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE FOR HIS CRIMES — AND LOCK HIM THE FUCK UP ALREADY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO MY POST, WHICH YOU CAN READ HERE: bit.ly/4hrlTV9

Day 24 of Prez’s shutdown. This is very stressful for federal workers. If you have the resources, take a fed for coffee, buy them lunch, or have them over to watch a game. Kindness helps

Making America God Awful, I guess.

You ever have a moment where you feel you are about to fly apart emotionally, but you have too much to do and too much responsibility to feel your way through it so you just stuff it down and keep going? Asking for a friend.

For future reference (when I'm on a computer).

Photos from today. #TimelineCleanse

Just in from two SF No Kings events (Ocean Beach and then a colossal march and rally downtown). So many good signs, so much devotion to justice, liberty, human rights, and Jesus lord the one part of the US economy that must be booming right now: INFLATABLE critter costumes.

It was really nice to get out among friends today. 💛

It actually extremely upsets me that we feel compelled to block these accounts, but whoever is running them right now apparently is riding the far-right fascist line.

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This isn’t the whole story, of course – but if it’s not at the core of your story, you’re on the wrong track. Add “Once democracy made it possible for women to threaten patriarchal domination and for queer people to publicly affirm their identity” – and we’re already very, very close.

Finally read "On Tyranny" and it is quite depressing to think of how the cult like mentality results in everyday professionals sliding slowly into fascism. A brief glance at political comments anywhere online would tell you there are plenty of Nazis-in-training.

And they certainly were not passed to protect white people from so-called anti-white discrimination. This shit broke me today.

Remember when everybody got upset over the term "deplorables"?

Only a couple more months for humans to invent the massive kaiju-fighting robots of Pacific Rim, which takes place in 2025. My optimism is waning.

I found a 19th century Cat Villain!