2025 was mostly garbage, but there were some good moments. One of my favorites was when a family of beavers built a dam in just a few days, saving the Czech Republic 30 million Czech koruna (US$1.2 million) for a wetland restoration project the government had been planning for 7 years. 🦫 🌿

Increase in productivity since 1979: 87% Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32% Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%. As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.

In like 2022 I wrote about how climate change would make landslides worse

Reminder if you are jumping on here for #AGU25, there's a starter pack that can help you find AGU section & committee accounts. go.bsky.app/TXCbKjJ

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Coming to #AGU25? Join us Thurs at 6pm for the premiere of 4 short films abt @thrivingearth.bsky.social community science projects. So excited to share the story of work being done in Parrish, AL with the world! @ryancagle.com and Jubilee House are an inspiration for rural communities everywhere! 🌎🌱

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Information and traveler recommendations from @agu.org for #AGU25 regarding US "Federal presence in New Orleans": www.agu.org/agu25-neworl...

We are closely following the operations ongoing in New Orleans and will continue to update this page as we have more information. You can currently find some additional guidance at the links at the bottom; we will update with more as we have it. www.agu.org/agu25-neworl...

I hope @agu.org is going to speak to #AGU25 attendee safety, and acknowledge the potential increased threat to some attendees based on what some morally corrupt, bigoted CPB/ICE agent thinks about how they look or where they're from. Allow people to cancel & refund their registration $.

NLG is receiving more and more verified reports of federal agent door-knocks and contacts. If you are approached by federal law enforcement, don’t be afraid to alert your community!

You can also call the National Lawyers Guild federal repression hotline at 212-679-2811, for a free, privileged consultation about your rights, risks, and responsibilities, and to be connected with appropriate legal resources in your jurisdiction. We keep us safe!

Special election Tues the 24th! Ryan Cagle is running for ALL PEOPLE of Alabama Sen Dist 5. He can win if folks turn out to VOTE. Walker, Lamar, Fayette, N Tuscaloosa, and a slice of W Jeff Counties this is for YOU. Check voter registration and locations at sos.alabama.gov Cagleforthepeople.com

Evasion of peer review is a hallmark of pseudoscience. But even more insidious is the obviation of scientific scrutiny by publishing in pseudoscientific journals that exist to provide an illusion of scientific legitimacy. There’s nothing new about MAHA’s propaganda tactics.

*crab-walked

📣 #BIRMINGHAM and #MONTGOMERY: It’s time to take our power back 👏 The State of the People Power Tour is hitting #Alabama for two powerful days of community, action, and impact starting May 3! Special guests. Big energy. Real change. RSVP now and let’s move together! 🔗: stateoftheppl.com/#BIRMINGHAM#MONTGOMERY:

Thanks to these Senators for the good info they’ve assembled to spotlight the unlawful termination of 400 EPA grants (including a couple I’m working on). There’s a link to that list of 400 along with much more here: www.epw.senate.gov/public/index...

This is really the whole ball game right now, *particularly* among the institutions that make up civil society. (my parents definitely had this poster when I was growing up)

Via @ashleymurray.bsky.social: U.S. District Judge James Bredar issued a temporary restraining order mandating nearly 20 federal departments and agencies to reinstate new or recent hires by Monday at 1 p.m. EST. The order from Bredar came hours after a similar one from a federal judge in California.

Before the EPA.

✨ Recognize lifetime achievement in the advancement of Diversity and Inclusion within the Earth and Space Sciences! 🕔 Nominations (& self-nominations) for Union Medals, Awards and Prizes are due 14 March. 👉 Nominate for the Lifetime Achievement Award today: buff.ly/ySdXCMq

Via @alander.bsky.social: Cagle, a nonprofit co-director, will face Republican nominee Matt Woods in the June election in the district, which has been solidly red over the last several years.

DOGE isn't firing people to make government more efficient. Let's just get that one out of the way and move on.

I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected bureaucrat should be fired. Let’s start with Elon Musk.

Incredible chart

Who’s coming to Selma next weekend? It’ll be 60 years since Bloody Sunday and the voting rights march. 10 years ago I walked that 54 miles from Selma to Montgomery with 300 new friends.

Solidarity!

"Whether we and our politicians know it or not, Nature is party to all our deals and decisions, and she has more votes, a longer memory, and a sterner sense of justice than we do." - Wendell Berry

Interested in learning more about our program? We are hosting a public interest webinar on “How to Get Involved with Community Science at AGU Thriving Earth Exchange” on Thursday, March 13th at 12:00PM ET. 🌎 Register HERE: agu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

I understand why these stories exist but it’s important to be clear that he’s not “saving” 16 billion, he’s choosing, personally, without oversight, to wipe out 16 billion dollars of government services to veterans and the disabled and food safety etc etc

Were you fired from the Department of the Interior, U.S. Forest Service, NOAA, or Power Marketing Administration? Tell @naturalresources.bsky.social @rephuffman.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social @altusfs.bsky.social @altnoaa.bsky.social @fedworkersunited.bsky.social @fedsagainstdoge.bsky.social

Imagine being rich enough to do anything you want and choosing to take food and medicine from starving children to give yourself even more money.

Oh, look what normal countries do when a former president leads a far right coup attempt.

Make a difference while growing your project management and leadership skills and join our Community Science Fellowship. Individuals are invited to apply by March 27, 2025 to serve as a project manager on a community science project, gain professional development and join our growing network.💡🌎

EDGI and our collaborators at Public Environmental Data Partners are ensuring federal data is backed up, including the CDC's Social Vulnerability Index and Environmental Justice Index. www.theverge.com/news/604484/...

Career federal civil servants are facing unprecedented threats under Donald Trump’s second term. If you’re impacted or concerned, Protect Democracy has guidance on protecting your rights and next steps. Read more: 🔗 http://protdem.org/federal-worker-resources

hi all, I have established a listserv for people who are interested in discussing and protecting NOAA's people and functions. Anyone in the weather/water/climate space whose work intersects with NOAA - especially NOAA workers and contractors themselves - are welcome to join. DM me for details.

Seems like an example of actions aimed at creating chaos, more than any supposed principle. It doesn't practically work, but gets people off balance, creates image that the President had endless power.

Good reading here, thanks Ryan for unlocking. Y’all go subscribe on Substack and support his work!

Keep pushing back. Hard. He blinked on tariffs. His California water stunt failed and has been ridiculed. He was forced to roll back cutting grants and govt payments. NSF support is resuming. CDC webpages are being restored. Street protests are starting. Lawsuits are being filed. Fight back.

Really excited to be launching this project next week as a part of my campaign for Alabama Senate. District 5 belongs to the People and not to the pockets of career politicians, big-business, and private dark money funders that control and influence our elections. The People deserve transparency

Black history month starts today and this administration would like us to forget it,

The very first real victims of Trump's EOs on California #water are California farmers and Central Valley congressional districts that reliably vote red. He's ordered his dam operators to throw away their stored water, just for a photo op and tweet. www.latimes.com/environment/...

If you work for or with rural communities in the U.S. who rely on federal funding, @ruralorganizing.bsky.social is collecting stories. Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share with your networks. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

J6 database is wiped. Alternate links in the comments. www.reddit.com/r/SeditionHu...

To put the OMB grant freeze in context, roughly 17.5% of Wisconsin’s revenue comes from federal grants in aid last I checked. Overall, federal grants account for roughly 36% of all state government budgets in US. In a number of states the federal share is even higher.

@ryancagle.com is running for state senate here in Alabama in a special election. He’s going to need contributions from all over, so please chip in! secure.actblue.com/donate/cagle...

I’m hearing from constituents whose jobs are at risk because they do agency outreach to minority communities. Consider what this means for public health, national security, agriculture and justice. The war on DEI has become a war on public service and government for all.

The World Meteorological Organization recommends updating the 30-year period of climate normals every ten years. A side-by-side comparison of ten successive maps of 30-year average annual temperatures for the continental U.S. shows how these 30y normals are warming. www.climate.gov/news-feature...