the most surreal thing about this era of open yelling about masculinity is that, if you grew up anything like I did, you were exposed to several sets of standards of masculinity and would be hard pressed to identify which of them the Paxtons and Millers of the world are living up to

When federal agents came to the home of David Morens on Monday with an arrest warrant for allegedly concealing federal records related to the debate about the origin of the COVID-19 pandemic, they behaved as if the 78-year-old retired scientist was a violent criminal. https://scim.ag/4cIEXhc

A University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa study shows that Waikīkī faces increasing sewage flood risks from sea-level rise through storm-drain backflow and groundwater emergence. The findings call for updated flood strategies focused on contamination, not just surface damage and economic loss.

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We need to talk a bit about how utterly absurd the March heatwave was in the USA. This heatwave would have been impossible without a boost from climate change, but even with climate change it remains a deeply unlikely event. A thread looking at some of the numbers. 🧵

When I wrote my critique of a possible special operation to take Iran's enriched uranium, I had to guess at the containers that might be used for the UF6, which would constitute a significant part of the load. 1/ #nukesky

Over the weekend, LeMonde and @francoisdm.bsky.social published a VERY interesting image of what appears to be some of Iran's highly enriched uranium enroute to a secure base in Isfahan last June. Amidst all this talk of seizing Iran's uranium, it's worth discussing in a little more detail...🧵

SF Stand Up For Science, a few of the signs.

Great piece out today in Physics Today on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.

Speculating openly about mass death. “Maybe climate change is a good way of dealing with overpopulation… the earth’s forest fire… potentially a good thing.” “Mass executions of the elderly and infirm make sense… if the brain discards unused neurons, why shold socieity [sic] keep their equivalent.”

Big news, dorks: We're going NATIONAL! Join us for our National Day of Action on March 7th in Washington DC, or at one of our satellite rallies across the US. We're taking back our science, health, and democracy! Find or host your local rally! standupforscience.net/march7 (Link in bio!)

I wrote this yesterday about the hero city of Minneapolis www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKOW...

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

THREAD: Verified videos of anti-establishment protests currently unfolding in Iran Protesters push back police and security forces on Tehran's Jomhouri Street. Location: maps.app.goo.gl/LKZH6YbnT2WE... @geoconfirmed.org

When I try to copy and paste from National Climate Assessment 5, it tells me that I need an owner password to copy. Er???? #climate #NCA

Trump administration: reducing the study of and adaptation to climate change because centuries+ of climate change and sea level rise will be small government low cost.

This is good on how fundamental research can lead to unanticipated applications. I especially like the study of root vegetables leading to flat screen TVs (through the discovery of liquid crystals) www.nature.com/articles/d41...

A very basic question about solar and wind congestion: it's highish today in some areas because it's cheaper to have some congestion some times? Grid buildout is too slow or ignored? Or? Further simple explanations welcome #energy #electricity #solar #congestion #wind

UPDATE: Fox News reports that ICE told Kilmar Abrego Garcia they are going to deport him to Uganda on Monday.

Rally going on right now on Chambers St. courthouse steps for this NYC high-school student abducted by ICE on the way to his court-appointed asylum hearing. My friend, who's his teacher, asked me to post this to help bring attention to his case. Free Mamadou Mouctar Diallo. Free them all.

The only thing that will stop Trump is a grassroots movement using diverse tactics. (not just protests! We need boycotts, strikes, slowdowns, guerrilla art, disruptions, gumming the works from the inside, etc) from a cross-section of society. It’s on us. A few skeets here with resources: 1/x

Yes, the MAGA people are obviously very optimistic about how robust our society is, because they think it can weather all of these insults without destroying our quality of life.

NEW SHIFT KEY From tariffs to an LNG boom to a backed-up turbine supply chain, virtually every trend in the power grid is pointing toward more constraints. @jessedjenkins.com and I broke down about why we fear a potential power cost crisis: Listen anywhere: shows.acast.com/65bac3af0334...

Six months into congestion pricing: Traffic is down and business is up. But that’s not all, the revenue generated by the program is already funding critical transit upgrades that will benefit millions of New Yorkers.

From a local weatherman, @averytomascowx.bsky.social

Follow link to free PDF book on the value of NOAA.

I'm not finding IPCC or other high level estimates of PV life cycle emissions post 2014 (median 48 g). Surely they have come down. Can you help? #EnergySky #SolarSky

44k Americans lose jobs for every 500k deported econofact.org/factbrief/do...

Are different grid battery chemistries normally charged or discharged to different levels? Can you supply a link?

Let's be real: if Republicans pass the House budget bill as is, it will murder the US nuclear industry, ruin our chances of winning the AI race (by constraining power supply), concede the global auto sector to China, and vaporize about half a trillion dollars of US manufacturing investment...

I just created a quick map depicting which portions of the United States are now (as of today) or will imminently be (by early June) without 24/7 local National Weather Service coverage (per Washington Post reporting). #CAwx #CAfire #CAwater #ORwx #AKwx #WYwx #KSwx

Exclusive: National Science Foundation staff were told today that the agency’s 37 divisions—across all eight directorates—are being abolished and the number of programs within those divisions will be drastically reduced.

@aoc.bsky.social @ritchietorres.bsky.social Does Merwil Gutierrez live in your district?

#StandUpforScience in Berkeley. Lots of good signs, good speeches (and short!), and good vibes.

Hundreds at Berkeley Tesla

Vance, Musk, Yarvin, and Thiel are neoreactionaries. Yarvin: Trump is an aging showman who reflects the shallowness of his era, a tool to achieve their goal, install a CEO monarch. Looks at the history, actions, and dangers of the group and how Congress should respond. america2.news/content/file...

An interesting listen

“Areas particularly hard hit include almost all of Europe, the western United States, Brazil, eastern Asia, and central Africa.”

Which generation sources are most important for grid services? Are inverters allowing black starts, etc particularly expensive? Can solar now do everything that hydro and gas can, except ramp up fast? Am I behind the times with my answers from a decade ago?#energysky

Thread also looks at renewables and batteries. #energy

Hey y'all. If you're a new Energy Twitter ex pat, please follow the #EnergySky feed here bsky.app/profile/did:... And tag your posts with either the feed name or the emoji pair 🔌💡 and your post will show up in the feed. Please repost...

On climate resilience, as in our lives, we don’t have to have the perfect answers to act. That’s the science of decision-making under deep uncertainty. Take actions that we won’t regret- putting green infrastructure everywhere, making critical infrastructure resilient, & building social resilience.

Summarizing 6 years of research, Thwaites Glacier researchers say West Antarctica's ice is pretty much going, going, gone on our current emissions path ... a grim outlook indeed. insideclimatenews.org/news/1909202...

Want an Introduction to the Electricity Sector spanning engineering, economics & regulatory perspectives? I've made all lecture slides and syllabus from the Spring 2024 version of my Princeton class available to all here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/2wkzp...

“Charging lithium-ion batteries at high currents just before they leave the factory increases battery lifespans by 50%…” www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2024-08...

At a hoped for $100/ton CO2 price, yearly cost of direct air capture will average $200 per person. www.kqed.org/science/1993...

Note: on Bluesky you can have your settings force you to add alt-text before posting, and I recommend doing so.

What is the average wholesale price of California/CAISO electricity when the sun is out?