should be getting more attention: "Colorado River Faces ‘Devastating Consequences’ If Another Dry Winter Lands, Experts Warn" insideclimatenews.org/news/0206202...

To see how important US science is, consider measurements of changes in ocean heat content. US data are ~53% of the total. Over half! But removing the US data is worse than randomly removing 80% of the total data, because unlike other countries, the US makes measurements everywhere. 🧪🌊

NEW: WIRED analyzed Meta's AI app and found NameTag — a hidden facial recognition system designed to identify people via the wearer's smart glasses — has already shipped to over 50 million phones.

This afternoon, we are seeing the first wave of federal scientists whose positions are being politicized & stripped of their employment protections. This is “schedule P/C” (previously “schedule F”) and I’ll link other posts about different agencies in this thread (1/x)

NEW: A lot of bad has happened to American science over the last year but nothing comes even close to what’s about to happen if we don’t speak out in opposition to the OMB rule changes and I hope @aaas-socsci.bsky.social @apsphysics.bsky.social and others will launch public campaigns about this. 🧪🔭⚛️

“…today the White House unveiled major changes to how federal funding is allocated & distributed. For the 1st time, they’re sharing plans to permanently & systematically move American science from a system that values evidence-based evaluations to a political patronage system.”— @chanda.blacksky.app

Political control of grants. No funding for open publication. Truly driving a stake through the heart of U.S. scientific exceptionalism. Take 10 minutes and submit a public comment. They can ignore, but you will have spoken up! Comment here: www.regulations.gov/document/OMB...

Intermountain West will be first U.S. region to have to dramiatically adapt because of human-cause climate change. "A Terrible Winter for Snow Heads Into a Bleak Summer of Drought" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/25/u...

Attempting a digital/SoMe detox. No SoMe until Strait of Hormuz is open. See you in awhile!

#mustread Robert Kagan "Defeat in the present confrontation can neither be repaired nor ignored...The roles of China and Russia are strengthened; the role of the U.S. diminished...That is going to set off a chain reaction as friends and foes adjust to America’s failure."

How is this not The Onion

Do you want your retirement fund to invest in SpaceX? If not, comment on S&P proposal that will FORCE major indices (SP500) to buy megacaps soon after IPOs, despite being unprofitable & having only a small % stock in public "float" Pump & dump for insiders. Comment www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/gov...

Another reminder that the resumption of a more normal oil market isn't as simple as flicking a light switch. Via Bloomberg, Aramco CEO Amin Nasser warned that even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens immediately, "it will take a few months for the oil market to rebalance." And if "trade and ... 1 of 2

We have been in an unauthorized illegal war with Iran for 71 days. There are over 50,000 U.S. troops in theater risking their lives. And it’s not even the the top headline in the news. And congress can’t interrupt their recess to do their Constitutional job and vote for/against it. Disappointed

re-upping this from 17 days ago. Strait not open. Oil >$95 per barrel. Airlines are margins negative every day this goes on.

We tried to warn you about Anthropic. Now they're using xAI's ultra-polluting community-killing nightmare data centre to power your toxic claude relationship All the new paid subs from @rutgerbregman.com and @quitgpt.bsky.social's campaign, now powered by Musk 🫠 www.anthropic.com/news/higher-...

EXCLUSIVE: In 2022, a Georgia grand jury investigated Trump’s alleged interference in the 2020 election. It heard from more than 60 witnesses. For years, the full record of what those witnesses said under oath has remained hidden from public view. Until now. www.lawfaremedia.org/projects-ser...

"The Billionaires Behind the Most Expensive Midterm Elections in History: Political committees have already raised $4.7 billion for the November contests as ultra-wealthy donors look to shape the final two years of Donald Trump's presidency" www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

“Would it matter to you if I told you I’m Pope Leo?” he asked, according to Father McCarthy. She hung up. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/u...

Schrodinger's war

This is beautiful reporting and an inspiring (and concerning!) story. We're gutting our ability to adapt to climate change - but there are still so many talented, thoughtful, committed people who want to do that work, if we'll let them. www.hcn.org/issues/58-5/...

can't wait to watch the market find a reason to rally off this news! 🤣

Everyone should pay attention to this. Antivaxxers are trying to force you to get another preventable disease and they are better funded than ever. They already got one Lyme vaccine pulled from market with the same tactics of straight-up lying, & climate change keeps making Lyme a much wider problem

The impacts of a warming world are showing up in the cost of living

The National Science Foundation is the main source of funding for basic sciences in the US. For decades, they have supported a scientific R&D ecosystem in the US that has been an engine of economic growth and competitive advantage. Destroying the agency is no less than an act of sabotage.

I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

Wildfires can convert naturally occurring chromium-3 into the carcinogen chromium-6, which can contaminate groundwater for years, writes @thatsmohrlikeit.bsky.social www.hcn.org/issues/58-4/...

Skyrocketing Health Insurance Forces Americans to Scramble for Care www.nytimes.com/video/health...

I just spent two days at the 2026 Beijing Auto Show (Auto China 2026), and I need to tell you something: the future of the auto industry is electric and Chinese. I’m not being dramatic. Just realistic. /1

On #EarthDay I am #showyourstripes of climate for Boston. Human caused #climatechange, primarily by burning fossil fuels is the #1 threat to the earth as we know and love it. 🌍 - thx @edhawkins.org showyourstripes.info/c/northameri...

Looking for the latest warming stripes for over 1000 countries, regions and cities? #ShowYourStripes Fully updated to 2025: www.ShowYourStripes.info

CATL's newest battery charges from 10 to 98% in 6 minutes and provides 1,500 km range. 🧪💡🔌☀️💨💧🔋 www.ft.com/content/1773...

Why aren't oil futures trading with a time decay (theta) like options? Each day that passes without opening Strait of Hormuz increases the physical shortage in oil importing economies, e.g. Asia/Euro. And companies directly affected, like euro/asian airlines should see incremental drops e.g. #$RYAAY

44% of Americans are very worried about climate change — among the highest levels since 1989 — and 63% believe the US government is not taking enough environmental action, the highest since @Gallup.com started polling the question in 1992.

Humans were already changing the climate at the time of the US civil war www.cnn.com/2025/06/16/c...

A reminder to *state-level* policymakers considering rolling back state-level climate policy in the name of affordability: climate change is unaffordable. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Boston Midnight Marathon Bike Ride info.

News: a leading NSF supported University of Oklahoma atmospheric science summer undergraduate research program that has mentored hundreds of top atmospheric scientists over two decades has been canceled for 2026 due to funding loss. (repost w/correct link) More: tinyurl.com/3zjzf7vu

THAILAND is living an extraordinary heat wave with deadly heat 24/7 for weeks: Maxes up to 44C ,Mins up to 30C and extreme humidity with THIS locally >50C. Records fall every single day 41.1C Chachoengsao last one The bad news this will just get worse going into May.

Must read in the @nytimes.com The Inside Story of Five Days That Remade the Supreme Court www.nytimes.com/2026/04/18/u...

Forest Service plan to close research stations stokes fear as wildfire season approaches michiganadvance.com/2026/04/18/r... From @stateline.org

Investing in nature: Why outdoor spaces in Mass. deserve your vote www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/18/o...

Intermountain west is in big trouble from climate change.

seems important and U.S. news seems to be under-reporting due to lack of local shortages

429.37 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 13-Apr-2026 keelingcurve.ucsd.edu

yay!

🔆 "Sunlight has to travel 93 million miles to reach the earth. But none of those miles go through the Strait of Hormuz." — @billmckibben.bsky.social on Horizons, @wbrangham.bsky.social's (relatively new) science/health/environment show @pbsnews.org. www.pbs.org/video/will-m...

never give up on your dreams! Wout van Aert at Paris-Roubaix!

This is a frightening map, especially given the fact that this is normally near the peak in snowpack across the West. There are many far-reaching consequences from this historic snow drought, ranging from increasing risk of summer wildfires to major water concerns. Map by nwcc-apps.sc.egov.usda.gov

The irony of this story about people injecting peptides is that it starts in SC…the state where low vax rates have fueled a Measles epidemic 😭