Playing petty political tit-for-tat with critical funds, with the livelihoods of patriotic civil servants, and with the future of our PLANET makes us all vulnerable. Republicans need to start putting science and the American people over ugly partisan politics.

"If we lose hope, we're doomed." We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

To my senators and representatives @kaine.senate.gov and @repsuhas.bsky.social I wish to make my position known that healthcare provisions alone aren't enough to vote yes on a funding bill. The entirety of the cuts during reconciliation must be undone, research funding must be restored.

Another way of looking at it

Maybe I should run for president? Vote for me and I'll have myself sworn in on a copy of the Voynich manuscript.

Watch the whole video, Simon Clark isn't fomenting an attack on freedom of speech here. We did similar by restricting tobacco's advertising claims and making them put warnings on their products. Nobody cries 1st amendment over that, nor should they. It's time for oil to face the same.

GOP controls the House. GOP controls the Senate. GOP controls the White House. If the gov't shuts down, every missed paycheck, every closed office, every crisis? That's their fault. Every bit of it.

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

The only proper democratic response to Trump’s criminal behavior is, wait, let me be more specific, his most recent wielding of the DOJ for retribution of his perceived enemies , is impeachment and trial, no immunity, then a criminal trial, and verdict willing, prison. We used to be a real country.

Signal boost for a friend that's out of work. Buttered Jorts on Mastodon explains it better than I could. If you want to support you can find the links over here: infosec.exchange/@ajn142/1152...

So the GOP is turning this into a hostage situation? We don’t negotiate with terrorists, fuck ‘em, shut it down @repsuhas.bsky.social @kaine.senate.gov I’ll help feed my community on my end, you take care of yours.

First of their kind scientific observations have a way of taking the sensory overload I have been experiencing and taking the pressure off. Maybe they'll help you too. This is awesome.

As we head towards the deadline, I wish to remind my rep @repsuhas.bsky.social , to vote nay on any budget measure that fails to restore NOAA/NWS, USAID, university funding, funding for pedestrian infrastructure, medicare/medicaid. Any funding for ICE or DOGE is a non-starter. Break their will.

The man who gave me the opportunities that helped qualify me for membership in The Explorers Club has died.

Populist parties preach platitudes and project a principled purpose, but fear is frequently their friend.

🇨🇳 🇮🇱 “When you killed women & children you lost legitimacy… No one believes this propaganda except a few Israelis.” Yan Xuetong, dean of the Institute of International Relations in China, faces off with Israeli officer Elad Shoshan in Beijing.

You know what to do...

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

Quote tweeting to see if the link will work on my computer. Or find the story elsewhere.

You're invited! Learn about the fight to #MakePollutersPay and how you can get involved through a #ClimateWeekNYC webinar with UCS and partners. We'll talk about climate science, combating disinformation, environmental justice, climate lawsuits, and more! Thurs 9/25 at 1pm ET

Let's all to take a deep breath & understand that we have reached the phase in fascism where if they want to declare you a criminal, you are a criminal. You can not magically avoid it, or do exactly the right thing to stay off the list. Fascism must always have enemies, and one day you will be one.

Tim Walz: "I'll tell you what doesn't make people feel safe -- a tank next to Chipotle. It's stupid and it's for the cameras ... where are the 'don't tread on me' people?"

Oh look, apparently we just killed more civilians from Venezuela for no fucking reason. What a time to be alive. Note: carrying drugs is not grounds for extrajudicial execution. Twice we have engaged in an act of war against a foreign sovereign nation. Wheeeee.

Well @repsuhas.bsky.social it's about that time again. I'll probably call your offices at some point as well, but I want to make it understood, from one of your constituents, that any CR or budget is to be voted down unless Trump's resignation comes with it. This has to stop.

The party that decried political violence when one of their own was on the receiving end just gerrymandered another state. You can't decry political violence and then actively engage in it.

Political violence has no place in this country.* *Unless they're: black hispanic latino indigenous poor LGBTQ+ a scientist muslim Asian Jewish atheist agnostic on a bicycle walking live in certain cities live in certain states Seems like political violence is the norm here, not the exception.

Two CEOs, a hedge fund manager, and now a literal nazi. Y'know what? I think the kids are alright.

With the release of the Epstein birthday book, and the GOP shamelessly lying about Trump's signature, I have this to say with regards to the release of the Epstein files:

My hot take is that with the exception of gaming, a Wacom Intuos is the better human interface device than a traditional mouse.

Got to go on a trip to Jim Thorpe, PA with my wife over Labor Day weekend. It's a very nice small town, maybe next time we'll be able to ride in the observation car. Shot with a Nikon Zf and 135mm Plena. #trains #scenicrailroad #scenic #scenictrain #nikon

Ever go searching for a bluesky account that you never followed, but frequently came up in the discover feed because you have a question they can answer? That's me right now. Anybody know if tailcoats are acceptable attire at a black tie event? Is @gentlemansgazette.bsky.social active here?

Kristi Noem is lying. We are standing on business. Support the Katrina Declaration dissenters & add your name to the Statement of Solidarity and Support. www.standupforscience.net/katrina-decl... #StandUpForScience #FEMA #KatrinaDeclaration #KristiNoem

I had considered having my ashes interred at Arlington some day. If Babbit gets a military funeral, scatter my ashes in a national park, no honor guard or uniforms are permitted to be present.

As our recent report Decades of Deceit illustrates, fossil fuel companies cannot be trusted to do the right thing. "Just as the US needs laws to protect public health, it needs to be able to enforce laws when corporations knowingly cause harm," writes UCS's Kathy Mulvey.

FUCK YEAH SCIENCE arstechnica.com/science/2025...

If y'all can do me a huge favor; if you've got friends in the federal service, reach out to them, check in on them.

🚨 It’s the 20th anniversary of Katrina + FEMA workers are warning us: cuts + censorship are gutting the agency meant to keep us safe. Delayed disaster response = lives at risk. Sign the Katrina Declaration + demand Congress protect FEMA. 👉 www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina-declaration

30 mile ride on the Washington Secondary Trail in Rhode Island today. Wish I had my Capra with me, but it is wayyy easier to travel with the @bromptonbicycle.bsky.social #brompton #bicycle #outdoors

How do you genuinely reach those who are under the impression that Alligator Alcatraz is a nice 3 hots and a cot, or that the planet has been cooling over the past decade?

Pay no attention to the man behind the glass. #leica

Tonight’s dumb napkin cartoon…

Texas is making it clear that peaceful protest isn't going to work.

Zeldin calls killing the 2009 endangerment finding ‘a dagger to the heart of the climate change religion.’ Science isn’t a religion, Zeldin - and climate change is grounded in overwhelming evidence. But poisoning the planet & American people? That’s apparently Zeldin's crusade. zurl.co/1qxPE

The Nathaniel B. Palmer is one of those vessels that younger and current me dreams of being able to perform research on and with one day. Its decommissioning and eventual scrapping would be an immeasurable loss to a phenomenal research platform, harming science past, present, and future.

Wednesday is with us again, so grab your family and friends and drag them out to buy a book! - Michael

HAPPY MOON LANDING DAY!!!

Gaylord Perry talks about how in 1964, #SFGiants manager Alvin Dark said that there'd be a man on the Moon before he hits a home run. On July 20, 1969, just a half an hour after #Apollo11 landed on the Moon, Perry hit his first HR! #MLB #Legend #Baseball #History

The wife and I no-longer pay for Paramount plus. CBS's parent company has made decisions, and can therefore kiss our ass. We'll go outside before we give them another fuckin' dime.