This year, may the shofar be a wake-up call for all. As we enter 5786, our commitment to justice is greater than ever.

my little monkey brain was not built for all this

some personal news

CVS confirms to me that New Yorkers will be able to walk into pharmacies and clinics to get Covid shots, adding: "Following regulatory action by the state of New York, we will ensure COVID-19 vaccinations are available as soon as possible at all New York CVS Pharmacy locations."

ah yes, Peridot198003 with their finger on the pulse of what those subscribed to a niche climate science youtube channel that hasn't posted a video in 5 months want.

might i suggest, not racing to the bottom?

"Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in Article II of the United Nations Convention for the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (1948)". Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, genocide scholars' association says - www.reuters.com/world/middle...

Posting a reminder that no disasters are natural, & a certain one twenty years ago was especially not natural. So, you should not use the phrase. You can just say "disaster". (Although in this particular instance it was a catastrophe, not a disaster but... baby steps) www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT9-...

hi bluesky~ my name is tess, and i'm a climate scientist studying drought, fire, and climate variability and change! i recently defended my PhD on the climate dynamics that drive forest fire in the Western US at @lamont.columbia.edu and started as an NPP fellow at NASA GISS. excited to be here ❤

I loved @vermontgmg.bsky.social's latest piece so much that I asked if I could republish it on The Handbasket and he so generously said yes. If you haven't read it yet, please do. It's essential:

this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like

I've heard lots claim this... and I have my suspicions myself. Climate bsky: Is there concrete evidence that fossil fuel lobby groups have pushed doom and despair based narratives?

Just 10 members of Congress have even dared to call Israel's mass murder in Gaza a genocide. Meanwhile, they're straight up murdering journalists. The gulf between what's happening and what most of our leaders will acknowledge is so remarkably vast.

There is still a chance that some of these jobs can be restored! Sign our open letter and refuse to scab: tinyurl.com/core-open-letter

“Not filling the Core preceptorships would be a tremendous loss both for graduate students in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and for all undergraduates who take classes in the Core.” - Joanna Stalnacker, former Chair of Literature Humanities at Columbia Read more from The Columbia Spectator

Sunflowers are full of secrets 🕵️‍♀️🌻 I had a blast making this for @nybg.bsky.social 's Van Gogh's Flowers exhibit, where you can see all the 🌻🌻🌻 shine through Oct. 26th! #scicomm 🧪 #nationalsunflowerday #botany

At least 93 people have died of malnutrition in Gaza since July 20 due to Israel’s monthslong blockade. Here are some ways you can help get them aid.

Flood watch today 7/31/25! Stay safe New York City.

The first guy who figured out that hot air holds more water vapor looked like this. We've known that warming temperatures mean heavier downpours for a very long time

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NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

people who you would assume having a huge problem with substack promoting and profit sharing with nazis have remained puzzlingly silent or even gotten defensive about it and it’s one of the most confusing dynamics in media.

i'm relieved to see some american leaders finally seeing reality but saying starvation is a bridge too far while drone striking schools and hospitals was not is just crazy

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All famines are man-made, all famines are political. Historians of empire and humanitarianism have known this forever. Gaza is not starving, Gaza is being starved, by Israel, and this starvation is enabled by our government and by every other government that does not step in to force food and aid.

my dentist just told me i'm doing a great job, i'm going to ride this high for weeks

We are so close to our big goal please share our fundraiser with a friend? Pretty please? I'm not above begging, I'm a journalist, I have no shame. givebutter.com/coyotemedia

The National media cycle is done with Texas so it doesn’t seem there will be any consequences for the administration. Noem stays. No one minds Richardson is missing. $100k rule stays in place. The sham review council continues. Weak response from congressional dems. See yall at the next disaster 🫡

if Trump were actively trying to impoverish and deskill the united states for the sake of our competitors, what would he be doing differently?

personally, I think it is a problem if a Substack eugenicist has access to lists of millions of people by race www.theverge.com/analysis/703...

We may not, at this point, know the extent of the evil. But we know it is happening, and we know it is evil, and that should be enough.

Have talked to local journalists in multiple states over the past day & all have asked "Could this flood happen in our state?" Let me save everyone some time: yes Do you live under the sky? Ok, you can flood Some places have a much higher vulnerability and likelihood, but it can happen anywhere.

Here’s a video version of this argument: youtu.be/dT9-0mG_Ewk?...

If any of my scientist *mutuals* wants to write an op-ed for their newspaper about science but you’re not feeling confident about your writing skills, I will happily ghost co-write the piece with you. I’m fast, and I’m pretty good. And we need people making the case for science. 🧪⚛️🔭

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE. This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined. It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

If the Senate reconciliation bill stands, it would add $4 trillion to the national debt, gut healthcare and food assistance, raise energy prices and cut tens of thousands of jobs. To deliver tax breaks for billionaires and oil companies. Final bill text linked in story drilled.media/news/Senate-...

Vance as the tie-breaker, of course. The Job Cuts Act of 2025 has passed, what a total shit show

I grew up in KY and have family there still, so I just spent a bunch of time making messages that urge ppl to act I'm posting them here in case you want to borrow them for your own group chats/social media If you want the much more personal version I sent to my fam, LMK and I'm happy to share

This is theft, plain and simple. They stole this from you. Every deletion, every erasure, every website that goes dark is a crime against the American public

If you're like why would they do this? Because the goal is to privatize weather forecasts. They've been really clear about this. It won't work and a lot of people will die. But some other people might get rich so

The US Global Change Research Program's website, including all its sub-domains that host the National Climate Assessments and related reports, is now offline. The 1990 Global Change Research Act (see below) mandates its research findings be available to all federal agencies & departments.

I know I'm not the first person or even the millionth person to point this out; it's not even the first time *I* have said it, but this is what actual First Amendment violations look like and the fact that none of the supposed free speech warriors are saying anything about it tells us everything.

everybody wants to say what the news should be nobody wants to build the news tubes that pipe news into your house

Illegitimate court. Illegitimate government. It will require a massive grassroots movement by the people.

tonight is for the posters

if you're trying to vote today and the computer system is throwing up red flags, ask for an affidavit ballot. don't leave without voting. let the board of elections determine if you are eligible, not a poll worker* with an ipad * poll workers are wonderful, but they only have the info they have

With the caveat that I wasn't always politically engaged... I've never seen anything like the movement behind don't rank Cuomo. People are openly like idgaf who you vote for but not him. Anyone but him.