as someone who had to do five loads of laundry this week cause I was down to the uncomfy underwear THIS PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD THIS

Is this the worst time to be alive for the “words mean things” community?

It is wild, if not surprising I guess, that whether people could fly somewhere at Thanksgiving seemed to have more political effect than whether people could *eat* at Thanksgiving.

An actual conversation: Them: I like Los Angeles, but they don't do infrastructure well. I'm from Texas, where they do infrastructure well. Me: Texas? Where the power grid keeps failing? Them: I don't think of the power grid as infrastructure. Me: It's one of the definitions of infrastructure.

Did you know that all peatlands together store more carbon than is stored in all the other living matter (viruses, archeae, bacteria, plants, animals, including humans) combined? That's why peatlands are important for our climate. More in our review doi.org/10.1093/jxb/...

honestly I hate the whole framing that a woman choosing not to sleep with or go out with a man is “rejecting” him it makes it sound so active, like the default is to say yes when in actuality we all walk by hundreds of people every day that we’re not going to sleep with

In case you're wondering how scientists can say that many shark populations are threatened with extinction while some US fishermen report that they've never seen so many sharks, the answer is shifting baselines: how much things have changed depends on when you start counting.

Federal agencies hiding out in a bunker

The EPA cited my paper in their argument against the endangerment finding today. However, their point is completely backwards: my paper actually supports the EPA's 2009 range of 1.8C to 4C warming by 2100. www.nature.com/artic...

Is it just me or is there a dearth of peer reviewed papers on evacuating rural communities for #disasters? I am hoping to find some case studies to review but nothing. Is this a gap in the literature?

But one of the main things I wanted to reflect upon in this year's thread is the challenging practical reality of managing complex/chronic medical conditions in general. It is all-consuming, at times, and uniformly exhausting. And yet that reality is nearly invisible to others.

Main character energy is OUT, this summer we’re bringing NPC energy. We’re posted up at the bar dropping lore and suggesting side quests. We’re leaning casually near a locked door and saying “I don’t think you have the key for that” when someone tries the handle. We’re staring at a tree.

There’s so much happening right now, I thought I’d put together a running thread on the dismantling of #climate and research and knowledge infrastructure in the United States 🧵

This is really well written. Clear explanation of why handing emergency management off to the states is a terrible idea. substack.com/inbox/post/1...

The rats have chosen a new pope.

Triply stupid. EnergyStar is a voluntary program with thousands of companies participating. Consumers’ yearly energy savings are *1000* times what it costs EPA to run. Those energy savings meet energy needs without the pollution from burning more gas and coal. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/06/c...

If you’re concerned about the impact of the proposed budget on Federal funding of science but aren’t sure what to say when you call your elected officials, remember that a coalition of professional societies representing nearly 100,000 scientists signed an open letter about this a few weeks ago. 🧪

Most Americans frequently use federal science information. But few are concerned that cuts to federal science spending could affect their access to such information, a new poll finds.

Last week, the govt dismissed 400 researchers working on the US National Climate Assessment. I was one of them. Today, @agu.org & @ametsoc.org announced they are joining forces to sustain the momentum. It's not a replacement, it's a reminder that science is unstoppable. news.agu.org/press-releas...

Because they felt that air pollution isn't killing enough Americans, the Senate voted to overturn an EPA rule that limits toxic air pollutants emitted by industrial facilities, marking the first time Congress has weakened protections under the Clean Air Act.

Whale 🐋 urine is vital to the ocean 🌊. Grey, humpback & right whales transport carbon & nitrogen to the tropics via the “great whale conveyor belt”. They transfer 46,000+ tons of biomass and 4,000 tons of nitrogen to poor nutrient grounds each year. theconversation.com/why-whale-ur...

Catching up with colleagues and I feel like "have any of your grants been terminated yet" is the new "have you had COVID yet" from 2022 and I hate it.

An astronomy professor colleague of mine once relayed trying to explain to his students why it was important that they actually write their class reports themselves. “The point is not to teach ME about neutron stars,” he said.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, we have developed a website to communicate how the White House's proposed cuts to health research would cause losses of $16B and 68,500 jobs. Find out how your community may be impacted. Explore more at SCIMaP: scienceimpacts.org a 🧵

Not sure how many WIPs I actually have (a lot!), but it turns out I'm not indecisive, I'm curating a collection of mood boards! 🧶 #crochetaway #crochet #knittingtoo #fiberlove

Researchers at Curtin University discovered that as glaciers carved through the landscape, they scraped deep into the Earth’s crust, releasing key minerals that altered ocean chemistry. Learn how this could enhance our understanding of Earth’s interconnected natural systems: bit.ly/3Dl6t5y

Breaking News: The EPA plans to eliminate its scientific research arm, firing as many as 1,155 chemists, biologists, toxicologists and other scientists.

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

Every time this happens, I am reminded of this all-timer from the onion:

Nature does not recognize national boundaries. Recovery of the bald eagle is a credit to collaborative work by wildlife experts in Canada, the US, and Mexico, as well as the elimination of DDT use in all 3 countries.

When Amazon launched in 1995, there were 5,500 indie bookshops in the U.S., with 7,000 locations. By May of 2023, that number had decreased to 2,185 indies & 2,599 locations. When you purchase audiobooks via Libro.fm vs. Audible, you directly support indie bookshops. Let's make that number grow ❤️

Farmers depend on climate data. They’re suing the USDA for deleting it. Growing food is a precarious business, and losing access to key information makes it worse. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Farmers #Farms #Food #Agriculture

"You never hear people talk about the ozone layer anymore." Yup that's because we banded together, listened to scientists, passed regulations, and fixed it. Why does no one know this?

Your regular reminder that the US air & water pollution laws passed in the 60s & 70s -- and the elaborate federal bureaucracy created to administer them -- constitute one of the most successful gov't interventions in history. WILDLY successful. The envy of the world.

Federal government scientists who have just lost your job, here’s a list of state-level and international government science jobs www.linkedin.com/posts/drkimb... 🧪🌎🦑

I'm handling a manuscript and have invited seventeen reviewers. So far, the responses are: no response, declined, declined, no response, declined, declined, declined, declined, declined, no response, no response. One person has turned in a review and I'm still trying to find a second reviewer.

I think one of the most concerning aspects of gen AI is that it doesn't know its own ignorance. If you asked me to tell you about the Boxer Rebellion, I would tell you "I only know a bit & can crib off Wikipedia, but might get this wrong". It just gives a wrong answer with total confidence.

Promote your book, film, project, game, jewelry, comic, whatever you came up with in your beautiful imagination. I am doubling down on ordering books from the library, watching films/tv, escaping through what artists create. Tell us about it. Promote it without shame. Please. Now more than ever. 💚

"When patterns are shared illegally, it’s not just a harmless act of generosity among crafters. It’s theft... For many, this loss of revenue can be devastating." Please don't steal #knitting or #crochet patterns. Be kind: share the designer's link & pay for the pattern.

I’m trying Tunisian crochet 🧶 What are you doing to distract yourself from the world?

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Well hello and welcome climate.noaa.gov !

physics of climate impacts 101: - Stuff gets hot (worse heatwaves) - Hot air holds more water vapor (heavier rainfall) - Hot air is thirstier air (higher drought risk) - Warm water is hurricane food (stronger storms) - Hot water expands and hot ice melts (sea level rise)

Oh! It’s come to my attention that some people think the National Flood Insurance is new! And because of climate change! It’s not! It’s old — created in the 1960s (though needed even earlier)! And it exists because of a messy combination of engineering, development, politics, and capitalism.

Reposting this great resource! 🧶 #knitting #knitsky #knittingtutorial

Now available from #HumanOrganization: 'Discarding Well' After Disasters? Examination of Disaster Waste and Debris Management in the United States by A. Marissa Matsler, Keely B. Maxwell & Siena Henson doi.org/10.1080/0018... @oh-the-urbanity.bsky.social #discardstudies #waste #disaster #SfAA

“When they heard that an atmospheric river was in the forecast, #Vancouver city staff knew their NEW RAINWAY was about to be put to the test. The green stormwater system, the 1st of its kind to be designed by the city, was to be hit with a volume of water that would break records…” Via @thetyee.ca

Never forget, the truth about a city’s aspirations isn’t found in its vision. It’s found in its budget.

Seeking ONLINE Focus Group Participants for Disaster Communication Study U.S. based emergency management communicators are needed for a study about disasters and mental health. universityofalabama.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... HMU if you have questions. Thx!

Pizza blanket, crocheted by me! 🧶