Also FYI, the majority of Colorado River water used for “farms” in the below graphic is actually for cattle feed (alfalfa and hay). The minority of the agricultural water use is for food people eat directly, like wheat. science.nasa.gov/missions/lan...

I'm sure all the new data centers will solve this.

On May 21, Stephen Colbert will air his last Late Show. It’s not just that we’re losing him. It’s that dark forces are taking him from us. At the height of his ability, importance and popularity. The injustice of it makes it more than just a feeling of loss. It’s also a feeling of anger. 2/

The US did NOT contact airline passengers who flew with people known to have been infected with hantavirus. Cool cool.

May the Firth be with you

I just repeated the analysis for grants in fiscal year 2026. I found 98 grants with title changes upon administrative (non-competitive) renewal. Here is the removed word cloud for fiscal year 2026. 4/5

I found 777 grants with title changes. Here is a word cloud of the words that had been removed. 2/5

Last year I looked at NIH grants for which the the titles had changed in the course of administrative renewal. These title changes were part of the negotiations required between program officers and applicants (a process referred to as "remediation" by Deputy Director Jon Lorsch). 1/5

This year I lost my mother to cancer. Mother's day is coming up soon and while I know it will be painful, I'd like to create some good. I'll be fundraising money for the Palestinian Children's Relief Fund. give.pcrf.net/fundraiser/7...

"'Disappointed,' 'Surprised,' 'Betrayed': 11 Palpatine Voters on What Has Gone Wrong"

Nice time to be entering the job market.

Penn State Biology is hiring! We have an opening for a tenure-line faculty position in plant biology - if you'd like to pursue awesome science in a supportive and interdisciplinary community of researchers, consider applying! psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/PSU_Ac...

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The @ifbookspod.bsky.social bookshelf.

The Justice Dept’s theory of the case— that the group that single-handedly disassembled the Ku Klux Klan defrauded its donors by concealing that it was using paid informant to do that work and more— has about as much merit as the now-dismissed charges against Jim Comey.

OpenAI: We’re burning money like the Joker. A miracle needs to happen for us to turn a profit Microsoft: Please please use our AI systems, we’re teetering on the edge here Anthropic: I wonder what’ll kill us first: lawsuits, regulations or model collapse Media and universities: AI is here to stay

I’m still looking for ecologists that would like to Zoom in with my students and me to talk about your research and ways in which you incorporate GIS sensors into your research 🌏🌍🌎

Cite the deep magic to me, witch. I was there when it was written and I think it’s important to credit our sources.

Some pics of Anna's hummingbirds in my yard this PM in Davis, CA #birds

Scientists believe the first condor egg in the Northern California wild in over a century may hatch soon. In this radio interview, NCCRP manager Chris West and Oregon Zoo's Marti Jenkins discuss a condor’s journey from captivity to breeding in the wild. tinyurl.com/4ua4sp76

I guess the Monarch butterfly news is good but it's hard to be excited about it when I buried my mom less than a month ago.

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We posted about this a few days ago. The EPA is trying to roll back protections against ethylene oxide, a chemical that causes leukemia and breast cancer, in communities that are already overburdened with pollution. The public comment period is open right now.

Postdoc Fellowship opportunity! UW Program on Climate Change has a new for a Postdoctoral Scholar program for fellows to develop and conduct novel climate science research that benefits from collaborations at UW. Apply by April 15th! pcc.uw.edu/research/fun...

Pedro Pascal as Falvey Library Book Covers. A Thread.

I feel like I've read a million stories about executives who love to kill projects.

Jesus when he comes back to Earth:

The EPA proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would reverse a Biden administration finding of high cancer risks at manufacturing facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean medical devices. https://to.pbs.org/4bbDDT6

My lower back agrees.

Is this selling out? Cause I kind of want to sell out...

For every one of us who has complained that Democrats aren't doing enough, it’s up to us to demand a better party. The way to demand that party is to support fighters during this primary season.

The greek gods are real and they are f'n with us.

Whatever you think of Bill Clinton overall, and granting that his heyday was in a very different era of politics, he was a cannier political operator than maybe any other living Democrat. Getting into a public rhetorical knife fight with him seems like a sucker's bet.

Are there any good ecology/evolution synthesis opportunities like NCEAS or SESYNC or CESAB (France) that would pay for people to meet together to synthesize research on a topic for a big paper?

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Do you remember when people were saying "I think my phone is listening to me, i'm getting ads for stuff I spoke about" and people said "They arent listening to you, they're just this good at predicting your interests"? Well, it happens they were doing exactly that. www.cbsnews.com/news/google-...

Majority of Senate opposes proceeding with approps package - clear sign that a deal has been made. The deal is almost definitely what was reported this morning that the WH signed off on: - passage of all approps (including nearly $1 trillion for Defense) except DHS - short (1 or 2 week) CR for DHS.

So basically I'm like ciabatta bread.

It kind of sucks to be living through a situation that is both Orwellian AND Kafkaesque.

Update--it's a Snow Day in DC, so come to the Senate and bring your kids with you to stand AGAINST the abuses of ICE and stand FOR federal workers.

Amid growing calls for the abolition of ICE, Rep. Delia Ramirez is calling for the entire DHS to be dismantled. Highlighting how much experience the officers who killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti had, Ramirez said, “DHS was built to violate our rights and has been empowered to act with impunity.”

Italy is upset and they have every right to be. This is disgusting ‘A militia that kills’: uproar in Italy over ICE security role at Winter Olympics Milan’s mayor says agents ‘clearly not welcome’ in co-host city and that Italy can take care of security itself www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

I need an interview with this person immediately what is it like to be the one and only Londoner to go see the Melania movie? and why?

I have to know who this is.

Reminder that, as of the latest reports, Liam Ramos is still in prison in Texas - now for 5 days. His parents are legal asylum seekers with no criminal record.

Also, uh, we have more than 100,000 people registered for this ICE watch training tonight. Largest training of it type in history by a long shot. Please join if you've not be trained yet, and share to friends/fam/neighbors!

Original, analog art for very little $$