Tucked some catnip treats in the cats’ stocking and one of them started clawing at it so desperately I had to hide it

I’m biased but this is a chilling and important story

This is a 100-percent correct take

‘Tis the season for dusting off the old Nintendo

Love this — organ tuners as accidental climate historians

One Dominique Pelicot is too many but there must be a lot more out there, ugh www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/w...

I wonder if it’s possible that she confused the rule of always asking for comment with some nonexistent rule that you must *get a comment* or the story can’t stand. (In no way defending her because it would be very embarrassing for a top editor to think that)

I read a “looking back at the year that was” listicle, presented the breezy way those things usually are, and it was such a bad fit for what actually happened in 2025

“Burgum celebrated wind power. Then Trump tapped him to kill it.” www.eenews.net/articles/bur...

Weiss has managed to be both craven and ham-fisted, since the backlash to pulling the story last minute will eclipse whatever impact it would have had

trump take chesapeake bay

While the issue isn’t up there with the economy/healthcare for most US voters, lots of polls have shown they do care (or worry) about climate change. The idea that it’s a niche elite fixation is just pundit brain

I said Peoples for years after CVS bought the chain, out of force of habit. I won’t even have to try with this one

What an excellent thing to do

Annual Festivus parade on our block

Just bought myself a Xmas present-slash-memento mori (my first pair of reading glasses)

Casten is cooking in this thread

This is so funny, and Katherine Long — who convinced the AI it was in Moscow in 1962 so had to give away snacks for free — is my new hero

I also agree with Kate on this. I disagree with her about the symbolism of the White House, which is more capacious and fluid than she allows. I think people are upset about the demo because it flouts basic social rule-abiding, not because of a lib technocratic fetish or belief the WH is sacrosanct

Ticket sales are already down 40%, let's see how low they go now

All week I've been thinking it was Thursday. Today is finally my day

chef’s kiss

"Scientific vandalism" and "a national security risk" are how two climate experts described the Trump plan to dismantle NCAR [gift link] www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

I've tried and failed a couple times to write a post explaining how serious this would be. NCAR is globally essential to our climate change response. This can't just be replaced. Every scientist in the world will be doing climate research with one hand tied behind their back for at least a decade

And here I was hoping for a better 2026 www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

We have the technologies we need to cut pollution from the industrial sector. In our new report, we take a deep dive into an immediate, practical opportunity: electrifying low- and medium-temperature process heat in manufacturing food, beverage, paper and chemicals. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

When he's not posting crass comments about the death of Rob Reiner, the POTUS is trying to wrest control of public golf courses in DC. Real commander-in-chief stuff www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Not hating (good post) but this photo edit unnerves me a lot

Excellent story www.washingtonpost.com/weather/inte...

Extraordinary courage from Ahmed al Ahmed, a Muslim, 43-year-old father of two, who bravely risked his life to save his neighbors celebrating Hanukkah. Praying for his full & speedy recovery. And so deeply inspired by his example.

I also got to run by my favorite oddball place in Baltimore, Safety City, a mini faux streetscape used to teach children how to navigate

I made it 😅

Months ago, feeling both optimistic and warm, I signed up to run 5 miles tomorrow morning. Pray for me 🙏

On the anniversary of Paris, an important reminder that things would look a lot worse now without it. Even if the current outlook isn’t so good

Still laughing at this. Cannot imagine a more self-discrediting argument for socialism than “under socialism, you should be able to gesture to your crotch, tell a customer to suck it and keep your job”.

The Miami Herald tracked 16,569 flood complaints from over 12,000 locations in Miami-Dade and Broward over the last 11 years, and found 32% were outside the newly-expanded 500-year flood zones scheduled to go into effect as early as 2026: www.miamiherald.com/news/local/e...

Where’s a good place to buy an orchid? I buy only basic-ass plants, at the hardware store. Do florists sell them?

The World Cup is going to great huh

This is very exciting news, not only because it's cool and interesting and could represent a major leap forward for modern construction technology, but also because it opens the door to a brutalism revival www.scientificamerican.com/article/pomp...

This seems pretty cool: wind propulsion tech for shipping. Giant tubes suck in air and create thrust, reducing fuel use www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

🆕➡️ Zillow last month removed property-level climate-risk scores from its listings. After a year of the US disappearing its data, this caused still more outrage from exhausted observers. However: This particular story is more complicated... 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Sad this is sold out, I love it

Parenting a teenager is a reminder that when I was young, I also had zero chill. Me: Hey I hear the weather there is bad, atmospheric river, good luck Him: I AM WAITING OUTSIDE THE FRED MEYER IN THE RAIN FOR MY PRESCRIPTION. THIS IS AN OUTRAGE

"Our analysis shows that in the aftermath of extreme weather events, lower-income neighbourhoods are less likely to rebuild and do not return to their pre-disaster state, whereas higher-income areas rebuild and tend to improve...highlighting increasing disparities in their built environments."

Kennedy v. Exxon et al. is a class-action lawsuit and the first of its kind to target fossil fuel companies over skyrocketing home insurance costs. Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates. insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...

V funny review and I’d add that rants about latte drinkers at Gail’s and ‘Yes, Minister’ will meet with blank comprehension from US MAGA. (Who is Gail?)

I don’t think too many DC-Balt people know this is a Gehry design. Also Merriweather Post Pavilion!

Bob Stern and Frank Gehry in the same week, god clearly has a sense of humor