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Everybody’s so creative!
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/c...
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Trump Administration to Dismantle Ocean Monitoring System
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/01/climate/ocean-observatories-initiative.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nFA._CRa.Rmka6xX_kGr-&smid=nytcore-ios-share
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Quebecoiswolf
6 days ago
Being an American during the 250th Aniversary of the United States feels a lot like if the terrorists in Die Hard demanded that the hostages continue having their Christmas party.
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Susan Fallow
5 days ago
Off To Bed 😴🌙
#synthart
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Daniel Swain
26 days ago
Join us on Thu, May 21 for a virtual event on how and where to find accurate & timely wildfire information amid an evolving information landscape. Featuring Kevin Fetterman (Watch Duty), Zeke Lunder (The Lookout), & Daniel Swain (@ucanr.edu).
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Mr Natural
about 1 month ago
Je Chen (b.1973, China) Green Meditation. Mixed media on canvas
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Mr Natural
about 2 months ago
Cyril Cox (b.1958) Mid Summer Stream. acrylic on canvas.
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The Kimono Gallery
about 2 months ago
Summer Rain - by Hasui Kawase. 1932, Japan
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Bill Grueskin
about 2 months ago
The nonprofit that runs the successful, Pulitzer-winning Baltimore Banner is going to take over the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Of all the possible outcomes here, this is likely the best we could have hoped for.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette announces it has found a buyer to keep the newspaper open
Owners of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said they have found a buyer who had agreed to keep the newspaper open, less than a month before it was due to shut down.
https://apnews.com/article/pittsburgh-newspaper-closure-sale-nonprofit-82fc01d982ab88ccef650364bfbb793e?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=69de65b97b0ca200015a803f
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Jessica McKenzie
about 2 months ago
My big takeaway from reporting this story is that it's not JUST about the Forest Service. The closure of these stations threatens to upend a delicate system of mutually beneficial collaboration and resource sharing, and the impacts will ripple out far beyond the Forest Service itself.
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‘It’s just madness’: Trump administration to close three-quarters of Forest Service research stations
Between funding cuts, facility closures, and the inevitable resignations that will follow, there’s virtually no way for the Forest Service to continue to do research at its current level or quality, w...
https://thebulletin.org/2026/04/its-just-madness-trump-administration-to-close-three-quarters-of-forest-service-research-stations/
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Robert Rohde
about 2 months ago
We need to talk a bit about how utterly absurd the March heatwave was in the USA. This heatwave would have been impossible without a boost from climate change, but even with climate change it remains a deeply unlikely event. A thread looking at some of the numbers. 🧵
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Daniel Swain
about 2 months ago
I've excerpted a ~5 minute segment from my recent livestream discussing my deepening concerns regarding on the ongoing (and accelerating) threats not only to weather and climate science, but American science leadership and continuity at large.
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American science is at risk not because of budget cuts, but because of executive interference
In this clip excerpted from my recent livestream, I explain why American science is currently at existential risk, and how the current crisis stems not primarily from budget cuts from Congress, but instead from direct interference from the executive branch. I discuss the immediate implications of th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiE93b-jT-E
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Daniel Swain
about 2 months ago
I couldn't agree more with Kate that it's okay--even necessary--to get mad, stay mad, and channel that anger along any number of constructive avenues in this disconcerting moment.
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Why this NASA climate scientist wants you to stay angry
“I don’t think we rebuild science without getting mad.”
https://grist.org/science/kate-marvel-nasa-departure-human-nature-book
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Mother Jones
about 2 months ago
Trump’s EPA chief delivers the keynote at a conference of climate change deniers [via
@theguardian.com
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Trump’s EPA chief delivers the keynote at a conference of climate change deniers
Lee Zeldin opened a meeting of the Heartland Institute, which has compared environmental advocates to the Unabomber.
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2026/04/trump-epa-administrator-lee-zeldin-delivers-keynote-heartland-institute-conference-climate-change-deniers/
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Union of Concerned Scientists
about 2 months ago
In his blog, UCS’s Julian Reyes explains how Forest Service restructuring is irreversibly damaging the federal scientific enterprise. It leaves the nation facing growing climate threats with fewer experts to manage wildfires just as risks are surging across the US. 🔗
act.ucsusa.org/4sqD11s
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Kim Kelly
2 months ago
Amidst everything else, the Trump regime has quietly killed off the U.S. Forest Service 🌲 “One hundred and ninety-three million acres of your national forests… just handed, on a silver platter, to the people who’ve spent their entire careers trying to destroy it.”
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Trump administration orders dismantling of the U.S. Forest Service
Late Tuesday afternoon, with the subtlety of a wrecking ball and the morality of a foreclosure notice, the Trump administration announced the most devastating attack on the U.S. Forest Service in the ...
https://www.hatchmag.com/articles/trump-administration-orders-dismantling-us-forest-service/7716263?utm_source=Sidney+Hillman+Foundation&utm_campaign=e77cdc573d-SP_2025_12_12_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-73a8db7644-197674633
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NY Times Pitchbot
2 months ago
Geophysicists say there is an increased risks of destructive floods and wild fires due to climate change. A guy who thinks he was teleported to a Waffle House says there's nothing to worry about. For busy Americans, it can be hard to know who to trust.
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“The food my roommate made was delicious.” But, same.
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curious ordinary
over 1 year ago
In Japan, festivals to celebrate the appearance of sakura (cherry blossoms) occur in spring and are known as hanami. Sakura were a favourite subject of Japanese woodblock prints so I thought I'd put together a virtual hanami (flower viewing) thread for
#FolkyFriday
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Warren Wells, AICP
2 months ago
How can this go on for another 3 years?
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Anthony Edwards
3 months ago
Kahului Airport (Maui) has received 13.6 inches of rain in the past 72 hours. That's more than the city's entire 2025 total (or any year since 2021). Another 6 inches of rain is forecast through Monday afternoon. It will wind up as Kahului's wettest month in recorded history, and it won't be close.
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$645 million taxpayer dollars for anything called “doodie calls” is wild work. 😒 💩
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3 months ago
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Clara Jeffery
3 months ago
Well, you can see why the GOP was afraid to depose Hillary Clinton in public
www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh7rGJFa/
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told lawmakers she had no knowledge of the crimes committed by Jeffrey Epstein or his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell as she sat for a deposition last Th...
TikTok video by C-SPAN
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTh7rGJFa/
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Dave Levitan
3 months ago
I wrote about the prediction markets. I am not a fan.
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The Rise of the Prediction Markets Is As Grim as It Gets
I don't think Dante foresaw "insider trading on the specifics of illegal wars of aggression," but it definitely belongs in one circle or another.
https://www.gravityisgone.com/the-rise-of-the-prediction-markets-is-as-grim-as-it-gets/
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Jeremy Berg
3 months ago
NSF Update (Awards through 2/27/26) Directorates to follow 1/10
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Tyler King
3 months ago
The USDA proposed a rule to allow meat plants for pork and poultry to increase the speed of the kills lines that process chicken, turkey, and pork. While simultaneously relaxing rules for prevention of salmonella. The higher speed w/o increased staffing will cause more injury and sloppy processing.
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One of Trump’s cruelest policies yet has received almost zero attention
America’s slaughterhouses could become even more dangerous for workers and animals.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/480302/trump-slaughter-line-speed-usda
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Erin Reed
3 months ago
1. Numerous transgender people in Kansas are reporting that the state has sent them a letter demanding the immediate surrender of drivers licenses. Those driving could be arrested, charged, and see privileges revoked. Subscribe to support our journalism.
www.erininthemorning.com/p/kansas-sen...
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Godspeed to all the journalists, captive audiences, informed citizens, and masochists planning on listening to “the speech”. 🇺🇸 🫡
3 months ago
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Karen Benjamin Guzzo
3 months ago
Thanks to the OBBB, Amazon’s tax bill for 2025 is $1.2 billion, down from $9 billion the year before despite a 45% jump in profits.
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Amazon's tax bill plunges after GOP tax cuts
The 87 percent drop is largely due to a more generous depreciation break in the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act.'
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/06/amazon-emerges-a-big-winner-from-gop-tax-cuts-00768985
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Daniel Swain
4 months ago
Great piece out today in
Physics Today
on historical origins, contemporary relevance, & fundamental irreplaceability of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, which remains at imminent risk of dismantling for partisan political reasons.
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What the National Center for Atmospheric Research means to the atmospheric sciences
Born out of a time of great need for the federal government, NCAR plays a role with few analogues.
https://physicstoday.aip.org/news/what-the-national-center-for-atmospheric-research-means-to-the-atmospheric-sciences
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Katie Mack
4 months ago
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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Justin Hendrix
4 months ago
A Minnesota woman observing ICE agents in her car was cornered on one-way streets. An agent approached, called her by name—citing facial recognition. Days later, her Global Entry and TSA privileges were revoked, with no explanation.
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How ICE Already Knows Who Minneapolis Protesters Are
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/technology/tech-ice-facial-recognition-palantir.html
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Lee West
4 months ago
Veterans, former FBI agent warn Minneapolis is a 'testing ground' for federal abuse of power The veterans who spoke during the gathering said tactics they witnessed overseas are appearing at home. | KARE 11
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Veterans, former FBI agent warn Minneapolis is a 'testing ground' for federal abuse of power
The veterans who spoke during the gathering said tactics they witnessed overseas are appearing at home.
https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/veterans-former-fbi-agent-minneapolis-is-a-testing-ground-for-federal-abuse-of-power/89-29b15c35-c103-4315-bb72-3d6a88b65747
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Sanjay Srivastava
4 months ago
Street art memorializing Alex Pretti in Seattle. Per r/Seattle, it was painted on a building facing Swedish Hospital in the First Hill neighborhood
www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
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Thomas [DARK MODE], DO
4 months ago
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
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Emma □ feet
4 months ago
Referencing this
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Selma 1965
YouTube video by Anti-Social Studies
https://youtube.com/shorts/r68sX183s6Q?si=jtpXZ5efyKQ4D38E
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Maven's Notebook
4 months ago
After decades of decline, endangered coho salmon have returned to the Mendocino coast in numbers that more than double the targets set by habitat restoration projects.
#cawater
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Restoration efforts spark remarkable comeback for coho salmon on Mendocino Coast • The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino County, CA
Conservationists say rebuilt floodplains, wetlands and river habitats are allowing endangered coho to survive — and thrive — once again.
https://mendovoice.com/2026/01/last-winters-mendocino-coast-coho-salmon-count-astounded-and-delighted-conservationists/
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Kingfisher & Wombat
4 months ago
Most of us feel like we should somehow singlehandedly be able to fix the world and when we can’t, it’s crushing. That’s how you know you’re a decent person.
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Josh Gerstein
4 months ago
JUST IN: Lawyers file declaration in federal court from first-hand witness to immigration agents' shooting of a US citizen onlookers today. Minneapolis Mayor Frey said details would be used to bolster case for ousting ICE from city. Doc:
www.documentcloud.org/documents/26...
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TincherSealedWitnessDec012426.PDF
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26505743-tinchersealedwitnessdec012426pdf/
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Veronika Meduna
4 months ago
Incredible data-viz in this
@nature.com
story about the Trump administration's demolition of science in the US, tracking losses of grants and a 20% cut in staff at federal science agencies
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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US science after a year of Trump: what has been lost and what remains
A series of graphics reveals how the Trump administration has sought historic cuts to science and the research workforce.
https://www.nature.com/immersive/d41586-026-00088-9/index.html
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GOLIKEHELLMACHINE
4 months ago
they are actively trying to get these officers killed and have been for some time
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Virginia Gewin
4 months ago
“The speed, the scope and the severity of the attacks on science are beyond anything we’ve ever seen,” says
@gretchentg.bsky.social
. My
@nature.com
story on the human toll of the 2nd Trump presidency. Thx to
@dochfroehlich.bsky.social
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@briannosek.bsky.social
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@katharinehayhoe.com
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‘Shattered’: US scientists speak out about how Trump policies disrupted their careers
Researchers lay bare the human toll of lay-offs, funding cuts and attacks on science one year after the president’s return to the White House.
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00091-0
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Daniel Swain
5 months ago
On the anniversary of the devastating Palisades & Eaton fires in Los Angeles, I wanted to share this
@ichotiner.bsky.social
Q&A published in the immediate aftermath. The lightly edited transcript reflects my initial reactions, but remains relevant even a year later.
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How Did the Los Angeles Fires Get So Out of Control?
A climate scientist discusses how to think about and weigh the variables that led to the current disaster.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/how-did-the-los-angeles-fires-get-so-out-of-control
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Dan Osborn
5 months ago
And there ya have it… Officials from top Wall Street firms will be traveling to Venezuela to investigate “investment prospects” of the country. “The trip will feature about 20 officials from the finance, energy and defense sectors.”
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Finance Industry Eyes Investment Opportunities in Venezuela
Some on Wall Street are already considering possible investment opportunities in Venezuela following the capture of Nicolás Maduro, according to Charles Myers, chairman of consulting firm Signum Globa...
https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/venezuela-strikes/card/finance-industry-eyes-investment-opportunities-in-venezuela-CmtLevzMTXEvRLkADjbG?mod=author_content_page_1_pos_1
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Marjorie James Keenan
6 months ago
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
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Virginia Gewin
7 months ago
"Science is being destroyed across many agencies" say federal researchers. For my latest
@nature.com
piece, I spoke to 19 different scientists across EPA, NOAA, NIH, NASA, and USGS to document how science is being dismantled across US federal agencies.
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Dismantling of US federal agencies will ‘destroy science’
From NASA to the National Institutes of Health, federal agencies conduct research that universities cannot. Agency scientists speak out about the irreplaceable facilities, institutional knowledge and ...
https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-03575-7
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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick
7 months ago
In Chicago, a woman was driving to get coffee when a DHS vehicle fleeing an angry crowd crashed into her car. Armed agents jumped out of the vehicle, yanked her door open, pulled her by the legs out of her car at gunpoint, held her incommunicado for hours, then released her with no charges.
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Jeremy DeHart
7 months ago
From a crewmember on yesterday's Teal 74 mission into now-Category 5 Hurricane
#Melissa
. As clear of an eye as you will see in the Atlantic basin.
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