I'm shocked! Shocked that the Republican administration made it all up again!
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I'm shocked! Shocked that the Republican administration made it all up again!
"Be loud for America", is an astoundingly good rallying call for US citizens to resist the Trump autocratic takeover. Actionable and patriotic. Pritzker sure brings the fire to Democratic resistance.
Illinois Gov. Pritzker ahead of Trump National Guard deployment: "To Chicagoans... Look out for your communities and your neighbours. Know your rights. Film things that you see happening... Authoritarians thrive on your silence. Be loud for America."
Onset of extensive human fire use ~50,000 years ago 🧪⚒️ www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Trump: "I'm very proud of Washington. It serves as a template and we're going to do it elsewhere. But Chicago is certainly gonna be high."
#Trump team’s contentious climate report ‘makes a mockery of science’, experts say Over 85 top #climate specialists lambasted administration’s review, calling it a ‘shoddy mess’ that downplays risks. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Eagle Scouts swear to uphold values including: to live with honor, loyalty to community & nation, courage to stand up for what is right, & protect the weak & helpless, aiding & comfort the unfortunate & the oppressed. Conduct like 👇 dirties the reputation of all Eagle Scouts. ⚜️
Read this whole piece, and support this news channel if you're American I was just in DC for a short week. These thugs have now caused the city to be devoid of people, because everyone has decided to rather stay inside. Businesses are suffering - all for nothing.
Climate scientists find errors in a new DOE climate report www.npr.org/2025/09/02/n...
'Something that I had to do': Boy Scout honored after saving boy's life at drive-in | Click on the image to read the full story
On The Climate Brink, I write about the DOE report and our response.
A nasal spray reduced the risk of Covid infections in a double blind, placebo controlled randomized trial jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
#MinCup25 Round 1 Match 2 - It's a battle of dark and light as soft, dramatic stibnite goes up against adorable cotton balls of okenite. Vote: www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r1... Results: www.mineralcup.org/2025/results...
Here's Stibnite X Okenite inks in the #MinCup25 sketchbook 💎 #minerals
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The Trump family increased their wealth by billions following the launch of public trading on their new cryptocurrency.
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I'm shocked! Shocked to find that there are Nazis in the administration www.bostonglobe.com/2025/09/02/m...
New analysis suggests climate 15 million years ago, in the "Miocene Climate Optimum," was ~8C warmer than preindustrial (prior studies estimated ~5.8C) *preprint* 🧪⚒️ www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-7...
The virus took the world by storm. It was declared a "public health emergency of continental concern." What's the current status? With the U.S. aid cuts, one doctor says, "We're flying blind."
Underground nuclear waste disposal inches forward in the UK, offshore under the Irish Sea ⚒️🧪☢️ www.bbc.com/news/article...
Here in the UK, following the warmest Spring on record we have now had the warmest summer of record, with the UK mean breaking 16°C for the first time. It has been sunnier than usual and dry. Here is the climate/weather summary for the past year #dataviz #globalwarming #climatchange.
"... it directly links the macrofossil record (visible parts of the plant) to the microfossil record (spores and pollen grains), broadening our understanding of past vegetation and ecosystems" ⚒️🧪🌱 scitechdaily.com/brazilian-sc...
Not ... Rhodochrosite?
I wrote an entire article arguing the point made in this thread. It's great that Congress is funding the science agencies. But if they don't OMB-proof that funding, it won't help anybody.
Guess the Gem time!! What mineral do you think this gem is? Hint: last year’s winner. #GuessTheGem #GeoscienceBluesky #MinCup25 ⚒️🧪💎
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245 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Bismuthinite: - A sulphide mineral - A major ore of bismuth - Forms in hydrothermal veins - Has a similar hardness to fingernails - Has the same crystal structure as stibnite (which you can vote for in today's #MinCup25 match!) #minerals
A thousand people die in a single landslide in Sudan 🧪⚒️ www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Under Burns, interest rates were kept low under presidential pressure. What could go wrong? The US dollar dropped, inflation exceeded 6% for a decade, wages stagnated, stocks dropped >40% from a record high.
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com In America’s vaunted system of checks and balances, “We, the people, have always been the real check, the most important balance,” Frank Bruni writes. “But we must recognize what’s happening, sit with the alarm of it and rouse ourselves to push back.”
More than 250 news outlets around the world have signed onto an appeal that calls for the protection of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, and for press to have independent access to the territory.
As Americans observe Labor Day, workers across the country are taking to the streets to protest President Donald Trump and other billionaires who, they say, are taking power away from the working class.
More than 1.2 million immigrants disappeared from the labor force from January through the end of July, according to preliminary Census Bureau data analyzed by the Pew Research Center. That includes people who are in the country illegally as well as legal residents. https://to.pbs.org/46d1uiJ
Activists, Democratic leaders and voters gathered in crowds large and small around the U.S. on Monday to protest the Trump administration and voice support for workers on the Labor Day holiday.
⚡️Ukraine liberates village of Novoekonomichne in Donetsk Oblast, General Staff says. Ukrainian assault groups spent two weeks fighting to liberate the settlement, raising the national flag in the village center on Aug. 31, according to the General Staff.
Drug deaths in the U.S. are at their lowest level since March 2025, according to federal data. Trump continues to cite fentanyl as justification for policies ranging from tariffs to immigration.
President Trump has ended collective bargaining rights for more than one million federal workers. Unions have sued to block the move, but agencies are terminating contracts as litigation continues.
This month, we shadow geoscientists who are studying the consequences of the #LAfires in regional air, soil, and water quality. eos.org/agu-news/fal... Read more: bit.ly/Eos-Sept2025
You can also download the #IceBlock app, which stores no data, and does not track users. #PrayersForLiberty #OracionesPorLaLibertad apps.apple.com/app/id674193...
Lots of familiar faces for the start of today’s #PrayersForLiberty walk from #LexingtonMA to Boston. There’s still time to join the last section of the walk starting from the Cambridge Common at 3pm and ending at the Embrace Statue on the Boston Common at 5pm.
It bears repeating...
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I feel this amazingly awful trivia should swing my vote somehow, but I’m not sure which way… #MinCup25
Results so stunningly clear they inspired this classic xkcd (xkcd.com/2400/):
This is a great cartoon of the illogical narratives I hear refuting climate warming. As I have said many times, it's not "either/or" when it comes to natural variability and human contributions, it's "both/and." Grass grows naturally and it grows differently when you fertilize the lawn....
Larimar, the blue version of pectolite that is found only in the Dominican Republic, is too pretty to lose to "breathe me and die" chrysotile. Vote cast. :) #MinCup25
Just marched the 12 1/2 miles from Lexington to Boston Common for the defense of democracy. The route is the reverse of the one Paul Revere took in the revolutionary war.
244 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Pectolite: - A sodium calcium hydroxide silicate mineral - Forms in hydrothermal cavities in basalt - Individual crystals are fibrous - Can form dense, botryoidal (rounded) masses - Its name comes from the Greek words for compacted and stone #minerals #MineralMonday #MinCup25
Early Warming Over the Southern Ocean During the Last Deglaciation - Zheng, Bauska and Osman - 2025 - GRL agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... I promise to write a serious thread of what (IMHO as Peisong's advisor) is an innovative analysis. This will have to suffice for now.
Geoscientist's autumn issue is OUT NOW! Discover the impact of climate change on water networks, the rise of ancient DNA, Earth science in music, bringing planetary surfaces to life and much more. Read it here: geoscientist.online/wp-content/u... #geoscience #water #climate #fossils #space #music
Pay attention Canadians: Alberta premier Danielle Smith is copying the worst of the worst US fascist States (Florida!). Book banning is anti-democratic. Ban Danielle Smith instead!
🙃 #GavinNewsom #EpsteinFiles
This is how much Spicomellus changed in the last four years: 2021 reconstruction by Joschua Knüppe on left based on single rib known then; 2025 reconstruction by Matt Dempsey based on new material on right. My guess: when we get articulated material it's going to prove to be even weirder.
Aug. Gas Emissions Update- After purchasing a 3-season HVAC Heat Pump & Heat Pump Water Heater (HPWH) we've had 5 months with <=0.1 MCF/month gas use. In fact, we shut off our gas seasonally 4 months ago so gas use dropped to 0.0 MCF/mo. That's cut our annual gas spending by $200 so far. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🌊🔋
Sounds like my experience with Fortran77 but with far fewer lines of code, and admittedly 0 rockets at stake
On a recent trip to Canada, patriotism was evident in many ways. Yard signs, banners, an even scratched-out "Americano" replaced by "Canadiano" in coffee shops. I'm told this is in response to threats from the USA 👇
🚨 Important action item ❗️: Do you live in one of the 13 states (& DC) where CVS currently requires a doctor's Rx to get a covid vax (AZ, CO, FL, GA, KY, LA, ME, NY, NC, PA, UT, VA & WV, & DC)? - or in MA, NV & NM, where CVS won't give the vax even *with* a note or Rx? Or, re: Walmart's Rx...
We bombed Serbia for less
“What independence means is that the technocrats at the Central Bank use economic reasoning, data” to achieve economic goals, says Fmr. Fed Chair & Treasury Sec. Janet Yellen. ‘Americans need to worry’ about political interference. It’s “a recipe for runaway inflation.” #Velshi
Tell the Smithsonian to protect US history -- refuse to whitewash it by hiding artifacts and changing displays. We must face our past, not hide from it.
So few words, so many lies.
New threats from this regime come fast — we have to move just as quickly. Fighting back against schemes like Trump’s map-rigging takes urgent resources. Your donation makes it possible. Please pitch in if you can: secure.actblue.com/d...
India and China fought a war in 1962 over border disputes. They’ve never been allies, which has been to our geopolitical and economic advantage. Thanks to Trump’s insane tariffs the two manufacturing/pharma/tech giants are teaming up, accelerating their rise…and our subsequent downfall.
"She was just laid on her back, staring at the ceiling, very unresponsive" - antivax endangers children www.bbc.com/news/article...
⚡️ Trump administration to fire most of Voice of America's staff. VOA was established during World War 2 in an effort to counter Nazi propaganda.
Correlation or causation? Maybe @xkcd.com was inspired by my photos… 😜 Anyway, tides are awesome! Thanks, Moon!
243 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Hydroboracite: - A hydrated borate mineral - Forms when groundwater alters colemanite - Named after its water content and its similar composition to boracite #minerals
Politicians in the US chose to let this happen. www.thetimes.com/article/98ba...
New Mexico is overriding the federal government on the topic of COVID19 vaccines to ensure their residents can access them. States hold a tremendous amount of public health power. They should use it.
1984: "Ignorance is Strength"
Basalt columns galore! North-east #Iceland, April 2023
Dearest Martha, The National Guard stand solemn watch at the Krispy Kreme tonight. I cannot tell if they defend the people from the donuts, or the donuts from the people. Powdered sugar hangs in the air like cannon smoke. Jensen took a hot coffee to the face, he may never recover. Yours in glaze,
MORE ⬇🧵(1/6) Russia launched another large-scale combined drone and missile strike against Ukraine on the night of August 29 to 30 — the third combined strike with over 500 drones and missiles since the August 15 US-Russia summit in Alaska. isw.pub/UkrWar083025
Could drought explain why the southern San Andreas fault has been quiet for more than 300 years? A new #SRL study explores this question, and more. ⚒️ pubs.geoscienceworld.org/ssa/srl/arti...
Re-reposting this because it’s essential and Dan is very good at what he does
Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
The geology that holds up the Himalayas is not what we thought, scientists discover ⚒️ www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
A remarkable landslide this morning in Norway, NE of Åsen. Likely 'quick clay'.
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Trump's insane beef with clean energy is going to wreck both planet and economy www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Canadian scene 🇨🇦
Here’s what we are reading today: U.S. & European officials warn Russia is flying drones over supply routes in Germany, tracking weapons bound for Ukraine. The espionage helps Russia disrupt Ukraine’s military aid routes, contributing to Moscow’s wider hybrid war in Europe.
@drsethberkley.bsky.social warns in @science.org: the US is cutting research, undermining vaccine experts & pulling funding from @gavi.org, which protects half the world’s children. The US is ignoring the opportunity to lead in vaccine science and instead leans on skepticism. More here ⤵️
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Bless you, citizen of Winnemucca, who filed the sole "Did You Feel It" response to the earthquake of 2 hrs ago
Sed geology text geo.libretexts.org/Courses/SUNY...
"We suggest that such oceanic delamination may facilitate subduction initiation, a long-unsolved problem in the theory of plate tectonics, and may be responsible for some of the highest-magnitude earthquakes in Europe" ⚒️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
☢️ The UK's search for a Geological Disposal Facility for #nuclear waste mixes #geoscience, #engineering, and #SciComm. 🤝 It was genuinely fun to join the Chief Scientific Advisor of Nuclear Waste Services, Prof. Neil Hyatt, to discuss the progress made. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xszd...
241 of #365Minerals 🧪⚒️ Groutite: - A manganese oxide mineral - Forms as a secondary mineral in weathered banded iron formations or in metamorphosed manganese ores - Named after Frank Fitch Grout (1880-1958) an American petrologist #minerals
⚒️ “a 2-Gyr transition characterized by generally low, fluctuating between an O2-free state before 2.4 billion years ago (Ga) and a modern state after 0.41 Ga.” Also proposes that the large negative carbon isotope excursions in the Neoproterozoic are linked to oxygen pulses. Interesting!
There was a good reason fear & anxiety often surrounded ancient Roman profession medici et medicae in antiquity. But medicine in the modern era has saved 154 million lives with vaccines since 1974—predominantly children. RFK’s actions are even worse because the science is known & he still rejects it
My video about how LLMs are not search engines has led to many, MANY comments telling me that I should be using Perplexity. Some insisting that Perplexity does not hallucinate. Out of a list of 26 papers it just provided me (in "Research" mode) 4 were real. FOUR. 85% hallucination rate.
Enough is enough. The health of the country is in danger. Read our resignation letters: insidemedicine.substack.com/p/breaking-n...
Continuous beautiful compiled geologic maps, absolutely delicious, great work USGS ⚒️♥️
Ahoy everyone --if you like what we at @knowablemag.bsky.social publish, please add us to your preferred sources. I'm about to do it myself! Cheers and thank you. Rosie
