Bill Anderson
@band.myatproto.social
I am not the droid you are looking for.
I am also an open access advocate and inveterate punster.
I am also an open access advocate and inveterate punster.
“few details”? from the excerpt I watched there we no details provided
FBI official calls antifa biggest US threat but provides few details reut.rs/3Mv5mEu
FBI official calls antifa biggest US threat but provides few details
A top FBI official called the anti-fascist movement antifa the biggest domestic terrorism threat to the U.S. during a congressional hearing on Thursday, but struggled to answer detailed questions about the unstructured far-left campaign.
reut.rs
December 12, 2025 at 12:51 AM
“few details”? from the excerpt I watched there we no details provided
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It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
There's a Hill bubble narrative, posing as savvy realism, in treating impeachment as some radioactive poison and so Democrats must squash any talk of it. But there's zero evidence for that. No polls back it up, nor recent history. It's all just pundit-brained conventional wisdom eating its own tail.
December 11, 2025 at 12:07 PM
It's not a question of politics or party. Congress has a constitutional obligation to impeach and to remove a president who commits high crimes and misdemeanors and forsakes his solemn oath.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
And there has never been a president who has committed as many impeachable offenses than this one.
Snap!
Hiring a white guy is actually the most traditional way you can practice “identity politics.” Literally the original expression of it.
Hiring a Black woman: “identity politics”
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
Hiring a white guy for a job that has been held disproportionately by white guys, because he is a white guy: “subverting” identity politics!
(The author of this sentence is Dylan Byers; you will not be surprised to learn that he is a white guy.)
December 11, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Snap!
This Science feature article on GHG emissions flattening or declining soon is an odd read. It sounds good; the writing moves from colloquial to sci-detailed; there are no cites; reads like a promo for Climate TRACE. But maybe it is real good news?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Turning point
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www.science.org
December 10, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This Science feature article on GHG emissions flattening or declining soon is an odd read. It sounds good; the writing moves from colloquial to sci-detailed; there are no cites; reads like a promo for Climate TRACE. But maybe it is real good news?
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
Snap!
none of these people (inclusive of UK labour) seem to understand that voters want their leaders to *lead* them, not reflect their own ill thought preferences back at them
December 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Snap!
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One thing about climate change: it disproves the capitalist ideology that poor people's suffering is their own fault.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
December 8, 2025 at 7:14 PM
One thing about climate change: it disproves the capitalist ideology that poor people's suffering is their own fault.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
Billionaires emit as much in a day as the world's 4 billion poorest emit in a yr, yet those 4 billion humans suffer most from climate impacts.
This is inequality, and it is evil.
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Africa has more than a point- they are absolutely right.
WHAT IF WE JUST STOPPED USING FOSSIL FUELS INSTEAD OF THIS SHIT
WHAT IF WE JUST STOPPED USING FOSSIL FUELS INSTEAD OF THIS SHIT
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
The Guardian view on solar geoengineering: Africa has a point about this risky technology | Editorial
Editorial: Sun-dimming risks putting the planet’s thermostat under Donald Trump’s control. Better to adopt the precautionary principle with high-stakes science
www.theguardian.com
December 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Africa has more than a point- they are absolutely right.
WHAT IF WE JUST STOPPED USING FOSSIL FUELS INSTEAD OF THIS SHIT
WHAT IF WE JUST STOPPED USING FOSSIL FUELS INSTEAD OF THIS SHIT
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rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
Kennedy’s Methodical 2-Decade Quest to Dismantle Vaccine Policy
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
rfk jr wants to kill your kids, it’s really that simple.
@doctorvive.bsky.social 2 chapters from Language of Climate Politics book have stayed with me: Cost and Resilience. Cost because the Nordhaus 3 degC is OK argument explains why many folk think the weather & effects will not be too bad. And Resilience because as you point out we need transformation.
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
@doctorvive.bsky.social 2 chapters from Language of Climate Politics book have stayed with me: Cost and Resilience. Cost because the Nordhaus 3 degC is OK argument explains why many folk think the weather & effects will not be too bad. And Resilience because as you point out we need transformation.
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Edward Shils on society:
From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory," The British Journal of Sociology, June, 1957.
From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory," The British Journal of Sociology, June, 1957.
November 27, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Edward Shils on society:
From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory," The British Journal of Sociology, June, 1957.
From "Primordial, Personal, Sacred and Civil Ties: Some Particular Observations on the Relationships of Sociological Research and Theory," The British Journal of Sociology, June, 1957.
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all I see are "they're not engineers" "that's not what engineering is" I want a thick good really real piece to sink my teeth in about all the parts of this that ARE "like engineering"
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
all I see are "they're not engineers" "that's not what engineering is" I want a thick good really real piece to sink my teeth in about all the parts of this that ARE "like engineering"
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Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
November 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Good. I'm glad this is the headline. This is the real story. Thank you to the BBC.
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I noticed this in the North West during sunrise and asked my brother with PhD in clouds @yanndu.bsky.social what it was.
Turns out it's very rare phenomena called "anticrepuscular rays" or "God rays" 😍🌤
Turns out it's very rare phenomena called "anticrepuscular rays" or "God rays" 😍🌤
November 22, 2025 at 1:35 PM
I noticed this in the North West during sunrise and asked my brother with PhD in clouds @yanndu.bsky.social what it was.
Turns out it's very rare phenomena called "anticrepuscular rays" or "God rays" 😍🌤
Turns out it's very rare phenomena called "anticrepuscular rays" or "God rays" 😍🌤
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A lot of work went into this piece, and it is well worth reading – and saving. Thank you, Michelle. #Texas
The candidates, the chaos, and the path to a blue Texas.
An Early Look At The Texas Democratic Primaries
The candidates, the chaos, and the path to a blue Texas.
www.lonestarleft.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:37 AM
A lot of work went into this piece, and it is well worth reading – and saving. Thank you, Michelle. #Texas
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Flock has dozens of contracts with police across Massachusetts, and many of those departments are sharing our sensitive location data with thousands of agencies nationwide. It's being used for immigration enforcement. data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
Flock Gives Law Enforcement All Over the Country Access to Your Location – The Data for Justice Project | ACLU of Massachusetts
data.aclum.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Flock has dozens of contracts with police across Massachusetts, and many of those departments are sharing our sensitive location data with thousands of agencies nationwide. It's being used for immigration enforcement. data.aclum.org/2025/10/07/f...
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Concerning: for a high emissions scenario, the model found a 37% increase in daily extreme precipitation over land by 2100. “Much of the increase was driven by shifts in wind patterns that created chains of severe thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers long that traditional models fail to capture.”
My latest for @science.org: A remarkable set of high-resolution climate model runs, computed over 900 (!) days of supercomputing time, are revealing how warming-induced changes to Earth's wind patterns due can prime huge spikes in extreme rainfall.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
But the MESACLIP runs also do much more than that.
High-resolution climate model forecasts a wet, turbulent future
With details as fine as short-term weather forecasts, model achieves newfound accuracy
www.science.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Concerning: for a high emissions scenario, the model found a 37% increase in daily extreme precipitation over land by 2100. “Much of the increase was driven by shifts in wind patterns that created chains of severe thunderstorms hundreds of kilometers long that traditional models fail to capture.”
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SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY
November 15, 2025 at 8:23 PM
SUPPORT YOUR LIBRARY
I like the "Claudes" for software dev assistance. What are decent LLMs for English usage assistance (or maybe just look in Barzun, Simple and Direct)?
November 15, 2025 at 8:13 PM
I like the "Claudes" for software dev assistance. What are decent LLMs for English usage assistance (or maybe just look in Barzun, Simple and Direct)?
@deck.blue i just moved my bsky account to myatproto.social (thx blacksky.community) and DeckBlue picked right up where it left off. Nice work. (and ++ for decentralization and federation)
November 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
@deck.blue i just moved my bsky account to myatproto.social (thx blacksky.community) and DeckBlue picked right up where it left off. Nice work. (and ++ for decentralization and federation)
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Shout out to everyone completely demoralized about the state of the world who still manages to get out of bed each morning.
And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.
And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.
November 12, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Shout out to everyone completely demoralized about the state of the world who still manages to get out of bed each morning.
And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.
And shout out to you, too if you’re still in bed. This shit is hard. Talk to your friends and neighbors. They’re going though it too, which is both terrifying and comforting.
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Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
November 11, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Really wish I had gotten a better shot of this but holding a phone that says “who else was just ‘following orders’?” up to a riot cop is hard as hell
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starting a list of actual problems actual coders could tackle to make modest but real improvements in work n life
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
Proposal: instead of pouring resources into AI, tech companies first figure out a way for people to be able to copy slides from one PowerPoint presentation to another without the formatting getting all fucked up
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 PM
starting a list of actual problems actual coders could tackle to make modest but real improvements in work n life
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
mac mail search that actually works
scamproofing that isn't freakin' 2 factor for a restaurant res
citation format conversion generator
reliable synching of bluetooth devices
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Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Yes, this is correct. And the reason is because our capitalist classes have decided that it is not sufficiently profitable, so they're not going to do it.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.
We must understand this reality. Capital *cannot* be relied upon to address the climate crisis.