Solar Sarah
@solarwindsarah.bsky.social
geologist working in renewable energy - yes they need geologists too and i'd rather not sell my soul to oil&gas thank you
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Solar Sarah
@solarwindsarah.bsky.social
· Nov 20
I'm a geologist working in renewable energy development - so i'm either looking at foundation drawings and shaking my head or looking at rocks and shaking my head a lot. It's a fun gig :-)
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The stakes: If the 2003 European heatwave was repeated in a world 1.5C hotter (basically now), it would kill 18,000 people in a week
- that is comparable to peak COVID-19 mortality
#cop30 #climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- that is comparable to peak COVID-19 mortality
#cop30 #climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Increasing risk of mass human heat mortality if historical weather patterns recur - Nature Climate Change
The authors couple calculations of historical heatwave intensity at present and future global temperatures with exposure–response functions to quantify mortality from extreme heat events in Europe. Th...
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The stakes: If the 2003 European heatwave was repeated in a world 1.5C hotter (basically now), it would kill 18,000 people in a week
- that is comparable to peak COVID-19 mortality
#cop30 #climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
- that is comparable to peak COVID-19 mortality
#cop30 #climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
![Excerpt from a BBC article: ""We usually work, 10, 11 or 12 hours a day," says a 49-year-old woman from Jiangxi unwilling to give her name. "On Sundays we work around three hours less."
She is in an alleyway, where a dozen people are huddled around a row of bulletin boards.
They are reading the job ads on the board, while examining the stitching on a pair of chinos draped over it.
This is Shein's supply chain. The factories are contracted to make clothes on order - some small, some big. If the chinos are a hit, orders will ramp up and so must production. Factories then hire temporary workers to meet the demand their permanent staff cannot fulfil.
The migrant worker from Jiangxi is looking for a short-term contract - and the chinos are an option.
"We earn so little. The cost of living is now so high," she says, adding that she hopes to make enough to send back to her two children who are living with their grandparents.
"We get paid per piece," she explains. "It depends how difficult the item is. Something simple like a t-shirt is one-two yuan [less than a dollar] per piece and I can make around a dozen in an hour.""](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ks3gpa6ftoyaq7hmf6c4qx4c/bafkreiber7g4o5pujmzmjjzsp5dkz7blfexburuwjispfpv6dki7akjb7a@jpeg)
November 20, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The people who make Shein's clothes labor for ten to twelve hours per day (in violation of China's labor laws), some up to seven days a week, and earn as little as 15 to 30 cents per t-shirt.
she didn't know what the fourth commandment was
as always with people like this, it's just hypocrisy - all of it
as always with people like this, it's just hypocrisy - all of it
Oh my.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
James Talarico is incredibly skilled in dismantling Christian Nationalists.
Get this man in the Senate.
November 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
she didn't know what the fourth commandment was
as always with people like this, it's just hypocrisy - all of it
as always with people like this, it's just hypocrisy - all of it
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Winter is coming. I love the sensory experience of snowfall. The shades of monochrome and the dampened sounds. Snow sounds different at different temperatures. The intermingled smells of woodsmoke and cold air. Icy hot on your skin.
November 17, 2024 at 2:15 PM
Winter is coming. I love the sensory experience of snowfall. The shades of monochrome and the dampened sounds. Snow sounds different at different temperatures. The intermingled smells of woodsmoke and cold air. Icy hot on your skin.
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I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
November 18, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I’m still thinking about “quiet, piggy.” No president should be able to speak to a member of the press that way and remain president. That moment encapsulates how vile, misogynistic, and horrible that man is.
wtf is wrong with men
POV: you are a young woman celebrating a recent academic success
November 18, 2025 at 10:42 AM
wtf is wrong with men
YES! why is bluesky trending so american? how can a normie tailor trending to say 'science' or 'european' please!
Bluesky needs region-specific trending lists because I simply do not care about American sports teams
November 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
YES! why is bluesky trending so american? how can a normie tailor trending to say 'science' or 'european' please!
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let's not forget it's *also* to fast-track polluting energy projects and water infrastructure to serve those data centres too, at the expensive of fixing the energy/water infrastructure that people who don't live in the computer really need fixed :-)
> Undermine judicial reviews
> Roll back planning regulations
> Claim it's to deliver housing
> Fast track a bunch of data centres
> AI bubble pops
> Left holding the bag
> Still no housing delivered
We all know this is how Ireland's new "housing plan" is gonna go right
> Roll back planning regulations
> Claim it's to deliver housing
> Fast track a bunch of data centres
> AI bubble pops
> Left holding the bag
> Still no housing delivered
We all know this is how Ireland's new "housing plan" is gonna go right
November 17, 2025 at 9:43 AM
let's not forget it's *also* to fast-track polluting energy projects and water infrastructure to serve those data centres too, at the expensive of fixing the energy/water infrastructure that people who don't live in the computer really need fixed :-)
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Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
November 16, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Like it or not this technology is here to stay and if you don’t use it you’ll fall behind in your industry
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reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
holy shit: “Among the 2,000 UK adults surveyed, 85% were unaware that Britain forcibly transported more than 3 million Africans to the Caribbean, 89% did not know that Britain enslaved people in the Caribbean for more than 300 years” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Caribbean reparations leaders in ‘historic’ first UK visit to press for justice
CRC mission will seek to deepen public understanding of Britain’s colonial legacy and its lasting impact
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 11:11 PM
reminded of eric williams's observation about britain's relationship to its history with slavery. "British historians wrote almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it."
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Pardon my suddenly watery eyes, but a long-time regular just stopped in with this.
He'd been reading, found this line, and thought of me, so he wrote it out and brought it in.
"I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller."
📚❤️
He'd been reading, found this line, and thought of me, so he wrote it out and brought it in.
"I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller."
📚❤️
November 11, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Pardon my suddenly watery eyes, but a long-time regular just stopped in with this.
He'd been reading, found this line, and thought of me, so he wrote it out and brought it in.
"I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller."
📚❤️
He'd been reading, found this line, and thought of me, so he wrote it out and brought it in.
"I am a handmaiden of civilization. I am a bookseller."
📚❤️
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In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
November 11, 2025 at 10:39 AM
In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write to a famous author & ask for advice.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
KURT VONNEGUT - born 103yrs ago today - was the only one to respond.
His reply was a doozy.
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Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
November 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Devastating— “I’m afraid for my parents to leave the house. They treat us like dogs because of the color of our skin. I shouldn’t be scared, I should be focusing on school.”
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
A 16yo American living in fear of the Trump regime’s ICE goons terrorizing brown people pleads for help.
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Wild. More norms out the window.
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official.... “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official.... “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
November 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Wild. More norms out the window.
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official.... “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
“Our negotiators had never seen this before in any international talks,” said one European official.... “People being summoned to the U.S. Embassy in London — intimidation, threats of cessation of business, threats of family members losing visas.”
my favourite dark humour cartoonist is on bsky! yay!
October 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
my favourite dark humour cartoonist is on bsky! yay!
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October 16, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
dawg we are gonna lose a war because ChatGPT has this guy mobilizing divisions that don't exist and tasking real troops with holding mountain passes and ports an LLM hallucinated
October 17, 2025 at 5:55 AM
You're absolutely right — starting a land war in Asia wasn't just a bad call, it's 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝗯𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀. Thank you for calling me out on that — really. I'll be extra-strategic from now on.
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
Would you like me to get cracking on those 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿?
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Not only are these data centres devouring energy & water – and feeding the AI bubble that'll blow up our economy when it bursts – they're also wasting vast construction resources (human, materials & admin) that could instead be building homes, solar farms, wind farms etc.
Data centres costing €5.6bn have planning approval but no electricity, industry warns
Data centres costing €5.6bn have planning approval but no electricity, industry warns
Access to electricity and gas restricts because of risk of blackouts due to power-hungry sector
www.irishtimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Not only are these data centres devouring energy & water – and feeding the AI bubble that'll blow up our economy when it bursts – they're also wasting vast construction resources (human, materials & admin) that could instead be building homes, solar farms, wind farms etc.
i love a neat simple geophys tutorial!
This simple model illustrates how resonance can sometimes cause buildings of certain heights to see the most damage during an earthquake.
Classroom resources ➡️ https://loom.ly/w0ghACs
Classroom resources ➡️ https://loom.ly/w0ghACs
October 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
i love a neat simple geophys tutorial!
There is a whole ass horse kingdom in Middle Earth
of course Tolkien was a horse-girl 😍
of course Tolkien was a horse-girl 😍
Tolkien was a horse girl:
1. All the horses in LotR have names
2. Some have elaborate backstories
3. The wizard has a ⋆˖⁺‧₊ magical ₊‧⁺˖⋆ horse
4. If we meet a horse in book one, you better believe we’re getting an update on their wellbeing in book 3
1. All the horses in LotR have names
2. Some have elaborate backstories
3. The wizard has a ⋆˖⁺‧₊ magical ₊‧⁺˖⋆ horse
4. If we meet a horse in book one, you better believe we’re getting an update on their wellbeing in book 3
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
There is a whole ass horse kingdom in Middle Earth
of course Tolkien was a horse-girl 😍
of course Tolkien was a horse-girl 😍
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This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.
October 8, 2025 at 6:37 PM
This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.
good Nick, that's good, kill it with fire
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
October 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
good Nick, that's good, kill it with fire
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Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla
October 6, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Greta Thunberg after being released #FreedomFlotilla
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PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.
October 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
PM of Albania having a good laugh with President of Azerbaijan and Macron about Trump repeatedly claiming that he ended the war between their two countries which were not at war with each other.